text:
Recent Updates
045: How to Create a $10,000+ Per Month Income Stream In Just Five Hours Per Week
Want to discover how to ramp up enough passive income in your online business to quit your job, travel, or retire early? Today's Robert Plank Show presents it to you in three simple steps:
- Phase 1: Freelancing. Budget, Fiverr, Uber, Airbnb, eBay/Craigslist, FBA, debt/bills
- Phase 2: Infoproducts. Income Machine, niche, list, joint ventures, experiments
- Phase 3: Passive Income. Membership Cube, podcast, books, coaching program
Tune in to today's show to discover how to quickly ramp up your internet marketing business today.
Subscribe on iTunes - RSS Podcast Feed
Like the Robert Plank Show on Facebook
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:15 — 31.4MB)
044: Offer vs. Product: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Make Money Online with Your Membership Sites and Websites, Plus: The Power of the Magic Wand
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:05 — 66.9MB)
The Difference Between an Offer and a Product
The Product: This is a solution to a problem. Also called an "information product"
The Offer: Is the whole package grouped/stacked in a way that's really "sexy"
Let's Break Down Information Products
Here's a little exercise for you:
Go to ClickBank.com. At the top there is a tab that says "Marketplace." Click on the magnifying glass. It shows top offers on this site. These are real things that people are looking for-i.e., infertility cures, how to play piano, etc. Since people are looking for them, you know now that these are subjects that people are willing to pay for if you provide an "information product" that will help them fix it.
An Information Product can be an E-book, a video, or a PDF file. It just needs to be digital.
An Information Product is a step-by-step repeatable solution to a problem many people have.
Let's Break Down Offers
An offer is how you "package" the Information Product.
Most solutions involve combining 2-3 things, if not more, so those become your "offers."
This is the "extra stuff" that people will find exciting and desirable.
For example, if your Information Product is an E-Book on "How to Play Piano", your "extras" could be that you're going to teach them how to read sheet music or you're going to teach them how to play the most popular 5-10 songs right off the bat. You could include a monthly video meetup (via Skype or Google Hangout) to talk about what they're learning.
Now, they're not getting "just a book." Anyone can go buy a book and they probably already have and didn't find the answers they were seeking. You are here to take it to the next level and give to them what other's didn't.
What Do You Need To Sell Effective Offers?
Good Copy!
Here are Robert's "Geeky Copywriting Terms"...
Product-see above.
Features-what it is. In this example, it is an "extra" on how to read sheet music.
Benefits-what you can do with it once you learn it. Once you learn how to read sheet music, you can literally read limitless songs. The benefit is WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT. What people are REALLY looking for is what THEY can get out of your training.
The Hook-what the offer hinges on. This is where you boil down your offer to the coolest thing you have included and inform about it in a short, concise sentence. This is what most of your marketing and your follow up emails and your sales copy is going to hinge on. Most people are going to be sold on the one thing because it's the coolest thing you have going on.
Let's put ourselves in the mind of your prospect . Someone just wants to play the piano. They want the shortcut. Your "Hook" would be: PLAY GUITAR TODAY.
That's an easy way to find a hook-take something that people expect to take months or years to learn and show them how to do it in a REALLY short time.
On his IncomeMachine.com, he teaches the 8 things you need in under 3 days. Shows people how to stop spinning your wheels and get something completed.
The formula is: How to get something big in value for little in money in a short amount of time without a lot of unnecessary stuff and fluff.
The Magic Wand-what would you add into this package if you could wave a magic wand, if anything was possible? It doesn't have to be practical. Think big and open up that creativity.
A Short Little Break for Some Quick Thoughts from Robert
Dunning-Kruger Effect: intelligent people tend to underestimate themselves while idiots tend to be overly confident and very often loud. That's okay. Just rest in the knowledge that if you're quiet but very capable that's okay too.
Facebook: Everybody's Facebook persona is better than real-life. When you see someone on there who's bragging every day, just know that they're more than likely overcompensating.
Thank You: Just say "Thank You" when you receive a compliment. It's that simple.
And, now…back to the show!
Let's Talk About Consistent Passive Income
This is your goal in Online Marketing. You want to get to a point where people are continuing to buy from you but you are not working harder than ever to keep up. The goal is to work less and continue having income and grow and excel.
People make a lot of mistakes in this area. Here's where they fall down:
- People think that you can just create a membership site at $5 or $10 a month. They believe they will get 50k customers at a tiny monthly cost who will never remember to cancel it. That's not a way to make money. The way to find real money is to find solutions for people, price it reasonably, have happy buyers on your buyers list and continue to sell to them.
- People just load up their site with interviews, articles and tidbits, etc. That's a lot more work for you and it has no substance and more fluff for them. Again, the way to find real money is to find solutions for people, price it reasonably, have happy buyers on your buyers list and continue to sell to them.
- People want to give a "bulk discount" or a short "free trial" with a payment later on. That's just gimmick-y. You only want to price low (and it needs to be a high value product) if you're trying to build a list to sell higher-priced products later.
- People use "geeky" research tools. Doing all this research on your competitor's blog posts and ads and pricing is not productive. You don't want to look to your competitors just for their pricing. To make this productive, you need to be concerned with what their hook is and come up with something better. The core of your marketing should be fixing a problem your customer has in a unique and fresh way.
- People load up their site up with 20 bonuses, 1000 hours of video, etc. No one cares how many hours or years you worked at something. What they care about is "is this solution going to fix my problem?"
- People get too close to their offers and too in love with their own stuff. They are so worried about having stuff and more stuff, that they end up just churning out crap. Again, think of a problem you're solving, create a product to solve that problem, throw in some offers that mean something and that you can keep active on a consistent basis for people to continue to buy packaged just as it is.
To see the way Robert markets, go to his sites BackupCreator.com and MembershipCube.com.
Okay, I've had enough problems! Let's Talk SOLUTIONS!!
What Makes Good Offers... What You Need to Know:
- Not all websites can be recurring membership sites. For ex: "Dollar Shave Club." You're not a startup. You're here to start making money, not invest millions.
- You need to solve a real problem 1-30 days. This is why Robert likes FIXED TERM membership sites. It's easier to make the course and sell it over and over again. The average attrition rate for membership sites is 3 months. If you charge someone $10/month and they only stay for 3 months then you've only made $90 and you constantly have to come up with new content to hopefully even keep them on your site. INSTEAD, solve their problem in a shorter amount of time, package it that way, that's what's on your sales and membership page(s) and you can keep selling that same product over and over again for $150. It's easier to sell once than to keep people engaged indefinitely.
- Sell what you sell. Sell what you sell at the price you always sell it at and make it really easy for the customer to buy it. No one wants to wait 2 hours on a video for a "buy button" at the end and no one wants to pay $100 today and see it discounted to $50 the next day. Both of these tactics will just annoy potential customers.
- Stomach buying from your competitors. That's right, buy your competitor's product. See what they're leaving out and how you can maybe do something better than them. If they're champions, then figure out how you can emulate them.
- Eat your own dog food. Use the products you sell. Make it clear on your site to your potential customers that you use them.
- The Magic Wand (yeah, it's that important we said it twice!) Do something fantastic. If you're Information Product is teaching them how to have their own membership site, do the initial set-up for them and your information product is how they can "run it."
How Do You Present an Offer?
First is The Core Offer. Tell them how many modules they're getting (the ideal number is 4). Every 60 to 90 minutes they get to the next milestone.
Tell them about the bonuses (which are also digital, like PDF checklists). Then, here is the physical bonuses (it could be anything from a DVD to a handheld video recorder, depending on the product you're starting with and the cost).
The FOUR Questions that will determine what you include in your total offer package:
- What do people need to fill in the gaps? Could you send an iPod or camera to record video? Can you hook them up with an adwords coupon to help get them started?
- What new problems do they have now that they solved the first problem? For example, they set up the membership site, now they need content. So, now you have a training on how to record and publish PowerPoint content using a video player.
- Is there anything that can be a shortcut for them? An external service, a "Done-for-You" or even a simple calculator
For example, in DropshipCEO.com, Robert offers a built in software tool that generates an email to all the customers requesting them to leave an Amazon review.
Is there something huge and cool that you could put in the offer that makes them say "Gotta Have It." For example, In Robert's SpeedCopy.com, he includes his huge swipe file.
The "Ultimate Offer Master List"
You need to go "Deeper Focus." Really hone into those things your customer desires.
- Template or Checklist or a Swipe File: For example, a Checklist with How to Play Guitar would ask, "what kind of guitar do you have/plan to buy? Do you plan to play acoustic or electric? Did you buy extra strings?, etc. etc. You want to group these in 10-question sections by break-down of the subject. One guy who does real estate includes a swipe file of all of his successful real estate ads
- Software (can be Web-Based or External): For example, WPNotepad.com lets customers track their own progress through their program on your membership site.
- Or, you could offer a coupon for an external service, like a coupon for Camtasia Studio software.
- Or, it could be a bundled service. Customers who purchase the program at WebinarCrusher.com, get automatic account with "GoToWebinar."
- "Done- for- You": Just like it sounds... do something for them. If you're teaching them the Amazon FBA program (Dropshipceo.com), offer to make their first call to a supplier WITH THEM.
Go for the Low-Hanging Fruit (stuff that's pretty easy to do)
- Mixed modalities: Make audio and/or video for things that are also written. Or, if your Info Product is already in video, provide them with an accompanying manual (use Lulu.com for this)
- Resale Rights: This is a right to resell this and that part of your course. Don't sell the entire course. But, you can give sell them re-sale rights on maybe 3 of the videos in the program.
- Personal coaching: Statistically, only about 5 -15 % of your customers will actually talk to you. Use TimeTrade.com to put up a special link in your site where they can schedule a time to talk to you. Or, give them access to text you with questions (use a Google Voice number for this).
Extra content: interviews with experts. Extra resale rights you bought and re-packaged from a site like Master-Resale-Rights.com. (just don't tell them you did that)
"Go Large" with Enlargement
- Extra Live Webinars: like a monthly recurring webinar where your customers can have a Q & A session.
- Physical items like DVD's: (use Kunaki.com) or cameras, etc as discussed above
- Offer them "community": Facebook Groups or Forums (the tricky part about forums is either a ghost town or a mess that you have to moderate).
- Certification Directory: Dr. Charles runs membership sites for different surgery procedures. As part of other doctors paying him monthly for access to the instructional videos, they're part of a directory. Then, when Dr. Charles advertises, and someone seeks him out, they will find a physician near them trained in his methods.
- Live event: "I'm going to teach you how to do this at this time and this place" on't offer this without an actual date or hotel booked. Or, you can rent out a smaller space, like a loft (check out AirBNB.com).
- "Bundle It": Buy a program from this site and get access to an additional site.
10 Built-In Benefits that Should Come with Every Offer
- Proof and results
- Customer support
