Welcome aboard seelah!

Yes, a lot of nonsense is sometimes posted but listen and read in-between and you will be educated on this site.

Yellow pages seem to work better in some areas than others. Large cities seem to have so many telemarketers that you only have to go home and a carpet cleaner will call you. But the biggest problem that I see from my position is when the expensive yellow pages kicks in for you many carpet cleaners have very little idea how to impress or sell on the phone. Eventually losing the sale especially if you have an answering machine. Potential customers will keep calling in yellow pages until they get a real live person.

I also hear that a lot of price shopping goes on with yellow pages. If you don't have a good sales pitch the lowest price gets the work.

seelah wrote: I joined this forum to get info and learn about the business.  So far, all I've seen are a lot of egos knocking around.  Is there anyone who takes all of this seriously?  I've spent enough money on my business and would like to hear about business things without all of the bull in between.  My question is:   Is advertising in the yellow pages worth the expense?

I'll drop a hint but you better read between the lines...info should not be given out on a silver platter you got to work for it...

after that slam you just posted I think you'll fit in just fine....

Were on Seelah's post Steamer did you see that this person is a women.

My question is Seelah, if you have spent a lot of money on your business does this include any advertising. What have you done so far and what method of equipment do you use for carpet cleaning.

Welcome aboard   Give us a chance we might grow on you.

You been sniffing around again Steamer.

Not all women are going to hit on you   or maybe you know something I don't.

Please tell us Steamer, show us your wisdom 

let me answer the question while I'm here.... YES but you have to have the right placement...  I've said this in another post.... color and page placement have a lot to do with making your money out of the yellow pages....

I hope you can read between the lines....cuz I ain't going to spell it out for you

That was a good post you did on the yellow pages Steamer, find it for seelah and put it here.

You know it would take all night for seelah to find it.  Now there's a challenge good luck  

Steamer

What happens if seelah comes to clean your rugs and this person is a woman? Better get your uniform and cologne ready. The shoe is on the other foot. Remember what happened when Jannette LaRue met nightrider...they buried him.

Buy da Lard Tunderin' ewe lissen ta ruserious meye sun(er dawter), an de jems u'll pik up .......

How ya doin' Todd?

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.

                                nightrider

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.