Yell.com

[Mark Bolam]

Haha, if it works for you Jaime fair play.

 

When Google reaches Coventry you may have to rethink.

 

 

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[jaime bray]

The google lot are scared to enter cov, as the last time google maps van was driven into the city it left with no wheels

[Mark Bolam]

Classic!

 

 

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[Joe Newton]

The google lot are scared to enter cov, as the last time google maps van was driven into the city it left with no wheels

 

 

What's your company called Jaime?

 

I'm just down the road from you in Rugby.

[jaime bray]

Treetop Arboriculture (CPTC Coventrys premier tree care company, operating throughout Coventry Warwickshire and the West midlands, how can I help you?) lol

P.S I don't say the bracketed bit to customers before anyone comments,only say it when people from industry ring me,especially local companies haha

Edited February 14, 2015 by jaime bray

[GardenKit]

For anyone without their own website Yell.com could work quite well. It puts your name out there on the web.

 

But for those who have a website of their own its a total waste, its much better to just spend a little time optimising your site.

 

When Yell phoned me a few weeks ago they used dirty tactics, although very nicely put across by a lovely sounding lady.

 

The usual "your website is not being found" came first. But we do in fact very often rank on the first page of google.

 

She said Yell always comes top, and to prove it she said "for example, if you search for such and such in so and so, Yell is top, try it". and of course she is correct, but only with the words she has chosen.

Try a few other searches and Yell does not even appear on the first page.

 

She also said " more people use Yell than Google. They go to Google to find Yell, then search on Yell for their chosen item or service"

I thought this was utter nonsense and told her so in different words (as it was not on a forum). I have since asked many customers how they search and seldom do they mention Yell. Most use Google and consider Yell to be spam, so skip past any Yell results.

 

I would advise taking everything they say with a pinch of salt, as one thing Yell excels in is sales training for their staff. These lovely sounding ladies can easily suck you in.

[jaime bray]

Its the sucking me in that lures me back every year. Paul the rep is a lovely shim.

Golf ball through a hosepipe springs to mind

[Ruskins Trees]

One thing in it's defence, when you are working away from base. I find no better way of finding local suppliers / services. This is because it is geographically based. Google adds too many other factors into the answer (how popular etc).