| A Co-op mailing service is an ideal little home-based | | | | more than this, then you must increase your fee |
| business that can be started immediately by just about | | | | accordingly. You will be able to stuff 5-6 such circulars |
| anybody. Although a little business, it can snowball into | | | | into one envelope, so you will be able to deal with 5-6 |
| a highly successful venture that could provide for you | | | | clients at the same time provided they all have single |
| and your family for the rest of your life. If you do it | | | | A4 circulars, printed either one or two sides. You use |
| correctly and stick to it, you can earn virtually tens of | | | | your own mailing list or you may rent them at a |
| thousands of dollars monthly whilst providing a | | | | nominal cost. You buy the required number of |
| much-needed service to businesses. | | | | envelopes either prepaid or just plain envelopes and |
| Other advantages of providing this service is that you | | | | standard postage stamps. The mailing list you have or |
| need not outlay any cash of your own, you buy no | | | | have rented will be in the form of sticky labels. You |
| equipment, you do not need to do any door to door | | | | simply stick these on the envelopes or you may |
| sales, you can work part-time when it suits you and | | | | address these envelopes out by hand if you don't |
| you can involve your entire family to help you out. | | | | have them on labels. Either way works out just fine. |
| There's no experience required - all you need do is | | | | You fold and stuff all circulars and seal envelopes. You |
| read this report and away you go! Simply follow our | | | | may employ your own family members to do the |
| instructions as listed here and there's no reason to fail. | | | | laborious tasks of sticking labels, writing out envelopes, |
| Do this business for as long as you wish - for the rest | | | | folding, stuffing and sealing envelopes. Once the mail is |
| of your life if you'd like. A Co-op Mailing Service will | | | | ready, you simply hand them over to your nearest |
| always be in demand by other businesses in their | | | | post office. |
| quest for success. | | | | HOW MUCH TO CHARGE |
| HOW IT ALL WORKS | | | | In order to figure out how much to charge, you first |
| Mail order businesses are always mailing out circulars | | | | have to ascertain your total costs per 1000 mailing. |
| to prospects. In order for them to do this on an | | | | Add a 50-75% mark-up to this cost. Now divide the |
| ongoing basis, they have to do the following: Advertise | | | | total by the number of clients you have for one mailing. |
| for enquiries to generate a mailing list to send their | | | | The figure you get is the fee you will charge each |
| marketing brochures to, and/or rent mailing lists from a | | | | client. They'll soon realize that this fee they will pay you |
| mailing list broker and send their marketing circulars to | | | | is far less than what they would have paid had they |
| people on this list. Purchase envelopes and stamps or | | | | done this themselves - and they don't have to do any |
| postage paid envelopes. Have their circulars printed. | | | | work too! Remember, your clients pay you this fee |
| Fold and stuff envelopes with circulars and seal. Take | | | | first before you do anything. You use part of this |
| the completed mail to the post office for posting. | | | | payment to pay for stationery/postage costs and the |
| THE SERVICE YOU PROVIDE | | | | balance is your profits. Hence, you need not outlay any |
| Your duties as a mailing service provider will be to mail | | | | of your own money. |
| out circulars on behalf of these businesses for which | | | | FINDING CLIENTS |
| you will charge them a fee far lower than what they | | | | Finding clients should be a relatively easy task. The |
| will pay to do these things on their own. Your clients | | | | trick here is to remind your prospective clients of the |
| need only pay you a small fee which is lower than | | | | huge savings they will be making on their mailing. You |
| their mailing lists/advertising, postage and labour costs | | | | will also save them time and the hassle of doing the |
| combined. | | | | laborious task of preparing and mailing large quantities |
| Your clients make contact with you and indicate that | | | | of circulars. Find clients by searching through many |
| they want to make use of your mailing service. They | | | | magazine and newspapers that carry a lot of ads |
| tell you how many they want mailed out and supply | | | | from mail order companies. Make contact with these |
| you the circulars that must be mailed out. Each client | | | | companies and offer your services to them. You may |
| will be quoted on a circular that is one A4 sheet either | | | | also advertise in the Yellow Pages, on the Internet, in |
| single or double-sided printed. If a client's circular is | | | | newspapers and magazines. Good Luck! |