[sullivan]

hi guys

I'm sure this has been covered many times before, but I'm thinking of advertising with Yell.com, just online and not the book.

I'm currently getting most of my business through my website and through door knocking/work of mouth etc.. but I feel like a little boost will help me make that leap from being 'employed' to going 'self employed' with the window cleaning.

Who uses them, and is it worth it? Does it make much of an impact?

Your thoughts would be appreciated

Cheers

[AuRavelling79]

Absolute waste of money. Might as well flush yer dosh straight down the bog.

[sullivan]

Thought that was the case.

Think I'll stick to my door knocking/website etc..

Thanks

[darren clarke]

had the odd one but not worth what i am paying,  same with yellow pages,      the 400 odd a year that i am wasting on yell and yellow i will be spending on my websites and SEO next year and prehaps a higher ranking on google


the easiest way to think what should i spend my money on is to think   "what do i do when i want to find a plumber/spark etc,"  most people just google it

[jonboywalton75]

 Yes google can be free and it brings work in.

[mark dew]

I've had a free advert on yell for a couple of years. I picked up a £175 every 4 week job within hours of it going live. Still doing it now.
I wouldn't pay for the listing though.

[R.M. Window Cleaning]

I got a free ad on yell.com and it also goes in the book in your area. i also have a free ad on google where you can put info about you and what you do and you can also add photo's to it. I always ask people when they ring where they got my number from and 9 out of 10  times its from google not yell that or word of mouth.

[david watts]

pees me off this i pay a grand big add in pages plus .com
what happens firms ask for a price and i turn up bloke turns up whos on a free listing
he can allways under cut you save your brass

[4Taz]

I got a free ad on yell.com and it also goes in the book in your area. i also have a free ad on google where you can put info about you and what you do and you can also add photo's to it. I always ask people when they ring where they got my number from and 9 out of 10  times its from google not yell that or word of mouth.

Have you got a link for the google free-ad please?

[mick hay]

Online is the way to go!

i also do pest control now, solely advertised online, no where else......keeps me busy.

ive got a website for cleaning too, but going to get one just for connie and upvc cleaning, use adwords.

Some people slate adwords cos you gotta pay......of course you do, its a pittance against what it brings me in.

ive found a fella whos excelleent at seo, worth its weight in gold, 1st day my pest site went live, i was out working!!   

[weetot]

Absolute waste of money. Might as well flush yer dosh straight down the bog.

Agreed.

Unless you want loads of phone calls from charities and folk who can't spell their name, asking you for a job!

[SteveAllan]

I only have the free one too. I must get a call a week from it although i have stopped taking any more wc custys on, so its worth going in for free, dont pay for it.

[ts]

I went with yell and get calls from scammers every week. total nightmare. think ive had about two real calls turned into work. Im going to do the website and seo thing. Anyone recommend anyone. Im in Scotland.

[deeege]

Online is the way to go!

i also do pest control now, solely advertised online, no where else......keeps me busy.

ive got a website for cleaning too, but going to get one just for connie and upvc cleaning, use adwords.

Some people slate adwords cos you gotta pay......of course you do, its a pittance against what it brings me in.

ive found a fella whos excelleent at seo, worth its weight in gold, 1st day my pest site went live, i was out working!!   

I have gone the seo route rather than adwords for fear of large monthly bills. What kind of costs are you getting per month using adwords?

[R.M. Window Cleaning]

4Taz. You have got to have a google email address to get the free ad

[4Taz]

Yes I'm on G.mail - how do I do it please?

[ts]

Im trying to get the free one on google too. is it the adsense thing on google the ad words your talking about?

where do you get info on free ads with seo im struggling to find it? all help appreciated.

T

[leights]

iv got 3 yell.com free one liners, get work all the time, and i mean a call every week from there.
i also pay 35 pound a month for a largeer advert with links to my web site and links to google ad words ect.

Lot of negative replys here, cant understand  how u all not getting work from it??

cant knock a free product, not in my book anyway

[david watts]

iv got 3 yell.com free one liners, get work all the time, and i mean a call every week from there.
i also pay 35 pound a month for a largeer advert with links to my web site and links to google ad words ect.

Lot of negative replys here, cant understand  how u all not getting work from it??

cant knock a free product, not in my book anyway

its not free if your paying 35 a mth is it? still get work but so do ones with a free line?
so not realy worth paying out

[leights]

im not paying, you the custormer are