Guy's,
In an effort to better serve you all, we are striving every day to offer better and better service to the taxidermy industry. I wanted to post a poll based on the fact that African taxidermy is a large part of our business I was
just wondering...

Question:
1. How important is turn around in regards to your taxidermy...

Choices:
Very important
Not Very important

Question:
2. How important is communication with your taxidermist...

Choices:
Very important
Not Very important

Question:
3. Do you like to see photos of your work in progress...

Choices:
Yes
No
Don't care

Question:
4. How important is a comprehensive website to you when selecting a taxidermist...

Choices:
Very important
Not Very important

Question:
5. How important is geographical location of your taxidermist in regards to you...

Choices:
Very important
Not Very important

Question:
6. Does your taxidermist educate you on how to treat your skins in the field when in Africa...

Choices:
Yes
No
I assumed they knew what to do

Question:
7. Do you know where you will place a mount before you even hunt...

Choices:
Yes
No
I will discuss with the taxidermist after the hunt

 

Not polled but quality is the most important. That being said I will be contacting you soon.

quote:

Not polled but quality is the most important

THE most important attribute.
Bob

+ 1 for quality of work -

Agree with quality. To that I would add experience and past client recommendations. Location is a consideration but not necessarily a major factor.

Guy's,

I do appreciate the feed back. I completely over looked the quality aspect because I take for granted that without quality all the others are just mood points. You are spot on that quality is #1, and like many others we strive for that on a daily basis.... Thanks again!

A comprehensive web site is only important from two points. One is basic pricing wich rarely covers anythig but the most basic designs. It does give some and idea of what to expect especially newbies who probably have not done a large amount of taxidermy before. The other and more important is to show off you quality of work as well as uniqueness of design and artistry. Even a well done web site can not often give a true portayal of a complicated piece. It is again a starting point only. This is particulary important for clients out of close proximity to your shop. They will still get a good isea of your work even never having seen it in person. Nothing takes the place of a road trip to see some actuall pieces. Word of mouth and other clients mounts are the best advertising you can have but it is a bit hard to quantify at times. A good list of references across a wide geographic area who would be wiiling to show off their mounts you did is probably the best advertising you can have.