Where do you advertise?

[Paul - PDS]

Just a nosey thread to see where we all get our work from!

I personally just rely on the website although it's not brilliant so looking for more ideas..

fire away!

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

Check-a-trade and community magazines

 

[wetdrip]

I got Charlie Dimmock to wear one of my plumbing t-shirts.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Website,Van, Edinburgh evening news, community magazines... think that's about it.... possibly facebook

 

[Ermintrude]

Local rag and 10,000 flyers a quarter

 

[tonto33]

Gumtree, website, local parish mags (old folks read them), facebook, netmums and few other forums

 

[gasmanrob]

Got my name on a t shirt, but that's about it keep meaning to hit it hard but I'm fairly busy so fear advertising might drown me

 

[helpsy]

Yell.com , local shop and my website. If I fancy a walk I put out my postcards.

 

[helpsy]

Simon Helps - reliable and friendly plumber serving Bath and North West Wiltshire

 

[Ermintrude]

Yell? Honestly?

 

[helpsy]

Yep. I've done alright out of it.

 

[Paul - PDS]

Netmums haha!

 

[TBServices]

Yell? Honestly?

Yell costs me about £150 a year. I make my money back in the first week generally. Just finished a £2300 job that came from an extra yell listing I placed in a nice village that cost £130.

 

[gasmanrob]

Yell costs me about £150 a year. I make my money back in the first week generally. Just finished a £2300 job that came from an extra yell listing I placed in a nice village that cost £130.

Friend of mine tried yell was given all the patter plumbers are the most searched item on yell, you'll get at least 1 call a day etc 3k later 2 months down the line not so much as a prank call!

 

[TBServices]

Must depend on where you are. It's the only form of advertising I do, and it really has worked.

I live in an area which is cheap to advertise in, but has a decent reach. I decided to add listings in 2 other cheap areas this year (low population but wealthy) and I've had lucrative jobs from both now.

If I was to advertise in Leeds I think it would cost about £8/900 for a medium weight listing, but there's too much competition there.