<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have a line in the yellow pages, but only for the benefit of customers who may have lost my contact information.  Other than that, it has only attracted price shoppers.<br> <br> My website, on the other hand, has worked quite well.  Hey, if it's on the internet, it must be true...:-)  I didn't go for the freebie, because I didn't want any advertising on it.  Instead, I chose the $19.95 a year option, and I pay $20.00 for the domain name.<br> <br> I have a price list posted on my site--which some people questioned, but it has had a decidedly positive effect--in order to eliminate price shoppers.  <br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div id="sig9551" style="clear: both;"><font>Dave Stahl<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> Dave Stahl Piano Service<br> dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<br> dstahlpiano.net</font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net><br> To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 5:36 pm<br> Subject: RE: Competitive Rates<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_90fb4090-e60b-474e-b95f-5a5c52ab4f33" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>I'm in the process of giving up all my yellow page advertising as I too have<br> found it to be useless except for the occasional shopper. The next debate<br> for me is whether or not to even keep my landline or go 100% cellular. <br> <br> David Love<br> <a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a> <br> <a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a><br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<br> Of Ron Nossaman<br> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:07 PM<br> To: Pianotech List<br> Subject: Re: Competitive Rates<br> <br> <br> I never had a Yellow Page ad that came anywhere near paying <br> for itself. I carried one for over 25 years for what I <br> justified as the illusion of legitimacy. I haven't had one for <br> the last five years now, and the only difference I've noticed <br> is that I don't get nearly as many price shoppers. I do, <br> however need to get that web page together.<br> <br> Ron N<br> <br> <br> </tt></pre> </div>  <div id='u8CA9A96E7F0E39E-1040-2A1F' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"><A title="http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=aolcmp00050000000011" href="http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=aolcmp00050000000011" target="_blank">Get the Moviefone Toolbar</A>. Showtimes, theaters, movie news, & more!</FONT> </div>