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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on November 14, 2009, 08:37:30 am
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Hi,
I have had an A5 , one colour leaflet (blue)made for me in the past.
one sided, and thin cheap paper..... with very very poor results regarding phone calls from them.
I have had better results from making my own, no pictures, just...
" We are currently expanding our window cleaning services to your area "....blah blah..
But now i am thinking of having glossy double sided ones made,
window cleaning on one side, with other services , including before and after pictures on the other.
one or two people say the full gloss leaflets gives the impression of us being expensive,
others say they give a professional look,
whilst some swear by a home made basic flyer,
have you tried and tested them all?
Which works best for you.?
I know door knocking is proven but this is just looking for a little help with leaflets.
Cheers ;)
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I could only use one button on the poll.
I use homemade and also colour glossy 2 sided ones.
both as good as each other really.
There are reasons why homemade leaflets do not work also why some will get nothing from flash leaflets
Some people have no idea about marketing at all (this is a top reason why a flyer will not work how ever cheap or expensive it looks.
this junk mail you are putting though peoples doors need to be different needs to be eye and thought catching (does not have to mean colour) but does mean impact.........
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Best leaflet ive had from a company similar to ours is Bens Gutters, anyone who gets one will read it ;)
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Hi Ian,
i understand the impact value, i had my van signs made with that in mind,
i also want that with my leaflets , without giving the impression that i look expensive,
in other trades , carpet cleaning, plumbing, etc... a good solid leaflet with the right impact can look very professional, and encourage people to ring... as they look "safe"
But in window cleaning its a variable attitude, as people tend to think its only window cleaning and a few pounds to clean,
so are looking for the cheapest,
although cheap looking leaflets may work for some, they did not for me...
i will be using double sided gloss this time, as i want the professional look, but i understand i need the impact factor as well.
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My best leaflet is one I designed myself on Vista-Print. It generally gets me work, I think people like its presentation. It is all about impact. Currently working on a guttering one.
I wouldnt dream of putting them up on here, but if you put your email up gazza I'll send a copy of each.
Matt
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Thanks Matt,
Its
gazasp8@aol.com
thanks
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Thanks Matt,
Its
gazasp8@aol.com
thanks
are yo missing a "z" or does your profile just have a extra one
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Best leaflet ive had from a company similar to ours is Bens Gutters, anyone who gets one will read it ;)
Yeah a gutter cleaning customer called me and bens gutters and went for mine ;D
dont surpose you have ben gutter flyer by any chance scan and upload it ?
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yes my profile is different ;D
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Its on its way gazza, but its 5MB so dont be surprised.
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yes my profile is different ;D
just making sure it didnt get sent to the wrong person.
Best leaflet ive had from a company similar to ours is Bens Gutters, anyone who gets one will read it ;)
Yeah a gutter cleaning customer called me and bens gutters and went for mine ;D
dont surpose you have ben gutter flyer by any chance scan and upload it ?
yer I got it as going to do something similar myself, cant get to scanner at the min
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Best leaflet ive had from a company similar to ours is Bens Gutters, anyone who gets one will read it ;)
Yeah a gutter cleaning customer called me and bens gutters and went for mine ;D
dont surpose you have ben gutter flyer by any chance scan and upload it ?
I get Bens gutters through the door regular, theyre not much to be honest, they look like theyre a note hand-written stating that 'ben' is doing some of my neighbours gutters soon and would I like to have mine done? You call them and its a friggin great call centre.
I rang them up and they ask for the postcode then tell you which houses in the street theyre doing. I called them again and they told me a different load of houses :-X
They employ immigrants ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Best leaflet ive had from a company similar to ours is Bens Gutters, anyone who gets one will read it ;)
Yeah a gutter cleaning customer called me and bens gutters and went for mine ;D
dont surpose you have ben gutter flyer by any chance scan and upload it ?
I get Bens gutters through the door regular, theyre not much to be honest, they look like theyre a note hand-written stating that 'ben' is doing some of my neighbours gutters soon and would I like to have mine done? You call them and its a friggin great call centre.
I rang them up and they ask for the postcode then tell you which houses in the street theyre doing. I called them again and they told me a different load of houses :-X
They employ immigrants ;D ;D ;D ;D
I rung and got the call centre too, I asked to speak to Benjamin Button, they said he not in at the minute ;D
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Got it Matt thanks, looks very professional.
;)
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Its on its way gazza, but its 5MB so dont be surprised.
Matt, would you mind sending me a copy as well?
Thank you kindly
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Matt is that you in the spider man outfit ;)
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Matt is that you in the spider man outfit ;)
I'd like to say yes, but actually no it isnt mate, its spider-man ;D
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Tim whats your email?
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I get Bens gutters through the door regular, theyre not much to be honest, they look like theyre a note hand-written stating that 'ben' is doing some of my neighbours gutters soon and would I like to have mine done? You call them and its a friggin great call centre.
I rang them up and they ask for the postcode then tell you which houses in the street theyre doing. I called them again and they told me a different load of houses :-X
They employ immigrants ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ah! I've had Ben's Gutters through my letter box too; I thought it looked like a pretty good flyer too.
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I've had them too. Gives the impression the guy lives just round the corner. Clever. Very clever.
