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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on January 15, 2009, 11:42:03 am

Title: Yell.Com
Post by: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on January 15, 2009, 11:42:03 am: Just had some info through the post about advertising with Yell.com.

Has anyone taken the enhanced advert with them?

If so, did you get any business from it.

There quoting £142 for the year, which doesn't sound a bad deal.

But I'm interested to know what custom folks are getting from Yell.com.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: mark dew on January 15, 2009, 12:07:09 pm: i have a free listing. Picked up a £175 per month job on it within hours of my listing appearing on the site.
Dunno about the enhanced listing.
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: glen parva on January 15, 2009, 12:10:33 pm: i have a free listing have 1 job every month
tryed enhanced advert wasted my money most people asking for quotes
most people want a business in there area what i find
john
glen parva cleaning services leicester
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: jaykie on January 15, 2009, 12:58:47 pm: Mine paid for itself in the 1st month but i only paid £105, I got 2 nursing homes from it a the residential i get is mainly business people searching while at work.

Mines the 4th down

http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?ssm=0&scrambleSeed=96214193&M=0&keywords=window+cleaner&companyName=&location=eastbourne
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on January 15, 2009, 01:58:32 pm: I've got the free listing, and have had the one residential customer from it - so I'm not sure whether an enhaced listing is going to improve things or not.

Is Yell.com the way folks for services these days?

Personally I do use it if I want to find a business locally - so that probably answers my own question.
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Post by: chrisyg on January 15, 2009, 02:02:06 pm: Paid for an enhanced listing with web link.. nothing from it. er £450 i paid.. free listing for me for now on, and the same in the book.

I no longer pay for web advertising.
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: STEVE-UK on January 15, 2009, 04:40:21 pm: i paid £1400 for a year to come 2nd place in the gatwick area , havent had a call yet :(

its early days yet,fingers crossed
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: ronnie paton on January 15, 2009, 08:21:23 pm: its all about luck some years it will be good and some bad
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: LWC on January 15, 2009, 11:26:45 pm: I wouldnt pay for it personally. Ive got the free ad and i have had work from it, so why pay for it.

Do you know what actually, when i search for something on yell i skip past the flash boxy ones and look at bog standard ones

Its like google searchs, when those ones come up the top in boxes or down right hand side, i never click on them. The first standard one gets clicked on.

Dont know if anyone else is like me but that how i am...
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: chrisyg on January 15, 2009, 11:54:30 pm: Quote from: LWC - Equip Direct on January 15, 2009, 11:26:45 pm
I wouldnt pay for it personally. Ive got the free ad and i have had work from it, so why pay for it.

Do you know what actually, when i search for something on yell i skip past the flash boxy ones and look at bog standard ones

Its like google searchs, when those ones come up the top in boxes or down right hand side, i never click on them. The first standard one gets clicked on.

Dont know if anyone else is like me but that how i am...

Yeah, some people can look too big for what your require.

A small time window cleaner in your local area, rather than a large firm of residential window cleaners, is what you want - i see that logic..
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: LWC on January 16, 2009, 12:21:20 am: Big flashy boxes springs "expensive window cleaner" to mind in my opinion

True some bigger firms will look at them but they too might be looking at cutting costs.
Title: Re: Yell.Com
Post by: ftp on January 16, 2009, 07:51:35 am: I agree, but i bet the Windowcleaning Coach wouldn't ;D