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How To Record Skype Calls and Podcast Interviews
Have you ever been in a spot where you were five minutes into a Skype call and it hits you:“I should have been recording this!” What a waste, too, because the calls you make with networking friends, trainers, or mentors are often very valuable.
It’s easy to record and save these conversations as MP3 recordings to be made available to share as a podcast or downloaded to your website for members of your business team. First, we’ll look at what software is available for recording and saving these valuable moments.
At the top of the list for recording Skype calls is Pamela,a software that’s designed for the purpose of recording VoIPconversations. It also saves your conversation in MP3 format, which makes it ready to turn into a podcast and broadcast it at a later date. Pamela also answers calls, forwards, faxes and other useful features.
Pamela offers free recording of any type of Skype call for up to 15 minutes per call! If you want to remove this limitation all you need is an activation key which you can purchase here.
Callburner is another service that Skype callers have access to. It’s free to use if both callers are Callburner members. For those who will use Skype calls where one user is not a Callburner user, then there’s a nominal charge.
If you use Skype a lot and would like the convenience of Microsoft Outlook, then you might consider going with Skylook. With Skylook, you can keep track of your Skype userlist, conversations, an recordings similar to using Outlook with email right from the convenience within Outlook.Skylook comes in a basic free version and a pro version, which you can try for free before you buy.
And finally for you Mac users, there’s an option known as Call Recorder for Skype. Like its PC counterparts, it’s easy to download and use. As you would expect, there’s a trial version and when you want to buy it, it’s just $15.
It’s really very easy to record your Skype conversations, which you can then pass on through your organization or to your list. With the ease of use, convenience, and affordability factors, you don’t have any excuse not to!