[Andy@w.c.s]

Hi All
I am thinking of setting up a web site for the window cleaning ,And was wondering in any of you guys with a web site  advertise it separately ( ie ) in the paper
My thoughts are maybe a one line bold insertion
My domain name will be  wcswindowcleaners.co.uk
The cost for this every week would be next to nothing, and if you are reading the paper and you continually see it
I would have it put on the van and also our leaflet and that but to be a head of the game you have to think out of the box
Just want your thoughts
Andy

[craig jwc]

Mines on the Van - Leaflets - Yellowpages - Directories on the Internet - it's been in the paper - on the slips i put through the door if customer out.

[geefree]

but do you get hits .. if so , what are your percentages regarding jobs gained as against outlay for website,

lets first of all forget about how professional a website address looks,

after all , if a sandwhich shop gains a reputation for being the best around, then no one really cares how posh the sign is above the shop.

food for thought.

Gary.

[LWC]

yes that is true

i have mine on my van and on my buisness cards and google gets you t omy site to. and i do get alot of hits, but yet to have any work from it

i dont mind as its free, just something else i wanted to make myself look professional

[craig jwc]

Couldn't tell you how many hits i get, but i know it has worked because i always ask new customers where they got my contact details from.

Last time i looked, if you type in window cleaner for my area i come up NO1 on Google. Again i don't know how i managed to get there.

I built the site for a quid ages ago and the renewal for another year was about £10 on a free server. I pay for the hosting now but thats only £10 for the year, so it pays for itself.
Even if it didn't, the cost for it is next to nothing.
It's just another advert for my business

[Trevor Knight]

Hi Andy,

Advertising is an interesting subject and there are really no hard and fast rule so to speak.

You have to look at name awareness and the "right time, right place" situation.

Websites are a tool to be used in conjuction with all your other advertising campaigns. Use it as an always open brochure about who you are, what you do and how they can reach you.

If you are advertising ALWAYS include your website as with an advert you have a limited amount of space, however, a click away and you have their full undivided attention reading all about YOU!

Vans, literature, clothing, adverts, email address should all carry your website as you just don't know who will click and look.

For the cost involved to run a website you really have nothing to lose but everything to gain.

Best wishes,

Trevor

[Andy@w.c.s]

Thanks Guys
I am  thinking of just using the one line as a constant display

WCSwindowcleaners.co.uk
0800*********
That would be it
i think if you are advertising you sometimes can go over the top with what you do and try to say, simple and to the point 
I could easily afford the cost of that type of ad in every paper in my area every week
I think i will get the site done and just do it
I will keep you informed of the results

Andy

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