Comments on: Start A Leaflet Distribution Business For Under £200 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200 Inspiration, ideas and opportunities for your business! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Johnny http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-89269 Johnny Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:38:13 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-89269 Interesting Reading, back in 1996 I started leaflet distribution and within my first month was turning £1200 with clients booking me in advance. Within the first six months I was pulling in £150-£250 per day with bookings of upto a month in advance and I was only delivering the leaflets 3 days a week. In the end I had two distibutors and myself and sold the buiness on to one of the distributors so i could pursue other business ventures. As mentioned by Drew (comment 146) you need to plan ahead and do what you have told your client, this alone WILL get you repeat business. with regards to pricing Its not always about being the cheapest out there its about the quality of the service, even in todays market people will pay look at comment (142), the guy did deliver about 1000 leaflets and the client (Goldfinch) was so pleased by the response, now imagaine if he did the other 11,000 how do you think Goldfinch would feel now! Where it went wrong was the distributor never done what he said he would do, if he did he had another order for 40,000 leaflets. think about it that was a potential 52,000 drops and that was only one client. Glad to help with info Johnny Interesting Reading, back in 1996 I started leaflet distribution and within my first month was turning £1200 with clients booking me in advance. Within the first six months I was pulling in £150-£250 per day with bookings of upto a month in advance and I was only delivering the leaflets 3 days a week. In the end I had two distibutors and myself and sold the buiness on to one of the distributors so i could pursue other business ventures. As mentioned by Drew (comment 146) you need to plan ahead and do what you have told your client, this alone WILL get you repeat business. with regards to pricing Its not always about being the cheapest out there its about the quality of the service, even in todays market people will pay look at comment (142), the guy did deliver about 1000 leaflets and the client (Goldfinch) was so pleased by the response, now imagaine if he did the other 11,000 how do you think Goldfinch would feel now! Where it went wrong was the distributor never done what he said he would do, if he did he had another order for 40,000 leaflets. think about it that was a potential 52,000 drops and that was only one client. Glad to help with info

Johnny

]]> By: mr white http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-88724 mr white Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:30:14 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-88724 hi we as a driving school are paying for 20000 a week as extra advertising and to save money we pay our pupils £30 for 3000 and a commision of £10 per job converted(leaflets have a code on) we are seriously considering setting up our own company to distribute leaflets,has any one any thoughts on commision payments?thanks stu hi we as a driving school are paying for 20000 a week as extra advertising and to save money we pay our pupils £30 for 3000 and a commision of £10 per job converted(leaflets have a code on) we are seriously considering setting up our own company to distribute leaflets,has any one any thoughts on commision payments?thanks stu

]]> By: Ajose http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-87609 Ajose Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:36:45 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-87609 Hi everyone. I very much agree with Drew regarding planning and trying to get as many jobs as you can so that you can do the delivery at the same time. This is the way to make money in this business otherwise your wages bill will more than what you charge customers. Another thing is to be proactive and equip yourselves with as much local knowledge as you can. Hi everyone. I very much agree with Drew regarding planning and trying to get as many jobs as you can so that you can do the delivery at the same time. This is the way to make money in this business otherwise your wages bill will more than what you charge customers.

Another thing is to be proactive and equip yourselves with as much local knowledge as you can.

