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Ivor Bates
Jeez this is a depressing thread, I'm just curios as to how you guys generally get your work, is it by advertising in the local paper? Websites? Rated this or that type websites? What do you do to promote your businesses? I personally have never believed that work generated solely by word of mouth will ever earn you enough income to cover the monthly mortgage, even British Gas advertises. Most of my installation work is for electric boilers nowadays, last year I fitted around 30 Thermaflows compared to around 10 gas boilers, I've taken 2 electricians on who do all the wiring. There must be 1000s of Powermax boilers and other boilers with concealed flues up and down the country all waiting to be ripped out or at least have inspection hatches fitted. There must be blocks of apartments with these boilers in the hallway cupboard all waiting to be upgraded by the end of the year. So why not go out and leaflet some of them? Don't get me wrong I'm not tryying to tell people how to suck eggs as you have to do what you see is right for yourselves, but rather than sitting back and waiting for the phone to ring do something positive to make it ring. If I'm quiet I will be doing something business related that is going to generate work....