Make free business calls using proudly South African software

Innovative software allows users to make free cellphone-to-cellphone calls to both local and international numbers, as well as offering greatly reduced landline call rates.

By using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, applications such as Skype can drastically reduce business telephone costs by using a data network to make a voice call. In order to take advantage of these savings, one traditionally had to have access to a computer, preferably one with an ADSL connection.

Last year, two pioneering South African start-ups cut out the need for a standard pc-based connection to VoIP networks, by introducing VoIP that can be accessed via cellphone or standard landline phone. Storm Buckingham investigates.

The world of communication in the palm of your hand

The mobile power of high-speed Internet is no longer a luxury reserved for laptop owners. With storage capacities of up to 2 gigabytes, 3.2 mega pixel cameras, elegant mirror finishes and the ease of touch-screen functionality, we examine why South African cellphone users now turn to phones that are both sexy and highly practical.

Affiliate Marketing - A Three Step Program to get started

Many people want to make money on the internet, but not everybody has a product to sell. If this describes you, then affiliate marketing may be for you. But can you really generate in income as an affiliate marketer?

Many website owners would like to sell more of their products, but don’t have time for intensive online marketing campaigns. If this describes you, then this article tells you how affiliates can help you make more sales.

The Pros and Cons of Online Marketing

"While the online world is a huge opportunity for marketing; don't ignore the risks and difficulties of working in this environment," warn marketing experts Bud Smith and Frank Catalano in the ever-popular guide Online Marketing for Dummies. Some of the flaws, they say, are often "the dark side" of the advantages.

Being aware of the pitfalls and common mistakes can help you to market your business more effectively online. We take a brief look at the "pro's and cons" of online marketing.

Choosing a software supplier – questions SME’s need to ask

Last time Malcolm Rabson, Dariel Solutions weighed up the options of building or buying applications – this time he looks at choosing a development partner, should you want to build your own applications.

Choosing this route, requires a number of issues to be considered and, over time, the market will realise that targeting specific vendors for different niche specific services can work very well. Having the skills and more importantly having a practice methodology that is combined with the experience of having successfully delivered these services before is essential. All these issues pertain to risk reduction in providing and delivering services – key to any small business.

Therefore, when looking for a development partner, there are four questions a SME owner should ask before making a selection.

”Not all problems have a technological answer, but when they do, that is the more lasting solution." - Andrew Grove, co-founder, Intel.