Enhanced profiles
You are probably aware that we offer an enhanced profile service which includes a half-hour telephone interview with participating members, enabling us to
write up a more detailed and rounded profile. We have now put an example of a standard profile and an enhanced profile for a recent member on our website -
so that you can see the difference. Click here if you'd like to view the example on our website. If you think this might be beneficial for you, then please give
us a call
Sending letters to other members using their box number
As there are many new members, I thought it would be a good idea to outline the system for sending letters to members using our Box Number system.
While there is guidance in our Top Tips book it is useful to repeat it here.
1. Write your letter to the other member and enclose it in an envelope, just as you'd do to send a letter normally.
2.Put a stamp on this envelope.
3. Then in pencil write the person's Christian name and box number on the envelope e.g. Penny 1234. Alternatively use a Post-it note
and write Penny 1234 on the sticker and affix it to the envelope.
4. Finally, put that whole envelope, or several envelopes, in a covering envelope and send that to us (with the correct postage!).
NB - You can put as many letters to members in the covering envelope as you wish. We record all letters that we post out, so
if you do want to know at a later date that a letter has been forwarded from this office, please put a short note in the covering envelope so that
we know who is sending them.
A great photo really is worth it
We all like to see what people look like and, as you know, people do make judgments on other members by their photograph - however misguided
this might be. (Misguided in our opinion because people can look so very different depending on where the photo was taken, what mood they were in,
and when it was.) However it is difficult to be truly opened minded about people's pictures and not to judge them on appearance only.
Do bear this in mind and please make sure you have a really good picture on your profile.
Here is an example of one member with one not so good photo and another much better one. Yes it really is the same person - but
I bet your reaction to the two pictures is different.
 
Now ask yourself if you could improve your photograph like she has. If you think you might get a better response
with a better picture, please do make the effort to change it - it could change your responses quite dramatically.
Also, remember your profile goes out with other profiles - and people do compare pictures. If yours is the best of the
bunch, then that's going to put you in a good position with regards to people contacting you. If yours is a poor picture,
then maybe someone with a better picture will get contacted before - or even instead of - you!
Looking for that spark but just haven't found it yet?
So many people tell us that they don't bother contacting people who live any distance away from them. Our experience
(and so many of our success stories) bear testament to the fact that this is a grave mistake. Recently one member prayed
about this issue and the result is a wonderful story.
Click here to read it - it's by Ron and it's the fourth bit of feedback on this page.
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