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  Andrew Evans January 13, 2014 at 8:10pm

  Personally I send letters as my thinking is that its too easy to click on the delete button. I try and find out the persons name responsible for things such as grounds maintenance and send it to his/her desk.
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  Matthew Spedding - Pile Height January 13, 2014 at 8:43pm

  Personally I would send a letter with a 'Call To Action' such as a seasonal offer or multi combined services discount. You can use Linkedin to find the key contact within the organisation you are approaching! Hope it goes well!
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  Gary RK January 13, 2014 at 8:51pm

  Personally, a letter.

  Whatever you do, ensure the syntax/grammar is 100% correct (ie spell check - check your title above ;-), addressed correctly and has been proof read by someone else....

  If you choose a physical letter, ensure the quality (paper, envelope etc) matches the intended audience and is stamped correctly.
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  John Baker January 13, 2014 at 11:27pm

  
  In a former life we used to call it a "Gross Error Check". It might seem unfair as you are offering landscaping services not English lessons, but there are plenty of other pedants, besides myself, who would dismiss out of hand a letter which was littered with errors.

  
  Gary RK said:

  Whatever you do, ensure the syntax/grammar is 100% correct (ie spell check - check your title above ;-), addressed correctly and has been proof read by someone else....
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  Michael Ashley January 14, 2014 at 7:07am

  yep I know that when it comes to important stuff I allways check it then get someone else to check it ill get on to a letter later :)
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  Michael Ashley January 15, 2014 at 2:29pm

  Im struggleing to decide what to put in / how to word the letter any tips?
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  Bespoke Lawncare January 15, 2014 at 3:16pm

  Hi I'm Michael a propper crap speller but a good gardener.
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  Michael Ashley January 15, 2014 at 3:34pm

  
  
  Bespoke Lawncare said:

  Hi I'm Michael a propper crap speller but a good gardener.

  well that would be the truth How I spell on here has no bearing on how I run my business. If this is the way people are on here ill be off then shall I ?
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  Bespoke Lawncare January 15, 2014 at 3:45pm

  Michael don't talk things to heart.
  No one is worse than me at spelling. hence I always use spell checker.
  I feel if you was to draft your own letter together and ask for constructive comments the response would be lot more receptive than I'm struggling to decide what to put in / how to word the letter any tips?
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  Michael Ashley January 15, 2014 at 3:51pm

  problem is I don't really know where to start think Ive got to many idears in my head its the introducing my business part im finding hard