I almost always flame these "make 10k next month" videos. This is the FIRST one I have seen with a REAL business idea that anyone with some serious drive could do.
Quick Tip for those trying, like me: Check out your local restaurants/coffee shops etc for that spot, you know the one. The spot with alllll those business cards for a bunch of local people you may never have heard of otherwise. Its free prospecting, and the business card being there means they want leads. ;) The ones near me don't usually have more than two of the same type of business in it.
I first heard of this 10 years ago. I had 25 busineses doing business with me. I ran it for 6 months and started getting busy with other stupid stuff. If you take this serious you will never be broke again. I tried it.
I almost skipped this video thinking it was another guy with one of those ideas that they never did themselves or that sounds good in theory but has a ton of red flags in terms of the ability to actually make it work. But then he said something about pitching it as a business owner and I realized just how ingenious this idea is. I can get my own advertising out there for free as a real estate investor paid for by other businesses and make money all while helping multiple businesses make money! Now that got me excited! Thanks!
I've known this man for over a decade as a mere customer of his various print business blue print guides and he is the REAL DEAL! He is an understated stealth print and business ninja💯
yeah trust me, I know exactly what you mean! there's a video I have about how I got $50k in advertising per month for many years, doing just that! I had a remodeling business and used this model to get all the free advertising I wanted.
I love this idea. Owning two small businesses, a brick and mortar and a loan originator, this is an incredible idea to pay for my own print marketing but also to network with other business owners in the area. Bring value to others and the business will come.
As has been stated- this is brilliant!! It's really a win all around - small, local businesses get loads of CHEAP local advertising, you get cash in hand, potential costumers get something phyaical of actual value for FREE that they can keep... I love that it's providing legitimate value for real businesses instead of being brainrot AI-genersted SEO shovelware and slop that's meant to exploit mega-corporations and foolish/unsuspecting internet users. I think I might actuallt do this!!
As a painting contractor this is great. I could do this. Make sure I am the only painting contractor on it and make enough money to cover other business expenses at the same time.
Great video! When do you collect money? How do you select a place to print, label, set postage & mail them out for you? I'm new to this process but I'm definitely going to do this. Any advice on the logistics wouid be helpful! TYSM 😊
Love this idea, but it feels like there's a major chunk of info missing. Where do you get the addresses, how do you label and ship 10,000 pieces out? Im sure there are automation tools available, but what are those? That's the bigger hurdle to me than getting the businesses on board
I tried to compress everything to as simple of instructions as possible without getting too detailed and long winded. The printing logistics are actually the most minor to worry about! use a wholesale print source (you can use mine or any discounted source) to dropship to you or do the fulfillment, and you just prep them into bundles and bring to the post office. The EDDM map tool at eddm.usps.com is really easy to use to pick routes and buy postage. I also have a fulfillment guide in my link in the description which is free. The printing/mailing is EASY!
Refreshingly legit. Just learned about this today so I’m one day in and I’ll be documenting how it goes. I’ll be getting the course and going in. I will document and update!
Providing the sales method is fantastic. I'm in sales and recognize your experience. Great hustle too. Think I'm going to give it a go. Sell the results!
This is fantastic advice! Great sales techniques listed as well. I also love how you pointed out the tangible aspect of it. I work in audio visual (sales and business dev for events and conferences) and feel like I'm the only one who still uses actual business cards rather than the digital QR scanner ones. Yes, it's innovative and "technology folks should all be using these" and it's convenient, but it's also forgettable. I've been able to aquire much more business when networking and handing out actual cards. Can't tell you how many times people would reach out because they found my card while doing laundry or dry cleaner found it in their suit jacket.
Amazing. I’m doing this. I own a screen printing business and business has been slow, I’ve just moved to a new area and have been brainstorming ways to market my business. Now I can put my own business on a square and get free advertising, while making money, relationships in the community, and gaining new customers all at the same time.
Seriously considering partnering with a local print shop I used to work for, I know the owner is WAY too busy to do these kinds of services (his primary business is manufacturing custom trade show/expo displays) and he's tried to pull me into doing something similar that I found the profit margin was too small in for the work (quick $100 websites). But this is perfect - he's got a massive list of connections of local businesses that bought signage from him, so they're already in the market for advertising. Great video and tips btw!
If you want to find businesses eaiser just find print local news papers and news letters and call the people who are advertising on there like those news papers the courts advertise in etc also call those yard signs posted on the corner of each street in your area. They probably spending a few thousands on signs and paying someone to stick them in the ground each week
"Teen, Grandma, Single Mom, Student, housewife, sidechick whatever your stage in life may be, this is for you. Take notes, listen multiple times, whatever you gotta do to get that side income going."...Sidechick??? Please tell me that was autofill, I'm dying!!! You are the best Jake!
The major hurdle i ran into was all the nuances trying to explain the whole idea & format to a graphic designer. It was a debacle and stretched into weeks b4 we shelved it. Gotta have a graphic designer whose familiar with the process, none were available that Jake recommended so we had to go outside the circle so-to-speak and it was a disaster. Gotta have a knowledgeable designer whose familiar with the process & doing it ourselves was even more time consuming & we just got to fed up with the designing side of it without using someone familiar with everything.
