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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote rotovac Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21/May/2004 at 9:27am
there is a wo- man in new york and she lays carpet for a living  and check her name out it s carpet kitten.

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I heard Mr. Steamer is AC/DC  maybe he needs a few good men????Guitar
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Seelah, Carpetologist is 100% right. Do yourself a favor and stop advertising in the newspaper cause it don't work. Unless you can afford to keep throwing it out the window and hope that it does in a couple of years.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rick/Magic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18/February/2005 at 10:27am
I used the yellow pages once...for a year...and I didn't get too good of a responce...I found it much more profitible to use coupon mail outs like advo or some of the local ad mail outs...most of the time some of big franchise outfits will have the bigger ads in the yellow pages and will get much more responce than the smaller ads that people like us have...I'd look for some of these mailing companies that will let you do as few as 10-20 thousand in targeted areas and give them a try...and don't be afraid to ask any regular customers for referals...word of mouth is still the cheapest and the best...JMHO
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rick/Magic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18/February/2005 at 10:35am
BTW, someone mentioned "answering machine"...who uses them anymore?...I work alone, so I don't have an "office staff"...just a cell phone and call fowarding...I just foward my business line to my cell phone and no matter where I am, my clients ALWAYS talk to me in person...much easier to book jobs that way
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Buy da Lard Tunderin' ewe lissen ta ruserious meye sun(er dawter), an de jems u'll pik up .......

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Adwa Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18/February/2005 at 2:09pm
Willy, Todd's post was from last year. Rick is searching in the archives. Todd was in the store today and when I see him again I will tell him you said hello.
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I usedthe Yellow Pages, 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 ad cost me $ 330.00 in English per month and another $ 330.00 in French,per month  in Quebec it's a law to advertise in French, even if you have no French customers. The money that was comming in paid the Y.P, Winter months, came from my pocket. With all that said, I still would try it again somewhere else.

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Yellow pages doesn't work here either. I spent about 4,000 last year and got 1 hit ( of which was already a current customer but she was looking for our number) The only time it works is in disaster restoration. Newspaper doesn't work here either. you need to focus on your current client lists and pound the pavement. waste no money on ads and spend your advertising dollars handing out flyers and business cards.

 

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Well, I am not experienced in CC but am just getting started.  I do own a Maid Service biz and YP is HUGE for us.

I wonder if YP is only good if you spend enough to be a major player (big bucks considering top dog in my market is 2 page full colour)... but what do you all think... if you are in the first 5 pages (maybe 1/2 page full colour) does it drive business?
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