#((the don’t see the 100s of hours and 1000s of dollars that go into learning craft making))

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🍉 Are you a planner, or are you more of a “eh we’ll see how this one goes” -type of crafter?

I���m more of a “how hard can it be” type of crafter. I think of something and go “well, how hard could that be?” and then I either crush it or learn “much harder than expected, actually”. I have done that for literally EVERYTHING I currently make. Cricut? How hard can it be? Punch needle? How hard can it be? Resin? How hard can it be? Polymer clay? How hard can it be? Stained glass? [I am forcibly yanked off the stage]

💖 Which one of your creations are you the proudest of? Show off!

This fucking shadow box from hell that took like 20 working hours to make and STILL hasn’t sold but is one of THE most gorgeous pieces I’ve ever made in my entire life

❄️ Do you have any crafting (either craft or community related) pet peeves?

(Saving the best because im a petty bitch and have Many)

- This is really vendor specific but I HATE event vendor group chats So Fucking Much. They are full of the absolute dumbest people on God’s green earth made specifically to annoy ME. Just a laundry list of “your reading comprehension is piss poor / how dare you say I piss on the poor” ass people. I have so many examples but the worst most recent one was the day before Easter we had an event in town that had been discussed for MONTHS beforehand. The event coordinator had sent us the set up info on multiple occasions, like I’ve actually never done a more organized event. So we’ve been told many times the set up time was 9am, show time was 11am, okay? The night before the event coordinator sends a message saying basically “hey yall I need you to park on x side of the building and at 10:30am we’re gonna lock the x side entrance doors” and people fucking LOST IT. Like there were IMMEDIATELY ten messages being like “so we only have thirty minutes of set up??????” I hate vendor chats. These people are so fucking stupid.

- I’m in a bunch of Facebook groups for beginners to ask questions in and the thing that just drives me insane is when people are like “hey I bought x thing at the store, how do i decorate it?” like????? However you want?? It’s for you?? What are you even talking about

- Also Facebook related but anyone who can’t read directions on shit and then asks why their resin piece fucked up make me so annoyed

- Also also people who just post a picture and then say “what’d i do wrong” with no further elaboration?? Idk man, what am I looking at??

- craft specific: pet peeve when I get poked by wire when making ribbon wreaths

- also when I misjudge where my finger is when deburring resin and nick my finger 😠

- when fabric won’t lay flat for a fucking iron on

- when the transfer tape gets a crinkle on top of a decal and makes the decal go a little wonky is my fucking 9/11

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12+ Ways to Make $1000 a Month from Your Garden (Year Round!)

They say when you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.  Well, I love my garden and given a choice I’d be out there amongst my garden beds day and night.  There’s a big difference between gardening and farming though, and while I love my garden I’m not cut out for the life of a farmer. 

While bringing in a full-time gardening income is a bit tricky, making a side income from your garden is easier than you’d think.

You're reading: 12+ Ways to Make $1000 a Month from Your Garden (Year Round!)

Most people see gardening as a seasonal endeavor, that starts in the spring and ends in the fall, coming and going each year.  Up here in Vermont, our summer growing season is only a sad 100 days or so, and if I confined my efforts to those short months it wouldn’t make for much of a side hustle.  I think it’s important to find a way to earn a consistent side income, so I’m providing options for every month of the year (even in a cold climate like ours).

Beyond that, our land is mostly forested, which means the definition of “garden” is a bit loose.  We grow mushrooms in the shady spots and tap maple trees in season.  We also forage the wild bounty that nature’s garden has provided, meaning that we don’t have to limit our “gardening” to a small tilled section of the yard. 

Even if you’re lacking space in a small suburban lot, expanding outside of the traditional garden into local parks, or taking your garden indoors with salad sprouts, closet mushrooms, and seedling trays will allow you to make use of the space you have year-round.

Here are a few options to earn a substantial side income from your garden every season of the year, with ideas for both city and country folk. 

(Be sure to check local laws and restrictions before you start with anything, as those vary widely from place to place.)

Winter Garden Income

While you’d think winter would be the slow season for backyard garden income, believe it or not, it’s actually the best time for making money from your garden.  You’re generally less busy with planting and weeding, but everyone is stuck inside dreaming of the garden bounty to come.  

Indoor Salad Gardening

January is when everyone’s making new years resolutions to live healthier and eat more salads, but it’s a pretty rough time for gardening in most places.  If right around the end of the year you plan ahead with an indoor salad gardening setup, you’ll be in the perfect position to market microgreens and sprouts when they’re in high demand.

Local farms around here sell winter micro greens CSA’s and unlike summer shares where they net less than a dollar on a head of lettuce, winter greens command high prices.  A small bag of specialty microgreens runs $12 to 15 each.  And I really mean a small bag, maybe 3 cups of at most.

The trick is to grow high-quality, specialty greens that get people excited when the grocery store options are minimal.  The book Year Round Indoor Salad Gardening is a great resource to get started, and covers all you’d need to know to grow your own greens.  At that point, the problem is scaling up and marketing.  

Start a Small Backyard Seed Company

You may think you need to be some kind of multi-national to sell seeds, but in reality, customers are looking toward sustainably grown seed for specialty heirloom varieties these days.  It doesn’t get much more sustainable than a backyard garden, and buying seed locally ensures that you’ll get varieties perfectly suited to a particular growing region.

Choosing the right crops is key to generating a good income selling seeds.  Tomato seed, for example, is very easy to save and a single tomato often has enough seed to supply a dozen seed packets.  The flowers are self-contained, and it actually takes work for plant breeders to hybridize a variety, which means they’ll come true to variety even with many different types grown in the same garden. 

Most importantly, people get really excited about tomatoes.  Ever wonder why 1/3 of any seed catalog seems to be tomato seed?  With all that love for tomatoes, customers are liable to drop $5 for a locally grown packet of seeds for a really great variety.

While tomatoes are really easy, there are many varieties that aren’t much harder.  You need to know a bit about seed saving, not only harvesting and cleaning the seed, but about how pollination and selection works by variety.�� Some varieties require a minimum population size to avoid inbreeding in the long term, and all that’s important to know before you get started. 

Seed to Seed is generally recognized as the most encyclopedic book on seed saving, covering just about every variety you can imagine.  It has great breadth to get you started, but not a whole lot of depth.

The Seed Garden is hands down my favorite seed saving book.  It’s well written and covers varieties in great depth.  It’s authored by The Seed Savers Exchange which does great work in the field of preserving heirloom varieties.

The Complete Guide to Seed Saving has a lot of stellar reviews, and it’s the next one I’m going to add to my gardening library.

Even in a small town environment here in Rural Vermont, there are about a dozen local seed companies.  High Mowing Seed started out really small just down the road from us, and now they’re a big national brand.  Milkweed Medicinals sells specialty seed that’s hard to find, and they now sell in all the local coops. 

Find your niche and there’s a great income to be made with homegrown seed.

Selling Cuttings

Even easier than saving seed, selling cuttings is an easy way to make a healthy income from your established plants in the winter months.  There are a number of varieties, like grapes for example, that need to be cut back or pruned in the winter.  Those cuttings are perfect for starting new plants and many gardeners are willing to pay good money for tiny pieces of your established crops.

I just bought 30 elderberry cuttings from Norms Farms at $4 each to propagate at home.  Elderberries grow readily from cuttings, and it’s an economical way for me to get a huge bed of them started.  Elderberry plants from a nursery cost about $30 each, so I’m happy with the transaction and the seller just made $120 off a tiny box of trimmings.

There are a number of plants that grow well from hardwood cuttings, some like black currants, are as simple as snipping off a tip and sticking it into the ground.  Others require a bit more attention and prep work to the cuttings, but they’re still beginner level.

Scion wood, or cuttings from apple trees to be grafted onto rootstock, is similarly lucrative.  All you need is a couple of established apple trees of known varieties and you can harvest cuttings for sale. 

Usually, each cutting is only a few inches long, so shipping them isn’t a big issue.  There’s a marketplace on the seed savers exchange website, and a scion wood cutting sells for about $4 each.

Start by learning a thing or two about plant propagation, first so that you can establish your own cutting beds, and then so you can educate customers on how easy it is to grow plants from cuttings.  Try reading Practical Woody Plant Propagation for Nursery Growers to get you started.

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A handful of elderberry cuttings that sell for $4 each.

Growing Mushrooms Indoors

Learning to grow mushrooms is a bit different than most standard garden crops, so this one will take some studying for even seasoned gardeners.  Still, there’s the potential to grow large crops from a small indoor space year-round.

The book Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation describes in detail how to set up a back closet, extra nook or spare bathroom to grow mushrooms with minimal time investment (2 hours a week). 

He has a great breakdown of costs, inputs, and yields…but in summary, you can make about $100 per week from a small setup that takes up a 4’x4′ footprint.  The system scales easily, with minimal extra time investment, meaning you only need slightly more space to increase that to a grand per month.

The best part, they can grow in recycled 5-gallon buckets picked up from restaurants, and they consume waste products like spent coffee grounds, that you can often pick up for free.

If you have access to outdoor space and hardwood logs, growing shiitake mushrooms is also a great place to start for beginners, but outdoors, harvests would be in the warmer months rather than winter.

I don’t know about you, but when I had an office job my co-workers would have loved to buy fresh mushrooms to take home for a fancy Friday night meal.

  Spring Garden Income

Spring is when everyone’s mind is dead set on their own gardens, and it’s a great time to capitalize on the surge in interest in all things green.

Selling Dandelions (and other wild weeds)

While countless suburbanites are spraying their lawns trying to eradicate the dandelions, more savvy gardeners are realizing that one person’s weed is another’s delicacy.  Dandelions are edible root to shoot, and better yet, they’re also highly medicinal. 

Dandelion root tincture sells for about $12 per ounce, and it only takes a root or two per ounce.  The spring greens are highly sought after by local food coops, where they sell for $4-5 per bundle.  Not bad for a pile of weeds.

Beyond dandelions, there’s all manner of early spring green “weeds” that can command high prices if you know how to identify, harvest and process them.  Chickweed is incredibly invasive, but also delicious, and chickweed tincture has plenty of medicinal uses too.  

There’s nothing like making a bit of side income from weeding your garden early in the spring.  You’ve got to do it anyway, might as well make it pay.

Dandelion roots harvested for homemade tincture.

Growing Spring Ephemerals

An ephemeral is a crop that has a very short season, and it may only be around for a few weeks before the plants go dormant (or unharvestable) for a full year.  Ramps, or wild leeks, are a slow-growing ephemeral that’s only around for a few weeks in the spring, but during that time they’re in high demand by both home cooks and fancy chefs.  Knowing where to find a good wild patch is hard, but they’re actually remarkably easy to naturalize in your own backyard.

Growing ramps from seeds just requires the right conditions.  Moist soil, under the shade of deciduous trees.  The more leaf cover the better. 

You’re not growing anything else in that much shade, so growing your own ramps is a great way to earn top dollar from an otherwise unproductive patch of land.  This is a long-term venture though, as leeks are slow-growing, and they’ll require about 5-7 years before your first harvest, but after that, a well-tended and sustainably harvested patch can last indefinitely.

Fiddleheads are another crop that’s generally wild foraged, but it’s remarkably easy to cultivate.  They can actually be pretty invasive, and I spent a long time weeding them out of my garden so I could grow anything else.  I just dug them up and tossed them into a heap, and they kept on growing and spreading from there as if nothing happened. 

Fiddleheads can be really productive, and they sell for about $20 a pound here in Vermont where they’re common.  You might get even better prices somewhere they’re more scarce.

Since they’re productive, fern heads can be pickled to extend their season, so you can market the bumper crop a bit longer.

My daughter holding a harvest of fiddleheads and ramps.

Selling Spring Seedlings

Selling spring veggie seedlings is an obvious choice.  Tomato seeds cost about a tenth of a cent each, but a healthy started plant can easily sell for $5.  Sure, there’s the cost for potting soil and pots, but the profit margin is still huge on seedling sales. 

The trick is, you’re investing your time and energy into starting plants off right, so others don’t have to.  This is one of the most lucrative ways to make money from your garden if you invest in the right equipment and can master the process. 

A greenhouse, even a small backyard model, is essential for producing seedlings early enough in the season.  As for resources to get you started, The New Seed Starter’s Handbook covers everything in detail, including troubleshooting guides if your plants aren’t performing.

Beyond the income from selling seedlings, you’ll also save a boatload by starting your own seeds instead of purchasing starts.  That’s one of those penny saved is a penny earned propositions, and any seedlings you don’t sell can just go right into your own garden.

Take a look at the local market this spring, and see if there are any gaps.  Do all the tomato seedlings sell out quickly, or is the market flooded?  If there’s plenty of other vendors, consider growing something niche like medicinal herbs.

Start a Backyard Nursery

Similar to growing out your own veggie seedlings, starting your own backyard nursery extends the income beyond the busy spring season.  If you’re growing perennials, you don’t have to worry about any unsold plants at the end of the year.  Just tuck them in for the winter and try to sell them next year.

