Local Business

[High Life]

Just wondering how everyone advertises for thier business?yellow pages or internet or just word of mouth?thanks

Cory

[Swamp Puppy]

what sort of business? my wife advertises her daycare biz in the local paper and on craigslist. it has worked well for her.

if you were doing more of a service oriented biz..such as a plumber or landscaping, i would recommend the yellow pages.

[D-tangle]

I was a quarter page in the Yellow Pages for 10 years. Last four years downsized to a single line because I have a strong Contractor base and word of mouth is bringing in too much work. Once you are known, only about 5% of my business comes from Advertizing (Woodworking, cabinetry, countertops). I refer many of my calls to other contractors now.

[BCFISHON1]

im with detangle,but a good place to start is a website that you can build to your own desire then promote that,you will end up paying for the adds sooner or later but at least you will have a website to list on the advertiseing vehicle you decide to use later.yard sighns have been one of our best values(contractor)

[Irish Pennant]

For me it was networking. When I went on my own I tapped into the connections I had aquired over the years. I've also done some door to door sales. Tool & Die / Machine Shop.

[yankemnbankem]

It's not what you know....it's who know. The more people you do business with the more people you do business with.

[goodkarma]

Newspaper and radio, although radio hasn't really paid off. Also, local flyers and promotional things seems to work pretty well as do fund raisers for schools.