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South West Meet Ups 2011

Rather the hijacking another post, perhaps here is a place to plan 2011.

Gaynor and John P have/are arranging the next Meet Up in South Wales. It I'll be good for me to go home, haven't been for 25 years.

Beyond that, we will offer the next locatio

Started by T & S Plants in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by T & S Plants Jan 21, 2011

best time to advertise your business

thank you all for your advice now to pick your brains again

If like me you are starting up a new business which is the best month/time of year to start your advertising campaign

mike grimshaw

Started by mike grimshaw in Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by David Cox Jan 20, 2011

promoting and starting garden maintenance business

thanks for the advice and posts but my next question is calling on peoples experience and how they got clients what sort of advertising,and what seems to be the best way of building up clients

thanks mike

Started by mike grimshaw in Marketing

6 Replies · Reply by Anthony Toop Jan 19, 2011

Lets show the UK how good LJN Members are!

Through converstations/discussions on the LJN Forum this evening, it has focused our minds!

How about a LJN quiz to show our skills, and how about 25th October, the first evening of the LJN show at Capel Manor?

The rules, open for discussion.

A team

Started by T & S Plants in Marketing

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Websites

Any one know best way to get higher on google pages.On page 4 on e day then 5 then back to 4 dont seem to get any higher.

Someone told me best way to get higher is to keep making changes to website any ideas.

Started by Brendan Ashcroft in Marketing

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Garden centers who would be interested in representing my business.

I would be interested in hearing from any garden ceneters who would be interested in representing my business for a % of any sales.

We would supply literature with your name and address but deal with the customer direct and on completion of sale make

Started by Peak surfacing ltd. in Marketing

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SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualization: Beginner's Guide - Book/E-book.

Hi Folks

A bit later than promised, I know, but I’ve now just completed reading all of SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualisation: Beginner’s Guide’s 408 pages from cover to cover and there’s so much fantastic information contained within it that it

Started by David Beasley Garden Design in Marketing

6 Replies · Reply by Jackson's Landscape Design Feb 28, 2011

South West Landscapers Centre - update

We are a small, yet diverse industry, with all of us selling our skills and services to our clients. Perhaps the question should be, do I want second best, or shall I find a LJN Member?

We have always believed in unity, that is why following our mov

Started by T & S Plants in Marketing

27 Replies · Reply by T & S Plants Feb 10, 2011

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SCOOT web site search engine and advertising

Hi all,

Does anybody have their advertising with SCOOT and have they found it worthwhile and lead creating???

Thanks

Started by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk in Marketing

11 Replies · Reply by Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt Jan 14, 2011

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Letter to small businesses

After speaking to a few places on the phone I am thinking of writing up a template letter to small businesses in the area (Dentist surgeries, Doctors surgeries, vets etc) but I am struggling with what to actually put into the letter.

I'll be includin

Started by Daniel Gillings @ DC inc in Marketing

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National Business Centre

Is anyone else being plagued by phone calls from these very irritating people? I'm getting one a day claiming that they are conducting a survey etc etc - but all they're after is your contact info so they can sell you on as part of a mailing list. I

Started by AndyCharles-EnborneGardeningCo in Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by Chris Auld Jan 12, 2011

Web building/hosting with 1&1

Hi does anyone have any experience using 1&1 for web site building / hosting?

Started by Andrew Evans in Marketing

5 Replies · Reply by Daniel Gillings @ DC inc Jan 8, 2011

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Find a gardener, landscaper or designer Google SERPS

The enhanced listings section of the 'find a landscaper, gardener or garden designer' is slowly being rolled out (there are still one or two bugs but I'm hope these will be fixed soon) with four members already subscribing to the counties* of their c

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

39 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Feb 2, 2011

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BBC: Hotmail e-mails 'missing' from accounts

"A number of people with Hotmail accounts have posted complaints on Microsoft forums complaining that their e-mails have been deleted.

Users around the world say e-mails are missing from their inbox and from other folders within their Hotmail account

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Jan 3, 2011

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SEO ??? Can't get it past 53%, what am I doing wrong

Need some IT web literate peoples advice here. Just started building my new web site through vista print. Got relevent txt incorporated about my company and what we do etc. Also got a few photos, pretty shit ones have to admit but best I can do until

Started by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk in Marketing

16 Replies · Reply by Richard Boyd Jan 1, 2011

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Watching out for online scams

"Scams are schemes to con you out of your money. They usually come by post, phone or email.

Fake lotteries and prize draws, bogus psychic predictions, get-rich-quick investments and 'miracle' health cures are just some of the many tricks that scammer

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

1 Reply

adding text to pictures

Has anyone got a particular software programme that is good for adding text to photos.

Started by Peak surfacing ltd. in Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by Peak surfacing ltd. Dec 28, 2010

Snowex gritting equipment for sale

I am selling my Snowex Mini Pro 575.

It is two months old, comes complete with wiring harness, vibrator unit, top cover, in cab controller, towbar mount. £1350 ovno plus Vat.

Also for sale Snowex pedestrian spreader SP85. Also 2 months old. Complete w

Started by Steve Edmison in Marketing

1 Reply · Reply by Phil Voice Dec 19, 2010

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Product and services review

This review thread comes about following recent changes to Google's algorithm and the way it treats comments and reviews of merchants and service providers.

If you add a review thread, please add all details accurately and correctly, making sure th

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

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ThirtyFortyNine Email

Hi all

Did anyone bother to email ThirtyFortyNine to ask for their details to be removed from their database. I did and got a stroppy reply along the lines of:

'Sorry for the obvious severe distress our single email obviously caused you, your details

Started by Paula Hale in Marketing

19 Replies · Reply by Steve London Stone Jan 13, 2013

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