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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:07 pm
by DNgroundworks
Which if any do you lads use, of the printed variety, yellow pages, thompson local, bt phonebook? Do people still use them?
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:44 pm
by ringi
I use both yellow pages and thompson local, as adverts have a cost per year, it is more likely a company will still be alive, then if I search the web. (websites are too cheap and easy to create)
However most of the time I just use google to find the phone number when I know the name.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:05 pm
by Carberry
I use mine to start bonfires
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:24 pm
by local patios and driveway
Waste of money, spend your 4-500 on a website (£200), some search optimisation (£200) then spend the other £100 on adwords.
You,ll get more work in a month that way than you would in a year with any directory
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:27 pm
by DNgroundworks
i couldnt get a website built for less the £800.00 LPAD! Not one that was any good...
Were do i go for search optimisation and adwords, some pointers in the right direction would be great, im expecting my site live in the next few hours 
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:02 pm
by local patios and driveway
My websites cost 250 including the logo design process, i own the sites so they cant be taken from the company as soon as they attract hits etc, each year its £25 to keep it live.. £800 is very expensive. Im happy to pass details of my guy to anyone who is interested, dan pm me and i will give you loads of info that im frankly not going to share online to people who may be potentially my competitors... 
I bet i can double the leds you are getting now
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:05 pm
by lutonlagerlout
mind cost £150 to set up
I had to supply photos and the script
around £30 a year for hosting and domain stuff and i own the site
same here if anyone wants dunc's number,PM me
LLL
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:14 pm
by DNgroundworks
jeez ive paid over the odds, but im sure it said in the pre-contract jobby that they will sort the search engine sorta stuff..
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:33 pm
by DNgroundworks
did you get the pm Lpad?
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:57 pm
by Kuts
For £800 they will do all SEO required.
I've got some guides on SEO if anyone wants to have a read, helped me get my site on 1st page of google!
Most the jobs I've had (from the Internet) are insurance work.
LPAD
Do you find Adwords is worth it?
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:07 pm
by DNgroundworks
Kuts wrote:For £800 they will do all SEO required.
I've got some guides on SEO if anyone wants to have a read, helped me get my site on 1st page of google!
Most the jobs I've had (from the Internet) are insurance work.
LPAD
Do you find Adwords is worth it?
they wont, they say its extra! ffs!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:12 pm
by DNgroundworks
ive just had a read about adwords and seo etc, i have no idea whatsoever what all that crap is about, do i need it?
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:29 pm
by local patios and driveway
On the plant hire, £40 a month returns 3k on adwords.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:34 pm
by DNgroundworks
how many keywords do you have?
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:41 pm
by Kuts
DNgroundworks wrote:ive just had a read about adwords and seo etc, i have no idea whatsoever what all that crap is about, do i need it?
Yes. Search engine optimisation is what gets your website found on google.
So if someone searches "paving in Preston" good SEO will get you on 1st page of google, where you need to be.
Mate of mine has just paid over £300 for a site but no matter what I search for his website isn't in the top 10 pages.
(I'm glad cos he's my main competitor!)