[steve prince]

Hi all
Ive got 4000 to deliver as myself and my daughter did 1000 (bloody knackering)
any way ive found a company that said they will deliver the rest for £42 per 1000 (solus) does this sound about the right price ?
they have told me they will get signatures from various door to doors ,a print out and then a manager will go round a check !
he also said that he will be delivering aswell .
What do you guys think ? and any experiance would be greatful

steve

[AshWhite]

Thats very cheap for solus delivery, I pay £30/1000 with multiple leaflets. Not sure how much advantage solus delivery gives though, bearing in mind any other leaflets that might get dropped throughout the day.

[Robert Watson]

If he`s sound. I`d bite his hand off.
Good luck with it.

Edit.
He cant make money doing it solus, so looks like a one off.

[steve prince]

thanks guys
he has emailed me some numbers to ring for refs ,which i will ring in the morning, Do you guys get a decent responce when a company delivers yours ?

[Mike Halliday]

you've only got another 4000 to go, stick it out and put them out yourself with a bit of help from your daughter and any friends she can muster.

[The Carpet Cleaning Pro]

I employ a guy to deliver mine. It is, (in my opinion much cheaper and more reliable). He works on a part time basis and keeps track of everything delivered so he knows when to re drop an area. I personally think it works well as he is in a basic uniform with a name badge and has the basic info of what the service entails so when approached can give the basic info to potential client. He also carrys some business cards to give to people who ask about commercial service. It works very well.

[Ian Gourlay]

Steve

How long did it take you and your daughter to deliver 1000 , were you doing similar properties

Work out your genuine man hours and decide if it is a reasonable rate.

If the guy is employing   people and then has area manager checking up I would question how he does it at this price and makes a profit.

I used to be all for Solus but do wonder if it is worth it as was said on here a few weeks ago  when you drop through letter box there are usually six other leaflets.

I think the advantage is by doing solus your leaflet will not be folded between others

[Mike Halliday]

Hi all
Ive got 4000 to deliver as myself and my daughter did 1000 (bloody knackering)
any way ive found a company that said they will deliver the rest for £42 per 1000 (solus) does this sound about the right price ?
they have told me they will get signatures from various door to doors ,a print out and then a manager will go round a check !
he also said that he will be delivering aswell .
What do you guys think ? and any experiance would be greatful

steve

I spoken to loads of delivery companies and every one of them sounded fantastic, they promised the earth..... they always do until you've paid them ( always in advance)  then  the excuses start or they tell you they cannot guarantee a response even though they have delivered  all your leaflets.

ask them where and when they will be delivered so you can pop down the street and see the the deliverers posting them or call at houses yourself to verify they have been delivered... not one will allow you to do this.

[steve prince]

thanks to every one who has responded.

Ian : I only have my daughter to stop once in a blue moon ! so its all down to me ,even the mrs does'nt like doing it and the weather is awful .
the company im dealing with have told me they will collect the leaflets from me on the day of delivery ,so i can quite easily follow them from time to time. (sneaky)

This morning ive contacted 2 companies who has had leaflets delivered by this company and both have said there are very pleased and have been using them for many years

[Ian Gourlay]

Steve just a thought. do not know your life, but why not spend three days doing the rest yourself
Then you will have an idea if it is worth investing £200 a week distributing leaflets

[derek west]

if i was deperate for a job and decided to deliver leaflets (solus) i would charge around £100 a 1000. i wouldn't make a lot of money, bout £500 a week on a 5 day week, would be long days if they were average semi's. i'd make good money on the terraced houses, but lose out on the detached ones so i would make sure there was a mix. amazes me how these companies say £40 a 1000 without even asking where you want them delivered.

heres the math
on an average estate, semi detached newish build, with 2 car length driveways it takes around 8 to 9 hours to get out a 1000, thats without jumping the gardens and fences.
and thats without knocking and getting a signature.

i personally would never use a leaflet delivery company.

best and cheapest way to get leaflets properly delivered is employ someone full time. and even then you would need to regularly check up on them when ever you had the chance.

[wynne jones]

Listen to those who have been there done that. If leaflet companies were the answer we would all be using them because it's the least hassle, and that's how they get you.

A half way house may be an insert in a local rag, you get around 1%, but it's fire and forget.

I have two part time lefleteers now and just lost a good one.  You need to go through 5-6 to find a good one who sticks and that's the hardest part and that's why people want to throw money at disribution companies, but your not building your business that way.

Do a lot yourself so you know when someone is swinging the lead. 

[JandS]

Think Derek's got the figures about right.
Have averaged it out on the few times I do it
and it comes out at about 120 an hour.
That's a mix of houses but hardly any terraces,
terraced houses only mean one thing round here.
Also delivering your own you can cherry pick, even
in the nice areas there's the odd one with the scratty
curtains and leather settee down side of garage.

John

[Ian Gourlay]

I recon it goes down to 90 to 100 after a couple of hours.

Still if I could get 1% I would have several teams out 8 hours a day

[wynne jones]

missed the decimal point off .1% or 1 per 1000 

[JandS]

Ian

The most I've done is a couple of hours. 

John

[Ian Gourlay]

When i first started I did 8 hours at a time  lucky if i could manage an hour now without having to find a field

[steve prince]

I decided to do it myself ,after reading the comments from you guys! I did about 500 yesterday and going out again this morning to hopefully do the same ,so all in all this week 1500 so far -not 1 bloody call though !!
Is it because the kids are off and poss the jubilee ??

[Paul Moss]

I decided to do it myself ,after reading the comments from you guys! I did about 500 yesterday and going out again this morning to hopefully do the same ,so all in all this week 1500 so far -not 1 bloody call though !!
Is it because the kids are off and poss the jubilee ??

Welcome to the world of leafleting/marketing 

[JandS]

At least doing your own you can pick the streets
and even miss the dodgy ones on the street.
I even look at access.

John