Did I infer otherwise? If he thought I was I certainly wasn't, I was just interested. I'm also being nosey at everyones websites as we're going to have a new one built and I'm looking for ideas, which reminds me. Do you have to get permission to use the logos of the different companies and organisations you have on your site Paul?
essexandy...... no offence took mate.
Our website was done by a friend of a friend, it's not my doings although i fed her the info to go on it obviously.
Im just trying to get my plastering brain round the Search Engine Optimization on the site to try and get it pushed further up the Google ladder so to speak as i think everyone would probably agree that the world wide web is gonna provide most of our work over the forthcoming years....Barring word of mouth of course and reputation.
As regards the domestic market scene in and around Doncaster Andy, im not convinced the prices are holding up as most new customerers seem hellbent on finding the cheapest quote (but not always the most sensible) after sitting in front of the local rag or Thomson Local and dialing as many local Plasterers whilst watching Jeremy Kyle!!!
The thing that most appeals to domestic though is the nature of the work.... i.e. Yes you could earn £30 £40 £50 more on sitework per day but would find yourself grafting 3 X times as much for it!!!
1. After fighting your way through the site foremans office, a lecture on health and saftey.
2. Once that battle was won, next port of call was a tussle with forklift driver who seems hellbent on making your life as difficult as possible.
3. Not to mention feeling like you have to physically drill down to the watertable to get a barrel of water.
4. All of the above providing the house has previously been pre-plaster examined under a fine toothed comb!!! or the old one-liner "he's passing it off this morning"
We all know what level sitework has been pulled down to and approaching 40 yr old and grey hairs multiplying overnight im inclined to massivelly favour residential, maybe if i wag younger and the government and banks had refrained from pulling the bo****ks out of the country and economy i would be thinking much different!!!
Andy as far as the NHBC awards go, we won only 4 personally but it was around 8 and 10 years ago through David Wilson homes, i have worked on lots of sites that have gained awards but never had personal awards passed on to ourselves. In all honesty i never mention the awards to potential customers as i dont like making them feel as though im trying flannel and flog them something if you know what i mean....
Im a plasterer with a wife and 2 kids not a money making salesman and would hope i got most of my work from sounding honest and not a leg-lifter, but then were back down to the cheapest quote scenario and what chance do we all stand when were pricing against "Mr John Smiths who we got recommended down the local boozer only looking for his beer money??? no chance"
Apologies if you think it's turned into a rant, just trying to answer questions truthfully. keep smiling!
