The Limitless Landscapers Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode, Paula is discussing the trials and tribulations of working through the Summer holidays whilst looking after her children. Tips on how to work in the summer holidays: Childcare - Paula has both sides of grandparents looking after the kids 1 day a week. Automations - For example, having a phone answering service that will answer the phone and text you who the caller w...

In this week’s podcast episode Charlotte and Paula are discussing the fear that no one will buy and what to do when you feel like this. What do we mean by the ‘fear that no one will buy’? That no one will be interested in your new product or service. For example, with TLC it’s the fear no one will become a member during enrolment or become a done for you client. In your design or landscaping busin...

In this week’s podcast episode Charlotte is having a rant about misinformation surrounding social media and tips to use for your social media profiles. What does misinformation mean? Everyone has their own opinions with social media, should it be more professional or personable? Those types of things are completely up to you however if you googled how Instagram works or analytics work, this can be...

In this week’s podcast episode Paula is joined by James Potter, The LinkedIn Man, talking about everything on LinkedIn. What does James Potter do? James helps people on LinkedIn look more like themselves and to use LinkedIn for its purpose. ‘If you use a spade when you should use a fork, you're not gonna get the same result’ - this is the same with LinkedIn. Should landscapers and garden designers...

In this week’s podcast episode Charlotte and Paula will be talking about how they’ve changed Expert Social, why they’ve changed it and how you can apply it to your own business. Expert Social was a membership where you could access customisable captions, customisable images and customisable story templates every month. Expert Social was launched in March, however Charlotte noticed that people love...

In this week’s podcast episode Charlotte and Paula will be talking about competition, what is competition, how you can define it and what to do with your competitors. What is competition? Traditionally in the landscaping industry, competitors are anyone local to you. However they may offer different services or use different type of materials. There are lots of different ways to differentiate to w...

In this week’s podcast episode, Charlotte and Paula are talking about experiences they’ve had when signing up for freebies, also known as lead magnets, what they've learnt from them and what you can take away too. Over the years, Charlotte and Paula have filled out hundreds of forms for freebies either for inspiration or to use. A lead magnet is giving the customer a brochure, PDF, tutorial or any...

In this week’s podcast episode, Charlotte and Paula are giving you the behind the scenes of TLC, Aura Landscapes and how they've decided on their future plans. Charlotte, Paula and Mike were feeling like their businesses weren’t moving forward in a unified front, so they organised a meeting to set out plans for the future. Here’s how you can have an effective planning meeting: Start with your big...

In this week’s podcast episode Charlotte is talking about how she feels like shit and what to do to make a change if you feel like this too. You may be feeling run down, headachy and over tired but feeling like it is not ‘bad’ enough to take the day off work. Let’s change that! Batch working is a good way to release stress, with an increase in productivity.  For example, Charlotte completed s...

In this week’s podcast episode Charlotte and Paula are talking about the busy period and making sure you’re taking care of yourself. Do you feel like you’re in a tunnel where if you keep going, you will get to a magical place and you won’t have as much work to do? Unfortunately, you will never reach that place! Staying in these tunnels can have a negative impact on your business and your health, s...

In today’s podcast episode Charlotte and Paula will be giving you tips on imposter syndrome and talking about it. For example, feeling like you are being judged for everything you do like posting on social media or in Facebook groups. Tips for overcoming imposter syndrome: Unfollow anyone on social media who makes you doubt yourself. There is a difference between feeling inspired and competitor an...

In today’s podcast episode Paula and Charlotte are talking about extra staff and what options you have. Your options: Employees Apprentice Sub Contractor Hiring a virtual assistant  TLC done for you services/Outsourcing During this time period the industry is super busy, so it is whether you can sustain to afford when maybe later on in the year it won’t be as busy. There are many areas you need to...

In today’s podcast episode Paula is joined by Charlotte Howard, also known as Capability Charlotte, who will be talking all things landscaping. Charlotte is a garden designer and horticultural consultant, who has grown up with her parents being in creative industries, it has always been in her blood.  Follow Charlotte on Instagram @capabilitycharlotte Why does Charlotte vote no for artificial gras...

In today’s podcast episode Paula will be answering a question sent in by one of our lovely listeners, whilst on a dog walk with her adorable pup Dizzee!  Dan’s question is ‘if a landscaper has created a quote, sent it out to the client and then the client's accepted it, however, the landscaper has realized they've misquoted. Would you ask the client for more money and increase the quote,...

So what I'm (Paula) talking about is the issue of charging for site visits. Now I say issue , generally it's clients that might have an issue with paying for site visits, and sometimes it's the landscaper or business owner that is too scared to charge for site visits, because they're concerned that they might not get the clients in, their enquiries might dry up. You need to sta...

In today’s podcast episode Charlotte will be talking about fear in your business and fear in life especially during these uncertain times of covid. Fear is a natural human emotion which you shouldn't try to block out. What to do when you are presented with fear? Let yourself feel the emotion, do not try to ignore it because this will come back at you in a couple of hours or days worse causing...

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...

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 thin...

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 d...

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...

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 is...

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 wha...

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 t...

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...

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...