How to make a good flyer.

Before we get to how to make a good flyer, we have to understand the strategy behind a high-quality one. Here's a basic rundown of a door hanger. As you can see we don't have much space to work with. This means we have to choose our words carefully. The first line you see is the largest and is meant to grab the attention of the viewer as well as qualify them.

Right away the person knows what we're trying to sell here. Private Construction Management services. Right below it, you'll see a picture of a house that would look like our target customer. Under that, there's a brief description that reinforces credibility by mentioning the years of experience with all kinds of projects.

Anyone looking into renovating their homes will identify with this flyer right away. We ask them the question "Have a project in Mind?", always qualifying them. The next line tells them what we want them to do, which is to call for a consultation.

Door hangers work really well compared to regular flyers. For one, you won't have to worry about your message getting lost in the mail. The direct mail route is often pricey and your ad will compete with priority mail like bills. On the other hand, everyone has one front door and your ad will command their full attention.

Flyer Headline Examples 

The headline is arguably the most important part of the flyer. Some people spend the most of their time trying to choose the right image that's going to catch the attention of the customer and dazzle them with their creativity. It sounds nice. It just isn't the case.

The reality is that we have 1 second to catch the attention of the person we're trying to reach. We have to talk about what THEY want as opposed to what we're offering. In the example above, Private Construction Management might not be an ideal headline. Instead, we could've said something along the lines of "Got a Construction project in Mind?".

It might or might not get a good reception. The key is to grab attention and eliminate anyone who wouldn't buy from us while selecting those that would. We could write a whole book on choosing the right headline but adhering to some guidelines should put you on the right track. The following are some good headline examples for flyer or for any ads in general.

How-to Headline: People like to learn and the how-to headline is found everywhere. How to hire a good construction management company. How to make a million bucks in 20 min. You've seen it before. It works.

Question Headline: Just like the one suggested above. Asking a question engages the reader and causes them to answer it subliminally or consciously. Either way, we've got them communicating with us just through the headline.

Testimonial: Testimonials are great anywhere. They reinforce your brand and its authority. No one wants to buy from the new guy on the block. They want someone tried and tested.

Crazy Offer: A crazy offer can go a long way. A really long way. You should always have a crazy offer on your flyer regardless. If its good enough, it should be the biggest and first thing they see.

Choosing the Best Image for Flyers 

As we said previously, finding the perfect image for your flyer isn't as important as some people might think. A funny or creative image will get a positive response, but it won't necessarily get us the exact response that'll bring us sales.

Our picture should flow well without our headline and service. If we're advertising for a taekwondo school, you might use a picture of children wearing their G.I uniforms.

A picture like that will help people identify quickly what your service is and if its for them. The image should be able to work independently from your headline, and vice versa.

The Elevator Pitch 

Flyers have limited amounts of space for words and pictures. We want to get in as much as we NEED to, not as much as we CAN. This is where a lot of people go wrong. They design their flyer to include every single detailed explanation of what they do.

You should remember that the flyer shouldn't serve as an alternative to your website. Your website is where your customers will go if they want a more in-depth understanding of your company and services/products.

The next section you should include in your flyer is a short description of what you do and why they should choose you. In short, it's a small elevator pitch about your company.

"We manage construction projects for homeowners and have been doing it for over 20 years". Simple, yet effective. At this point, we have a headline, a photo, and a small elevator pitch that's going to help us land the knockout punch.

How to make a good flyer or offer 

How to make a good flyer is based on the offer you give. An amazing offer has a time limit and simply cannot be passed by. These flyers receive upwards of 8-10% success rate. You really must be able to give tremendous value, or you won't get too many replies.

A simple flyer with no offer can expect a 1% conversion rate. This means that we'll turn 1% of the people that see our flyers into paying customers. You send out 10,000 and you get back 100 customers. Pretty simple stuff.

If you put a great offer, you can see 800-1000 customers out of 10,000 flyers. Suddenly, it makes a lot of sense to give away a great offer. Restaurants, for example, would benefit greatly by offering a free appetizer. They might lose out on some short-term profit but they'll win in the long term.

Strategizing a Flyer Campaign 

A good design is useless without a good strategy for distribution. We know flyer advertising is a numbers game and so we have to choose our target customers carefully. A restaurant might benefit better from delivering to homes instead of street promotion. That isn't to say that a restaurant shouldn't use street promotion as part of their campaign. However, if you don't have enough foot traffic near your restaurant to justify it, you're better off just targeting the homes in the neighborhood.

These customers are going to be your loyal regulars. The cost of acquiring one of them is inconsequential to the value that they'll bring as a lifetime customer. For homes, door hangers work best. The reason is that other flyers have to be stuffed in other places near the home. They might be stuck on the mailbox or squeezed between the door frame. On the other hand, a door hanger is going on the doorknob. Basically, to get into their home they're going to take it off the door and they'll look at it for about a second.

They should be able to see exactly what you're offering, how much, and what they have to do to redeem the offer. For example, you're advertising a pizza restaurant. A really good flyer for this type of strategy would be "Get a free pizza slice with an order of a pizza and a soda". The customer picks up the flyer and sees that they're getting a free pizza slice and all they have to do is to go buy 1 and a soda.

If you'd like to learn more about flyer strategy, check out this in-depth guide we have here.

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