I have 2 sponsored listings,
i also have 3 web link listings.
In total around the £5,700 mark..........
Actually what happens if you buy the 1st sponsored listing, you stay top for 12 months & will then be offered the slot the following year.
If you have a web link or priority advert, it rotates with other people who have the same advert as you........ meaning you could be 4th, but the next person who looks - you would be 3rd, then 2nd and so on.
This is a big year for me, spending that much on yell.com, but you surely have a better chance if you bullet points are good, as they say "you have to be in it, to win it".
I believe i only need a couple of decent commercial jobs & i will be happy, as long as they are monthly........ i would be happy picking up 2 jobs at £250 each, which would bring me in ££6,000 per year if i retained them.
I have had quite afew calls regarding residential, if they are small i pass them on, as its the commercial sector i am aiming at.
I am glad i have taken the gamble, i couldnt afford to do it, but cannot afford not to do it........ I want to be at the top & believe my chances of being contacted to quote have increased........ They have been live for 4 weeks & i have have now quoted for 3 commercials, i will be happy with 1 of them saying i have the contract.
Speculate to accumulate is the way i promote my business.
I MUST ALSO POINT OUT lastyear with one of my adverts i picked up afew £50 commercials monthly, £130 monthly, £750 per quarter & 1 job that was a one off that i was paid £7,000 for, took less than 2 weeks to do between 3 of us, although we put serious hours in.
If you need anymore advice before deciding, give me a call 07788 503775.
