What is the best way to use the ECA Postcards (the postcards designed for referring ECAs)?

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70 votes
Kay Byers, EA (Michigan, US) Top Author Forum Guru 7/23/2012 9:50 pm
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Because business owners are swamped with mail offering a good deal, or wanting them to buy or do something, I'm afraid that the ECA postcards that are mailed or handed to a prospective ECA are just discarded without being given any attention.

The cards are much more useful if the prospective ECA is interviewed and told about the ECA program, what it can do for him and the economy of the area and then given the ECA brochure at that time. Go over the brochure with him so he sees each page
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52 votes
Val King, EA (Ontario, CA) Top Author Forum Guru 7/24/2012 5:47 am
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The postcards I would send to businesses I have previously visited in person as a follow up. Cold calling by mail will get the card thrown in the garbage....so use as a thank you for seeing me, follow-up to a physical visit with a local business, and it ads a dimension to your call, and leaves a footprint on his desk to follow up or sign up.
31 votes
Vijay Majethia, Aff (India) Top Author Forum Guru 7/23/2012 10:43 pm
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The best way of using the ECA Postcards would be to sending it to those managers/owners of the retail outlets or in any business whom you have once visited and told them about the benefits of becoming an ECA.

The postcard will once again remind him and ask him to think again for the same and he/she might call you again to discuss and you have the chance to fully explain them the ECA Program.

This will ensure you that the ECA you referred will be a quality ECA and the ECA can
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23 votes
Charlie Martin, Aff (New Zealand) Forum Guru 7/24/2012 3:05 am
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Check your business telephone Directory and the worlds your oyster. I have personally attracted so much interest since I started posting them out 2 weeks ago.Start off with the new or small business initially then move up to the big boys when you feel comfortable.There are always businesses looking for free advertising.All the best.
21 votes
Masood Awan, EA (Bahrain) Top Author Forum Guru 7/23/2012 9:49 pm
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Visit businesses in your area/city/country, meet owners/managers, handover postcards and reveal all the benefits they will get:

1. Free Webpage.
2. Free listings of unlimited products.
3. Exposure to millions of affiliates.
4. Secure Payment.
5. Only a small commission of their own choice they have to pay to SFI after sale.

Then make some follow-ups until they are convinced or ready to join.
16 votes
Diosdada Rubillar, Aff (Philippines) Forum Guru 7/24/2012 12:15 pm
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If you are wise enough. avoid waste of time. Go prospecting and see what products they are selling, are they marketable? are they necessities or luxurious? We better classify what and where to post ads or else your postcards will end to garbage box.

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Richard Burger, SB (Florida, US) Top Author Forum Guru 7/23/2012 8:07 pm
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You start talking to Business Owners or Managers if the owner is not there.
Then you leave it behind so they can check it out to see if it really is a fit for there business items. Like I am talking to a few different web site owners and telling them how would you like over 11 Million plus people promoting your products to others all over the world. Please check this out and get back with me. Even SFI people can used your service and alot of them buy there products from SFI each month. so either
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9 votes
, () Top Author Forum Guru 7/24/2012 4:27 pm
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I would give out postcards personally. I´d start with flea markets and retail discount warehouses. There you find lots of business owners buying products for their company in mass quantities.I´d let them know that they could reach far more customers with a Tripleclicks website for ECA´s.
8 votes
Leticia Sugatan, Aff (Philippines) Top Author Forum Guru 7/24/2012 1:33 pm
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Before you give ECA postcards, be sure to tell them first the importance of that postcards, otherwise it will just be thrown away, especially if you have not explain well, naturally even if you yourself can receive something with no explanation, how can you get their interest, interest of the doubt maybe. So in order not to be wasted, explain before you distribute. It's Just like sponsoring, It would be useless sending emails with your gateways, etc. no heading , just send it without greetings or
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Tangou Stephane Darious, Aff (Cameroon) Forum Guru 8/1/2012 10:58 am
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The postcards I would send to businesses I have previously visited in person as a follow up. Cold calling by mail will get the card thrown in the garbage....so use as a thank you for seeing me, follow-up to a physical visit with a local business, and it ads a dimension to your call, and leaves a footprint.
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