[Jamie Lindsay]

does any of yous guys yous gps tracker on you leaflet distributors?

if so were did you get the gps ?

and please no bullsht negative comments please

[feldon]

http://www.personalgpstrackers.co.uk/gps-trackers/gps-tracking-device-gpsx2

[Warren Aldridge]

I have one of these in my van and its very good, you can track live or just record and view the map of everywhere they've been that day

http://www.loc8tor.com/uk/primary-products/loc8tor-gps-tracker.html/

[Jamie Lindsay]

was looking at that stuff but you can do it through your iphone

[greg2040]

ive got an I-GotU gps logger. if you dont need realtime tracking they are great. Use it for leaflet delivery, its very small, light, waterproof and has a really really good battery life. I paid circa £50 for it and you can plug it into your computer and it opens up the route in google maps. Worth a look.

[Garyj]

There is a jogging/walking app called Strava, that will do it, but won't be live. Could get them to update it every hour or two. It's free!

[Jamie Lindsay]

greg that looks the part

how do you use it???

do you have students delivering your leaflets and you use this to track them ?

[Ian Gourlay]

Thanks for Information. You are a great research team . Been thinking about where you get trackers for sometime

[greg2040]

Hi Jamie

I got the idea from a window cleaner who uses them. The concern is that is you pay a company to deliver your leaflets you have no idea if they have been delivered. With a GPS logger you can at least verify the route taken and see how long it has taken them. It has adjustable settings but can record as often as every second someones position and I think it is accurite within a couple of meters.

I placed an ad on gumtree for a distributor and to test the pricing I went in at £35 per 1000. I had a few replies which I am following up on. Realistically the going rate is closer to £45 per 1000 and im sure there would be a lot more applicants at that rate.

The chap who I got the idea from has a few distributors and rather than paying by the 1000 he pays £6 per hour. He has had the same distributors for over a year now, they work when they want and do as many hours as they want. They upload the files from the logger and email them to him, he verifys the time spent delivering and then pays them.

If you can get someone else to share the drop with (which is my plan), you can charge say £30 per 1000 and then the cost for yours to be delivered is only around £15 per 1000.

I hope that is of some help.
Greg

[Ian Gourlay]

I do not know what type of houses you deliver to but in my experience it is hard to get more than 100 houses an hour but as I have said on other strings  some delivery companies look for sporty types who jog.

[Jamie Lindsay]

Good lad gregg pat on the back my son

Thanks for that

[Stephen Linton]

I have tried 3 different companies now, all rubbish, the cheap one that charge £20 per 1000 send your leaflets with 4 or 5, just a waste of money.  Pay £35 per 1000 and it could be the same. I bit the bullet at pay £7 per hour, I get at least 10 / 12 calls per 3000 leaflets. Hope this helps.

[feldon]

I have tried 3 different companies now, all rubbish, the cheap one that charge £20 per 1000 send your leaflets with 4 or 5, just a waste of money.  Pay £35 per 1000 and it could be the same. I bit the bullet at pay £7 per hour, I get at least 10 / 12 calls per 3000 leaflets. Hope this helps.

Do you get them from gumtree or else where and do you treat them as self-employed or employed?

[Jamie Lindsay]

Gumtree self Employed

Is it legal to track someone

[Jamie Pearson]

Has anyone tried getting a couple of other trades to share distribution with them.
Get a double sided A4 folded.
I did this with a local hotel, insurance broker and a florist.

[Jamie Lindsay]

how well did it work ?

[Jamie Pearson]

So far we have had 10 quotes and 4 jobs. It was done back in Easter. I have found people can keep things like this for a year or more.

The flyer was for floor restoration works.

[Jamie Lindsay]

how many was put out