As a small business owner this is gold. I was looking for low cost ways to gain exposure for my store. I know I can get most of the other business owners in the plaza and a few other local business on board just because I already have a relationship with them. I think the approach as a business owner is gold also, no sales pressure, just putting together a group to help each other. I am confident I can get the 16 spots pretty quickly. My question is, what about the fulfilment, is there a fullfilment service you would recommend ?
yes!!! I provide printing and fulfillment actually, I own printing4supercheap.com and have discounted rates I can give you if you want to just shoot me an email: jake@printing4supercheap.com
I love this video! I am in the process of getting my first card ready! Do you happen to have a sample card available that I could print and show to businesses as an example? Or would you recommend showing a blank card at first? Any advice on that?
I thought about this same thing. You could carry a blank card around and write in business names as the spots get filled. Your next customer will see that spots on your mailer are going fast and they won't want to miss out on the opportunity.
thanks, it lives up to the hype I promise. Yep in mailboxes that can't fit it unfolded, the mail carrier will fold it like a taco and put other mail inside it.
Question: Do you have to have a designer? Which company to use to get the 9x12 postcard for the printing and mailing (Can they target a city or zip code)? Or you have to provide them the addresses? A response would be really appreciated.
No designer needed. Use canva. There’s many print and ship online websites that will handle the shipping. You do have to provide addresses; that’s where you have to do research where to target the cards.
You would have to buy your mailing list and there are a ton of options for that but that will be your largest expense (and printing expense). However if you mail quarterly, you pay for the list once and use it over and over again. As far as postage, look up on usps for sizes but the one he’s talking about is 73 cents each. You’ll have to leave a blank space for the postage and contact info etc. you could get a postal machine if you want to stamp them yourself. It’s doable and not one of those “easy $5k” ideas. It’s work but it’s also a great idea and great service for your community
I used to do Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) through the post office. No label needed but delivered to every residential address in a specific area. It’s cheaper than doing labels. If using labels your print shop usually can help fulfill the order (getting them labeled and to the post office) and out the door. Fulfillment is a term you need to know.
no list of addresses needed! you just go to eddm.usps.com and look up where you want to mail. then you just need to have the right postal mark graphic on the card - I'm happy to place it on the artwork for you free, no worries!
if you do the problem then runs into you looking more like a sales rep and a brand (that they don't recognize yet), rather than just another business owners. It's actually more credible not to in my opinion! later on it makes sense as you build a brand.
Thank you for asking this. I'm also wondering; as a business owner; what proof would I expect to be shown to let me know these marketing materials were really sent out. Like you said, " what makes us credible"?
nope. some other marketers do but I don't. at things this low in price it's not really needed. chatgpt allows you to make simple agreements though if needed!
Hi, I watched the whole video and have a few questions. How would I go about sending out postcards to local people? You mentioned that your company also handles printing-would it be possible for us to discuss how that works via email or DM? Loved your video, and thank you for sharing!
I already quit my job for very good reasons. I am a 58 year old White woman. I do not have any experience at affiliate marketing and I type with 2 fingers.
That's genius it's a wide open market that never gets flooded there so much ground to cover, so a question about this would be is the Market for this is? And I want to know what kind of money a one month card makes after overall expenses and where you mailings too and who handles that
you should make $5k profit! somewhere around there depending on what you end up selling your ads for and if you sell all 16. Most people use my printing/fulfillment.
I might have missed this so i apologize...are we creating the ad for the business in the postcard or if they agree, would they send over the ad they want included?
no worries! I didn't want to get TOO technical in this video. You can choose either way, you can designthem in something like canva - which is super user friendly (and free) or you can use theirs if they have something. I personally prefer making templates so that everyone's ad is similar.
2 questions 1st is it a good idea to talk to local businesses owners that u know personally 2nd what type of deals should u suggest or look for to put on ur card
Id be curious to know, how do we show them the ad after design? When do you ask for the payment? I ask this because in order to show therm a tangible marketing card you need to have something in hand which involves loot, unless you go with a tablet or something and show them in Canva itself or something. Thoughts? All in all I think this would be a great third business for me. could fill the gaps in time I have between seasonal jobs I got now.
You could make a mockup of the design. I can be bare bones with just a few lines simple shapes and text that reads "your add here" or you can make a complex mockup that looks a lot like what the intended finished product will be. But something that falls between the two is the best option. As a graphic designer, this is the kind of thing I do to build my portfolio.
Question do you charge them a monthly after the first mailer? You charge $600 first time and then do a Monthly mailer? How many times you mail the cards? What size works best? Have you tried different sizes?
Thank you for sharing this information. I have a trucking company; If I was presented with this mail marketing sales pitch my first question would be How do I know you are really mailing 10k printouts? It's not a bad idea; just wondering what proof one would show that their business is really being marketed. I know local business in my area print and mail themselves. I'm going to send this video to my son and nephews. Thank you for any feedback.
welcome! I have another video after this one where I answer that and otehr questions. short answer: pictures of the cards all printed (I can provide them if I'm fulfilling too), and postage receipts if needed - but usually just a pictures of the cards all printed is really impressive to everyone. And they can always call the post office to confirm you sent them.
something you're doing is wrong and likely an easy fix. hundreds of businesses doesn't sound like an efficient process - and if the problem is they're not understanding what this is you're somehow complicating things. It's 10,000 people receiving their ad in the mail. Almost everyone can understand that. Some small changes and you'll sell a card out in no time!
