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[Farmelectrics]

anyone herd or no what these web sites are called were the customer puts on the work they need doing and a price there prepared to pay and the apparently sparks quote etc new one on me

 

[telectrix]

rated people for one. there's loads of them. basically, the job is posted, you buy the lead and then try and quote for the work. bloody parasites.

 

[Farmelectrics]

oh right tel so it costs you to buy lead but you still not might win job overherd 2 young sparks raving on about it

 

[Farmelectrics]

and how much do you pay for the link or lead

 

[Farmelectrics]

is that the only one you no rated people im not going down them lines but wouldnt mind having a nose just for curiosity

 

[Richard Burns]

is that the only one you no rated people I'm not going down them lines but wouldnt mind having a nose just for curiosity

I would not go too far with them, some people find it works, but paying to get customers kind of defeats the object, I feel.
I was fairly annoyed that voltimum posted this information about how to get a good trader, even though they list the better ones it is still encouraging these middlemen to gain profit from your work.
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[PEG]

In my singular,isolated opinion...if you need those sites,the tin you are bailing with,is too small for your leak....

I know it seems to be the "modern way",but these schemes to feed off desperation,from both the customer and the contractor,are indeed,parasitic.

I think i have posted before,regarding business practices which were once frowned on,now being acceptable,here is an example...

A Director,of a company i did a fair bit with,told me that if a business employed a debt factoring company,it meant cash flow issues,and the end was nigh.... 5 years later,an not a trace of irony apparent,he said they now used one,and explained how it made sense...

Oh,and the same outfit went suckle-valve up,for £600.000,earlier this year...Go figure :38: