A.Lee wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:


You are far too cheap mate. Put your prices up.

I could if I had any work, but it has been dead since Christmas.
Things are picking up for this week, as I put an ad in the local paper
last week, and have got a few contacts through that - 1 looks
promising, a property developer who I met this afternoon at one of
his houses, a decent chap who was doing good quality work.

An ad in the local rag isn't going to crack it mate. I'm always busy
because I never stop marketing.

It's what the advertising agencys call 'a multi channel marketing strategy'.

IOW I get work from two local free magazines (fairly cheap to advertise in),
a couple of parish magazines (very cheap), my heavily signwritten van,
fridge magnet business cards, the logo'ed overalls, the web site, mailshots,
cards left with suppliers, previous customers, reccommendations, letting
agents, offices on the industrial estate (from mail shots), people who work
at B&Q & Wickes who I've given cards to, estate agents who pass on my
details, all sorts.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257