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Hi All,

 

How much do you spend on marketing/advertising per month (or year)?

 

Do you allocate a certain amount per year or spend as required?

 

What do you spend it on?

 

Online Marketing - PPC (Google Adwords etc), Directory Listings (Yell.com etc), SEO

Offline Marketing - Flyers, Magazine Ads, Events, Business Networks etc

 

Which medium do you see the best returns?

 

Thanks

 

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SW did adwords and it has a reasonable return but is very expensive. Sw used them but at then end we were spending about 8k a month. Use it to get started but its not an investment, turn it off the leads stop instantly

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£0 and we can't keep up with the work we have.

I'd assume the OP is getting started and doesn't have referrals?

I think we have a linage ad in YP most of our work from new customers comes from being a member of NSI

Really?

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I would say if anyone has the golden egg they are not gonna lend it to you. There are some very talented lads here on all sides but I doubt you will get the 'golden' answer you seek. Usual process is do a great job dont sell your skills cheap or you will be back working for someone who didn't. I'm assuming again you have left employment and assume you can open the doors and the clients will flood in?

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I'm assuming again you have left employment and assume you can open the doors and the clients will flood in?

No, I haven't left employment. I am self employed doing something unrelated to security (but I used to be an alarm installer many years ago).

Yes, I could open the flood gates to plenty of intruder installation work.

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we yellowpages, (I've no idea why)

 

 

 

Ding + about £80 per month in a local advertiser type mag, in doesnt bring many jobs in but the enquiries it does give us have all been decent with a high uptake.

 

By far the majority of our leads are recommendations, after that the net.

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Ive got a webby, thats it.

I had yel when i first started, but got very little, + they are cvnts.

Mate of mine set up adwords for us, had a couple of enquiries of it but it just seemed to make us more visible to all the tw@ts you dont want, reps and cold calls.

Now i dont advertise, not even a sign written van.

I really can't be ar**** with it anymore.

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