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General Category => Questions and Answers => Topic started by: pandora on 06 August 2010, 10:32:01 am
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I met up with another escort recenty who swears by Friday Ads - the free paper. She says that she gets between 5-10 bookings a week from it.
Obviously you have to give out your "details" all the time, but I wondered as business had gone down so much if any of you had girded your loins and taken the plunge. Apparently it is ?100 for 6 weeks advertising.
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They are on line as well, I have tried the online advert but no joy do they do a weeks trial in the paper?
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If you use the friday add or adds in the papers i would use a seperate mobile number to your website that way you can moniter the amount of bookings you get from it also allows you to work out if its working for you or not i tend to find that the website booking are more reliable as apposed to the paper bookings who will book and not turn up ect or want it a lot cheaper and generally treat it like a massage parlour ie turn up when they feel like it
It will also allow you to prioritise your website bookings which in my experience are more genuine than the adds in the papers if you do do it be prepared for lots of phone calls and lots of timewasters ect i worked from the newpapers adverts for several years and could not go back to it although i do put an add in every few months or so and leave a messsage on the phone directing them to my website ect which alsos works quite well
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Hi Pandora
We work the same patch ::) so I am aware of the exact paper & local adverts in it. Now I used to only advertise in the local paper a few years ago & I would get about 5 clients a day. I did try the free/friday ad paper & it was useless? But around the same time I had to give up escorting there was a bit of a taboo with the local papers to do with costs & paperwork ??? so most of the girls in the coast of Kent switched to the free/friday ads. I know of some of the ladies that advertise in that paper & most of them don't do internet as well, & the ones that do have only have recently started to do so. I don't know if you are bookings only escort? but I have found the papers to be more for the 10 Min's notice client. I have also found that you then fit into needing to offer 30Min's (not sure if you're an hour only escort) so hence this reflects in the fees tariff. I am going to offer my services at a high mid tariff, as I am only doing out calls due to no work flat, plus I going to be a 24hr notice escort, so I need to cover my back money wise. I don't know what your set up is, but you could work under a different name for the papers & give it a trial.
Please let me know if that's ok how it pans out, just I am in thought with this one myself.
H xxx
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If you use the friday add or adds in the papers i would use a seperate mobile number to your website that way you can moniter the amount of bookings you get from it also allows you to work out if its working for you or not i tend to find that the website booking are more reliable as apposed to the paper bookings who will book and not turn up ect or want it a lot cheaper and generally treat it like a massage parlour ie turn up when they feel like it
It will also allow you to prioritise your website bookings which in my experience are more genuine than the adds in the papers if you do do it be prepared for lots of phone calls and lots of timewasters ect i worked from the newpapers adverts for several years and could not go back to it although i do put an add in every few months or so and leave a messsage on the phone directing them to my website ect which alsos works quite well
Totally agree with you Paris.
I sometimes advertise in my local daily paper and the free one although not for a while and the guys are mainly timewasters calling all hours of the night and even when they do call in the day they expect "now" appointments even when you say you work by appointment only ::)
Then they want it cheaper or lots of details which I don't give out over the phone and hate being directed to your website ::)
Never thought of getting another number for those ads though Paris so thanks hun :-*
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lol im queen of the bloody sim cards if i advertise anywhere thats in newspapers i just get a seperate sim card for it and make a note of what adverts its for - this is especially good for the sport newspapers and sites like gumtree ect where you might not be able to put your website details
could not deal with having loads of idiots calling my website number asking for details ect so definalty worth it
If you use the friday add or adds in the papers i would use a seperate mobile number to your website that way you can moniter the amount of bookings you get from it also allows you to work out if its working for you or not i tend to find that the website booking are more reliable as apposed to the paper bookings who will book and not turn up ect or want it a lot cheaper and generally treat it like a massage parlour ie turn up when they feel like it
It will also allow you to prioritise your website bookings which in my experience are more genuine than the adds in the papers if you do do it be prepared for lots of phone calls and lots of timewasters ect i worked from the newpapers adverts for several years and could not go back to it although i do put an add in every few months or so and leave a messsage on the phone directing them to my website ect which alsos works quite well
Totally agree with you Paris.
