[Elite (Ben)]

I have just advertised for leaflet distributers, just in case

[neil 47]

Elite

Why pay so much for printing when 999out of a thousand are going in the bin .

2 years ago when I first moved here I made some leaflets on the computer out of a A4 sheet very basic, out of about a hundred I delivered I got 3-4 jobs and even had someone phone me up this week with the same leaflet that he had kept 2 years later.
over the years on this site one thing I have learnt is. It.s a numbers game.
I got 10.000 leaflet colour from Trade print copied some other cc,s leaflet (Thanks Mike) cost about £100
this leaflet on average gives me at least 1-2 jobs per 200-300 .
May not look like much but works
 

[neil 47]

My leaflet

[Mike Halliday]

thats a tradeprint special

if you give any more discounts you'd be cleaning for free!!

Mike

[Elite (Ben)]

NEIL,
The £700 spent on printing was for 50k A5 leaflets on glossy paper (including professional design), this works out at 280 per 20k which is £19 less than trade print quoted me and i dont pay for delivery cos they live 100yds away. They also guarantee a 3 day turnaround.  It took 2 months for trade print to even promise me a date during their recent labour dispute so i would reccomend them to nobody.

I feel i now have a unique, good quality leaflet that will stand me apart from the trade print crowd.

Ben

[neil 47]

Mike
you  should know .
It dosen,t say how much a sq foot so even with  all the discounts in the world it still works out at what i want and they get a bargin   


Neil

[ollie]

Ben, Whats wrong with the tradeprint crowd??   

[Elite (Ben)]

Ollie, theres nothing wrong with them, i just prefer to be a bit different

[Elite (Ben)]

NEWSFLASH

Thanks for all your advice on disrtibution companies, I got a call this morning from one of the local companies, (who wouldn't answer their phones last week).
The person who called me was the same person i was due to deliver my DBS leaflets to on this friday. She informed me they charge £32/ thousand for a delivery of no more than 3 leaflets together ( non conflicting). So my so called Solus payment to DBS for £47/1000 inc was actually for 3 leaflets. needless to say i will be cancelling.

Ben

[Ian Gourlay]

Who are youi going to use.

I can see now how  they make a profit?

[Elite (Ben)]

Ian,

For my first drop i will be using the local company, who will honour my existing order, but for £32 inclusive/1000 and from then on, unless i have a great response, i will use my own people. I have already advertised and intend to pay £25-30/1000, plus £5 comission per completed job.

ben

[Elite (Ben)]

To those that use their own people,

Hi,  i have just had my first applicant for a distributer.  Should i pay cash in hand and effectively they are self emplyed, or do you have them on the books.

What sort of checks do you carry out to ensure correct delivery, i am thinking about observing from a distance and randomly checking with properties.

Many thanks,  Ben.

[Doug Holloway]

Ben,

I've always employed them on a self employed basis , much less hassle.

With a new person I would carry out a few random checks unless I was really sure of their integrity.

What you are looking for is honest people who will probably be insulted if you checked on them so be discreet.

Cheers,

Doug

[Elite (Ben)]

Thanks Doug,

It does seem much easier on a self employed basis. Thanks for the other advice, i will take it on board,

Ben

[Chris Bailey]

Ben

Definetly self-employed otherwise you will need to run a PAYE scheme.

I found out how these companies are making money!  The person who delivers my leaflets for the company I employ has rang me direct..... She is paid £20 per 1000 solus £25 per 1000 for 2 leaflets!!!!

She has fell out with the company I employ and is obviously trying to pinch a bit a business..... might be looking at saving a bit of money me thinks.

Chris

[Elite (Ben)]

I think i shall avoid these companies like the plague in future. best to cut out the middle man.
I had an applicant today, offered her £25/1000 plus 5% commission, not heard back yet but i thought that was a decent offer.

ben

[Richard Edwards]

Probably a stupid question, but how do you get a leaflet distributor to be self employed?

Is a contract needed? Do you have to complete any forms?

Is it as simple as advertising for self employed leaflet distributors & agreeing a rate of pay? Or does it have to be a cash in hand arrangement?

I would appreciate any advice.

Thanks

Richard

[Elite (Ben)]

You can't be self employed if you do all of your work for one person, so i not entirely sure about the legalities of it. I will need to look into it i think.

If i pay someone cash in hand then it is ulimatley my responsibilty,

ben