[andy east sussex]

hi guys just quick question when your leaflets go out how fast do you get a response beacuse monday started with a new distributer gave them 30,000 leaflets havent had call yet plus she put a add in local paper for distributers loads called her she gave 6 people 2,000 each and told them to get 1000 minimum a week out but i dont know if they will go out as she doesnt have a follow up service should i be worried ?

[Steve Rothwell]

when I used leaflets I would be able to follow the distributor round, as the customers would call almost as soon as the leaflet hit the mat.

The reason that I stopped leafleting is that I could never get reliable leaflet distributors....

5 professional companies ripped us off, and countless individuals..

they would put some out for the first 2 days and then realise that it was hard work and dump the rest.

Our phone would stop ringing on day 3.

They could never understand how we knew.....

[andy east sussex]

dam what other ways could i get the leaflets out as dont have the time to do thousands my self

[Steve Rothwell]

therein lies the biggie mate


the biggest bug bear in this industry is the marketing.......

I have not found a foolproof way of doing it yet.

(and to be honest if I did I would not be shouting too loud on here about it)

[andy east sussex]

thats true when me or friends and family do drop we get call after around 3 days but we no longer have time to drop a thousand everyday thats why we went this was but just so worried people shes getting to do it is only doing it for money and getting rid of leaflets so worried because put so much money in to it

[Mike Halliday]

you need to employ your own people who arrive at your house as you leave for work then you drop them off or they work around your jobs. its the only way you can get reliable distribution.

those 30k leaflets have gone to waste

[andy east sussex]

i was thinking of advitising for some people but i didnt want the hassle of sorting it all out that why i went to a company to do it for me maybe give it till friday if still no calls il drop them

[Mike Halliday]

I used Gumtree to find my guys. i had 36 replies...... got 3 good guys 2 of them droppped out  after 6 weeks  due to university work but the last guy was great

[andy east sussex]

whats best to go for 35 and over and fit ?

[Mike Halliday]

Polish or pakistani  & skint

just make sure thay work exact hours and tell them you will visit them on the route to check, if they want to alter the hours they work they contact you 24hrs before and tell you exactly what time they will start and finish.

[derek west]

Polish or pakistani  & skint

just make sure thay work exact hours and tell them you will visit them on the route to check, if they want to alter the hours they work they contact you 24hrs before and tell you exactly what time they will start and finish.

 

[andy east sussex]

i have few people i know really well who dont work so hopefully i can trust them if it means using them

[wynne jones]

You need to do it yourself at first for numerous reasons.

You know they have been delivered, you know the response rate over time and you understand why people let you down - it is tedious and requires character.

After a while as Mike says start to try people out. You are digging for gold so don't get disheartened if only 1 in 5 are keepers. That one will serve you well. Then try another five.

Leaflet response has gone down the pan year on year but it's still worth doing as one way to get the phone ringing.

[Craigp]

Andy, so she's only gave out 12k leaflets? Get the remaining ones back and the money back for those, tell her you think they have not gone out.

At least that will reduce your loss.

Get someone older maybe retired who has morals, thems the best in my experience.

Had my fair share of people dumping them too 

[Jamie Lindsay]

mike

do you have a boy in the van with you and when your in the house doing a job he is doing leaflets ?

[andy east sussex]

yes like i mentioned before guys we was doing our own leaflets but when work gets busy we dont have time to do leaflets which we really want so thats y i went to a distributer but will put add in local paper for someone

[Steve Rothwell]

try gumtree the ads are free

 

[andy east sussex]

down are way that site doesnt really do anygood to be hounest only brighton area which were not in

[andy east sussex]

maybe i was wrong ive started getting calls from my leaflets maybe they wernt going out as fast as i fort they would

[andy east sussex]

had call from distributor of my leaflets i gave them 10,000 leaflets last sunday night so theyve had them for a week aprently they are all out but ive only had 2 calls off the leaflets im really stressing as dont know if to risk any more leaflets with them or just employ someone