Advertising

[Chazz Unrau]

How's everyone doing?
Thought I would see who all uses sites like my builder, trust a trader, rated people etc? Are they beneficial to you?
And do you find that when you search for a tiler in your area all these sites get listed and push your own website down the listings.

 

[Andy Allen]

I don't rate them.....they say they vet the trades that go on there but in reality they just want your money......and it becomes over run with cowboy trades that you don't want to be associated with..
Much better with a decent Web site, or i find yell.com works well for me.

 

[Chazz Unrau]

I'm on my builder and find some of the jobs a waste of time and it is full of Cowboys I've got a really decent website and add on yell but can't seem to get far enough up Google.

 

[jobdone]

Have been on check a trade for about six years. Really can't complain brings in lots of work. More refers and recommendations now but gives us scope to be a bit choosie

 

[magga]

Saw something on watchdog about those sites, very dodgy business practices, so don't bother myself, just word of mouth and a (work in progress) website.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

I'm on my builder and find some of the jobs a waste of time and it is full of Cowboys I've got a really decent website and add on yell but can't seem to get far enough up Google.

have you tried scoop, it's a business indexing company, it bumps you up on the pages. It's about £50 a month on a 30 day rolling contract. My brother started using and and his website has moved to the first page, he seems to rate it from work gain point of veiw. I think Facebook community pages also do well for bringing work if your facebook page looks similar to your website.

 

[Andy Allen]

Can Someone google. ..tilers in Gloucester. ..and let me know what page my Web site is on.........it's just called andy-allen-tiling .

 

[J Sid]

Second one down on 'bing', sorry don't do google

 

[Andy Allen]

That's quite good then for a free Web site...... I did it myself and I'm a complete mong when it comes to putters and tinternet ...

 

[Old Mod]

Can Someone google. ..tilers in Gloucester. ..and let me know what page my Web site is on.........it's just called andy-allen-tiling .

Not that I should've bothered!!
However, as I'm not small minded and immature........

Second, after two sponsored adds!

 

[Old Mod]

Oow oow, would u like me to leave a review @Andy Allen?
Muahahaha!

 

[J Sid]

Oow oow, would u like me to leave a review @Andy Allen?
Muahahaha!

We could have a bit of fun this that idea

 

[Andy Allen]

Oow oow, would u like me to leave a review @Andy Allen?
Muahahaha!

Only if it's an honest review. ...
Like how I'm such a happy skilled tradesman ..

 

[J Sid]

Only if it's an honest review. ...
Like how I'm such a happy skilled tradesman ..

Then he woke up

 

[hmtiling]

Haven't advertised in 8 years and don't have a website. A bit different for me though as on an island with limited workforce where word of mouth is all that counts.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Only if it's an honest review. ...
Like how I'm such a happy skilled tradesman ..

and willing to drive long distance and lover of metro tiles....

 

[Italy]

I @Andy Allen could do an honest review, post written trend good morning

 

[Old Mod]

Haven't advertised in 8 years and don't have a website. A bit different for me though as on an island with limited workforce where word of mouth is all that counts.

Nothing replaces recommendations by clients, past or present, it will always be the best form of advertising.
It's only restricted by the number of people your clients come into contact with and to some extent their standing within your local community.
Hence the term, 'not what u know, it's who u know'.

You are in a unique position tho Harry because, as u say, there's a limited workforce on the island.
So they're lumbered with who they've got on the island! Hahaha
(Obviously only to some extent, cos labour can be brought in)

Trouble is in larger populated areas, if u haven't been lucky enough over the years to meet those 'useful contacts' you probably will still have to advertise.
Right place, right time syndrome.

I don't have a website perse, but I have elaborate photo album that only potential clients can access, but that's only if I supply a link.

.....and the last time I actually advertised was 1987!

 

[Andy Allen]

Can't beat word of mouth
This is a text sent to me last week from a resent job..

This customer works for a local firm that employs hundreds of people. ..so hopefully some more potential customers to come off the back of this job.
Like the saying goes. ..your only as good as your last job..

 

[Italy]

one time advertising has been made to pay less tax.
But no phone number,
otherwise too much work

 

[hmtiling]

Nothing replaces recommendations by clients, past or present, it will always be the best form of advertising.
It's only restricted by the number of people your clients come into contact with and to some extent their standing within your local community.
Hence the term, 'not what u know, it's who u know'.

You are in a unique position tho Harry because, as u say, there's a limited workforce on the island.
So they're lumbered with who they've got on the island! Hahaha
(Obviously only to some extent, cos labour can be brought in)

Trouble is in larger populated areas, if u haven't been lucky enough over the years to meet those 'useful contacts' you probably will still have to advertise.
Right place, right time syndrome.

I don't have a website perse, but I have elaborate photo album that only potential clients can access, but that's only if I supply a link.

.....and the last time I actually advertised was 1987!

I've only been in the island 10 years. before that I worked for a tiling firm in the north west so only ever had to look for work the first 2 years of being here before they'd trust a northerner to do their work!
I'm still in touch with a few guys up there but the prices they're getting are incomparable to what I get here.
It's definitely who you know wherever you are as long as you know what you're doing.

 

[MTiler]

I have heard of tradesmen being forced by customers to do extra work for free or they wont give them a good review on those trading sites.

 

[macten]

Until very recently I've never advertised - recommends from Tile shops and traders I've worked with has been enough to keep me in enough work to pay my bills and go on holiday but it was always feast or famine and there would be periods where I had nothing on.
I can't recommend social media enough - in our village a local mum set up a mums group for the community running alongside a freecycling site. My other half set up a selling site that runs alongside them and they just grew. What was noticed is that a lot of the posts were for recommendations for good local tradesmen. Not missing a trick this local women then set up a website linked to the FB group advertising local businesses and reviews from customers. Each business pays an annual fee (Gold, silver and bronze packages) and she has now been able to quit her job and live very well off the revenue this generates. I post my jobs on my FB tiling page and this automatically gets shared with the community's social page and my posts get 1500 + views - all local people! I am now in a position where I always have work and what's better it's all local. If a job is more than 15 mins away I say I'm too busy unless it's a job I really want.

 

[Italy]

Until very recently I've never advertised - recommends from Tile shops and traders I've worked with has been enough to keep me in enough work to pay my bills and go on holiday but it was always feast or famine and there would be periods where I had nothing on.
I can't recommend social media enough - in our village a local mum set up a mums group for the community running alongside a freecycling site. My other half set up a selling site that runs alongside them and they just grew. What was noticed is that a lot of the posts were for recommendations for good local tradesmen. Not missing a trick this local women then set up a website linked to the FB group advertising local businesses and reviews from customers. Each business pays an annual fee (Gold, silver and bronze packages) and she has now been able to quit her job and live very well off the revenue this generates. I post my jobs on my FB tiling page and this automatically gets shared with the community's social page and my posts get 1500 + views - all local people! I am now in a position where I always have work and what's better it's all local. If a job is more than 15 mins away I say I'm too busy unless it's a job I really want.

you're a legend, I have not understood everything, but enough
I have put like your facebook page is 1501 views !!! ahahah

 

[Andy Allen]

I have heard of tradesmen being forced by customers to do extra work for free or they wont give them a good review on those trading sites.

That's bad !!! Should be a law against that kind do of thing.