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Darren O

  • Posts: 1322
Hard Times Ahead
« on: June 06, 2009, 07:37:49 pm »
Recived our YP for the Glasgow South area this week its went from nearly 8 pages last year to 4 pages this year there must be a lot of carpet cleaners feeling the pinch.

Len Gribble

  • Posts: 5106
Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2009, 07:49:02 pm »
I dump them about four years ago still getting calls from it. ???

Len
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. (Sidcup Kent)

Mike Roper

  • Posts: 326
Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2009, 07:50:04 pm »
Some definitely come and go and the ones that stay probably dont get the return they want from YP so pull out.
Mike

brianbarber

  • Posts: 996
Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2009, 07:59:25 pm »
Tried yell.com, 600 down the carsey, had approx 2 leads in 10 months !!!

Mr B
If in doubt.....Leave it out !!

Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2009, 09:34:53 pm »
You're better off using £20 notes  to wipe your arse with than give it to YP ::)

colin thomas

  • Posts: 813
Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2009, 07:45:37 am »
agree, it's not so much carpet cleaners going bust it's more a case of carpet cleaners getting a brain,

 ;D
colin thomas

Darren O

  • Posts: 1322
Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2009, 08:47:42 am »
Ive always done well out YP.

M.Acorn

  • Posts: 7223
Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2009, 09:09:43 am »
My saga with them continues,pulled out of 1 book this year,as was just sick of them not getting it right.They told me how my add they would do would be amazing ! they sent me an add that i was not happy with last year,and gave me a refund on !
So sent it back asking w,t,f ! they then sent another one,that looked like it had been made by a primary school kid ! top 3 lines of text in 3 different fonts,3 different sizes,sent that back,then they sent it out again,saying this is how it will appear,so can`t change it anymore,time to get on the phone again,for another refund  :(.Think it`s curtains for them now
What goes around comes around

from edge2edge

  • Posts: 1507
Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2009, 10:31:39 am »
I cant see yellow pages or any other big advertising book being around in the next 2 years the computer is just swallowing them up bit by bit just about all my work is from my websites  Regards Alan(swindon)

Karl Wildey

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Re: Hard Times Ahead
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2009, 10:52:39 am »
so are YP dropping their prices, to help out and keep the business?

I doubt it,