Propagating plants from cuttings is remarkably easy, and all it takes is a bit of time and patience.  Those elderberry cuttings that sold for $4 each (above) as trimmings will sell for $25 to $30 as full-sized potted bushes in a few years.  Just the patience, time and space required to grow out the plants pays back in dividends later. 

This is actually a big part of our retirement plan, and we’re putting in perennials throughout our land to serve as cutting sources later when we open our nursery.  In the meantime, they’re beautiful, and most are edibles like elderberries, so we’re harvesting the fruit for our table while we patiently bide our time to retirement.

Backyard plant nurseries don’t require that much space, as potted plants can be stored fairly close together.

Summer Garden Income

Summer is peak growing season and it’s a great time to earn income from what you’re growing at home.  The big farms and CSA operations have the lettuce market cornered, but backyard gardeners can break into the market by offering really novel crops.  Start by focusing on high-dollar items and unique crops that get people’s attention.

High Dollar Specialty Crops

You’re never going to compete with the 100 acre organic CSA down the road on most generic crops, but those big operations cant grow everything.  They can grow a lot of the staples most families use every day, but backyard gardeners can grow small amounts of truly specialty crops that demand high prices.  Here are a few good options:

Husk Cherries – Also known as ground cherries, these plants produce huge crops of sweet pineapple/strawberry flavored fruit.  They grow on plants similar to tomatoes, and each bright orange fruit is wrapped in a papery husk.  Just one taste and you’ll want more. 

Before we were growing our own, I’d buy them for $5 a pint…now I know that each plant can produce more than a gallon of fruit even with neglect.  If you hand out samples, these will sell themselves.  It also helps if you give people creative ways to use them.

Cucamelons – Also known as mouse melons, these tiny little grape-sized cucumbers taste like a cross between a cucumber and lime.  They’re really wonderful fresh out of hand, and they make great pickles or mixed drinks.  The cuteness factor means that these sell for about $5 per half-pint.

Berry Pick Your Own

To complement our backyard nursery retirement plans, we’re also planning a pick your own operation.  This requires more space than most of the other ideas on this list, but after the initial setup, labor is pretty minimal. 

A while back I calculated the rate of return on a raspberry pick your own, and you’d need about 250-row feet to produce $1000 worth of raspberries.  For us on 30 acres, that’s a drop in the bucket, but that may be more space than you can devote to any one crop.

Strawberries are similar, in that a plant generally yields about a pound of fruit in a season, and requires 1-row foot.  At $4 per pound, you’d need the same amount of row feet as raspberries.  The benefit there is, strawberry rows are much more closely spaced so this may be more practical for some.

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Garden Tours, Tea Times & Classes

Though it’s not my cup of tea, garden tours and country tea times are a good option for flower gardeners.  A local nurseryman around here makes a good side income hosting tea time in his home garden, and runs an annual tour of his extensive plantings, along with specialty days for big blooms (like daffodils).  Our gardens are more down-to-earth and “homestead” than they are attractive, but many people’s are just the opposite.

All it takes is a few tables, a decent scone recipe, and a few good teapots, and you’re ready to run a weekly afternoon tea time in the garden.  Add in tours and maybe a few gardening classes and you’ve got yourself a ready source of income from your own beautiful backyard.

Medicinal Herbs

With the increasing demand for more alternative remedies, there’s never been a better time to grow medicine in your backyard.  Locally grown herbs are still hard to find in most areas, but plenty of people are looking for them.

Many medicinal herbs are perennials, which means you plant them once and you can harvest them for years.  And the same compounds that make the plants medicinal also make them resistant to deer and insects, which means less maintenance than garden veggies.  For the most part, they’re perennial, persistent and more importantly…profitable.

There’s a high demand for medicinal tinctures since they’re ready to use, and our local coop has half an aisle dedicated to them.  Tinctures sell for $8 to $12 an ounce, but they only cost about $1 to $2 an ounce, even if you’re buying in the herbs rather than growing them. 

Add in another $1 for the tincture bottle, and you’re still making a pretty sizable profit per bottle.  Choosing crops that are common and in high demand, like echinacea tincture can help you break into the market.

As you’re just getting started, I’d recommend Backyard Medicine as a way to dip your toe into harvesting and making your own herbal remedies, especially from wild crops.  If you’re considering growing herbs for profit I’d highly recommend The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer: The Ultimate Guide to Producing High-Quality Herbs on a Market Scale.  It’s written by farmers that grow just a few towns over from us, and they’ve inspired a lot of people to take up growing medicine for the market.

The Herbal Academy of New England also has a course designed specifically for herbal entrepreneurs.  The course walks you through the basics of creating your own brand identity, marketing, sourcing herbal ingredients, manufacturing herbal remedies and creating a business plan around herbs and herbal remedies.

Fall Garden Income

The end of the garden season, fall is generally when the crops come in.  In my mind though, it’s one of the more challenging times to make income as a small producer. 

There are a lot of products on the market,  and it’s hard to stand out.  With the holidays right around the corner though, marketing yourself as a niche producer of really unique homegrown gifts can work to your advantage.

Honey & Bee Products

Gardeners need bees and bees need gardeners!  Raising honey bees is a great way to support pollinator communities, but with all the challenges that face hives these days, it’s best to be educated before you start.  There’s a really great book called Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture that covers just about everything you need to know to keep your bees healthy naturally.

In a good year, with our short Vermont growing seasons, bees can produce as much as 100lbs of honey for harvest.  The current bulk price at our coop, meaning bring your own container nothing fancy…is $7 per pound.  Pre-packaged just in mason jars, honey goes for $10-12 per pound, and considerably more in specialty gift packaging.

Add in things like bee pollen or propolis for medicinal use, or comb honey, and you have yet more high-dollar items to market.

Honey, especially locally sustainably raised honey is in high demand just about everywhere.  People are realizing that bees are important to our environment, and many will be happy to pay for local honey just knowing that it means supporting someone who is stewarding such an important resource in their neighborhood.

Apples, Cider and Cider Press Rentals

My doctor has a small apple share side hustle that she runs with her sister, selling harvest shares to neighbors in her spare time.  They have a few full-sized apple trees, and each one produces around 100 to 120 pounds of apples per year.  These days, conventionally grown supermarket apples are about $3 per pound…and locally grown apples fetch a premium above that.

She sells shares ahead of time and then divides the harvest as each tree comes to bear.  Distributing them to shareholders every week or two as each variety ripens over the season.

We have other neighbors who sell fresh cider that they press from their trees, at $12 per gallon.  Last year we pressed nearly 80 gallons from our trees, most of which went into hard cider and homemade cider syrup (like maple syrup), but we easily could have sold it instead.  Instead of selling our cider, we have a different strategy for earning our income during apple season. 

We invested in an efficient double-barrel cider press, with the thought that we can rent it out to other small apple producers.  People with one or two trees in their backyard love the novelty of pressing their own cider, and around these parts a press rents for about $50 for the afternoon.  Over the course of the season that can really add up…

Year-Round Garden Income

Beyond different things you can do seasonally to earn a few thousand a couple of months a year, there are things you can do year-round to earn a steady income related to your garden.  

Garden Blogging

I know, making income from blogging seems too good to be true, but writing about diy, gardening, and self-sufficiency is now my full-time job. Within 6 months of starting this blog, I started making an extra $1000 a month.  After 9 months of writing, I was able to quit my day job, and now at 18 months in I bring in more each month than any job I’ve ever had.

The best part?  All I do is write about what we’re already doing here in our daily lives, and I spend my days playing in the garden and out foraging in the woods with my kids.

I was inspired to take the leap into blogging when I read the book Make Money Blogging at Any Level by my blogger friend, Victoria at A Modern Homestead.  She outlines in detail how to earn a substantial income, even from a very small blog.  

She was able to retire her husband and supports her family exclusively with her blog.  If you’re considering blogging as a source of income it’s worth the investment.  It’s $27 for the book, and I made that back in my first week with my blog following her tips.

She also has a much more comprehensive blogging e-course that takes you through everything you need to know to launch your own profitable blog.  It’s a bit more of an investment, but it’s the perfect way for a beginner to learn everything they need to know to launch their blog fast and start earning money.

Garden Micro-Influencer

Making money on Instagram is all the rage these days, and you’d be surprised how many companies are willing to send you free products just for a promise that you’ll post at least 1 picture of it to Instagram with honest feedback.  Once you have even a small following, companies will pay you for your time reviewing it (and you still get to keep it for free…)

Looking for a little inspiration?  You can always follow along on my Instagram for ideas…

Hopefully, this helps inspire you to turn your gardening passion into a meaningful side hustle.  If you have any other ideas, let me know in the comments below.

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Clear Shell Football Helmet Restoration

 Vintage clear shell helmets are by far my favorite type of collectible helmet. Like most old helmets, however, most of the ones we find are in bad shape. Restoration is much more difficult because you can’t just sand and paint - you have to remove the paint while trying to maintain the transparency of the shell.

Once the paint has been removed, dealing with replacement decals and painting can be just as challenging:

What to use for decals? They have to be applied to the inside of the helmet, before the paint, securely to avoid paint bleeding, and colorful enough to adequately show through the plastic shell.

How to prep the inner surface for paint considering you want the shell to be as clear as possible?

What paint to use?

How to avoid paint bleeding into the decals?

If you mess up any of this once you start painting, the only way to recover is to go back to step one and re-remove the paint and decals...yikes.

Over the last several months I've worked (and reworked) a few 1970s MacGregor helmets. I thought I'd share my experience. Some of this information may be obvious but is included for someone starting with no experience. This is by no means a complete guide, just some of what I have learned.

This work is not for the faint of heart and this information is presented without any guarantee of success. If you don’t want to deal with the heartache and disappointment that can come from trial and error (and almost certainly screwing something up bigtime) then I would recommend sticking with refurbishing regular plastic shell helmets. Those can be challenging enough just getting the paint to look right. But if you really want a reproduction of that sweet helmet worn by the likes of Joe Washington or Hollywood Henderson, without doling out hundreds or thousands of dollars, refurbishing an old clear shell might be worth it.

Paint removal

Always test a small inconspicuous area before trying to do the whole helmet. 

I found that Motsenbocker's Lift Off Paint & Varnish Remover works very well and does not damage the clear plastic shell. I applied it to a 1974 MacGregor that was painted silver and after a few minutes the paint literally peeled right off with no damage to the plastic. The helmet had red horseshoe logos under the paint and that material was actually harder to completely remove. See sanding and polishing info below for the solution.

I also used Motsenbocker's on a helmet that I had repainted with Krylon spray paint. After applying the remover and letting it sit for an hour the paint came off cleanly using a plastic scraper. Again, no damage to the plastic.

I have only done this on a few vintage MacGregor helmets so results may vary if different paints were used originally, if the plastic is in poor condition, etc. I have not tried this on Kelley, Maxpro or any other older clear shells.

If you're going to try Motsenbocker's, the only place I could find it was ordering online from Home Depot. $25 for 64oz. A reseller on Walmart.com has it listed for $100 which shows how hard it is to find. As stated earlier, test it in a small area first.

I also tried CitriStrip Paint & Varnish Stripping Gel and it was more harsh, melting the clear plastic if left on more than a few minutes (similar to nail polish remover). I would not recommend it.

Cleaning up the plastic shell after stripping paint

There will be some residual paint after the Motsenbocker's. I have had success wet sanding with 400 grit to get rid of the residuals. Follow that with wet sanding with 600 grit, then 800, then 1000. Go to 1500 if you like. A spray bottle filled with water is very handy. Also, if you have stubborn paint you can use 100 grit dry to start, followed by 220-320 wet, then 400, etc., and it will clean up OK.

After wet sanding, the shell will be hazy but should be scratch free and smooth. To restore the clear shell I use Novus 7100 Plastic Polish Kit with a cordless drill with foam polishing head. #3 (heavy scratch remover) followed by #2 (fine scratch remover). Polish each step until the material dries up or wears off. Wipe out the residual after each step.

The Novus does a good job but the residue left behind, while invisible, adds to the challenge of painting. You can wash the helmet with Dawn dish soap to remove the residue; however, you will consequently lose some clarity and get some haziness (which is when I redo #2 polishing). Balancing the transparency of the shell vs. having the best surface for painting is challenging. I have applied decals (see below for details) then wiped the exposed inside with rubbing alcohol to prep for paint. I've had mixed results.

Logos and stripes

This step is probably the hardest. One option is to not use decals or vinyl at all - mask off the inside of the helmet and paint logos, stripes and then the shell. This is a viable option but painting scares me enough that I try to only have to do one color, that of the shell, and use decals for logos and stripes.

I purchased Sunnyscopa Waterslide Decal Paper from Amazon. They offer white and clear. White is only useful for white stripes or simple white logos (like Oklahoma). Anything bigger and it's very hard to work with. And of course you can't print on the white because the sticky side has to face outwards.

The clear labels are good for small things printed in black (reversed of course), like the MacGregor or Kelley logo for the back of the helmet. I have not had luck with colors on the clear decal paper, as they do not print with full opacity (washed out). That is not to say it’s impossible - maybe I don’t have the right printer. Also, the larger the decal, the more stretching needed to fit the curve of a helmet. When stretched, the ink widens with the label and you’ll eventually get gaps in the colored areas.

