To further complicate matters the lottery machine closes in 5 mins and the old guy wants what he wants.

Get that machine running and stay at it.Bandit signs, or the "legal" alternatives of billboards, bus stop signs, car & truck wraps, etc. can all be used in tandem with your direct mail strategy to create a broad awareness of your business.Your ultimate goal in marketing is that the moment someone realizes they have a need (to sell asap), they THINK of YOU (i.e., your "brand", even if that is your name...).

Plus they have the screening machine for the recoating.I like jobs like tile where if I'm slow and careful I can eventually get it right.

Maybe test out and see what happens, there's a lot of different opinions on this, search around BP.I had a lady call several times, her number kept showing up missed call and I didn't call her back till she said "I don't talk to answering machines you'll figure it out" I called her back as quick as I could.

I tried to get this same point accross in my BP Blog article Building your Direct Mail Marketing Machine In using the analogy of a machine, it must first be built, then fueled and tuned.

[/b]Total $1.05 per postcard[b]Flyers 8.5 X 11 (250 quantity):.35 per flyer.04 fold.04 machine insert.17 envelope.25 pull list.46 postageTotal $1.31Anyways I could save money?

Patience and persistence will solve most problems" - Not sure, from a machining forum I visit.

And let them know on a regular basis that youre a real estate investor.2) Join a lead site like http://www.webuyhouses.com Its a cool machine.3) Absolutely learn your market.

People are more likely to talk to a person than a machine, and you control what data you get from each caller without being tied to the phone all day.As a disclaimer, I have no experience with direct marketing myself, I just saw an opportunity to regurgitate useful information from a book I just read ;)

It can add convenience and instant credibility as your online cyber-business card.A full blown internet deal spitting machine is too costly for the average Joe.