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Where To Distribute Your Flyers & Postcards
The use of flyers and or postcards can be a very effective and cheap way of advertising new businesses, business events and even business specials. To have an effective promotion using flyers/postcards, the promoter needs to select clearly the location and personnel to involve in the exercise as well. Flyers have previously been used offline, but with the advent of technology, they have recently been used online. There are sites which provide a platform where one can prepare flyers and customize them at a fee while others are absolutely free. Here is a list of offline platforms you can use to distribute your flyers;
Insert flyers and postcard in the daily papers or magazines - This will provide you with a wider platform as many go through the local dailies. You just need to pick the right day and make sure the flyer catches the eye of the readers.
Distribute them door to door - You can contract college students to distribute the flyers for you; such students will charge you a considerable fee. There are also companies that specialize in distributing such stuff, but at a fee. Good timing can produce good results because there is one on one interaction between you and the potential customer.
Distribute the flyers or postcards on the street- This will depend upon on the type of business you wish to promote. You can wait for potential customer at the corner of a busy street and distribute the flyers or postcards. Or- get permission from local business owners and see can you hand out flyers in front of their building.
At trade fairs and exhibitions- If you are looking for a place where to distribute your flyers then such events is a good choice. This is because they attract a large crowd which can be your target customers. You just need to make sure that your flyers are outstanding and give them to your target customers.
Having looked at the offline platform, we can proceed to the online platform where such flyers can be prepared and placed at a fair price. Most websites will offer you customized services to suit your particular business needs.
You can use your social sites like Facebook to place your flyer. Visit sites like printableflyertemplates.net, make your customized flyer and save it on your computer. You can then share your flyer on Facebook as long it is less than one gigabyte, then proceed and try to describe what the flyer is all about.
If you are not sure where to distribute your flyers, the above places can be very helpful for startups as well as established businesses.
Flyerforfree.com is a great place to create your flyer(s) for free. We love the fact that you can upload your own images or use their already made background templates, in addition print as many times as you would like.
Library and Community Centers – Check with your local library and community centers to see if they have a community bulletin board. They will usually allow you to pin your flyer or postcard there.
Flyers In People Mail Boxes – Unfortunately, it is against the law to put your flyer or postcard in a mailbox directly – unless you have paid for postage via USPS. However, it is not illegal to place them in the mail slot on a door, roll them up and throw them in the yard like a newspaper, or if you invest into the door hanger kind you can hang them on the door knob.