@@elvinaguero4651 the interesting thing about it all is you don't necessarily need to. You're just providing a platform for exposure - just like a billboard in a sense.
Tell them you are doing a fridge magnet with the best go to services in the area. Heck, throw in a month calendar on the darn thing. Or maybe a the must know numbers in the area like government services or school rankings, or almanac information, or festivals, farmer's markets, moon phases. Who cares. Something interesting for people in your area. And the people may want to keep on the fridge. (Since our city picks up trash, trash and recycling days work for us since no one can ever remember them). And it gets front and center space on the fridge.
This builds the foundation, but I want to see some more of the operational side. Specifically, I’m interested in how you build the mailing list and handle postage processing to send them out. I had this on in the background, so I apologize if I glossed over that detail.
no problem! www.dropbox.com/s/2a26j2djr0ut7bt/EDDM%20Made%20Easy%20_%20Step-by-step%20Walkthrough%20%281%29.pdf?dl=0 is my fulfillment walkthrough guide. it's pretty straightforward.
How do customers of say a restaurant, use the coupon? Do they have to walk in with the 9x12 card? Put a QR code on the ad? Just curious (as a restaurant owner 😂). Great video!
good question. always before printing. no contract needed. Half down now, half when they approve the ad before you go to print. this way you're paid 100% upfront.
Like this idea…I’m curious how you charge people…you need to make around 5k to break even…what if you don’t sell that much? Do you eat the cost, refund, or not charge people until you have at least break even?
there's a lot of answers to this (I have a whole course that covers them in depth) but one of the best strategies is to: * focus on breaking even. this is half the ads, 8 of them in most cases. * then you go all-out getting jsut those 8 filled which is much simpler of a goal than selling 16. * if you push hard to get those 8 filled (maybe 1 week or so), the rest are PURE profit! every sale is money literally just going into your pocket.
@highresponsemarketing for sure…I have a new small service based business I could promote for free…I’m also in the “printing” business but more on the promo products salesside..
In my small town we already have something like this sent out to us. This is a great idea, but not if we are already getting something like this sent to us.
ooh that's a tough one to say. I mean if it was ME, I'd devote every hour you can to getting it off the ground. This means no netflix, no naps, etc. Just working every spare minute you have to get your card planned out and then using your time to sell the spaces so that it's over and out the door, with thousands of profit! no dilly dallying.
@HighResponseMarketing . . Thanks but may you please give a work amount time estimate for it ? Like 5 hours to 10 hours per week average ? 15 to 20 + hours per week average ?
This is awesome! Please, I didn’t hear how these mailers are meant to get into the boxes. Do you pay some people off of Craig’s List to deliver into mailboxes? How much should that cost? I’m going to send this video home to the States to my elderly parents and brother because I believe it’s something they can do together now that their social security is at risk with the current election winner. They are scared, but this seems something doable that they could manage all together to make up the potential deficit if they lose their social security. Help them thrive and feel empowered. I know I could coach them from afar where I am. They could probably get into the creativity of Canva, and approach sales in a way that they never could manage before - that whole idea of approaching biz owners as a biz owner is fabulous… and giving ads away to premium businesses… this idea is so unique compared to what else is online these days. I’m kinda gobsmacked. Thank you!! (I just need an answer to the first two questions above, thanks!🙏🏻)
How do you deal with the design of the individual ads? Do you charge each customer separately? Do you include it in the price of the ad? Or does the customer provide you with a finished ad in CMYK, 300dpi, TIFF format?
up to you but I always included it. and I like to just template them in canva and use similar ones for everyone so it's easy. Otherwise you may be asking too much from busy business owners who won't be able to provide print ready artwork themselves.
totally up to you and your business model. Per month is ideal, and then going to 2 cards per month (different area). But many just do it quarterly, seasonally, bi-monthly, twice a year, etc. Some even just do them once in a while when they want a rush of new clients.
yes for the most part! if you get mail, it works! in international postal systems they usually have equivalent programs and luckily you might also have private delivery services which might even be cheaper
nope!!! regular DBA ($20 - $30?) at your local municipal office is enough to get a business name and then you can get a free business checkingso you can accept payments under your business name.
@@brian8431 no that's a great question. You don't actually evenneed a DBA to "be in business', you just report the money you've made on your self employment income of your taxes (schedule C). You can also deduct business expenses. You wouldn't be 1099'ing yourself since the business is you. You and your business are one thing as far as the IRS is concerned. The downside is that it puts liability onto you, as well, so many consider forming an LLC (limited liability company) at some point to remove the personal liability. Personally, we use the S Corp business structure .
even better than ever. tiktok and social media requires creativity, entertainment, information, engagement, etc. (and is often pay to play), and is harder than ever to stand out. These are all extremely challenging for any local business owner. Postcards however ... easy and have tremendously more attention.
