[Paul Heath]

I had heard that Yell.com could be the next one to go!!! They are really struggling. To expensive and when you ask most people what search engine they use the answer 9 out of 10 is google, these boys have it sewn up, as that's the one to get to the top off.....

[clinton]

Mike

Cheers 

[Mike Osbourne]

My next invention will be the waterproof leaflet 

[Paul Heath]

Try laminating them !!!

[clinton]

Or a self delivering one even better

I wish :

[Mike Osbourne]

I just pretend I have a virtual dog. Bloody thing needs walking at least twice a day for an hour. 

[gwrightson]

i had another call today from the same pleasant lady asking me if I had made a decision,

I went on to tell her of my doubts, re. some of the replys posted on here, I quoted the reply " same offer for £185 "   her reaction was thats not possible and the likelihood is that offer was for their own postcode area, apparently the offer I was made is to cover any area starting with hu and yo not that I want to go that far and not just my own postcode,  was virtualy guaranteeing me calls,    adding I had cause for recompansation if I did not recieve any

Geoff.

so still not decided, think she might start getting a bit peeved when she rings tommorow

[clinton]

Mike

Geoff

She might try and charm you

[daysdeepclean]

Try laminating them !!!

You need to with the Cornish weather

[A K CLEANING]

Signed up for Yell last year, cost me £300 recieved 3 jobs. A total waste of time and money.

[murky]

I had Thompsons round the other day, go into 1 book and you get the other half price, and 50 search engines (what ever that means)for 2 credit card sized ads it was going to cost me 2k inc VAT.

However what I'm thinking is, theres not that much coming in now from directories as I allways ask where they got my name from, and am I better off putting that money into  good online push paying through adwords etc etc.

Got 2 months to make my mind up before going to print what do you think directories or online?

Murky

[JandS]

My best form of ads last year was local papers.
Went the Thomson route but that so far as just about covered the cost since June last year.
Still a bit hit and miss at the moment, run off my feet last week but only work left this week is a full day Friday and 2 booked for next week.

John

[clinton]

Murky

Am spending my money on line this year i pulled out of y pages last yr for the 1st time in nearly 18 years or so.

Going to get more web presence :)There again other c cleaners are doing the same

[Joe H]

Signed up for Yell last year, cost me £300 recieved 3 jobs. A total waste of time and money.

IMO if you got 3 jobs for £300 that is not bad.
Should have got your money back on those 3 jobs, plus repeat business, plus referals.

[daysdeepclean]

I had Thompsons round the other day, go into 1 book and you get the other half price, and 50 search engines (what ever that means)for 2 credit card sized ads it was going to cost me 2k inc VAT.

However what I'm thinking is, theres not that much coming in now from directories as I allways ask where they got my name from, and am I better off putting that money into  good online push paying through adwords etc etc.

Got 2 months to make my mind up before going to print what do you think directories or online?

Murky

It's a toughy, but you'll pay a lot less for a web design and hosting. Online wins hands down mate. Next year I will not advertise in either Thomson or YP and will put my money into a supa doopa web site and hosting. The local directory is good, I might have a full page in that for next year...

The local paper wound me up because I asked them to suspend my ad with immediate effect and they ignored my email. So they can do one I owe them a few quid too, but they can wait.....