- Uniqueness
- Up to date
- Price
- Guarantee refund
- 24-7 access
- Lifetime upgrades
- Access to course forever
- Community (means what you want it to mean as much or as little as you want)
Robert's Closing Thought: When someone google searches your name what comes up? Make sure it's what you want them to see!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:05 — 66.9MB)
Control Your WordPress Sites Using Plugin Dashboard & Backup Creator
Use WordPress to setup and manage all your sites: blogs, sales letters, membership sites...
Use our Plugin Dashboard plugin to click around and setup all the anti-spam, navigation, SEO, security, management plugins and more (plus get your themes and settings the way you want them in just a few seconds)...
And finally, use Backup Creator to create a copy of your site for safekeeping and to clone the next time you create new sites. Backup Creator now protects over 91,000 and will automatically backup your site to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, plus the 1 GB of free storage we give you as our personal "thank you" for using our plugin.
Claim and Download Your Copy of Backup Creator:
Backup & Clone Your WordPress Site to Amazon S3, Dropbox & Google Drive
Membership Sites Are Just "On" or "Off": Get to Drip Content, Dashboards, and Continuity Later (or Maybe Never)
An online web-based digital membership site... you have a web page (a sales letter) where you offer to solve a simple problem: play guitar, reduce man-boobs, get your ex back. People click a button to buy the solution (a set of videos that play directly in their web browser) and they're taken to a member's area where they watch videos solving their problem.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:26 — 23.3MB)
A membership site: you need it to handle downloads whether you're running a single payment site ($10 one time, and yes, membership sites DON'T have to be recurring)...
Fixed term site (X number of payments) or forever-continuity (i.e. $37/month)...
And I don't want to tell you about how tough membership sites were during the "dark ages": your choices were either a $4000 piece of crap software that was old (even then) and didn't work right, or $400 per site and it literally took at least a week to connect the membership piece to WordPress, PayPal, and your email autoresponder...
Guess what?
- You need to have a membership site
- It needs to run in WordPress (so you can use your favorite themes and plugins with it, and it's setup in just a few minutes)
- You need to host it yourself (hosted services that "do it for you" always end up lacking in what you want and a huge chunk of our coaching clients deal with people who want to migrate OFF those hosted membership platforms)
- You need to get that membership site setup as FAST as possible and get your FIRST paying member as FAST as possible (even if it's just $10 one time)
The things that have always made money like having a sales letter and building a list STILL make money!
Can I tell you what made a huge difference when it came to setting up membership sites?
It's This: Your Membership Site Is Made Up Of "Levels"
Let me explain... NOT the way "they" explain it... they tell you to "setup levels for Silver, Gold, and Platinum." Or, "setup a level for your beginner golfing course with 24 lessons and then another level for your advanced golfing course"... that doesn't help anybody!
This makes more sense to me: sell access to your $100 (one-time) course on How to Buy and Flip a House. Create a single "page" in WordPress (it's ok if you don't know what that means yet) and pile your videos in there (I recommend four modules of 60-90 minutes each to get people to each milestone when it comes to buying and flipping a house.
Create the content (videos) for that site, put it in a membership site, create a 1-page "sales letter" listing a simple headline and 10 reasons people would want to grab your house compared to the alternatives. Add a PayPal button (a way to take payments online).
You're done at that point...
You can always add or change things later, like increasing the price from $100 to $497 to $1997 or add a second button next to it to give people the option for a payment plan.
THEN the next "course" or "page" or "level" (if you create one) would be called How to Buy and Rent a House. Not Advanced House Flipping, or House Flipping Volume 2. You find another NEED or PROBLEM people have and you solve that.
No one cares about your 400 hours of video...
No one cares about tips, tricks, interviews, tidbits -- get me from Point A to Point D and that's all you have to do.
Just take PayPal payments for now, don't worry about fancy stuff like an affiliate program (Clickbank) or taking credit card payments over the phone (Stripe)... the grass is always greener on the other side and what's more important is that you have SOMETHING rocking and rolling... just get to that one sale...
Don't worry about drip content (as the membership site owner, you're the only one that really cares about that) -- although we include our WP Drip plugin (we've been using it for over 6 years now) inside our Membership Cube course which also includes Wishlist Member.
Don't worry about organizing your content into a fancy "dashboard" just yet -- it's actually much easier to create the content (videos) first, pile them all on a WordPress "page" and then organize them... as opposed to trying to fill in a bunch of empty cubby-holes...
Membership Levels Explained: Don't Make This More Complicated Than It Has to Be
You make this real estate membership site and you have your "House Flipping" level and "House Renting" levels. It's much easier to use Wishlist Member. Most membership plugins that aren't Wishlist, even the WordPress ones, don't use "levels." When you use levels you can set one single page for that level, mutiple pages (and sub-pages) for that level... you could have a "Bonus" page that both levels share. It makes things a lot easier.
Now for one of my biggest breakthroughs with membership sites... levels are "on or off."
Someone buys the House Renting course from you, they pay, they create their membership account with you, now they're on the House Renting level.
Maybe they refund or they join using your payment plan and they eventually "cancel" or stop paying for that payment plan. PayPal sends a signal over to your membership site and "cancels" them from that level.
So you can see that they "used to" be on that House Renting level, but they're now disabled from it, so they can't access the pages or pages (or posts) you've assigned to that level.
On or off. Your membership site doesn't care or notice what price they're paying, or if they're paying every 30 days or 60 days or on a trial payment or whatever. They join, they create their account. If they cancel or refund, PayPal sends that signal over to cancel them from that level.
You can host multiple products (levels) within the same membership site. You can change the price of your button later (just edit the page on PayPal's screen, takes 30 seconds). You can add a fixed-term (payment plan) button to give people the choice between paying the whole $997 or in installments. You can walk the price up as you pile in more members until you encounter price resistance.
Heck, I've even started sites as forever-continuity (people pay $37/month) and then when I become tired of updating it, I just switched the button to a single payment and it was now a "package" of videos and content...
- Use a membership site.
- Use WordPress. (1-click clone included in Membership Cube)
- Use levels. (Wishlist Member, included in Membership Cube)
- Use PayPal to take payments. (easiest to get started, you can always switch out the button later)
- Worry about drip content later. (also handled by WP Drip included in Membership Cube)
- Re-organize your content into a dashboard later. (We use TablePress, shown in Membership Cube, but save this after you get your handful of members)
Your biggest enemy is that expanding scope and making things too complicated so why not get on the shortest path to making money right now?
Join Membership Cube 3.0 to Claim Your
Membership Site Training, Plugins & Clones Now
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:26 — 23.3MB)
043: Systematize & Checklist-Enable Your Online Business (You Don't Have to Outsource Everything)
Do you find yourself struggling with when you should be Hands-On vs When You Should Outsource? Robert shows you how the E-Myth can help you make the most effective decisions.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:21 — 44.3MB)
Robert is the author of Double Agent Marketing-a book about how to do the "day job" while starting up a successful online marketing business.
When you're starting an online business, sometimes you have to be in the "Must Have" mode and sometimes in the "Nice to Have" mode and you need to know the difference between the two.
Must Have: an online platform and a product. You won't achieve any income without these two in place
Nice to Have: attractive business cards, pretty graphics, multiple social media accounts
The average person attempting to make money online and failing has nothing for sale. They're focusing on the "nice to have's" which give the illusion of productivity but they are not income-makers.
When you're building your online business, you're in one of two places:
You want to increase your online income or you want to scale back the number of hours you're working on that business so you can spend more at home and doing the things that you enjoy.
People get into online marketing so they CAN achieve having more time to do the things they enjoy. What Robert keeps hearing from these entrepreneurs is that, in order to achieve this, they have to outsource everything.
But, you have to start somewhere and even Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, started by driving packages to the post office himself.
Let's Talk about Outsourcing
You DO have to be hands on when you're first "out of the gate"
People can get discouraged at first because they feel like they are doing all the work themselves and aren't seeing much initial progress.
The solution to that problem is to go for the first shortest path to making money--making an information product.
This will make you a handful of sales but most importantly, you'll start building a list of customers and build a relationship with them. You can start "talking" to them about what they're interested in, i.e. what kind of products will they buy in the future.
Then, you make the next biggest product. You start to grow, you start to raise capital. You won't ALWAYS have to invest 100% of your time in this business but as you grow, you can add "outsourcers."
Why else is immediate outsourcing a bad idea?
You need to know exactly what is going on in your business. You need to know the in's and out's.
"Learn enough to be dangerous."
Let's say you want to develop an app. You need to teach yourself how to get an app submitted, what it takes to market it, and then source code. If you hired out all of this, what happens if you want to add new features or the app developer you used goes out of business? You are locked out of your own product!
This is why YOU need to learn the basics (and even more if possible) so that the future of YOUR business does not depend on an outsourced agent.
Most of the time, the outsourced job will never be done to the level that you would have taken it to. This is not the outsourced agent's business-it is YOURS. So, you end up taking even more time to check on the progress of the work, pay the agent, etc. Then, you feel you have to hire a manager to take care of these things and then you feel the need to oversee the manager. It becomes a vicious cycle. This is where Checklists come into the mix and they are vital.
If you outsource everything, you won't see any profit! If you are constantly paying everyone else to do tasks that you can and should be doing, especially at the beginning of your business, you will not see any profit and therefore you will not stay productive or motivated to keep driving forward.
The E-Myth: One of Robert's favorite books dealing with Systematizing your Business
A. The Fat and the Thin Person Mentalities
a. Everyone has BOTH in their natures.
b. It means that one day you wake up and you feel like a fat person and you're on the wrong track so you say you're going to work out, eat right, etc. This generally lasts a few days until you "feel thin" and you fall of track. Most everyone fluctuates back and forth between the two.
c. What this means in practical terms is that generally once people get "on track", they take a break and then things go off the rails again.
d. What's the solution? Solve a problem BEFORE it becomes one.
i. For example, when Robert and Lance first started out, they had fixed-term membership sites. Initially, they'd get a lot of members but when he looked ahead a few months, he realized their income would drop off a cliff.
ii. So, he put new products in place to generate income so that does not happen.
B. The Differences between Workers, Managers and Entrepreneurs
a. Worker-just follows instructions. Does not really care about the business itself. An example would be a support desk employee. Their only responsibility is to take support calls and fix the issues.
b. Manager-keeps things neat and organized. Examples are accountants and IT techs.
c. Entrepreneur-the "creativity" behind the business, the one generating ideas.
C. Job Titles
