advertising

[stevetheplumber]

has anyone got any forms of advertising that works?

 

[Rickster123]

Local monthly magazines that get delivered to the door always worked quite well but the very best earner for me was the local church magazine. Never did any good from local papers and from 5000 leaflets I had 4 calls.

 

[Millsy 82]

My last lot of leaflets I got about 10-15 jobs off (5000) a lot were services but I got 5 boiler changes from them so it more than paid for itself. I did a smaller drop in May and off that I got about 7-8 little jobs and hardly paid for them self but it got my name about a bit. I still get calls from both lots of flyers so they are still working. I've tried larger local papers they seem sh1te and expensive, the free advertisers are pretty good and fairly cheap £40 for 4 months doesn't bring in huge amounts but brings in the odd job and pays for it self in 1 job.

 

[mutley racers]

My last lot of leaflets I got about 10-15 jobs off (5000) a lot were services but I got 5 boiler changes from them so it more than paid for itself. I did a smaller drop in May and off that I got about 7-8 little jobs and hardly paid for them self but it got my name about a bit. I still get calls from both lots of flyers so they are still working. I've tried larger local papers they seem sh1te and expensive, the free advertisers are pretty good and fairly cheap £40 for 4 months doesn't bring in huge amounts but brings in the odd job and pays for it self in 1 job.

How long did it take you to deliver the cards? And, what company did you purchase them from

 

[Millsy 82]

I got them from a lad my girlfriend knows £110.00 for 5000, I had them delivered in 5 days £70 per 1000 from another lad. The reasoning behind that is if I go around and deliver them and people see me doing that then they automatically think well he can't be that good as he is delivering leaflets. I did on the 1st lot of leaflets and I got 1 job off of it! So 2 days of walking around for £60!

 

[Chalked]

We have a local delivered mag called on your doorstep. Just full of trades etc.

i had to pull out, as I got way too much work from it!

 

[clarky101]

Ask the local newsagent how much to put the leaflets in the papers they deliver.....

 

[rocketmanbkk]

I've never advertised.

I did a couple of free web things years ago but can't remember what.

Never leafleted, local papers.

 

[AlexGas]

How long did it take you to deliver the cards?

You should be able to do 1000 doors in 4 hours ish. But it depends on how fast you walk and the size of front gardens.

 

[plumben]

The thing about leaflets is most people go more through the door and straight in the bin they go,