A visit to your local computer store will get you connected at minimal cost. In a future article we will discuss how everyone with a computer in your law office can cost effectively connect to the Internet via an email gateway. The next area of interest is the establishment of an Internet website to promote your law practice. If you are going to promote yourself sit down and think long and hard what message you wish to convey. Successful web sites all have one thing in common, namely lots of good content that encourages surfers to return time and again.
Pretty graphics are nice but content is king.
If you decide to follow the second and cheaper route you may have to change your web domain from time to time and be beholden to the domain controller. Uniforum SA handles domain registration. There is a registration cost of R250,00 Including VAT for any new registration within the .CO.ZA domain and an annual fee of R50 payable yearly in advance. There are also moves to establish a LAW.ZA domain, which will be exclusive to South African Lawyers. Unfortunately there are looming legal disputes as to who will administer the domain.