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Anyone have any experience with them? I just ordered sent 1000 direct mailers hitting later this month, We are running an ad this week in the paper, and have passed out over 100 flyers to local business.

 

The door hangers are very inexpensive and we would hang them ourselves on weekends in select neighborhoods and maybe even get to talk to some people face to face.

 

When I was younger my church would canvas the neighborhoods for events and had great results. I know this is not even closely related but I think I am going to give it a try.

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We do it from time to time with mixed results. Pro's...getting the hangers made is cheap. Con's... It takes two people and about 10 hours of non-stop walking to get a couple thousand out. I find that I can usually get somebody to walk with me once, after that they will never help again. Even if you offer top pay.

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We do it from time to time with mixed results. Pro's...getting the hangers made is cheap. Con's... It takes two people and about 10 hours of non-stop walking to get a couple thousand out. I find that I can usually get somebody to walk with me once, after that they will never help again. Even if you offer top pay.

I was planning on starting with 1000 but if you think 10 hours will get a few thousand out I may order more. 2500 is $250 vs $150 for 1000.

 

I have a dedicated partner, wife, and he has a daughter. Plus we both grew up in the same large and well established neighborhood so when we run into people building report will be easy in that neighborhood.

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As a teenager I handed out flyers for a carpet cleaning business at condos and apartment buildings. I got paid per call. On average 2% would call, and 10% of that 2 % would book a service. I handed out thousands upon thousands of those stupid things, you can't pay me to hand one out now. It worked but it wasn't so easy.

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What do you have printed on the flyers? Just your business name and what you offer or do you have offers and specials as well? I always wonder as well what does the type of advertising you use say about your business? Do door hangers mean you are a different business than if you were to advertise on TV? What do you guys think?

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We are running grand opening specials. So far we have hung 500 of the 1000 I ordered. I'm learning. Maranda Homes is a national builder that builds cheap homes with close together lots. Very easy to flyer and most homes have 3-4 cars. Not the premium demographic but I'm my area it gets much worse. No known results yet.

 

I just partnered with a friend for more. I am paying for the printing of 1000 with her add on the back and she is hanging them. It's pretty cheap at $120 shipped for full color. Not sure I will be doing he hanging anymore unless they prove fruitful.

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We are running grand opening specials. So far we have hung 500 of the 1000 I ordered. I'm learning. Maranda Homes is a national builder that builds cheap homes with close together lots. Very easy to flyer and most homes have 3-4 cars. Not the premium demographic but I'm my area it gets much worse. No known results yet.

 

I just partnered with a friend for more. I am paying for the printing of 1000 with her add on the back and she is hanging them. It's pretty cheap at $120 shipped for full color. Not sure I will be doing he hanging anymore unless they prove fruitful.

I am interested in hearing how this works for you. Keep us posted!!!

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