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"Pro kleen liquid iron sulphate direct from Pro kleen around £21 for 2x5lts delivered. We put 2.5lts in a 12lt knapsack, thoroughly wet area, avoid hot windy days.
Have used it for years highly recommend."
Have used it for years highly recommend."
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"I haven't use liquid iron but do use soluble iron sulphate, takes a wee bit more mixing as it's a powder but I find it goes further and is cheaper than the liquid, I get mine from agrigem."
i have to treat some small areas of lawn with a lot of paving round them and one area there is a swiming pool. my usual way is lawn sand and a broardcast spredder but this is not ideal for this job, what liquid killer do you recomend for a knapsack…
"Horrible in the wet just shows we are all different. I wouldn't even consider hayter for the terrible collection reason"
"This is definitely NOT my field of expertise, but I'd guess what most buyers might be interested in, could include:
1) What's the realistic market value of your "hard" assets (vehicles, machinery, tools, materials etc).
2) For the "goodwill" part…"
1) What's the realistic market value of your "hard" assets (vehicles, machinery, tools, materials etc).
2) For the "goodwill" part…"
"I've used Hayter harrier 56 pro mowers for 30 years . They're the best for maintenance, admittedly not great in the wet , but I wouldn't change . "
"Interesting with the weibang I've had 1 for 5yrs bought new and it's been fine nothing to report as of yet which compared to the honda new needing a new back end after 18 months."
"Buy an old Honda roller mower, the new ones break in 18 months and cost you £500 that is then repeated every 12 months.
Either a honda or others the same which actually came out of the same factory with different names, sharp, lawnflite, kaaz, all…"
Either a honda or others the same which actually came out of the same factory with different names, sharp, lawnflite, kaaz, all…"
Im looking for my first 100 founding members to join and use canopy and i have approx 65 spaces left.. if your in the UK running a garden maintenance / landscaping company and could be intrested , feel free to enter the waiting list.Thecanopyapp.com
"Can you change the direction of mowing? Always using a roller mower in the same pattern can cause this.
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does anyone find themselves spending money on an invoicing and qouting app? do some of you use tradify to manage bookings and schedule?whats the best way to manage workflow when you get busy in the season ?
"Try using a Turf Teq Power Rake to smooth it out. It will mill off the high spots and work the spoil into the low bits."
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i have to treat some small areas of lawn with a lot of paving round them and one area there is a swiming pool. my usual way is lawn sand and a broardcast spredder but this is not ideal for this job, what liquid killer do you recomend for a knapsack…
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Im looking for my first 100 founding members to join and use canopy and i have approx 65 spaces left.. if your in the UK running a garden maintenance / landscaping company and could be intrested , feel free to enter the waiting list.Thecanopyapp.com
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Invoicing / Quoting
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there are 3 main keys to your success now: wonderful presenting of your abilities, great networking and added value to your services/products.
If you have these you will do well at any time.If you have a good website or even a good slide show on a cd you can tick the first box just make sure to explain there what is your added value compare with the rest of the market.
At this economy people usually go to someone that was recommended or compare few options -you do not have to be the cheapest to be chosen. the opposite never be cheap as to upgrade your prices will be very very hard . what you have to do now is to show not just quality but the added value.
what do I mean by added value?
for example I used to say when I was meeting customers that wanted a new garden that If I do the design and the job itself they benefits few things.( saves costs and guarantee success and so on into details) you can offer to come and visit the garden once a year to do professional maintenance once a year.
When I did maintenance it was fertilizing the garden for free as part of the service twice a year.
(All of these were after my customers saw a lot of photos, qualifications, lists of services and more.)
Only when people see that you are great and have an added value and some other people recommended about you they will be happy to let you work pay you well and will keep recomed about you.
So the first thing to do is to find what extra value you can offer: 4 seasons gardens, easy care gardens with low cost maintenance or maybe other ideas.
now make sure you it is in your presentation and that your presentation show your customers your benefits.
The next stage and most important is to built your networking- it should include all your happy customers , friends and new people that might have an interest to help you ( if they have contacts with potential customers even better.
It does not happend in a day. keep a list of those - make sure they all saw what can you offer( on your website or so) and that they all know your strong keys.
Try and help them so they would like to help you - keep in touch with them- do not bother them but once a while to ask how are they can be nice.If you ask for help you will find people that would like to help you - sure if they where happy with the job you did.
give a good service- it might sound clear - but simple things like ringing back when a customer ask you or trying to help customers questions will give you important credit points these points might be very important these days.
what not to do - do not spend your time giving up or just reduce prices.
(you can explain a new cutomers your added value and that you are willing to reduce the price on part of your work or for the first few times just for the good feeling that usually show that you understand your customers but you know what you worth.