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31 July 2012 | 164 replies
If someone is okay with carrying a death stick in their pocket around public, a few colorful words from a true story shouldn't ruffle their feathers.
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24 July 2012 | 13 replies
Sandy S HarrisIf you use professional letters and not yellow letter mail then I would still suggest using an off color #10 handwritten envelopes.
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12 June 2012 | 4 replies
You want your writing to kind of be all over the place, as if there were no lines on the paper at all.Use a red color for your words, too.
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24 June 2013 | 60 replies
They spent 5-10 hours, LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT COLOR OF CARPET!
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22 April 2013 | 28 replies
Sadly, despite what the gurus and late night infomercials might tell you, you aren't likely to make money in real estate without some money -- or lots of time and patience -- to begin with.I'm new to direct marketing, and there are hundreds of different things I want and need to try before I determine what my response rate and conversion rate likely are.For example, different sized envelopes/paper, color vs b/w, handwritten vs typed vs combination, biz card or no biz card, URL or just phone number, 100 different varieties of text/length of text/marketing angle, different color envelopes/paper, return address label on the front of the envelope or back, etc.I'll probably send 100,000 pieces before I know what works pretty well versus what doesn't work very well.
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24 January 2015 | 38 replies
I’ve posted several questions, on several different threads regarding yellow letters, post cards, professional letters, how to answer your phone, when to drop your mail, deciding who to mail to, how often, when to follow up and even the preferred envelope colors-Michael says shocking yellow, lime green & baby blue get good results.
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18 June 2014 | 36 replies
Specifically, postcard size envelopes, maybe even in light pastel colors.
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7 July 2012 | 3 replies
Use the types of sellers you deal with with testimonials explaining their situation 2) full page full color news paper ad placed on the front page of the classified section not real estate section. .
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22 January 2015 | 35 replies
Also, what's your wall color?
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14 March 2018 | 15 replies
Vinyl we definitely be less maintenance intensive and if you pick a color that won’t look ugly when it fades it will probably be cheaper.