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silicone grease or wd40 maybe??

im on the boarder with halifax and bradford why?

Hi Guy's been in the yellow pages but not as good as i hoped. does anyone advertise in the thomson local? is it any good, I have been offered a credit card size ad for £350 is it worth it?

As strange as it may sound, business cards are said to do better than leaflets when posting due to it being harder to screw up a business card (weird i know) i had a £1300 ad in the yellow pages last year and averaged 1-3 calls per week most of them being bathroom quotations unless you can get...

smithp60 when you say multitask do you mean take on anything? like being a cowboy and thinking you can do anything, platering joinery building etc its just i knew a fella like you once and i asked how long to complete a bathroom installation, his reply was oooh about a yeeeehaaaaar

your right captain leaky, im into my second year self employed, last year i advertised generously for about 6 months and got a lot of reccomendations so the need to advertise reduced, i always do a good job, be polite, turn up smart, and i always ensure the customer is 100% happy, i will return...

Looks like troubled times ahead, people are saving because they now have massive mortgages, so that new shower they wanted has been put on the back boiler, only work will be emergency's and i bet for half of them the customer will have a go themselfs to try and save a few bob, im in...

Im thinking of posting some business cards i had printed at the start of last year, has anyone had success with this method?

Is it me or is the usual jan feb drout of work lasting a bit longer than normal? Usually im busy but for the last 3 weeks ive had 2 small jobs, i advertise local paper and internet, even quotes for bathroom installations have been rare and this time of year usually sees a rush from customers...

i bought a telly and cordless phones 4 years ago, still going well

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* Imersion heater will release at first attempt. all lofts will be boarded and NOT be insulated with that itchy stuff. All customers must spend a day at tetley tea factory to learn how to brew up correctly. All products from merchants will not have parts missing when you get on site...

Hi, just wanted some advice regarding reg's on fitting a toilet and h.w.b understairs, thanks guys.

Hello, any of you guys want some extra work? Im a plumber in the bradford area of west yorks, i often get asked "do you do electrics" showers, extractor fans? etc. Rather than lose the work i would prefer to pass it on, you do the electrics i do the plumbing sort of thing. If your seriously...

So would you say you get most of your work from advertising or is it more word of mouth? what advertising works best for you?