[davids3511]

Been offered a good price for a half page (right hand page, no.3,5 or 7) at a good price delivered to nearly 50k homes. Has anybody any experience of advertising in local newspapers for an advert of this size?

[TomCrowther]

Is this for that gimp business you keep trying to launch?

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

must of spent 50k on these over the years for carpet cleaning and they worked very well but havnt done it for the last five years as it got to the point of it not even paying for itself

[roundbuilder]

50k advertising in local papers?? 

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

50k advertising in local papers?? 

yes having four carpet cleaning vans out everyday for over 20 years , where do you think that kind of volume of work comes from ? three add a week in three diffent papers costing 180 aweek for all three times that buy 52 then times that buy 20 its a small fortune 

but I am sorry mick you know it all don't you lol you be in the cleaning trade 5 minutes

[roundbuilder]

Fair do's

[davids3511]

Is this for that gimp business you keep trying to launch?

No, its to out compete the local gimp/window cleaner/cowboy builder wannabe

[SB Cleaning]

I advertise in a local parish magazine every month  costs 50 a year and brings in plenty of work.....

[PoleKing]

I do in 2 parish mags.
One is £120 a year.
Other is £240.

Both paid for themselves within a month and go on and on...!
Well worth it.
Even if you don't get work directly from it, the old dears will recognise your ad, and see your van and feel a little more confident seeing you about. It takes some of 'em a year or so to feel comfortable with a new face in their garden.

[Klean07]

I did my local free paper a few months ago for £48 for three weeks for an inch square ad. It paid for itself which is main thing but won't be doing it again anytime soon!

[johnny bravo]

my local gazette wants    £££££££££sssss  and lots of them for a little section

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

my local gazette wants    £££££££££sssss  and lots of them for a little section

tell me about it was a reason I pulled out on the carpet cleaning side , we ran a 8 week run in our local paper for the window cleaning and got one 4 week job from it so if they stay on round for two years ill get my money back lol ,

if you have 150 pounds doing northing and willing to gamble then way not give it a go , but if its your last spare money then maybe put that in to goole add words or what ever there called may be a safer bet

[pdale]

The problem I had advertising in a local newspaper was that jobs were all over town, though it did produce work, it didn't produce compact work (or anything near compact).