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JandS

  • Posts: 4327
Advertising
« on: October 16, 2008, 05:34:23 pm »
Just been approached by Yell.com.
Anybody any feedback on them.
Bulk of my work comes from ads in 6 local papers in the region.
The commercial stuff is from Thompsons or Google.

Regards
          John
Impossible done straight away, miracles can take a little longer.

Gerry Styles

  • Posts: 558
Re: Advertising
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2008, 05:40:26 pm »
Yell & Yell.com - ********** waste of money
Premier Klean Limited

derek west

Re: Advertising
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2008, 06:08:27 pm »

yell .com very good. 9 jobs in about 9 ish weeks, cost £450 for the year.
works for me,
derek

spencer davies

  • Posts: 651
Re: Advertising
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2008, 06:49:02 pm »
I wouldn't waste my money with them, invest in some www.

S

fenclean

Re: Advertising
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2008, 07:21:54 pm »
Had a call from them today. The guy got very shirty when i told him i wasn't interested and threatened to remove my free listing.

Steven.

Jim_77

Re: Advertising
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2008, 07:57:53 pm »
How many of your competitors are using the sponsored/enhanced listings?  The more of them there are, the less "special" the paid for listing is, so if there's more than about 4 or 5 don't bother, you'd probably be better sticking with the free listing and let people choose to call you because you have a local number.

If you do go for it do it small-scale first year, if it doubles your money consider stepping it up next time.  You can use another address in another town as an add-on listing at a lower price than the full one, all you need is an address and postcode but it isn't displayed on the web page so won't confuse people about your actual address

JandS

  • Posts: 4327
Re: Advertising
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2008, 08:28:25 pm »
£450?
He's just quoted me £30 and some pence a month payable over 10 months.
Can't go far wrong at that.

John
Impossible done straight away, miracles can take a little longer.

derek west

Re: Advertising
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2008, 08:47:05 pm »
different regions different prices i guess.
derek

Shaun_Ashmore

  • Posts: 11382
Re: Advertising
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2008, 08:51:40 pm »
My area is 220 plus vat.

Obviously some areas are better than others, I wonder how much Brighton area is? as Spencer does well with his website.

Shaun

Peter Dawson

  • Posts: 62
Re: Advertising
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2008, 09:36:35 pm »
Have had add in yellow pages and yell .com for a year. Low response has not covered outlay but am trying another year. Better response from Thompson Local but still short of outlay. Most of my work from local paers but very costly. Just ending my second year. Referal and repeat business just starting to show.

Peter
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