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Passing Traffic . . . - 6/27/2007 3:14:55   
Since moving to my new house I've spent some time counting the cars that drive on the road outside my house.

I'm not going mad.

My new house is on a road that in one direction leads to a coastal holiday town about 20km away, and in the other direction to a very "country" town with a population of about 7000. That town is again about 20km away.

Taking an average of different times of day, about 180 vehicles (including buses) pass my house, as we're in winter that's about 1800 per day in daylight hours and in summer that will increase a lot because of the daylight hours and also tourists.

So what you ask?

Well next time I go into town I'm thinking of buying some pieces of timber, some posts and some paint and painting two signs and sticking them in my front yard saying "Website Designer, phone number and URL".

With over 50,000 passers-by per month in Winter, surely I'd have to get some enquiries from it?

Has anyone else tried anything similar?

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RE: Passing Traffic . . . - 6/27/2007 10:58:59   
In the UK you need planning permission to erect advertising signs so you may be breaking the law. To overcome this people in the UK Paint advertisements on cars/vans/even tractor trailers then park them by the roadside. There are companies providing this sort of advertising and it is especially used in agricultural land alongside the motorway network.

So I would try that approach rather than a sign. Remember they are driving by and single occupants won't be able to write anything down so keep it simple and memorable. I would just give your uri not the phone number.

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RE: Passing Traffic . . . - 7/3/2007 5:45:10   
Donkey, thanks for responding. I hadn't forgotten this thread, I just haven't gotten around to contacting the local council as yet to find out if there are any requirements / fees.

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RE: Passing Traffic . . . - 7/24/2007 15:33:12   
Nicole, that is brilliant and an inspiration. Sometimes getting ahead is as easy as hanging a sign. Keep us posted! There are so many people out there who think about starting websites, or changing webmasters, but they just don't know where to start. Some hand painted sign on a road? I would call. It has that personal touch in this increasingly impersonal cyberworld. Ok, good luck!

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