[supernova77]

Hi everyone,

Could you please take a look at this and let me know what you think?

http://www.scs.uk.com/bcard_ah2.pdf

It's my business card that I'm planning on using for commercial use only.

Andy

[nat]

simple and slick, just how i like it

how are planning to use these andy? by posting them or are you arranging meetings?

[supernova77]

simple and slick, just how i like it Wink

how are planning to use these andy? by posting them or are you arranging meetings?

Thanks mate

2008 is going to be my "commercial canvassing year"... I'm going to be sending out letters and then will use these business cards when I go to quote a property... I just wanted something that looked professional and business like.

Andy

[nat]

what else are you going to market yourself with?

[supernova77]

what else are you going to market yourself with?

> Direct mail

> Internet marketing (Google Adwords etc...)

> Hopefully a new signwritten van

Andy

[nat]

do you think the google adwords work?

let us know if you get any joy on the direct mail approach though won't ya?

[supernova77]

do you think the google adwords work?

let us know if you get any joy on the direct mail approach though won't ya? Wink

Google adwords has worked very well for me in the past.

Will keep you posted  on the direct mail front!

Andy

[nat]

so how many clicks do you get on your site for google adwords? how much is it costing per month? whats it generating in % on business? can't you just get up the ranks by optimising your site or are you finding that difficult?

sorry for all the questions its good to know other peoples experiences

[supernova77]

Google Adwords is a nice quick way of being able to target exactly the kind of business you want.

Back in the summer I was running an adwords campaign... I ran it for about 4 months at a cost of approx £30 per month... It generated around £1500 of one-off jobs (a mix of commercial and domestic). and £300+ per month of new regular work.

Andy

[windowwashers]

Hi everyone,

Could you please take a look at this and let me know what you think?

http://www.scs.uk.com/bcard_ah2.pdf

It's my business card that I'm planning on using for commercial use only.

Andy

Very nice Andy

clean and simple  and looks pro

only one thing, it does not say anything about window cleaning  :, do you do other cleaning services ?

Ian

[supernova77]

Thanks Ian

It says "Exterior Cleaning Specialists"... Which includes windows, gutters, signs, hard surface cleaning etc...

The people I give the cards to will already know the main service is window cleaning, and will hopefully then ask what other services we offer when they see the "Exterior Cleaning Specialists" text printed on the card.

Andy

[windowwashers]

Thanks Ian

It says "Exterior Cleaning Specialists"... Which includes windows, gutters, signs, hard surface cleaning etc...

The people I give the cards to will already know the main service is window cleaning, and will hopefully then ask what other services we offer when they see the "Exterior Cleaning Specialists" text printed on the card.

Andy

Andy,

Only said that as some people will not know what it means, this is the reason I did not put water fed pole on my van.

Still looks very good IMO

[Cleaner Windows]

Looks pretty good to me mate, I think i've seen your van (one of your vans?) down this way (hosham area) sure I recognise the logo etc

[nat]

Thanks Ian

It says "Exterior Cleaning Specialists"... Which includes windows, gutters, signs, hard surface cleaning etc...

The people I give the cards to will already know the main service is window cleaning, and will hopefully then ask what other services we offer when they see the "Exterior Cleaning Specialists" text printed on the card.

Andy

I did think this last night myself about the exterior cleaning bit. i also thought that if your handing them personally then they will know.

But now thinking about it, i've had business cards in circulation for years and it could be a case of they forget all about you then one day your card pops up on them and they may ring. for that reson alone why not print on the other side of the card what services you do?

back to these adwords, how do you target people that you couldn't target just by getting your site up the search rankings yourself with relevant serch words and phrases?

[windowwashers]

Thanks Ian

It says "Exterior Cleaning Specialists"... Which includes windows, gutters, signs, hard surface cleaning etc...

The people I give the cards to will already know the main service is window cleaning, and will hopefully then ask what other services we offer when they see the "Exterior Cleaning Specialists" text printed on the card.

Andy

I did think this last night myself about the exterior cleaning bit. i also thought that if your handing them personally then they will know.

But now thinking about it, i've had business cards in circulation for years and it could be a case of they forget all about you then one day your card pops up on them and they may ring. for that reson alone why not print on the other side of the card what services you do?

back to these adwords, how do you target people that you couldn't target just by getting your site up the search rankings yourself with relevant serch words and phrases?

you target as you are seen more Nat.
Thing with adwords is it can become very expensive and will become very expensive in time if you think about it

[supernova77]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Nat - Good idea about printing the services we offer on the back of the card - I think I'll do that!

With regards to Google etc... I do need to re-word my website with more specific keywords etc... As in the long run I will be higher in the standard search listings... However with Google adwords you can have people finding your site straight away - It's a quick fix.

You then use a list of keywords tagetting the services you offer and the locations you offer them in.

Andy

[nat]

how are you seen more though? surely its still the same process of doing it yourself? i thought it was more for people you don't know how to optimise thier site? i tried it for a little while on an old site, but limited to a certain amount of clicks per day. wasn't successful for me, not nothing i couldn't of done myself anyways

[supernova77]

Thing with adwords is it can become very expensive and will become very expensive in time if you think about it

It can become very expensive, but you can set limits. I was spending £30 a month in the summer for 4 months and gained just over £5k pa work from it!

Also... You just have to make sure you use the right keywords so that your ad is only displayed to people searching for exactly what you offer in the locations you offer it in.

Andy

[nat]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Nat - Good idea about printing the services we offer on the back of the card - I think I'll do that!

With regards to Google etc... I do need to re-word my website with more specific keywords etc... As in the long run I will be higher in the standard search listings... However with Google adwords you can have people finding your site straight away - It's a quick fix.

You then use a list of keywords tagetting the services you offer and the locations you offer them in.

Andy

thats what i thought andy, really you just need to build your site with the search engine in mind. adwords is a novices way of promoting there site (i'm not calling you a novice by the way )

[supernova77]

how are you seen more though? surely its still the same process of doing it yourself? i thought it was more for people you don't know how to optimise thier site? i tried it for a little while on an old site, but limited to a certain amount of clicks per day. wasn't successful for me, not nothing i couldn't of done myself anyways

As an example...

My keywords included: window cleaner farnham

So... Someone types into google: window cleaner in farnham

They then see my ad which said: Window Cleaning in Farnham, Surrey blah blah blah

My ad is exactly what they were looking for!

Andy