Recent content by J.White

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    Need help advertising my business

    Thanks for all the advice. I will be looking into social networking sites as they seem to be top of most people's list of advertising methods.
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    How to Build a Profitable Trades Business on a Shoestring

    After reading this thread I was encouraged to finally make some effort and make myself a website and advertise my services a bit more. Until now I have pretty much waited for work to come to me, through rated people, which was rather unsuccessful. So far, after one week, I have been quoted on 2...
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    Tradesmen Buying Leads...

    i agree with avalanche in a way. i have used rated people as well as other websites like it and I hate them. i am always drawn back though when I am struggling for work. I think most of the problems have already been stated; crippling costs of leads (Which by the way has gone up!), I hate the...
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    Help with marketing for trades business

    Hi all, I am a young gas fitter specialising in heating/ boiler installations. I have been working for a company run by a family member for the past 3 years but feel that the time will soon come for me to "fly the nest" and make a name for myself. I have wanted to run my own company since I...
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    Need help advertising my business

    The leaflet drop was something I had in mind. Not quite sure where to get leaflets made though. I've looked at sites like vista print but I would prefer something that was tailored to suit my needs if you know what I mean. I don't want to pick a delight to go with my business, I want something...
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    Need help advertising my business

    thanks for your reply I do have a van but its not sign written. The problem is that the company i sub-contract from is run by a family member. I am not treated like a sub-contractor would normally be treated as I was trained by the company. They use me like an employee but give me none of the...
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    Need help advertising my business

    Hi all, I am a young gas fitter specialising in heating/ boiler installations. I have been working for a company run by a family member for the past 3 years but feel that the time will soon come for me to "fly the nest" and make a name for myself. I have wanted to run my own company since I...
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    How to attract new customers to my business.

    Hi all, I am a young gas fitter specialising in heating/ boiler installations. I have been working for a company run by a family member for the past 3 years but feel that the time will soon come for me to "fly the nest" and make a name for myself. I have wanted to run my own company since I...
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    How to Build a Profitable Trades Business on a Shoestring

    Just read through this thread. Am a young gas fitter myself and looking forward to seeing how this goes. Good luck