car signs

[Mark Brogan]

i  am going to have some car magnets made for my investing business 

i am looking for some good wording to put on signs 

i am going to continue to do wholesaling, lease options and buy and hold 

all of your input would be greatly appricated

[James Wise]

I BUY HOUSES

555-555-5555

[Mark Brogan]

thanks james for your input 

i value your opinion

[Larry Turowski]

Same as bandit signs, as @James Wise said. 

But I've only gotten one call over the course of a year from a couple of vehicles I had signs on. And it is kind of impossible to scale. 

James, what has your response rate been like?

[James Wise]

@Larry Turowski 

I receive several calls a day from signage but that includes multiple vehicles, 6 employees wearing T-Shirts daily & signage in around 100 yards.

[James Wise]

marketing is not something that pays for itself overnight. It works when you are putting yourself out there in front of people over and over and over

Have to be on top of mind all the time.

[Rolando Fonticoba]

Whatever you write keep it to a minimum.

Too many words will mean smaller text making it harder to read.

Use high-contrast for clarity.

Get round corners on your car magnets, this will help with cracking.

[Mark Brogan]

Thanks for your input rolando

much appreciated

[Mark Brogan]

much appreciated larry 

thanks for all your help

[Dev Horn]

Car magnets are NOT call generators.  They serve as a good extension of your branding.

Car and truck wraps generate more calls.  Trucks that have the call to action on the back generate more calls as well because people sit there looking at the "sign" (back of the truck) in traffic.

I've gotten more people to ask me about my business (e.g., standing in line at a store) when I wear a SHIRT or JACKET with the business name on it.  But rarely does anyone ask me about it based up the car magnets alone.  I like them for branding - just don't expect them to work like bandit signs or billboards.

[Gene Hacker]

I have magnets on my car.  I have been stopped in parking lots and asked for a card countless times. 

The first ones I got were from vista print and they were full color.  The ink/paint started flaking off within months and they were unusable within a year.  Really bad quality.

The second ones I got were one color cut vinyl.  They have lasted a few years (and they are cheaper).  I got them on eBay.  

My logo works well with just one color.  That was actually one of my parameters when I had it designed. 

[Mark Brogan]

thanks gene and dev for all the great info

much appreciated

[Austin Hughes]

Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Larry Turowski 

I receive several calls a day from signage but that includes multiple vehicles, 6 employees wearing T-Shirts daily & signage in around 100 yards.

 James, I'm interested in how you get your signs in that many yards?? Do you approach the home owners door by door? Do you just plant and run? Do you mail out an opportunity to put your sign there & pay them?

[James Wise]

Originally posted by @Austin Hughes:

Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Larry Turowski 

I receive several calls a day from signage but that includes multiple vehicles, 6 employees wearing T-Shirts daily & signage in around 100 yards.

 James, I'm interested in how you get your signs in that many yards?? Do you approach the home owners door by door? Do you just plant and run? Do you mail out an opportunity to put your sign there & pay them?

 I have a lot of yards in my portfolio.

[Austin Hughes]

Originally posted by @James Wise:

Originally posted by @Austin Hughes:

Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Larry Turowski 

I receive several calls a day from signage but that includes multiple vehicles, 6 employees wearing T-Shirts daily & signage in around 100 yards.

 James, I'm interested in how you get your signs in that many yards?? Do you approach the home owners door by door? Do you just plant and run? Do you mail out an opportunity to put your sign there & pay them?

 I have a lot of yards in my portfolio.

 Ahhh. Yeah, it's a good idea to utilize that! Made me think of a good idea to ask permission from home owners to place my sign there. 

[David Dachtera]

@Mark Brogan,

Yes - Few words in large letters that can be read across a highway, large phone number.

Try for a "vanity" number, something easily remembered. The forum doesn't allow me to post examples in digits, so let's try "eight four four, two seven two - seven two seven two", or "eight seven, FOR CASH" or "eight six six, BUY EASY".

Get the idea?

David J Dachtera

(I've been asked by the moderators not to include a motivational quote in my .sig in the forums.)

[Bhekizwe M.]

i like the ideas from Bill Syrios with words "save the commission". that was the most profitable

[Account Closed]

When you are just beginning....would you begin my getting a business name to get the car wraps, shirts, business cards etc?  If yes, what is the most streamlined way to do that? 

[Account Closed]

Bump

[Calvin Strain]

When first starting you should go to meetup groups and start networking with other people