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once again time to renew. but is it worth it now, ? still think so get most ov my work still from it, but al be it less. they manged to get me to pay for yell .com. an showed me :: reults ov hundreds ov views.that people lookin at my ads? but had 2 people say they seen me on it an got my nos from it. is it all bulls;;; t. an does any one owt ther think yell .com. worth it? 😯
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He came round yesterday to renew add
Last year I spent nearley £3000 on the adds
This year I told him I was not going to spend more than £1000
He gave me the same adds but in B&W not colour for under £1000 😀
I put myself back in yell.com in August after a break of a year because of my new website to attract new business. The stats I have for myself for August are
Cost £58.00 pm
Total jobs from yell.com = 4
total income from Yell.com £140.00
Hits on my website from yell.com for Aug 35
Time will tell if it’s worth it long termToni
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adv wrote:they manged to get me to pay for yell .com. an showed me :: reults ov hundreds ov views.that people lookin at my ads?
Clever barstewards that they are flogging these Yell.com statistics though most of which is total ‘ page views’ ballcocks! 🙁
They play with figures on their laptop prior to knocking on your door by the way……….and if you get a chance to spy on the paperwork your rep carries you will spot the ‘potential sales opportunity’ of your account. And in most cases it is classified by their managers as GOLDEN, meaning they must put on the big sell to grab your money…..” sign here, here, here and here please….thankyou…have a nice day!”
Yell pages and Yell .com are in the deep doo doo and desperate to flog advertising space no matter to who or how they do it. Advertise with them by all means but don’t be hoodwinked by flashy sales tosh that means bu$$er all for you ATEOTD.Re: yellow pages
mmmm time to haggle lol. every job a go to new customers u see the yellow pages sitting ther open,havent got web site, are they worth doin? guys :rolls:
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I think it depends where you live. Not worth it for me stuck on the end of a peninsula surrounded by only 20,000 potential customers within 10 miles. But if you live in a big city or cover half a county then it might be worth it.
Mike.Re: yellow pages
This is the way I look at it. From a consumers point of view, even a “silver surfer”
I’m in the plus 55 age bracket, I never use the telephone book, nor do I use yellow pages. I Google everything. Like many I have wireless B/Band and apart from accessibility in the office, the home machine is on-line all day. A few years ago we all had 1 phone and that would have been on the hall table with the books underneath, now we all enjoy cordless handsets, and consequently the books could be anywhere, (in my case so could the phone). So much easier to press a button, and see instant up to date information on the screen.
Therefore I have no need for books or directories which end up at the back of the cupboard or wherever. So being a typical consumer, despite a lack of youth, my first port of call is the web. If I’m doing it that way, you can be sure so does most of a younger generation.
Now looking at it from the business point of view:-
I used to spend £6k p.a. on Yellow pages, now reduced to less than £200 p.a. The Y.P. salesmen cannot deny they are finding life difficult. Even Yell.com is a no brainer.
When the Y.P. rep met me 2 years ago he told me I was mad. I keep everything on spread sheets, and I can confirm there is no drop at all in chargeable work. My warranty work and insurance work has increased, and so has the chargeable pro-rata. I was prepared to take a drop as I never thought I was pulling in enough traffic from Y.P. to cover the outlay, and I’ve proved it.
WASTE OF MONEY.
Alex
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I came out of Yell and Yell.com 3 years ago, used to spend about £4k a year, same as Alex I invested a lot less money in my IT and website and found I havent lost any chargeable calls but gained more from my website and through out of warranty recomendations from manufacturers, I will never advertise with them again or other directories complete waste of money.
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Some of the web sites are very comprehensive, others more basic.
There is a link at the bottom of peoples posts if they do have one. 😉
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I also have a great web developer in house who can build any kind of site from basic to e shop with gateways, hosting, SEO and whatever else you may require !
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adv wrote:can u give me more info, and a price for one ta? 😆
Web site info I presume? Did you not see Steven’s earlier post adv? I would take up his offer if I were you, give him a bell and start from there. 😀
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Use this web address below and click on tab for web design.
Send your details and he will reply.
Steven
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