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tysfoot · 22-02-2008

First week in the local rag, nice big add. really need the work as ive gone really quiet and guess what. they printed my number wrong.

No phone calls this week, got a free week but its no the point. Really peed off.

Im on my period now

tiler tom · 22-02-2008

Similar happend to me only they placed it on a day no one bothers with. Like you say a free Ad the following week just doesn't cut it as far as needing the work is concerned.

LM Ceramics · 22-02-2008

tried putting an advert in our local paper it cost me summt like £90 for a week a complete waste of time only got 1 call from a time waster ill never do it again

tysfoot · 22-02-2008

it only cost me £19 that was for 5 lines. gonna reduce it to 4 lines next week and the work tel: went into the fifth which cost me an extra 4 quid

**Raja** · 22-02-2008

been there done it with local rags in sheffield and rotherham on and off there are jus full of horse manure.Never got any work from them except odd quote every now and then which probably every one else gave a wide birth.get ur sen on manchester gumtree mate i had a few unexpected jobs from the sheffield one and best of all its free good luck

**Fekin** · 22-02-2008

Never done the papers.

Never really heard many people ever having much work from them.

tysfoot · 22-02-2008

what is the best advertising then. im in yellow pages i yell.com free listing. soon to be in the rag after this week. Cant really be arsed with flyers... got a load of business cards

**CLAYS TILES** · 22-02-2008

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Originally Posted by tysfoot

what is the best advertising then. im in yellow pages i yell.com free listing. soon to be in the rag after this week. Cant really be arsed with flyers... got a load of business cards

i've just had my vivaro signed up!
hopefully that too will get some phones ringing....... i'll post pics tomorrow!
too dark when i came back with it tonight!

tiler tom · 22-02-2008

Been advertising in the local paper and towns paper alternating and doubling up over the last 4 weeks. Must have cost over £110. Got 5 quotes in that time and one job.
The problem I have is that if you don't try you don't get, but it is soul destroying.

**Fekin** · 22-02-2008

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Originally Posted by tysfoot

what is the best advertising then. im in yellow pages i yell.com free listing. soon to be in the rag after this week. Cant really be arsed with flyers... got a load of business cards

Not being funny here, but "Cant really be arsed with flyers" attitude isn't really the attitude you need if you really need to drum up business, surely anything that gets you work in should be explored.

**guy1976** · 23-02-2008

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Originally Posted by Fekin

Not being funny here, but "Cant really be arsed with flyers" attitude isn't really the attitude you need if you really need to drum up business, surely anything that gets you work in should be explored.

when i first started i did both posting flyers £130 for 2000 full colour double sided gloss leaflets and a ad in local paper £65 a week i got lots more jobs from flyers than paper.and your not up against other tilers i got around 90%of the jobs i estimated.even now when i know i have a quiet spot coming i put my ipod on and pound the streets posting leaflets

**grumpygrouter** · 23-02-2008

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Originally Posted by tysfoot

First week in the local rag, nice big add. really need the work as ive gone really quiet and guess what. they printed my number wrong.

No phone calls this week, got a free week but its no the point. Really peed off.

Im on my period now

Tysfoot, did they not send you a "proof" prior to going to press? They should have done! If they did and you approved a wrong number they aren't really to blame.

As for Flyers, I go out and drop business cards through letterboxes - you are a postie, you could have done it on your rounds! -I have had business from every drop that I have done.

Grumpy