So the silly season is wearing off and now its time to get those new plans you have been thinking of into action. Only problem is you feel 10kgs heavier and your brain is still in holiday mode. Well in stead of waiting till the end of January to wake up, why not prepare a little earlier this year and get yourself ready to a flying start. Before you get started, it is important to get the right tools in place to enhance your workflow and streamline your thinking so you can get back into the swing of things. One of the most common tools you will be using for work in the new year is a pc and the internet, how you utilise your time in front of them is crucial to meeting all those big goals you have for 2010. Especially we South Africans gearing up for the Soccer World cup. We have put together a list of Free Tools, cause we know you cash strapped to get you started..

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This past year has been a real learning curve for me, I have discovered life on a whole new level. I made the transition of running my business part time to full time and have reaped many rewards, experienced a few drawbacks and learned a few lessons.  After reviewing the progress I have made this year and making plans with my business partner for the new year 2010, this is what I came up with to help bring out the superhero in your business life.

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As a frequent internet user I have been somewhat disappointed with the services offer by our ISP (Internet Service Provider) providers here in SA, more particularly the prices and speed of broadband available. Now granted many smaller companies provide competitive pricing and packages for ADSL to us and probably better service than our monopolised giant Telkom, but the hardware and cables still come from Telkom. With Neotel and Seacom arriving on the scene things are supposed to get better, but as to how fast this is implemented and filtered down to us the consumer on cannot say. Below is a quick look at the history of internet and its availability in SA over the last decade.

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All of us would love our website to get more visitors and while there are many ways to pay someone to do this, there are many free ways to accomplish this as well and enjoy just as much traffic. Small business endure the constant marketing battle of finding new clients everyday, wouldn’t it be nice if new customers came to you instead ? Word of mouth is still perhaps the strongest form of marketing, when people come to you for business, the good thing is you don’t have to sell them, you just collect the check. Below are some ways to create better brand awareness and bring more customers to you.

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Emails have become a part of our everyday lives, some we look forward to and some we are tired of receiving, in any event emails are here to stay. Often is the case when we receive an email and at the end of it we see the details of the person sending it. If you are one that receives frequent emails, there always comes a time when we have to refer back to the emails either to reply or in many cases to contact the person sending it.

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