a. List out the job titles in your business. Don't go crazy and list 50, just do about 10. An easy way to think of this is "how many hats are you wearing?"
b. Examples would be sales copywriter, graphic designer, customer support, product creator, etc.
c. Then, you start with the one with the least amount of thinking involved and/or what's the one that if the resulting work is not perfect to you, it would not be the end of the world? THESE are the positions/responsibilities you want to outsource.
D. The Checklist-this is the CORE of our discussion
a. Even though you may not need perfection (as discussed above), you NEED consistency for your business to thrive.
b. Think about a hotel. In a hotel, housekeeping comes and changes the linen, vacuums, puts out new water glasses, etc. Although it may not be perfect every time, any single person in that hotel could do it effectively because there is a CHECKLIST that outlines what has to be done in every room.
c. Even when you have total mastery over a subject, the execution of it will never be consistent unless you have that Checklist to work from.
d. In all of Robert and Lance's programs, they have Checklists that you would personally use. For example, in PodcastCrusher (www.podcastcrusher.com), a Checklist would include:
- Use this headset to record
- Run a Mic Check
- Resize your Frame, etc., etc.
You break down each task into sections so that you can easily outsource pieces of it that you may not want/have time to do. Perhaps you want to create the podcast, but you don't want to do the publishing tasks. If you've created the Checklist for Publishing your Podcast, you can outsource that to anyone to pick up and as long as it's followed, you could have multiple publishers over a period of time and still provide a consistent product over and over.
Let's Talk about An Easily Outsourced Element of your Business
One of the first, and best options, for outsourcing in your business is going to be customer support/help desk.
When you're first starting out, it's fine for people to email you once or twice a day. Oce you get over that volume, it becomes impossible to keep managing those responsibilities and get anything else done.
Robert and Lance used ZenDesk when they first reached that level. It is really cool software that, when people email you with issues, it creates a "ticket" and you can then assign that ticket to a particular person in your organization or an autsource agent to remedy the issue. For example, you may get 3 tickets for people wanting refunds and 2 tickets for people who've forgotten their password. You can now assign those "tickets" to outsource agents who will handle those requests for you.
You can easily find outsourcers/freelancers on oDesk (now called Upwork).
On this website, you can pay someone by the hour to resolve the ticket(s) and you have the added bonus of seeing what their screen looks like while they are working so they cannot overcharge you.
You will also need a help desk/customer support system that provides canned responses to certain issues. In reality, you probably really only answer 5 to 10 types of questions, no matter how they're phrased by the customer. Depending on the problem, the customer gets a canned response back asking for further 3-5 pieces of information, then depending on that, the ticket is assigned to the correct person to fix the problem.
Because you know about the 5-10 repeat help desk queries you get, you can now "Checklist" your help desk so that any outsourcer/freelancer/employee can take that email and/or ticket and resolve the issue without you having to do it.
What would happen if you died today?
When you're running a business, you have a lot of people depending on you: your family, your business partners and your employees.
You have to think about: If something happened to me today, what processes do I have in place that will keep this company functioning and moving forward?
Use those processes to formulate your checklists!!
Robert's Book Suggestions for Today:
And, don't forget to check out:
Robert's Double Agent Marketing website
Robert's Amazon FBA program
Join Time Management on Crack to Claim Your
Productivity and Mindset Training Now
Subscribe on iTunes - RSS Podcast Feed
Like the Robert Plank Show on Facebook
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:21 — 44.3MB)
042: Finish Now, Revise Later (How To Actually Get the Results and Income You Want in Your Internet Marketing Business)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:54 — 39.3MB)
Tune in today (in fact, right now) to discover how to "get your head on straight!" Get your business built up to the level you want, as fast as you want, while you're excited each and every day and growing bigger and bigger every day...
Someone who hates you normally hates you for one of three reasons:
1. They see you as a threat
2. They hate themselves
3. They want to be you
Today's program is going to be very different than the normal format because we're going to jump around between real money-making case studies, mindset, mistakes I've made and the things YOU PERSONALLY can do to incrementally improve your business as your income increases and you gain simplicity and clarity along the way -- finish now and revise later!
How do you get the results and the income you want from your internet marketing business?
Tip #1: Self-Actualize
Be aware of the little crutches you fall back on daily that keep you from achieving your goals and keep you from being confident. When someone asks how you're doing, instead of saying "Good", change it up to "Fantastic", "Wonderful", etc…
Also, be aware of these "negative" words, Robert's 3 pet peeves:
- Try: sounds like you're not even going to attempt it, whatever "IT" is. It is like you are giving yourself permission to fail. Instead, say "I'm going to do"
- Work: sounds like something you don't want to do, like labor. Instead, say "I am (doing) this today", for ex. I am formatting my website today. Use an action.
- Start: just like "try." Sounds like you're only going to get halfway done. Instead, use action again, such as "I am meeting a client today about my product."
If you complain all the time, you cement your ideas. If it's your belief that internet marketing is a scam or that you have to make only minimum wage, or someone else has to lose for you to win, anything you discover or new information, will only reinforce that. If information comes in that contradicts those beliefs, you're going to find a mental block/way around it instead of being inspired by it.
Tip #2: The Rule of FOUR: The Best Way of Increasing Productivity
Complete 4 tasks every day. They can be 4 big things or 4 small things but the best combination is 3 things at 45-60 minutes and a 4th thing at about 15 minutes.
Fancy planners and endless to-do lists get so bogged down and leave you feeling unmotivated.
Successfully finish 4 tasks today, call it a day, and you are ready to succeed again tomorrow!
Robert's program, www.incomemachine.com, has a Facebook group where each member posts their 4 things for today, every day.
Tip #3: Finish Now, Revise Later: The Substance of Today's Podcast
You do NOT have to wait for something to be perfect. Finish it for NOW and you can make revisions later. What matters is that you have something on the table NOW that you can offer customers.
Why does Finish Now, Revise Later work?
You will start earning money to keep motivated and productive and inspired to keep growing and developing your business.
You can see what sells and what doesn't. You want to concentrate on your best sellers.
It's very important to start selling your product so you can see how people use it. You don't want to keep adding elements to it that people may not use and therefore waste your time and effort.
Example: Netscape Navigator "Blink Tags." Developers did this because it was "fun" to develop-but it doesn't make any money. In the same way, a lot of internet marketers spend entirely too much time on business cards, fancy logos, building Twitter followings, but those things do not make money. Get a product out there that does!
Let's talk about "Backup Creator" (www.backupcreator.com)
This is a WordPress plug-in that allows you to back up your WordPress site, as well as clone it so you can keep using it to make new sites.
This took about 3 days to make and it was not perfect but Robert and Lance put it out anyway because it was finished ENOUGH. It functioned and it did what it promised to do. Along the way, there were little hiccups and de-bugs they've had to make but if they had waited the last 3 ½ years until they thought it was perfect, they would have lost 3 ½ years of income PLUS the opportunity to see what worked and didn't. Along the way, they've made some upgrades and now it's just a matter of maintenance. At time of airing, Backup Creator is powering about 85 THOUSAND sites-imagine if they had lost all that opportunity by constantly waiting to "finish."
Tip #4: Avoid the "Money Zone"
What is the money zone? It is the zone of your lowest to your highest income.
If you are in the "money zone", you are either in a situation where you will make a certain amount of money no matter what happens in your life, which is holding you back AND the flip side of that is when you have an upper limit, no matter what you do, you'll always find a way to self-sabotage getting past that point.
You don't want to be TOO tactical OR too strategic.
Tactical: you're only looking ahead to your next installment, say $100.
Strategic: you're planning 10-20 years down the road
The first step to fixing this is realizing you have this mindset and start to think differently. Just TODAY, think about what you can do differently to increase your income NOW.
For example, with Backup Creator, Robert and Lance thought what else can they do to increase money on the success they were already having with this product?
They started the Developer License that people can purchase as an add-on after purchasing Backup Creator. It is no extra work for them to maintain, it is simply a license for buyers to use it with their own clients to keep producing new sites. This is an additional income stream. They thought not just about their next $100, they had ideas of increasing their success, but they didn't get so far ahead that they got bogged down in details and couldn't make another move.
One final thought:
Be very careful with lifetime memberships. You really have to analyze the averages that people pay, how often they renew, etc. You do not want to offer a lifetime membership on a product that people would continue to renew on a yearly basis because in the end you will sell yourself short, have to keep working to add new upgrades and content, and start working on a less by less hourly basis.
For more great guidance and tips on Robert's system, you can also visit www.incomemachine.com.
This will help you get something out there, get to your first $100 or $1000 and get yourself motivated!!
Subscribe on iTunes - RSS Podcast Feed
Like the Robert Plank Show on Facebook
Join Income Machine 2.0 to Claim Your
All-in-One Money Making System Now
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:54 — 39.3MB)
041: Anything is Better Than Nothing (Step by Step Passive Residual Income)
If it's important, you'll find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse. -- Jim Rohn
If you don't build your own dream, someone else will hire you to build theirs. -- Tony Gaskins, Jr.
Join us on today's episode of the Robert Plank Show where we discuss passive income, your point and click online funnel, and more, including:
- 8 things to give up: 1. self rejection, 2. negative self-talk, 3. criticising others, 4. being a people pleaser, 5. fear of failure, 6. procrastination, 7. holding onto grudges, 8. expecting perfection
Three areas of your business: list, traffic, and offers
How to Setup Your Income Machine for Passive Recurring Income: niche (NameCheap), site (HostGator), optin (Paper Template), autoresponder (Aweber), blog, sales letter, membership site (Member Genius), traffic (Podcast Crusher)
Be aware of your own cognitive dissonance: we choose our beliefs first, then find evidence to back it up
Subscribe on iTunes - RSS Podcast Feed
Like the Robert Plank Show on Facebook
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:57 — 28.3MB)
Point & Click Content: How to Fill Up Any WordPress Blog with Posts or Pages in Just a Few Clicks (Using WP Import)
Check out how easy it is to load up your WordPress blog with content using our WP Import 2.0 plugin:
Download WP Import Now: Just $7
(Opens in a New Window)
Physical Products: Kunaki for DVDs, CreateSpace for Books, Lulu for Manuals, Amazon FBA for Everything Else
Selling any kind of physical product online is easy, and FREE -- "they" usually just take a cut -- if you know where to look...
- If you want to sell a box of physical DVD's or CD's, Kunaki.com is the cheapest (and IMO easiest) place to do it -- just upload your DVD and artwork for the disc and case -- or use their built-in artwork creator
- To sell a physical book (softcover or hardcover) that's at least 25 pages in length, whether it's 6x9 or 8.5x11 or any weird size, use CreateSpace.com -- upload your interior (Word document), graphics for front cover, back cover, and spine (they also have a cover creator)
- If you need to get some books and manuals printed PRIVATELY, such as manuals ("textbooks") as a bonus for something like a paid course, use Lulu.com. Once again, upload Word document, upload cover or use their editor -- but the difference here is your books are NOT out in the open publicly. You order them on your own and set your individual customer's address as the shipping address
