How would you like to save your firm money on your Telkom bill, and not have to change a single telephone or switchboard to achieve the savings? Even better, you don't have to do anything except phone Telkom and ask them for a discount.

The best way to find a bargain online is by comparing prices, and this is exactly what PriceCheck offers South Africa. At PriceCheck, you can find and compare products from established online shops catering for internet purchases in South Africa as well as user contributions.

I always take it for granted that people know certain things, like the fact that Google Mail is one of the most popular email systems available, and that it is absolutely free.

Deeds Office search costs are often overlooked, since all search costs are disbursed to the end client. What firms don't realize is that invariably they recover a standard amount anyway - typically around R80 per matter. That means, however, that whatever they spend on searching is still a cost against that income amount. So how can you reduce your search costs?

In these tough financial times there are probably many attorneys wishing that their bills for office expenses could be smaller. By making use of basic computer technology and some changes in work procedures, substantial cost savings can be made in the following areas without any lowering in fees or productivity:

Want to see if the name you have in mind for your company is taken? Or perhaps you're looking for the registered address of a company or CC?

A partner at a law firm in Durban advises that if firms want to save money they should double check their transactional invoices from vendors.