Trust a trader - Tile Advice

[dejablue]

Thinking of joining. Sent in my references, I then got very cold feet. Any advice from members of the company or feelings of the forum? Been working purely on recommendation previously but work seems to be drying up in the last month.

 

[DHTiling]

We always advise to be careful with these types of sites.. read all the small print etc..

 

[doug boardley]

too much about these organisations tends to be in the negative, I'd stick with the recommendations and try and ride out the lean times.

 

[Gazzer]

You dont hear much positive news about these type of people.

 

[Rich]

I wouldn't use any of these companies to be honest. there are much better ways of getting work in. Do a search on here for "advertising" or "getting more work". There are endless threads for people just starting out and tile served tilers that are finding things a bit slow. Might pick up a couple of tips to help you out.

 

[jay]

Makes you wonder who reputation you are relying on

 

[kilty55]

wherever im working i drop a card through the neighbours doors while im there...picked up a kitchen splashy last night from doing this so these other ways do sometimes work too

i would steer clear from these sites

 

[White Room]

If it's free then worth a try, if you having to pay for it then no..

 

[dejablue]

Thanks Guys, Gonna stay clear, near on £900 for the year.

 

[Rich]

Thanks Guys, Gonna stay clear, near on £900 for the year.

Thats a lot of money in anybodies book, just think of the things you could do with it.

There are better ways of spending that kind a cash.

 

[White Room]

Thanks Guys, Gonna stay clear, near on £900 for the year.

Think of the website you could do with that money..

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Agree with whitebeam....get a decent website and change

 

[Gazzer]

Thanks Guys, Gonna stay clear, near on £900 for the year.

£900 for empty promises ??? Nah, as above, get a website for a lot less and trust me they do work !

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

If you have to pay any money up front then forget it..... they are in business to make money,not help you !!
Do not pay for leads either, also waste of money

 

[ChrisKemp]

Tried a few that were useless. Now using mybuilder.com to fill the gaps and it's generating 2-3 jobs a month, sometimes a full bathroom, sometimes a floor, sometimes a splashback. Costing me £40 per quarter to subscribe, and 5% 'success fee' when job awarded.