- To sell just about anything else, from a product like a supplement or kitchen utensil you sourced from China, or "As Seen on TV" items you picked up at the local discount store, use Amazon FBA. What's great about Amazon is you can either ship the items yourself, or mail them all at once to Amazon's warehouse and THEY will handle delivery to those individual customers
If you want me to walk you through the exact process, claim your access to our Make a Product course for Kunaki and CreateSpace, and Dropship CEO for mastery on Amazon FBA.
Avenue #1: DVD/CD Boxes with Kunaki
Avenue #2: Physical Book with Amazon CreateSpace
Avenue #3: Sell (Almost) Any Physical Product Using Amazon FBA
Can I see what you are selling these days? What is the URL to your physical product?
Templatize It: Where is Your Sales Letter and Information Product?
If you take longer than three days to go from having an idea for an information product to having a buy button online, then you're doing it wrong. I want to ask this to you today, but you don't have to answer it:
If you HAD to put that info-product online within the next three days…
if you absolutely had to, were required by law,
faced death and the loss of your family if you didn't…
you'd find a way, wouldn't you?
REAL Information Products (Most Info-Marketers Miss This)
Let me explain an information product: people have always and will always want to discover how to play golf or learn the guitar…
But they don't want to walk into a music shop and have someone pitch to them, they're afraid of looking foolish, they don't want to pay hundreds of dollars a week to a guitar teacher… they don't want to a commit to a community college class or have a family member teach them…
They need you to give them a "package" usually of pre-recorded videos that get them from point A to point B. You're cutting through the "academic" crap and actually SHOWING the simple way (you actually explain a part of guitar playing and then play it on-camera).
Because you're ROCKETING towards the goal of them being able to play these three popular songs on guitar, you can avoid the long tedious "intros" or fanfare about the history of the guitar. You just get right to it. Get right to your system.
Fear of Launching
It frustrates me when I meet someone at an offline event, for example, and then I "run into" them a couple years later on a forum or Facebook group and I see that they're still not making money yet…
I don't have to tell you why this is:
Reason #1: no real sense of urgency: this person has another stream of income so there's no real motivation to make any money online
Reason #2: fear: it's as simple as that. I remember having my first information product (a collection of PHP scripts like a calendar plugin, quiz plugin, basic email autoresponder, etc.) ready to go and WAITING for a week. I asked this person and that person if I should put it out now, or wait longer? What if it was a flop? Shouldn't I add more bonuses? Was the price right?
In reality, I was asking around for the answer I wanted all along. I was hoping someone would tell me: don't put that product out yet, wait 6 months until this happens, or spend 3 months adding these bonuses so you can double your sales. Yeah right.
Let's say you had that guitar course. What's the harm in buying up what's called "private label rights" (just do a Google search) about guitar? Someone's already recorded videos doing what you want to teach, that you can buy for $20 or so.
After it's COMPLETE and selling, you can go back and decide if you're unhappy with the existing videos. Maybe you want to change the course to recommend the ONE specific guitar for beginners? And provide your Amazon affiliate link and also get them to buy a specific tool to make learning the chords easier -- or perhaps you mail this to them as part of the course…
Do you get it? Get something simple online (as simple as possible), focus on making sales NOW and improve later. It'll never be perfect, just improve incrementally.
"Lack of time is actually lack of priorities."
-- Timothy Ferriss
Reason #3: confusion: that all sounds great, but how the heck do I buy these resale rights? How do I record video? What do I use to host my site or my files?
24-Month Shortcut: Use PayPal to Take Payments
What about taking payments? Seriously, I've seen way too many people LOSE OUT on their internet marketing success, or have it delayed by TWO YEARS or longer just because they were confused about how to take online payments. I can't use PayPal… they don't have a 1-click upsell and they don't let me take offline credit cards! Maybe I should use Stripe, InfusionSoft, Ontraport?
Question: do you have a 1-click upsell ready to go? No you don't… that's something you can add later and it's not going to make or break your initial product sales…
I understand… you "might want" to take direct credit cards someday. But how about you forget about that for today and cross that bridge when you come to it?
The answer: use PayPal. Just do it! Not because it "has the most bells and whistles" but because you'll have something up and running today.
Income Machine System
As far as hosting your site, our Income Machine shows you how to register a domain name with NameCheap, get a Baby Account with HostGator, point your domain to your web hosting, now someone can type in Example.com (get a dot-com and not a .net or a .biz or anything like that) and end up on your (blank) website.
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."
-- Vincent Van Gogh
What do you put on that website? WordPress, so that you don't have to learn HTML coding or how to upload files, and then our Paper Template so you can have one of those "piece of paper" looking sales letters…
With Paper Template, you can click one button and create a sales letter (pre-written, just fill in the blanks and delete what you don't need). Click another button to create a simple download page (hidden from your navigation and the search engines).
If this all seems confusing, it doesn't have to be… inside our Income Machine course, we give you a clone that you can stick on your site so you have SOMETHING setup that you can edit…
At this point you have a "template" of a sales letter (the front page of your site or the .com) and a "template" of a download page (one single page). Now what???
Step 1 of 3: Resale Rights & Download Page
As I said before, resale rights are a great starting point for your product because it means you can setup something for now and improve later. You can pay somebody a one-time fee (usually $10-$20) and in exchange, get the rights to place their videos and sales letter on your own site, keep all of the money, and make any changes you want including putting your name on it, rename the product, edit it as much as you want.
I know what you're thinking. Resale rights, only 20 dollars, it must be crap. A lot of resale rights are low-quality, especially things like written articles, but in my experience, PLR video is usually decent. Sometimes you get stuck with a bad PowerPoint-based product, but most of the time the videos show them actually taking some action.
For 20 bucks they'll give you a large 400 MB sized zip file with videos. Download, right click and unzip, verify that you're allowed to sell them and do what you want with them. Then re-zip JUST the video files. They're usually MP4 or AVI files. In Windows, select the files you want, right click, Send To, Compressed Folder.
What do you do with that zip file? WordPress has a way for you to upload SMALL files such as images, but for a larger download, you can use your web host's cPanel File Manager to upload right into what's called your WordPress "upload" folder. You don't need to install any software to upload files to your site.
Then you can browse to the Download Page on your WordPress site and link to that zip file for someone to download. As a bonus (if you know how to do this) you can upload the MP4 files individually to your YouTube account and set them to "unlisted" so they aren't public but you can place them right there on your download page.
Step 2 of 3: Sales Letter & Payment Button
You have a way for someone to claim and get their download, now let's create a way for someone to pay you money and get access to that download. (It's a lot easier by going backwards in this way.)
PayPal allows you to create a "buy now" button (we also show this inside our Income Machine course) where you basically tell PayPal: I want to sell a product with this name (what people see on the checkout page and on their payment receipt), for this price (i.e. $7.00 one-time), and send them to this specific URL only if they pay. This is your download page.
Once you've created the button (hosted at PayPal), they give you a special link or button you can place on your page. Guess what? If you had nothing else but a "piece of paper" template with nothing on it other than that button, you still have something for sale!
If you have five minutes of free time, stick a headline at the top of the page. Paper Template has dozens of headlines built in (I've distilled all of the various headlines that make sense on the Internet down to just a few). We are the only sales letter plugin out there with a built-in swipe file.
If you have five more minutes, add ten bullet points under the headline giving people just ten good reasons to buy your course on guitar, or ten things they'd walk away with after completing your paid course.
Step 3 of 3: Membership Site & Email Sequence
Notice I deliberately left out the "fanciness" that comes later. You have two choices: either try to ten things in "parallel" (at the same time), get tripped up, eek along and have ten things at 10%, ten things at 20%, ten things at 30%... or do it in "series" (one after another). Knock out your download page. Knock out your payment button. Knock out that basic sales letter.
THEN you can add in fancier stuff later. An easy example is your membership site. Create a separate WordPress installation in your "members" folder, create a SINGLE PAGE download area, and create your new payment button and switch it out onto the sales page. (Income Machine includes our Member Genius membership plugin.)
Keep in mind this is a membership site where people only pay ONE TIME and only get access to ONE PAGE. The only improvement is that they now create an account to login and get back to that single download if they need it. If you want to add a 2nd page, other levels such as an upsell. That comes later.
Most people are setting things up in the wrong order. They create the "nice-to-haves" first instead of the "must-haves." They create their opt-in page first, their email autoresponder sequence, then they get tired and don't actually create something to sell. Complete things that make money first!
Templatize It!
What makes money: sending paid traffic to that sales letter, breaking even on the ad cost, and building a list of buyers. Joint ventures and affiliate traffic. Building your list. Mailing offers to your list.
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
-- Chinese Proverb
What good is the best information product in the world if no one actually buys it to see it? Get it online, get it selling, and when you're looking to improve that product… instead of throwing out the whole product to start over, think about this instead:
What step-by-step checklist or template can you give someone to make better sense out of those existing PLR videos?
No one cares about how many years you've studied guitar, how many hours the videos are (in fact, if you say there are 100 hours of videos, it talks me OUT OF buying), or how many pages are in the transcript.
They don't even care about "work" or "learning." They care about getting the result they paid money for, while having the most fun, doing the least amount of work, and getting it in the shortest amount of time!
That means your guitar course can have an additional checklist that says… buy this specific guitar, buy these strings, buy this pick, buy this equipment. Master these finger positions. Show you can properly mark time in this way. Play the background part for these five very simple songs. Play these five simple guitar solos.
Give people some easy tasks to check off. You can create any kind of checklist or fill-in-the-blank component in your membership site using our WP Notepad plugin.
If you can get rights to a piece of software or app that helps people to play the guitar, or recycle your early profits into outsourcing such a thing, that's another component you can use to improve your offer. Add in a 30-minute video Skype consultation (using TimeTrade to schedule the appointments) keeping in mind that only 10% of your customers will take you up on it, you'll record it and add it to a section of the member's area, and it's something you probably would have done for free anyway!
"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing and be nothing."
-- Elbert Hubbard
The easiest way to start making passive income is with an information product. The quickest and simplest way to sell that kind of product is with a piece of paper looking web page such as Paper Template.
My question to you today is:
Where is your sales letter?
Be sure to post a URL below with a page of yours that has a WORKING buy button.
I'm curious and I'll be checking it out soon. Thanks.Do YOU have any ideas on this? Please comment.


