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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jack Harris on January 06, 2013, 12:22:21 am

Title: Yell.com
Post by: Jack Harris on January 06, 2013, 12:22:21 am
does anyone get much work from yell?

was promised the world and got 1 job in 3 months lol
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: R.C Property on January 06, 2013, 12:29:53 am
As far as I know about 3-4 jobs in a year, now calls from advertiers, getting at least 1-2of them a week!

Not worth it, cancelled mine!
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Jack Harris on January 06, 2013, 02:21:07 am
Yep thats all im getting advertising companies, around 2/3 a day,  Can i just call up and cancel?
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: R.C Property on January 06, 2013, 08:19:56 am
Not 100% sure, might have to wait till the 12 month contract is up.
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: mgba_78 on January 06, 2013, 12:45:36 pm
does anyone get much work from yell?

was promised the world and got 1 job in 3 months lol

We have just recently upgraded from the free listing to the full paid listing.

Got a job in the first week which paid for the advertising for the year so well happy.
All in i think weve quoted 8 jobs and got 5 of them.

And yes you get the cash cow calls! Sooooo many of them its stupid, but that surely goes with advertising ???
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Klean07 on January 06, 2013, 01:38:39 pm
I've used them but don't anymore because its not worth it imo! Also once they've got you they continue to hound you with loads of phone calls etc!!
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Window Washers on January 06, 2013, 01:39:05 pm
does anyone get much work from yell?

was promised the world and got 1 job in 3 months lol
imo your better off spending the money on banner adds and ad words.

Last year yell didn't cover its cost so I dropped it if it had of covered its own cost on a year I would have carried on
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: shina on January 06, 2013, 01:45:15 pm
I think its more popular in certain areas. I have advertised with them for years and every year they convince me to stay. I pay just short of £40 every month for 10 months, again this year they promised me the earth with monthly calls to see how I am getting on. It is nearly a full year and never had 1 call from them.
For this year I will still do the yellow papers as they give you a free listing on yell.com but other than that nothing fancy.
But heres another thought. Is yellow pages still worth it??
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Window Washers on January 06, 2013, 01:54:01 pm
Inwill put in free listing nothing more this year
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: gavinb on January 06, 2013, 06:46:02 pm
I had an ad in yellow pages when I was tiling and plastering and never got a sniff of a job after paying £800 for an add so cancelled the dd and moved house lol .

The thing is with advertising now when anyone wants anything it's google straight away . It's only the old dears these days who use yell or Thompson etc
Everyone who I ask about when they do searches etc they all say google is there first port of call .
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: wpclean on January 06, 2013, 07:46:20 pm
Just simply take your notes out of your wallet, and set fire to them instead . . . . at least you will get some warmth from the fire !
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Silver Surfer on January 06, 2013, 07:55:52 pm
I had an ad in yellow pages when I was tiling and plastering and never got a sniff of a job after paying £800 for an add so cancelled the dd and moved house lol .

The thing is with advertising now when anyone wants anything it's google straight away . It's only the old dears these days who use yell or Thompson etc
Everyone who I ask about when they do searches etc they all say google is there first port of call .

So you was a spread in a former life then Gav!! ;D
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: robertphil on January 06, 2013, 08:00:52 pm
YELL con a lot of newbies with sales dream figures  - you might say so what?- but they also contribute to new business failures because the payments are so high with such poor returns it can easily pull folk under


  ive heard of many over the years this has happened to, innocent starters conned into big ads by quick talking yellow pages sales

almost happened to me Years ago , as a youngster but i cancelled in the nick of time -id never recommend to advertize with YELL
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: gavinb on January 07, 2013, 09:23:29 am
Was just going through life thinking about what trades to do and I've changed a few times but I always ended back into welding and fabricating .
Until 2011 now I'm a window cleaner lol .


But keep away from yellow pages lol .
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Silver Surfer on January 07, 2013, 09:34:15 am
Was just going through life thinking about what trades to do and I've changed a few times but I always ended back into welding and fabricating .
Until 2011 now I'm a window cleaner lol .


But keep away from yellow pages lol .

And plastering..trust me! ;)
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: gavinb on January 07, 2013, 10:28:27 am
Was just going through life thinking about what trades to do and I've changed a few times but I always ended back into welding and fabricating .
Until 2011 now I'm a window cleaner lol .


But keep away from yellow pages lol .

And plastering..trust me! ;)

Yeah tell me about it the polish doing sq'm work for 75p and stuff like that
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Silver Surfer on January 07, 2013, 10:43:34 am
Was just going through life thinking about what trades to do and I've changed a few times but I always ended back into welding and fabricating .
Until 2011 now I'm a window cleaner lol .


But keep away from yellow pages lol .

And plastering..trust me! ;)


Yeah tell me about it the polish doing sq'm work for 75p and stuff like that

Spot on Gav...ruined it for all! >:(
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: peter1983 on January 07, 2013, 07:41:08 pm
paid £1500 for 1 year in london and got 6 job out 
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: mgba_78 on January 07, 2013, 07:46:42 pm
paid £1500 for 1 year in london and got 6 job out 


HOLY COW!
Just had another  call from my advert, happy days  ;D
2 calls from YELL this year so far.

Im paying £18 per month for the first year  8) god knows what theyll want after this but ill probably go back to the standard free listing.
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Jack Harris on January 13, 2013, 02:44:32 pm
Absolute waste of money. They try tricking you with that online thing they make you log into, will give them another week if nothing comes from it as i was promised by the sales person i will just block the direct debit
Title: Re: Yell.com
Post by: Nathanael Jones on January 13, 2013, 03:10:18 pm
I had an ad in the Irish version goldenpages.ie and all I ever got was ppl trying to sell me company fuel cards, phone packages etc or telling me I had a virus on my pc!

The called me after the initial 12 months and tried to get me to sign up to a paid listing,... When I said I wasn't interested I was offered a 30 day upgrade for free, I said ok,.. checked my new fancy listing to see they'd bodged it up and put my mobile number but the landline number of one of my competition! Was not impressed and cancelled straight away!