Nowadays, emails play a really important role in job interviews. Where written emails have become very common and sometimes less effective, a video email can be really effective.
Videomail.io and Free Video Email by cloudHQ are the two web applications that will help you do this directly without making a separate video, converting it and then attaching it in the email.
Let’s look at these apps in detail, starting with Videomail.io
Videomail.io
It is a completely free web application that allows you to send video mails directly from your webcam. It is very simple to use.
All you need to do is:
- Click here and open the website.
- Record your video.
- Enter your email and the email of the receiver.
- Enter a subject and any optional message you want and click on the send videomail button.
And your video mail will be sent. No need to sign up or any other formalities.
Free Video Email by cloudHQ.
It is a chrome extension which is also completely free to use.
All you need to do is:
- Click here to open and add the extension to your chrome.
- Open Gmail and type the name of the recipient and the subject.
- Click on the video icon, below in the options menu.
- Record your video and send it.
With this extension, you also get the option to add filters and zoom in on your video. Your recorded videos will also be saved.
Limitations:
Both these applications are really easy to use, and you won’t face any major limitations in these. It’s just that Free Video Email by cloudHQ can only be used on a desktop or PC. But videomail.io can be used on your mobile phones as well as your PCs. So, those who don’t have a PC can simply use videomail.io.
Summary:
The two web applications, videomail.io and Free Video Email by cloudHQ are completely free and easy to use and help make your email work much easier. Video mails are nowadays more effective if in corporate companies but making them and then compressing the quality and stuff makes us think that it is difficult. But with such applications and extensions, it is much easier to be executed.
Videomail.io is a simple web application and can be used on both mobile phones and PCs and Free Video Email by cloudHQ is a chrome extension and can only be used on PCs.
If I talk about my personal experience, I mostly use videomail.io to send my video mails as I find it easier to use and I can simply use it on my phone without opening my laptop for a small task.
