The Limitless Landscapers Podcast

In today’s podcast episode, Charlotte will be talking about saving time on social media whilst in a busy period. This year more than ever is bringing an influx of inquiries and social media can often be put on hold. Here are some social media tips for YOU:

TIP 1: Taking photos of your garden designs and projects as they happen and putting into different albums on your phone.

TIP 2: Use the free ‘A Color Story’ app to adjust the brightness etc of any pictures before you post.

TIP 3: Have a word document or notes on your phone for the different caption ideas and hashtags you use to copy and paste them in.

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In today’s podcast episode Paula is joined by Heidi who will be talking about overwhelm of enquires and listening to your body.

Recently Landscapers and Garden Designers have been getting more enquires, most likely due to coronavirus lockdown and people spending money on their gardens - but how do you manage your time? When you notice that you feel overwhelmed, this is okay and it’s not a bad thing, what can you do with it?

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Heidi helps you to listen to your body and achieve the success you’re looking for.

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In today’s podcast episode Charlotte and Paula will be talking about surviving this time of year and giving some top tips on how to cope.

As we are heading towards the Summer months, inquiries for most people are sky high but how do you avoid timewasters? It starts with who are you attracting to your website etc. Secondly, if you charge for consultations like Paula does, and the potential client does not want to pay, then you know they are not your ideal client therefore you are not wasting your time.

Theming your days

A way to help productivity is for example to do all designs on one day, focus on cash flow another day, social content on another day. You may also find splitting your days into AM and PM tasks to help with your motivation.

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In today’s podcast episode Paula and Charlotte will be talking about their pet hates with social media, how to overcome them, and tips to avoid them.

1. Taking Photos Of Landscaping Projects - Having a broom or any debris from the project left in the photo, make sure the area is clean and clear.

2. Editing Photos  - By making the brightness higher and little tweaks to make the photo look better (A Color Story App is free)

3. When garden designers do not post their garden designs - We know you don’t want your designs stolen so you can put a watermark over the top, this will show your customers what you can do.

4. When people don’t post pictures of themselves - To find out a bit about you and see the person behind the business.

5. When you comment on someone’s Instagram post and they don’t reply - Just take 5 mins to go onto your profile and reply back to any comments maybe even ask them questions, it’s key to building your relationships.

6. When people go on about how many followers they have - Slow growth and more enquires are better because you are getting more enquiries to your business, stay authentic to yourself, be consistent, and showcase yourself.

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In this podcast episode, Charlotte and Paula will be discussing all about competitors and how to deal with them.

We are sure that you can think of a few competitors who you are not keen on during this episode. Paula in the past has had cases where people have stolen and used their pictures to be as their own, in this case, she has had to contact them to remove them. 

What to do when you have an issue with a competitor?

Don’t be afraid to speak to them, without losing your temper. It’s always best to have a phone call, with texts and emails easily misread.

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In this podcast episode, Charlotte and Paula are talking about haters and how to deal with them.

What is a hater?

They are not just trolls on the internet, they can be someone who is just not supporting you and making ALL the wrong comments. In the landscaping industry herself, Paula has seen many scenarios where people are hating online, saying they are doing better than others, right down to what manufacturers you use.

Key Takeaways

• Create your Instagram feed as a positive place
• Be careful who you are spending your time around
• Communicate with people if you feel they may be hating on something you’re doing

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In this podcast episode Charlotte and Paula are discussing all about the bad habits of each other and how they overcome this as business partners.

Communicating is the best form of deescalating a lot of scenarios and reduces a lot of conflict.

Maybe even ask your team what you do when faced with big projects and situations, as it’s quite interesting to have your habits highlighted. Opportunities to improve!

Voice notes are a good option if you don’t want to phone someone as sometimes a text or email can be misunderstood in the wrong tone. Consider using these with team members.

Make sure to check out our podcast Instagram @thelimitlesslandscaperspodcast and vote for your preferred way of managing emails!

Personality test episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1596721/7390153

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In this podcast episode, Charlotte and Paula are talking about each of their best qualities as to business partners, and what they appreciate the most. Over 6 years, Charlotte and Paula have experienced a few different relationships - from employee and employer to friends, and now business partners.

Why not speak with your team and/or business partners about their best traits? We can often forget to praise those around us for their efforts, but it can really help team morale!

Best things about working with each other:

• Ability to test new things (marketing, social media techniques)
• Both being creative thinkers
• Problem-solving to help and support each other

Link to personality test podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1596721/7390153

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Since meeting each other in university over 19 years ago, it’s been a wild ride for Paula and Mike. In this podcast episode, they discuss the highs and lows of working together in their landscaping business, finding balance and more with Charlotte. There’s a lot of laughing, discussing marriage and work, so grab a cuppa’ and enjoy this behind the scenes look at Mike, Paula and their business.

Any tips on running a business as a couple?

• Separating work and home life
• Not talking about work 24/7
• Listen to each other and make a decision together

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In today’s podcast episode Charlotte and Paula are talking all about 3 things they hate about the industry.

1. Some horticultural business owners wanting their clients to see the value in design and landscaping, but not trying to see the value in marketing
2. Lack of unwillingness to change and old school business
3. The majority of businesses do not charge for a consultation - not valuing their own time! This also does not help with increasing awareness in the general public about the value of horticultural services

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