How do you receive payments from clients? (POS, invoice, etc). And when do you take payments since they are unaware of your legitimacy, meaning pay now n I'll be back...also can you reply on a good company that will do the mailers..
good question. a free paypal or squareup card reader is perfect for taking credit cards on the spot, or you can send paypal/square invoices over email ... and many times you'll just simply be receiving a check or even cash. For doing the mailers --- me! printing4supercheap.com as I have best rates you can find on EDDM. email me for discount pricing.
I was disappointed to see thst your printing service doesnt offer 9"x12" inch cards. Or am i missing something? Also, any guidance as yo how to select printing options? (For instance, what does "scoring mean)?
@@nadiranorjahan it's hard to find on my site but actually I have a discounted rate chart if you want to send me an email! I just don't like to have it public. Jake@printing4supercheap.com
12:37 Hi, just wondering if that means everything is coming out of your pocket the first month if you’re offering business free ad space for the first month?
take pictures of them all - which looks really impressive and good for social media as well. And if you want to share proof just share your postage form from the USPS and the phone number to the local post office if they want to verify.
it does but you'd do A4 size which is almost the same, and you may need to go with your private delivery services rather than royal mail - I'm not totally sure.
I almost always flame these "make 10k next month" videos. This is the FIRST one I have seen with a REAL business idea that anyone with some serious drive could do.
thank you! I also see other videos like that and am like WTH this is not even remotely possible. .
I highly agree with this comment! Highly! Salute! And thank you for sharing this! ❤
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100% Yes. Not scammy, a legit business idea that anyone who is motivated can do. Not another course or MRR.
100%
Quick Tip for those trying, like me: Check out your local restaurants/coffee shops etc for that spot, you know the one. The spot with alllll those business cards for a bunch of local people you may never have heard of otherwise. Its free prospecting, and the business card being there means they want leads. ;) The ones near me don't usually have more than two of the same type of business in it.
I first heard of this 10 years ago. I had 25 busineses doing business with me. I ran it for 6 months and started getting busy with other stupid stuff. If you take this serious you will never be broke again. I tried it.
amazing!!!
I almost skipped this video thinking it was another guy with one of those ideas that they never did themselves or that sounds good in theory but has a ton of red flags in terms of the ability to actually make it work.
But then he said something about pitching it as a business owner and I realized just how ingenious this idea is.
I can get my own advertising out there for free as a real estate investor paid for by other businesses and make money all while helping multiple businesses make money! Now that got me excited! Thanks!
I've known this man for over a decade as a mere customer of his various print business blue print guides and he is the REAL DEAL! He is an understated stealth print and business ninja💯
yeah trust me, I know exactly what you mean! there's a video I have about how I got $50k in advertising per month for many years, doing just that! I had a remodeling business and used this model to get all the free advertising I wanted.
thank you thank you
@@bjamison Does he have a contract with you at least the first time? If so what does that contract say exactly.
I love this idea. Owning two small businesses, a brick and mortar and a loan originator, this is an incredible idea to pay for my own print marketing but also to network with other business owners in the area. Bring value to others and the business will come.
yes!!!
Haha I’m a loan originator as well. Looking to make more money during 4th/1st Qtr and market myself. This sounds ingenious
As has been stated- this is brilliant!! It's really a win all around - small, local businesses get loads of CHEAP local advertising, you get cash in hand, potential costumers get something phyaical of actual value for FREE that they can keep...
I love that it's providing legitimate value for real businesses instead of being brainrot AI-genersted SEO shovelware and slop that's meant to exploit mega-corporations and foolish/unsuspecting internet users.
I think I might actuallt do this!!
As a painting contractor this is great. I could do this. Make sure I am the only painting contractor on it and make enough money to cover other business expenses at the same time.
yeah!!!!!
Pro tip. Join a bni group with a lot of members. All of your businesses are there. Im attempting this next week to get a card filled for next month.
yeah some other marketers have great success with BNI for this too, good luck!
Solid tip!
Robert, bni group mean?
@@NextLevel1978bni group means?
First time tuning in. Excellent video. Thank you so much for sharing!
thank you!!!!!
Great video! When do you collect money? How do you select a place to print, label, set postage & mail them out for you? I'm new to this process but I'm definitely going to do this. Any advice on the logistics wouid be helpful! TYSM 😊
Love this idea, but it feels like there's a major chunk of info missing. Where do you get the addresses, how do you label and ship 10,000 pieces out? Im sure there are automation tools available, but what are those? That's the bigger hurdle to me than getting the businesses on board
I tried to compress everything to as simple of instructions as possible without getting too detailed and long winded. The printing logistics are actually the most minor to worry about! use a wholesale print source (you can use mine or any discounted source) to dropship to you or do the fulfillment, and you just prep them into bundles and bring to the post office. The EDDM map tool at eddm.usps.com is really easy to use to pick routes and buy postage. I also have a fulfillment guide in my link in the description which is free. The printing/mailing is EASY!
@HighResponseMarketing thank you for sharing this info
Refreshingly legit. Just learned about this today so I’m one day in and I’ll be documenting how it goes. I’ll be getting the course and going in. I will document and update!
Providing the sales method is fantastic. I'm in sales and recognize your experience. Great hustle too. Think I'm going to give it a go. Sell the results!
