Getting my brand out there.

[Justin Larpenteur]

So ive been trying to spread my name. I like to be like @Grant Cardone. "if you don't know who I am, Ive failed you." Ive had much success in meeting RE proffs. I continue to meet new people and I plan on going to the North Dallas REIA meeting. My plan to market in my area is just go door knocking with my business cards. I will soon get bandit signs and ask permission to place them in peoples yards and if they decline I will be offering to pay $5-$10 a month. any ideas?

Currently I use "email blogging" to everyone I know on a weekly basis to keep them informed on what I do. I plan to use a sophisticated system once I reach 100+ people.

I don't have a way to see if my emails are even being read. from what ive asked, they are just going to junk mail. I use a @outlook email.

[Doug N.]

Not to start out on a negative note, but Grant Cardone has certainly failed me. I should probably send him an email and introduce myself. 

Re branding (almost my favorite subject) I think you're on the right basic track here - I can give you a couple of suggestions. 

I let everyone know that I buy houses.

Good stuff. Have some cards in your shirt pocket, smoothly available as you are talking. You can get 1000 for ~$30 from BossLogo.com - four color both sides, They are nice, I have been ordering from them for years. They are cheap enough that you can pave the town with them. I think 5k runs about $60. Look up some design tips - deviantART, etc -  find a cool and bold logo, and pay a freelancer to provide a plate-ready PDF for you. It's cheap. "The branding starts here" as Tila Tequila says.  

I also tell people to send me properties that look vacant and I will give them a gift card or some other type of gift for sending it my way.

Nice, but vague. Try to pump it up with a cash offer - a little like @Brian Gibbonsdoes - $250 for a referral that results in a sale, etc. You can put this on the back of your card (in large type), and that way folks will remember it. "$250 CASH!" and your conditions in smaller type. It works, because... cash!

Once I find the properties I can make a report on them and send them to the investors that I'm meeting if the deal fits what they are looking for. 

Great idea. Look at the posts on this - a lot of investors will tell you exactly what they want to see in an offer, and what will make them never open another email from you. Yes, it sounds harsh, but it's also true. It's all here in the forums. 

Best of luck, and keep us posted!