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What's the best way to market a decorating business? Photograph: M. Deutsch/Zefa/Corbis
What's the best way to market a decorating business? Photograph: M. Deutsch/Zefa/Corbis

What's the best way to market my decorating business?

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A self-employed reader wonders how to attract customers to a painting and decorating business

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.

This week's question

I am a painter/decorator who is struggling in the recession. I have always been a great painter – relying on word of mouth recommendations – but terrible at marketing myself. Do I need a website, or is leafleting better? What about Yellow Pages? I am desperate to turn it around. What works for other sole traders?

What are your thoughts?

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