[drive surgeon]

i have mixed response from leaflets, internet, yellow pages. this year my best advertising was word of mouth and repeat business.

what do you guys think works best for you?  especially in the winter as no domestic custys want any pressure washing doing really.  do commercial premises go to google or yellow pages first?

[drive surgeon]

done quite a bit of commercial but need to get into it more, anyone know the best ways to get the commercial jobs other than advertise online or yell pages etc?

[drive surgeon]

does anyone advertise out there?

[dandandan]

I have had 4 jobs this week and every job came off coloured carded flyers i had put on local shop counters,if they pick one up they are serious about getting it done,recomendation and van graphics has come 2nd and 3rd for me in the last month.Dan.jobs on it`s ar-e at the minute though,roll on spring.

[billyc]

 I have been in the THOMSON LOCAL THIS YEAR, -waste of time and money.

Get a good website - get on all the free listings etc.

I have flyers - but get little return from these , i now leaflet drop when working in  an area.

Currently utilising my mates canvassing team and call centre and have been getting a steady response.

Have be going for 4 years now and get repeat business year on year.

Recently bought omnivac for gutters to give another string to my bow

Regards

BILLY

[BarneyBacon]

Billy,

How are you getting on with your gutter-vac system, we are just about to purchase one from omnipole!

Danny

[dandandan]

Whats the best value omnivac system to buy,the minimum layout for good set up,thanks

[drive surgeon]

i still dont know if this omnipole thing will be worth the outlay, i have been toying with idea too!   can anyone say its worth it?

[clinton]

A good web site and yell .com for me am going to do a few flyers as well.Word of mouth/recom are the best too.

Billy i never did get round to phoning you mate..

Was up working your area last week as well.How are you finding your vac set up

Dan you not geting your floor cleaner set up

[drive surgeon]

do you get loadsa of work from yell.com clint?  have not used it yet,  do you go under cleaning services or garden services for pressure washing?

[BDCS]

Yell.com is total pants - I agreed then cancelled but they still put me in by mistake, it was in there for about 3 months and I had one click through to my website in this time. To add insult to this they still tried to charge me for it. You get better results by writing your details on tenners and dropping them in the high street. A good website is best, we have ours and a customer st site - the customer st one costs £30/month but it has earnt us heaps.

[clinton]

Hi mate i go under cleaning services

Least you can do is get a web site and then put it on your leaflets so it looks a bit more prof

[drive surgeon]

anyone advertise in yell pages under cleaning servises?

[Steve L]

I agree with the majority .Yell pages is waste of money.

I get 90% of new customers from being seen on estates/neighbours recommendations/ van sign.

I canvass in Apl in specific streets where i can cope with more work. Door knocking is the only effective route for me.Leaflet drops are a waste of time/money.
Steve

[gordonswindows]

Omni-vac is worth every penny

It is still hard work and has a few little foibles but yes it makes you money, easily. Buy one

And no i am not paid or connected to Glyn or Omnipole apart from being an occasional customer

[drive surgeon]

it sounds a good idea, are they heavy to hold and are they easy to set up?  can you use the vac for pressure washing sludge too?