| Many envelope stuffing businesses begin as small | | | | Christmas season marketing campaign, approach |
| companies catering to local clients. As these | | | | the organization at the beginning of November. |
| envelope stuffing businesses grow larger and | | | | You can also approach them prior to a cause |
| begin to attract national and possibly international | | | | awareness campaign. For instance, if you are |
| clients, smaller clients may not be able to afford | | | | approaching a breast cancer organization, the best |
| their services anymore or jobs may be | | | | time to contact them is mid-August since breast |
| considered too small for the large direct | | | | cancer awareness month is October. |
| marketing company. This problem, however, | | | | When you contact these companies, it is |
| opens up a business opportunity for new | | | | important to be sure you inform them that you |
| envelope stuffing businesses. | | | | are a for hire service and not a volunteer service. |
| Finding local envelope stuffing jobs may seem like | | | | This eliminates wasted time on both your part |
| a daunting task especially if your business is new, | | | | and the part of the organization representative |
| but this need not be the case. Most envelope | | | | you correspond. If the representative thinks you |
| stuffing companies overlook some of the | | | | are trying to volunteer your services and sets an |
| steadiest clients simply because they don't think | | | | appointment with you on that basis, the meeting |
| these organizations can pay well enough to make | | | | is probably going to be a waste of time. |
| the job worthwhile; for example, the not for | | | | Once you get the appointment set, you must be |
| profit organizations. | | | | prepared to show off your best work since many |
| Not for profit organizations have advertising | | | | local not for profit offices are affiliated with |
| expenses included in a standard budget. While you | | | | national organizations and must uphold certain |
| may not get top dollar for your services, you will | | | | standards set by the national offices. In some |
| gain some other things that are more valuable | | | | cases, samples of your work and your price |
| than money: a good reference and valuable | | | | quote will be sent to the national offices for a final |
| experience. | | | | decision. In this case, you must be patient while |
| If you know what time of year each organization | | | | the decision is being made. |
| typically needs added advertising help, you may | | | | If preparing the direct mail campaign is very |
| be able to secure a temporary or seasonal job. | | | | important to your company, it may be worthwhile |
| While this may seem less than ideal, you can turn | | | | to offer your services at a deeply discounted |
| this type of job into a steady income by doing a | | | | rate. One way to do this is to charge half of your |
| high quality job. | | | | normal rate for the project. You can then |
| The best time to approach a not for profit | | | | consider that the rest of your fee will be covered |
| organization about a direct mail campaign is four | | | | by receiving a positive reference, which is likely to |
| to six weeks before a major holiday. For | | | | gain you more business in the future. |
| example, if you want to get a job for the | | | | |