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Founded in 2008. The Landscape Juice Network (LJN) is the largest and fastest growing professional landscaping and horticultural association in the United Kingdom.

LJN's professional business forum is unrivalled and open to anyone within within the UK landscape industry

LJN's Business Objectives Group (BOG) is for any Pro serious about building their business.

For the researching visitor there's a wealth of landscaping ideas, garden design ideas, lawn advice tips and advice about garden maintenance.

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Nick Milne Garden Services Website www.nmgs.co.uk

I wanted to shout out to everyone that I have a revamped website - it even features the Landscape Juice Network logo (about time!) - www.nmgs.co.ukMy business covers domestic and commercial maintenance, small landscaping projects and large scale plan

Started by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd in Marketing

4 Replies · Reply by Claire Brown Feb 8, 2012

Yellow pages/yell.com

I have always advtised in yellow pages and then on yell.com, with a link to my website, last year i put alot of money into the advert and it worked well, I filled up most spaces I had in my regular client list, because i pay for adverts i keep someti

Started by Ian Howes in Marketing

31 Replies · Reply by Ian Howes Feb 13, 2012

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Agenda for LJN AGM

It will be good to meet up with as many LJN members as possible this March for our first ever AGM meeting(date to be finalised).

The site has matured over the last three years and I think we are ready to start achieving good things for our industry.

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

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Google Ads Preferences

With much hype Google implements new privacy policies etc on 1st March, but what is interesting is to see the information they hold on 'you' in relation to your use of Google.

If you want to see who Google thinks 'you' are and thus what it pumps to y

Started by Gary RK in Marketing

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Where should we hold the LJN AGM?

I want to hold an LJN AGM is March/April and I'd like to know where to hold it.

Before we decide on the location it would be good to know who would like to attend.

I'd envisage an afternoon meeting culminating in evening meal and at a pub/restaurant/

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

78 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Feb 13, 2012

Web hosting

I have created my website and email etc through windows office live, which was a free service. I have now received notification that they will be closing this service in april, and I either have to find an alternative provider or take on their busine

Started by Sarah Russell in Marketing

16 Replies · Reply by Austin Powell-Allen Dec 3, 2012

Web hosting

Started by Sarah Russell in Marketing

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Satellite internet solutions for rural areas

I'd guess that over 95% of LJN members has a conventional copper wire, fibre optic or similar cable option internet connection.

I do know, however, that there are still areas of the UK that are black spots for ADSL (broadband) services with dial-up b

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd Jan 29, 2012

How (not) to sell yourself...

I sometimes get approached by landscapers or maintenance companies looking for new business. I am happy to receive such approaches and will keep contacts on file for future reference if they look interesting - but an email I received this week sadly

Started by Jenny Bloom in Marketing

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Adding your company to google maps

How do you add your company name/ address to google maps/ google?
Nice and short Question!

Started by Steve Sonic Grounds Maintenance in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Steve Sonic Grounds Maintenance Jan 25, 2012

Customer database and Google maps?

Hello all,

I've been thinking about what is the best way to store and remember all of your customers and I have a thought about using google maps/ earth.

Now i'm obviously not thinking about this being a public thing but I'm wondering how useful it mig

Started by Michael Bates in Marketing

14 Replies · Reply by Colin Hunt Dec 3, 2012

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When word of mouth pays off

Marketers know the power of word-of-mouth recommendations and pay large sums to get consumers to promote their brands

There’s no better publicity than word of mouth. Companies know this, and many have launched “recommend a friend” schemes. These enab

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

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LJN van stickers

Are there any pictures of the Landscape Juice van stickers on the website.?

Started by carl lawson in Marketing

6 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Jan 25, 2013

Food for thought...

Today I was in London looking at nice little project involving York stone. It would seem the local landscapers tried their best to deter this client from using York stone (why?!) but fortunately she's a lady who realises the value of using the correc

Started by Dave Sewell in Marketing

18 Replies · Reply by Steve London Stone Mar 8, 2013

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Suggest a name for Landscape Juice regional events

I've been talking to machinery manufacturers/suppliers today about potential Landscape Juice regional events.

I felt a bit uncomfortable calling them just 'regional events' so I need a punchy brand name for them that will make them stand out. A name

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

16 Replies · Reply by Ofer El-hashahar Jan 19, 2012

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Help! Other people are copying my brand and ideas....

Just seemed so relevant ;-)

http://www.candocanbe.com/marketing-small-business/help-other-people-are-copying-my-brand-and-ideas/

I really enjoy these blogs - I find them inspirational.

I like the last two sentences - so true ...!

""When you are su

Started by Gary RK in Marketing

1 Reply · Reply by Graeme @ BGS Jan 16, 2012

spring

I was playing golf @ Radcliffe on Trent yesterday & saw sevral signs of spring or advanced weather, Daffodils out ahead of snow drops & crocus, lots of trees in bud, gorsestill in flower & a cherry with blossum on. What other signs around the country

Started by duncan ross in Marketing

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Web Sites 'n' Twitter

Finally taken the plunge and now have two of these new-fangled modern interweb thingies. Would welcome any comments/feedback/helpful hints and suggestions/customers. My upmarket addresses are:

www.enbornegardening.co.uk

www.catchmole.co.uk

Also, I am no

Started by AndyCharles-EnborneGardeningCo in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by AndyCharles-EnborneGardeningCo Jan 18, 2012

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Who wants a good domain name ?

I had this in email this morning - who would like to hazard a guess as to its final purchase price - any takers on LJN !?!

Good Morning

My company has decided to market one of our domain names LandscapeGardens.co.uk Would this name be of interest to

Started by Gary RK in Marketing

7 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Feb 19, 2012

Thrive Presentation of Cheque

I'm just back from the LJN group meet up/presentation at Thrive headquarters. What a great day I've had, meeting more LJN members, including 2011 member of the year Rowly Hill and John (mankini) Pugh. Thrive has such a positive impact on people's liv

Started by Sally Bishton in Marketing

11 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Jan 17, 2012

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