When choosing a place to show off your models, select a location that will minimise your collection’s exposure to potentially damaging environmental factors. A warm, dry location that is away from direct sunlight or strong electric lighting should be selected. Avoid keeping your collection in locations such as a musty basement or a hot attic for long periods of time; instead store them in an area of your home which maintains a fairly constant temperature and normal level of humidity.

A display case is an excellent way of allowing you and your visitors to enjoy your collection, whilst at the same time keeping it safe and secure. A case will not only will keep your collection out of reach of young children or pets, but will also reduce the amount of dust that accumulates on your models. There are a huge variety of glass fronted display cases on offer, in wood or metal; look for one that is large enough to accommodate your collection as it grows.

Unfortunately, no matter how well collectibles are displayed, they will still require regular cleaning to keep them in good condition. The highly detailed and intricate nature of resin models mean that dust tends to find its way into the textured surface, especially in models which are unglazed. Avid collectors use a range of cleaning implements that can remove dust, dirt and grime from any part of a collectible. A damp cloth, canned compressed air (which can be purchased from model or photography shops) or fine paint brushes are all part of the serious model collectors cleaning kit.

Great care must be taken when sprucing up your models as over eager cleaning may damage the delicate paintwork. It is not advisable to handle your resin collectibles on a regular basis as this can transfer dirt to your collection and cause wear, and some people choose to wear special soft gloves when cleaning or handling their collectibles. When moving or storing your collection away for a long period of time, it’s recommended that the models are placed in their original boxes, or individually placed in bubble wrap and then put in an airtight, waterproof container, before being placed in a dark room.

Remember, these are general guidelines to caring for your collectibles. The handcrafted nature of resin collectibles means that each one is unique, which is what makes them so special, therefore it is imperative that you read and follow the ‘cleaning and care’ instructions provided with your specific model. As long as you look after your collectibles, you should find that your models remain in excellent condition and will give you many years or pleasure, as you build your collection.

Once email evolved to the point that it could be used for email marketing there were many companies and individuals that truly abused this new method of conducting business. As a result, it really burned some email users and created doubt across huge segments of people who simply did not want to receive email from anyone they did not know or even have to waste their time with these kinds of emails.

In the early days nobody considered spam blockers because email was only sent by those who actually needed to contact you. However, things began to change and email addresses were collected and sold in huge lists, without the permission of the email address owner, and then used. This was a rogue way of conducting business and one that really backfired overall because now Internet and Email marketers must truly jump through hoops in order to have permission to contact those who are potentially interested in their products and services.

Despite the way email marketing got its start people today must be creative when it comes to email marketing and how they will contact individuals. The first and most important thing is obtaining permission. There are quite a few ways to go about this and those interested in email marketing will need to learn what they are to ensure they are abiding by them.

If you plan on using email marketing make sure you have email addresses that are expecting to receive emails from you. Otherwise, you could be fined or receive flack from your ISP not to mention damage the name of your product or service. Similarly, if individuals aren’t expecting to receive your emails they probably won’t because of spam blockers. When they are expecting your email then they will have your email address on their “”safe”" list and this will allow the email to go through. There are so many things to learn and keep in mind when it comes to using email for email marketing purposes.

There may be some obstacles to marketing your product or service via email, but they really are not difficult to overcome if you are willing to work somewhat and be creative about getting permission to use email addresses. Once you get good at this then you will find you can really drive your business through email marketing. The biggest problem is not getting into someone’s inbox. Instead, the challenge is finding a way to make them open and read your email. Most people simply click the delete button without ever seeing what you have to offer. This means that you must be creative in the subject line and in the first paragraph of the email because that might be all the person reads.