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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: The Great One on February 08, 2009, 08:12:05 am

Title: Check-A-Trade
Post by: The Great One on February 08, 2009, 08:12:05 am

Hi All

Just joined them, hope to jack up some business.

Is anyone else with them and what's it been like for you?

Regards

Martin 8)

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: sherco on February 08, 2009, 08:53:21 am

I have used them, and rated tradesman, complete waste of time.

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on February 08, 2009, 11:16:23 am

Martin

I tried it as well, I was vetted, monitored and approved - I had an average rating of 9.8 with loads of testimonials from satisfied clients and I can honestly say I never got one job.

This was costing £ 70 odd per month and twice in 12 months they sent out 50,000 leaflets with my details on and still no work.

I am sure it works for some trades, but not for me - good luck with it though.

Steve

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: Doug Holloway on February 08, 2009, 02:16:56 pm

Hi Guys

I would think this would be a waste of money although you do not say how much it cost.

Steve the leaflets , if they were delivered probably had loads of different trades on them otherwise 50000 would bring a significant response.

Sorry to be gloomy but these organisations exist to get money off traders.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: robert meldrum on February 08, 2009, 04:59:48 pm

Is this the American guy who promises you the earth and immediately drops the price on finding resistence ?

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on February 08, 2009, 06:00:54 pm

Clive Ware does well from it.

Shaun

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: clive ware on February 08, 2009, 06:52:47 pm

Best form of advertising I have ever used.

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on February 08, 2009, 07:39:08 pm

Doug

Yes thats right the leaflet had several trades on it, like a trifold leaflet.

Glad it works for you Clive - but for me it wasn't worth the expense.

Steve

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: pete sween on February 08, 2009, 07:44:33 pm

I too have tried this some years back and it was a waste of time.

I think you'll find that it first came about in Clive's area (ish) after some big storms and traders from outside the area were literally robbing people blind. So in that area it has a good reputation and works well but in Surrey it was a waste of time.

Pete

Title: Re: Check-A-Trade
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on February 08, 2009, 10:02:15 pm

Gentleman Clive rob anyone! nahhhh never ::)

Shaun