[stuart_clark]

I know folk have good and bad things to say about the ncca and I have been a member since 1997 but today ive just booked a job in , I had been recomended by yhe ncca  the price ticket has paid forr just over 4 years subscriptions

[david@zap-clean]

Nice one...

And, of course, you've no idea how much work displaying/advertising that you are a member of a professional trade association (the NCCA) brings you, but I'd guess it's a fair bit.

[stuart_clark]

Not sure David
I always ask potential customers where they heard of me , where they goy my number from, but considering I have been a member of the ncca for nearly 17 years ive hsd very few recomends from them, although clients from time to time say they picked me because they knew I was in the NCCA

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

And of course if when you do a good job you will be asked back and your name will be passed on.

It can often take only one referral to snowball into a very profitable connection and well worth the membership fee.

Congratulations, Stuart.

Rog

[Mike Gwilliam]

I guess those subscriptions would add up to around £3500.

A £3500 investment (which is what it is) should equate to a reasonable return of at least £31000. Did you get that return on the investment?

Here's another way to look at it:

Invest £10 in adwords and you should expect to get a return of £100 bare minimum. Ok it's not so simple as that.

I was a member of the NCCA many years ago and expecting a return of my £200 plus subscription. In those days they wanted an extra £70 for a link to my web site

For the years I was a member, i remember getting one job for £70 for a £660 investment.

Perhaps it can be a way of adding prestige to your web site or portfolio , but at great cost.

There are many other ways of adding prestige to your business which cost nothing.

Being in business is all about money, investing in web sites, etc etc. if you don't see a return on what you are spending, then it's time to stop that direct debit!