Projects that get signed on the strength of your work.

Enquiries sorted before you visit

A quoting visit is an hour on site plus the drive, usually at the end of the day. Out of three visits only one turns into work — the other two had a budget nowhere near it or a project that wasn't ready.

The form asks for the area, access for machinery, the slope, where the waste goes, the timing and a rough budget, with photos. You only drive out for real projects now.

• Area, access, slope and waste asked upfront
• Photos of the plot attached to the enquiry
• Quoting visits grouped into one window

Quote the same evening, signed

The customer is comparing three firms. The one that sends a clear quote the day after the visit wins most often, even without being the cheapest: it has shown it is organised.

The quote is put together on your phone from your usual line items and signed online. The seven-day chaser goes out automatically, without you having to ask for anything.

The season planned in weeks

In the busy months your schedule is counted in weeks of work. The risk is twofold: taking on more than you can do, and losing days to the rain with nowhere to put the customers.

Jobs are booked in days or whole weeks, with buffer slots for weather delays. Moving one tells the customers affected automatically, and you can see how full you are two months out.

• Jobs blocked out in whole days or weeks
• Buffer slots for weather delays
• A view of the next eight weeks

Finished jobs sell the next ones

One good garden in a street brings two neighbours. The photos simply have to be somewhere other than your phone, and tied to the town.

Every finished job feeds the website and the Google listing, with the type of work and the town. The review request goes out at handover, and regular maintenance is offered straight after.