Anyone mail a lot of chit? I mail about 40

**Jeff98NY** · 02-09-2011 09:19 AM

invoices a month, then about 3k postcards in the fall, and 6k in the spring.

Are there any services like bulk mail or some chit that makes it a little cheaper?

$4200 is getting expensive for postage a year.

**RoadRat** · 02-09-2011 09:51 AM

replace all that mail with EMAIL

**Jeff98NY** · 02-09-2011 10:43 AM

**goatboy** · 02-09-2011 10:46 AM

local advertising companies can target specific neighborhoods, get the address lists pre-sorted for bulk rate postage.

**RoadRat** · 02-09-2011 11:01 AM

why not?

**Jeff98NY** · 02-09-2011 11:07 AM

**DoubleD!** · 02-09-2011 11:24 AM

cheaper, obviously, but I also get paid faster and if there is an issue, I get response/resolution more quickly as well.

**RoadRat** · 02-09-2011 11:24 AM

oh, duh. good point.

**Jeff98NY** · 02-09-2011 11:26 AM

tear off things at the bottom, with QB as soon as I figure out how to use the program. But, I guess its all about the bottom line.

**jef** · 02-09-2011 11:29 AM

REALLY stands out (i.e. less is more) as it will be one of 50-60 in the bunch. I used to get those occasionally. I fanned through/tossed them real quick. I can't say whether that's cheaper than going the bulk mail post card route.

No matter what you do, offer an incentive for your prospective customers to give you their email address so you can migrate over to electronic format only. You DO have a website up, right? If not, why not?

**///My5UV** · 02-09-2011 11:56 AM

And if you stick a flyer on my door I'll make it a point to never use your service.

Do a simple website with an easy to remember name, put it and a phone number on all your vehicles. People will see your crews working and if the crew does a good job people will check out the site.

02 LeMansBlue/Silverstone M5
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"Be good for goodness sake"

**Jeff98NY** · 02-09-2011 12:38 PM

**AEsco48** · 02-09-2011 12:45 PM

-AE

Function over Form

Bogota - Miami - Cincinnati

**jef** · 02-09-2011 01:00 PM

should do. It doesn't have to be extravagant initially. A simple "corporate presence" site can be done for free or next to nothing. Hosting (don't commit for more than 1 year) is equally cheap. The idea is to get SOMETHING up. Otherwise, it's like saying you're going to save up your money for your first car and choosing a new M3. That's a lot of time walking when you could've been driving a $hitbox for years.

**DoubleD!** · 02-09-2011 01:19 PM

templates. You can have a usable site in a day or two's worth of moderate work.

Home Page
Services page (s)
Contact Page

It doesn't have to be super slick. It just has to not look like a teenagers myspace page and it needs some useful information.

FWIW - hostgator.com has been 99% reliable and has a ****ton of free templates.

**Jeff98NY** · 02-09-2011 01:37 PM

**chipm** · 02-09-2011 03:15 PM

I don't know the exact rate, but it is less than individual.

**JIO** · 02-09-2011 04:16 PM

naked, they immediately pay their bill, just so they don't have to look at it anymore.

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