have i waisted my money advertising in local paper

[kevemo]

just wonderd wot you all thought of advertising in your local paper for work have put an advert in mine and not had a single call in a week wondering if i have waisted my money and going down the wrong route to get work

 

[crazysteve123]

I advertised in two papers one brought me work the other didnt also had a few jobs from ebay and gumtree advertising works differently in certain areas

 

[kilty55]

you had jobs of ebay??? how does this work?

 

[crazysteve123]

Kilty you can place a advert on ebay it only costs about 30 pence for a month

 

[kilty55]

i see and have you had jobs from this mate?

 

[crazysteve123]

Only a couple mate but am not complaining give it a try

 

[kevemo]

was gonna do a leaflet drop but a bit unsure as i normally just chuck em in the bin an had a few people say leaflet means gypo

 

[brian c]

nothing ventured ,nothing gained,so get out and pound the streets,you might be surprised m8.Local paper advertising hasnt really been that sccessful for me either and i dont advertise in them now.

 

[kilty55]

hi kevemo,have you tried contacting plumbers/bathroom fitters/plumbers in your area? this is free to do i done it about a month ago called 20 of each ,,not every response was what i wanted to hear but out the 60 i called ive had 3 jobs of one guy and 3 more said they would keep me in mind if too busy,,its worth a go mate every job you get on could lead to another.

 

[cct]

Times are hard at the minute mate give the local rag a chance ,most of my work comes from recomends but i still advertise in the local paper (it's only a tenner)still get the odd job now and then, also leaflet drops are worth doing i got the kids to hit an estate near me with biz cards and got a couple of jobs .goodluck