To increase our profile in the local area we have launched our bi-monthly newsletter. It's aim is to provide interesting information on all things landscaping and also a useful tool to promote the company and show we know what we are talking about.

Using emails and social media we can spread the word and also having the opt in button on our website allows us to send it out with a Marshalls brochure to interested customers see…

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No matter if you live in Anlaby Park, The Avenues, Newland Park, Beverley Road, Garden Village, Sutton Village, Kingswood or Hull City Centre, a design and build company can provide you with a professional standard, affordable Garden Design Service that will more than meet your expectations!…

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Having established the 10 major stages of the design process; let’s now have a look at how these might be achieved:

 

Each week I shall concentrate on 1 stage of the design process and discuss my personal approach and what software and techniques I use.  I’d be keen to hear how your approach differs and what programs you utilise and in what way.

 

STAGE 1: INITIAL PRESENTATION OF THE…

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One of the things I hope people are able to do is use the tools built in to the network to help them promote their work to potential customers. 

A perfect example of this is the blog post by Gary Cobb, of Acer Paving & Landscaping, who has written about a Wiltshire garden landscaping and paving project he has worked on.

Using a simple 'before & after' style of writing, Gary has written about the work involved in re-creating the garden for his customers.

And he…

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Forever conscious that with a little knowledge and effort you can gain some valuable exposure for your business, I thought I'd point to a very helpful article from PR professional Sarah Hall.

 

Sarah has written a piece titled DIY PR for start ups and from it you can pick up some tips on what might constitute news, how to research what may appeal to editors and how to spot potential…

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This post is about how to use affiliates to increase your online sales.

What is an affiliate?

An affiliate is somebody who will advertise your products or services via their marketing channel, such as a blog or website. The best thing about using affiliates, they only get paid a certain percentage if they

generate a sale or lead. Also affiliates are responsible for their own

marketing costs.

Affiliate marketing is also another way of getting your brand out to…

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I have started reading a book called Ogilvy on Marketing by David Ogilvy, David Ogilvy was considered, I am told to be one of the leading men in his field and a great source of inspiration to the world of marketing. One of the first adverts shown in the book as an example, was for a Rolls Royce with the headline “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce is the ticking of the clock”. At the time of the advert a new roller cost $13500 and had a warranty of 36 months. I… Continue

I was waiting all day to this part of the day to be able to write it.

Unusual But beautiful blue sky covered the lush of the endless green fields that I could see from my office's window .(ya I know,It's a great day to work outside -but my website needs lots of work and I had to look for another job vacancy to bring some income).



It's exactly it -I had to be very motivated and to do a boring job on the computer with very slow software and yes in this case love made… Continue

I know that everyone here has the ability to optimise their own advertising and marketing by blogging, until your fingers are sore, here on the network.



I want to take the strain and help ramp up one lucky members business by building and writing their blog for them for a whole… Continue