Having seen your "AD in the GARDENING section" of last weeks Tavistock Times, I thought that I'd send you this email to suggest an alternative free local option for your business, namely the internet. I hope that you got some business from the ad, which I guess cost £30-£40, but it appeared quite a competitive classified section.
I have contacted you as one of the potentially competitive companies who all advertising last week, namely
Martin Goodfield, Greenhill Landscaping, Alasdair Cameron, Broadbury Landcare, Men for All Seasons, SC Property Services, Reg Smith Gardening Services D&L Garden Services
Of those businesses only 2 had a Google local listing and only 2 had a reasonably credible website. I know that the internet can be a potentially daunting experience for sole traders, smaller businesses, but the potential is huge, the marketplace is large and growing and it can definitely be done without the regular weekly outlay of £30-£40.
As a quick introduction to where you could generate some online business, I have listed 46 potential keywords that could provide some return in the local marketplace,
garden design , garden , gardeners , landscape gardeners , landscape , landscaper , landscapers , landscaping , topsoil , turf , fencing , paving , decking , decking in , garden design , Pruning , pruning and clearing , hedge cutting , tree work , shrub clearance , woodchipping , felling , garden maintenance , garden tidying , border maintenance , lawn mowing , garden clearance , hedge trimming , hedge laying , soft landscaping , planting , strimming , weed spraying , tree felling , garden fencing , turf laying , hedge laying , hedge maintenance , chain sawing , shrubs pruned , hedges cut , lawn mowing
I am very interested in working with sole traders and businesses like yourselves who might want to develop their online potential, having started my own business months ago, focused entirely on online revenue. This business is currently averaging 10-20 enquiries a week, of which my current conversion rate is 80-90%.
My charges are a fixed price £250 for which I will work with you on a one to one basis to ensure that you can, - develop/focus your web presence - dominate your local /mobile web presence - establish a regular flow of online enquiries - measure/manipulate your web statistics - generate free, regular local enquiries without having to pay for another local ad - dominate your chosen local marketplace, be very visible and generate customer reviews
This is a genuine £250 investment, which in real terms probably equates to only six or seven ads in the Tavvy Times and should generate you at least 10 times your investment, with no need to spend on a regular weekly basis.
I am a small Gunnislake based business owner, who has established his Plymouth / Exeter facing service business at the height of a recession and maintained it via the unique opportunity of the internet. For a free non-salesman chat, with detailed, measurable information about what can be achieved, feel free to give me a call on 01752 546831. (I'll also show you have to get a free local telephone number!)
Regards
Adrian Cameron