I sometimes advertise in my local daily paper and the free one although not for a while and the guys are mainly timewasters calling all hours of the night and even when they do call in the day they expect "now" appointments even when you say you work by appointment only ::)
Then they want it cheaper or lots of details which I don't give out over the phone and hate being directed to your website ::)
Never thought of getting another number for those ads though Paris so thanks hun :-*
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I've been trying this Friday ad site, been getting quite a few calls but they all don't seem to understand the work escort, even though I'm under the escort section. ??? They just keep mumbling "massage" at me. Leading all of them to my website after asking "what are you looking for" but none call back. So odd. Seems to be they mainly want massage & HR. Not a qualified masseuse, does it really matter? I asked one of them what he normally pays & he said 80 quid an hour...
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I've been trying this Friday ad site, been getting quite a few calls but they all don't seem to understand the work escort, even though I'm under the escort section. ??? They just keep mumbling "massage" at me. Leading all of them to my website after asking "what are you looking for" but none call back. So odd. Seems to be they mainly want massage & HR. Not a qualified masseuse, does it really matter? I asked one of them what he normally pays & he said 80 quid an hour...
ooooooer I might give them a try then because I do massage x
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yes it's worth it if you do massage. I've not had one booking from it though & it's ?30 a month. I put my advert vac to massage to see what I get. I think a lot of them think it's illegal in my area.
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I am recently back on Friday Ad after a long gap maybe 12/18 months. Due to my circumstances I had to have some kind of interim advertising.
Well you have to wade thro so much chaff to get to the wheat, there are some bookings but there are so many timewasters and idiots.
Also this time I've had a lot of calls from posh old duffers saying they'd seen me in the paper when all I'd paid for was the online ad, I assumed they'd made a mistake but no I am apparently in there as well.
My gripe with this is that in the paper version I believe there are far less details than even the online version therefore even more questions about the more basic stuff.
The other thing to know is that every time I go back on there have been significant changes the structure of their ad packages and often this isn't clear. This is always about price rises of some kind.
As I said I have had some genuine bookings but yes there are lot of people asking for massage and hand relief or just a HJ which I just don't do. Generally there is no middle ground it's either very working class guys or these posh old duffers.
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Working class guys > posh old duffers, IMO
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they are offering free trials at the moment. Had a few good leads from them. They messaged me again with the discount code forgetting that I've already done the trail ;D
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Ive advertised twice on there and had a fee bookings from it so its paid for itself easily. Im essex so it dors come up near the top in searches x
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With online Friday-Ad it really depends on the area you advertise in.
For me it works well when I am in Enfield - Surrey Egham - Royal Tunbridge Wells - I always put the exact post code first part to where I am doing my incalls.
I always get nice clients from there older vanilla man. Course times I get calls from idiots who are not white and fail to read but not once have i got a bad booking ( touch wood) from there.
They are very limited to what you can or can't say.
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Friday adds is very worth it depending on your location. Some places I get nothing from it, other places, quite a lot. x
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It's worked well for me in Brighton, Gatwick, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone and Ashford.
As others have said, mainly older white men, often they just want a quick rub and tug or a BJ. I've had some really nice guys through there.
I have heard from friends though who price higher than me that it's been pointless as the guys aren't looking to pay much more than ?70/half hour max.
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Anyone know if there is a way of moving the add up?
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I think you have to upgrade to go higher xx
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Have just published an ad on Friday ad for the very first time.
Bit annoyed as only in the South East for a week then going up North and Scotland but wasn’t a great deal at 69 quid.
Should I move my ad to Scotland or am I better off leaving it in the South East so I can advise the guys when they call of my return to South East?
Also it says under review. Do any of you know how long it usually takes for the advert to be published?
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There is a thread on Friday ad here
https://saafe.info/main/index.php?action=search2
Also I wouldn’t recommend it for anywhere outside of the SE/South Coast.
You could try changing location (as that is free at least) but I would be surprised if many in Scotland are aware of its’ existence.
In my experience they are usually quick to review, but I’ve never placed an ad on Sunday, it may not get reviewed till tomorrow as they tend to be a Mon-Fri operation for live interaction.
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There is a thread on Friday ad here
https://saafe.info/main/index.php?action=search2
Also I wouldn’t recommend it for anywhere outside of the SE/South Coast.
You could try changing location (as that is free at least) but I would be surprised if many in Scotland are aware of its’ existence.
In my experience they are usually quick to review, but I’ve never placed an ad on Sunday, it may not get reviewed till tomorrow as they tend to be a Mon-Fri operation for live interaction.
Somebody on live chat said it would be live soon about half hour ago but it’s not.
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That’s over an hour I’ve been waiting and when I asked the guy in live chat last time he said it was in the queue. Asked him again just now and he said they cannot do live chat and moderate st the same time. What the fuck! They quick to take the money!
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It probably won't go live til tomorrow morning. If you are a new advertiser it will take longer than a repeat ad.
When are you back in the Southeast? If it's less than a week I'd leave it in place but use a different phone and just have an auto reply saying "I'll be back in X on Y date".
There are parts of the north where it's actually ranking despite having no print presence, so Google "[town] escorts" and see if it's on page 1, if it is then I'd move your ad. If you just change location it usually updates quite quickly, within half hour for me. (For example it's on page 1 (albeit at the bottom) for "Cheadle Escorts" but nowhere in sight for "Chester Escorts".
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Merged :)
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I recently placed an ad on Friday Ad, payed £69.00 and thought that after it was verified you'd have the option to post rates similar to Viva Street only to find this wasn't the case, I contacted their live chat Customer Service to enquire and was told "sorry no" and they suggested that when people called I could just tell them then which I personally don't have the patience to do.
I then looked at other ads and noticed that none of those included rates either, does anyone here include their rates in profile text? Have you ever had your listing denied because of that?
For the 20 minutes the ad was live before I got a refund, I recieved three calls from those that had seen it asking for more information, more pictures and services not listed and being less than impressed I wouldn't chit chat and humour them.
No thanks.
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The way to make Friday Ad work is to use a separate phone number and an auto reply that tells them what they need to know, including your main phone number.
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I recently placed an ad on Friday Ad, payed £69.00 and thought that after it was verified you'd have the option to post rates similar to Viva Street only to find this wasn't the case, I contacted their live chat Customer Service to enquire and was told "sorry no" and they suggested that when people called I could just tell them then which I personally don't have the patience to do.
I then looked at other ads and noticed that none of those included rates either, does anyone here include their rates in profile text? Have you ever had your listing denied because of that?
For the 20 minutes the ad was live before I got a refund, I recieved three calls from those that had seen it asking for more information, more pictures and services not listed and being less than impressed I wouldn't chit chat and humour them.
No thanks.
With FridayAdd they are very fussy in what you can say and cant say. So in regards to rates I do it like this.
Enjoy One.Hour with me for only.....One Hundred and Fifty pounds... (As you can't put the price in numbers nor have the sign of pound.)
For services I play around with it like this.
Sweet Safe naughty fun at my hotel or in your hotel...visit me..or i visit you...Remember moments with me will always involve safe play...
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With FridayAdd they are very fussy in what you can say and cant say. So in regards to rates I do it like this.
Enjoy One.Hour with me for only.....One Hundred and Fifty pounds... (As you can't put the price in numbers nor have the sign of pound.)
For services I play around with it like this.
Sweet Safe naughty fun at my hotel or in your hotel...visit me..or i visit you...Remember moments with me will always involve safe play...
Yep you have to be very careful what you say. Best thing is to look at a load of other escort ads to get an idea.
And put your website somewhere prominent
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I had problems after I edited my Friday ad. They charged me but I am struggling with what wording to use as they didn't submit it because of content but not sure what I can or can't write
Could anyone here help me please.
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You need to keep it vague and don't mention any actual services apart from "Girlfriend Experience".
"Come and enjoy a relaxing hour with me in my [city] hotel near [motorway junction or station].
I'm short/tall/slim/curvy/BBW with black/blonde/brown hair who loves to give and receive pleasure.