I have heard there are companies that print custom waterslide decals but I have not found been able to find any in my limited Google searches. Sounds expensive (relatively) and it might be hard to find anyone that will print what may be considered copyrighted material.

I have a Silhouette Cameo 4 vinyl cutter and have had some success with Oracal 651 vinyl. However, I have also had some problems with paint bleeding inside the label. I have tried applying vinyl decals with strips of clear waterslide decal paper along the edges to act as a seal against bleeding. This does a good job of preventing bleeding but:

Applying the material along all the edges can be challenging. Depending on the decals there might be a lot of edge to cover. Also, working with larger pieces of the waterslide decal paper is difficult. The edges fold over and it’s very hard to undo that, often forcing you to start with a new piece.

The decal paper keeps the paint from adhering to the plastic because, obviously, it is a layer of material between the paint and the shell. If the waterslide material lifts or is removed, the paint goes with it.

I have also purchased 8 mil white Convex GearWrap (SKU C8155W), which is thicker than Oracal and also seems more adhesive. It is possible to place decals cut in Oracal on the sticky side of the GearWrap, thus using the GearWrap adhesive to hold the decal in place on the helmet. This is an acquired skill however.

Painting

Painting clear, smooth, glossy plastic is definitely a challenge. You want to keep the plastic as clear and smooth as possible so the decals, stripes and paint show through as clearly as possible. But that goes against the normal process of prepping a surface for paint by sanding it.

That said, I have had good success with Krylon Colormaxx paints (labeled for metal, wood, plastic...). Make sure you inside surface is a clean as possible. Try wiping a small area with alcohol. As mentioned, however, you’ll probably get some haziness in the plastic when cleaning it with alcohol. Keep in mind, though, when the paint is applied it seems to “moisten” the surface, thus removing the haze.

Spray several light coats, waiting the recommended minute or two, or even longer, between coats. After several coats, hold the helmet up to a light source and examine the entirety of the inside. If you can see any light showing through the paint, focus subsequent coats on those areas. Interestingly, even if you end up with some light spots, they are not often noticeable in the finished product.

One of the advantages of painting the inside of a helmet is that if you end up with drips they won’t be visible from the outside (unless it’s metallic paint - see below).

If there are spots inside the helmet that are not properly prepped, you might see some patches where the paint “beads”. Like drips, however, this is not as big of an issue as it might seem. Try letting the coat dry for a few minutes and reapply paint. Eventually the patches will be covered. How well the paint has adhered is another story, though. Try to ensure the inner surface is as clean as possible before painting.

Metallic paints present additional challenges and I would recommend avoiding them. If you run into drips or beading, you will most likely see these defects in the finished product. Because of the metal flecks in the paint, if it is not applied evenly the finish will be uneven, and drips will be obvious. Also, if the paint is not mixed (shaken) consistently it will come out of the can in different mixtures, further hosing up the finished product. I don’t know anything about the makeup of different spray paints but I would not be surprised if metallic paints have additional ingredients that don’t mesh will with smooth plastic.

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Beginner Affiliate Marketing To Start In Day 1- For 2021

Isah Abubakar

9 hours ago·15 min read

Introduction to Affiliate Marketing.

Affiliate Marketing is one of the easiest and fastest ways to make money online. In this Ultimate Guide, I will go with you step by step to help you start today your online business with affiliate marketing and make your first revenue Online.

To be honest with you, I don’t do 6 figures with Affiliate every month, but I do make a good recurring revenue, and what’s more important is that it’s almost 99% passive income!

What do I mean by passive income?

Passive income means that every month, I earn a couple of thousands of dollars without doing anything. so even if I take OFF the whole month, I will still earn almost the same number every month. Nice Haa!

In this article, I will share with you what I do exactly and give you some tips that may help you to start with affiliate marketing, and then I will show how to scale and reach 5–6 figures after a year or so.

What is Affiliate Marketing?

Simply, affiliate marketing is promoting products and services for other people and companies and earning commission per sale.

So, what’s nice is that you will not worry about creating and buying products, you will just promote an existing product. this is why it’s easy to start with. and even you can start with a 0$ budget as you will see later.

So Affiliate marketing is a great choice for anyone who wants to start a business online and make money without investing or even without having that much skills online.

Let’s Start!

Simply, affiliate marketing is based on two things:

Selecting the correct product to promote.

Promoting the product.

It’s that simple, select a product, promote it, earn money!

Let’s start with the first part, which is Selecting the correct product.

1. Select the correct product to promote:

It’s very important to understand and learn how to select the best product or service to promote because simply, with the same effort and time you will make much more money if you select the correct product.

Example: Let’s say you are promoting a service that costs 200$ and your commission is 60% per sale.

You promoted this service and you were able to get like 50 sales each month.

Simple calculations:

50$ * (200*0.6) = 6000$ per month. Nice!

And your advertising costs (In case of running paid Ads) are 3000$. Then you earn 3000$ every Month.

Per Year: 3000$ * 12 month = 40000 $

Great! BUT in this case, you will need to promote every month, pay for advertising every month, effort and Time every month!! Yes?!

NOW, Let’s Tweak the scenario!

We selected a product at the same price: 200$. Your commission is only 40% and not 60%.

But what is different here, is that the product you selected gives recurring commissions, so you will get 40% every month without promoting again and again.

Let’s say now, you promoted this service and you were able to get like 50 sales in a month.

Simple calculations:

For 50 sales per month:

50$ * (200*0.4) = 4000$ / First month

And your advertising costs are 3000$ then you earn only 1000$ for the First Month.

But then, 4000$ for the next months without any advertising or efforts (It’s recurring!) Did You Get It!

So the next months you will earn 4000$ without paying anything!

Per year: 1000$ + ( 4000$ * 11) = 45000 $ with much more less effort and time!

Which scenario you go with??

I think, Obviously, you will go with the second (recurring commission), which will become 90% passive with the same revenue or even more!

This is a small example, of how selecting the correct product (even with lower commission) may be critical in affiliate marketing.

Of course, I am not saying that you should not go with 1-time commission products! NO.

I am just showing the importance of selecting the correct product and how it may reflect on your work!

Small advice: select at least two products to promote, one recurring, and the other is 1-time commission.

Top Affiliate Products And Networks to choose from.

Ok friend, after we knew the importance of selecting the affiliate product, the Big Question now is: “Where can I find affiliate products to start promoting?“

To make things simple for you, I will go over more than 10 Affiliate programs and products that you can join even if you are a total beginner. and I will show you both recurring and single commission products and services.

Single Commission Affiliate Products.

I will share with you know what I think the top 5 affiliate networks that you can start with and find different products to promote.

1. ClickBank: probably you heard about, Clickbank is not a product, it’s an affiliate network where you can find thousands of products to promote.

There is only a small drawback here, that it’s not available in all countries.

2. CJAffiliate: CJ is also one of the largest Affiliate Networks available Online. I do work with CJ, and I promote some Web hosting services like Contabo and Other products.

3. JVZoo: It’s also a large trusted affiliate network with thousands of Affiliate products to start with.

4. Warrior Plus: This Network is Great for beginners, simply because it’s simple to join, and it’s available anywhere worldwide.

by the way, if you like to see in action how you can start with warrior plus and make money online almost from the first week, you can watch my video here:

In this video, I showed an online business strategy that allows you to make money online with no money or investment and you can earn and see results from the first month, or even from the first week!

5. Envato Market: One of my best, and I already work with this network to generate a couple of hundreds of dollars each month (100% Passive)

This company provides digital products and assets like website themes and templates, audio, video templates, source codes, and much more. you can check it here and choose whatever product you want to promote.

here is a sample of my earnings:

Also if you like to see this in action, you can check the following video and see how you can start and how I started and made money from the first month.

[ Case Study 2020 ]

I think this is enough for affiliate networks. Let’s move now to my preferred list of recurring commission affiliate services and products.

Recurring Commission Affiliate Products.

Here is the best part, working with recurring commission products and earning 10X more money per year with the same effort!

1. ClickFunnels: The Clickfunnels affiliate program is one of the most generous commissions for a Service As A Service (SAAS) company. They pay 40% life-time affiliate commissions on all purchases.

They also have something called a “sticky cookie”, which is a bonus to affiliates because if your share your link to a customer it follows them across all of their devices. This keeps people you refer attached to your affiliate account, no matter where they are.

Aside from their software, Clickfunnels also comes up with new products all the time that you can also earn money on such as live events and training courses.

2. SEMRUSH: It’s also an awesome Service to promote with a 40% commission rate, SEMRUSH is an SEO tools company that helps anyone rank their websites and get more free organic traffic. Here is my affiliate dashboard:

3. Tube Buddy: You can earn up to 50% Recurring commission when you refer people to Tube buddy.

Tube Buddy helps content creators, brands, and networks save time and grow their channels. So you can market and advertise it to content creators to help them grow their YouTube Channels.

4. Get Response: One of the Top Email Marketing Services out there, and offers an awesome Affiliate program.

As you can see it offers to programs, one is a single 100$ commission per sale. and the other is 33% recurring commission every month.

What’s nice about Get response and similar services, that it’s hard for users using such platforms to leave it, since all their mailing lists, data, analytics will be saved in the system, so migrating will be somehow a problem.

This is a great thing if you think in terms of recurring commission, so when you refer someone, its like 95% he/she will be a long term customer.

Anyway, almost all products and services have an affiliate network, so you can check whatever product or service you want, contact them, and ask for their affiliate program.

5. SendinBlue: one of my best, only because it allows you to earn per signup! Yes, it pays 5 Euros on each sign up you refer to SendinBlue.

It is also one of the Top Email Marketing Services outthere.

For a full list of affiliate programs and products, please check this post.

Promoting The Affiliate Product.

After we learned what is affilitae programing, and the importance of choosing the correct products to promote, and I showed you some of the best affilitae networks and programs that you can start with. Now it’s time for the real work!

Choosing the product or the service may take like 10 minutes or a maximum of 1–2 days. But what is essential now is How to promote?! It’s all about Marketing.

When it comes to marketing, we have two paths:

Free Advertising.

Paid Advertising.

Free Advertising.

Let’s start with Free promotion, and see how we can promote affiliate products and services for free.

1. SEO: Search Engine Optimization.

SEO is the best way to promote affiliate services and products and to turn this online business into almost 99% Passive Income. why?

Before, I say why, Let’s explain SEO in brief.

What is SEO?

SEO or Search Engine Optimization, is simply a method, or a techinique used to rank your websites and articles on Top of search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo.

You know, when people wants something on the internet, they search for it on search engines, and usually people will open results from the first page only.

So your goal with SEO is to make your website rank on the first page for certain search queries. so you can get a lot of free organic traffic to your website.

Let’s take this simple scenario, You wrote an article on your website about an affiliate product, for example, “Top 10 Microphones for YouTubers” and you ranked this article on the first page of Google.

Now you can imagine how much money you will make with the amazon affiliate program promoting “Microphones affiliate links” and getting free traffic from Google, It’s money on autopilot!

Now you may say, Ok Great! But how do we rank our articles? in other words, what the hell is SEO!! and how do we do it!?

Of course, Going through SEO in deep is out of the scope of this article, but at the same time, I will try my best to help you understand how to start and work with SEO in few lines. I will not let you go out of here missing anything!

The Idea is Simple, we mainly have three steps to go through in the process of ranking your articles:

Know what people are searching for (Keyword Research)

Optimize your article for these keywords (On-Page SEO)

Off-Page SEO (Building Trust, Social Signals, and Link Building…)

To Make things Simple, Let’s go with a simple example from my blog here. If you go now to Google and search for: “postal smtp” you will see the following results:

You will see that my article is ranking as the third result on Google after the Ad. and the first two results are the postal owner’s main page. so practically I am the first result here.

so anyone searching for this keyword he will definitely check my website.

So how I did this?

Firstly, I wanted to write an article (full guide) about “setting up postal SMTP and sending unlimited emails“. So I Simply wrote it!

but when I started writing the article, I optimized it on a certail keywords, so you can see in the title the keywords mentioned:

Keywords like “free smtp”, “SMTP server setup”, “Postal” , “Guide”

This is a simple example for On-page optimization, which is mentioning the keywords in the post title which will be the H1 tag on your website for this article.

Then if you read this article, you will see that I mentioned these keywords several times in it, so Google and search engines can know that this article is about this Topic.

You may ask, from where I get these keywords, and How can I know the best to choose? SIMPLE! use a keyword research tool.

You can use free keyword research tools like H-supertools or maybe some advanced SEO tools like SEMRUSH.

So open the H-supertools free keyword research tool and just write the topic you want in the box, and press search. here is an example:

The tool will automatically give you keyword search volume data and help you choose the best keywords.

Then the last step is off-page SEO, which is trying to get some backlinks and social signals to your website. as an example, I link to my blog from my Udemy Courses and my social profiles.

I hope this gives you an idea of how SEO works and how to start with it. Let’s move now to the next strategy in promoting affiliate links which is YouTube!

