[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

Hi all

I have been pondering using my 0800 number again of flyers. I used it briefly last year in a local advert with mixed response.

Upon reading another post a guy said that he had a landline number in his advert in the local rag which was for another area. He said he got no calls at all but when he put the same advert in with his mother's 'local' number he got 15 calls!

Do you think an 0800 number would help getting the business in? I am really interested in having it on the flyers and not an advert in a paper by the way. I was just worried that if people saw the flyer with a not local code they might not ring? What do you think?

Thanks all

Skywalker

[stevegunn]

I put my 0800 number on with South Shields below it to let people know I'm local.

[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

Thank m8. The problem for me would be that I was going to get 10,000 printed at a time and have a guy deliver them for me who actually does it for a company. The areas he covers changes from week to week so I cannot really do that.

[tomh]

if you have a 0800 number use it ! i have found as your mate has you get very little responce when advertizing out of your      ( local ) area.
having said that are you going to be diverting your call's to your mobile ? at near on 30p a min to do & custy's are able to talk the hind legs of a donkey & offen do !
like i say i'd use it, but you'd best monitor the responce if it's worth it !

[stains-away]

I use an 0800 on most of my advertising, the first lot of flyers I had made up with just the number and no address got a bad response, the next lot with the 0800 and my address went a lot better, with regards diverting it to mobile, not a chance, when Mrs Smith phones to say her cats puked on the settee then gives you its life history its going to end up in big bills, Andy

[HolmansUKLTD]

I put my 0800 number and my landline number on advertising no mobile works well.

Nick

[cleaning co]

when u want a serivce out of yp or bt book etc  for an mot or pc repair say  whats the first thing u look at in a ad ?  yes u gussed it  a local telphone code !!   0800 number ? nah  stick to using your local code i say

[HolmansUKLTD]

yep thats why i put both :

[cleaning co]

yes but by putting  an 0800 number in your ad  it may put of some local custys  as  it may seem you are part of a bigger thing  and in my time carpet cleaning i hav found for this sort of service they like the nice cuddly firm that is local  they feel safer  so thier is a good chance they will move on to the next local ad  : lol just thought id roll my eyes as well holman
regards gary

[HolmansUKLTD]

nope i put local number first Gary : :

[cleaning co]

lol so y hav it if they are gooner just want to ring your local number    u just admiting i am right lol  : : :
kind regards gary

[HolmansUKLTD]

because some people first work out that im local and then work out that it wont cost them a penny to call me :

bit clever for you isnt it

[cleaning co]

and some people will think it will put them through to big call centre so that put them of, thought u be clever enough to c that  holman   : : : : 

[HolmansUKLTD]

well it works fine for me and its Mr Holman to you have you sold you business yet

[cleaning co]

im only pulling u leg mr holman sir     no i havnt dont think it will as i think the carpet cleaning is very very flat at the min and think it might be that way for long time
gary

[HolmansUKLTD]

oh dear