thefed
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Around here, there are 2 yellow pages...SBC/ATT and User Friendly, with the latter being distributed to 50% less homes
So, I tried the YP User Friendly last year...it took me 2 meetings and a lot of "Well, I'm not so sure"'s to get a 1" in-column ad under 2 headings, plus a one-liner for another business I own, for $450.
I got about $1k in business which really was only 3 jobs...maybe 5 calls all year...it was pathetic. BUT, after blowing them off again and again, I let me new rep come out today. I was set on a simple 1-liner for $10/month
Well, he got me. I know when he's using those sales tactics, and I even point them out to him, but he played off of that well. In the end, I got a 2" in-column ad in the same 2 sections plus a 2" in column ad for my wife's new bounce house company, both with logos this time, for the same 450.
We'll see if it pays off....
So, I tried the YP User Friendly last year...it took me 2 meetings and a lot of "Well, I'm not so sure"'s to get a 1" in-column ad under 2 headings, plus a one-liner for another business I own, for $450.
I got about $1k in business which really was only 3 jobs...maybe 5 calls all year...it was pathetic. BUT, after blowing them off again and again, I let me new rep come out today. I was set on a simple 1-liner for $10/month
Well, he got me. I know when he's using those sales tactics, and I even point them out to him, but he played off of that well. In the end, I got a 2" in-column ad in the same 2 sections plus a 2" in column ad for my wife's new bounce house company, both with logos this time, for the same 450.
We'll see if it pays off....