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paul beckett

  • Posts: 215
SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« on: July 17, 2009, 02:27:37 pm »
CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT  THE SPIK AND SPAN ADVERTISING SITE. HAVE MANY OF YOU HAD ANY RESPONCE FROM THEM  ?
 ON THE FREE AD  ?  OR THE PAYED VERSION ?
I HAD IT FOR THREE MONTHS AND GOT NAFF ALL, SO I JUST TOOK IT OFF.
HAVE ANY OF YOU HAD ANY LUCK,? IF YOU DID WHAT DID YOU GET OUT OF IT ?

KIND REGARDS
PAUL ??? ??? ???

GWCS

Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2009, 02:35:14 pm »
got nothing from a free ad.

then again ive got nothing from yell.com either..LOL

Ian Lancaster

  • Posts: 2811
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2009, 07:14:04 pm »
I'm listed on lots of these free sites, including Window Cleaner Directory (Window Cleaning Resources) and I've never had a single enquiry from them - we always ask how the enquirer found us - the only advertising I would pay for is Yellow Pages, Thompson's, local church magazines (not the door-to-door type of thing) and our van signwriting.

I get all sorts of people ringing me up and promising to get me onto the first page of Google.  I tell them: "Put 'Window Cleaner Sittingbourne' into Google and see what comes up" ;D

Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2009, 07:35:43 pm »
I paid for 3 months on S & S before reverting to a freebie.  I got one enquiry.  They wanted a one off.  There was very poor access but I quoted anyway.  Never heard any more about it.

chris@c.m.s

  • Posts: 1556
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2009, 08:24:22 pm »
I've been on yell.com for about 3 months and had one job from it worth £10 still £130 a year I wouldn't have had I guess though  :)
Sussex by the sea

Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2009, 09:05:13 am »
I'm listed on lots of these free sites, including Window Cleaner Directory (Window Cleaning Resources) and I've never had a single enquiry from them - we always ask how the enquirer found us - the only advertising I would pay for is Yellow Pages, Thompson's, local church magazines (not the door-to-door type of thing) and our van signwriting.

I get all sorts of people ringing me up and promising to get me onto the first page of Google.  I tell them: "Put 'Window Cleaner Sittingbourne' into Google and see what comes up" ;D

I've temporarily scrapped all my paid advertising.  Still got 3 months paymentrs to make to Yell for a web ad but I won't be renewing.  I have had some decent jobs from ads but I've had a lot of wild goose chases too.  Although such advertising is OK from a credibility angle when seeking largish commercial jobs,
I'm happy with mostly domestic with a few of the commercials sprinkled in for when I want to work out of hours and make some extra.

wilclean

  • Posts: 341
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2009, 12:48:55 pm »
I've advertised on all free search engines and free ads sites and got alot of business from it.
So if a customer puts in ( contract cleaning for Darlington) I'm on the first page, this is all done by the power of free advertising. I've been told that people pay alot of money to get onto the no1 page of google and msn and get bugger all so why pay a company £££'s for some thing you can do for free. All's you need to do is spend an hour a day putting your details onto the free ad sites and into free search engines ;D

Paul

wilclean

  • Posts: 341
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2009, 01:11:46 pm »
After search the internet for a website that can give me names, addresses, e-mail addresses of key decision makers, people of influence and business bosses in the North East I came across a site : http://whoswho.icnortheast.co.uk/default.aspx . In the search on the page I just put in a town I want and hey presto all that I wanted came up.
I e-mail over 30 bosses and got quite a few responses.


Paul

paul beckett

  • Posts: 215
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2009, 05:18:04 pm »
After search the internet for a website that can give me names, addresses, e-mail addresses of key decision makers, people of influence and business bosses in the North East I came across a site : http://whoswho.icnortheast.co.uk/default.aspx . In the search on the page I just put in a town I want and hey presto all that I wanted came up.
I e-mail over 30 bosses and got quite a few responses.


Paul


is there a way of doing it for the south west or is it all the same. if not have you a site i can use. hope you can help and hope to hear from you soon

kind regards
paul

GWCS

Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2009, 07:05:20 pm »
After search the internet for a website that can give me names, addresses, e-mail addresses of key decision makers, people of influence and business bosses in the North East I came across a site : http://whoswho.icnortheast.co.uk/default.aspx . In the search on the page I just put in a town I want and hey presto all that I wanted came up.
I e-mail over 30 bosses and got quite a few responses.


Paul


is there a way of doing it for the south west or is it all the same. if not have you a site i can use. hope you can help and hope to hear from you soon

kind regards
paul

http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/whoswho.html

wilclean

  • Posts: 341
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2009, 08:39:11 pm »
I've been onto the http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/whoswho.html website but cant seem to get any e-mail addresses like the like I had put up.  I'll have a search on the internet later on and see if there is anything that will give the same information like whats on http://whoswho.icnortheast.co.uk/default.aspx


Paul

wilclean

  • Posts: 341
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2009, 08:40:05 pm »
I've been onto the http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/whoswho.html website but cant seem to get any e-mail addresses like the one I had put up.  I'll have a search on the internet later on and see if there is anything that will give the same information like whats on http://whoswho.icnortheast.co.uk/default.aspx


Paul

paul beckett

  • Posts: 215
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2009, 10:29:46 pm »
I've been onto the http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/whoswho.html website but cant seem to get any e-mail addresses like the like I had put up.  I'll have a search on the internet later on and see if there is anything that will give the same information like whats on http://whoswho.icnortheast.co.uk/default.aspx


Paul

thanks for the help mate, and hope i can help you somehow sometime.

sounds funny hey, im not way inclined

kind regards
paul

jouk45

  • Posts: 2010
Re: SPIK AND SPAN OFFERS
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2009, 10:42:08 pm »
i get loads of work from citylocal gumtree yell.com all free