Finding Work

[oldlonder]

hey guys,
i'm a 50 year old plumber and have been working with a builder for the past 30 years. now he has retired i'm finding it hard to find work and have been using all the usual sites such as gumtree, freeindex my wife has done some research online and it would seem that this guy would be the best option for me. slideshare dot net forwardslash bmandcoweb it looks to me that this designer has done a good job for a manchester plumbing firm.

when the wife contact them they said they charge 3k for the website and starting up and after that they want 1.5k per month to get to page one for different london based plumbing keywords there is 25 in total is there anywhere i can find that type of marketing for cheaper or do this type of facebook and tweeter thing myself?

what are you boys up to with this marketing stuff

 

[tamz]

Whatever fills your boots but personally thinking you'd be off your head to go with anything at those prices but i suppose you have to try to sell your wares somewhere :wink:

 

[Howsie]

That's stupid money IMHO. Why not work for another builder/plumbing company?

 

[SimonG]

How much! If you can afford that why not retire yourself?

 

[jtsplumbing]

4.5K and no guarantee of work ! I think you need to see someone, other routes to try B4 you lay out that sort of cash, Pimlico Plumbers have been advertising for plumbers have you tried them ??

 

[oldlonder]

they seemed to have got work for the pgl guys and looking at their website they seem to had got work on the 1 day of the campaign going online.

the wife is better at understanding all this modern rubbish. looking at the pgl website and looking at the company website they seem to know what they are doing. i dont mind spending money if it sees a return i mean if you had to spend money on rated people and the other websites i think i could do better on my own like they have been doing and save money in long term just need peoples opinions.

so you say no

 

[SimonG]

How do you know that they got work for another company?

 

[oldlonder]

there was a page on the website that should it. i will ask wife to post the link in a minute,

 

[oldlonder]

www dot bmandcoweb dot co dot uk/social-media-marketing.php

That is the link. I've spoken with the head of the agency and they sound professional and have worked with four other plumbers in Devon, Manchester, London. Two in Manchester in fact, John doesn't mind spending money which is why I've been helping him and £3,000 isn't enough to retire on.

There is also a page on their client page discussing the work that they've done with their plumber.
Margaret

 

[jtsplumbing]

www dot bmandcoweb dot co dot uk/social-media-marketing.php

That is the link. I've spoken with the head of the agency and they sound professional and have worked with four other plumbers in Devon, Manchester, London. Two in Manchester in fact, John doesn't mind spending money which is why I've been helping him and £3,000 isn't enough to retire on.

There is also a page on their client page discussing the work that they've done with their plumber.
Margaret

Hello Margaret, 4 plumbers doesn't seem a lot ! have you been in contact with any of them to ask how they are doing ? They may sound professional , but so do most people running scams, your husband as been fortunate and been with the same builder for quite a few years, but you both seem to be out of touch with what has been happening in the plumbing world ! Please don't part with any money until you have done some more research.

 

[Mrs Tara Plumbi]

They are trying to sell you something so they sound professional and they make it sound good for you.
Phone your local paper and they will make it sound like advertising there is the best thing.
I would not be paying out £3K + on advertising before getting established.
Some local paper ad and leaflet drops - that you deliver your self. Cards in windows. Knocking on door approaching oher builders, net working with every one who might be able to give leads on work - will be more effective and cheaper.

If you've got a few grand to spend you need that on other start up costs like uniform, van signwriting, stationary, any new tools....

 

[julesverne]

is he a spammer then and thats why he's been banned?