best wedding directory websites to advertise on?

[rob1963]

It seems that online advertising is more successful than phone book advertising, so which are the best wedding directory sites to advertise on?

I believe that www.confetti.co.uk is the largest site for wedding suppliers, but have given them a miss, as I don't really cater for some of the top end society type functions they cater for, and also because there is no way I'd spend almost £1,000 a year for one online advert. Having said this, it's probably fine for those of you with big rigs charging £400 or more & going for the real top end stuff.

The second biggest site seems to be www.hitched.co.uk which I can highly recommend. My premium advert costs about £115 a year and probably generates at least 70% of my online bookings.

None of the other sites where I advertise produce much more than a few enquiries and possibly the very occasional booking, but I am happy to give details if requested, especially as some of them offer free listings.

Which wedding directory sites do YOU recommend?

[Shaun]

I just signed up to www.ultimatebridal.co.uk yesterday. Time will tell if the ROI was worthwhile.

[rob1963]

Hi Elite DJ.

I'm on that one too, but no bookings (that I'm aware of) so far.

[rob1963]

The sites below are worth advertising on, as they offer free listings, and you don't have to put a link to their site on your own site.

I don't know what (if any) responses they will bring, but as the listings are free, you have nothing to lose - apart from a few minutes of your time.

Good luck!

www.guidesforbrides.co.uk
www.jayweddings.co.uk
www.net-weddings.co.uk
www.uk-disco.co.uk
www.weddingdaybliss.co.uk
www.weddingsclassified.co.uk

[ian8limelight]

I've just started advertising with http://www.weddingservices4u.co.uk, with a very attractive introductory rate. We'll have to see what happens.

[Steve 'B']

I was with guides for brides and to be honest I thought they were quite good for the money. I think I got a very good deal from them at the time.

[Danno13]

EDIT (Again!):I tried hitched once, for the free 30day period. And even though i was one of only 3 DJs in my county.. i think i only had about 3 referals from the link! Needless to say, i didn't bother paying for a listing.

I'm just making enquiries into confetti.. as i lurk on the forums there occasionaly (I found them as I was recomended on there by a previous client). I'm not sure why you presume they're only high class do's, and in the email I just got from them, the cheapest advertising option was £125+VAT.. not £1000!!!

[rob1963]

Wow Danno...I don't know what you get for £125 on Confetti, but I looked on their advertising page http://www.confetti.co.uk/article/view/6440-7715.do which shows the cheapest advertising option as costing £884 + VAT!

I probably wouldn't advertise with them anyway, as I don't have a big enough rig for some of the high class work you would get from their site.

[Shaun]

Hi Elite DJ.

I'm on that one too, but no bookings (that I'm aware of) so far.

Thanks for ther 'heads up'. I chose the minimum option (£15 for the year), so it's no great loss if nothing is gained.

EDIT (Again!):I tried hitched once, for the free 30day period. And even though i was one of only 3 DJs in my county.. i think i only had about 3 referals from the link! Needless to say, i didn't bother paying for a listing.

I tried the free 30 day listing too. only 1 referral in that period. Needless to say I didn't sign up for a paid listing.

[Danno13]

Wow Danno...I don't know what you get for £125 on Confetti, but I looked on their advertising page http://www.confetti.co.uk/article/view/6440-7715.do which shows the cheapest advertising option as costing £884 + VAT!

I looked for that page for ages before giving up and emailing them. For 125 i think you just get a one line thing under your region.. and there are already 7 pages of DJs under my area.. so not worth it at all.

I emailed back to enquire about the premium package, but theres no way I could afford £1000!!!

I probably wouldn't advertise with them anyway, as I don't have a big enough rig for some of the high class work you would get from their site.

Hmm.. i'm not sure about that... i'm yet to have an enquiry for a wedding requiring anything more than a small-medium rig, i'm sure that not every bride visiting confetti is after a massive rig (oo.. err ). And who says high class = big rig anyway