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Putting up business signs on fences, lamposts, trees etc........
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 552451" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>Just to add further...</p><p></p><p>If you are looking for domestic work..</p><p>From my perspective the normal first choice is asking friends / family for recommendations...</p><p>Then joint second/third choices tend to be Google type searches and/or asking on local social media.</p><p></p><p>As a rough non-scientific sample of my four most recent new jobs on the pending file..</p><p> </p><p>This morning have been to see a potential new customer about a shed supply..</p><p>He said he got my name from a Google search.. which brought up a map with pins in where local electricians are.. He contacted me as I was the nearest.. {I think the google map relates to info off Yell.Com?} </p><p></p><p>Yesterday I got e-mail acceptance for two other new customer jobs..</p><p>One was from an initial enquiry generated from Nextdoor. </p><p></p><p>The other was from a word-of-mouth recommendation as the customers parents are related to my wife via my father-in-laws side of the family. (people do still ask round their family for contacts)</p><p></p><p>Monday had acceptance of a quote from a previous customer who I have done numerous jobs for since 2016.</p><p></p><p>So from four jobs:</p><p>2x from internet source.</p><p>1x from word of mouth.</p><p>1x previous customer.. (but he originally found me via local social media sites)</p><p></p><p>Which confirms my gut feeling that 75% to 85% of my new work comes from internet related searches/enquires..</p><p></p><p>I would be investing time and money into improved internet presence over roadside adverts..</p><p></p><p>Or if you have any children at local schools they often have printed programs for summer/Christmas fares. and/or have a school calendar where local businesses can advertise to raise funds for the PTA.. Which can get your name know amongst other local parents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 552451, member: 250"] Just to add further... If you are looking for domestic work.. From my perspective the normal first choice is asking friends / family for recommendations... Then joint second/third choices tend to be Google type searches and/or asking on local social media. As a rough non-scientific sample of my four most recent new jobs on the pending file.. This morning have been to see a potential new customer about a shed supply.. He said he got my name from a Google search.. which brought up a map with pins in where local electricians are.. He contacted me as I was the nearest.. {I think the google map relates to info off Yell.Com?} Yesterday I got e-mail acceptance for two other new customer jobs.. One was from an initial enquiry generated from Nextdoor. The other was from a word-of-mouth recommendation as the customers parents are related to my wife via my father-in-laws side of the family. (people do still ask round their family for contacts) Monday had acceptance of a quote from a previous customer who I have done numerous jobs for since 2016. So from four jobs: 2x from internet source. 1x from word of mouth. 1x previous customer.. (but he originally found me via local social media sites) Which confirms my gut feeling that 75% to 85% of my new work comes from internet related searches/enquires.. I would be investing time and money into improved internet presence over roadside adverts.. Or if you have any children at local schools they often have printed programs for summer/Christmas fares. and/or have a school calendar where local businesses can advertise to raise funds for the PTA.. Which can get your name know amongst other local parents. [/QUOTE]
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