2. Promote Affiliate with YouTube.

YouTube is one of the best sources to promote anything! not only affiliate services. You create videos about your affiliate product and link back to it.

Now the Big Question is How to Grow Your YouTube Channel and get more views?

In general, there are two ways to grow your channel.

1. YouTube suggestions: where YouTube will start suggesting your videos on the top of other popular videos.

Ex: you pick a trending video or topic and you create a similar High-Quality Video, and optimize the metadata (Title, Thumbnail, Description, and Tags)

2. Video SEO: which is ranking your videos on top of YouTube search results by optimizing your title, and metadata for a specific keyword. you can use tools like Tubebuddy, Vidiq, H-supertools, and others to grow your channel.

My Videos Rank on Top of YouTube for certain keywords.

If you would like to see exactly how do I rank my videos on top of Youtube, You can check the following video:

3. Forums and Q&A Sites.

Search for forums related to your content and help others by sharing what you know and link to your article or page where you are promoting the offer (DON’T SPAM).

Also, don’t forget, Reddit, which is a great place to get free traffic.

Now, In my case, I started my own Forum and this helped me get more traffic by letting people ask questions on my own forum.

Also, Quora Q&A, which is one of the fastest methods to get traffic. It’s by answering questions and linking back to your site.

( I do get thousands of views on Quora every month from my answers. It works)

My Quora Profile

Check this video to see how I to use Quora and get more traffic from it:

5. Social Media

If you have some followers on Facebook, maybe Facebook groups, LinkedIn, Twitter, all these helps you to get traffic, (you can automate posting on all platforms using a social media management software, I do use Content Studio. you can get Lifetime access with this special offer here).

Of course, when I say social media, I don’t mean to spam groups and people, NO, just try to build connections, give value, build trust, and then you can link back to your pages.

6. Free Ebooks and Courses

You can also create small free ebooks and publish on ebooks sites like this to get traffic or even you can publish a free course on Udemy which has millions of students out there and link back to your site. if you are following my Udemy courses, you probably have seen the links I mention in my courses.

7. Email Marketing.

8. Email Marketing, always make sure to build your email lists, which will be one of the top sources of traffic for your websites by sending newsletters to your Subscribers.

Check the video below, to see in action how I send a campagin and get 56% open rate:

Check Also: How I moved from 1K $ to 10K $ 18 Months Case Study

Paid Advertising.

When It comes to paid advertising, we have several networks and places to market on like:

Facebook Ads.

Google Ads

Native Ads

Quora Ads

Going through all these requires a 300-page book each! So I will go over each one, in brief, to put you in the right direction.

Promote Affiliate products with Facebook and Google Ads

If you are looking to promote affiliate products with Facebook or Google Ads, Keep in mind the following:

First: Don’t run ads directly to your affiliate link. Facebook and Google are generally not a huge fan of affiliate links, and doing so too much could end up getting your ad account shut down.

Instead, you want to send them to your landing page in between the Ad and the Affiliate product page.

Secondly: make sure that all of your landing pages are compliant with Facebook and Google GuideLines.

Create Your Landing Page.

Now, what you have to do is to create your landing page. This could be a simple page where you pre-sell whatever it is you’re promoting…whether it’s a piece of pre-launch content or the sales page…and invite them to click through to download it.

Or, even better, you can use this as an opportunity to grow your list by turning these people into subscribers to YOUR list, and then sending them onto the content or offer you are promoting.

Run your Campaign.

A small note to consider is whenever you start your campaign, be sure to select the correct audience and narrow down as much as you can to target specific people. You can also use AD retargeting, which is a great weapon when running paid Ads.

Here is a small video, showing how important is retargeting with a small example:

Also, Don’t forget to start your campaign with low bids and different Ad sets to test, and to know which is the best to scale with.

Promote Affiliate products with Native Ads.

For affiliate marketers, native ad networks like Outbrain, Taboola, Mgid, and others are an ideal platform, proven to bring great results.

Ads on search results (like Google) and social media (Like Facebook) are not the same as ads on native networks. Why?

Simply Because there’s a big difference between scrolling a social feed, searching for something specific on Google, or browsing a favorite news site (where Native ads are shown). With the latter, users are in “discovery mode.”

They are primed to discover content that interests them.

Check out this case study I made like a year ago with Outbrain network promoting my own product and not an affiliate, but I think it will give you an idea on how things work:

Promote Affiliate products with Quora Ads.

Even though, I recommend starting with Quora as a free source of traffic by answering and sharing your knowledge as I explained before. But you can still run paid ads also on Quora.

I created a showrt video showing the power of Quora Ads, you can check it here:

I hope this article gave you all the information that helps you with your online business journey as an affiliate marketer.

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Guess what I did instead of working on that Shobbs fic?

So instead of writing that fic I promised @thefuckingwarship, I compiled a list! A list that is fueled by my love for Jason Statham.  But this is not a typical “actor crush” where I think an actor is hot or charming. This is what I call a “dad crush” where I often find myself wishing his badass characters would be my dad. It probably has to do with the fact that he spends two movies bonding with little Chinese girls. As a former little Chinese girl, I am very affected. So I made a list, with notes, ranking every character I’ve seen him play in order of my dad preference. Please feel free to add to this or disagree with me. I’d love to hear other people’s opinions on his dad potential.  (I’ll get back to working on that fic I swear!)

Metrics: 

Ranking: My order of preference for how much I want them to be my dad. Not necessarily logical. Not fully based on other ratings.

Fun factor: how much fun you have when you are with him. How funny/cool they are. Does not indicate care/ reliability/ bond.

Dad factor: reliability. emotional availability. protectiveness. General dad qualities. 

1. Jonas Taylor - charming and good with kids. Not an “emotionally stunted tough guy”. Has good healthy relationships with everyone. Lives in a world where it’s “take your kids to work day” every day, which means awesome ocean adventures and learning how to fight sharks. Fun Factor: 10/10   Dad Factor: 9/10

2. Phil Broker -  Like Jonas, he is also good with kids, emotionally available and balanced.  Stay at home dad, with dad powers at 1000%. Will rescue you single-handedly from kidnappers. Will go horseback riding with you after school. Will do literally anything for you, from kicking asses to licking boots. Loses first place to Jonas because he has no personality/hobbies outside of being the best dad ever. I can see the relationship being a little suffocating as you grow older. Won’t take you on cool adventures like fighting biker gangs and blowing up meth labs, because he’s too protective. :( Fun Factor: 7/10   Dad Factor: 100/10

3. Luke Wright - Cool, laid back dad. Treats you as an equal. Will respect your autonomy and intelligence. Happy to let you spread your wings, but always there to catch you when you fall. Will run your enemies over with a car several times.  Fun Factor: 7/10   Dad Factor: 10/10

4. Deckard Shaw - Displayed a lot of cool uncle vibes with baby Brian, so definitely great with kids. Psycho-bananas for family. Probably will be a very involved and protective dad. Unlike Phil, who completely divorces himself from his job to be a dad, being a badass assassin is basically the Shaw family business. You will learn how to make bombs and kill people. Will have many cool adventures saving the world. Fun Factor: 15/10   Dad Factor: 8/10

5. Jensen Ames - Good solid family man type. Works hard to provide for you. Breaks out of jail and murders people to get daughter back. Will raise you in a dystopian Mexican junkyard. Fun Factor: 2/10   Dad Factor: 9/10

6.  Rick Ford - Most embarrassing dad ever! You will probably not survive past puberty because you would have died of embarrassment at some point. Will tackle being a dad with as much intensity and enthusiasm as everything else. Honestly kind of cute in his earnestness. Fun Factor: 4/10   Dad Factor: 11/10

7. Danny Bryce - Emotionally stunted tough guy. Is responsible and competent. Like Phil, he leaves his badassery behind for his family, so no awesome adventures. :( Cares about you in his own gruff way, but has trouble expressing it probably. You can always depend on him. Fun Factor: 4/10   Dad Factor: 7/10

8.  Turkish - Great sense of humour, cool dude, seems like a good time to be around. Hustling to make a living and provide for you. Lost to Danny because he is a little bumbling and not very competent. You might lose your dad because he got killed by gangsters or arrested by the police. Fun Factor: 7/10   Dad Factor: 6/10

9. Lee Christmas - Lee seems like a cool dude too. Not around a lot, but shows a genuine desire for family (i.e. the Lacy debacle). Would treasure his relationship with you. You’ll have a good time whenever he is around, but he would be gone for months at a time. Expect to have 20 badass, doting aunts/uncles. Fun Factor: 7/10   Dad Factor: 4/10

10. Quentin Connors - Intelligent and competent. He has a sense of loyalty but ultimately is selfish and a little narcissistic. Not a good man. But he does have one billion dollars. My moral compass kind of goes haywire from the magnetic pull of one billion dollars. Fun Factor: 7/10   Dad Factor: 4/10

11. Tony Leather - Family man with questionable priorities. Claims to be pulling jobs to provide for his family, but clearly attached to his criminal buddies and lifestyle. Disregards his wife's concerns and protests. Tony cares about his family but can’t prioritize it over the con. Good with his kids though. Fun Factor: 5/10   Dad Factor: 4/10

12. Chev Chelios- Human disaster. Trying to improve himself. Probably not a responsible dad, but will make an honest effort. Will bring you to some horribly inappropriate places. Will let you get away with a lot. Fun factor: 6/10  Dad factor: 4/10

13.  Jack Crawford - Obsessed with finding his partner’s killer. You’ll always take a backseat to the case. Total disappointment of a dad. Does care about you and will try, but expect to be tossed to the side as soon as he gets a lead. Fun Factor: 2/10   Dad Factor: 3/10

14. Bateman - Loving guy. Seems smart and charming. Like Christmas, he has a longing for family and will likely treasure his relationship with any children of his. Is, unfortunately, a crackhead, therefore cannot be trusted to be responsible for kids. Fun Factor: 5/10   Dad Factor: 2/10

15. Nick Wild - Has a strong sense of loyalty and responsibility. But is also a self-destructive, compulsive gambler. Is definitely an “emotionally stunted tough guy”. Will care about you, but will not be emotionally available. Can count on him to avenge you for your murder at least. Fun Factor: 3/10   Dad Factor: 2/10

16.  Bacon- Immature, deadbeat dad. Seem like the type of guy who dumps the heavy lifting of parenthood on his partner. Will be around to play with you when it’s convenient for him. More likely to hang out with his mates. Maybe 1 hour/week of dad time. Fun Factor: 4/10   Dad Factor: 1/10

17. Tom Brandt - Another entry for embarrassing dads as well as “emotionally stunted tough guy” dads. Total fashion disaster. That lumpy-ass-old-man-sweater with baggy sweatpants?!! Ewww…. No social grace or manners. Will kill you with embarrassment just like Rick Ford. Proven time and again to be prone to excessive violence. A domestic abuse case waiting to happen. Fun Factor: 0/10   Dad Factor: 1/10

18/19 Arthur Bishop/ Handsome Rob - Does not know you exist. You don’t even know their name. Your mom doesn’t know their name either. Fun Factor: 0/10   Dad Factor: 0/10 (Resurrection does not exist to me)

20. Joey Jones (Smith) - Clearly cares about his family. Provides for you. Protective too. Has debilitating PTSD. Lives in self-imposed exile. Would be a great dad if he weren’t so FUCKING SAD and full of self-loathing. Could be #4 or 5 if he got help. Fun Factor: -100/10   Dad Factor: 5/10

BONUS: Frank Martin - Ultimate responsible parent. Has a lot of rules. Tells you to take your feet off his furniture. Will complain about you getting his upholstery dirty. A constant air of exasperation. Uses “I’m going to count to three” as a threat. Will make you get to the airport 3 hours early and sit in the terminal. Will drop you off at school, appointments, and extracurriculars with military precision. Fun Factor: 3/10   Mom Factor:10/10

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Finest Diagnostic Sensor Evaluation: FIXD Analysis Sensor

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Best Analysis Sensor Review FIXD Analytical Sensor

A fantastic benefit from picking FIXD is you can use various detectors with each of your vehicles and entry each one with the application that you employ on the phone. Given that individuals cars are powered by gasoline and came out in 1996 or afterwards, you can utilize FIXD. Once plugged in, this indicator will continue to check your car and recognize any issues that occur afterwards. Also you can make use of the detector to setup reminders of when you must do regimen maintenance like modifying your gas. This instrument works without any specific tools or components.

What you ought to Do in order to Maintain Your Automobile

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How Can FIXD Work?

If you buy this instrument, you obtain both the diagnostic indicator that acts as a scanner and also the FIXD mobile app. In order to operate a check out in your auto, you have to connect the tool into the motor vehicle. If you employed one of the boxes that insurance firms offer to help lower your rates, you’ll may have learned how this works. You will then need to open up the store on the mobile phone the place you purchase and acquire applications.

Anybody having an Google android phone will use the Google Engage in Retail store. When the retailer loads, perform a search for FIXD and download the state app through the maker. You should click the name from the application after which find the install key well before waiting for it to download.

When you plug in the instrument, open the FIXD mobile app. You should use the Bluetooth on the cell phone to find the sensing unit and make up the connection that you need.

