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Title: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 30, 2008, 05:42:35 pm
hey everyone, getting some budget signage done for me van and was wondering what you thought, the extra jobs will be to the left under each other and bullet pointed

thanks for any comments

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Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: Mike_G on January 30, 2008, 05:46:10 pm
Maybe a landline phone number
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 30, 2008, 05:47:04 pm
unfortuanately i cant put one  :(
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on January 30, 2008, 05:48:27 pm
how come ???
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 30, 2008, 05:50:18 pm
still living at home and never in and cant divert that to mobile
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: matt on January 30, 2008, 05:53:03 pm
looks great, nice a bold

IMHO , in todays world, a mobile in fine, afterall its a phone that some1 can call 24/7, whats better than that

Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on January 30, 2008, 05:55:47 pm
so get an answering machine ;D personally i would not use any tradesman who could only give a mobile as a contact number
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: supernova77 on January 30, 2008, 05:57:33 pm
I would change conservatory to conservatories, and patio to patios. I would also space the mobile number i.e. 07930 993095.

Andy
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 30, 2008, 05:58:18 pm
thanks mate
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: jaykie on January 30, 2008, 06:02:57 pm
also a landline lets people know what area you live in so if you live down south and travelled up north to buy something people may ring you while your up there lol
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: D.Salkeld_Ltd on January 30, 2008, 06:11:48 pm
looks great, nice a bold

IMHO , in todays world, a mobile in fine, afterall its a phone that some1 can call 24/7, whats better than that



I agree with Matt here.  I use mobile only and people love it for just this reason.

also a landline lets people know what area you live in so if you live down south and travelled up north to buy something people may ring you while your up there lol

Put your name and address on there too.  IMHO it would make it look more bona fide and professional.

David
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: jampot on January 30, 2008, 06:13:50 pm
i thinks its ok mate as it is  :)
i can see peoples point about the moblie num. but, like you said thats all you can do.

nice 1  ;) ;)
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: Old_Master on January 30, 2008, 06:16:28 pm
Honestly
I dont think it looks professional.

The van is your shopfront and the better it looks the more attention it will grab and the more customers it will attract.
Not having a landline with the combination of cheap signwritting will put off potential customers.

Its better to have no signwritting  (many subcontractors dont) than to have a negative image.
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 30, 2008, 06:29:13 pm
thankyou for the comment glyn, how would you put it then?
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: alanwilson on January 30, 2008, 06:31:07 pm
I have to agree with Glyn here - sure, you might be saving a few quid now but look at the bigger picture, your van says so much about you and people are sold on impressions.  We have a very clean and tidy 03 Expert and a really snazzy 07 Transporter T30, for one reason, IMAGE.  Our signwriting cost nearly £1700 between the 2 vans.  I'm not saying this to brag but what I am saying is that it works, by making sure you look good and your van looks good you have an edge over  the rest.  I know it can be tough starting out etc but its a big opportunity for you so make the most of it young man.

I'll have a word with my son to see if he can put a couple of pics up.
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: supernova77 on January 30, 2008, 06:32:38 pm
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I have to agree with Glyn here - sure, you might be saving a few quid now but look at the bigger picture, your van says so much about you and people are sold on impressions.  We have a very clean and tidy 03 Expert and a really snazzy 07 Transporter T30, for one reason, IMAGE.  Our signwriting cost nearly £1700 between the 2 vans.  I'm not saying this to brag but what I am saying is that it works, by making sure you look good and your van looks good you have an edge over  the rest.  I know it can be tough starting out etc but its a big opportunity for you so make the most of it young man.

I'll have a word with my son to see if he can put a couple of pics up.

Some of us have tighter budgets and older vans!  ::)

Andy
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 30, 2008, 06:35:44 pm
yes i understand that alan but i have not idea how to spice it up without getting to much money, and ideas will be gladly received  ;D

thanks for all the comments so far
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: Dean Aspects on January 30, 2008, 06:36:13 pm
Our signwriting cost nearly £1700 between the 2 vans.


Your signwritting cost nearly as much as my van  ;D

Dean
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 30, 2008, 06:37:45 pm
his signwriting cost double my van  :o ahhahha
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: alanwilson on January 30, 2008, 06:45:52 pm
I understand that some are on tighter budgets than others, what I am saying is that you shouldn't scrimp on signwriting, I'm not saying to go ott either (we did, sortof).

Rada what I would recommend is: - get a professional company to do the signage (it won't cost as much as you think)
                                                         make sure the spelling is correct
                                                         split up the mobile number
                                                         include your landline (even include 'after hours call 0xxxxxxxxx)
                                                         make it obvious that windows is your main job.

Hope this helps.

Oh by the way ours cost so much because it glows in the dark - GROOVY!!
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: alanwilson on January 30, 2008, 06:46:50 pm
Sorry just noticed the big WINDOW CLEANER on the back panel :P
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: Tim Rose on January 30, 2008, 06:47:20 pm
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=47269.0#msg386771
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: [GQC] Tim on January 30, 2008, 06:53:25 pm


Oh by the way ours cost so much because it glows in the dark - GROOVY!!