text:
Paul Smith Shoes & Accessories
Leather Derby Shoes
Unfortunately, this item will not be back in stock.
For a bicycle ride in the country or a leisurely city stroll, Paul Smith's dark brown Derby shoes are a sophisticated option. This pair is crafted from robust leather and features gripped rubber soles for hard-wearing results. Team yours with a tweed jacket and flat cap for refined heritage appeal. Shown here with a PS by Paul Smith blazer, Burberry London shirt and tie, A.P.C. jeans, Paul Smith socks.
- All Shoes
- Boat Shoes
- Boots
- Brogues
- Derbies
- Driving Shoes
- Espadrilles
- Loafers
- Monk Straps
- Oxfords
- Sandals
- Shoe Accessories
- Slippers
- Sneakers
- Product view
- Outfit view

subset: commoncrawl


text:
to page content
to site navigation
Explore the Entrepreneurship.org Resource Center to find resources. Designed with entrepreneurs in mind, our resource center allows you to find materials to grow great ideas.
The FDA needs a chief innovation officer to help the agency stay informed about the latest technological advances, says the head of the biotechnology industry's leading trade group. Read more about what he has to say on the FDA and FDA reform.
In the race to get new medical devices to market, companies encounter FDA speed bumps that slow down the process. But would we really be willing to accept the risks that would accompany fast FDA approvals?
Medical devices could get to market faster if regulators didn't have to test for both safety and efficacy of new devices. Read more about how the use of post-market studies could bring new therapies to patients more quickly.
Panelists at the Partnering for Cures conference agreed that straightening out the economy here and abroad would go a long way toward making research dollars available to advance biomedical research. However, until economic conditions improve, it's hard to say how biomedical startups will fare.
Should the U.S. Food and Drug Administration protect the public or drive innovation? One industry leader gives us his take on the future of the FDA.
Britain's National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts (NESTA) continue to produce excellent studies that provide a 360° wide-angle view on the role of innovation in modern society. Their latest report, plus an accompanying blog, tackles the tough issue of how innovation can help...
While full data for 2008 investments are not yet in, the picture from the Angel Group Confidence Report is that total angel group investments in North America are estimated to decrease by at least ten percent from 2007. Angel groups appear to be focusing more...
Endeavor, a leading non-profit that support high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging economies, has recently asked its partner companies for their views on where the global economy is heading. Like angels, venture capitalists and many others, they are feeling fairly pessimistic. The surveyed entrepreneurs are already feeling...
A new poll from the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation takes a look at how small businesses are responding to the current credit crisis. Not surprisingly, surveyed business owners are glum, with thirty-four percent agreeing that their business has been "significantly" affected, and,...
Entrepreneur magazine's 2009 Franchise 500 has just been released. Subway takes the top spot in 2009, topping 2008's top franchise: 7-Eleven. Subway, which operates more than 30,000 restaurants in 87 countries, has long dominated the Franchise 500 list. It has held the top spot...
Want to get connected? Sign up to receive regular news, polls and updates from The Kauffman Foundation.
A robust online curriculum for entrepreneurs.
Explore Founders School >
A network of U.S. cities facilitating a weekly entrepreneur education program. Go to 1 Million Cups >
Whether you are starting or growing a company, FastTrac will help you live your dream at each stage.
Get started with FastTrac >


text:
Originally written on Sox and Dawgs | Last updated 9/8/12
New day, same old suck from the hometown team. But I will say this. They didn't go quietly. The Toronto Blue Jays got out to an early 4-0 lead and then held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 in front of 37,156 rain-soaked fans. I say that only because there was a one hour and 28 minute rain delay before the game. It was funny too because the one storm cell that passed over Fenway seemed to linger as it put out some nice lightning and heavy thunder. Maybe this was Mother Nature's way of saying, I'm not letting you start on time since y'all haven't fired Bobby Valentine. Valentine wasn't the reason they lost though last night. It was the suck factor from Felix Doubront. But I'm not going to say anything else bad about him. For a better of the season, he was the best pitcher on the Red Sox starting staff. And things could be a lot worse for the team standings wise if it weren't for him early on. Doubront right now is going where he's never gone before in the big leagues. After l...
Comments are closed.
What do you think?To leave a comment, you can:
MLB News
Delivered to your inbox
You'll also receive Yardbarker's daily Top 10, featuring the best sports stories from around the web. Customize your newsletter to get articles on your favorite sports and teams. And the best part? It's free!
Follow us on Twitter
|Best of Yardbarker
|NFL News
|MLB News
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Join the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money.
Company Info
What is Yardbarker?
Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.
|© 2015 Yardbarker, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (What's New?)


text:
1.800.595.5330 | Login or Register
| Cart (0)
Authorized Watch Brands
PRE-Owned Timepieces
Timepiece Accessories
Latest Additions & Offers
Check the most recent additions to our catalog of Watches and Accessories!
« New Watches » | « Offers »
Basel World 2015
Check the novelties presented by our partners at the Basel World, the biggest show of watches in the world!
View Novelties »
Pre-Owned Watches
Huge Savings buying one of our Pre-owned Watches, many watch brands!
View Watches »
Cufflinks & Accessories
The most beautiful and unique accessories from Tateossian London, the perfect gift or complement for your outfit, more than 300 styles!
New Arrivals
Latest, greatest, in stock and ready to ship!
Watch Winders
Keep the power of your Automatic or Manual watches using one of our exclusive winders from Kubik, Orbita, Scatola del Tempo or Underwood.
From Our Blog
Whether you drive a supercar or are just a superfan, you'll be blown away by the Armin Strom Gumball 3000 Collection!
Watch of the Week: Armin Strom Manufacture
ARMIN STROM Swiss Watch Manufacture based in Biel/Bienne, Join the tour all the way through the manufacture and the ateliers of ARMIN STROM. From design and development of the in-house watch movement to the CNC programming, the manufacturing of all the parts of the calibre, quality inspection, engraving and decorating by hand, the electroplating and finally to the assembly of the fine watchmaking masterpieces.
We are Authorized Dealers for Arnold & Son, Armin Strom Watches, Audemars Piguet Watches, Ball Watches, Bell & Ross Watches, Blancpain Watches, Bovet Watches, Breguet Watches, Bremont Watches, BRM Watches, Clerc Watches, Dietrich Watches, Dubey & Schaldenbrand, Girard Perregaux Watches, Glashütte Original Watches, Glycine Watches, GoS Watches, Graham Watches, Hautlence Watches, Hublot Watches, Jaquet Droz Watches, Linde Werdelin Watches, Louis Moinet Watches, Mühle Glashütte Watches, Giuliano Mazzuoli Watches, MeisterSinger Watches, NOMOS Glashütte Watches, Nord Zeitmaschine Watches, Omega Watches, Parmigiani Fleurier Watches, Pierre DeRoche Watches, Romain Jerome Watches, Schaumburg Watches, Speake-Marin Watches, Ressences Watches, Strom Watches, Seiko Astron Watches, Grand Seiko Watches, Urwerk Watches, Kubik Watch Winders, Orbita Watchwinders, Underwood Watch Winders, Scatola Del Tempo Watch Winders, William Henry Accessories, Zannetti Watches, and Zenith Watches. All brands are Registered Trademarks of their respective holders.
Exquisite Timepieces is not affiliated in any way with Franck Muller USA, Inc. or Richemont Companies or their brands.
Copyright (C) 2015 Exquisitetimepieces.com All rights reserved.
Development by: Yapaweb


text:
You are a fan of buggy crab ? Come to discover the best forums buggy crab on the internet and share your experience with a community fan of buggy crab . You can also build a forum buggy crab and create your online discussion.
The forum for keeping any species of crab.
#crab, forum, crabforum, crabs, hermit, scorpion, scorpions, arthropods


text:
Here's the link to the KB article I referred to yesterday for third party operating system (read Linux today) under Virtual Server 2005 R2.
What is the chance of OpenBSD getting onto this list?
Our requirement to run OpenBSD VMs has forced us to partly move to VMware Server (they do not have VM addtions for Open BSD either, but for some reason the performance without tools is quite usable).
With this in mind, any future consolidation we do will likely be towards VMware Server until the Virtual Server update that supports Volume Shadow Copying comes out (ie please rush it !)
Hi Troy - we do not have any plans to support OpenBSD currently. However, the decision to support Linux under VS was purely a response to direct customer feedback. If there's enough significant demand to support OpenBSD this may happen in the future - I'll chalk your comment up to the appropriate people. One thing though - users have reported that OpenBSD does run under Virtual Server even though it isn't supported.
FYI: The beta of VS2005 R2 SP1 which supports VSS is due to be out fairly soon. Keep watching for more info :)


