GoFaxer Blog

You know, a few years ago I remember hearing that the company my mother works for, a very large and well known computer company, was going paperless. This concept almost seemed magical to me. Were they really going to get rid of all paper?

Nowadays, this term of paperless, has come to be understood as the standard operating practice of any modern business. But with the buzz gone and the standard in place, I’m starting to wonder if we’re as paperless as we think we are.

How often do you print up an email? How often do you print up that proposal to present to the marketing manager? How often do you print up the proofs to an ad?

I still see desks these days with a lot of pieces of paper on them. I still see too many people jotting down notes on pieces of paper. I still hear the gentle hum of the printer in the distance all too often. And too many businesses are still using old-fashioned fax machines rather than Internet fax.

So maybe it’s time to recommit ourselves and our businesses to that elusive dream of going completely paperless. Maybe we can challenge our employees to go an entire week without using a single piece of paper. The practice will be good for our businesses and good for our world.