Sweet let me know!
This is fantastic advice! Great sales techniques listed as well. I also love how you pointed out the tangible aspect of it. I work in audio visual (sales and business dev for events and conferences) and feel like I'm the only one who still uses actual business cards rather than the digital QR scanner ones. Yes, it's innovative and "technology folks should all be using these" and it's convenient, but it's also forgettable. I've been able to aquire much more business when networking and handing out actual cards. Can't tell you how many times people would reach out because they found my card while doing laundry or dry cleaner found it in their suit jacket.
yup exactly!!!!!!!
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Amazing. I’m doing this. I own a screen printing business and business has been slow, I’ve just moved to a new area and have been brainstorming ways to market my business. Now I can put my own business on a square and get free advertising, while making money, relationships in the community, and gaining new customers all at the same time.
yess!!!
Do companies provide you with the ad for the mailer or do you create it? Thanks in advance @HighResponseMarketing
Seriously considering partnering with a local print shop I used to work for, I know the owner is WAY too busy to do these kinds of services (his primary business is manufacturing custom trade show/expo displays) and he's tried to pull me into doing something similar that I found the profit margin was too small in for the work (quick $100 websites). But this is perfect - he's got a massive list of connections of local businesses that bought signage from him, so they're already in the market for advertising. Great video and tips btw!
yessss!!!!!!!
If you want to find businesses eaiser just find print local news papers and news letters and call the people who are advertising on there like those news papers the courts advertise in etc also call those yard signs posted on the corner of each street in your area. They probably spending a few thousands on signs and paying someone to stick them in the ground each week
right on
Great idea!
Seems ideal for leads
Could I buy one of the examples you showed so I can show potential clients an example of the layout and look?
yup! forms.gle/tFWM6xhrgmsGXkG4A
Thank you for a REAL opportunity to make money.
welcome!!!
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I see this as a second chance in life to be successful !!
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this is a business idea that I've never looked into before.
sweet
Why is there no 2 thumbs up 👍 on RUclips ??? This was insanely valuable
haha thank you, appreciate it.
"Teen, Grandma, Single Mom, Student, housewife, sidechick whatever your stage in life may be, this is for you. Take notes, listen multiple times, whatever you gotta do to get that side income going."...Sidechick??? Please tell me that was autofill, I'm dying!!! You are the best Jake!
What? You don't have a sidechick?? Every marketer does.
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Lmaoooo that was hilarious 🤣
You meant Side Gig LOL
The major hurdle i ran into was all the nuances trying to explain the whole idea & format to a graphic designer. It was a debacle and stretched into weeks b4 we shelved it. Gotta have a graphic designer whose familiar with the process, none were available that Jake recommended so we had to go outside the circle so-to-speak and it was a disaster. Gotta have a knowledgeable designer whose familiar with the process & doing it ourselves was even more time consuming & we just got to fed up with the designing side of it without using someone familiar with everything.
@@clawJAMMER0317 oh that sucks to hear. I highly recommend using canva templates honestly, it takes all the problems of design away.
I dont understand how to get them in peoples mailboxes…
He means do seasonal listings, I see these in breakfast restaurants on the table and in laundromats, people sit wash and read.
Dude this is gold
thank you thank you!
As a small business owner this is gold. I was looking for low cost ways to gain exposure for my store. I know I can get most of the other business owners in the plaza and a few other local business on board just because I already have a relationship with them.
I think the approach as a business owner is gold also, no sales pressure, just putting together a group to help each other.
I am confident I can get the 16 spots pretty quickly.
My question is, what about the fulfilment, is there a fullfilment service you would recommend ?
yes!!! I provide printing and fulfillment actually, I own printing4supercheap.com and have discounted rates I can give you if you want to just shoot me an email: jake@printing4supercheap.com
I love this video! I am in the process of getting my first card ready! Do you happen to have a sample card available that I could print and show to businesses as an example? Or would you recommend showing a blank card at first? Any advice on that?
oh that's amazing! yeah get a blank template pack from me, highresponsemarketing.com/samples
I thought about this same thing. You could carry a blank card around and write in business names as the spots get filled. Your next customer will see that spots on your mailer are going fast and they won't want to miss out on the opportunity.
@@HighResponseMarketing I tried to get a sample, It says I have to pay $25 for just one sample?
Interesting concept, first time I've heard about this. Does the 9x12 get folded up so that it fits in all mailboxes?
thanks, it lives up to the hype I promise. Yep in mailboxes that can't fit it unfolded, the mail carrier will fold it like a taco and put other mail inside it.
This is amazing, thank you so much. Do the businesses create the actual ads and email it to you or do you create each ad?
I made another video today on my channel answering that question and a bunch of others!
I'm watching it now, thanks!
Question: Do you have to have a designer? Which company to use to get the 9x12 postcard for the printing and mailing (Can they target a city or zip code)? Or you have to provide them the addresses? A response would be really appreciated.
No designer needed. Use canva. There’s many print and ship online websites that will handle the shipping. You do have to provide addresses; that’s where you have to do research where to target the cards.
@@aliencreative9360 thank you for the response
I like this , sounds like a good way to get advertising for your own company and they pay for it.