]]> By: Drew Gregg http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-87573 Drew Gregg Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:40:09 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-87573 Russell, to start you off I would say stick to minimum wage however there are a lot of variables you have to consider. Are you Solus or delivering a number at a time. Is your area predominantly Detached, semi-detached, terraced, rural etc. How long will it take YOU to deliver 1000 in your area, will you be delivering ONE leaflet to 5000 homes for example OR will you be delivering TEN leaflets to 5000 homes, work out the sums, if you are charging client £36.00 per 1000 (we charge £39.00 per 1000 at present and are thinking of increasing that to £40.00) then you will RECEIVE £180.00 for that drop, if you are delivering TEN to those same 5000 homes you will RECEIVE £1800.00, hell of a difference for the same walking. Always pay your distributors by the 1000, not by the hour but only you know what they are worth to you and how much profit you need to make. Hope this helps a wee bit Russell. Russell, to start you off I would say stick to minimum wage however there are a lot of variables you have to consider. Are you Solus or delivering a number at a time. Is your area predominantly Detached, semi-detached, terraced, rural etc. How long will it take YOU to deliver 1000 in your area, will you be delivering ONE leaflet to 5000 homes for example OR will you be delivering TEN leaflets to 5000 homes, work out the sums, if you are charging client £36.00 per 1000 (we charge £39.00 per 1000 at present and are thinking of increasing that to £40.00) then you will RECEIVE £180.00 for that drop, if you are delivering TEN to those same 5000 homes you will RECEIVE £1800.00, hell of a difference for the same walking. Always pay your distributors by the 1000, not by the hour but only you know what they are worth to you and how much profit you need to make. Hope this helps a wee bit Russell.

]]> By: Drew Gregg http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-87572 Drew Gregg Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:27:24 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-87572 I'm sorry to sound slightly negative however as one who started a Leaflet Distribution business under my own steam from scratch and has built it up to a nice level (for us anyway as it is only a side business to our core business) I am amazed at some of the comments. This business is for someone who can plan ahead, can think on their feet and make decisions, can fulfill the promise made to your client, etc, when I see comments like 'How much should I pay my distributors?, where will I get my customers from? How do I plan my routes? etc etc then I am thinking 'These guys are in the wrong job, they need to be in a basic 9.00 to 5.00 job where all the thinking is done for them. Sorry for being blunt but you need to have a entrepreneur mindset to set up your own business and leaflet distribution is no different other than you can set up a leaflet distribution business with NO capital outlay or certainly for very little or as the Header says 'for less than £200.00' I’m sorry to sound slightly negative however as one who started a Leaflet Distribution business under my own steam from scratch and has built it up to a nice level (for us anyway as it is only a side business to our core business) I am amazed at some of the comments. This business is for someone who can plan ahead, can think on their feet and make decisions, can fulfill the promise made to your client, etc, when I see comments like ‘How much should I pay my distributors?, where will I get my customers from? How do I plan my routes? etc etc then I am thinking ‘These guys are in the wrong job, they need to be in a basic 9.00 to 5.00 job where all the thinking is done for them. Sorry for being blunt but you need to have a entrepreneur mindset to set up your own business and leaflet distribution is no different other than you can set up a leaflet distribution business with NO capital outlay or certainly for very little or as the Header says ‘for less than £200.00′

]]> By: eden http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-87439 eden Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:39:11 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-87439 I too have been thinking about starting this. How though do you check back on your distributors to ensure they are delivering properly and trustworthy? I too have been thinking about starting this.

How though do you check back on your distributors to ensure they are delivering properly and trustworthy?

]]> By: josh http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-87419 josh Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:38:46 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-87419 hi, im new to all this and just want to ask people experienced in the leaflet distributing game some questions. 1. how do you plan your route? 2. do you need to print the leaflets as well as deliver them? 3. is a website nescessary? 4. do you have to prove you dropped all the leaflets? hi, im new to all this and just want to ask people experienced in the leaflet distributing game some questions.

1. how do you plan your route?
2. do you need to print the leaflets as well as deliver them?
3. is a website nescessary?
4. do you have to prove you dropped all the leaflets?

]]> By: russell http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-87112 russell Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:13:30 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-87112 hi, i would like to know how much to pay distributers i am charging £36 per 1000, how much shouyld i give to the person delivering them for me? many thanks for any replys (i am in west sussex) hi, i would like to know how much to pay distributers i am charging £36 per 1000, how much shouyld i give to the person delivering them for me? many thanks for any replys (i am in west sussex)

