[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

I think it took me about a month from registering to making my first post.

I was reading all the clever "back and forth" posts between old hands and all the useful information. I didn't quite know where to start but I knew I wanted to contribute. Eventually I didn't as much jump in but simply tested the water with my big toe. I'm a big boy now and feel confident enough to post when I feel I have something worthwhile to say. (Well I think so anyway )

I must admit however that I don't start posts with anything like the regularity that say Derek or Mark do.

Jim in a recent post commented on the offer of freebies encouraging some lurkers out of the shadows-or are they simply vampires feasting on everybody else?

I noticed once new poster took 4 years 1 month to make his first post? Or does he just forget to look in here very often?

I wonder if that is a record?

Rog

[Mike Halliday]

I joined 28th August 2003.... posted the next day

just to show their is nothing new ever written on these forums this is my first post which I could have answered exactly the same last week to a question.... its as relevant today as it was 8yrs a go

you need 2 things for leaflets to work, a good leaflet & reliable delivery. The hardest thing to find is a reliable company to deliver them.

It takes 6 hours to put out 1,000 leaflets to houses with driveways, it is too time consuming to put them out yourself ( plus its mega boring )

if you want to do it yourself go into newsagents and ask if you can put your leaflet inside the sunday papers. by doing this you can pick the type of customer you want to clean for ( don't put them in the sunday sport   chose the Sundays Times or other quality papers)

You will have to find a company to put them out for you , but don't take any crap from them! let them know that you chose the area and the day they go out. Tell them you will go out and knock on doors to make sure the leaflet went out and was posted carefully.

how to make leaflets work:

put your name & address on the leaflet and only have them delivered within 8 miles of you home ( people like to use local people)

use a 4-5 week Rotation, so every 4-5 weeks they get a leaflet

offer 10% retired person discount,  even rich old foggies like a special offer

fill the leaflet with information if they want are thinking of having their carpets cleaning the will read every word on the leaflet . include information on:
drying times,
moving furniture,
stain $ odour removal,
evenings & weekend at no extra cost
being a local family company.

use white paper with dark green ink ( I think this is the nicest colour, if you use black ink it just looks like a photocopy)

this information works for me, others might have different ideas

Mike

[Andrew Briscoe]

I joined October 13, 2004, 02:09:38 pm,
it took me till 31st Jan 05 for 1st post, i read a lot first.
Or maybe i was a bit shy 

Andrew

[Ian Gourlay]

I joined 28th August 2003.... posted the next day

just to show their is nothing new ever written on these forums this is my first post which I could have answered exactly the same last week to a question.... its as relevant today as it was 8yrs a go

you need 2 things for leaflets to work, a good leaflet & reliable delivery. The hardest thing to find is a reliable company to deliver them.

It takes 6 hours to put out 1,000 leaflets to houses with driveways, it is too time consuming to put them out yourself ( plus its mega boring )

if you want to do it yourself go into newsagents and ask if you can put your leaflet inside the sunday papers. by doing this you can pick the type of customer you want to clean for ( don't put them in the sunday sport   chose the Sundays Times or other quality papers)

You will have to find a company to put them out for you , but don't take any crap from them! let them know that you chose the area and the day they go out. Tell them you will go out and knock on doors to make sure the leaflet went out and was posted carefully.

how to make leaflets work:

put your name & address on the leaflet and only have them delivered within 8 miles of you home ( people like to use local people)

use a 4-5 week Rotation, so every 4-5 weeks they get a leaflet

offer 10% retired person discount,  even rich old foggies like a special offer

fill the leaflet with information if they want are thinking of having their carpets cleaning the will read every word on the leaflet . include information on:
drying times,
moving furniture,
stain $ odour removal,
evenings & weekend at no extra cost
being a local family company.

use white paper with dark green ink ( I think this is the nicest colour, if you use black ink it just looks like a photocopy)

this information works for me, others might have different ideas

Mike

Never liked your nice green ink , reminded me of inky school girls with blue nickers

[Jim_77]

It took me 18 months, I had to read all Mike's posts first before I could make any

[Jim_77]

Or my other answer would be:

I haven't got a maiden, but if I did have one, I could think of better things to do than make her post on here

[Ian Gourlay]

And Mike and Doug thought you were an imposter

[Jim_77]

I've been accused of worse

[Billy Russell]

I still have trouble posting now!!! But if i'm being honest it's because i can't be bothered typing!!!

[Billy Russell]

I shall try a bit harder from now!