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Kwackers

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Sub contract work?
« on: February 24, 2011, 08:29:58 pm »
What's the best way to get sub contract work? Is it a case of getting on the phone and ringing cleaners and getting on the books? Back in business with a friend that I just sold an E-commerce business after a year or so out :)
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mark dew

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Re: Sub contract work?
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 09:24:05 pm »
For a start put a free listing on yell.com. I've had several enquiries over the couple of years ive had one.
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Kwackers

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Re: Sub contract work?
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 11:03:01 pm »
Thanks Mark. Will drop an Ad on there. Did you put yourself as a standard WC or did you specify that you want sub work?

Thanks
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mark dew

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Re: Sub contract work?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 08:36:25 am »
No i just put my contact details on there as a wc.
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C.C.S.

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Re: Sub contract work?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 08:47:55 am »
Quote from: mark dew on February 24, 2011, 09:24:05 pm
For a start put a free listing on yell.com. I've had several enquiries over the couple of years ive had one.
apparently you can't put a free advert on yell.com  anymore.that's what they told me last time they rang me.but when i had it i got a very good contract from it so it might even worth paying for the cheapest one
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Kwackers

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Re: Sub contract work?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011, 02:04:46 pm »
Really? I had an ad on there before when I did WC and got a few good calls from it. Nothing too special though!
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Paul Coleman

Re: Sub contract work?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 06:34:49 pm »
When Yell said I wouldn't be in the window cleaning section any more, I told them to remove me from their directory (even the free bit) and never phone me again.  Nearly every call I get from being listed in there is a telesales call or someone price fishing.
I'm much happier doing the targetting with leaflets or canvassing.
Yell have only ever allowed freebies because it gives them a database of numbers to phone.
If everybody did what I did, they would soon change their minds as they would have no database of numbers to expand their paid for sections.
Anyone who tries to make such a threat to me as part of their sales pitch can go forth and multiply.
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Kwackers

  • Posts: 700
Re: Sub contract work?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2011, 05:50:28 pm »
Quote from: Paul Coleman on February 27, 2011, 06:34:49 pm
When Yell said I wouldn't be in the window cleaning section any more, I told them to remove me from their directory (even the free bit) and never phone me again.  Nearly every call I get from being listed in there is a telesales call or someone price fishing.
I'm much happier doing the targetting with leaflets or canvassing.
Yell have only ever allowed freebies because it gives them a database of numbers to phone.
If everybody did what I did, they would soon change their minds as they would have no database of numbers to expand their paid for sections.
Anyone who tries to make such a threat to me as part of their sales pitch can go forth and multiply.

Good point...not sure it will catch on though!
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