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Cool Tool: Sending Large Files without E-mail or FTP

March 27, 2006 by Kami Huyse

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Have you ever wanted to send a file that was too big for e-mail and then had to burn a CD and send it via snail mail? There are many free services that allow you to upload and download very large (up to 1 GB) files.

I regularly use an ftp (file transport protocol) site to upload files for the trade magazine I edit. However, sometimes getting photos with large file sizes from third parties requires me to walk them through a multi-step process over the phone.

This week, I picked up a new client for whom I am doing some media relations work. One of the first orders of business was to get some text and a large 9 MB file to a trade editor that has agreed to run a story in the next issue.

I remembered that there were some sites that offered this service, and I did a little search and I found a great post that appeared on Robin Good’s Master New Media site last year that did a good job of dissecting some of these services. Most still seem to be in business.

I chose to use YouSendIt because it was free, easy and required no password for the sender or the receiver. Did I mention that it was FREE?

Tips for Using YouSendIt

Here is the trick. I didn’t want to send it directly to the editor untested, so I sent it to myself first and I am glad I did. The html branding in the e-mail slowed down my e-mail client in a major way.

I stripped out all of the branding (which you get anyway when they go to the site) and forwarded the e-mail on to the editor. It worked like a charm.

You can only upload one file at a time, another drawback, but if you need to upload more, send them to yourself and then cut and paste, as described above, and put all your links in one e-mail to send to the final destination.

Some more caveats, you can only send files as large as 1 GB, the files only are stored for 7 days and the file can only be downloaded 25 times. So, this is not a solution for sharing files on your blog (for instance), though I admit, the idea occurred to me. YouSendIt has some paid service options, but you don’t get much more it (in my opinion).

Tags: YouSendIt|Email|Free|FTP|PR|Public Relations|Cool Tool

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About Kami Huyse

Kami Watson Huyse, CEO of Zoetica, is passionate about great communication. Working in Public Relations since 1994, and blogging since 2005, she has seen trends come and go, but one thing has stayed the same – people are looking for ways to authentically connect. She loves to connect with readers, so leave a comment or follow @kamichat on Twitter and connect there.

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