[gwrightson]

Ian,

Yes remember it well  , now i may be wrong but i pretty sure the russian failed , as for the family havnt got a clue,

still I take your point Ian, which in a way is reitterating what I am saying, exams not every thing , experience is , for me  at that tme I wanted to know a little more about the technical side and the iicrc was the way to go.

and as we know passing the iicrc is a passage to the ncca if you wish, providing the  other criterea is in order.

geoff

[Joe H]

Personal recomendation is the best way - most of us will agree with that.
So why do we spend hundreds if not thousands of £'s on advertising?
Is it not because there are people who have not received personal recommendation but are still looking for a carpet cleaner.

Lets suppose they use a search engine and get to your website - why should they trust YOU. Yes, you may include all the blurb selling your service or machine - but at the end of the time they are on your website they have to be convinced you are the one they trust with their household possessions.
Whilst this little video may not be the ultimate advert (what is?) it reminds them what they probably already know - how do you trust someone these days, and personal recomendation is best. Then right at the end it gives them a way forward - NCCA.
OK, for various reasons to each of us the NCCA is good, bad or indifferent.
But for NCCA members I think this is a cheap way of advertising.

We all have our opinions on Yellow Pages (and other forms of advertising), some find it good, some bad, some cant make their minds up,...... some spend thousands on it when it may not payback.
So whats wrong with something thats for nothing. 
Nothings wrong with it!  We are just a nation of moaners!

[clinton]

Joe

Good post.

Like you said were never happy with all these set ups and never will.