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What is Your Neighborhood Checkbook®?

The easiest way Your Neighborhood Checkbook® can be described is as a publication that is published at 16, 24, or 32 pages, each page consisting of six “perforated checks”. These checks can be cleanly removed from the checkbook and redeemed at the local businesses that advertise with Your Neighborhood Checkbook®.

Your Neighborhood Checkbook® is delivered through the United States Post Office to 10,000 residential addresses in each specific market every other month. Your Neighborhood Checkbook® is the most unique direct mail piece a person will find in their mailbox.

A typical Your Neighborhood Checkbook® market consists of 50,000 to 100,000 residential addresses. A dealer’s market size is based on two factors; The Population and our dealer’s desire to grow. Some of our dealer’s prefer to have 4 to 6 Checkbooks, while others prefer to have 10, it is totally up to you. Keep in mind this is not a decision you need to make until such time you are ready to grow. All of our dealers start with one or two area’s in each market. Your territory of 100K remains protected for a period of 18 months, thus giving you time to decide on your final territory without any pressure.

What is a Your Neighborhood Checkbook® Dealership?

A Your Neighborhood Checkbook Dealership is granted the exclusive use of our proven system to sell the Patented and Trade Marked Your Neighborhood Checkbook® Direct Mail Product. Our dealer’s may sell and represent our product within an exclusive and protected Territory. We handle all of the Graphic Design, Printing and Mailing through our One Step Submission Protocol®.

What are my responsibilities as a Dealer?

Your responsibilities as a dealer include completing any trainings and ongoing trainings we may offer you. These advanced trainings are optional but strongly recommended.

In addition to training you will run the day to day operations of your business. These operations include, but are not limited to; accounting, hiring sales representatives if you so desire, obtaining new customers, submitting artwork for your sold ads and managing you’re existing clients.

Am I required to sell anything?

Yes. You will be selling advertising spaces within your market to small businesses and professionals to advertise in Your Neighborhood Checkbook®.

Do I need Advertising Sales or Sales Experience to be considered for a Your Neighborhood Checkbook® Dealership?

Although sales experience is helpful, and advertising sales experience is extremely
helpful, neither is mandatory. Our training program is designed to get anyone started regardless of their background. Many people seeking a career change land in sales and we will help them make the transition as smoothly as possible.

Are there any initial costs for me to get started?

Since this is a true dealership we do not charge a franchise fee or ongoing royalties. We do ask for a deposit on your first two territories totaling $8000 to cover printing, artwork, administrative costs and postage. This deposit is refundable if you decide this opportunity is not a good fit for you (Please see our dealer agreement).

Our advanced quick start training programs are conducted at different locations throughout the US and are usually priced at around $2500. This training fee would include airfare and or travel expenses, hotel accommodations and your lunch and dinner meals.

What office equipment do I need?

In order to successfully operate the business you will need the following:

• Dedicated Phone Line
• Fax Machine
• Computer
• Scanner
• Printer
• Date / Internet Line and E-mail Account
• Vehicle

Can I run this business from home?

Yes. This business was designed to be home based. Based on the size of
your operation and the number of sales people you choose to hire, commercial office space may be necessary.

What does Your Neighborhood Checkbook® do for me on an ongoing basis?

Your Neighborhood Checkbook® is with you on a daily basis. We are with you to support you, field any questions you may have and handle the day to day bumps in the road you may experience. We are here for you when you need us, so whether it’s a little question or a complicated problem, all you need to do is call us. Making your work easier is our job. All you have to do is sell advertising and submit your artwork and we do the rest.

These are some of the services we will be providing on a daily basis:

• Typesetting and Design
• Manufacturing and Printing
• Mailing List and Inkjet
• Postage and Delivery

At Your Neighborhood Checkbook® Our primary goal is to increase the profitability of our dealer’s territories. Our aim is to help you drastically increase your gross profits, streamline operations, increase sales and develop your territories. When you succeed, we succeed.

Do I need to hire salespeople?

Each Dealership is different. Where one person may comfortable maintaining the accounts of 3-5 zones without additional help another may decide they need help. It is totally up to you and we are glad to help with the screening and interviewing of sales reps if you need us.

What exactly is covered in Your Neighborhood Checkbook® Training?

Our training is 3-5 days depending on your experience. Additional trainings are available for our dealer’s that require it.

Training Outline:

• Dealer Obligations and Responsibilities
• Personnel, Personnel Manual and Employment Contracts
• Accounting
• CheckTrax System
• Office Setup.
• Your Neighborhood Checkbook® and Product (product overview/description)
• The Rate Card and Contract
• Your Territory
• Selling Your Neighborhood Checkbook® / Competition
• The Sales Call / Telemarketing, Cold Calls, Appointment Follow ups
• Territory Prospecting and Managing Your Territory
• Ad Content
• Post Sales Activity
• Steps to Selling Successfully
• Why Advertise?
• Understanding Offers / Factors for a successful mail campaign
• Sales Role Playing
• Cold Calling and Appointment Setting

At the conclusion of the classroom training portion you will be taken into the field with one of our instructors and be able to watch the entire sales process.

How do I get started?

Please fill out the Request Form below for Consideration to us.

Once we have reviewed this information, we will contact you to field any additional questions you may have and provide further details. Once your questions have been answered and you are ready to move forward we will enter into a formal Dealership Agreement with you and you will submit your deposit to us. This deposit is a total of $8000 and is a security deposit for your exclusive territory and its first two Checkbooks.

Your selected market will then be protected and reserved for you. You will not be required to leave any additional deposits as you expand your territory and open new Checkbooks.

Your deposit will be returned with interest after 24 months of successful operation of your dealership. If you decide this opportunity is not a good fit, we will return your deposit to you within 90 days of dealership termination.