1000%
Where do I get the 10 000 postal addresses ? . What is the postage cost per card?
You would have to buy your mailing list and there are a ton of options for that but that will be your largest expense (and printing expense). However if you mail quarterly, you pay for the list once and use it over and over again. As far as postage, look up on usps for sizes but the one he’s talking about is 73 cents each. You’ll have to leave a blank space for the postage and contact info etc. you could get a postal machine if you want to stamp them yourself. It’s doable and not one of those “easy $5k” ideas. It’s work but it’s also a great idea and great service for your community
I used to do Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) through the post office. No label needed but delivered to every residential address in a specific area. It’s cheaper than doing labels. If using labels your print shop usually can help fulfill the order (getting them labeled and to the post office) and out the door. Fulfillment is a term you need to know.
no list of addresses needed! you just go to eddm.usps.com and look up where you want to mail. then you just need to have the right postal mark graphic on the card - I'm happy to place it on the artwork for you free, no worries!
How frequently you do this and how you charge ? Thank you
Thanks for your information. Great job.
Looking forward to working with you.
same!
I just tuned in.. found you by chance.. im listening… Ty
hi, and good to meet you!
Curious on how we get this to the 10k people? I have a background in this kind of sales and am stoked to try this.
EDDM!
Great ideas. Thank you for the video
Got it ! Sounds legit Thanks for sharing.
Should I set up a website for credibility and payment? What methods/playforms of payment would you recommend?
if you do the problem then runs into you looking more like a sales rep and a brand (that they don't recognize yet), rather than just another business owners. It's actually more credible not to in my opinion! later on it makes sense as you build a brand.
Thank you for asking this. I'm also wondering; as a business owner; what proof would I expect to be shown to let me know these marketing materials were really sent out. Like you said, " what makes us credible"?
Do you fill out a contract with each bizz? What does it say or is it just a trust thing and they just hand you a check?
Good question
This and the addresses and postage
nope. some other marketers do but I don't. at things this low in price it's not really needed. chatgpt allows you to make simple agreements though if needed!
Hi, I watched the whole video and have a few questions. How would I go about sending out postcards to local people? You mentioned that your company also handles printing-would it be possible for us to discuss how that works via email or DM? Loved your video, and thank you for sharing!
hey! yeah absolutely please send me over an email! jake@printing4supercheap.com
This is💰thank you for sharing!
Yes love freedom and no hard work and stress out!!
the best
how do you distribute the cards to the people? with your local mail provider?
eddm.usps.com it's really cool
I already quit my job for very good reasons. I am a 58 year old White woman. I do not have any experience at affiliate marketing and I type with 2 fingers.
you can do this!
This is an interesting idea. Do you have others like this?
lots
Such a great idea. I’m a little shy but this is doable. Thank you
you can do it!!!
Thinking of doing this in the big city i live in. Thanks🔥🔥🔥
doooo it!
Where can I get a copy of that template for the mailer?
highresponsemarketing.com/samples
That's genius it's a wide open market that never gets flooded there so much ground to cover, so a question about this would be is the Market for this is? And I want to know what kind of money a one month card makes after overall expenses and where you mailings too and who handles that
you should make $5k profit! somewhere around there depending on what you end up selling your ads for and if you sell all 16. Most people use my printing/fulfillment.
I might have missed this so i apologize...are we creating the ad for the business in the postcard or if they agree, would they send over the ad they want included?
no worries! I didn't want to get TOO technical in this video. You can choose either way, you can designthem in something like canva - which is super user friendly (and free) or you can use theirs if they have something. I personally prefer making templates so that everyone's ad is similar.
@HighResponseMarketing thank you!
I'm totally doing this.
💪💪
2 questions
1st is it a good idea to talk to local businesses owners that u know personally
2nd what type of deals should u suggest or look for to put on ur card
Id be curious to know, how do we show them the ad after design? When do you ask for the payment? I ask this because in order to show therm a tangible marketing card you need to have something in hand which involves loot, unless you go with a tablet or something and show them in Canva itself or something. Thoughts? All in all I think this would be a great third business for me. could fill the gaps in time I have between seasonal jobs I got now.
You could make a mockup of the design. I can be bare bones with just a few lines simple shapes and text that reads "your add here" or you can make a complex mockup that looks a lot like what the intended finished product will be. But something that falls between the two is the best option.
As a graphic designer, this is the kind of thing I do to build my portfolio.
😊😊😊 I appreciate all your gems you gave us and thank you for your time! I'm so excited to get this going!! 😺
Question do you charge them a monthly after the first mailer? You charge $600 first time and then do a Monthly mailer? How many times you mail the cards? What size works best? Have you tried different sizes?
all up to you! every month is great. I personally like 9x12's but I know lots of others who do things like 8.5x11, 11x14 and even 12x15!
I’m full of goosebumps thinking of how brilliant this idea is!!
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Thank you for sharing this information. I have a trucking company; If I was presented with this mail marketing sales pitch my first question would be How do I know you are really mailing 10k printouts? It's not a bad idea; just wondering what proof one would show that their business is really being marketed. I know local business in my area print and mail themselves. I'm going to send this video to my son and nephews. Thank you for any feedback.
welcome! I have another video after this one where I answer that and otehr questions. short answer: pictures of the cards all printed (I can provide them if I'm fulfilling too), and postage receipts if needed - but usually just a pictures of the cards all printed is really impressive to everyone. And they can always call the post office to confirm you sent them.