text:
By ColorView All
By SizeView All
By BrandView All
By Price
By ManufacturerView All
Security Deluxe Low Profile Insignia Cap w/Gold
Our Price: $9.99
You save: $3.00 (23%)
Hiking Pants
There are no products to list in this category.
If more products do not appear, please click this link to refresh
New Products For June - Hiking Clothing
Propper APECS Gore-Tex Trouser Made in USA
The newest version of the extended Cold Weather Clothing Sys...
Our Price: $159.99
You save: $10.00
Propper Battle Rip TAC.U Trousers
Propper's TAC.U trousers are based on the Army Combat Unifor...
Our Price: $39.99
You save: $10.00
Propper ECWCS Gen 2 Pants GORE-TEX
Propper's Gen II ECWCS trouser is a soft and quiet outerwear...
Our Price: $120.99
You save: $34.00
Propper Waterproof Foul Weather Trouser II - Gore-Tex
Propper's Foul Weather Trousers are made of 100% nylon with ...
Our Price: $199.99
You save: $10.00
Propper FROG Combat Trouser MultiCam Tenacate Defender GSA
The MultiCam FR Combat trouser is sewn to the official USMC ...
Our Price: $309.99
You save: $30.00
Propper Generation II ECWCS Trouser Made in USA
Propper's Gen II ECWCS trouser is a soft and quiet outerwear...
Our Price: $159.99
You save: $10.00
Property categories:
Our pants include a variety of styles, including military, cargo, and urban. These pants come in a variety of sizes and colors including khaki, black, navy, olive, etc. Our pants also include a variety of different patterns, including Tiger Stripe, Woodland, Desert, Desert Sand, Digital, etc. We also carry pants with MultiCam


text:
Jessica Biel has one of the hottest bodies in Hollywood and she is finally revealing the diet that keeps her in such great shape. Biel recently told InStyle magazine that she is all about a clean diet with lots of vegetables.
"When I'm working, I try to keep my diet really clean: loads of vegetables, lots of quinoa and grain protein, and some occasional animal protein," Biel said. "Fermented veggies and probiotics are also great for my skin and digestion. You can also buy shredded fermented vegetables at a health-food store and sprinkle them over a salad or even eggs in the morning. I also drink green tea, and I slip in veggies like beets and zucchini into cakes and fudge."
Biel's workouts vary day-to-day, depending on her mood. She'll hike, go to yoga classes, run on a treadmill or go swimming.
Image Sources:
Related Articles
- Jessica Biel Feels Better About Boring Diets When She Sees Herself On Screen
- Jessica Biel Diet Tips Revealed
- Jessica Biel Loved Her Diet for 'New Year's Eve'
- Will Jessica Simpson Lose her Weight Watchers Deal Because of Chocolate Binges?
- Jessica Simpson Talks Losing Baby Weight
- Jessica Simpson's Post-Pregnancy Diet
- Jessica Simpson Signs $3 Million Deal With Weight Watchers
- Jessica Simpson Has a Crazy Pregnancy Craving
- Jessica Perez Shares Daily Food Diary
- Jessica Alba's Post-Pregnancy Diet
Related Recipes
- Brown Sugar Sponge Cookie w/ Chocolate Covered Caramels
- Broccoli florets with Gorgonzola dressing
- Spicy Chipotle Couscous Salad
- Spicy Chipotle Couscous Salad
- Trader Joe's Harvest Grain Pasta Salad
- Egg and Sweet Potato Cups
- Chicken Wraps with Mediterranean Flair
- Whole Wheat Blueberry Brownies
- Apple Stuffed Tortillas
- Red Palm Oil, Fish Fillet with Mushrooms & Kale.
Want more from Foodista? Sign up below!


text:
This member hasn't added any personal information yet.
Leave manbrad2581 a message to find out more.
Posted 03/07/2015 12:54:54 EST
Very good and informative article. I with boston.com had more of this type of actual journalism and less Twitter feuds and celebrity gossip.
Posted 01/15/2015 09:23:40 EST
Dear LW, I have this boyfriend and the only thing I can find wrong with him is that I can't find anything wrong with him. HELP!
Posted 12/31/2014 09:25:35 EST
"Over the course of the evening I did so a few times, and she seemed to have taken the compliment approvingly since she did approach me on the dance floor with an inviting gesture. I held her just for more »
Posted 12/23/2014 09:25:00 EST
You keep saying "friend" and "friendship." Friends don't treat friends in the way you describe. He wants your business help and he enjoys jerking you around. Wake up. more »
Posted 11/21/2014 09:16:57 EST
"I know he wants me." No one who wants to be with someone just texts them for a year and never tries to get together with them. He texts you because he just enjoys having someone chasing him to boost more »
Posted 10/28/2014 09:41:21 EDT
"In the end, the trust is gone." So what will taking her back get you? more »
Posted 10/17/2014 10:24:38 EDT
Another great example of religion bringing people together in harmony. more »
Posted 10/10/2014 10:54:52 EDT
If you make a big enough deal about this your boyfriend will be saying ILY all right: I'm leaving you. more »
Posted 10/10/2014 10:50:41 EDT
Dear LW, please keep a record of this Love Letter because a year from now when you've driven him away with your harping on the quantity of "I love yous" you'll be able to pinpoint exactly when things more »
Posted 09/26/2014 08:54:04 EDT
I experienced the exact same thing as you. I met someone at work who was recently divorced and we hit it off. The only thing was the people who told me she had not only cheated her way out of her marr more »
Posted 08/25/2014 09:33:22 EDT
Upon rereading your second to last paragraph I wonder if the real issue is having cold feet about moving in with him. more »
Posted 08/25/2014 09:29:51 EDT
Hmmm...so what you're saying is that the lack of problems in your relationship is a problem? So much so that you have to create a potential hypothetical problem (cleanliness) to write in for advice ab more »
Posted 06/23/2014 11:17:39 EDT
If you don't want him to decide he doesn't want to live with you then don't fight with him and don't cheat on him. For starters. more »
Posted 06/13/2014 12:17:38 EDT
Dear LW, instead of being so rash and unfriending him, you could have first asked him, "Now be honest here, do you just 'like' my status updates or do you, you know, have unresolved feelings and you k more »
Posted 05/19/2014 05:37:13 EDT
What a b. itch. more »
Posted 04/30/2014 09:32:23 EDT
It's over. You'll get over it. You said so yourself several times in your letter. more »
Posted 04/23/2014 02:19:09 EDT
Dear Love Letters, A few weeks ago I was in Minneapolis on business and I met this chick at a bar. After many drinks things went well if you know what I mean. She was awesome in the rack so I told her more »
Posted 04/09/2014 04:13:50 EDT
Speaking as someone who was once cheated one: It's nice to hear that you are suffering. My only wish is that your husband finds out and divorces you for someone better. Which is to say, just about any more »
Posted 04/03/2014 04:35:15 EDT
My advice to Hank, even though he doesn't need it, is to keep nailing you until you finally wake up to the fact that he's using you for sex and you break up with him. Of course, I could just tell you more »
Posted 03/10/2014 05:00:55 EDT
At least you and your girlfriend are getting plenty of practice for when you have kids of your own.
Posted 03/06/2014 09:26:26 EST
Why do I get the feeling from the letter writer that what she really wants us all to say is, "He kissed you, said sorry and asked about your plans because he really doesn't want to break up." If you more »
Posted 02/27/2014 09:28:14 EST
"Is there anything I can do to help him overcome his own high standards/idealism?"
Sure, encourage him to enter politics.
Posted 02/27/2014 09:10:25 EST
Hmmmm...be patient and trust him or spoil something that's very important to him. It's so hard to choose....
Posted 02/26/2014 09:25:34 EST
"I think I know what to do but scared."
I don't see how leaving him and getting your dignity and self respect back is scary.
Posted 02/21/2014 09:29:50 EST
Offer to go back to the strictly physical relationship and then make sure you get pregnant.
©2015 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC
Separate multiple addresses with a comma


text:
what size bag weight ?
Jonathan Green 'Full Sun' No. 7 Grass Seed Mix
Jonathan Green 7# Full Sun Grass Seed Mix
- Full Sun Mixture will provide a long-lasting lawn of the highest quality. Highest ranking Endophytic varieties deter damage from insects. 20pct Darkstar II Perennial Ryegrass, 20pct Deepblue Kentucky Bluegrass, 20pct Frontier Perennial Ryegrass, 20pct Hood Chewings Fescue, 10pct Carmen Chewings Fescue and 10pct Eugene Creeping Red Fescue
|Plant Food
|19L x 10W x2H in
|Grass seed
|Model Number
Product Reviews
Questions & Answers
This is 7 lbs.
Shopping Tips & Inspiration
Test Your Green Thumb
Take time to smell the flowers as you put your green thumb to work in your own front yard.
Going Green for Earth Day
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Celebrate Earth Day by making plans to take care of our beautiful planet. From planting trees to unplugging devices, you can make a difference in many ways. No effort is too small.
Tips on Planting a Garden
Tips on Planting a Garden from Overstock.com. Do you want to get more out of your yard? Prepare to plant your own garden with flowers, vegetables, and more by reading these tips.
Top 5 Flower Planting Tips
Top 5 Flower Planting Tips from Overstock.com. Planting a flower garden certainly makes your yard more beautiful, but it can also be an enjoyable way to pass a warm afternoon.
How to Create an Outdoor Living Room
How to Create an Outdoor Living Room from Overstock.com. With the right patio furniture and outdoor decorations, you can easily expand the functional area of your home.
How to Create an Outdoor Dining Area
How to Create an Outdoor Dining Area from Overstock.com. When the weather warms up, there's nothing more lovely than dining al fresco. Here's how to make the perfect spot.
Top Outdoor Decor Gifts for Christmas
Top Outdoor Decor Gifts for Christmas 2014 from Overstock.com. Enjoy your outdoor space all year long with some of these great outdoor decor gift ideas.
How to Set Up a Backyard Bar
How to Set Up a Backyard Bar from Overstock.com. A backyard bar is always a great idea. Here's what you need to set it up.
Best Ways to Get Ready for Spring
Best Ways to Get Ready for Spring from Overstock.com. Let the season inspire you to renew and refresh. Try these ideas and make the most of spring.
Shipping & Returns
Usually leaves our warehouse in 1 business day. *
Standard Return Policy:
Items must be returned in new or unused condition and contain all original materials included with the shipment. More Details
FINAL SALE EXCLUSION: Items marked as FINAL SALE are not returnable unless the problem you experience is the result of our error.
Shipping Information:
Our standard shipping method is ground shipping. We also offer expedited shipping for most items. Your final
shipping cost and estimated delivery timeframe will be available at checkout.
Standard shipping details
Expedited shipping details
* For your protection, all orders are screened for security purposes. If your order is selected for review, our Loss Prevention Team may contact you by phone or email. There may be a two business day delay to process your order.
** Most Oversize orders are delivered within 1-4 weeks. Some orders may take 6 weeks to be delivered.


