Tips to Find Local Jobs Stuffing Envelopes

Many envelope stuffing businesses begin as small companies catering to local clients. As these envelope stuffing businesses grow larger and begin to attract national and possibly international clients, smaller clients may not be able to afford their services anymore or jobs may be considered too small for the large direct marketing company. This problem, however, opens up a business opportunity for new envelope stuffing businesses.

Finding local envelope stuffing jobs may seem like a daunting task especially if your business is new, but this need not be the case.

Most envelope stuffing companies overlook some of the steadiest clients simply because they don’t think these organizations can pay well enough to make the job worthwhile; for example, the not for profit organizations.

Not for profit organizations have advertising expenses included in a standard budget. While you may not get top dollar for your services, you will gain some other things that are more valuable than money: a good reference and valuable experience.

If you know what time of year each organization typically needs added advertising help, you may be able to secure a temporary or seasonal job. While this may seem less than ideal, you can turn this type of job into a steady income by doing a high quality job.

The best time to approach a not for profit organization about a direct mail campaign is four to six weeks before a major holiday. For example, if you want to get a job for the Christmas season marketing campaign, approach the organization at the beginning of November.

You can also approach them prior to a cause awareness campaign. For instance, if you are approaching a breast cancer organization, the best time to contact them is mid-August since breast cancer awareness month is October.

When you contact these companies, it is important to be sure you inform them that you are a for hire service and not a volunteer service. This eliminates wasted time on both your part and the part of the organization representative you correspond. If the representative thinks you are trying to volunteer your services and sets an appointment with you on that basis, the meeting is probably going to be a waste of time.

Once you get the appointment set, you must be prepared to show off your best work since many local not for profit offices are affiliated with national organizations and must uphold certain standards set by the national offices. In some cases, samples of your work and your price quote will be sent to the national offices for a final decision. In this case, you must be patient while the decision is being made.

If preparing the direct mail campaign is very important to your company, it may be worthwhile to offer your services at a deeply discounted rate. One way to do this is to charge half of your normal rate for the project. You can then consider that the rest of your fee will be covered by receiving a positive reference, which is likely to gain you more business in the future.