I advertise in the phone book now, business card size ad but i have about 500.00 dollars to invest in new advertising and i'm looking for best bang for my buck any idea's would be much appreciated.
Dear Roofer2041, I just bumped up a topic from a few months ago with this same subject. Take a look there. It's called 'Advertising'.
I assume you have your logo on your truck. That is the FIRST thing to do with the extra money you have. Professionlly done, it give the appearance of someone that has ben around for a while. Of course, you could put something like "Top quality since 2013" that is sure to get their attention.
Word of mouth works the best and is by far the cheapest and best. You are not "competing" if you are working on a recommendation. Do good work and back it up. Learn all there is to know and pay attention to what is written here. There is a lot of knowledge floating areond here, and you can always go back and read old posts too. Good luck!
You should also go to the thread asking where you are from and your name. that is my pet project here.
Join a couple cigar clubs around and stop by often. You'll be the only roofer and its a good crowd. It works and its cheap.