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http://scenicdakotas.com/sd-custer.shtml
Scroll down to the video – it shows pretty much the entire main street. The video starts out on the edge of the central business district, then about a block after the Dairy Queen (quite prominent in the video) it turns into highway commercial. Ideas, precedents, publications are all welcome.
Thanks!

In that scenario I could see how design fee could help qualify clients very easily as well.

I think what’s been happening in design-build and what tends to be happening more frequently now in design-only firms is a bit different.

When I was in design-build there were always companies willing to do lots of free work to land the install. This is sort of what led me to go back to school and pursue a design-only career. I often did free…[Read more]

When i meet with a client and discuss my fee, occasionally I will get “ABC Landscaping will do a free design or that they will credit back the cost of the design fee if we contract with them to do the work”. I then explain that “free” design is often worth what you paid for it and that if a contractor is “refunding” the design fee back if he does…[Read more]

Ive been doing consulting with clients, mainly design build firms and pray that no one is doing work for free…some clients may try to talk you into doing free designing/drafting by way of revisions. Be cool and stick by your hours and fee. There is some room to negotiate, but you will soon get the idea of whom is looking to have you do free…[Read more]

I agree that I dont think it matters how talented or skilled a person is. I know people with zero skill or work ethic and great job security at outstanding firms, and I know extremely talented, passionate, hard-working people who should be working unemployed and floundering.

Someone said in another post that this has been more akin to musical…[Read more]

I’d love to find a decent plant reference guide for the SW U.S. but i haven’t found it yet. A decent basic CAD app would be nice too for quick measurements in small spaces.

Some work related Apps I use every day:

Todo: $9.99: It’s a great GTD app. Very customizable. It’s a lifesaver for me.
ReQall: a great dictation app that you can set up to…[Read more]

I’d love to see one!

not sure…but could be. This is a county job and I would imagine most of the employees wear a couple of different hats.

Keep the comments about your employment status, what the job market and overall economy looks like in your part of this country or the corner of the world/

I vounteer to be ‘point of interest!’
🙂

actually, I’m interested in creating makeover garden tv show, but I’m looking for point of interest of the show…
basic concepts of the show is how to create a garden from nothing become something for your home…it’s a kind simple show and host of the show must be team of landscape architect…

There used to be a dude that had his own show, he had landscape company who did it in Florida on some higher end homes. No compromise on budget or silly “theme” items. The guy just showed what he did everyday. The design was not my cup of tea, but it was very infomative. Those makeover shows do just a good enough job so it looks okay on the…[Read more]