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Advertising for handymen in New Zealand

The best place for a handyman to advertise is wherever the customer is at the moment they decide they need one: in a hardware store with a list of small jobs that have been on the fridge for a year. In practice that means a hardware store, a timber yard or building supplies store and a paint and decorating store. A counter card, a window poster or a screen in one of those, in your own district, is seen by exactly the people who are about to look for a handyman, and usually costs less than advertising to a whole suburb.

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Where your customers already are

The moment somebody decides they need a handyman, they are usually in a hardware store with a list of small jobs that have been on the fridge for a year. These are the kinds of local business that put you in front of that person, ranked by how well they match.

  • A hardware storeStrong match

  • A timber yard or building supplies storeGood match

  • A paint and decorating storeGood match

  • A garden centreGood match

  • A real estate officeGood match

Listings in these kinds of business carry a Pritty Ghood Match badge when you search as a handyman.

Also worth a look: a furniture and homeware store.

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Spaces that suit a handyman

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  • Floor decals

    Floor decal at Pritty Ghood

    Pritty Ghood · Auckland, Auckland

    1 x Floor decal (400mm x 400mm)

    Indoor

    $115 / weekFees included

  • Mirror decals

    Multi space listing at Pritty Ghood

    Pritty Ghood · Auckland, Auckland

    5 x A4 Mirror decals

    IndoorMulti space · 5

    $60 / weekFees included

  • Floor decals

    Floor decal at Pritty Ghood

    Pritty Ghood · Auckland, Auckland

    1 x A2 Floor decal

    Indoor

    $115 / weekFees included

  • Reception areas

    Reception area at Pritty Ghood

    Pritty Ghood · Auckland, Auckland

    1 x Reception area

    Indoor

    $115 / weekFees included

  • Entrance posters +2 more

    Multi space listing at Pritty Ghood

    Pritty Ghood · Auckland, Auckland

    1 x A2 Entrance poster · 1 x A2 Window poster · 1 x A5 Front desk display

    IndoorMulti space · 3

    $55 / weekFees included

  • Window posters

    Window poster at Pritty Ghood

    Pritty Ghood · Auckland, Auckland

    1 x Window poster

    Indoor

    ~4,200 seen / weekhost estimate

    $140 / weekFees included

The price on a listing is the price you pay, fees included. The host approves every booking, and campaigns run from two weeks to a year.

Questions people ask

Where is the best place for a handyman to advertise?

Inside the local businesses your customers visit at the moment they need you. For a handyman that is usually a hardware store, a timber yard or building supplies store and a paint and decorating store. A counter display or a window poster there costs less than most other advertising and reaches the right person at the right moment.

How much does it cost a handyman to advertise locally?

Advertising space in local New Zealand businesses is listed on Pritty Ghood from about $55 a week, with the price on the listing being the price you pay. Google Ads and radio usually cost a few hundred dollars a month or more, and a community newspaper advertisement is priced per insertion.

How long should a handyman run an advertisement?

Run it for eight weeks at least. Tradie work is decided over weeks, not days: the person sees you on the first trip to the merchant and rings on the third. A season-long placement in one busy merchant usually beats a month each in four.

What should a handyman put on an advertisement?

Name the one job you want more of, not the whole list. "Heat pump installs, quoted in 24 hours" brings in heat pump installs. "All electrical work" brings in nothing in particular. Put the phone number large, the suburbs you cover, and a QR code that goes to a page with your prices or a booking form.

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