Visit me and leave totally satisfied"
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Well I've had a few calls but will edit again thankyou xx
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Thank fuck for friday add i got it sorted eventually
and my first booking today from there on my tour :)
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That's great Sugar! I find Friday Ad good when I tour in Brighton
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I recently placed an ad on Friday Ad, payed £69.00 and thought that after it was verified you'd have the option to post rates similar to Viva Street only to find this wasn't the case, I contacted their live chat Customer Service to enquire and was told "sorry no" and they suggested that when people called I could just tell them then which I personally don't have the patience to do.
I then looked at other ads and noticed that none of those included rates either, does anyone here include their rates in profile text? Have you ever had your listing denied because of that?
For the 20 minutes the ad was live before I got a refund, I recieved three calls from those that had seen it asking for more information, more pictures and services not listed and being less than impressed I wouldn't chit chat and humour them.
No thanks.
It would seem Friday Ad have had a change of heart even if it is potentially temporary by allowing us to specify rates and services in embedded fields.
I contacted them in the first week of June after I saw a lady with an ad that had a table for rates and asked their online support if they could confirm whether they had changed the 'rules' and new ads could now include rates and services and was told 'for the moment you can show rates but this is currently under discussion and may change in the near future'.
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I only had one decent guy from Friday add in the month I paid to advertise with them so probably not relist again.
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I did not get one single client from Friday ad in Gerrards Cross or Enfield or Scotland.
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I did not get one single client from Friday ad in Gerrards Cross or Enfield or Scotland.
Did you also pay out for the months posting?
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Did you also pay out for the months posting?
Yes I paid for one month and in both escort and massage.
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Last month I had 1 client from Friday Ads. Maybe more, but when I ask clients where did they find me, they often don't remember.
A bit strange, because when you google 'sensual massage London' or something similar, Friday Ads are solidly around the top page.
So they should be popular. But I don't think they are. At all.
Keeping an ad there won't be my priority, but even if I have 1 booking, it still makes sense for me at the moment, so I'll repost my ad later this month.
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Last month I tried Friday ad, had nothing but a massive influx of idiots, party people and a few bb requests, some told me they found my number on fridayads. I wound up cancelling the ad after 2 weeks as I've had a bad time lately and couldn't deal with the morons but maybe if I'd given it time to weed out the "oh new girls let's annoy her" idiots I would have got some good clients as I did have more calls so guys are clearly using it
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Does Friday ad works in Essex?
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It used to work quite well in Kent Sussex and Surrey the best as that was the main advertsing there but i do not think it would be the same in Essex.
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It all depends where you work,
in West Sussex it works very well,
here in Crawley practically most of my clients are from Friday AD,
while in Taunton it was only 3 booking with Friday ...
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It all depends where you work,
in West Sussex it works very well,
here in Crawley practically most of my clients are from Friday AD,
while in Taunton it was only 3 booking with Friday ...
I’ve being meaning to advertise on it but from all this feedback It seems Friday AD only works outside London
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I would like to tour Crawley and other areas were Friday ad is more visible.
Can I get a pm and some advice please.
I would be very grateful.
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I had nothing from Friday ad for Enfield yet it ranked highly on Google.
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It was known for years in Surrey kent and Surrey as a paper advertisement everyone knew to look there then it went online and still remained popular in those areas but other areas even where it ranked high on google it never had the same impact was not as popular.
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I had nothing from Friday ad for Enfield yet it ranked highly on Google.
I think the only reason it's ranking is because Backpage is gone.
Bear in mind AW doesn't rank for any Google search yet it's the biggest player in the UK.
I only bother with it when I'm working in Kent, Essex, West/East Sussex or Hampshire. In those areas it does very well. I wish you could buy a weekly ad though - I only tour a week at a time so I end up buying it because I'm going to Gatwick, then I've got three weeks still when I might be in Yorkshire, Manchester or Wales, where it's useless.
Actually maybe I'll email them and suggest a weekly ad price.
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It’s starting to show on Page 1 in parts of Scotland.
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I've had a couple of guys tell me recently that they found my number on Friday Ad, yet I've never advertised on there! Now I don't mind a bit of free advertising lol but it seems odd?
