Is leafleting an ok job? My early 20s daughter is just starting out as a s/e ceramicist after...

She needs to do something... anything... to avoid gaps on her CV.

Employers even ask girls about those now.

As long as the company is above board, the only thing to worry about are stiff letterboxes (they can hurt) and getting her fingers bit by a dog.

Also make sure she knows to be wary of yards with loose dogs who may bite or attack her as she approaches the door.

Have her get a seperate wooden spoon (yes, the sort you use in the kitchen) and use that as a tool to shove the leaflets in with rather than using her fingers.

Similarly, band aids and the ability to wash/dress wounds on the go is beneficial because there's always something to get unwary fingers. A flask of her preferred hot/cold beverage and knowledge of places to go relieve herself is also good, too.

A lot of it is common sense stuff, really.

Most people don't seek to harm.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Awful lot of legwork if it's going door to door but typical of the type of 'job' around at the moment.

If memory serves they used to 'pay' by the numbers delivered so it was a flat rate per 100 or similar.

eastcoastcycler · 56-60, M

I would be afraid to walk around parking lots as a young woman by herself. She should look into something safer and more fulfilling as well. There are many minimum wage plus jobs where personal security isn’t an issue

SomeMichGuy · M

Delivering leaflets...is this handing them out on corners or putting them in mail boxes/under doors?

Blondily · F

Let her do her own thing and be independent. She said she'll stop if it doesn't work out. Be supportive.

Gingerbreadspice · F

I’ve delivered leaflets for my own business. It did work some. I got about 6-7 customers from leaflet dropping in the early days. Paper adverts like paper flyers might annoy people and especially if she’s doing it for someone else and a business she’s only working for. I did door to door and post through letter box or post box and I never knocked on the door. I also only posted until 7pm because otherwise posted rubbish through peoples letterboxes too late might upset people.