Joe, And as long as you've been around, you pay that? You didn't say! :-) Damn, I'm glad I work for a university! Avery At 12:05 PM 3/23/05, you wrote: >Sheech, >You are getting of easy! We have three phone books in our area, eachone >expecting me to place an ad in their book. A two inch add in one is $1500.00 >a year. >Joe Goss RPT >Mother Goose Tools >imatunr@srvinet.com >www.mothergoosetools.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Elwood Doss, Jr." <edoss@charter.net> >To: "Doug Renz Piano Tuning / Repair" <pianotuner@frontiernet.net>; ><pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:31 AM >Subject: Re: Ad Prices for Yellow Pages > > > > I advertise in the regional phone book (independent) and have a listing > > under "Piano Tuners." I pay $125 for the listing (rural area) which >covers > > 4 counties in a two-state area. I get several calls each year for those > > looking for someone to tune their pianos. I am contemplating going to a > > display ad primarily to advertise the "RPT" designation. To me that's > > important and says something about my work provided people know what it > > means. I do make a little money on the present ad but to double the cost > > would not bring in much more if any business, but would be primarily an > > educational endeavor. If we don't advertise PTG and the RPT designation >it > > will mean nothing to the customer. At the same time, a number of my > > customers are pleased that I have that designation and work on their >pianos. > > I have considered writing some articles on piano tuning/maintenance/RPT > > designation and taking them to the local newspapers and seeing if they >would > > publish them--primarily for educational reasons. I worked to become an >RPT > > for myself, but I think it benefits the customer also. > > > > Joy! > > Elwood > > > > Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT > > Piano Technician/Technical Director > > Department of Music > > 145 Fine Arts Building > > University of Tennessee at Martin > > Martin, TN 38238 > > 731-881-1852 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doug Renz Piano Tuning / Repair" <pianotuner@frontiernet.net> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:42 AM > > Subject: Ad Prices for Yellow Pages > > > > > > > I am trying to plan for yellow page ads for next years phone book and > > > trying to see if the price quoted is "average". > > > > > > $125 a month for a 16th page display graphic ad. > > > > > > $80 a month for 1 inch text ad in main section and 1 free in "suburban" > > > section. > > > > > > I heard on the list that a yellow page ad should cost no more than 1 > > > tuning. Is this true or just a guideline? > > > > > > This yellow page ad reaches a large city of 1.2 million residents. > > > > > > The sales person said that graphic display ad's get more calls but I'm > > > not sure if yellow page ads work as well as "word of mouth, networking" > > > advertising. > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > Doug Renz > > > Associate PTG > > > pianotuner@frontiernet.net > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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