How Does FIXD Function

After you develop this connection, you are going to click on your display screen and inform the iphone app that you would like to check your vehicle. Following the check coatings, the mobile app will highlight every thing it located. This enables you to know what is incorrect with your vehicle and what you should do or talk to your auto mechanic about later.

Should You Buy it?

As important as your current wellness is, the health of your vehicle can be just as important. Simple things like a loosened wire in the electric motor might cause your verify motor gentle in the future on and remain on for days at any given time.

There is not any ensure that this light-weight emerged on as a result of something basic even though, which explains why you will need a analysis scanning device like FIXD. FIXD comes with a detector that one could plug in and set up in seconds along with an app that really works with that instrument.

Should You Buy it

A single advantage of this instrument is that it is not going to demand asking or new electric batteries. The ability out of your engine gives each of the energy that this tool itself needs. As long as you have got a Wireless bluetooth connection between the tool plus your cell phone, you get total accessibility app. FIXD does need that you simply create your account when you acquire the app. Should you improve into a better phone later, you are able to sign in with your details and gain access to your account yet again. Even though this is an instrument we advise and another we believe you should get, we desired to show you a number of the pros and cons with this design to assist you to feel assured relating to your obtain.

Professionals

Big Array of Concerns

The main reason why you’ll would like to use FIXD is that of the large range of issues that it will find in your car or truck. The business claims that it will discover and determine more than 6,000 problems that involve both smaller sized things you can look after residence and significant repairs which require professional guidance. Additionally, it statements that this will tell you completely whether you ought to have a auto technician perform the job. The tool can tell you when your air sensing unit passed away, in case your oils heat reaches a critical degree or if you wish to tighten up your gas limit. Once you discover and fix the problem, the mobile app allows you to remove the dash gentle too.

Expense Quotes

Maybe you have been in a vehicle accident and needed a fix? Your insurance company probably suggested a number of shops that you might use and also recommended that you get quotes using their company retailers too. This may occupy time and effort and leave you feeling frustrated as to what all those stores explained. FIXD has a great attribute in its mobile app that actually offers you estimations based on your present local zip code or area. Not only does the mobile app let you know just how much you could pay for the various components that you require, but it also lets you know the standard cost of labour for all those work too.

Speedy Scan

While there are many of other analysis equipment that can be used at home, FIXD functions much faster than a few of these other equipment do. It often takes just a couple minutes or so to accomplish a complete scan and look at the outcome in the included mobile app. FIXD also offers you the choice of carrying out a check out when you’re at home or the go. It is possible to open the application and initiate the check when you’re sitting in your auto or standing on your front yard way too. If you are taking your car to some retail outlet, you could possibly wait one hour or longer for any auto technician to connect your car or truck and execute a analysis skim.

A number of Automobiles, 1 Accounts

If you happen to applied a diagnostic scanning tool and application prior to, it is likely you found that you could use only that instrument in a single auto. Although FIXD also needs that you employ the device in just one car, it enables you to use one accounts to monitor any other scanners that you use. Let’s state that you primarily generate a single automobile however your loved one and teen have automobiles of their own. You can get and put in scanning equipment in each and every car and use the mobile app on your own telephone to perform tests on every one. That same mobile app also allows you to create alerts about any long term routine maintenance that people autos need.

Concerns Identified

A very important factor we like about FIXD is definitely how clearly it reveals any concerns identified. Right after performing a scan, the application will available a fresh windowpane that explains just how many problems it discovered. Additionally, it informs you how serious these concerns are, which will let you know whether you should immediately deal with individuals troubles or if you can postpone the repairs for a few days. Repaired utilizes reddish, yellow-colored and natural to tell you which issues are small and that happen to be much more serious. You can do other tests right after creating those maintenance also.

Cost-effective Winning prize

Numerous stores offer you free analytical tests for consumers nowadays. The theory is the fact that you will may be found in to your totally free skim and really feel so thankful that you just concur to pay for costly fixes on the spot. Some automobile parts merchants supply totally free scans too simply because they believe that you’ll find the pieces that you desire from their store. Totally free scans will often need that you simply wait and deal with pushy product sales reps however. FIXD provides you with the choice of doing all of your personal scans in the home when you need to have. It gives you its analysis combination for about $60 and possesses a lot of money that accompany two scanning devices for just $100.

Remove the Lighting

If you find yourself struggling with a verify generator gentle that comes on and continues to be on for days or weeks at any given time, you’ll want to find out what’s wrong and fix it without delay. If you find out that it is one thing simple like a cracked lid on your own fuel container, you might really feel a little absurd that you enable the difficulty continue on for such a long time. When you conduct a scan but don’t have enough time to repair the problem on the spot, FIXD will give you the option of washing the light-weight. This will turn off the lighting on your own dash whilst keeping it from returning on later.

Android os and iOS Help

1 dilemma that people identified when examining FIXD options is a few of these goods only work with one sort of operating-system. In case you have an Android mobile phone or even an iPhone now but think you should alter techniques later on, FIXD is a great choice for you since it is suitable for both methods. The manufacturer delivers totally free software that work well featuring its resources, that you can down load from your Google Perform Shop or even the Apple inc Retailer. After you produce your account, you may log back into it if you modify telephones in the future too.

Maintenance Reminders

However professionals often assert that you should change your essential oil every 3,000 a long way, some models and makes can go for 8,000 to ten thousand mls well before they need an essential oil alter. FIXD may be the only tool of its sort that allows you to create maintenance alerts. The application will send you notifications when you really need to change your oils and substitute your essential fluids or check your car tires and braking system patches (don’t forget about to consider a portable air flow compressor if you’re getting a streets-journey which means you don’t get captured a long way coming from a service station with a toned). It explains the best way numerous mls you put on your car and which varieties of routine maintenance you have to do in the near future. Individuals reminders could save you 1000s of dollars later on maintenance.

Constant Keeping track of

Another characteristic that units Repaired apart from the levels of competition is it offers continuous tracking. Have you had your examine motor light-weight come on and after that transform itself off when you moved over a bump from the road? This often happens because of loose engine wire. These lumps in the streets can temporarily fix the problem till you deal with one more hit. FIXD will work the skim that you need but will then keep checking your automobile till you unplug the tool. If it discovers any upcoming issues, the iphone app will immediately alert you of what it discovered.

Suited to A lot less Experienced Users

Whilst you could buy an experienced diagnostic instrument through the vehicle store, individuals tools are usually hard to use. Not merely are you looking to figure out exactly where to connect the tool, but you will also have to see the difficult codes that turn up. Individuals regulations need that you entry a database and use the information offered to decide what you can do after that. Set usually takes the uncertainty from identifying and fixing your automobile. Once you perform a check out, it shows you in obvious and easy English just what it founds and what which means to your vehicle. After that you can get a fix completed without working with a data bank.

Vehicle Background

Dependant upon your age, you could possibly bear in mind your folks keeping a complete log of how many mls they drove as well as other information. The more aged age group often stored those specifics in a small laptop computer they stored in the glovebox. FIXD lets you record your vehicle’s record on your mobile phone and in a log that one could easily go through and access. Whenever that you just manage a check, it is going to create a report that reveals every thing it found. You have access to each of all those past tests and view all the information that you have to understand the reputation of your car.

Secure Data

Any moment which you use a wireless gadget, you may worry about your individual data. This is especially frequent among individuals who use the internet as a result of info breaches experienced by Target and other major retailers. When using FIXD though, you never be concerned about information breaches. Though the app and instrument really do work with Bluetooth, as soon as you create a link between the tool and your cell phone, no one else can access that identical link. This makes certain that no one else can gain access to your analytical scans.

Money Back Refund

FIXD supplies a promise that essentially suggests the corporation isn’t satisfied until you are content. Once you get this device on-line from Amazon or some other shop, you possess as much as 1 month to try it out yourself. When you choose that you aren’t delighted, you can return it within that time for any total return. This is a wonderful way for you to make certain that the tool not just works with your model and make but which it will discover the information that you require. You might find that you prefer a analytical tool capable of tracking and scanning other places of your engine.

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What is an Autoresponder and do I need one for My company? The 2nd Do I require to consider Email Marketing?

Having actually a targeted e-mail list and utilizing effective email marketing is like owning a individual bank device ... but just as long as you do it. The majority of people don't. It  is necessary to keep in mind, that I  have actually run email campaigns that have created thousands in commissions, and I  have actually sent e-mails that stopped working to produce a single cent. While it's not constantly foreseeable, there are things I  have actually learned throughout the years that can produce more consistency between the 2. Now assuming you've done the foundation and matched your deal to the list, there specify approaches you can do to increase your sales from each e-mail. It's of course difficult to talk to everyone individually. While they get the e-mail straight to their inbox and read it as if you sent it to one person, you really might be speaking to 10s and even numerous countless individuals at the same time. 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Knowing your audiences most significant issues, and disappointments is the crucial to increasing your sales. It's an simple sale if you can legally offer a service to assist them solve a huge issue. Your only job then is to clearly explain and let them understand how it does that. Integrate it with the time technique above you have severe sales firepower. " Are you squandering your time attempting to fix this huge and discouraging problem? Think of just how much simpler your day would be if that problem was gone. The terrific aspect of this (insert item) is the hours of time it conserves and how it solves xyz issue by doing this this and this. Here's where you get can it now ...". Entertain:. The number of people sit down each night and see TV for a minimum of an hour? Think of all the different ways, and billions of dollars invested in home entertainment. It ought to be obvious that we like a little enjoyment and range in life. Make sure your e-mails not just discuss the product, however they are amusing and interesting at the same time. Inform stories, and paint pictures. If you can conserve time, solve a problem, and be amusing or entertaining in the process. Well golly gee you're going to be popular and wealthy at the very same time! " Bahhh, Bahhh ... The animals shuffled in line, one by one. What a frustrating zoo this day has actually been. Today I was standing in line at the coffeehouse. I felt rather silly simply waiting there, and began to fantasize. When I suddenly envisioned everybody bleating aloud like sheep. I nearly lost it chuckling in the middle of Starbucks. Can you envision me, the crazy person in line simply breaking out laughing. Possibly I really was insane. Who wishes to stand around like sheep squandering valuable time, for an overpriced cup of joe. Back at house on the computer system, and truly sulking I got to believing. There's got to be a much better way. 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What is an Autoresponder and do I require one for My business? The 2nd Do I require to think about Email Marketing?

Having a targeted email list and utilizing efficient e-mail marketing resembles owning a individual bank device ... but just as long as you do it right. Many people don't. It  is very important to keep in mind, that I've run email projects that have actually generated thousands in commissions, and I  have actually sent out e-mails that failed to produce a single penny. While it's not always predictable, there are things I  have actually learned over the years that can produce more consistency in between the 2. Now presuming you  have actually done the groundwork and matched your deal to the list, there are specific approaches you can do to increase your sales from each email. It's obviously impossible to speak to each individual separately. While they get the email directly to their inbox and read it as if you sent it to one person, you in fact might be talking to 10s or even hundreds of thousands of people at as soon as. The technique here is that all of us have standard characteristics that you ought to be "speaking" to. Take advantage of these and watch your outcomes skyrocket. A while back I surveyed one of my lists and the following are principles I  have actually pulled from the precise words utilized by genuine paying clients. Conserve Time: Most of us get a great deal of email, and it's safe to assume we have extremely hectic lives. The technique here is that all of us MAKE time for the important things we want. (like possibly your promotional offer!). Here's how to take advantage of this sentiment. Before sending your next promo, ask yourself ... Does the offer saves your client precious time? , if so you need to definitely describe how it does. . " Do you waste hours, on x, y, and z? Would you rather hang out on (list more intriguing things). Here's an offer that saves you time by doing this, and letting you do (the more interesting things).". Solve a Problem:. Aggravation is a substantial incentive! Knowing your audiences biggest problems, and frustrations is the key to increasing your sales. If you can legitimately provide a service to help them resolve a big problem, it's an easy sale. Your only task then is to plainly discuss and let them know how it does that. Combine it with the time technique above you have major sales firepower. " Are you squandering your time trying to solve this frustrating and huge problem? Imagine just how much simpler your day would be if that problem was gone. The terrific thing about this (insert product) is the hours of time it conserves and how it solves xyz problem by doing this this and this. Here's where you get can it now ...". Entertain:. How lots of people take a seat each night and view TELEVISION for a minimum of an hour? Think about all the various methods, and billions of dollars spent on entertainment. It needs to be obvious that we like a little enjoyment and range in life. Ensure your e-mails not just describe the product, however they are intriguing and amusing at the exact same time. Inform stories, and paint pictures. If you can conserve time, resolve a problem, and be amusing or amusing while doing so. Well golly gee you're going to be popular and rich at the same time! " Bahhh, Bahhh ... The animals mixed in line, one by one. What a frustrating zoo this day has actually been. Today I was standing in line at the coffee bar. I felt rather silly simply waiting there, and started to fantasize. When I unexpectedly envisioned everybody bleating out loud like sheep. I almost lost it chuckling in the middle of Starbucks. Can you picture me, the crazy person in line just busting out laughing. Perhaps I actually was insane. Who wishes to stand around like sheep squandering valuable time, for an overpriced cup of joe. So back at house on the computer system, and truly sulking I got to believing. There's got to be a much better way. After one smart Facebook post about the encounter and hours of cat videos later ... Bingo ... I stumbled onto this ... (affiliate link). This incredible device makes real Starbucks coffee right there on your counter top. Get this ... it does it in ten seconds at the push of a button. What a relief. I ran to the shop and purchased it on the spot. Think which line I WON'T be in tomorrow. And waste time in line for a easy coffee than I extremely suggest this extremely awesome instant coffee maker if you don't want to pay too much. You do not even have to leave your house to purchase it. You can get it right here online ... ( link). Now you  have actually got more time for cat videos like me! Bahhh bye in the meantime!". Got it? Funny, story, entertaining, conserve time, resolve problem ... immediate sale! Speak with Feelings:. Okay, I snuck this one in there on the previous example. Unless you're a cyborg or something, you most likely have actually experienced more than your share of feelings in a lifetime. Think what? They work fantastic in story telling, and sales. In the above story, I felt frustrated, ridiculous, and laugh aloud delighted, and lastly relief. Many times ours problems occur with really particular feelings. Anger, aggravation, sadness, etc. With those issues resolved, we experience the opposite. Happy, relieved, pleased. Bear in mind when you feel these things. Include them into your marketing. When you get paid from all your email sales, be pleased. Create Exclusivity:. Someplace deep inside of us is a 5 years of age joking sticking out their tongue and saying "na na I got this and you donnnnn' t". It's some type of difficult coded sensation that we want to be special unique flowers of exclusivity. Picture you see an amazing product of clothing at the shop, purchase it, and are delighted. The next day you are standing in line for coffee (see what I did there hahaha) ... and actually EVERY single person in line was using the same thing. Well gosh you may feel a bit disappointed. It's likewise the factor so many iDevices are sold on the very first day, due to the fact that there's a limited supply and you'll be one of the select couple of that has it. So let's see how we might make this work. As an affiliate you have actually limited result on the exclusivity of the item you're promoting. You can create your own. You can add value, service, or bonus to the offer that IS in restricted unique supply. Nobody else will get this valuable reward deal however you, my valued customer. Geminii Review:. Geminii has been produced to offer HUGE value on the front end and will provide any newbie access to the 3 crucial tools that EVERYBODY requires when they begin their online service. 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What is an Autoresponder and do I need one for My business? The second Do I need to think about Email Marketing?

