Gaining members

That looks great, Tom! Personally, I think that a card or a small flyer, like the size of Half a sheet of paper would work. I think the business card idea is good, but may be too small and be overlooked. That's why I thought a small flyer would maybe be better, and easier to notice. But I was hoping to be able to actually hand it to someone. Very rarely would you probably need to slip one through a partially opened window, or place under a wiper blade. How about both?

Hey, can you P/M me with your Info.? I need a Graphic Designer to help me make Brochures, and Business Cards, ETC... for my new Business ventures. I would rather use someone from here than just the local Print Shop. Thanks!

 

Tom, I hate to be a party pooper, particularly since you're acting in such good faith, but: The S/F logo is owned by Ferrari and if we produce fliers like that, we and probably FChat could get into trouble for that.

I have mentioned this thread to my fellow mods and to Rob Lay (owner of the site). Let's see what they have to say.

 

True dat.

I would still like to see what Rob Lay has to say. You gotta realize we live in a happy to sue society and although far fetched I could imagine an owner taking offense with "spam" being put under his windshield wiper.

There are many great ideas out there, but sadly legalize often kills them before they get off the ground. I hate to be devil's advocate.

Handing fliers out (at an event or not) however is perfectly fine. People get a choice to accept that or not. And quite frankly when the previous owner of my 308 gave me the URL for FChat, it was one of the best things he ever did to me.

 

Yes, just keep a few flyers and cards in all of your cars. And some cards in your Wallet. So if you are out, can give one to somebody if you see them. Maybe at a Gas Station, Parking Lot, Restaraunt, wherever. In person, ofcourse, being the best manner in which to do so, IMO. Just use your own discretion as to whether or not you think it appropriate to leave one under a wiper blade. But, really, I have never seen anyone get upset about that. As long as it is done gingerly and respectfully.

And I think that it would also not be a problem if you had a picture of your own car on it. After all...It is "your" car.

 

done

PS: Just realized that the car in the pic is mine, hehe.

 

I'm going to play a little Devil's Advocate here. I think it's great to try and spread the popularity of this site and the Chicago Region. Just don't be disheartened when you begin encountering Ferrari owners who don't give a ****. I have met several Ferrari owners the last few years who don't visit FChat or participate in outings. They invariably fell into one of a few categories, but the bottom line is you're better off without them. Like all of us here, most people interested in finding others like them will succeed in landing at FChat.

Personally, I wish it was easier for me to attend all the get-togethers over the years. It would be great if we weren't all so spread out so that socializing wouldn't require so much planning. But, I always try and spread the word by mouth as much as possible, and I find that car enthusiasts usually seem more interested than Ferrari owners.

 

....OK, I just gotta ask.... what else did he "do" to you?!?!?
or will you be banned for lewd commentary???

 

LOL

Nah, just that I probably overpaid when I bought the car. But that might happen to many first time buyers. By now I have learned a few things and more importantly know enough people to (hopefully) prevent that from happening again.

OTOH it seems that no car is without gremlins. I guess that's par for the course on a classic Italian.

 

Well, IMHO, the emphasis should be on the Local-Chicago section. So that they can get together with others here.

If you want to, you have my permission to use Any of my pictures that I have posted here over the years.