Yeah, I always ask if it's a household I haven't dropped a flyer to yet. In these cases, the answer to "where'd you hear about me?" is almost always that they saw someone else asking about it on Facebook and someone recommended me in the comments.
Interestingly, it's never the original poster who ends up contacting me - it's usually some third party just scrolling through the comments.
A few have gotten direct recommendations from previous customers, but that's pretty rare overall. Most saw my flyer, and the rest mostly found me through local Facebook groups.
Edit: I don't do targeted advertising though. Just physical flyers and I occasionally post pictures of my work to Facebook and Instagram.
I don't think fashion is just one thing. You're not going to find anyone promoting the way I'm dressing but I dress that way for a reason and it's still a fashion choice. You could say I'm counter-signaling for intentionally not following current trends but that's still just a different version of the same thing.
I'd say that a more accurate statement would be: "Following current fashion is wearing what you think others expect you to wear"
I don't think it matters what I think. Like everyone else chiming in on this thread, I have zero expertise on the subject - so whatever I say is just my personal preferred outcome, not a realistic one.
I'm never intentionally mean to anyone - not online, not in real life. I'm not overly polite either, and I don't hold back just to spare your feelings, but hurting people is never my goal.
I apply the same rule to people who aren't even in the room. You'll be hard-pressed to catch me talking shit about anyone, even the ones I don't like.
The downside is that it enables you to ignore every real problem in the world by just telling yourself that it is what it is. It might be good for your own sanity on the short run but it's bad for everyone on the long run.
If it's marked on a map I consider it a bad spot. I just browse terrain maps for nice looking locations and then hike there to see what it's like in person. If there are signs of other people having stayed there in the recent months then I go somewhere else.
Admittedly I have the luxury of free to roam laws so I can camp quite literally where ever I want.
I'm frugal by nature. For most of my life I've always had enough savings to buy almost anything I want. Whenever I get a "bonus" from somewhere, I'm not even tempted to go on a spending spree - it doesn't enable me to buy anything I couldn't have already bought anyway. I'm way more excited about seeing the value of my investments go up than I would be about a new iPhone or whatever.
I live in an old house, wear old clothes, drive an old truck, never travel, never eat out, etc. I guess I just value different things than some other people. I'd rather be financially secure and look poor than the other way around.
Alex O'connor talks a ton about religion. I personally skip those episodes but I love the others so I assume these are as good as long as you find the topic interesting which I don't.
I assume everyone is good untill they give me a reason to think otherwise. However, for me to know that someone truly is a good person takes years of knowing and interacting with them.
Yeah, I always ask if it's a household I haven't dropped a flyer to yet. In these cases, the answer to "where'd you hear about me?" is almost always that they saw someone else asking about it on Facebook and someone recommended me in the comments. Interestingly, it's never the original poster who ends up contacting me - it's usually some third party just scrolling through the comments.
A few have gotten direct recommendations from previous customers, but that's pretty rare overall. Most saw my flyer, and the rest mostly found me through local Facebook groups.
Edit: I don't do targeted advertising though. Just physical flyers and I occasionally post pictures of my work to Facebook and Instagram.