Having a targeted email list and using effective email marketing is like owning a personal bank device ... however only as long as you do it. Most people don't. It's crucial to note, that I've run email projects that have generated thousands in commissions, and I  have actually sent emails that failed to produce a single penny. While it's not always foreseeable, there are things I've learned for many years that can produce more consistency between the 2. Now assuming you  have actually done the groundwork and matched your offer to the list, there are specific methods you can do to increase your sales from each email. It's naturally impossible to speak with everyone separately. While they get the email straight to their inbox and read it as if you sent it to a single person, you in fact may be talking to 10s or perhaps numerous thousands of individuals simultaneously. The technique here is that all of us have standard characteristics that you must be "speaking" to. Use these and watch your results soar. A while back I surveyed one of my lists and the following are concepts I've pulled from the exact words utilized by genuine paying clients. Conserve Time: The majority of us get a lot of e-mail, and it's safe to presume we have extremely hectic lives. The trick here is that all of us MAKE time for the things we desire. (like maybe your marketing deal!). Here's how to tap into this sentiment. Before sending your next promo, ask yourself ... Does the offer saves your client precious time? , if so you need to definitely explain how it does. . " Do you waste hours, on x, y, and z? Would you rather spend time on (list more intriguing things). Here's an offer that conserves you time by doing this, and letting you do (the more interesting things).". Fix a Problem:. Disappointment is a huge motivator! Knowing your audiences greatest problems, and frustrations is the crucial to increasing your sales. It's an easy sale if you can legally offer a option to assist them fix a big problem. Your only task then is to plainly describe and let them know how it does that. Combine it with the time trick above you have severe sales firepower. " Are you squandering your time trying to resolve this aggravating and substantial issue? If that issue was gone, imagine how much easier your day would be. The great feature of this (insert item) is the hours of time it saves and how it solves xyz issue by doing this this and this. Here's where you get can it now ...". Amuse:. The number of individuals sit down each night and watch TELEVISION for a minimum of an hour? Consider all the numerous methods, and billions of dollars invested on entertainment. It needs to be obvious that we like a little excitement and range in life. Ensure your emails not just discuss the item, however they are amusing and interesting at the same time. Inform stories, and paint images. If you can conserve time, fix a issue, and be amusing or amusing in the process. Well golly gee you're going to be popular and wealthy at the same time! " Bahhh, Bahhh ... The animals mixed in line, one by one. What a frustrating zoo this day has been. Today I was standing in line at the cafe. I felt rather silly simply waiting there, and began to fantasize. When I all of a sudden thought of everyone bleating aloud like sheep. I almost lost it laughing in the middle of Starbucks. Can you envision me, the insane guy in line simply breaking out laughing. Maybe I in fact was insane. Who wants to stand around like sheep squandering valuable time, for an overpriced cup of joe. Back at house on the computer, and rightfully sulking I got to believing. There's got to be a much better way. After one clever Facebook post about the encounter and hours of cat videos later on ... Bingo ... I stumbled onto this ... (affiliate link). This incredible maker makes actual Starbucks coffee right there on your countertop. Get this ... it does it in ten seconds at the push of a button. What a relief. I ran to the store and purchased it on the area. Guess which line I WON'T remain in tomorrow. If you do not desire to pay excessive, and lose time in line for a simple coffee than I highly suggest this super remarkable immediate coffee machine. You do not even need to leave your house to purchase it. You can get it right here online ... ( link). Now you've got more time for cat videos like me! Bahhh bye for now!". Got it? Amusing, story, entertaining, conserve time, fix problem ... instant sale! Speak To Feelings:. Okay, I snuck this one in there on the previous example. Unless you're a cyborg or something, you most likely have experienced more than your share of feelings in a lifetime. Think what? They work great in story informing, and sales. In the above story, I felt frustrated, silly, and laugh out loud pleased, and finally relief. Many times ours issues come along with really particular emotions. Anger, aggravation, unhappiness, and so on. With those problems resolved, we experience the opposite. Happy, relieved, pleased. When you feel these things, take note. Integrate them into your marketing. When you get paid from all your email sales, be happy. Develop Exclusivity:. Someplace deep inside of us is a 5 year old kidding protruding their tongue and saying "na na I got this and you donnnnn' t". It's some sort of difficult coded sensation that we want to be special unique flowers of exclusivity. Picture you see an incredible item of clothes at the shop, purchase it, and are happy. Then the next day you are standing in line for coffee (see what I did there hahaha) ... and actually EVERY single individual in line was using the same thing. Well gosh you might feel a bit dissatisfied. 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Having a targeted email list and using reliable email marketing resembles owning a personal bank machine ... however just as long as you do it right. Most individuals don't. It  is necessary to note, that I  have actually run email projects that have produced thousands in commissions, and I  have actually sent emails that stopped working to produce a single cent. While it's not always foreseeable, there are things I  have actually learned throughout the years that can produce more consistency in between the 2. Now assuming you  have actually done the groundwork and matched your offer to the list, there are particular techniques you can do to increase your sales from each email. It's of course difficult to talk to each individual individually. While they get the e-mail directly to their inbox and read it as if you sent it to one individual, you really may be speaking with 10s or even hundreds of thousands of individuals simultaneously. 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Ensure your e-mails not only describe the product, however they are interesting and amusing at the very same time. Tell stories, and paint photos. If you can save time, solve a issue, and be entertaining or funny in the procedure. Well golly gee you're going to be rich and popular at the same time! " Bahhh, Bahhh ... The animals shuffled in line, one by one. What a aggravating zoo this day has actually been. Today I was standing in line at the cafe. I felt rather silly just waiting there, and began to daydream. When I all of a sudden imagined everyone bleating out loud like sheep. I nearly lost it laughing in the middle of Starbucks. Can you imagine me, the crazy man in line just breaking out laughing. Maybe I actually was insane. Who wants to stand around like sheep losing valuable time, for an overpriced cup of joe. So back at house on the computer system, and truly sulking I got to believing. There's got to be a better way. 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THE TEN WORST THINGS YOU CAN DO IN A NEGOTIATION

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THE TEN WORST THINGS YOU CAN DO IN A NEGOTIATION

The best negotiator I knew always acted like an idiot. He acted so well that I thought he was really stupid. I also thought at the time that he was my best friend.

That was probably an act also. Just two years later he stopped talking to me forever.

I ran into him in the street the other day. He smiled and shook my hand. I felt warm, like he liked me again. Then he was gone.

Negotiation is first about warmth. Two sides deciding if they want to be friends with each other. If they want to be in the same tribe, fighting side by side in this harsh world.

After that it’s about vulnerability. Making yourself into the type of person someone else wants to take care of.

This is not a mystery. When a baby is born the negotiation begins. It lasts until at least the baby is an adult.

My oldest turns 16 tomorrow. She negotiates with me every day. I love her. But maybe that’s what makes her such a tough negotiator.

I’m not so good at realizing where all the boundaries are.

Between the outer me and the inner me. Between the me that always loves her and the me that wants her to love me back.

I guess that’s how I am with everyone. If they don’t love me back, I’m afraid, I’ll be less happy.

If I’m honest where the boundaries are, then we can begin to set up the rules. Then love begins.

Tricky!

I’ve probably seen over 1000 negotiations in action. I’ve probably been directly involved in 100 or so.

Every day life is a negotiation. I’m not talking in this post about the every day negotiations although the same rules apply. I’m talking about negotiations where careers and money and reputations and maybe love is at stake.

For me, that latter is the hardest. So take my advice with a grain of salt. In fact, I’d rather tell you all the ways in which I’ve messed up in negotiations. Because this is really the classroom I learned in.

A) IF YOU HAVE A SMALL LIST OF TERMS, YOU LOSE.

Let’s say you are selling a company. One side is usually focused on the final price. That side will henceforth be called “the loser”.

Make your list bigger: what are the terms of the non-compete, what is the length of the earn out, what are the salaries of the new top executives, what are the perks, what are the options packages.

Or if it’s a job: what are the responsibilities, what are similar people being paid, what is the path to higher promotions, what are the details of health, vacation, moving expenses, reviews, etc.

The side with the bigger list can give up the nickels for the dimes to the loser.

B) IF YOU DON’T GET ENOUGH SLEEP, YOUR WILLPOWER WILL BE ZERO.

Carl Icahn, one of the best investors in the world, uses this technique.

He schedules his negotiations for the early evening.

Our peak mental ability (according to Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, and many other books) is approximately 2 hours after we wake up until about 4 hours after we wake up.

And then throughout the day, our willpower slowly leaks away until we sleep again. That’s why we watch TV and eat donuts at night rather than when we first wake up.

So Carl Icahn will sleep until 4pm and then go to the negotiation at 6pm.

On the other side of the table are exhausted lawyers who have been working all day.

BAM! Who do you think will win that negotiation.

C) MOST PEOPLE THINK SHORT-TERM. BE THE VISIONARY AND YOU WIN.

Applied Semantics didn’t want to sell to Google in 2001. They had raised some money and thought they could make it.

A few months earlier I had made the mistake of turning them down when they were raising money. “The search engine business is dead!” said the greatest prophet of modern times.

Me.

Larry Page told the CEO of Applied, “I’m not getting off the phone until you say yes”.

So Applied Semantics sold themselves in exchange for 1% of Google. ONE PERCENT.

This was before Google went public. So it was a total unknown what those shares would be worth. Larry Page had the vision of where they would be.

Applied Semantics became the Adsense division of Google. Which now accounts for 99% of Google’s revenues.

Are they upset? Shouldn’t they have sold for more?

Of course not. They sold for over a billion in value and created the end goal of making one of the best companies in the world.

You can only get rich once. Don’t worry so much about maximizing your percentage of something. One percent of $250 billion is better than 100% of nothing, as the saying goes.

I’m going to take a break for a second and say something that has saved me considerable stress.

NEVER WORRY ABOUT WHAT IS IN SOMEONE ELSE’S POCKET.

Let other people do well. Then you will do well.

Ok, back to what you shouldn’t do in a negotiation.

D) DON’T SAY NO.

I say this even though I wrote the book, “The Power of No”. What I really mean here is, bury your NO inside of a YES.

I was negotiating with one company once. They wanted me to be an advisor. I said, “no”. But not like that. What I really said was, “You have a great company and I am happy to give advice.”

What a great way to say no! They kept calling. They really wanted me. I said, “Here’s what you should do without me” and I totally laid out the plan they should do. I did it for free. That was another way of saying “no”.

This made them want me as an advisor even more. Eventually they offered enough that I said, “yes”. They followed my advice exactly. The advice that I had already given for free.

