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  Brian www.mibservices.co.uk October 19, 2012 at 9:36am

  I have a free profile page set up and back linked to my own website for SEO purposes. I wouldnt pay to advertise with them but a free page is still worth setting up as with all the free business indexes on the web. I have had a few enquiries through them and a couple of jobs, but only really worth doing for all the back links to your website imo
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  James Dixon October 19, 2012 at 10:01am

  Thanks

  That was my thinking too.  But I don't want to go somewhere that creates bad feelings!
  
  Brian www.mibservices.co.uk said:

  I have a free profile page set up and back linked to my own website for SEO purposes. I wouldnt pay to advertise with them but a free page is still worth setting up as with all the free business indexes on the web. I have had a few enquiries through them and a couple of jobs, but only really worth doing for all the back links to your website imo
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  Brian www.mibservices.co.uk October 19, 2012 at 10:21am

  I wouldnt say web based indexes create bad feeling, their just there, if you know what i mean. Rated people on the other hand is pushed in your face by tv advertising and set up for customers who really have no idea what our services cost. If they done away with the " whats your budget" part that clients fill in, then i think they would have happier clients and trades people.
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  neil garrett October 21, 2012 at 11:42am

  Hi I have a free index page,it's generated a lot of work for me over the last 3 years and also managed to get those clients tied into maintenance contract...definately worth doing
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  Geoffrey King October 21, 2012 at 12:25pm

  We also have a free index page, has generated work, we ask customers to put reviews on it

  http://www.freeindex.co.uk/profile%28damson-house-designs%29_189131...

  also they have forums, which are almost as useful as the LJN! LOL

  Go for it!
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  Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt October 21, 2012 at 8:14pm

  Our free index page generated a lead a couple of years back that ended up being a £100,000 woodland creation contract. To my knowledge we haven't got anything else from it but somehow it worked on that occasion. If its free why wouldn't you put on a listing?
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  David Harris October 23, 2012 at 11:52pm

  Yes its good for SEO but thats about it i would say

   

   

   

   
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  Ian Asplen October 24, 2012 at 3:32pm

  It's a great way of driving extra business and traffic to your website, it's effective in the way they email you when theres a job that suits your demographic.
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  Nick Hill October 24, 2012 at 6:56pm

  I think it's great.

  I have the reviews I receive from customers embedded on my website.

  You can also link the reviews to your facebook page so as soon as you receive a review it's posted on facebook.

  The quality of leads is not always the best but the fact you don't have to pay for them is a bonus.

  They also send you stickers to put on the van telling people to check out your reviews.
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  Faith Caine November 25, 2012 at 12:35pm

  We recently had our website updated and one of the key things they said  is to get links into your business  - which free index does.  The hardest thing is establish a balance between marketing - twitter, facebook, blogs and waffling!I seem to do waffling better than marketing! but then you men would say that's women for you!!