What improvements can I make

Hi Danny - fellow UK guy here...

The first thing I would say is that not everybody you're going to be pitching to will even know what a forum is. If you add a sentence that explain that your forum is a website where hundreds of plumbers from the UK and beyond discuss this and that, exchange ideas etc... Most people know what a website is, so tell them it's THE main website where plumbers hang out. Sell them the benefits of being able to advertise directly to plumbers who are on the forum actively looking for things that can help improve their work and their business. Make your prospective advertiser realise that if they offer a product or service that can help plumbers, they'd be daft NOT to advertise on your site.

Hope this helps. Good luck with it - let me know if you need any help (hosting, graphics, t-shirts printed etc).

Ah yeah that is a good point, I should make that change I need to explain more what the forum is.

Thanks for that

Danny

Danny I was wondering how do you do on the adsence I have a couple of blog that i have been trying to drive traffic to and was wondering since yours is so established maybe you could tell me how many click you get from those a month?

Doug Simons

Adsense is pretty poor on the plasterers forum, the click through rate is 1.65%

I never want to charge my members so I want to make as much by using them rather than charge

Danny

No problem Danny.

I just thought of another thing. This is a tip I used when selling printed t-shirts & polo shirts to local business (when I go round the local trading estates, shops etc)...

Rather than be vague about the price, it might work better to come straight out with how much it is going to cost them. Put together say 2 or 3 "packages" or options, complete with a list of what they'll get, and the price. Most people are scared of advertising salesmen because they know it's expensive - but if you're up front with them about how much you're going to charge, it makes your service more accessible (i.e easier and quicker to get going).

For example, I might approach an MOT garage and say "I can kit out your entire staff in brand new black polo shirts, logo printed on the left hand breast, name of the garage & number on the back across the shoulders, design free of charge, and you can have them by tomorrow afternoon - £8 each." Then it's just a matter of "yes" or "no". Most say yes, and the only question they need to ask is do I prefer a cheque or cash!

I've just looked out of my living room window and there's 2 plumbing supplier shops! Never really noticed before (not lived here long). When you've got your pitch together, shoot me a PM and I'll see if I can get them to sign up for ya.

Hello again,

I have done a sort of rate card any ideas to make it better?

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Any help would be appreciated

Cheers

Danny