There’s a well-known improv technique of “Yes, and…”

In improv, the first performer creates the premise. The second performer can’t change it or reject it, he can only build on it.

In a negotiation if someone says, “well, you’re only worth $1 because you have X” you can say, “yes, and we also have Y so let’s take that into consideration.”

Suddenly your value is higher because you didn’t start a fight. You agreed and added.

E) MANY PEOPLE NEGOTIATE WITH THE WRONG MATH.

This is the part many people don’t get right and it’s hard to explain. I’ll take a simple example. I don’t know if the negotiation took place this way but it describes what I mean.

Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1 billion. Instagram had 11 employees and zero revenues.

On that basis, maybe Instagram was worth…nothing. Or close to it.

But maybe the negotiation went something like this:

Instagram: Let’s agree to a formula first on how we should value our company.

Facebook: Err…Ok.

Instagram: Forget about our revenues for a second. But let’s just assume we can earn $X for every user you have (call that number $Y). Pay us $X * Y.

Facebook: Err.Ok.

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Instagram probably then showed how they could add $1 in value for every customer Facebook had. Facebook has a billion users. So a billion dollars.

Come to the negotiation with your formula. Know how to fill in the variables before the other side does. Every good negotiator does this.

The reason I know this? Because this is how I’ve lost many negotiations to good negotiators. I’ve had very good mentors on this one aspect of negotiation.

Because we all negotiated the formula, but not the price, in advance, then everyone has already said “Yes” to something and they basically have to stick with it.

(Well, they don’t have to. But it’s high stakes and you don’t want to seem like you don’t live up to your word.)

F) IF YOU HOPE FOR ONLY ONE OUTCOME, YOU NEVER GET IT.

I really wanted my company, Stockpickr, to be bought by Google. I threw everything I could into the basket. I would send them love notes in the middle of the night.

Seriously, I was in love with the woman doing the negotiating.

I didn’t have a technical team was the problem. We built the whole site for a few thousand dollars. I had one partner. We had 99% margins on our revenues but Google likes technical teams.

Oh well.

I then focused on getting alternatives. I called AOL, Yahoo, Reuters, Forbes. Then thestreet.com bought us.

Sometimes people write me and say, “I sent my ten ideas to my favorite company but they haven’t called back. Should I call them again?”

That’s the wrong question. The right question is: “What’s the next 100 companies I should write to?”

It’s no secret that being able to walk away from a negotiation is the best starting point in a negotiation.

G) SMARTER PEOPLE LOSE.

This is what I like to say: you guys are the experts at this, we’ve just been focused on building our product, company, art, whatever.

Then I say, “if you were me, what would you ask for?”

I ask them advice. Because they are the experts. It’s not a lie.

If you are applying for a job with someone more senior than you, why not ask the more senior guy for advice? He knows more than you.

Very often they give very good advice.

H) IF YOU NEGOTIATE WITH A LOSER, YOU LOSE.

If two sides are negotiating, you need at least one champion for what you are doing on the other side.

One time I was working with a company and GE offered us a billion dollars for the company. Yes, a BILLION.

They laid out the time frame. “The deal will be closed by November 15” said the highest ranking person in the room from GE.

I went back to the CEO of the company I was advising and told him that.

He said, “Who were you talking to?” I told him.

He said, “100% chance this deal doesn’t happen”.

But they offered! I told him. They actually made an offer.

“Trust me. No way. There’s no real champion for you on the other side who is close to being a decision maker. She is 5 rungs below the decision maker and she’s your only champion.”

And he was right. That deal did not happen. They found a better way to get what they wanted for 1/200 of the price.

You can only cross the bridge to the other side if someone strong is there holding out their hand to pull you in.

I) THE DEAL IS NOT THE FINAL DEAL. DON’T RELAX!

People think when they agree on a deal, that’s the end of the negotiation.

I’m sorry to say, that is only the beginning of the negotiation.

There’s agreeing, there’s signing, and there’s closing.

The final two steps are equally important and everyone assumes they are easy.

They aren’t. They are excruciatingly painful. The honeymoon period lasts for two days after you agree. Then there can be another six months to go.

Agreeing is easy. “I’ll buy your product or business for $X.”

Signing a deal involves all the little things that are the nickels and dimes (see above).

Closing a deal means both sides delivering everything they represented in a deal.

At each stage of this is buyer’s remorse and seller’s remorse and often things have to be renegotiated.

So every day after agreement, make it a point to stay in touch, be friends, keep focusing on the vision (particularly with the champion for your deal on the other side), have just as much energy to close all the details, keep in touch with the lawyers to make sure paperwork is going through, keep working on the alternatives (since the negotiation is not done til it’s DONE), and so on.

So many deals fall apart after agreement. You don’t need this pain in your life.

LOVE IS A NEGOTIATION.

Taking another break here in the post. Please forgive me for not laying it out all perfect.

When I used to go on a first date I was both scared and excited. I’d get excited first, “she wants to date me!” And then I’d get scared. “Ugh, what do I do now?”

I’d literally do homework for the date. I’d find out her interests and read books on them. I’d watch comedy beforehand. I’d think of things to say and questions to ask. I’m not saying preparation is bad.

One time I was an expert on Kaballah. Another time I had to be an expert on Al Gore (long story). Another time I had to bribe the counter girl to pretend she knew me before my date arrived.

I’d be too scared to show my real self so I’d have to get her to like my fake self long enough for me to feel comfortable showing the real me.

Sometimes that never happened. In many cases I never had a real me. I was always jumping through hoops to keep the fake me going. I had to keep bribing the counter girl everytime we went for yogurt.

This is the difference between agreeing on a deal (the first date) and closing (trust, love, real compassion). This is a problem I’m afraid I will always have. I hope I am getting better bit by bit.

J) MOST DEALS DON’T WORK OUT.

You agree, you sign, you close, and STILL it’s not the end.

Don’t be the guy (or woman) who falls apart now that all the energy of the deal has been expended.

It’s a negotiation and a deal because NOW there is work to do. There is a common vision to be achieved. There is a fantasy that must be made into reality.

Be that person. Be the one who delivers. You have a new baby in your hands as the result of this negotiation.

Now the hard work begins. Raise that baby to be a good adult.

What do you think?

[frozencharisma]

So you *really* want to plan a trip to Japan?

After years of talking about how much we wanted to visit Japan, my friends and I are finally taking the plunge.

Similar to many others, the biggest concerns we had were budget, taking enough time off of work, and not really having any idea how to approach it.

I have spent an exorbitant amount researching the interwebs and scouring reviews so if it helps anyone else, I am putting together several guides of what I thought was important to know with a focus on how to be budget-friendly.

*Please keep in mind this is for a group of friends visiting together from the US, so certain things may not be as applicable to solo or couple travelers or other countries, but many things should cross over.

GENERAL CHECKLIST with TIMELINE (links to more detailed posts on each topic to come)

~One year before

Decide on a general season/month that the group wants to go

Start figuring out who is fairly committed to going (you don’t need a final headcount yet but want to start narrowing it down)

Start SAVING (a dedicated Japan fund with 100 to 150 dollars per month can help ease the strain off big purchases you may need to make later on)

It’s not for everyone, but signing up for a good international travel credit card can help save some money

Expenses at this stage: none (you should be saving instead!)

~6-7 months before

Decide on a very basic itinerary. By this I mean an estimate of about how many cities you want to go and how much time you want to spend in Japan overall. This is necessary for the most important step, which is picking a flight

We chose a 14-day trip, and knew that we wanted to split our time between Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka

Keep an eye on airline prices the general month/season you want to go

Follow-up post on tips for cheap airfare to come but the highlights include: being flexible with the exact dates, setting up a price alert, going off-season, using travel rewards from a credit card

I did a lot of research on whether or not to fly into one city and fly out of the other but ultimately decided that the most cost-effective thing to do was fly in and out of Tokyo and use a JR pass to go back and forth between Kyoto/Osaka and Tokyo

Although it may be cheaper to fly mid-week, in the end it was a better use of our work PTO to fly out on Saturday and come back on the weekend. This also helps cushion the trip for travel time and jet lag

FINALIZE DATES AND A FLIGHT AND STICK TO THEM

A significant amount of planning for Japan depends on which dates you are going so you can’t keep switching them around

Most flights will be non-refundable and you don’t want to waste money having to change them around

An oft forgotten tip, CHECK YOUR PASSPORT NOW and make sure it is not expiring in the 6 months after your flight to Japan. If it is going to expire (as was the case for my BF), start getting your docs together and submit a renewal sooner rather than later

Expenses at this stage:

Airfare: ~$1000 (this varies widely but coming from the US, but this was our budget. We ended up getting it a lot cheaper using AA points)

IF you need to renew your passport, about $150 for passport photos, fees, and shipping

3 to 6 months before

Once you have your dates and your flights, you can really get the ball rolling. You will also start to finalize your true headcount now as people start buying tickets

Build out a slightly more detailed itinerary (not what you’ll be doing every day, but just in general what cities you want to spend each day in). We had a few restraints that helped us pin down our itinerary:

I wanted to save money by only doing a 7-day JR pass. Even though we were going to be in Japan for 14 days, the JR pass is really only cost-effective when you’re using it on long trips. So that means that we would activate our JR pass on the day we were planning to travel to Kyoto from Tokyo. From then, it would be active for 7 days, and we would need to get on a bullet train back from Osaka to Tokyo on the 7th day. So we knew we would be spending 7 days in Kyoto and Osaka and 7 days in Tokyo.

Specific events/festivals. For example, a couple people in our group wanted to attend a concert on a specific day in Osaka

If you are going during cherry blossom season, this will also affect which dates you spend in which cities

Pick where to stay (do not delay on this)

This was one of the most stressful and difficult things for me, to be honest. Balancing budget vs location vs amenities and space is really difficult. The good thing is there are a lot of good guides out there depending on where your budget is

In general, your options are hostels, low-budget hotels, very nice hotels, and airBnB

Ultimately airBnB seemed like the best pick for our group. The hotels seemed to be relatively tiny in Japan and we wanted to be able to stay somewhat nicely for a cheap price so an airbnb allowed us to all split the costs at one place.

Even after deciding on airBnB, we spent HOURS and DAYS choosing which one. If you are going during a hot season, airBnBs will get booked like hot cakes! As soon as you find a good one, you need to put a reservation in very quickly.

What helped us narrow it down was that we knew we wanted 2 bathrooms for the 6 of us. We also stuck to a budget of about $40-70/night/person. Being near a train station was important to us as well. I focused on keeping costs low here since we wouldn’t be spending much time in the place

I used google maps to make sure that the location we were choosing wouldn’t be too far away from major destinations we wanted to hit using public transportation (~40 mins or less)

Expenses at this stage:

Lodging: As mentioned, we had set our budget at about ~$55/night/per person which comes out to $715 for 13 nights. We scored some good thrifty deals and ended up at less than $600/per person for this.

1 to 3 months before

If there are any tours or tickets to events you want to do, I’d recommend booking them around 3 months out, especially if it’s going to be a busy season. I saw a lot of tours get sold out before I could get to them

We read stellar reviews for Mario go-karting around Japan and picked a date far in advance for this as we did not want to miss it. Will update on how it is once we go!

If you want to do the mario go kart, you will also need to get an International Driving Permit before you leave for Japan (you can get it for $25 at the AAA in the US)

We also booked a couple ‘experiences’ through Airbnb

If you haven’t yet, purchase your 7-day JR pass (this needs be done before you leave for Japan as well and shipped to you)

Purchase either a Wi-Fi hotspot or SIM card

This is when you want to start really doing your research and picking out generally which areas of town you want to spend each day in.

Though I am a bit OCD, I did not want to pack my schedule or plan every detail as I think that takes the fun out of traveling. I just picked big spots I did not want to miss and tried to figure out the most efficient ways to group them together. I really didn’t want to waste precious time in Japan figuring out things we could have researched before

This can take a lot longer than you expect!

Start familiarizing yourself with Japanese language and commuting

As mentioned, I wanted to make sure I had a basic understanding of things to minimize getting lost and other hassles

I used Youtube a lot and also took this time to download Google’s amazing google translate app

Expenses at this stage:

Tours/Experiences: These range between $40-$100. How many you do will depend on your budget and your time.

If doing mario go-kart, it cost us $95 for the longest time slot and an additional $25 for the international driving permit. 

Wifi Hot Spot: ~$50/for 7 days

JR pass: ~$270 for a 7-day pass, ~$455 for 14-days

Less than 1 month

Aside from being super excited, now’s the time to start making sure you have all the items you’ll need in Japan

Some things I made sure I got were a GoPro, a pretty backpack to take around that would fit the items I need, any outfits, an external battery pack, a universal adapter (confirm first if your electronics run on 110 v or not)

Keep researching/learning Japanese

Keep print outs on hand of important documents (passports, addresses, maps) in case your phone dies

Do some research on exactly what you need to do when you get off the plane. I realized that I had no idea where we would need to go to take the bullet train from the Narita airport to Kyoto. This will make your first hours in Japan less stressful

Exchange dollars for yen (A surprising amount of places do not accept credit card in Japan so I wanted to have about 50,000 Yen on hand in case of emergencies, and also wanted to limit how many times I needed to pull from ATMs to avoid the fees)

Confirm with your bank account/credit card company that you will be out of the country. Try to make sure you use a credit card that does not have foreign transaction fees

Expenses at this stage vary depending on how much you’ve traveled in the past and how many new things you may need to purchase.

