marketing to the next level

Originally Posted By: pmagrone
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I have been in business less than 1 year and average between 1 and 3 inspections weekly. I have reached this point by cold calling and visiting realtors with my materials while dropping off gifts like pens and snacks. I am weighing the ideas of yellow pages or web site. I can only go with one of them. Yellow pages in this area are very expensive and there are both Bell and Sprint in my area which means twice the price. Any thoughts on which would be the better tool to get to the next level? icon_question.gif


Originally Posted By: mboyett
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My experience is that the website is at least 10x more valuable than the Yellow Pages ad. I have a $1,000 Yellow Pages ad that, to my knowledge, has only led to one inspection over the last year. I will not renew again next year. If your budget only allows for one then I’d definitely spend the money on a website long before a Yellow Pages ad. However, remember that different areas of the country get different results.



Mike Boyett


Capital City Inspections


Austin, Tx


www.capcityinspections.com

Originally Posted By: cradan
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for a fact that the YP is how folks find their H.I.'s in your area. I don’t think I’d take your local YP sales representative’s word for it, unless he or she is willing to show you some hard numbers (which they either can’t, or won’t).


G'luck


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Chris
http://www.inspect4me.com
Chicago Illinois Home Inspections

Originally Posted By: gporter
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Paul I am getting a lot of my calls from my website



Gary Porter


GLP’s Home and Mold Inspections LLC


Orlando, Fl 32828


321-239-0621


www.homeandmoldinspections.com

Originally Posted By: gbell
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My web site has been my best ROI.


IMHO a web site is a must have.


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Greg Bell
Bell Inspection Service

Originally Posted By: jschwartz1
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Greg:


Nice site. Did you know your missing your NACHI affiliation? ![icon_confused.gif](upload://qv5zppiN69qCk2Y6JzaFYhrff8S.gif)


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Jay Schwartz
Coast To Coast Home Services, Inc
www.Coasttocoasthomeservices.com
Southeast Florida NACHI Chapter - VP www.floridanachi.org
NACHI - Legislative Committee Member
MAB - Member

Originally Posted By: mtimpani
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First referrals, second website/internet, third office visits, fourth yellow pages, fifth mailings



Thank you, MarkTimpani


www.pridepropertyinspections.com

Originally Posted By: Nick Gromicko
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Mark nailed it.



Nick Gromicko


Founder


dues=79cents/day.


I much prefer email to private messages.