Wow, that is fantastic. Seriously nice.  ;D
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: alanwilson on January 30, 2008, 07:02:50 pm
Thanks mate - we thought it would be worth it because of the amount of cars that we go by every night and think about it, you see loads of vans during the day but how many of them do you actually remember what it says on the writing?  very few - ours however have instantly become recognisable, we get loads of people commenting 'isnt that the van that glows in the dark'?

method in the madness, we could have saved about £1k with normal writing but I reckon it has more than paid for itself (and that was only in September when it was applied)
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: clean on January 30, 2008, 07:07:10 pm
Why not make your own and make your money back making them for others  ;)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Roland-Vinyl-Cutter-Sign-Making_W0QQitemZ150210496812QQihZ005QQcategoryZ46741QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 30, 2008, 07:25:57 pm
anyone got any ideas of a design as im stuck
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: clean on January 30, 2008, 07:36:23 pm
Do you have a company name ? that usually helps, then a logo to go with it  ;)
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: jonah on January 30, 2008, 07:49:12 pm
My old dad now 78 ran a sandblasting business for 30 years and ran the scruffiest ford transit van . He never had a week off from work as he was inundated with work !  The key to his success was he was plain speaking and didnt waffle , he knew what the customer wanted and he knew his facts about the business .  If you are honest and can do your job you will get on with a scrappy van or a suppa duppa sign written one  ;D
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: Blackbushe Windows on January 31, 2008, 11:00:07 am
Agree with splitting the code from the number

Peter
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: mark dew on January 31, 2008, 11:14:15 am
so get an answering machine ;D personally i would not use any tradesman who could only give a mobile as a contact number

i wouldn't either. Mobile numbers have no accountability whatsoever. People leave a message on my landline if i'm not home or they will call my mobile. But there are many people especially old uns who will never call my mobile number because of the unknown costs of a call.
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: joe.b on January 31, 2008, 02:01:42 pm
i dont have any idea what to do,  what colours should i use and should i go for a design or simple?


Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: Blackbushe Windows on January 31, 2008, 03:00:50 pm
That will probably be governed by your budget.
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: zeusjazmin on January 31, 2008, 03:33:45 pm
as someone who uses acar for work youre van looks great to me
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: Pittmonkey on January 31, 2008, 03:38:40 pm
Would also agree it looks better to have a Landline Tel:

Have you looked at http://www.vonage.co.uk/index.php

I take it you are using a PC,  using this setup will give you a landline Tel No for next to nothing, it has all the features, call divert, answer machine, voice mail etc, and if you move, just unplug it and set it up in new PC.

I set this up due to my kids/teenagers answering the home tel no: and in my opinion it didn't come across as profesional. A 16 year old lad answering the phone is normally a grunt followed by huh! um! er! ye! c ya!

You can even have a free trial. worth a look.

Wayne
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: richyp on January 31, 2008, 10:44:25 pm
like tha sound of hi vis graphics. i paide 800 notes to have my citroen relay swb done but no glow in the dark colours :-[  .have you a pic of it wecan look at m8...p.s luv those wheeltrims
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: philboy on February 01, 2008, 06:53:39 am
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I have to agree with Glyn here - sure, you might be saving a few quid now but look at the bigger picture, your van says so much about you and people are sold on impressions.  We have a very clean and tidy 03 Expert and a really snazzy 07 Transporter T30, for one reason, IMAGE.  Our signwriting cost nearly £1700 between the 2 vans.  I'm not saying this to brag but what I am saying is that it works, by making sure you look good and your van looks good you have an edge over  the rest.  I know it can be tough starting out etc but its a big opportunity for you so make the most of it young man.

I'll have a word with my son to see if he can put a couple of pics up.

Some of us have tighter budgets and older vans!  ::)

Andy

Older vans can still look good!  I'm with glyn on this one, your van is the thing that people will see first and first impressions last! My van is 13 years old, I spent two days with T-cut and wax and £1300 on sign writing and as a result I've had about twenty customer come to me in the street, comment on the van and then take a business card.
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: williamx on February 01, 2008, 11:05:56 am





Put your name and address on there too.  IMHO it would make it look more bona fide and professional.

David

And when you pass the local burglar team, they know where you live and also that you are not at home. ;D
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: richyp on February 01, 2008, 03:27:25 pm
nice looking van philboy
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: Pittmonkey on February 01, 2008, 04:39:25 pm
Just shows what a few quid can do, 13 year old van and looks great. Nice one Phil!

I like the little Biz card holder on the door, never seen that before.

Also had a look at your www and thought it was very well presented, nice clean and fresh looking and if I'm not mistaken it was done with what looks like a HTML Template.

Wayne
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: brett walker on February 01, 2008, 04:48:30 pm
very nice looking van i would put your name of your business on it  8)

Brett
Title: Re: does this look ok to you
Post by: dave0123 on February 01, 2008, 05:46:22 pm
Id get a landline easyer to read!!

AND 97% Of my calls come to my landline