I went into my Time & Chaos program and searched for Yellow Pages filter I enter with new customers if that is how I got them...I have about 60 customers referred to me from the Yellow Pages since about 2003 or so...maybe 20 a year...a couple a month....not many it would seem. I think David Love only has a one line listing? I have an inch & a half ad. I pay about $180 a month for 3 phone books... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 1/26/2006 8:16:31 PM Subject: RE: prospecting for customers >You might be right, I can't speak for all areas. In the areas I am familiar >with, the one and only local phone service provider (land lines, pole >service, connection boxes, etc.) offers a Yellow Page directory that is >distributed to all customers who use their service. That's virtually >everyone, though the cell phone boom has created an ever increasing group >who only have cell phones. In addition to their Yellow Pages there are any >number of smaller "Yellow Page" directories operating under a slightly >different names: Valley YP, Mountain YP, Big YP, Small YP, Your YP, My YP, >blah blah blah. They also offer advertising and it doesn't matter what >phone number you put in there. Problem is, their distribution and accepted >use by consumers pales in comparison to the local phone service provider. >So you aren't reaching as many people. Also, when you call information for >a number, the one that is given is the number listed by the local service >provider. No way around that. There is no information for cell phones. So >if you are going to advertise in the YP, be aware of which one you are >using, what the distribution is and the relative costs. While I do >advertise in several local directories (there are sorted by region here), I >can't say that they've ever provided more than a handful of customers. >Almost everything is referral. The calls I get from the YP are usually >shopping price. >David Love >davidlovepianos@comcast.net >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf >Of William R. Monroe >Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:51 PM >To: Pianotech List >Subject: Re: prospecting for customers >Not necessarily true, David. I advertise and only list my cell phone - only >have my cell phone for business - no business line. So it will depend upon >your area. Obviously yours requires a business line. >Regards, >William R. Monroe >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> >To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:58 PM >Subject: RE: prospecting for customers >> They won't let you advertise without a phone line that you pay them for. >> >> David Love >> davidlovepianos@comcast.net >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On >Behalf >> Of pianotune05 >> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 5:53 PM >> To: Pianotech List >> Subject: Re: prospecting for customers >> >> Hi Sid, >> I'm definitly looking into the yellow pages. I'm hoping that they'll let >me >> >> advertise since I only use my cell phone. I don't see the need for a lan >> line. We used to have a weekly like that, but it went out of business, >The >> Penny Saver I think it 's called. Im going to keep checking. I >appreciate >> the ideas a great deal. I'll let you know what I came up with. >> Marshall >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sid Blum" <piano@sover.net> >> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:30 PM >> Subject: Re: prospecting for customers >> >> >> > When I was starting out on my own, after five years of apprenticeship, >the >> >> > most productive and cost effective advertising was the local buy and >sell >> >> > weekly. A simple listing in the yellow pages is also a must, in my >> > opinion. >> > >> > Sid Blum >> > >> > >> >>Hi everyone, >> >>I wanted to know if anyone out there knows of a directory of piano >owners >> >>that I can obtain in order to prospect for customers. I'm looking for >> >>something like a "coles" directory that only has piano owners, piano >> >>teachers etc in it that I can contact in order to gain opportunities to >> >>tune. Thanks in advance. >> >>Marshall >> > >> > -- >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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