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We all need to keep in touch with our customers. Many of us provide the sort of service which means we may not be in direct contact with our customers for prolonged periods of time. This makes us vulnerable to what I call the 15/60 rule. Studies have shown that, on average, a company loses 15% of its customers each year. When those customers are interviewed about the reason for leaving a supplier, the really scary part is that 60% did so just because they felt that supplier was no longer interested in them. No reason other than that. The price was ok. The delivery was ok. They just felt a little neglected. The good news for us is that we don’t have to be the average company. We can choose to be different, and simply by ensuring we keep in touch with our customers to tell them we are still interested in them, we can keep 15% of our business that we would otherwise lose. A newsletter can also be used as a very good way of telling our customers about other services they may not know we offer, and so can generate more sales for us. With the availability of e-mail, newsletters are now very easy to produce and a very affordable way of marketing our services.
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At a place called the Devils Pulpit up by Tintern Abbey the roots of this very old Yew tree appear to have intertwined with the rocks so tightly that, during the many hundreds of years that time has eroded the surrounding soil (and rock), this little island of roots and stone remains. The stone has provided stability but the live roots seem, in turn, to have protected it from being worn away over the centuries. It suggests to me all that is good in the bond between male and female, the stone and the tree which depend on each other for stability, life and relationship, which 'in the face of all aridity and disenchantment... is as perennial as the grass' (Desiderata) "Knowing it feels right"
"Obviously a big part of dressmaking or indeed soft furnishings is the fabric used to make whatever it is you want to make. To get a great finished product you have to use the right fabric, colour and pattern are a matter of personal taste but the texture, weight and drape of the fabric are all essential to getting the end product right. Get one or all of these wrong and the garment won't be 100%. Let's talk about dressmaking, different garments require different types of fabric and made in the wrong fabric just won't look, feel or fit right, for example a fitted jacket won't work in a flimsy, floaty chiffon whereas a full skirted dress won't work in a heavy tweed. As a rule it could be said that the more structured a garment is then the more structured it's fabric needs to be. More structured garments also need linings and sometimes underlinings and interlinings as well as interfaced facings and the fabrics for these can be quite specific to the use required, another rule, linings should not be heavier then the outer fabric and are usally better if a little lighter so a bridal gown in a heavy dupion satin could be lined in a mid weight soft taffeta. When buying fabric it is always best to see and feel the fabric first, whether that means going to a shop and seeing the rolls on the shelf or getting samples before buying online. Personally I buy most of my fabric online, I have sample books for the basic bridal fabrics I use and everything else I get samples for before ordering any quantity. Some specialist fabrics I do get from the shop, most notably, silk, which I always try to get from Beckford Silk near Tewkesbury, now as a fabric fiend I find their shop is a heavenly place to while away an afternoon!!" YOUR TITLE DEEDS: MISSING PRESUMED…?
I renewed my car tax last month. It is probably the only time of the year where I have to make sure I know where my car insurance certificate, logbook, and MOT certificate are kept. Also, having moved house, the details on the logbook needed updating, but could I find the logbook or reminder? Not at all. It was all sorted in the end, but it reiterated the importance of knowing where your documents are kept. Now, I have come across a recurring problem when dealing with property sales over the past six months: clients cannot find the original title deeds to their property. These are essential when it comes to selling or (re)mortgaging the property as the buyer or lender will want evidence that the owner ‘owns’ (i.e. has title to) the property. If you bought your property since 1990, it is conceivable that your property has been registered with the Land Registry. What this means is that you can obtain a copy of your property deed by ordering this online for a small fee. Even if you misplace the original deed, you can usually obtain copies from Land Registry without any serious concerns. However, if the property has not been sold or mortgaged since 1990, it is possible that the property is unregistered, which means the deeds to the property will consist of a large bundle of documents such as conveyances, assignments, mortgages, and Land Charges searches. If these documents get misplaced, then any chance of a quick conveyancing sale disappears. If you have a bundle of deeds and you know they require registration, I would strongly advise that you get them registered. The benefits of registration, according to the Land Registry, are that it establishes proof of ownership and produces an easy-to-read document reflecting the contents of all the paper title deeds. This simplifies conveyancing, making transactions easier and potentially less costly for all involved. And…it makes our job as solicitors easier too! Gwyn James offers registration services including: · First registrations of deeds; · Tracing of title deeds; and · Registration based on lost or missing title documents If we can assist, please give us a call or drop us an email. Eco-workshops?
Returning from a trip to Germany, where I was lucky enough to be able to run an outdoor workshop in the middle of the forest, teaching basic silver smithing, the word 'Eco-workshop' came to mind. Using only hand tools, and silver cleaning solution (pickle) heated by tea lights, there was a minimum carbon footprint produced, and yet we created, in 3 hours, 10 beautiful silver rings. It was also very shaded there, very welcome in this summer's heat. The ladies were all delighted, one of them so much that she has started buying silver smithing tools to continue working with her new found skills. Eco workshops in the Forest of Dean anyone? |
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