(11-28-2013 12:52 PM)Lala Wrote: [ -> ]The master has spoken. Well said. 
Time for a board name change Lala!
http://www.blackhatmasters.com
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If you have not tried "mailers" and are "serious" about making bank... give it a try!
Other ways we have used over the years:
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Action: Send an empty envelope / mailer / micro box / usp box, of the same sort at LEAST twice > wait a few days... then HAND deliver a 3rd FULL one!
Result: You get to have a conversation with the gatekeeper / owner / whoever thinks you are stupid enough to send empty stuff! Brilliant ice breaker!
Action: Send a few peices of Lego, a jigsaw puzzle, a kinder egg toy > wait a few days... then send a simple "Are you MISSING something?" postcard/flyer
Result: They realise that they are missing something... you then fix what they are missing!
Action: Send some FREE / GIVEAWAY / SAMPLE items from free websites to your lists [no charge to you!] or potential contacts > wait a few days and give them a call / send an email / pop in if local and simply say... "Hey did you get some samples from "XYZ company" [which you know they did, as you sent them] and say that you can "Offer" a similar FREE sample / giveaway / voucher as what they have received for "THEIR CLIENTS" for peanuts... if they say yes, contact the sample company you used online to send the original one and say "Hey how do you fancy a JV/DEAL with me to send your stuff to MY new clients!"
Result: Targeted joint venture clients you can "share" with a promo company and build up them up to buy more stuff
Action: Get / Print 1000 postcards in MONO only, with "Are you having issues with your studies?" > Give them to a NEW student to give out or LEAVE in any lecture room / library / meeting hall etc etc > When the students call, give them a web address with a CPA lander for cheap books / memory course / how to get the best exam results to visit!
Action: Targeted, potential BOOK buyers who will KEEP buying for at least 4 years while they work towards a Degree etc etc
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There are hundreds of twists and add your own stamp on these ideas and the niches you can hit with them are UNLIMITED!
Keep what you send REALLY simple or ENSURE it is something that needs a REPLY to get the SUPERDEAL offered!
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Also do ALL you sends in MONO or ONE SINGLE BRIGHT COLOR on WHITE ONLY!
Find a local mail man that fancies some extra CASH on a sunday, give him/her some postcards and let them do what they do best > deliver and chat!
Offer them a % of ANYONE that signs up / calls in and joins/ buys anything from you!
Time for a sticky thread maybe!