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How to Build a Presence Online Without a Traditional Website
Chris Heiler | January 20, 2010
How to Build a Presence Online Without a Traditional Website This video is from the recent webinar I conducted with the Connecticut Chapter of APLD. We discussed some of the online resources that can serve as an alternative or complement to a traditional company website . . . keep reading
CAD Showcase 2010 Software Demos
CAD Showcase 2010 Software Demos These are the recordings from the recent webinar, CAD Showcase 2010, featuring CAD Software demos by Vectorworks, DynaSCAPE and Land F/X . . . keep reading
Blogging Basics for Landscape Designers, Part 2: The "What" and the "How"
Chris Heiler | December 18, 2009
Blogging Basics for Landscape Designers, Part 2: The "What" and the "How" More and more people, including our prospects, are reading blogs. It's mainstream. As landscape designers, we must acknowledge this and develop a marketing strategy that reflects this reality . . . keep reading
If You Must...: How to Make Print Advertising Work for You
Chris Heiler | October 27th, 2009
If You Must...: How to Make Print Advertising Work for You With this economy, we need a sound marketing strategy more than ever. Print advertising can often times be a waste of money...but it needn't be . . . keep reading
July 2009 Podcast - Improve Your Garden Photography Skills
July 2009 Podcast - Improve Your Garden Photography Skills In this months podcast, award winning garden photographer and author, Clive Nichols, discusses tips and techniques landscape designers can use to improve their photography skills. . . . keep reading
Insurance for the Landscape Designer
Tim Thoelecke Jr. FAPLD
Insurance for the Landscape Designer Insurance has been a hot topic for landscape designers for as long as I can remember. Most of us got into this business, not because of our love for numbers or for our business acumen, but because we love design, plants or the outdoors. . . . keep reading
Tech Tip: 3 Steps to Easily Manage Your Landscape Project Photos
Chris Heiler - Editor
Tech Tip: 3 Steps to Easily Manage Your Landscape Project Photos This video shows you my step-by-step approach to organizing, editing and sharing photographs of my work. It's a very simple process for managing your photos . . . keep reading
May Podcast: Adventures in Blogging
May Podcast: Adventures in Blogging In this months podcast, landscape designers Susan Cohan and Rochelle Greayer discuss how blogging has helped build their presence online and within our industry. Learn how you can do the same . . . keep reading
It's All in the Details -The Benefits of Standardizing Construction Details, Materials, and Techniques
Jody Shilan
It's All in the Details -The Benefits of Standardizing Construction Details, Materials, and Techniques If you put all of your construction foreman and laborers together in one room and asked them to describe how they build a paver walkway or patio, how many different answers would you get? . . . keep reading
The 9 Keys to Healthy Sub-Contractor Relationships
Chris Heiler - Editor
How does a landscape designer ensure a prosperous and beneficial relationship once you've found a quality sub-contractor? Fortunately this doesn't have to be difficult. Just follow these 9 important steps . . . keep reading
Podcast: Talking CAD software with Eric Gilbey of Vectorworks
Podcast: Talking CAD software with Eric Gilbey of Vectorworks In this months podcast, Eric Gilbey of Vectorworks talks about CAD software and how it can help streamline the design process . . . keep reading
Podcast: The 10 Step Design Process
Podcast: The 10 Step Design Process In this interview, Tim Thoelecke, the founder of the American Academy of Landscape Design, shares his "10 Step Design Process". There is much to take away for professional designers . . . keep reading
Tech Tip: Show Off Your Work to Prospects
Chris Heiler- Editor
Tech Tip: Show Off Your Work to Prospects Tired of hauling around photos and renderings to show prospects? Don't have a website with a portfolio? This easy-to-use FREE online portfolio creator may be for you . . . keep reading
Video Tutorial: Creating Curvilinear Bedlines
Chris Heiler- Editor
Video Tutorial: Creating Curvilinear Bedlines Learn how to create smooth and flowing bedlines using compound curves and the "Proportional Method" . . . keep reading
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