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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Darren O on June 06, 2009, 07:37:49 pm

Title: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: Darren O on June 06, 2009, 07:37:49 pm

Recived our YP for the Glasgow South area this week its went from nearly 8 pages last year to 4 pages this year there must be a lot of carpet cleaners feeling the pinch.

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: Len Gribble on June 06, 2009, 07:49:02 pm

I dump them about four years ago still getting calls from it. ???

Len

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: Mike Roper on June 06, 2009, 07:50:04 pm

Some definitely come and go and the ones that stay probably dont get the return they want from YP so pull out.
Mike

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: brianbarber on June 06, 2009, 07:59:25 pm

Tried yell.com, 600 down the carsey, had approx 2 leads in 10 months !!!

Mr B

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: daysdeepclean on June 06, 2009, 09:34:53 pm

You're better off using £20 notes  to wipe your arse with than give it to YP ::)

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: colin thomas on June 07, 2009, 07:45:37 am

agree, it's not so much carpet cleaners going bust it's more a case of carpet cleaners getting a brain,

 ;D

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: Darren O on June 07, 2009, 08:47:42 am

Ive always done well out YP.

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: M.Acorn on June 07, 2009, 09:09:43 am

My saga with them continues,pulled out of 1 book this year,as was just sick of them not getting it right.They told me how my add they would do would be amazing ! they sent me an add that i was not happy with last year,and gave me a refund on !
So sent it back asking w,t,f ! they then sent another one,that looked like it had been made by a primary school kid ! top 3 lines of text in 3 different fonts,3 different sizes,sent that back,then they sent it out again,saying this is how it will appear,so can`t change it anymore,time to get on the phone again,for another refund  :(.Think it`s curtains for them now

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: from edge2edge on June 07, 2009, 10:31:39 am

I cant see yellow pages or any other big advertising book being around in the next 2 years the computer is just swallowing them up bit by bit just about all my work is from my websites  Regards Alan(swindon)

Title: Re: Hard Times Ahead
Post by: Karl Wildey on June 07, 2009, 10:52:39 am

so are YP dropping their prices, to help out and keep the business?

I doubt it,