Microsoft Lync Online creates a virtual connection between you and the people you work with. It lets connect with others through instant messaging (IM), video calls and online meetings. Below, Lync Online customers share how they use the service to communicate and collaborate with their clients.

Across town or across country, customers are only a click away.

"By initiating one-click videoconferencing or sharing documents through Lync Online, you can virtually "be there" with clients-and reduce the need to commute to off-site meetings." - Digital Dragonfly Director Francesca Geens

"Microsoft Lync Online is a lifesaver for me. My clients are busy people. With Lync, I can help them out or give them a lesson wherever they are." - Love My Lessons Owner Karen Kotzen

Show and sell faster with videoconferencing.

"With [Lync Online] videoconferencing and the HD cameras, customers can really see the product, so they can give us immediate go-ahead to start production. We cannot begin to calculate how important that is to us. It gives our customers confidence in us, and it helps us differentiate ourselves." - Evco Plastics IS Manager Eric Lam

"The international vendors love that we can just send them a box of sample products to try while we explain each one during a Lync Online video conference."  - Naturally Me Owner Chaundra Smith

Share and explain complex documents without leaving the office.

"By using Lync Online, we have a more time-effective way to share complex information such as contracts, market valuations, and home details with our clients. Now we can replace a lengthy email exchange or a long drive with a quick online meeting." - findwell Chief Executive Officer Kevin Lisota

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