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The Landscape Engine is complete

I'm pleased (and really quite relieved) to say that phase one development of the Landscape Engine is now completed.

See it here: landscapeengine.co.uk

The aim is to now lever Landscape Juice's strong traffic to drive consumers and landscape managers to the site: our mission is to build a register of UK landscaping businesses.

The site is standalone but it is my intention to use Ning's API to create a single sign-in with LJN so that there's only one set of details to remember.

However, by being standalone it gives businesses the opportunity to join the Landscape Engine without attachment to any perceived attachment to Landscape Juice.

The cost to join Landscape Engine is just £50.00 for the year*.

Membership allows users to benefit from unlimited access. Membership exposes businesses to potential clients looking for anything landscaping, maintenance, design (commercial and domestic).

For example a commercial contracts manager can create a list of compan or sole trader businesses within a certain radius of their base (or the contract) add them to a favourite's list and then send out an offer to tender to only those on the list.

Alternatively a project - whether that's domestic landscaping, maintenance or design or commercial landscaping, maintenance or design - can be posted inviting tenders from registered businesses.

Non-registered businesses will be able to view potential projects but will have to register and pay to have access to the project details.

There is an internal messaging system so that bot parties may exchange details of the project before making any commitment.

Using the internal system, a contractor may submit a proposal whilst the client can accept or reject any contractor, before taking the transaction any further.

Of course, at some stage the transaction will have to become face-to-face. The Landscape Engine gives both parties the opportunity to broker a connection in the first instance.

Once a contract or project is complete, a client may leave feedback on the contractors profile. Only those clients who've had conducted business with a contractor may leave feedback.

*The Landscape Engine is FREE to use for Landscape Juice Premium members.

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  • Thanks Phil I look forward to having a browse soon.

  • Hi Phil. The first link you put in doesnt work, you have an extra I after landscape (typo)
    Looking great otherwise.

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    Thanks Philip...sorted:)

    Philip Blair said:

    Hi Phil. The first link you put in doesnt work, you have an extra I after landscape (typo)
    Looking great otherwise.

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    If anyone wants help setting up, just ping me an email.

  • Hi Phil have set myself. Would it be possible that instead of find a landscaper you could have find a gardener or find a designer?
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    Hi Gary

    I've angst over this for ages. Our problem is to find the most generic cross-industry title.
    I think landscaper is our best option.

    However when a potential client searches from the drop-down menu on the Landscape Engine they can choose gardener (domestic or commercial) to narrow down options.

    If anyone feels there's a better generic term than landscaper, please bung your suggestions in:)

    Gary Hedges said:

    Hi Phil have set myself. Would it be possible that instead of find a landscaper you could have find a gardener or find a designer?
  • had a long think and your right, I can't think of another all encompassing term either :)
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    This is why I posted about pidgeonhole-ing a business, landscaper probably is the best all encompassing term. We will soon see by what comes back from my post :-)

    Gary Hedges said:

    had a long think and your right, I can't think of another all encompassing term either :)
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    Hi Phil,

    When I use the link above (edit i.e the link at the bottom) it goes to a Yahoo search results page

    http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=newnet&hsimp=...

    as of 23/03/14 10.28am

    But when I type it in to the URL box it goes direct to landscapeengine

  • Phil,

    Why are requests for quotes being listed in the general forum area? (School artificial grass)

    What is the point of paying for something others get to see for free? Surely paid members should have first dibs? They if no reply opened up to others? Or need to become a member to submit an interest.
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