The Cost Detectives Free Cost Saving Tip 119

Business Cards!  You either have boxes of them in your drawer or you have run out. I came across these guys recently and their prices are really competitive compared to the costs I see  my clients paying. Even better they are on line and what I find really useful is that when you send them the artwork you can store it on their website and then just press a few buttons when you need to reorder.

FREE TIP:  The website is www.cardsmadeeasy.co.uk      And as an extra cost saving if you enter the promo code MARCUSKING when you order on non rush you will get a 5% discount as well as a great price. I have used them a few times now and always get a great price and a great service.

I try and keep these Tips as short as possible, but if you ever need anymore information about how they will save you real money then just drop me an email.

Do not forget our Cost Detectives Blog , leave your own tips or just read all ours we have sent out so far.

Also remember our new service the Cost Checker where you can email us a copy of any invoice and we will check to see if you are getting a good deal or not, for free!

Regards
Marcus King BCA MIoD
marcusking@thecostdetectives.co.uk
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The Cost Detectives Free Cost Saving Tip 118

Last week I gave you a free tip on Banks and how you can make significant savings on FX transactions. If you missed it just go to the blog where all our tips that we send out are kept and perhaps add some of your own.  This week it is about Faxes, and why on earth do you still have one!
I have two solutions for you today depending on how big a company you run.  Of course if you know anyone who still has a fax then please do pass this message on.
Either of these options will allow you to get rid of your fax and your dedicated fax line! The 2nd option will allow you to receive any fax as an email so you can be anywhere in the world where you get your emails and still get your faxes as well, which you can then simply forward on to the appropriate people.
So lots of cost savings to be had!

FREE TIP:  Smaller–If you run Windows XP then there is a hidden application you can activate that allows you to send and receive faxes directly to your own PC I have attached a link to someone who can explain it far better than I on how to do this. Click here for this solution Cost Detectives.

For Larger companies the email solution may well be more popular, you can still get rid of the fax line and all those costs and be far more efficient with your documents as they will already be in digital format when you receive them.- The monthly cost is only £2 a month and you can receive as many faxes as you want for this amount, a small price to pay , click here for this elegant solution  Cost Detectives  

I try and keep these Tips as short as possible, but if you ever need anymore information about how they will save you real money then just drop me an email.

Do not forget our Cost Detectives Blog , leave your own tips or just read all ours we have sent out so far.

Also remember our new service the Cost Checker where you can email us a copy of any invoice and we will check to see if you are getting a good deal or not for free!

Regards
Marcus King BCA MIoD
marcusking@thecostdetectives.co.uk
For more information have a look at the Cost Detectives website.
If you would like to link with me on LinkedIn just use my email address above

Cost Detectives Free Cost Saving Tip 117

Hi Everyone

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Banks!  They are still in the firing line and deservedly so in a lot of peoples opinion, this weeks tip is how to save money on a service that the banks should be really good at but actually they are just rubbish at.

FREE TIP:  If you and or your company have any Foreign Exchange dealings then please make sure you are not using your bank for this. There are several well respected Companies out there who will do a much better job, quicker faster and much much cheaper!
If you would like to know a couple of names of whom who I have dealt with so you get a great service then just drop me a note, save on the learning curve if nothing else.

I try and keep these Tips as short as possible, but if you ever need anymore information about how they will save you real money then just drop me an email.

Do not forget our Cost Detectives Blog , leave your own tips or just read all ours we have sent out so far.

Also remember our new service the Cost Checker where you can email us a copy of any invoice and we will check to see if you are getting a good deal or not for free!

The Cost Detectives Free Cost Saving Tip 116

Hi Everyone,

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As schools have recently gone back here in the UK I thought I would let you know about an amazing deal for all the Microsoft software that your kids are going to need, I’m going to buy some! I’ve looked through the chat rooms etc and everyone seems complementary.

FREE TIP:  Have a look at the website www.Software4students.co.uk  where they sell to students of any age like my 7 year old, at a hugely reduced rate, for example the Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 has a ticket price of £447 they are selling at £35! Enterprise includes Excel ,Word, Publisher, Powerpoint and 6 other programmes.

Also remember our new service the Cost Checker where you can email us a copy of any invoice and we will check to see if you are getting a good deal or not for free!

