Best form of advertising besides a website?

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Whats the best form of advertising in your opinion besides a website? Im in the process of building a website at the moment and would like some more business in the meantime. Ive actually had really good luck with a local paper that delivers to over 40,000 homes and costs roughly $200 for four weeks of advertising in color for a 1/4 page ad. any input?
 
Word of mouth
 
That is def a good one. I threw in the towel last year due to some problems and got calls all the time. I made sure that i still went out there and gave them the service they were looking for.
 
so far we have been using "Worth of Mouth" ... Lettering on vehicles and trailers (too include magnetic signs) ... I created a flyer and started posting them in certain areas ... business cards come in handy so keep some readily available at all times (I went to pick up some Hungry Howie's Pizza this weekend and left some at their counter ... they welcome business advertisement).

Here's the flyer I created.
Flyer.jpg
 
I know I should keep track of it but I don't. I told my wife the other day that I'm going to start looking at putting a 2nd truck on the road I'm so busy. Most likely a 2013 F-350 Flatbed Gasser.
 
Business comes from

Website 60%
word of mouth 15%
Yard signs 15%
vehicle lettering 10%

How much does your website cost you per month roughly? i'm setting up my own website using wordpress and godaddy as the host and doesnt look like it will be too costly although im sure a website designer would attract more people. Did you set your own up or pay for someone to make your website?
 
My website is 9.95 a month through Go Daddy ( Wix ) I had zero experience in building a site but it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. Search for ideas, Take your time and have fun.
Good Luck
Darrell
 
Word of mouth is great but it more than likely wont keep you busy full time. I'm focusing on my website and direct mail this year but only mailing to homes worth 750K and up.
 
Word of mouth is great but it more than likely wont keep you busy full time. I'm focusing on my website and direct mail this year but only mailing to homes worth 750K and up.

We don't even advertise with all of the word of mouth business we get over the last 20 yrs of business.

I stay busy year round here in Texas doing just wood.
 
Me......

Truthfully I have a lot of clients who have given me great testimonials and love me.

If I waited for them to refer I would have starved.


If you use a referral you need a program to make them happen.

Doug has a perfect example of how he made a new customer refer him within a few days of completing her work. He won't say how he did it because I'm not sure he even knew how he did it.

Please understand when people are saying word of mouth they are creating this to happen. It doesn't magically happen


Iowa July 19 & 20 free free text me for more details !!
 
Me......

Truthfully I have a lot of clients who have given me great testimonials and love me.

If I waited for them to refer I would have starved.


If you use a referral you need a program to make them happen.

Doug has a perfect example of how he made a new customer refer him within a few days of completing her work. He won't say how he did it because I'm not sure he even knew how he did it.

Please understand when people are saying word of mouth they are creating this to happen. It doesn't magically happen


Iowa July 19 & 20 free free text me for more details !!
whats the trick to make them refer me.
 
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