BiggerPockets

You know what might be a better option.

Just buy the coroplast signs, take a small paddle drill bit and drill 2 or 4 small 1/4 holes in the sign, near the middle. Then go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy large zip ties. This will allow you to zip tie the signs to your local municipal poles or traffic signs :)

If you look around, very few poles are still wood and stapling usually isn't very effective on metal. Tie straps will hold up longer.

You could try bandit signs. Haven't used them, so can't recommend them one way or the other. But they have 100 9x12 "econoboard" (whatever that is) signs for $97.

To put them on poles you order them with
horizontal flutes....

Use roofing nails to secure them...

I pretty much don't put them on poles as it tends to make the cities madder than normal...

However they do last awhile that way...

A suggestion would be to use a separate number, voice mail and bandit sign for the ones going up on poles...

The only problem I have with Bandit Signs.com is that they put their logo on EVERY sign they make. Not a good Idea. Let me explain.

Sooner or later you'll start pissing people off with your signs. Don't worry, that's normal, it's just the nature of the beast. The last thing you want to happen is for your local authorities to call Bandit Signs.com and force them to disclose your contact information.

Now Bandit Signs.com says they will never do that to their clients and I believe them. However, they have to follow the law and if push comes to shove, in the end, they'll have to cooperate with the authorities.

Now, what are the chances your local authorities would take it that far? Probably slim to none, but if no one knows where the signs came from, there's no chance of it coming back to haunt you later.

Don't get me wrong, I use bandit signs myself, I just don't buy them from www.banditsigns.com and thats the only reason why.

I wish bandit signs.com would give their clients the option of removing the logo. (HINT, HINT), ( David, you listening?)

:wink:

I understand your point David. As a matter of fact, the first bandit signs I ever put out were from your company (yellow & red, my friend gave me a few to try out) they worked great! Keep up the good work.

I just ordered David's 25 free signs (pay shipping, I think it was like just under $15)

I don't think I'll care if his logo is on it, but it was pretty easy to navigate through his site and place the order. I'll place them and see how it works. I figured after all the crap I started with David I could at least give his banditsign biz a shot.

I'm sure I'll order more after this try. I've got a bird dog that I can make place the signs for me, I'll post up later with results.

I went ahead and ordered the corrugated signs from bandit signs.
However, I ordered them with the flutes going vertical which do not hold up in the wind very well if you attach them to a pole. I'll use them on the ground instead. I ordered 100 more with horizontal flutes and they work much better. I would suggest buying the h-stakes though because the stakes they come with suck.

The bad news is that they are cracking down on the signs in my town and the DA is actually putting together a case against the investors using these signs. I'm not talking about your "run of the mill" type of city fine either.

So I basically wasted a couple hundred dollars that I could have used towards a different marketing avenue.

Oh, and yesterday I walked into a local sign company to ask how much they charge for the same sign and they said $25 per sign or $15 per sign if I ordered 100. There is no comparison when it comes to price!

I received the Free 25 signs from BanditSigns.com. I was very pleased with signs, and the results were very good.

I would definitely recommend BanditSigns.com and I will be ordering more.

Thanks David! :D

The best way to beat the wind is to have the flutes of your bandit sign (assuming you're using coroplast) horizontal instead of vertical. Then punch 4 holes in the center of the sign approx. the same width the pole you're placing your bandit sign against and thread two zip ties through. For additional reinforcement use either roofing nails or heavy duty "Arrow" staples from Lowes!
This should hold your signs in place against the elements extremely well. :lol:

Spending more money to buy aluminum signs is cost prohibitize since bandit signs don't usually have a long lifespan.

Bandit signs will give you all sorts of headaches with the sign police. Witness Designs is a fairly good supplier. You may check to see if they have what you are looking for.