'Willpower & sheer idiocy combine in harmony'
IT'S bad enough setting up a website for your nursery without having to constantly update it. You'll be far too busy growing in the real world rather than a virtual one.
And then there's social media - it's a great way to get new business - but where do you start? You may as well just have a card in the corner shop window if you have a static website.
Make sure that 'content is king', up-to-date and ever-changing and you'll rise up the Google rankings.
Research shows, people really can't be bothered to look for specialist services for too long.
I can provide tailored editorial to match your firm's needs.
Specialist companies thrive on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+ and Instagram - a vast network of 'word-of-mouth' free advertising.
As a specialist journalist in horticulture with my own column in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette and Hartlepool Mail, I can write reader-friendly articles, constantly update your site and promote it through my own social media accounts.
What you want to spend is up to you - once a season, monthly, fortnightly, weekly, even daily updates. It's a cost-effective way to ensure your company is at the cutting edge.
Making your gardening business internet savvy
THE worlds of horticulture, food and ecology are changing rapidly.
Where once I was regarded as 'odd' for getting an electric propagator for my 14th birthday, it seems the rest of the world is falling into step. It's really not such a strange thing to want to cut your supermarket bills and know where your food's coming from, is it?
I don't believe in forcing dogma down people's throats. With humour and honesty, people see the bigger picture - that even the smallest gesture can help the planet. If one person rips up their lawn and plants veg, flowers or fruit trees, that's a step towards balance.
I've been cooking almost as long as I've been gardening, lucky enough to come from a long line of women who could make meals out of next to nothing. My greatest inspiration comes from my gran, who managed to eke out a living on a few shillings a week during the war, but still provide nutritious and tasty meals.
I've been gardening since I was eight, inspired by my Uncle George's allotment.
LATEST WORK: Social media consultant for award-winning Harperley Hall Farm Nurseries www.harperleyhallfarmnurseries.co.uk and Bill Docherty's Nursery and Plant Centre.
Website design and editor for Bill Docherty's Nursery and Plant Centre - log on to www.billdochertysplants.co.uk
Gardening expert, www.primrose.co.uk
Blogger/copywriter, www.greatlittlegarden.co.uk and www.shedstore.co.uk
Gardening columns, Sunderland Echo, The Shields Gazette, Hartlepool Mail.
www.sunderlandecho.com/gardening
www.shieldsgazette.com/gardening
Lifestyle blogger for national launch of health drink Zeo.
TheSchoolRun.com - gardening and the National Curriculum.
Page design, Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Washington Star, Teesdale Mercury.
Freelance horticultural, food, and environmental work
I'VE been in charge of production on several daily and weekly newspapers, as well magazines and special publications.
It fascinates me how different principles are needed to get the best out of various media, from newsprint, to glossies, posters and websites.
I can advise on what you can and can't say in adverts; what looks good and what doesn't.
I've also been an editor and page proofer for many years. If you already have your publicity material or editorial designed (or you've written a book), I'd be happy to proofread it for you.
I also design and edit websites, the latest for Bill Docherty's Nursery and Plant Centre, which launched in Spring 2015.
Eye-catching page and publicity material design
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