TheGoat
06-29-2011, 02:44 PM
So I've seen questions several times asking about hanging flyers in HOA run neighborhoods.
Here is what I did.
I already had one client in the neighborhood and decided I wanted more so I could fill in a day of work in the area because it's far enough out of the way of my other routes to justify it.
I saw the "no soliciting" signs but at the time I considered "soliciting" to mean knocking on doors and asking a person to make a decision on the spot. I considered what I was doing to be Advertising.
So, psychologically unburdened, I proceeded to flyer every door in the neighborhood(105 of em), serviced my account in the neighborhood and then moved on the the rest or my route. Several hours later I noticed a voicemail on my phone. I listened and it was from the president of the HOA telling me soliciting is not allowed in their private neighborhood and that I needed to come and remove the fliers. I called him around 7:30 in the evening and apologized profusely and said that I'd send someone to remove the fliers in the morning, apologized again and hung up.
I took my time getting there, going to do two estimates first(signed em!) one of which was in the neighborhood of the HOA. after the estimate I went around and rounded up what ever fliers will still hanging(21 of em) and got out of there.
After that I called the HOA pres back and let him know that I had come and picked them up and apologized again if I caused him any inconvenience. Made some excuse about overzealous employees and promised it would never happen again.
So, results.
I know 84 fliers were delivered to potential clients and one new client worth $800 a year with bi-weekly service.
Cost,
$6.48 for the fliers and the time to hang them.
two phone calls for a total of about 5 minutes of making humble and apologetic noises.
Now, not sure I would do this again. easier to just mail the cards, but I am not dissatisfied with the result.
Here is what I did.
I already had one client in the neighborhood and decided I wanted more so I could fill in a day of work in the area because it's far enough out of the way of my other routes to justify it.
I saw the "no soliciting" signs but at the time I considered "soliciting" to mean knocking on doors and asking a person to make a decision on the spot. I considered what I was doing to be Advertising.
So, psychologically unburdened, I proceeded to flyer every door in the neighborhood(105 of em), serviced my account in the neighborhood and then moved on the the rest or my route. Several hours later I noticed a voicemail on my phone. I listened and it was from the president of the HOA telling me soliciting is not allowed in their private neighborhood and that I needed to come and remove the fliers. I called him around 7:30 in the evening and apologized profusely and said that I'd send someone to remove the fliers in the morning, apologized again and hung up.
I took my time getting there, going to do two estimates first(signed em!) one of which was in the neighborhood of the HOA. after the estimate I went around and rounded up what ever fliers will still hanging(21 of em) and got out of there.
After that I called the HOA pres back and let him know that I had come and picked them up and apologized again if I caused him any inconvenience. Made some excuse about overzealous employees and promised it would never happen again.
So, results.
I know 84 fliers were delivered to potential clients and one new client worth $800 a year with bi-weekly service.
Cost,
$6.48 for the fliers and the time to hang them.
two phone calls for a total of about 5 minutes of making humble and apologetic noises.
Now, not sure I would do this again. easier to just mail the cards, but I am not dissatisfied with the result.