Door to Door Marketing

[Jarrod English]

Does anyone do door to door marketing?  It seems most people send out yellow letters hoping for people to come to them.  But I'm more interested in knocking on doors and asking people if they've ever received letters or been approached (among many other questions).  Things I wonder about are:
- Should I have a corporation/business cards, a website perhaps or would leaving contact information be sufficient?

- What sort of questions do you ask and in what order?  How many questions (because I figure nobody wants a 15 minute standing survey)?  I'm sure people can be sensitive to a blunt approach about me looking to tear down their house and build something like a duplex.  However I've also heard of wholesalers being sneaky and saying "they love the area and are looking for something to purchase" and then going around and flipping it to someone else for a profit.

I need to prepare a list of questions and think about the flow as well as being approachable and friendly while having these discussions.  

Hoping I can draw upon experience from people that do this themselves.
Thanks!