Desperately seeking advice on advertising
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Topic: Desperately seeking advice on advertising
Posted By: Keith33
Subject: Desperately seeking advice on advertising
Date Posted: 26/January/2008 at 12:22am
 Hello my name is Keith,I am new to this forum.About a year ago I started my own carpet cleaning bussiness.I am finding out the hard way how expensive advertising is.I placed an ad in the yellow pages and very poor results.Really just turned into a money pit.What are the best ways to get consistant work?Does internet services such Leads.com or servicemagic really work?Or how about direct mailers such as valpak?I'm really scared to just throw away any more money.If anyone can give input on things they done when they were started out,it would be greatly appreciated.The actual carpet cleaning is second nature to me,finding jobs on a consistant basis is a whole other ball game.Thank you and God bless
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Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 26/January/2008 at 12:24am
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I knocked on business doors for two years and followed up ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 26/January/2008 at 8:24am
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There is no way to explain it. All I can tell you advertising hurts. Nothing really works now a days. I do a lot of direct mail, doesn't seem bad, but it's not the greatest. I'm going to try Can Pages this year...but I doubt it will make much difference.
You got to bleed money until you get enough good custys to help you make a living on just referrals and repeats ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 26/January/2008 at 6:27pm
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Keith33...........you are NOT asking a fair question for todays market and consumer. If I were to ask Mr. Sears or Mr. Robuck how they got started, they would tell me selling socks door to door and having a watch repair shop, then when mixing the two they became Sears Robuck...........sounds easy enough but it can not be done in todays market and consumers buying habits .
Carpet cleaning is a dog eat dog kind of business..............it just boils down to how hungry you are , and what you're willing to do to fill your stomach.
I would start with a marketing course, and get educated............the rest will follow.
Nightrider
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Posted By: mfeeney13
Date Posted: 28/January/2008 at 5:33pm
| Hey Keith! I've been running my own carpet cleaning business for almost 4 years and I have tried a lot of things that didn't work. Val-pak barely broke even each month, and I did it for about a year! The first phone book I did was great but that has fallen off drastically over the last year. I find the most consistent means for your money is internet ads. Also look into google and other search engines to get at the top of the lists when people search. It costs me about $10 per month and I'm at the top. It's based on key words. I also do Yahoo yellow pages and superpages.com. Also try local flyers and other local newspapers that get sent out once a month. They are great for the money. Phone books are WAY too expensive for what you get back. I hope that helps. |
Posted By: Keith33
Date Posted: 28/January/2008 at 5:59pm
| I appreciate the advice my friend,thank you. |
Posted By: DeepScrub
Date Posted: 03/March/2008 at 12:04pm
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pound the pavment,sneak into apartment complex's and put your stuff everywhere!! pound the pavement!! ------------- "DO YOUR BEST" |
Posted By: FuzzSucker
Date Posted: 03/March/2008 at 11:03pm
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