Letterbox drop and mailshot delivery service

Real estate agents, restaurants, trades, schools, political and community groups, and small shops wanting local reach.

A price per thousand items delivered, often with an extra fee for sorting, folding or printing coordination.

• Route planning and reliability
• Managing casual staff
• Simple sales and quoting

• Check whether you need to engage deliverers as employees or contractors, and what workers compensation applies in your state
• Check council and state rules on unaddressed mail, 'no junk mail' signs and where flyers can be left
• Check what rules apply to political or election material
• Public liability insurance is worth checking
• Delivery quality is hard to supervise, so spot-check routes
• Storing bulk paper at home may need space and council approval

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $300 to $2,000, depending on how you set up, whether you deliver yourself or use casual deliverers, and what you spend on insurance, storage and promotion.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $800 to $4,000, depending on how many drops you win and their size. The estimate assumes at least about 10 hours of work a week.

Check whether deliverers should be employees or contractors and what workers compensation applies in your state. Also check council and state rules on unaddressed mail and 'no junk mail' signs, rules for political or election material, and public liability insurance.