Regards
Marcus King BCA MIoD
marcusking@thecostdetectives.co.uk
For more information have a look at the Cost Detectives website.
If you would like to link with me on LinkedIn just use my email address above

Fax Number  0208 711 3586

The Cost Detectives Free Cost Saving Tip 115

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This weeks tip is about a new service that we have created called The Cost Checker. Some Companies feel that a full report on all their costs is not required so this new service  will fill the gap, and best of all it is free.

FREE TIP:  The Cost Checker allows you to email or fax us any supplier invoice or indeed invoices, and we will then check them against our database to see if you are still getting the best deal or not. So a very simple process that could save you lots of money so why not send us one now!
Fax number, if you cannot scan and email, is 0208 711 3586
A completely confidential service!

Do not forget our Cost Detectives Blog , leave your own tips or just read all ours we have sent out so far.

The Cost Detectives Free Cost Saving Tip no.114

The tip this week is an extension of one of our previous tips about not needing a fax machine anymore [go to the Cost Detectives Blog to see all our previous tips], given all those postal strikes especially in and around London , holding up all your hard written letters why not think out of the box and send physical post delivered by royal mail direct from your PC?

If you have followed through on any of the tips would love to hear some feed back either email me or post a message on the blog.

FREE TIP:  Go and see the website www.Viapost.com where you will see that ViaPost is an alternative mail service that allows you to send physical post direct from your PC. It is a secure, high-quality and confidential way of printing and posting that saves you both time and money.Cheaper than Royal Mail.

Cost Detectives Free Business Cost saving Tip 113

New post from The Cost Detectives

This weeks tip is from a Company who are giving away free stuff, which was one of my free tips a few weeks ago. This company have taken the plunge but are certain to retain a few of you as customers in the long term so their promotion will make them money and get them new customers. Not sure what else you would want really.
I have signed up and got some great data to help me.
If you have followed through on any of these tips would love to hear some feed back either email me or leave a message on the blog.

FREE TIP: Go and see the website www.Kickstartuk.com where you will have the opportunity to download 200 brand new contacts to aid your sales team. Full addresses names etc and you can choose by business type and post code where you want these Companies to come from. They will ring you to confirm you are who you say you are but they dont try and sell you anything and my call took under 30 seconds!
Good Luck!

Do not forget our Cost Detectives Blog , leave your own tips or just read all ours we have sent out so far.

The Cost Detectives Free Tip 112

Unemployment continues to rise and the graduates are really struggling to find placements in the job market. But that is no reason not to take advantage of the situation.
You have got some work that actually could do with a good mind to get it done, but going through a recruitment process is never much fun. A new website has just started up that will help and will get you a graduate for free.

FREE TIP:  Go and see the website www.Recruitment2.com and there you will find that you can get a graduate for free for 3 months whilst you decide if they are up to the job or not.
This could save you thousands and you could get that work done that has just been piling up.

The Cost Detectives Free Tip 111

Another week goes by with not much good news on the economy front, interest rates on hold, and more quantative easing!  Cash is still king and becoming tighter and that is what this weeks tip is about.
Do you know your cash collection days, ie how many days does it take to collect your cash? Is it going up or down, how can you improve it?
Drop us a line and we can give you some more ideas on debt collecting.

FREE TIP:  A few years ago I was working with a client who had a very good cash collection period once he had issued his invoice! What they had put no effort into was looking at how long it took to issue an invoice in the first place! We shaved almost 25 days off that process and their cash increased by over a £1,000,000 a year as a consequence!
If you need help with improving this area or at least setting up simple systems to monitor it then let us know.

The Cost Detectives Free Tip 110

I came across a site in the last few days that may help your business save a load of money or at least cure some of your curiosity. The headline reads “Spy on your competitors and find their keywords”.
Of course if you have a site which does it better then let me know and I will tell everyone on my mailing list.

FREE TIP:  Always wanted to know which keywords are doing the best for your competitors? Wonder no more try the site Keywordspy.co.uk, it could answer all those questions and more.

Cash flow is still a huge issue for us all, with that in mind we are now offering a new service surrounding the often thorny issue of Debt Collection. We now offer the following:We have 3 simple products

1  A review of existing procedures with suggestions on how to improve collection rates without upsetting client relationships. One off cost about £750
2  To actively reorganise the collecting of debts in a timely manner to gain the best solutions as quickly as possible. At a rate to be agreed.
3  An outsource solution with a price to be agreed after investigation.

People are talking about green shoots, that means prices will rise. Check now to make sure you are getting the best deals possible, email The Cost Detectives now.

If you have missed the previous Free Weekly tips just drop me an email and I will send you out the list so far.