I was talking with an old friend and he wondered why I did not update my Blog. I said I did not
want to mbarrass myself. He said who is reading it? Good point.. Well I am going to try update
on a daily basis even if I say a sentance.
I am on a list out of University City in ole W Philly and as most of you know I have a pet sitting
gig on the side with a friend of mine. Here is one realitor's dim view of how I promote my business
"Mark, your advertisements are illegal. You could be fined for them, just as PIC was. It was a hefty fine, if I recall - it was PER FLYER, something like $5000. total. They weren't having any success appealing it, either, even though they were advertising something VERY benign, like a plant sale to raise money for preschool scholarships. When I see your advertisements, they upset me, because I can't advertise houses for sale the way you advertise your services. I have to pay for the expensive newspaper ads. Because I follow the law. It makes me not want to recommend you for pet services. It makes the playing field not level: there are the responsible businesses which follow the law and don't post flyers, and then there are the *other* businesses which post flyers, whether they know it's illegal or not. I do tear down any ads - not just yours, but any ads - illegally posted on my block if I happen to see them when I'm walking down the street. But I don't go out of my way to look for them. I'm sure that you are a responsible business person and you wouldn't have been putting up the ads if you'd known that they were illegal."And I thought I was legit :(
