My Workman

[Gazzer]

A while back I tried My Workman, I paid a small fee but never got a job although I did contact the advertisers. I personally think that a lot of these ads are made up to create interest.
Anyway its been a while and I still get messages about jobs within my location but never contact them as i would need to pay My Workman another fee.
One particular job was very local to me ( they give the post code but not address) so while passing I took a drive past where the job was meant to be...sure enough it looked like a house matching that post code according to Google maps had a skip on the drive.
I parked at the end of the road and walked up the road with a handful of flyers I had printed years ago. I posted them through letterboxes 5 houses either side and the house in question.
Before I got home my phone rang and I measured the job and got it there and then . The client said how spooky it was as they were after a tiler and my flyer landed on the mat .

So it can work ....cheers for the postcode My Workman. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Ian]

Good work! I like that!

 

[Gazzer]

Good work! I like that!

Well when work is getting a bit thin on the ground I use my time to do what I must.

 

[Ian]

Well when work is getting a bit thin on the ground I use my time to do what I must.

Too right Neale, far too many tradesmen complaining that they've got no work and when you ask them what they're doing about it they answer, 'just waiting for the phone to ring'. How's about get off your lazy *** and do this exact thing, delivering a few hundred leaflets or business cards only takes half a day.

 

[Gazzer]

I have to say I have delivered a few thousand flyers without any reponse but I would rather do something than sit around all day.

The beauty of this My Workman loop hole is you dont have to do too many flyers, may be good to do the whole road though

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Really pleased that worked for you Neal after that company sort of took you money under false -pretences ........

 

[Ian]

Very clever indeed. Take note people.

 

[Marksmithtiling]

Sneaky......Like it

 

[Gazzer]

Really pleased that worked for you Neal after that company sort of took you money under false -pretences ........

Dave I cant prove my thoughts on this, maybe I am just too suspicious ???

 

[Gazzer]

Just a note. It doesnt cost to sign up and get notified of jobs in your chosen area. But if you want details or contact that person you have to pay.
When the notifications come through it will say where about but give the postcode....thats when you google the postcode or put into satnav and do teh flyers....cost ? Zilch .
What you got to lose ?

 

[Dan]

Heard a couple do this. I think the mybuilder site has post codes showing too. Not sure, might be another one of them.

 

[Peter]

Nice little loophole. Be interesting to see if it has much N. Ireland useage as I've not seen it advertised locally.

 

[peteablard]

I can see a lot of tilers signing up for that, got to be worth a try....

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Same with rated people. You get the postcode on the initial leads (before you have to pay anything), I've done the same thing, hitting the whole street with my flyers but i haven't manage to nick any jobs yet..

Im registered to a few of these websites & i use them all in different ways..