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New Website for Bawden Tree Care

Our tree care department launched an updated website today with fresh design and lots of new content. I invite you to have a look around the site and see for yourself the services offered. Quick link to the site here: https://www.bawdentreecare.co

Started by Fencing Essentials in Marketing

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Instagram

Evening all,

Has anyone got feedback on Instagram as a means of procuring work, or on the hole has the experience of those who have been busy with it been just reward for the investment in time put in??

Best

Paul

Started by Paul Doyle in Marketing

5 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle Jul 22, 2019

Non-Competitive Pricing

Blitz A Stump

For those of you unfamiliar with the operation of a stump grinder this is my issue with finding replacement bearings---at a realistic price--- for its cutter wheel shaft. Without going into boring technical details, the bearings I use

Started by Mike Lish in Machinery and Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Mike Lish May 4, 2019

Application of composite geomembrane

Composite geomembrane is a kind of geomembrane material, which has a good anti-seepage effect. On the one hand, the composite geomembrane laid in the subgrade slope needs anti-seepage treatment, with its connection to form a whole slope anti-seepage

Started by wslgeosynthetics in Marketing

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Business for sale

Has anyone experience of selling part or all of their business without someone stealing the work while advertising and therefore losing markey value?

Started by Jonathan Brewster in Business and Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Jonathan Brewster Nov 1, 2018

VAT Registration levels.

I here that the government have plans to reduce the VAT registration level from its current level of £84,000 to £15,000 (or lower), which means that just about every business in the country will have to register and account for VAT.

The UK has the hig

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Marketing

6 Replies · Reply by Anthony Toop Aug 5, 2018

IZettle

quick question - has anyone used izettle for accepting debit card payments? Just thinking of signing up and buying a card reader for £25. Transactions are charged at 1.75% which seems ok to me. Really want it for tempting cheque paying older custo

Started by Chris & Heather McAlpine in Accountancy, Business, and Marketing

10 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Sep 14, 2021

Why I Won't Be Using Yellow Pages!

Back in October, I had Yellow Pages contact me, as to regard advertising with them. The local representative gave me a call and was very helpful and I decided to take out a yell ad on yell.com with a link to my website and the "Connect package" that

Started by Roy Bretton in Marketing

12 Replies · Reply by Roy Bretton Mar 27, 2018

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Flyer Distribution

Hi can anyone advise when the best time is to deliver flyers ready for the coming season?

I'm looking at having 30,000 delivered for Garden Maintenance and Lawn Care Services, in either February (which may be to early) or March

Also which gets the be

Started by Bryn Dunkerley in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Marketing

20 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Feb 6, 2018

Radio, Facebook, Instagram, Newspaper...!?

I am at the time of year again where things are quieter and it gives me the opportunitty to assess the business and come up with some new ideas.

Since starting, I have always advertised in two local newspaper groups and it works well. Phonebook creat

Started by B F in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by John F Feb 1, 2018

Poor service from advertisng agency

Just wondered if anyone could offer some advice. I took out a 2 year advertising contract with a digital media company to advertise my landscaping services on a tv screen in the local post office. The service I have received to date is terrible start

Started by John Mathias in Marketing

4 Replies · Reply by John Mathias Jan 19, 2018

Starting out

Hello everyone.So I'm a long time free member on here and recently a pro member. I have decided it's time to get back to being outdoors. Currently I have my own ltd servicing, repairing steam turbines in the power industry. I have sort of fell into t

Started by Dan Young in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

8 Replies · Reply by Ben Pritchard Jan 14, 2018

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Attracting the right kind of customer

When I start back to work next week it will be as a sole trader rather than an employer. I will be doing one week of regular maintenance alternated with one week of one off or infequent jobs. As my earning potential is limited by the hours I can work

Started by Green Girl Garden Care in Marketing

5 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Jan 5, 2018

Tenders

Been a country age since I've been on here, but got a question to ask you all.Where's the best place to find tenders?? I've looked on some sites even the local government sites but they all seem to want extortionate amounts just to look at them.

Started by Jonathan Brewster in Accountancy, Business, and Marketing

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Come and see us at Saltex!

Started by Agrigem - Sarah Kimm in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

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Seeking 10 people to learn together with Piet Oudolf, Dr Noel Kingsbury and others

Hello everyone,

It's been several years since I've been on here. And MyGardenSchool has now grown quite a lot. We're trialling an initiative where we'd like to find 10 people who would be happy to learn together in one class - and really feel like

Started by Elspeth Briscoe in Design, Accountancy, and Business

97 Replies · Reply by Nicola Berry Nov 25, 2017

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fencing contractor for business associate

Hi guys, a business associate of mine is currently looking for a contact in fencing, he specialises in alarms, cctv and access control, as such he is looking to network with fencing contractors who may need someone to install electric gates for their

Started by mark bayley in Business and Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by mark bayley Oct 4, 2017

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Adverts

Is it just me or are we being bombarded with advertisements now on ljn?

Started by Richard Gadsby in Marketing, Rogue Traders, and Social Media

26 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Jun 13, 2017

Starting my own business

Hi my name is Kingsley.I am 21 years old I was working in drainage/civil engineering/ flagging ground works, till around a year ago. My manager at this drainage firm had. Decided to set a landscape gardening business (he had no experience of this). I

Started by Kingsley Powers in Design, Accountancy, and Business

6 Replies · Reply by Jay smith Aug 15, 2017

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