do any of you fellas bother advertising in it. i did a while back got & just got time wasters flirting with the idea of having some plastering done in there house. all my jobs are word of mouth or for builders who i know. i was once told only serious customers use the yella pages but theres millions of spreads in mine.
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i think at the last count there were 4/5 pages of plasterers in our yellow pages. the best 3 forms of advertising are goodwork, sign writing on the van and website i think. when i get the van done i'm going to get a couple of boards made up aswell to leave at jobs for a few days. a brickie doing a garden wall up the road from me has got 5/6 jobs on our estate by leaving a board.
Im thinking of getting a board done myself cos most neighbours to the house ur working on will be in work themselves and never get to see you come and go, so I think as long as your customer doesn't mind havin the board at the end of their drive I think it's a good idea. I got one priced up last year and the fella wanted £150 which is a bit steep IMOsteve cov said:
PhilPlaster
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Is that how much they cost!!!!
Nisus
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I've never had any of my vans sign written,
but I priced up today some magnetic signs for a transit £140
a lad I know had some & they looked really good quality not like the ones for £2 from the cheapo shop. ;D
That amount for a board is a joke though it's easy enough to do one yourself bit of ply & paint & some sticky letters & a blue peter badge :
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My Mate bought a lexus for £900 taxed & mot'd off eBay got it all sign written up the same as his van & parks it in expensive areas,
he just leaves it there a day or so. Then moves it somewhere else, he says he's had loads of big jobs from it 8)
but I priced up today some magnetic signs for a transit £140
a lad I know had some & they looked really good quality not like the ones for £2 from the cheapo shop. ;D
That amount for a board is a joke though it's easy enough to do one yourself bit of ply & paint & some sticky letters & a blue peter badge :
;DMy Mate bought a lexus for £900 taxed & mot'd off eBay got it all sign written up the same as his van & parks it in expensive areas,
he just leaves it there a day or so. Then moves it somewhere else, he says he's had loads of big jobs from it 8)
PhilPlaster
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I think the boards a good idea but surely if your vans sign written thats enough when your workin on a job or do you guys leave it there over night?
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Bruce Willis said:
Yeah, taking the job home is too much, it would never fit my van.
PhilPlaster
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What about getting a couple bits of ply from a job, paint and seal them, then take them to the sign writter. if he can do your van he can do your board. get it priced to sign it up then go somewher else and and get them to price it. The guy that did my van said he'd do me sign 2ft x 3ft on that plastic box sheeting 6mm thick for £40. I,m going to get this done then stick the signed board on to a nice bit 15mm ply.
just been to see the sign writing bloke, hes doing my van for 80quid. nothing poncy, just name number and what i do. the boards are good because alot of people are out in the day at work so won't know you've been in their area. if they see the boards and see the person coming in or out of their house, or know them, then they are bound to ask what you were like
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