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geefree
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Neswpaper Advertising.
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June 29, 2007, 06:26:04 pm »
Hi again ,
Has anyone posted a decent advertisement in the local paper, a fairly good box, one that may stand out?
If so what sort of response did you get, i know all advertising is worth having a go at , I am thinking of having a permanant weekly box.
Cheers.
Gary.
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ScrimShady
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June 29, 2007, 07:05:37 pm »
i posted a good ad in my local newspaper and i got nothing at all out of it, not even 1 phone call, i now advertise in local directorys and get alot of calls from the,
My advice is dont bother with newspapers
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Stevie G
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June 29, 2007, 07:34:43 pm »
waste of money
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geefree
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Reply #3 on:
June 29, 2007, 08:19:33 pm »
Thanks guys..
thats 2 out of 2.. so far, so its looking already like a no no .
Gary.
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ok cleaning
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June 29, 2007, 09:01:12 pm »
hi gazza we have been using that way of advertasing and i wiil recomend it to you but you have to keep your in at list a mont so you start getting any response and you defenetaly better of in the long term
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petski2
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June 29, 2007, 09:08:03 pm »
Hehe doesnt that always happen Gaz.
You think your mind has been made up then someone puts you back to square one lol
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geefree
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June 29, 2007, 09:13:03 pm »
Well,
Here we go then for the pros and cons... it may be worth an odd shot ... to test the water, but i do understand the long term thing.
Thanks.
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pjulk
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Re: Neswpaper Advertising.
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Reply #7 on:
June 29, 2007, 09:16:54 pm »
I tried newspapers about 15 years ago and got nothing from it.
But it may have changed in that time.
Parish mags work well
Paul
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mark dew
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June 30, 2007, 02:00:34 am »
It's another string in your bow and worth a punt for the experience alone gary. But my experience of newspaper advertising was a load of town work, scattered all over and turning up to quote, being told (after i had quoted £7)
"my last wc only charged £2." And not getting the job.
I'd rather pee stones now than pursue town work now.
1 mans meat is another mans murder though, so don't let it put you off.
You only need 1 good continuous job to pay for advert.
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zeusjazmin
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June 30, 2007, 08:05:28 am »
i placed an add in my local paper,never got 1 call
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vwm
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June 30, 2007, 08:30:53 am »
only time i placed ad in paper was when i started a new area and had a 1/2 page spead for a couple weeks (£300) and with leaflting the area to seemed too have worked well. £5500 per year of work within 2-3 mths. cant say if the paper worked or the leaflets but most customers like the idea that i was in paper and with posh van ect knew i wasnt a flyby night.
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JohnL
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June 30, 2007, 09:00:18 am »
LARGE
Ads . . . . . and that is the way it works!
If you are in a town you have to place an ad
big enough to be seen
. Most ads in papers are pretty small and can be missed by people looking for other services or just browsing around.
I have successfully advertised in my local rag with a banner headline of '' Are you looking for a window cleaner '' and any phone calls from those I always ask if they have a WCer already. If they say yes I advise them I dont quote against other WCers therefore bypassing the problem of time-wasting and quoting against low prices.
The advantage of this approach is if the caller is genuinely looking for a WCer you are more than half way there. I also find people cut out the Ad and phone some time later or even pass it on to others who they know are looking.
In the end I think it is down to location as to whether a paper Ad would work for you or not.
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West Somerset. On the edge of the Quantocks and looking at The Exmoor National Park.
Majestic
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Re: Neswpaper Advertising.
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Reply #12 on:
June 30, 2007, 07:05:00 pm »
I have a add in a local free colour mag that goes out to about 9k houses.
I get at least 1 call a week from it .
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