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Title: yellow pages
Post by: jampot on October 14, 2007, 03:21:25 pm
i was thing of advertising the the yellow pages, i know that it is fairly expensive but it could get the break that i need.  ???
 
anyone used the yellow pages and how did you find it?

any thoughts welcome       :) :)
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: xxmattyxx on October 14, 2007, 03:33:27 pm

 
anyone used the yellow pages and how did you find it?



No and on the coffee table.









Sorry, I'll get me coat  ;D
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Majestic on October 14, 2007, 03:58:44 pm
I advertise in it, I get more calls for jobs that are not in my area. You just need one good job from it and it has paid for itself.
You could try a free listing to start off with
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Grafters Cleaning Services on October 14, 2007, 04:26:25 pm
works well for me and will be going in again next year
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: ronnie paton on October 14, 2007, 04:53:04 pm
different people have different opions.........have a go and you will see for your self.
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Dean Aspects on October 14, 2007, 04:58:14 pm
First year was last year and the add brought it loads to begin with not so much lately
Trying again this year new book is out soon so it might bring in a few more calls
It all helps with keeping the business professional looking

Dean
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: jampot on October 14, 2007, 06:02:27 pm
cheers guys  :)
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Paul Coleman on October 14, 2007, 06:20:50 pm
i was thing of advertising the the yellow pages, i know that it is fairly expensive but it could get the break that i need.  ???
 
anyone used the yellow pages and how did you find it?

any thoughts welcome       :) :)

I do a paid ad in Yellow Pages.  I have picked up a few good jobs from it and a few more OK ones so it has been worth doing.  However, I may have picked those same jobs up with a one line free ad too.  I have no way of knowing.
I do get a lot of enquiries that I don't follow-up.  This is because the housing stock in my home town is mostly terraced houses with the oinly access through the house.  If it weren't for the housing layout, I would have had a lot more jobs from it.
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: jampot on October 14, 2007, 06:25:06 pm
The Shiner . thats what im hoping for mate,
is its really expensive?
i heard around £400 ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Moderator David@stives on October 14, 2007, 06:28:31 pm
£400 is for a tiny box , anything substantial is a lot more
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: nat on October 14, 2007, 06:28:48 pm
have you found that you get more domestic or commercials? i get allsorts of domestic, some i can take some i can't, i have had a few commercials from it as well, i find that i have my time wasted on quoting commercials then nothing materialising from it but thats part and parcel, but as they say you have to be in it to win it! ;)
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Paul Coleman on October 14, 2007, 06:52:23 pm
The Shiner . thats what im hoping for mate,
is its really expensive?
i heard around £400 ??? ??? ???

I pay about £160 I think - for a three liner.
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Paul Coleman on October 14, 2007, 06:55:19 pm
have you found that you get more domestic or commercials? i get allsorts of domestic, some i can take some i can't, i have had a few commercials from it as well, i find that i have my time wasted on quoting commercials then nothing materialising from it but thats part and parcel, but as they say you have to be in it to win it! ;)

I get more domestic enquiries than commercial.
The two commercial jobs I picked up are worth over £1,500 a year.  So it's been worth it even before adding on the domestic work.
A lot of time wasted following up commercial work where I think they were just fishing though.
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Dean Aspects on October 14, 2007, 08:55:26 pm
The Shiner . thats what im hoping for mate,
is its really expensive?
i heard around £400 ??? ??? ???

I pay about £160 I think - for a three liner.

I have a 45cm box and pay less than £200 per year that is for the dundee & perth edition maybe different areas are more

Dean
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: Elgin Sparrowhawk on October 15, 2007, 05:42:19 pm
I paid £150 as a last minute special offer, and its paid for its self already a few times over.
Title: Re: yellow pages
Post by: zeusjazmin on October 16, 2007, 08:41:41 pm
waste of time for me,but you can get afree ad via yell.com