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get the votes in lads please ;D
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can someone scan or email me bens gutter flyer
also looking for idea on other peoples flyers, im in st. neots and cambridge so will not be dropping them in your areas:
design@windowwashers.co.uk none will be shared with anyone else.
Ian
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I voted basic home made because I've done that and had the glossy professional ones, and to be honest, even though I put 5000 of the glossy ones out earlier this year, I reckon (I haven't kept records) that I had a much better response from my homemade ones when I first started up; even though I probably put out about 3000 of these ones.
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Tim whats your email?
Matt, Sorry to be a pain in the ar$e, but would it possible to send me a copy of your ad, I am new and had postcards made with vista, but they seem expensive so was looking at having somthing else done instead.
My e mail is: tcwindowcleaningservices@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks in advance,
Tony
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My best leaflet is one I designed myself on Vista-Print. It generally gets me work, I think people like its presentation. It is all about impact. Currently working on a guttering one.
I wouldnt dream of putting them up on here, but if you put your email up gazza I'll send a copy of each.
Matt
Hi matt, What type of flyer is it you had from Vista Print? I had 5000 double sided full colour postcards printed by a local firm but it worked out a bit pricey.
I am not sure if its the flyer or just luck of the draw on the area you pick to deliver, I had 2500 delivered in one area and got 1 call from a tiny bungalow, I put 200 of the same flyer in a diferent area and got £200 worth of work from them in 3 days.
I would be very interested to see your flyer Matt as I am going to experiment with Vista I think to see if it will save me some money.
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Flyers are a funny thing, we had 10,000 glossy one side printed and delivered by a so called reputable company and got a total of 0, none, zip, not one single call from them, when I complained to the delivery company they swear blind the lot went out, I asked for delivery areas to check for myself and a few houses I contacted most said they couldnt remeber cuz they go straight in the bin but a few said that they recall having one. About this time last year we went out ourselves and started to do some leaflets, home made, we had done around 30 when the heavens opened and we packed it in, out of those few leaflets in one road we ended up with 5 drivecleaning jobs, so now I only ever deliver them myself. Think the problem with the 10000 was it was on a multi drop so a few leaflets at a time get pushed thru the door and go straight in the in.
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Flyers are a funny thing, we had 10,000 glossy one side printed and delivered by a so called reputable company and got a total of 0, none, zip, not one single call from them, when I complained to the delivery company they swear blind the lot went out, I asked for delivery areas to check for myself and a few houses I contacted most said they couldnt remeber cuz they go straight in the bin but a few said that they recall having one. About this time last year we went out ourselves and started to do some leaflets, home made, we had done around 30 when the heavens opened and we packed it in, out of those few leaflets in one road we ended up with 5 drivecleaning jobs, so now I only ever deliver them myself. Think the problem with the 10000 was it was on a multi drop so a few leaflets at a time get pushed thru the door and go straight in the in.
There is a very got tip in this post:
Never have a leaflet in multi dropped.
Ian
p.s CIU PLEASE SORT OUT THIS ERROR
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Anyone tried putting out leaflets through their local paper? Do 0800 numbers work? Or does it make you look too expensive?
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Best leaflet ive had from a company similar to ours is Bens Gutters, anyone who gets one will read it ;)
The flyer I received form bens gutters was a compliment slip with a message written in felt tip pen lol
Matt
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The good tip I recieved on another forum was to deliver the leaflet in a sealed envelpoe this way it does get noticed as many homes I knock say they havent recieved my leaflet as junk mail they get through the letterbox goes straight in the bin.Whoever thinks there is a 0.01 response rate on leaflets is a little nieve.
Heath
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when i first started i wrote my own 1liner leaflets , i remember sitting in mymotor writing out a few hundred outside Tesco where id just bought the crappy coloured paper (OH HAPPY DAYS!) this got to be a real wrist aching exercise so later i ran hundreds off on my MA"S printer and i bought a paper punch that punched a line of stars thru the leaflet and then i added a star sticker to em. these leaflets looked childish but brought in loads of work and as theyre small they get pinned up on fridges etc
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Home made so far,
is that because people have not spent money and tried the glossy ones do you think?
or used both?.... and home made are proving to work better ???
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Best leaflet ive had from a company similar to ours is Bens Gutters, anyone who gets one will read it ;)
The flyer I received form bens gutters was a compliment slip with a message written in felt tip pen lol
Matt
You read it tho didnt you Matt, its the same message that 60,000 houses in my area got, its a leaflet, wasnt written especially for you ;D
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Has anybody got a copy of the Ben's Gutters flyer, or something similar explaining gutter clearance services they could email to me?
If so my email address is jaycichy@aol.com
Thanks in advance!
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What's written on your flyer is far more important than whether its glossy, double sided or homemade.
The only reason I use a printer is because it's cheaper than doing your own. Have you ever bothered to work out the cost of printing 5000 colour flyers at home? I guarantee it will be more expensive than having them printed by a online printer.
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Home made postcard size for me not tried professional ones so cant compare on results!
Can you email your leaflets please so I can see what I might need to put on mine to get some ideas?
wrekinwindowcleaning@hotmail.co.uk
Cheers :)