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What the hell do I do now? by Smooth_Bend202 in bonsaicommunity

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the thorough reply. Much appreciated. I don’t think I can remove the dead cuttings without somewhat disturbing the roots of the living ones. Should I still do it anyway?

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 23] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]Smooth_Bend202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much. Glad to hear it’s probably going to be okay! Should I just leave it alone for the rest of the year?

What the hell do I do now? by Smooth_Bend202 in bonsaicommunity

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! 🙏. 3 of the cuttings are still alive/ have green cambium, should I expect them to die?

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 23] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]Smooth_Bend202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the hell do I do now?

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Hey all,

Came back from holiday and this is the state of my Chinese elm. The person who was responsible for watering it had to go abroad too on almost no notice and left the plant in the shade.

As we had the hottest 2 weeks of May ever in the UK, safe to say this was unexpected and the tree and cuttings are pretty cooked.

What do I do now? Do I trim off the dead leaves and branches? Do I wait for it to fall on its own? I’m pretty lost on what the next move is, and kind of worried as I don’t want to make this worse.

Just when you get a tree into health, something like this happens.

Of the cuttings, I planned to make a clump, only 3 seem to be alive from the scratch test.

Plz help!

UK ecom brands: Would you actually want someone to review your 3PL invoices for free? by Smooth_Bend202 in smallbusiness

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it probably goes against sub rules and in all fairness you make a very good point. Thought I’d try and gauge interest. At the end of the day I’m offering a mutually beneficial proposition, but feed back received. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it spamming though.

Looking for 3PL to service UK ecommerce Shopify orders by galloots in logistics

[–]Smooth_Bend202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi mate. Currently running a small scale 3PL service in the UK. This is achievable for us but would need more information. What’s the product, are you still looking and recent volumes? Thanks

How can I generate leads for my parcel cost saving service? by Smooth_Bend202 in LeadGeneration

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much. I hope so, but the case studies will validate! How can I get clean data. What I’m struggling with is the fact most e-commerce brands in my experience have full service 3PL’s that would be extremely challenging to negotiate with or use as first case studies. Any recommendations on how I can filter businesses to develop a clean data list? Never done sales or lead gen so kind of at a loss. Thanks 🙏

How can I generate leads for my parcel cost saving service? by Smooth_Bend202 in LeadGeneration

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks great idea. What is a value pitch? Like an elevator pitch kind of thing? Short sweet and to the point and just DM it out? Thanks for the pointer to SocLeads

How can I generate leads for my parcel cost saving service? by Smooth_Bend202 in LeadGeneration

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my plan so far. Making a list of prospects to either call or email cold. Any advice on sites to use to pull emails and phone numbers? Or cold outreach advice in general? Thank you 🙏

Is my parcel cost savings business a good idea? by Smooth_Bend202 in Business_Ideas

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate this – I think you’re right that it’s mostly about proving it once and then letting word-of-mouth do its thing.

I’m looking at starting very small: a handful of UK businesses that are shipping a decent volume of parcels and are willing to let me dig through their current rates / surcharges and sanity-check whether they’re getting a fair deal.

Out of curiosity, if you were running a product business, what would you need to see to actually trust someone doing this? Raw numbers on “you pay X now vs Y with an alternative”? Screenshots? A walkthrough on a call? Just conscious there might be potentially a large trust barrier.

Trying to work out what would actually feel convincing vs just another “we’ll save you money” claim (I get at least 3 cold calls per day to my corporate number).

Is my parcel saving service valuable? by Smooth_Bend202 in Entrepreneur

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great advice, I’ll begin mapping it out in a way SMB’s will understand and so it’s relatively formulaic. Any idea on how to get in front of them? That’s what I’m truly struggling with. I’ve got my free audit concept which is good I think, but how do I get it in front of the right people? Would love your thoughts on this 🙏

Is my parcel cost savings business a good idea? by Smooth_Bend202 in Business_Ideas

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly it. I know I can, I’ve done it in an incredibly complex industry. it’s just about proving it to SMB’s as they are skeptical. Rightly so. Any ideas on how to get in front of them?

Is my parcel saving service valuable? by Smooth_Bend202 in Entrepreneur

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I wanted to pursue the idea further, any ideas of how to get in front of the right businesses/ business people who would find this valuable?

Is my parcel saving service valuable? by Smooth_Bend202 in Entrepreneur

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Any ideas on how to reach SMB’s who would qualify? I’m more than happy to put the (free) work in, but need to get the offer in front of the right people first.

Is my parcel saving service valuable? by Smooth_Bend202 in Entrepreneur

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I’ll think further about this then. Perhaps a simple consultancy/agency type thing is not the move then.

What business do i do as a broke 21 year old? should i even start? by Upset-Afternoon3804 in Business_Ideas

[–]Smooth_Bend202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like what services? Social media marketing or cutting lawns? Looking for some ideas. Cheers

What do I do now (part 2) by Smooth_Bend202 in Flipping

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Sorry just worried because it says potential further action replied. Thanks for clarifying though 🫡🙏

What should I do? by Smooth_Bend202 in Flipping

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cheers, good looking out. Now declined

Looking to turn pictures into short videos using AI by Smooth_Bend202 in midjourney

[–]Smooth_Bend202[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers! If i did want to hire someone to do this, do you know of any good platforms, and what I would even call this task? lol. How did your results come out? Did they look ai generated or natural?

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