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Rate my View builds a real picture of the Devon's landscape

Rate my View (app) is a new way to capture and share what you really feel about the local Devon landscape.

Rate my View has been developed by the South Devon AONB in partnership with Plymouth University as part of the Cordiale project. It is designed

Started by Phil Voice in Social Media

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What's kind of conversion rate (contact) do you get from visitors to your website?

I've been getting a lot more visitors to my website recently and I've been keeping track of things using Google Analytics.

I have had a couple of enquiries via my site recently but I'm worried that maybe my site is not compelling enough to encourage p

Started by Dave Bruton in Marketing

1 Reply · Reply by Richard Boyd Mar 14, 2013

£15 an hour! I think not..

Done a quote last weekend for a potential new client, regular fortnightly maintenance with lawns to be sorted and generally improvements all round, new borders and plants, veg patch, shrubs removed etc.

Nice job, only they thought my rates were a bit

Started by Anthony Toop

93 Replies · Reply by wullie Mar 4, 2014

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What cost a gardener?

via @kerriejohn

Finding a good gardener at the right price can be a problem, even for the Queen. A "senior gardener" job at Buckingham Palace was recently advertised with a salary of £17,000, only months after virtually the same role, offered with a

Started by Phil Voice in Groundscare

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Understanding chargeout rates

Apologies!

I added this item to this evening's newsletter but miserably failed to include the link through to the information - I've just reprimanded myself and I promise to do better:)

Here's the link: http://www.landscapejuice.com/2008/05/understan

Started by Phil Voice in Business

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Premium rate phone scam

Hi,

Just to let people know that I have had a couple of emails in the last month or so asking for a quote for landscaping their garden. Contents of the lates email are below:

I have just bought a house with 1.5 acre garden which is in need or sor

Started by philip porter

2 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Nov 13, 2010

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Increase in the agricultural minimum wage

The minimum wage for agricultural workers in England and Wales changes from today, 1st October 2010 and business must apply the new rates. The agricultural minimum wage applies to nearly all workers in the farming sector and sets hourly rates below w

Started by Phil Voice in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Dec 17, 2012

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Try this simple hourly rate test

Establishing what is the right rate to charge yourself out at is the tricky bit and nobody will get it 100% correct -but how do you know where to start?

Below is an example of how a one man band should approach setting a charge out rate.

My first con

Started by Phil Voice in Business

20 Replies · Reply by Simon Jones Oct 9, 2020

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rate (8)

Rate my View builds a real picture of the Devon's landscape

What's kind of conversion rate (contact) do you get from visitors to your website?

£15 an hour! I think not..

What cost a gardener?

Understanding chargeout rates

Premium rate phone scam

Increase in the agricultural minimum wage

Try this simple hourly rate test

Note: this page contains paid content.

Hot Discussions

What is average cost for mowing a garden?

How much does it cost to lay turf per square metre?

Note: this page contains paid content.

Leading contributors

Featured Discussions

The right cutting attachment for the job - Stihl

Spring Matters - Wild Birds

Business van funding - The options

Landscape Gardening Business Management Software

World Mental Health Day

Pleached trees - London garden - rules

Directory of landscape/gardening/maintenance based software apps

Employing staff, employed or self employed which is best ?

Note: this page contains paid content.

Trade green waste centres

LJN Sponsor

Advertising

Blogs

Dr Simon Watson Joins ICL as Senior Scientist – AmegA Sciences

Agrovista Amenity Supports Eco-Friendly Roadside Restoration

Two Dennis ES-860’s Power Sustainable Maintenance at Roehampton Club

Mansfield Sand Sets New Standards for Cutting Edge Grounds Maintenance

Note: this page contains paid content.

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