"I buy Houses" Flyer...

[DeeinAustin]

What about those little flyers we all carry around with us....  theyre about 2x3. Pass those things out like they were candy... I bet you would get a deal.

I have some foldover business cards and they get a lot of attention too. I use Full Moon Design, but http://www.illbuzz.com/products/business-cards-fold-over.php does it too.

[andresh]

OK I have a confession fellas. I personally help run illbuzz.com. I didn't want to plug myself but I figured I come clean.

As far as results from marketing, I've found that postcards have worked best for me, business cards a close second, and flyers (8.5 x 11) third.

Also, I recommend testing different sales tactics on your marketing material. See what works best for you.

-Andres

[MichaelQuarles]

I so do not like the folded business cards for several reasons.... I dont like fake cards, folded cards, oversized cards, anything out of the norm... If you cant get the message through with a standard business card yore trying too hard..

I use two simple type of business cards... One is for marketing and the other is my professional card... We should understand what purpose each of them serve and give them out appropriately.

Michael Quarles

[DeeinAustin]

I'm trying something different this year and so far, at least other investors have responded. I'm building my buyer list, but also marketing to vacant houses. I sent a postcard to 250 homes and will see how that goes. I used VistaPrint and those will arrive by the end of the month. My angle is that I represent investors who buy houses, but I think the wording can be useful to others.

Anyway, on the topic of flyers, I set up a virtual flyer using VFlyer.com instead of a site since I advertise properties on Craigslist using their services anyway.  Vflyer has a "General Services" template that you can use, which also allows you to print it or send via SMS. I'll test it to see if people prefer a website or if the virtual flyer is fine. I'm happy to send the link, but don't want to seem like I'm spamming the forum, so won't post here.

A similar service to Vflyer is Postlets.