in small areas, hand delivery of your letters
is feasible but don't make the mistake of wasting gallons of fuel
for the sake of saving a few pennies on postage.The small traders
will mainly fall into one of two categories: either they will have
a computer and do their own typing of invoices, estimates etc or their
typing work will be done by their wife, girlfriend or mother. Your
want to find traders who don't like doing their own typing work and
will be glad of help or whose wife/girlfriend is too busy and wants
to get rid of the typing work.If you get nothing from your first mail
shot, don't despair, repeat it after a couple of weeks or a month.
You can alternate between sending a flyer or a letter enclosing a
business card. In the meantime,
continue to add likely candidates to your mailing list. You need your
offer of home typing work to be in the right places at the right times.
When the plumber splits up from his girlfriend or the electrician's
wife has a new baby to cope with, make sure they think of your home
typing service. One of the best home typing jobs I had was for a local
Private Detective. I just happened to be seeking typing at home work
when his wife who had done his typing for years decided she'd had
enough ot typing reports about adulterous husbands!If you are lucky,
you might hit a candidate
for your services with your first shot and be in business practically
overnight. It won't be big business but it will be a start. Give your
clients an excellent typing service and chances are they will recommend
you to other small traders. Personal recommendation is the most powerful
form of advertising anyone could hope for. If you don't score a hit
at the first try, keep repeating the mail shots. Make patience and
persistence your watch words and you will succeed.
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