Get Documents Signed Digitally with EchoSign

Even in this digital age, business contracts and other documents usually require handwritten signatures -- and a lot of faxing back and forth. EchoSign promises to speed and simplify the process via digital signing and online document tracking. In a nutshell, you e-mail or fax your document to EchoSign along with the recipient's e-mail address. EchoSign then forwards it to the recipient along with a simple "click to sign" option. (The recipient can alternately print, sign, and fax back the document.) All parties involved receive a PDF copy of the signed "papers," and EchoSign keeps everything on file for easy management.

A free account entitles you to five signatures per month. A Pro account ($12.95/month) affords unlimited signatures and extra features like PDF encryption and password protection. (You can find all the account and pricing details here.) As someone who frequently needs to print, sign, and fax contracts, I'd love it if more companies started offering a digital-signing solution like this one. What about you? Does this sound like a winning proposition or a security nightmare? (EchoSign does promise bulletproof security, of course.) Sound off in the Comments. [via Webware]