text:
Go back to school in sustainable style with Noon Solar sexy new solar handbags! We first wrote about Noon Solar in 2007, when the Chicago-based design company blew us away with their unusually stylish take on the typically boxy / techy solar powered bag. We love the idea of photovoltaic solar power bags in general, but most of the available options are so uninspired in terms of aesthetics, that when Noon Solar's impeccably tailored designs hit the scene, they came as a breath of fresh air for those of us who want to look good while also trying to do good.
6 Comments
July 28, 2008 at 4:32 am
What strikes me about these designs is that they wont work when youre carrying the bag. Either you cant get into the front pocket, because it'll be against your side, or you cant get any sun on the panel because thats against your side! In my opinion it would just annoy me too much to constantly turn the bag to get stuff out the pocket or have to wait til i was sat somewhere to charge my stuff. Dont get all excited too quickly!
July 27, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I was so excited to see this post – I've actually been looking for a bag like this for quite some time. Most of the solar bags I've come across are more about function than the aesthetic. I've had a hard time finding much other than messenger bags or backpacks, so Noon Solar's line is a welcome discovery.
July 27, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Thank goodness – maybe people will stop toting around those horrendous boxy versions, and thinking they're cool for the idea and not the design and execution. I am very excited about this!
July 27, 2008 at 2:08 pm
[…] Inhabitat » NOON SOLAR hot new solar bags for back to school […]


text:
The Pet Industry Association demands exacting standards from our members to ensure the welfare of animals and promote responsible pet ownership.
What we believe
The Pet Industry Association is the only industry association in Australia created to represent all businesses in the pet industry.
Formed in 1979 as the PIJAC, we have evolved into a peak organization which aims to create an environment of best practice principles and ongoing learning for improved technology and systems in the pet industry.
The Pet Industry Association is run by members for its members and offers a voice for all who join by liaising with governments, animal welfare agencies, as well as pet and animal groups nationally and internationally.
We are represented on government steering committees, consultation and advisory groups on pet ownership and industry issues around Australia.
The Pet Industry Association believes pets are essential for a healthy society, and that those who can responsibly own a pet should have the chance to do so.
We believe that the welfare of animals is paramount, and demand exacting standards from our members relating to the care, management and trade in companion animals.
The PIAA National Code of Practice and Code of Ethics are quality standards for the operation of businesses in the pet industry supply chain. The Code sets standards that exceed current regulatory requirements.
Compliance with the code is a mandatory requirement for membership of the PIAA. An Ethics and Complaints Committee adjudicates any complaints against activity deemed in contravention of the code.
PIAA is a member of the Australian Companion Animal Council and is represented on and works with Aquatic committees nationally, including OFMJG and the NSW Ornamental Fish Reference Group, Animal Welfare Advisory Committees in QLD, NSW, NT and the ACT, the Domestic Animal Management Implementation Committee in Victoria and the Dog & Cat Management Board in South Australia.
We've also worked closely with the governments in QLD, NSW and SA on pet shop codes of practice. PIAA also holds a seat on the NSW Government's Companion Animals Taskforce.
Latest news
NSW Pet Shops and Puppy Farms: The Facts
-+*PIAA along with pet industry leaders, are strong advocates for animal welfare and fully support national reforms and stronger regulations. Business owners within the Pet Industry can contribute positively to this discussion and form part of the solution. To see how, read "The Facts".read more
Pet Industry Association supports stricter regulations for all dog breeders and pet shops
-+*The Victorian Government is planning to implement stronger regulations to phase out rogue puppy farms, limiting pet shops to only selling dogs and cats supplied from registered animal shelters or pounds, but the PIAA is concerned about the effect on animal welfare.read more
Become a member!As a member of the nationally recognised industry body for the Australian pet industry, you can make a difference for your business, for your customers and for your industry.
Upcoming events
Grooming Competitions – BrisbaneSunday 23 August
AusBoardMonday 24 August - Wednesday 26 August
Royal Grooming Competitions – AdelaideSunday 6 September
Royal Grooming Competitions – MelbourneSunday 27 September
Follow us on…
Find a PIAA member near you
Is your local pet shop, grooming salon, boarding establishment, wholesaler, dog walker, pet minder or service provider a member of the Pet Industry Association of Australia? All of our members must comply with a code of practice to ensure high standards and ethical practices.
Casual Kennel Supervisors x 2
-+*Newcastle Pet Resort has positions available for 2 Casual Kennel Supervisors. We are a dog boarding & doggy daycare facility.read more
Pet Stylists – NSW & ACT
-+*Join Australia's leading dog boutique and spa! DOGUE is looking for experienced dog groomers to join their grooming salons opening in Sydney!read more
Dog grooming parlour for sale in Sydney Eastern Suburbs
-+*Established for 30 years in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. Grooming parlour for sale, with over $200k turnover. Fully equipped, nothing extra to buy, great business opportunity.read more
Retail puppy or kitten enclosure
-+*Custom made very large glass display enclosure purpose built for puppies and kittens. $2500 or best offer. Pick up Sydney.read more
Advertise here!
Pet Industry Association members can advertise pet industry job vacancies and place classified adverts on this website, as well as getting discounted rates in the Pet Trade Talk newsletter, and a free listing in the Pet Industry Association directory of members.
Special deals for members
Members get great discounts on banking, insurance, travel, employment advice, web design and marketing services.


text:
Grand Canyon 1 by kuroinamiWatch
©2007-2015 kuroinami
Went to the Grand Canyon. Very pretty place. These are just Some of the better shots I got during my two days there.
Deviant Art
Chasing the Wind
The sun was bright, and the air pleasantly warm that day in the forest. It was the perfect day to start an adventure, or so Nico said; Toki was less inclined to believe it. The two boys, both no older than six, had been traveling through the woods for the better part of the day. It was only in the last few hours, however, that little Toki had started to doubt his friend. As he watched the bobbing blonde head of hair in front of him, the poor boy couldn't help but feel tired.
"Why are we doing this again?" Toki whined for the twelfth time in the past three hours.
Nico, who had given up counting after five, his limit, only smiled at his dark featured friend, "To become Timan, of course!"
"Nico, you can't become a Timan. Either you are one, or you're not. Everyone knows that!" Toki said, still using that whining tone.
Nico refused to let his friend dampen his spirits. "Fine then, we'll prove we're Tima
Step Out
Life just threw me
Another high flying curve ball
And I'm just standing here
Afraid to swing
Afraid I'll strike out
But you know, I've realized
That if I don't try, I'll always fail
I need to step out
Get tough
Play rough
Face the scary things in life
So why am I still sitting here?
I need to step out
I'm not afraid to get dirty
I'm not afraid to fall
I know how it is
It hurts
It stinks
But I've done them both so many times
I don't fear doing it again
I need to step out
Get tough
Play rough
Face the scary things in life
So why am I still sitting here?
I need to step out
And sometimes just walking forward
Can be the hardest thing to do
Moving on when you can't see what's ahead
Go ahead
Take another step
Someone will catch you
If you happen to fall
So step out
Get tough
Play rough
Face the scary things in life
Why are you still sitting here?
You need to step out
Oh yeah, go step out
A letter to someone I love
I said goodbye so that we could both start again. Which, of course, begs the question of why am I sitting here crying, wishing that hadn't been our last conversation? I wish we could have ended on a happy note, one where I could have made you laugh, or at the very least smile. But of course, I messed it up. I couldn't finish what I was trying to say; I paused too soon. I didn't tell you how I liked the way you laugh at my lame jokes, or make up random thing just to see if you can make me giggle. I didn't tell you how proud I am of you. In your life there have been so many trials and tribulations, and yet somehow you've managed to work through each one, pushing on to the better things you know are ahead. I know that it can be so hard to see through the pain life can give us, but right now I think that your vision is just about 20/20. You will be able to look back on this one day and see just why we w
|Sta.sh Submit


text:
Kuff's World
A reader blog about politics and current events with Charles Kuffner
Yearly Archive for 2008
Interview with Trey Fleming
One of the many things I enjoy about the process of interviewing candidates is getting to meet and learn a little about some interesting people. The election season draws a lot of newcomers into the system, and it's cool to have a ground-floor view of the ones who take on leadership roles. Running for office, […] [Read More]
Interview with Adrian Garcia
When we talk about the Harris County races on a macro level, one of the main factors in that conversation is corruption. Given that Chuck Rosenthal has resigned in shame, and that Jerry Eversole is not up for election this cycle, the focal point of the corruption issue is Sheriff Tommy Thomas, whose rap sheet […] [Read More]
It's "Guess the endorsement" time again
We're past Labor Day, the conventions are over, and as we head into the last few weeks of the campaign season, it's time once again to ponder the eternal mysteries of the Houston Chronicle's endorsement processes. As I've done for previous elections, I'm going to take my best guesses as to who they will recommend […] [Read More]
Interview with State Rep. Ellen Cohen
One of my favorite results from the 2006 election was seeing now-State Rep. Ellen Cohen knock off Martha Wong in HD134. Wong had been a loyal foot soldier to Tom Craddick and was a terrible fit for the district. Cohen's resounding victory in an otherwise still red district highlighted her strengths as a candidate, which […] [Read More]
Candidate Q&A: Randy Roll
Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates who will be on the ballot in Harris County. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1. Who are you, and what are you running for? Randy Roll, Democratic candidate for Judge of the 179th Criminal District Court. 2. […] [Read More]
Interview with Virginia McDavid
Another hot race for a State House seat in Harris County is in HD138, which is north and west of where I live, mostly in Spring Branch and Garden Oaks and the like. Three-term incumbent Rep. Dwayne Bohac won the seat in 2002 after it was redrawn to oust then-Rep. Ken Yarbrough. Like much of […] [Read More]
Candidate Q&A: Martin Siegel
Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates who will be on the ballot in Harris County. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1. Who are you and what are you running for? Martin Siegel, Court of Appeals, 14th District, Place 7 2. What kind of […] [Read More]
Interview with Laura Ewing
In my previous entry about Debra Kerner's campaign for HCDE Trustee, I said that some people, like me, probably confused the HCDE Board of Trustees with the State Board of Education. They are in fact very different, though they share the characteristic of being races to which I'd paid little to no attention before. This […] [Read More]
Show More