Thank you so much for this wonderful information 🎉
Hi LaWanda you're welcome!
I’ve been hitting up literally hundreds of businesses and not many people want this. The hardest part is explaining what this is. They have no clue.
something you're doing is wrong and likely an easy fix. hundreds of businesses doesn't sound like an efficient process - and if the problem is they're not understanding what this is you're somehow complicating things.
It's 10,000 people receiving their ad in the mail. Almost everyone can understand that.
Some small changes and you'll sell a card out in no time!
How to measure the feedback from the business? Or how you track the performance of this method!
@@elvinaguero4651 the interesting thing about it all is you don't necessarily need to. You're just providing a platform for exposure - just like a billboard in a sense.
@@HighResponseMarketing When ordering the 9x12 from your website, printing4supercheap, do I choose "flyers" or "sell sheets"?
Tell them you are doing a fridge magnet with the best go to services in the area. Heck, throw in a month calendar on the darn thing. Or maybe a the must know numbers in the area like government services or school rankings, or almanac information, or festivals, farmer's markets, moon phases. Who cares. Something interesting for people in your area. And the people may want to keep on the fridge. (Since our city picks up trash, trash and recycling days work for us since no one can ever remember them). And it gets front and center space on the fridge.
So you put them through the letter boxes or do you ship them? 🤷🏻♀️
usps EDDM, they do it!
This builds the foundation, but I want to see some more of the operational side. Specifically, I’m interested in how you build the mailing list and handle postage processing to send them out.
I had this on in the background, so I apologize if I glossed over that detail.
I think there are companies that mail them out. I knew of ones years ago that was cheap.
no problem! www.dropbox.com/s/2a26j2djr0ut7bt/EDDM%20Made%20Easy%20_%20Step-by-step%20Walkthrough%20%281%29.pdf?dl=0 is my fulfillment walkthrough guide. it's pretty straightforward.
I provide full printing and fulfillment as well. cheaper/faster/better quality than anywhere else!
Do you have to have a permit for this and do you have to check some kind of a no contact list?
nope!! no permit at all! no no-contact list either believe it or not.
How do customers of say a restaurant, use the coupon? Do they have to walk in with the 9x12 card? Put a QR code on the ad? Just curious (as a restaurant owner 😂). Great video!
QR code would work for sure, but really you want to use phyiscal coupon redemption, you actually put the coupon IN the ad!
Thanks!
oh man thank you brother!!!!!
Woohoo this is ole School BUT it still works especially for those not into digital marketing,👌🏽
How do they give you the Coupon information? Do they need a digital file, or can the printer use a physical copy?
Question for you, how do you approach payments from the business? Before or after you make/print the ads? Do you sign a contract with them?
I’d like to know about this part as well
good question. always before printing. no contract needed. Half down now, half when they approve the ad before you go to print. this way you're paid 100% upfront.
Like this idea…I’m curious how you charge people…you need to make around 5k to break even…what if you don’t sell that much? Do you eat the cost, refund, or not charge people until you have at least break even?
there's a lot of answers to this (I have a whole course that covers them in depth) but one of the best strategies is to:
* focus on breaking even. this is half the ads, 8 of them in most cases.
* then you go all-out getting jsut those 8 filled which is much simpler of a goal than selling 16.
* if you push hard to get those 8 filled (maybe 1 week or so), the rest are PURE profit! every sale is money literally just going into your pocket.
@highresponsemarketing for sure…I have a new small service based business I could promote for free…I’m also in the “printing” business but more on the promo products salesside..
What paperwork do you and your clients sign?
This is amazing
thank you!!!
In my small town we already have something like this sent out to us. This is a great idea, but not if we are already getting something like this sent to us.
you can literally choose any city in the united states and do this
you can definitely do it there, you're probably talking about a magazine style format which this is very different.
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Hi, I loved your video, how many hours per week is required for this EDDM business model ? Thanks.
ooh that's a tough one to say. I mean if it was ME, I'd devote every hour you can to getting it off the ground. This means no netflix, no naps, etc. Just working every spare minute you have to get your card planned out and then using your time to sell the spaces so that it's over and out the door, with thousands of profit! no dilly dallying.
@HighResponseMarketing .
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Thanks but may you please give a work amount time estimate for it ? Like 5 hours to 10 hours per week average ? 15 to 20 + hours per week average ?
Do you design each ad, or does the business send up their ad they want to use?
sometimes they send you artwork but most of the time you provide it, I recommend just using canva templates!
This is awesome!
Please, I didn’t hear how these mailers are meant to get into the boxes. Do you pay some people off of Craig’s List to deliver into mailboxes? How much should that cost?
I’m going to send this video home to the States to my elderly parents and brother because I believe it’s something they can do together now that their social security is at risk with the current election winner.
They are scared, but this seems something doable that they could manage all together to make up the potential deficit if they lose their social security.
