"Not outside of the conversations above, what I am focusing on now is getting an existing lawn treatment application up on the web. Web database development is new for me so I am taking it in stages. What software did you use to create your…"
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Phil Voice replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"Any more developments Barry?"
A discussion started by Barry Richardson was featuredPossibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's
Talking with Phil the other day, we got onto the idea of creating a suite of programs that would sit on the web and allow you to effectively run your business through them rather than you having a whole series of applications for accounts, scheduling, costing, marketing, stock control, credit control etc etcThe concept would be that the user would pay a small amount each month to use the system and hence there would be no neccessity to keep getting updates, running several applications or…See More
Barry Richardson replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"Hear what you say, especially about liabilities and there will always be the potential for disaster if the net does go down, hence it could well be the users responsibity for holding copies of data locally in either an xls or cvs format so that they…"
Invicta replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"You might have come across Pegasus and Chameleon account suites?
I was part of the sales team who originally sold (and helped develop) these packages. From my experience I would urge caution as the amount of "tweaking" that had to be done…"
Phil Voice replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"I'm thinking of making rustic kitchen island units as a hobby business Gary but not landscaping:)
It would be great to have a web based system to help gardener's and landscapers... And I think we're in a good position to achieve…"
"Phil, thinking of starting a business again in France ? ;-0)))
Lots of those 'feature's are available as individual points in different software packages.
To see them all as selectable modules based on a 'pay and use' basis…"
Phil Voice replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"Here's a few features that would be on my wish list:
* Mobile access for mobile updates
* GPS - this might be a bit too advanced - when job sheets are logged the location is also logged
* Mobile payments - can these be logged directly into the…"
Barry Richardson replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"A modular approach where each module interfaces with the other is what we are looking at and to tie a simple stock control system in should be very practical. So a list of suppliers, list of products with purchase price and sales price and then…"
Barry Richardson replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"What extra would you like Roy?
Integration of your daily operation into an accounts module eases things as data needs not to be transferred.
You can then transfer the accounts data say once a month into Quickbooks for your accountant by entering…"
Barry Richardson replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"Got it, yes letters to clients saying that their treatment has been rescheduled due to bad weather or locked gates or whatever, but not just letters - e mail option and text message option?????
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Barry Richardson replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"Will give you a call soon to talk - interested in your perspective and I have reservations around the overall effectivness of mapping on a local business which logically automatically groups its work into areas. Locally you know the good…"
Barry Richardson replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"Ok, sounds like your requirements are pretty basic and already covered in the existing suite of programs I have developed, what we need to do for you now is to get it up on the web so you can start using it.
Let us know if you have any specific…"
roy parker replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"i be interested in a software package currently i use quickbooks for accounts but it does not do all i like"
Austin Powell-Allen replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"I would welcome this as anything to reduce paperwork is a must,
Also useful to include schedules and letter templates to"
Lawn lover replied to Barry Richardson's discussion Possibility of LJN software for Garden Maintenance & Landscaping business's"If this system was able to schedule my lawn care programs & also run my mowing maintenance visits along with raising client invoice for each visit count me in"
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Originally trained as an engineer but in 1992 set myself up as a sort of management consultant but that developed into being involved in all sorts of areas and activities and eventually focusing down to Database Development and assisting both small and large companies to gain ISO accreditation.
In recent years my database work has focused on lawn treatment and garden maintenance/landscaping companies.
I am a keen allotment holder (1.5 allotments) and chairman of the local association.
Married to Janice for 38 years. Janice has recently retired from an infant teacher career and we enjoy holidays, interesting food, theatre etc.
Two grown up kids - Sam who is a graphic designer and Lucy who teaches Latin and Classics.
No Grandchildren yet!!!!
I do cross country running, Pilates and Gym; Pilates for a bad back! - Result of too much squash! And it works!.
Like ballroom/Latin dancing but Janice has had an injured foot for some months – not resulting from me treading on it!!
I have an active Christian faith, member of a local Baptist church and I am involved with several charities.
Seer Green is a lovely village in the Cotswolds, surrounded by woodland and open countryside and therefore a delightful place to live and work.
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 15:01 on November 26, 2009,
Jeremy Redwood said… - I do not disagree. In my experience with SMEs there is already some form of quality assurance but there are no reliable procedures in place . It is far better for the business to set up their on system because it means that the procedures are more likely to be followed. There can be fiction when a set way of doing something needs to be changed. If there is buy in from the top then this is not a problem but is does mean that there will a a culture shift in the way the business captures, stores, retrieves and disseminate information. The financial costs of accreditation should easily be covered by being able to charge a premium for having accreditation. Bearing in mind that the accreditation means that the business is guaranteeing consistent quality (to what ever standard that happens to be) AND can prove it. It is the last bit some people have problems with.
- At 16:41 on November 25, 2009, Jeremy Redwood said…
- ISO accreditation can be costly specially in terms of time. I take it is ISO 9001:2008 (ISO 9002) Quality Assurance you might be interested in or ISO 27001:2005 Information security management systems?
- At 16:23 on November 23, 2009, Jeremy Redwood said…
- Always happy to talk. You have an interesting niche market. I can act like a Rosetta Stone between the technical side and the users side.
- At 17:07 on April 25, 2009, Phil Voice said…
- Hi Barry
Do a basic write up - maybe with some screenshots and add it as a blog or forum post with links, where appropriate, back to your site.
Once others have an idea of what you can provide and how it works then I am sure that a conversation would start to roll and questions roll in.
Hope that helps.
Phil
- At 14:33 on April 25, 2009,
Richard Lilley said… - Hi Barry
Thanks for contacting me. I am configured as a lawn treatment company, and I also run a small landscaping side as well for non-lawn related work. The lawn company is a franchise but I am not happy with the franchisor (but that's another story).
I currently run QuickBooks for my accounts and my scheduling is somewhat reliant on memory and Outlook
Can you give me an idea of costings for a small company?
Thanks Richard
- At 13:30 on April 25, 2009,
Graeme @ BGS said… - Barry - I note that you have left a few comments for people regarding software packages. I would be very keen to find out more.
- At 15:28 on March 26, 2009, Phil Voice said…
- Hi Barry
Glad you have joined us and I hope that you can get help with your belt.
All the best
Phil
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