text:
Tuscany il Ristorante > Tuscany il Ristorante MenuItalian | Thousand Oaks The Farmers Market Dinner
Fresh lime-ginger vinaigrette and crispy won-ton chips
Limoncello scented extra virgin olive oil and Parmigiano Reggiano shavings
Served with lemon-garlic and chive sauce
Tender, crispy calamari and whitebait served with a zesty tomato-garlic sauce
Crispy Dungeness crab-cake with spicy mustard-chipotle sauce
Grilled crusty bread with roasted peppers and capers, fresh tomatoes, basil and wild mushrooms
Corn meal cake topped with assorted forest mushrooms and creamy Gorgonzola cheese sauce
Anchovy-garlic dressing, crouton, Parmesan Shavings
Grilled breast of marinated chicken, assorted baby greens, date, raisin, apple, pine nut orange vinaigrette
Cucumber, vine ripen tomato, onion and bell pepper with citrus-herb marinated steak and feta cheese
Baby spinach leaves with fresh Papaya, cranberry, candied walnut, raisin and raspberry vinaigrette
Fresh Hawaiian Ahi tuna seared rare in a sesame crust, spicy slaw, caramelized ginger and lime sauce
Marinated grilled vegetables and romaine with mustard vinaigrette
Flaky coconut shrimps on mixed baby greens with pineapple, mango, papaya and strawberries
Our friend John's favorite salad of chopped cucumber, hearts of palm, tomatoes
A medley of seasonal vegetables, legumes and fresh herbs with basil pine nut puree
Mamma Maria's chicken soup with lots of chicken, carrots, potatoes and leeks in a home made chicken broth
In a creamy shrimp and lobster stock with young celery and carrots
Fresh Roma tomatoes, basil, fresh garlic and extra virgin olive oil
Large macaroni, crumbled Italian sausage, roasted mushroom and arugula
House made ribbon pasta in a creamy blend of 4 Italian cheeses, shredded roasted chicken and broccoli
Classic dish from Genoa of linguine, fresh pesto, potato, string bean, bay scallop and shrimp
Layers of tender eggplant, marinara, basil and mozzarella slow baked and topped with grated Parmigiano Reggiano
With San Marzano plum tomato, onion, pancetta and hot pepper
Penne pasta with a spicy tomato, garlic, chili pepper, olive, caper and anchovies
Simmered in olive oil, garlic, chili pepper and white wine (also available with red sauce arrabbiata)
Ricotta and spinach filled pasta ring in a creamy tomato-vodka sauce
Baked pasta filled with tender braised veal, mushroom and spinach, marinara and bechamelle
Fresh pasta filled with roasted pumpkin, ricotta and amaretto cookie crumbled with hazelnut sauce
Creamy risotto with a medley of spring vegetables and wild mushroom ragout
Chicken breast medallions in parmesan-herb crust, Arugula, tomato and avocado with lemon vinaigrette
Chopped baby iceberg, chipotle aioli, tomatoes and lime-ginger vinaigrette
Marinated grilled chicken sliced thin, zucchini, roasted pepper, Portobello mushroom and fire roasted tomato
The best beef in the world, charbroiled, over ciabatta roll, tomato, lettuce and aioli
Served over a warm string bean salad with baby artichoke, cherry tomato and fresh herb
Served with marinated grilled vegetables and salsa verde
Delicate sandab sole fillet with smoked toasted almond, golden raisin, dried cranberry, lemon and white wine
Fresh fish and seafood simmered in tomato, garlic and basil sauce
Tender medallions of chicken breast in a sweet Marsala wine sauce and sautéed mushrooms
Medallions of veal topped with prosciutto with Madeira wine, brown butter and sage sauce
With Arugula and parmigiano shaving, limoncello dressing
Charcoal grilled and sliced thin. Topped with arugula, celery, parsley salad and parmesan shavings
Disclaimer: Always check with the business for pricing and availability of menu items. SinglePlatform is not responsible for menu or pricing changes, but the information is believed to be accurate when posted. Listing of a menu does not mean that there is any affiliation, endorsement or sponsorship between SinglePlatform and the listed business.
Colossal shrimps and crab claws with a spicy horseradish cocktail sauce
With hearts of palm, avocado and pink grapefruit segments in a creamy citrus vinaigrette
Served with spicy chipotle aioli
Italian Riviera style, golden crispy with grilled spicy tomato-garlic sauce
Limoncello scented extra virgin olive oil and Reggiano shavings
Corn meal soufflé topped with roasted mushrooms over a creamy gorgonzola sauce
Roasted baby artichokes served with a spicy arrabbiata tomato sauce
Thin slices of imported Parma ham and ripe Cantaloupe melon
Crispy romaine leaves, anchovy-garlic dressing, garlic crouton and Parmesan shavings
Tossed with aged Balsamic Vinaigrette and toasted pine-nuts
Underwood Ranch organic tomatoes, roasted Vidalia onion, arugula and creamy burrata cheese
Chopped grilled vegetables, romaine and walnuts with Dijon mustard vinaigrette
Grilled asparagus, candied pecans, and roasted fig-vin cotto dressing
Baby iceberg lettuce, crumbled gorgonzola blue cheese, crispy bacon
Assorted fresh vegetables and legumes simmered in a vegetable stock with aromatic herbs
Cannelini bean soup with ditalini pasta and Prosciutto scent
In creamy shrimp and lobster stock with young celery and carrots
Classic Roman dish of pancetta, sweet onion and creamy Parmesan sauce
Ricotta and spinach dumplings served over tomato sauce and topped with Parmigiano-sage gratin
Sweet plum tomatoes simmered with extra virgin olive oil, garlic and basil
Home made wide ribbon pasta with white chicken meat sauce with aromatic herbs
Pasta quills in spicy tomato sauce with cured olives, capers, oregano and garlic
Fresh pasta filled with roasted pumpkin, spices, and ricotta in a creamy hazelnut sauce
Simmered in Extra Virgin olive oil, garlic, white wine, basil and chili flakes (also available with red sauce)
Large pasta rings filled with ricotta and spinach, tomato sauce and a creamy blend of 4 Italian cheeses
Large spaghetti with strips of filet mignon, roasted tomato, onion and pancetta
Served with an intense flavored lobster sauce, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh tarragon leaves
Spaghetti al dente baked in parchment paper bag with assorted seafood, garlic, plum tomato and fresh herbs
Mr. Visco's family recipe of tender slices of thin eggplant layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan
Please ask your server for today's selection
Oven roasted with a medley of baby vegetables and laced with a silky lemon-chervil sauce
Served with seasonal vegetables, lobster and roasted garlic sauce
Brick oven roasted crispy, brushed with olive oil, herbs, garlic and balsamic vinegar
Grilled with roasted garlic and herbs scampi style with fettucine and lobster cream
Colossal shrimp, lobster, king crab legs, fresh fish, mussels, clams, calamari and scallops Cioppino style
Crispy skin roasted with roasted sweet corn, new potato, foraged mushroom, cipollini, Madera
Pounded thin and grilled with fresh herbs, garlic and olive oil, topped with an arugula salad
Served with large onion rings, blue cheese puffs, rosemary roasted potatoes and buttered spinach
With Dijon mustard and green peppercorn sauce
Served with risotto and porcini mushrooms
Served with baked acorn squash, port wine and currant reduction
Parmesan, herb and garlic crust, roasted shallots and Zinfandel wine reduction
Disclaimer: Always check with the business for pricing and availability of menu items. SinglePlatform is not responsible for menu or pricing changes, but the information is believed to be accurate when posted. Listing of a menu does not mean that there is any affiliation, endorsement or sponsorship between SinglePlatform and the listed business.
Tommaso Barletta was born in the small fisherman village of Monopoli on the southeast coast of Italy. Starting at a young age, Tommaso had always dreamt of excelling within the culinary arts. Inspiration was never in short supply for young Tommaso. His greatestsource of inspiration came from his aunt Rita and uncle Giovanni who lived on a farm on the outskirts of his hometown. Young Tommaso enrolled in an Italian Culinary Institute where he began his culinary journey. At fifteen, he trained in an apprenticeship program with French chef Charles Vigny who headed the kitchen at Les Flot Bleu in Provence on France's south coast and Lake Maggiore near Milan Italy. He then continued on to England and Spain. His sense of adventure and love for travel lead him around the world cooking on cruise ships until in 1980 he finally arrived in Los Angeles where he co-opened Adriano's in Bel Air followed by Rex Il Ristorante in downtown Los Angeles. In 1983 he opened his own café in Camarillo California until 1987 where he discovered beautiful Westlake Village and opened Tuscany Restaurant now celebrating its 20th anniversary. In 2001, a more casual concept restaurant was born in the foot-hills of Oak Park, which has now come to be known and loved by its faithful neighborhood customers as Rustico Restaurant. Tommaso now entertains a great following and continues to provide further services to the community through his cooking classes at Let's Get Cooking Culinary Institute and regularly leads food and wine tours throughout Italy
Tuscany Il Ristorante invites you for an enticing dining experience. Chef/owner, Tommaso Barletta, has created a true upscale Italian menu with flavors that linger on your palette, bringing you back for more. Enjoy your evening as the experienced staff glides around the dining room, always ready with a smile. Whether you are interested in a quiet celebration, a business meeting, or out with your family Tuscany's versatile menu and award winning wine list can meet your needs
From the dream of chef/owner Tommaso Barletta who wanted to bring true upscale Italian cuisine to the west valley. Tuscany il Ristorante was born 20 years ago in the beautiful Plaza Center of Westlake Village. Surrounded by centennial oak trees in a walking distance from the Westlake Hyatt Hotel and the Westlake Village Inn, guests can appreciate the tranquility and beauty of the area. Tuscany's comfortable and warm atmosphere is inducing for business meeting and special occasions. Tuscany features three private rooms, outside patio seating, and a full martini bar and lounge. Upon entering the Zagat Guide rated restaurant, guests are taken away by the warm-friendly service of our experienced staff and a stellar menu selection. A Wine Spectator Award winning wine list featuring old world and new world top labels and vintaged is available for your enjoyment
Disclaimer: Always check with the business for pricing and availability of menu items. SinglePlatform is not responsible for menu or pricing changes, but the information is believed to be accurate when posted. Listing of a menu does not mean that there is any affiliation, endorsement or sponsorship between SinglePlatform and the listed business.