[Steve Chapman]

Hi all,

Does any kind person have an effective newsletter that they mail out to regular customers that they would like to share with me ?      Please 

Just need some ideas to kick off my creative juices and an idea of layout etc and how much content to have, that sort of thing.

I know most newsletters are tailored to each business, just want a rough guide that i can reference as its one piece of marketing i've never fully got into.

Thankyou in advance 


Regards
Steve

[Steve. Taylor]

Dont have a newsletter but heres a heading for ya

                The Weymouth & Portland
                      Healthy HOME'S
                      CLEANING TIMES

Cant think of the paper size but the one that folds over to make A4 that way you have 4 pages
Front page & page 1 about you. second page things not related to cleaning  in your area funny things tips
What happened to MUNTER JOCK IN 1859

Back page try & get other company's in your area to place there ad
builder,   plumer,  electrican,  ect small fee to cover your costs

Thats what i would do 

OR WAIT FOR BETTER ADVICE THATS ALSO WHAT I WOULD DO

[Steve. Taylor]

Just had this thought you have the 2012 olympics sailing down there so plenty to talk about for the next 18 months in your news and you could get people intrested in that to place ads on your back page

[Steve Chapman]

Steve you  know my area better than i do 

Maybe you should move down to cold sunny portland   

Come to think of it that would be bad business for me, better stay put 

What puts me of is every tom dick and harry is doing the olympic theme at the mo, but hey ho it might work.

Might get more interest in discussing the abomination of road works going on here at the moment in preparation for the olympics, takes about two days to get to the other side of town 

Like the idea of getting together with other businesses to advertise, I know a couple so may get on to that one,

Cheers
steve

[Steve. Taylor]

Steve in the summer months i  take my boat round to the jurrasic coast stay over night morred up in Lulworth Cove in the morning egg & bacon on the little stoney beach kids love it fossile hunting.

WITH ME CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW :

[Steve. Taylor]

Draw a little sail boat stuck on the A354 WITH THE CAPTION WE HAVE REALLY MESSED  UP FOR THE GOLD

[Carpet Dawg]

Will you email the newletter or post it out?

[Steve Chapman]

Steve - theres bound to be few of those im sure 

Dont think anyone will be able to get into Weymouth come the Olympics, even with the 'New Road'

If your thinking of coming here then you'd be better by boat me thinks 

Tony - snail mail, although will probably do a version later for email.

Steve

[Steve Chapman]

Still Looking 


steve

[Shaun_Ashmore]

What about "The adventures of Portland Bill" it would make your customers laugh, you could do of the cuff stories about your cleaning experiences, Derek Bolton used to do something simular in the NCCA newslink and it would make them remember you!!!

Shaun

[Steve Chapman]

It's a nice idea, but that character has already been done so would have to do a modern version or take on it, or I'd be sued for infringement of copyright etc  :

A character & story is a good way to go tho, will give it some thought 

Steve

[Steve Chapman]

Does this mean not many of you actually use a newsletter, or you just don't want to share it 

Steve

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Used to but for me it took up too much time writing them.

Shaun

[Steve Chapman]

Thats why I need help 

steve

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I would have a front page of YOU and then a page copied from Womans weekly or Readers digest easy reading stuff and that's it.

Shaun

[Ian Gourlay]

Steve



 I think you can get a years supply of newsletters from an online company in the states for about £100

[Steve Chapman]

Hi Ian,

Any chance of a peek 

Which company is that ?


steve

[Ian Gourlay]

Funny

I just clicked to my email and had a Cleaning Tip from a Company i used to Subscribe too

Yes You pay for some Forums promoting

www.cliningbizmarketing materials.com I think

Anyway I will forward you the email#



I will also send you a xxxxxxxx

Do not tell the others

[Steve Chapman]

Cheers,

The secrets safe with me 

regards
steve

[Steve Chapman]

Cheers,

Steve