by the Pitch Box Team | Jun 20, 2017 | Business, General, Making the most of 3D
In the residential sector of the landscape industry, it’s tough to make a good living purely delivering design services. It’s common, if not the norm, for the design department of design-build firms to break even at best, much to the disappointment of their designers...
by the Pitch Box Team | Mar 11, 2017 | Business, General, Making the most of 3D
Most residential landscape designers and design-build landscape contractors take longer than they should to guide their clients from the design and costing phase of a project into the construction phase. As a guy whose entire business is based around helping...
by the Pitch Box Team | Nov 4, 2015 | Business, General
Four out of five landscape contractors who are trying to develop the design arm of their construction businesses, struggle with design fees. They have trouble communicating the value of design to their clients, they lack confidence in discussing what’s involved in the...
by Shah Turner | Dec 13, 2014 | General, Making the most of 3D
I often see debate among landscape design service providers about which is the best landscape design software to use for their business. Individuals moving within or even into the landscape industry and setting up their own practice as freelancers are often interested...
by Shah Turner | Jan 15, 2014 | Business, General
Having worked for years in both “design only “and “design + construct” firms has taught me five very important lessons about achieving success through the designer-contractor relationship in our industry, all of which have led me to develop...
