Every year since 2003 I have been prospecting by lining the street with American flags around Memorial Day.
I put one flag in front of every single house near the curb on 5 streets in my farm area with my business card attached. I usually end up putting about 250 flags out. I get up early in the morning and am usually done in a few hours.
When it is done, it looks great! (But my back and legs hurt for the next week from all the bending!) I have tried to hire my own children to do it for me but of course, they are too busy.
The thing is, everyone knows me as the "flag lady", but I do not get any business from it.
This is not the only prospecting I do either. I try to send at least once piece out every month with my picture on it.
This year I am contemplating whether it would be better to take those flags to our community Memorial Day parade and pass them out rather than "breaking my back" lining the street.
What do you think? Or should I forget the whole flag thing altogether and try something new?
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