Thanks Dean, a good opportunity to update my info.
Al
From: Dean May
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 6:39 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Yello Book...how's business? is"crisis"affecting it?
To give yourself a free boost here is a tip that helps get more of your info into the hands of Google users. >From the Google home page, choose MAPS from the choices in the upper left (Web, Maps, Images, News, etc). When you get to the Maps home page you can find any business you want by typing in the business name or category followed by city, state, and/or zip, all separated by commas. So type in "piano tuner" followed by a comma and your zip code. Find your listing in the list that pops up on the left column and click on it. In the balloon that pops up over the map there is an edit option at the bottom. Click there and you can edit all kinds of information regarding your business, payment options, store hours, web address, optional phone numbers, etc. You can even upload a couple of pictures. After completing your editing process they will send you a post card to verify you are authorized to make the changes. It's free and easy.
Type "piano tuner, 47802" and you'll find me at the top of the list. J
Dean
Dean May cell 812.239.3359
PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272
Terre Haute IN 47802
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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Ross
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 3:32 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Yello Book...how's business? is "crisis"affecting it?
I would hope everyone doesn't recycle them directly, otherwise a number of members would be wasting their money, on the advertising. :-)
Having said that, I feel that with so many different telephone companies, not as many people get the Yellow Pages to use.
So it is not like the old days, when Ma Bell's Yellow pages went everywhere.
Yellow pages has a minimal advertising effect.
Just my take.
John Ross
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From: paul bruesch
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Yello Book...how's business? is "crisis" affecting it?
I'm not a Verizon customer, but they throw one in the puddle in my driveway nonetheless. I'm also not a Qwest or Yellow Book customer, but they do the same. What an atrocious waste of paper... they all go directly to my recycle bin.
Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:43 PM, <KeyKat88 at aol.com> wrote:
Greetings,
Well that must be it then,.... in Nov Yellow book I saw a "new kid on the block" advertizing "graduate of North Bennet St School", ...so I guess I gotta get a "braggy" Yellow book ad too. (I hate bragging; it has so much more class to have a one line ad...like a good doctor, or something) OH well, gotta change with the times.
A friend of mine says Yellow book goes to ALL residences whereas Verizon book is only distributed to their customers.
Julia
Reading, PA
In a message dated 2/13/2009 11:36:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, A440A at aol.com writes:
Julia writes:
<< Business is a little slower than usual. How's about any one else? >>
I, for one, am totally slammed. I have raised my prices this year and I
am still turning work away. I have had the same phone number for 32 years, so
that probably helps.
Regards,
Ed Foote RPT
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