advertising ideas

[adrianfs1]

hi guys,
just wondered if anyone had any good cheap methods of advertising for work,tried local papers but these seem to be so expensive

 

[justlead1]

Hi. Knocking on doors, introducing yourself and service. Armed with business cards etc. Good Luck

 

[WHPES]

Parish magazines - cheap and plenty of people read them.

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

I'm a fan of door to door leaflets, when you've got a day where jobs are scarse get some printed and post them

 

[TradePlumbing]

Aye, handing/sending out flyers is usually the most effective way of getting the word out to large groups of people. Once you've done a few jobs, personal recommendation will do the hard work for you ^^

You could also try the old standby of a business card left in the window of local corner shops/off licenses.

Depends how large your business is and how much you've got set aside for promotions really

Oh and I'm sure you already knew this but avoid directories such as the Yellow Pages like the plague. You want your clients to only see your ad, not two dozen competing ads which they could then ring around for the best deal, which might not turn out to be yours!

 

[plumbitearth]

leaflets in local shop windows are a great way to get known locally, and if you have a local paper they may be willing to let you put a few in to get delivered (possibly for a small fee but saves you a few miles walking).

 

[willing2learn]

I've got a few jobs from dropping off leaflets lately.

 

[justlead1]

Hi. If you go on the knocker, take the trouble to have your name and service printed on paper that the back peels off and can be stuck to almost anything. Suggest to home owner that this is to stuck to the inside of the sink unit door or airing cupboard etc. Your numbers there for life. Good Luck

 

[wnjswozo]

we use a few parish mags ,brill

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

I was in the queue at post office yesterday and to advertise there for a month it was £1! a week was 30p!

I'm going to check my marketing funds and see

I lose more than that amount down the back of my sofa!