Because a lot of the work that we do is visual, we often need to shift large files around and Futurate's experience is that email becomes impractical once an attachment size of a megabyte has been exceeded. This isn't a problem for us internally, but if clients or partners want to rapidly get media files to us then it's more of a headache.
yousendit.com get's around this by providing a simple 'email client' style web interface that allows anyone to upload a file to their site, and then send an email with a download link (the whole process is very quick - it basically takes the pain out of trying to get an alternative such as FTP organised).
If you are a regular user of the service then you'll need to pay for yousendit, but they also offer a free, 'lite' version which allows a maximum file size of 100mb and 1gb of data download a month.
Monday, 28 January 2008
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First, thanks for talking about YouSendIt- We're glad you've found us!
In addition to our free service, YouSendIt Lite, which allows users to send up to 100MB per file, we have several paid subscription services allowing transfers of multiple files per send, as large as 2GB each- ranging from a pay-per-use option to monthly and annual subscriptions for individuals, small to medium businesses, and even a multi-user product called Corporate Suite- designed to meet the needs of enterprise organizations. Our paid services provide more features and bandwidth, such as the ability to send, track, and receive all types of large and important digital content in a totally branded environment. For details check out: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/compareaccounts
We also have free plug-ins and applications that work with your YouSendIt account. Using these products, you can conveniently send right from within applications like Outlook and Photoshop.
Express, our free desktop application, allows users to drag and drop multiple files or folders in unlimited batches- without even opening a browser.
To say "thanks" for keeping the dialog going, I've created a unique promotional code for readers of this blog to receive an entire month of YouSendIt Business Plus, free!
Simply create a free account https://www.yousendit.com/signup.php?, then go to “my account”/”account detail” and enter the promo code: RHORBP19. Accounts will be upgraded for 30 days, then revert back to the free version when it expires. No credit card info is collected. It’s just our way of saying “thanks” for talking us up and trying us out.
Robyn- Marketing Communications, YouSendIt
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