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I've had a couple of guys tell me recently that they found my number on Friday Ad, yet I've never advertised on there! Now I don't mind a bit of free advertising lol but it seems odd?
Type your work number in on google press enter see if it fridayadd pops up with your number and wording.
I do that when clients tell me found me on another directory that I have not added my details there myself.
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I've had a couple of guys tell me recently that they found my number on Friday Ad, yet I've never advertised on there! Now I don't mind a bit of free advertising lol but it seems odd?
Defiantly check because they were taking AW profile pictures and using them recently for free adds
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Well I was on there with a description that looked as if it had been lifted from a punting site :FF :FF :FF but thankfully with no photos. I called them and it's now gone.
I will never Google my number because no good will ever come from doing that! ;D
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Are there any ladies from the North West who successfully use this site?
I've read the thread and I'm interested in using them as I live around Blackpool/Preston way. I held off with Vivastreet for ages because of how everyone says it's crap and full of tw's etc, but VS is a major source of income for me now, so I'm just wondering about Friday Ad :)
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Would you pay £36.00 for a basic advert with one photo and limited details?
They won't publish adverts with specific details yet all the current adverts are detailed and explicit :FF
Just looked
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Would you pay £36.00 for a basic advert with one photo and limited details?
They won't publish adverts with specific details yet all the current adverts are detailed and explicit :FF
Just looked
£36.00 for how long? A week or a month?
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28days only
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28days only
I’ve just gone to renew my ad and they no longer have the £36 monthly option, the new 28day option is £48. The prices keep increasing even though we are limited in what we say in the ad.
Edited to correct prices misunderstanding on my end.
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I’ve just gone to renew my ad and they no longer have the £36 monthly option, the new 28day option is £48. The prices keep increasing even though we are limited in what we say in the ad.
Edited to correct prices misunderstanding on my end.
They are getting so greedy, so many price rises for a very basic ad.
Only a few years ago it was £17.99 and if you renewed it before the 28 days were up it was free, at least the first renewal.
I won’t be using them again. I found a huge number of timewasters/cheapskates versus a smattering of decent clients
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They are getting so greedy, so many price rises for a very basic ad.
Only a few years ago it was £17.99 and if you renewed it before the 28 days were up it was free, at least the first renewal.
I won’t be using them again. I found a huge number of timewasters/cheapskates versus a smattering of decent clients
I pay 59 a month for a add that allows me to change the location and boost me up to the top once a week
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I don’t think I’ve ever had one client from there. Are there any areas where it’s essential?
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I don’t think I’ve ever had one client from there. Are there any areas where it’s essential?
Depends what you mean by essential, you ***can*** get a few extra clients from there, but if your rates are even the average for the area you will struggle, so many looking for the cheapest they can get.
I can only speak for the area I used to use Friday Ad for - which is Sussex/South Coast.
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Depends what you mean by essential, you ***can*** get a few extra clients from there, but if your rates are even the average for the area you will struggle, so many looking for the cheapest they can get.
I can only speak for the area I used to use Friday Ad for - which is Sussex/South Coast.
This is what I have heard. A lot of older gents who think 100 an hour is too expensive.
Perhaps this stems from it originally being a paper advertising medium. I give enough time to VS where I actually do get bookings but FA is a step too far right now.
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It used to generate a lot of business in Surrey/Sussex/Kent it was well known paper for year then online. But seems not to do very well other areas online. Plus i think they want long term ads like a whole month etc no good if you just in a area for a few days.
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This is what I have heard. A lot of older gents who think 100 an hour is too expensive.
Perhaps this stems from it originally being a paper advertising medium. I give enough time to VS where I actually do get bookings but FA is a step too far right now.
There has always been cheaper prices nothing new but only difference is back in the day there was no OWO or it was extra for that service but now if a lot expect all in for 100 then those types i would not want to see anyway.
There was still more higher prices in the papers back then and cheaper. Viva is not very good either and a lot avoid that and same for friday ad especially if it is not known in a lot of other parts of the country which it is not. I think it had a loyal following down South East for many years from the paper then online but not taken off other areas very well being online.
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Does anyone use Friday add in Leeds or Watford?