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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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I too placed my fresh website up on LJ for feedback a couple of months ago, for me, I welcomed all remarks, how else can one learn! The response was fantastic, I took heed of the majority as it was honest feedback.
Ive noted that youve used an 0191 telephone in your profile, but use a mobile for your website.
Could'nt find an address either, show your own projects as quickly as possible, all the projects that you advertise your services for. It will put a client at ease, knowing that what they see is you.
Perhaps ask half a dozen clients to write a testimony for you, which could be used on your site..............
The concept is great
Kerry
My only worry is the rather strange file name technique being used in the URL of individual pages, for example:
http://www.landscape-gardeners-north-east.co.uk/landscaping/landsca...
and
http://www.landscape-gardeners-north-east.co.uk/garden-maintenance/...
I think it is most probably being done to try and hook into keywords, but I have a suspicion it might be seen by search engines as an attempt to stuff keywords into a URL.
Also in this format it is not very easy for people to send individual pages on to friends, there is a good chance the URL will end up being chopped up in emails or prove difficult to feature in places like Facebook etc.
Hope this helps,
Craig
It took me less than 30 seconds to notice the AAA compliance logo and work out the site is not. It does not even meet the most basic requirements for compliance. Not a biggee, most people are unaware of the requirements, however if someone is aware and checks, like myself it would immediately raise questions of integrity. It is added purely to increase the chances of increasing rank in search engines.
The links page was interesting, a good use of maximising the website builders businesses and the businesses of their other clients. Personally I would not look at a landscaping website to find baby products but hey hoe.
The use of every page to allow users to link to your site through a variety of social networking sites is a bit of an overkill, in my opinion, and makes the pages repetitive, the home page really should be adequate enough.
What does surprise me is that having gone to so much trouble trying to raise your standing in search engines the one thing that would have really brought in visitors has been missed on.
landscape gardeners north east - this is something you might put into a search engine to find something, and again is a stunt to improve listing rating. Your in a business where word of mouth is one of the most effective forms of advertising, you want a website name that is easy for customers to remember - like www.acreslandscapers.co.uk
The problem with designing websites like this to maximise search site listings is that they are aware this sort of thing happens. It can result in your site being penalised, and lowered in the ratings. Even if successful it may put you at the top today, but when they next change their criterial you may well dissapear again.
If all you are interested in is the ranking on search engines then good luck. Your just starting out and it will take time. As I said in general it looks okay.