]]> By: Goldfinch http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-87087 Goldfinch Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:20:39 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-87087 I must say that I came across this thread by accident and I am pleased to know that there are seemingly some honest mail drop companies out there. I was let down by Royal Mail once they had 25,000 leaflets and I trusted them to deliver because of their size and status. They ignore the signs on the door because the leaflet and mail are sometimes delivered together. Sadly they only delivered around 3000. I had already paid them so I was the looser. Complaints procedure is crap. I then entrusted a local guy who promised he would do the job properly, he did about a thousand out of 12,000 and I never heard from him again. Again I did pay him upfront so I am the looser, AGAIN! The sad thing was I was prepared to give him more work because the little area that he said he had done did produce enough work for me and I was so encourage, I had a 40,000 drop planned for him all of Great Barr + I decided to do the distribution myself, the problem with that is I have to stop to deal with enquiries and do the jobs. So I am always looking for good companies in the Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield or Solihull areas to help me out. I must say I will sue the next toss pot that waste my flyers. I shouldn't have to go around knocking doors with sample of my flyers asking people if they have received one. On a lighter note, I do push my leaflets through all doors, why? Well as mentioned before when Royal Mail does it they don't skip doors everything goes in, leaflets and letters together. So I see myself as no different, people have the choice read it or bin or do both. These days there are recycle bins and bags so these people need to change with time. When the government have important information to distribute they use royal mail and they want it to go to everyone so these people with signs on their doors have no choice. The dog problem mentioned earlier is a good point, they make me jump all the time. What make me laugh is when I hear them fighting with the leaflet, shredding it to bits. So with that in mind I tend to avoid letter boxes with signs warning about dogs unless there is a clear porch area where the dog can't get to. I have even had a gentle man chase me down the street and give me back the flyer asking me if I can't read, I said no this is why I am doing this job, I only need to put leaflets in the letter box not read them. Oh my God, you should have seen his face. I have had them post back without any stamp with "f off" written across them. The majority is fine and that is the point. I get my enquiries and my jobs so it's all good. I am doing more internet marketing now though, even though PPC is a killer but it works. Happy Delivery Guys. I must say that I came across this thread by accident and I am pleased to know that there are seemingly some honest mail drop companies out there. I was let down by Royal Mail once they had 25,000 leaflets and I trusted them to deliver because of their size and status. They ignore the signs on the door because the leaflet and mail are sometimes delivered together. Sadly they only delivered around 3000. I had already paid them so I was the looser. Complaints procedure is crap.

I then entrusted a local guy who promised he would do the job properly, he did about a thousand out of 12,000 and I never heard from him again. Again I did pay him upfront so I am the looser, AGAIN! The sad thing was I was prepared to give him more work because the little area that he said he had done did produce enough work for me and I was so encourage, I had a 40,000 drop planned for him all of Great Barr +

I decided to do the distribution myself, the problem with that is I have to stop to deal with enquiries and do the jobs. So I am always looking for good companies in the Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield or Solihull areas to help me out. I must say I will sue the next toss pot that waste my flyers. I shouldn’t have to go around knocking doors with sample of my flyers asking people if they have received one.

On a lighter note, I do push my leaflets through all doors, why? Well as mentioned before when Royal Mail does it they don’t skip doors everything goes in, leaflets and letters together. So I see myself as no different, people have the choice read it or bin or do both. These days there are recycle bins and bags so these people need to change with time. When the government have important information to distribute they use royal mail and they want it to go to everyone so these people with signs on their doors have no choice. The dog problem mentioned earlier is a good point, they make me jump all the time. What make me laugh is when I hear them fighting with the leaflet, shredding it to bits. So with that in mind I tend to avoid letter boxes with signs warning about dogs unless there is a clear porch area where the dog can’t get to. I have even had a gentle man chase me down the street and give me back the flyer asking me if I can’t read, I said no this is why I am doing this job, I only need to put leaflets in the letter box not read them. Oh my God, you should have seen his face. I have had them post back without any stamp with “f off” written across them.

The majority is fine and that is the point. I get my enquiries and my jobs so it’s all good. I am doing more internet marketing now though, even though PPC is a killer but it works.

Happy Delivery Guys.

]]> By: hillary http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-200/comment-page-3#comment-85802 hillary Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:18:55 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/58/start-a-leaflet-distribution-business-for-under-%c2%a3200#comment-85802 how do you make/ get invoices for companies? how do you make/ get invoices for companies?

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