How To Start & Successfully Operate A Correspondence Club
All over the country, in fact - all over the world, there are lonely men and women eagerly seeking confidential introductions to other people - for friendship, companionship, even marriage. They're in every village and hamlet, in every town and city, at every crossroads and on every rural route; up in the mountains and down in the valleys; on ranches, in factories, mills, stores, offices, churches - They're every where!
You can help these people ease their loneliness, and make a very good income for your self as well, with a Correspondence Club. If you enjoy people, and have an imagination for the world of business, then this is for you.
The first step is to find out what the other correspondence clubs are doing. Your purpose will be to design your own format, and look for ways to improve upon what they are doing. So, check out the tabloids on sale at your supermarket and write a letter toas many of the advertising correspondence clubs as you can afford. Simply state that you're thinking of joining a correspondence club - but you don't want to get "ripped off," so you would appreciate a sample copy of their latest club bulletin/newsletter and alisting of everything the club endeavors to do for its members. It isn't an absolute necessity - but it wouldn't hurt to include a loose 29% stamp with your letter of inquiry.
Most of the established clubs will respond quickly, because the very least it means to them is another address they can sell. Don't use business letterhead paper, or a business name. Just inquire as an ordinary interested person.
Once you have your game plan organized - what you will offer your members, the fees you'll charge, and the related services or items you want to offer as sources of added income - your next move will be to begin advertising. Start small, and go slowly... This is mainly to allow you to handle the ever increasing number of members while still maintaining firm control over the time required to keep up with the business.
Your first advertisements should be in the "nickel or classifieds" newspapers in your area. An advertisement such as the following, inserted once a week for a month, shouldn't cost you more than $25 while filling your mailbox...
Young woman, just divorced, wants to meet eligible men
through correspondence. Tell me about yourself with SASE
to: Box number, and Your name or nickname. (Most
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