Mikogo Tip: Getting a Client to Automatically Join a Session with a Preset Session ID
Recently, a few Mikogo users asked if there is a way for them to get their participants to automatically join a session with a preset session ID. The reason for this – simplicity for the participant. If a participant, especially someone who is new to Mikogo and screen sharing, doesn’t need to enter the session ID but rather just opens the participant software and is automatically joined to the session, that is one less thing that you need to explain to your client. This is possible for participants joining from a Windows computer and the following blog post explains how you can do this.
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Achieving Sales Success with Desktop Sharing
While a traditional sales model would include face-to-face sales pitches with clients, in today’s world tighter travel budgets can make this a difficult and expensive task. However using software solutions for organizing remote sales presentations can leverage both your time and the time of your clients. While business travel and on-site sales presentations are at times necessary, many on-site pitches can easily be replaced by online presentations at a fraction of the cost. By incorporating online presentations into the sales process, the costs of both travel and time can then in fact be better used to generate further sales. In this blog post we take a look at how desktop sharing software can be used to organize online sales presentations at five different areas of the sale process.
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Screen sharing software for presentations both in and out of the Office
If you’ve been a user of Mikogo’s screen sharing software for a while now, you’ve no doubt discovered several benefits for companies that save you time and money. In general when people think about screen sharing software and its benefits, they note how it allows users to share information on their computers with other users of the software. This benefits companies most, because a lot of work needs to be shared within a company, and of course time and money should always be saved in the workplace where possible. But what about some other users of screen sharing, such as private individuals and students? Read More
How can small businesses benefit from desktop sharing software?
Effective communication is the key to successful business. Although face-to-face communication can appear fast and straightforward, in many cases, it is simply impossible due to distance. Thus, people travel for their business meetings. According to the statistics published by the UK Department for Transport, commuting and business trips constitute 19% of all trips made in 2008; and of all miles driven by car, almost 40% were composed of commuter and business travel. While business travel facilitates communication, it carries with it the substantial expense of both time and money.
Luckily, advances in technology have brought new possibilities. And desktop sharing software is one of these. Read More