Help them thrive and feel empowered. I know I could coach them from afar where I am. They could probably get into the creativity of Canva, and approach sales in a way that they never could manage before - that whole idea of approaching biz owners as a biz owner is fabulous… and giving ads away to premium businesses… this idea is so unique compared to what else is online these days. I’m kinda gobsmacked. Thank you!!
(I just need an answer to the first two questions above, thanks!🙏🏻)
hey! no actually you use the post offices EDDM service, it's amazing! please do send to them please!!!
How do you deal with the design of the individual ads? Do you charge each customer separately? Do you include it in the price of the ad? Or does the customer provide you with a finished ad in CMYK, 300dpi, TIFF format?
Hmmm great question… inquiring minds wanna know! Lol
up to you but I always included it. and I like to just template them in canva and use similar ones for everyone so it's easy. Otherwise you may be asking too much from busy business owners who won't be able to provide print ready artwork themselves.
Is this also something that you would get $600 an advertiser for per month or you suggest doing this for each season?
totally up to you and your business model. Per month is ideal, and then going to 2 cards per month (different area). But many just do it quarterly, seasonally, bi-monthly, twice a year, etc. Some even just do them once in a while when they want a rush of new clients.
Is this concept international ? Are the sizes the same? Do you mail them or can you have students drop them in boxes.
yes for the most part! if you get mail, it works! in international postal systems they usually have equivalent programs and luckily you might also have private delivery services which might even be cheaper
Thank you bro! 🤙🏽
thank YOU!
Great! I do wonder how to get all those addresses to ship them to
no need to! use eddm.usps.com and just mail to whole neighborhoods
This is a really cool idea, I love helping small businesses! Thanks 🙏🏽👏🏽
New subbie here
thank you thank you!!!
With that template I see there are 5 medium, 4 small, and 1 large ad. Does that back only have 6 on it?
8 on the back.
Is there any time of contract or paperwork you suggest for them to sign before placing them on an ad?
nope! but you can write them easily in chatGPT
Can I do it by simply using my iPhone
yes!
Thank you!🦋
This is an excellent idea! Just curious, you don't need an llc to do this, correct?
nope!!! regular DBA ($20 - $30?) at your local municipal office is enough to get a business name and then you can get a free business checkingso you can accept payments under your business name.
@@HighResponseMarketing How do you pay taxes then? 1099 yourself? lol. Just curious
@@brian8431 no that's a great question. You don't actually evenneed a DBA to "be in business', you just report the money you've made on your self employment income of your taxes (schedule C).
You can also deduct business expenses. You wouldn't be 1099'ing yourself since the business is you. You and your business are one thing as far as the IRS is concerned.
The downside is that it puts liability onto you, as well, so many consider forming an LLC (limited liability company) at some point to remove the personal liability.
Personally, we use the S Corp business structure .
Does it work nowadays, with free ads that you can do with Tik Tok and the other social media platform???
even better than ever. tiktok and social media requires creativity, entertainment, information, engagement, etc. (and is often pay to play), and is harder than ever to stand out. These are all extremely challenging for any local business owner. Postcards however ... easy and have tremendously more attention.
How do you receive payments from clients? (POS, invoice, etc). And when do you take payments since they are unaware of your legitimacy, meaning pay now n I'll be back...also can you reply on a good company that will do the mailers..
good question. a free paypal or squareup card reader is perfect for taking credit cards on the spot, or you can send paypal/square invoices over email ... and many times you'll just simply be receiving a check or even cash. For doing the mailers --- me! printing4supercheap.com as I have best rates you can find on EDDM. email me for discount pricing.
Can I do this within the UK?
I was disappointed to see thst your printing service doesnt offer 9"x12" inch cards. Or am i missing something? Also, any guidance as yo how to select printing options? (For instance, what does "scoring mean)?
@@nadiranorjahan it's hard to find on my site but actually I have a discounted rate chart if you want to send me an email! I just don't like to have it public. Jake@printing4supercheap.com
Is there a viable way to go about this if i dont have a legitimate business yet? (ie Llc etc)
great thing is that you can just file a DBA (doing business as) for maybe $50 and you're in business legally!
12:37 Hi, just wondering if that means everything is coming out of your pocket the first month if you’re offering business free ad space for the first month?
@@Phil-vm4gk no they pay for it all upfront! They buy the ad spaces which pays for it all and then you keep the rest
How do we show that we sent out 10000 postcards
take pictures of them all - which looks really impressive and good for social media as well. And if you want to share proof just share your postage form from the USPS and the phone number to the local post office if they want to verify.
Can we get an example of the cards you have to help us
sure, forms.gle/tFWM6xhrgmsGXkG4A
So how do i get 10,000 addresses and where to get the high quality cards made and possibly a sample one as well
no need for the addressing, sorry wasn't clear about that! highresponsemarketing.com/samples
It work's in South America?
not sure, if you get advertising in the mail then yes!
I noticed that the stamp placement is in the center instead of the upper right. Is this ok on a postcard mailer?
yup just needs to be on the right half part of the card and you're good!
Will this work in the Uk? Secondly how do we go about getting their logos,designs and offers
it does but you'd do A4 size which is almost the same, and you may need to go with your private delivery services rather than royal mail - I'm not totally sure.