Oof, that was a huge word dump, but that should cover at least the necessities (unless I missed something which I’m sure I did). We haven’t actually gone to Japan yet so it will be exciting to see what works out as planned and what goes totally the opposite. Once I make more detailed posts, I will link to those within here and remove all the details from here.

[oqmovieweek]

OQMovieWeek Prompt List

Hi Guys,

So, the prompt list is finally here.

Each prompt has been assigned a genre and a short, vague summary in order to aid shortlisting.

As a disclaimer; I have not watched all these movies/series, and so the genre/summary provided may not be 100% accurate, but there should be enough there to get the general gist.

A ‘plot idea’ is an extra layer of information provided alongside the prompt; it is not a necessity to follow it, but it would be nice for the promptee :)

The prompts can be filled in any which way you choose: art, fanfic, manips, moodboards, playlists, videos... There is no limit to creativity.

The prompts can fit as closely or as loosely as you want; these are open to interpretation, genderbending, amending, and merging. They can be an entirely new universe, or they can be based in canon, the choice is yours.

A ‘Wildcard’ can be used if something comes to you which doesn’t fit within one of these prompts.

More posts will be along to provide extra information soon.

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So, without further ado, here are the prompts for OQ Movie Week 2019:

Action/Adventure

- Australia - An aristocrat reluctantly joins forces with a stock-man on an adventure in order to protect her inherited land and animals.

- Avengers - A group of superheroes join forces to save the world. Plot Idea: Regina as Black Widow.

- Avengers: Infinity War - A group of superheroes join forces to save the universe. Plot Idea: Thanos does the snap and half of Storybrooke disappears.

- Hidalgo - In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.

- Hunger Games - In a televised fight to the death, two random strangers are selected to compete, forming close ties and closer enemies. Plot Idea: Henry/Roland/Robyn get chosen as tributes - OQ have to find a way to save them.

- Iron Man - A weapons manufacturer is abducted, forcing them to re-evaluate their life choices and right their wrongs.

- James Bond - The tale of a British spy through life and death, missions and holidays, and love and lust.

- Killers - A happy couple find themselves at the center of a million-dollar assassination contract.

- Mr & Mrs Smith - Robin and Regina are married, both are unaware they’re contract killers working for different firms until they receive their next target: each other.

- The Mummy - An unlikely team of archaeologists accidentally resurrect a mummy and get more than they bargained for.

- Top Gun - As students at the United State Navy’s elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor not taught in a classroom.

- Twister - Soon-to-be-divorcees are thrown together by a twist of fate when their weather warning systems have an opportunity to show what they’re capable of.

Comedy

- Bridget Jones - A woman keeps a diary to document her life, and her quest to find love.

- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - A woman is kidnapped by her mother’s childhood friends, and learns a lot about her mother’s behaviour.

- Grown Ups - Five good friends reunite for the holiday weekend, rekindling their friendship.

- Legally Blonde - When a sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him into law school. But whilst she’s there, she learns there is more to her than she thought, and she deserves better than she believes

- Much Ado About Nothing - Young lovers conspire to set up a romance between their sparring friends who are meant for each other but can’t see it.

- The Switch - A woman’s best friend comes to the realization that he may be the sperm donor for her son.

Disney/Family

- Anastasia - A lost royal with amnesia unknowingly joins forces with conmen to follow clues to her identity.

- Aristocats - Three pedigree, abandoned kittens join forces with an alley cat to find their way back home.

- Coco - An aspiring musician finds themselves in the land of the dead, unlocking the real story behind their family history.

- Enchanted - A fairytale character finds herself in the real world and finds something unexpected: a happy ending. Plot Idea: Genderbent Enchanted

- Frozen - A newly crowned queen loses control of her powers and casts a curse over her kingdom. Her sister joins forces with a kind stranger in order to put it right.

- Hercules - The son of Zeus and Hera must become a true hero in order to reclaim his status and save his love.

- Lady and the Tramp - Despite coming from completely different homes, a pedigree and a mongrel form a close bond.

- Moana - The story of a teenager going on an adventure across the oceans to save her island - and find her calling.

- Pirates of the Caribbean - A blacksmith teams up with an eccentric pirate to save the love of his life.

- Princess and the Frog - A waitress set on being a restaurant owner is determined to turn a frog back into a human, but after she kisses him she finds herself in the same predicament.

- Tangled - A girl with magic hair persuades a thief to help her escape her tower to achieve her dream.

- Tarzan - A man raised in the forest must decide where he belongs when he discovers he is human, and falls in love with an explorer.

- Up - After the death of his wife, a homeowner ties 1000 balloons to his house and flies to Paradise Falls, however, he soon finds he has a stowaway, and the journey isn’t as simple as he planned.

- 101 Dalmations - A couple with two dalmatians have a litter, but when that litter gets stolen, it’s up to the litter’s parents to rescue their pups.

- Cats Don’t Dance - An ambitious singing and dancing cat goes to Hollywood to fulfill their dream of being a movie star.

- Corpse Bride - A groom practices his vows in the presence of a deceased woman. Though when she rises from the dead she assumes he has married her.

- Ella Enchanted - A girl cursed to be obedient tries to hide her secret, and finds herself on an adventure with a prince.

- FernGully: The Last Rainforest - A fairy accidentally shrinks a human, and they both save the forest from being destroyed.

- Harry Potter - The story of a wizard and friends as they navigate school challenges, personal drama, and the return of a powerful enemy.

- Labrynth - A young girl is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother from the goblin king.

- Megamind - A villain re-evaluates their life path after they defeat the hero, and starts imagining a life with love and friendship.

- Ponyo - A young goldfish princess wishes to change into a human when she develops a bond with one.

- The Addams Family - A con artist poses as a long lost relative to an eccentric family fascinated with the macabre.

- The Book of Life - A young man is torn between following his family’s expectations and his heart, he finds himself on an adventure which helps him decide.

- The Princess Diaries - A teenager discovers she’s actually a princess, and has to navigate high school, puberty, and romance.

- The Princess Diaries 2 - In order to become Queen, a princess must find herself a husband. But when she starts to fall for someone who isn’t her fiancé, things get a little complicated.

- The Santa Clause 2 - Santa Claus has remained the heart and soul of Christmas for many years, however, if he doesn’t find a Mrs Claus by Christmas Eve, all that may be over.

- Toys - When a military general inherits a toy making company and begins making war toys, his employees band together to stop him

- Zootopia - In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.

Drama

- 10 Things I Hate About You - A teen can’t go on a date until her sister has a boyfriend, and so she sets her up with an attractive newcomer.

- Arsenic and Old Lace - A new groom visits his bride’s home and finds several corpses, maybe his new family is more crazy than he thought.

- Atonement - Lies separate young lovers, but when their paths cross again can their relationship and hope be rebuilt?

- Big - A young boy‘s wish to be a grownup is granted, though he finds that grown up life isn’t all that simple.

- Bless The Child - A child with supernatural abilities is kidnapped, her guardian and a FBI agent lead the search but come across some unusual secrets about the child.

- Catch Me If You Can - A FBI agent pursues a fraudster as they forge paychecks through several different identities.

- Divergent - In a dystopian future, society is divided into factions, but when a teenager doesn’t fall into a specific faction they must hide their true identity as war breaks out.

- Life is Beautiful - When a Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humour and imagination to protect him and his son from the dangers at camp.

- Practical Magic - A curse prevents two witch sisters from finding true love, though that doesn’t stop their attempts at breaking it.

- Safe Haven - A young woman with a mysterious past builds a new life for herself in a quaint town, and finds herself falling for a widowed father. But when her past catches up with her, will her new life and love be her safe haven?

- The Last Temptation of Christ - The story of Jesus as he experiences the struggles of humans, and his last temptation; a normal life.

- The Mountain Between Us - Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain.

Horror/Sci-Fi

- Birdbox - Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her children make a desperate bid to reach safety.

- Stepford Wives - The idyllic town of Stepford is harbouring a secret, one which explains why all the married women seem brainwashed and robotic.

- Stigmata - When a young woman is affected by Stigmata - the wounds of Christ - a priest is sent to investigate her case. What he discovers will make him question what his religion has stood for.

- The Last Starfighter - A gamer finds themselves in an alternate reality, recruited for an upcoming battle, when the level beaten was just a test of skill.

Musical

- The Music Man - A travelling con man must woo a detached music teacher in order to carry out his plan, but soon he develops feelings and complications ensue.

- Rent - Based on the play, the story of Bohemians in East New ayork City, struggling with life, love, and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.

- Evita - A rags to riches story about a poor woman becoming the President’s wife, simultaneously the most loved and hated woman in the country.

- Grease - Good girl and stud fall for each other over summer, but when they find themselves in the same high school, can they maintain their romance?

- Grease 2 - An English student has to prove himself to the leader of a girl gang - whose members can only date members of a different gang.

- Mamma Mia! - A bride to be tries to find her father by inviting three potential candidates to the wedding - resulting in rekindling a romance between her mother and the love of her life.

- Singin’ in the Rain - The journey of a silent film company transitioning into movies with sounds.

- The Greatest Showman - The rags to riches tale of a young boy becoming the King of the Circus, with the widest range of humanity joining him for the performance.

- The Sound of Music - A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.

- West Side Story - A moden day Romeo & Juliet; a gang member falls in love with a rival’s sibling.

- Xanadu - A struggling artist meets a woman who could hold the key to happiness, but is there more to her than meets the eye?

Romance

- 13 Going on 30 - A teenager wishes to be an adult with her life sorted out, but when she magically becomes an adult she finds life isn’t as simple as she thought.

- 50 First Dates - A man sets about wooing a woman with short term memory loss, meaning to her every date is their first.

- About Time - A man discovers he can time travel and tries to Right the wrongs in his life - one of which is finding himself a girlfriend.

- Age of Adeline - A woman rendered ageless by an accident meets a man who complicates her solitary life.

- Bringing Up Baby - While trying to secure a donaton to his museum, a palaeontologist is pursued by a flighty and sometimes irritating heiress.

- Conversations With Other Women - A couple get to know each other at a wedding, but when memories are mentioned that could be common to the both of them, it becomes clear there may be a previous connection.

- Falling In Love - A mixup of packages brings a couple of strangers together, and then fate keeps tying them together with chance meeting after chance meeting... However, despite their instant attraction and desire to know each other, they are already married to other people. Can they keep their promise of just friends, or will their atttaction become too much to handle?

- For Lovers Only - An American photographer runs into an old lover whilst in Paris, their love reignites in La Ville d’Amour

- Friends With Benefits - Two friends unlucky in love decide to start a no-strings-attached friends with benefits relationship, though is it possible to not develop feelings when close friends add a new layer of intimacy?

- Gone With The Wind - During one of the most tumultuous periods in American history, a woman is determined to woo the love of her life.

- Just Go With It - A commitment-resistant guy convinces his assistant to pose as his soon-to-be ex-wife, though the ruse isn’t as complication-free as he would have liked.

- Kate and Leopold - An English duke from 1876 finds himself in modern day New York, where he finds himself falling for a plucky woman.

- Leap Year - A woman tired of waiting for a proposal uses leap year tradition to do it herself.

- Maid in Manhattan - A senatorial candidate falls for a maid when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman’s dress.

- Me Before You - A woman is hired to take care of a recently paralysed man, and they form an unlikely bond.

- Monster in Law - A fairytale relationship is threatened by a monstrous mother-in-law.

- My Best Friend’s Wedding - When a woman’s best friend is due to get married, she realises her own feelings and tries to break off the engagement.

- My Big Fat Greek Wedding - A Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him whilst she comes to term with her identity and heritage.

- Overboard - A rich socialite gets a taste of real life when she gets amnesia and her unappreciated carpenter convinces her they’re married.

- Pretty Woman - A businessman hires an escort to accompany him on formal outings, though soon feeling get involved and complications ensue.

- Set It Up - Two colleagues try to set up their bosses, but end up falling in love in the process.

- The Best of Me - A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite when they return to their hometown for nostalgia’s sake.

- The Holiday - Two women swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.

- The Kissing Booth - A high school student finds herself face to face with her crush whilst running a kissing booth.

- The Notebook - A poor, passionate man falls in love with a rich, young lady, but can they overcome their societal differences to live happily together?

- The Princess Bride - A girl betrothed to a prince but still lamenting the loss of her true love is kidnapped by bandits, but when it comes to the identity of her rescuer, perhaps her true love isn’t as lost as she once thought.

- The Proposal - An executive not known for personal skills learns she is about to be deported to Canada, and persuades her assistant to marry her.

- What Women Want Romance After an accident, a man discovers the ability to hear what other women are thinking. He tries to use this to his advantage, but then finds himself falling for the one person he never thought he would.

- Titanic - A young aristocrat falls in love with a poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

TV Series

- Castle - A writer volunteers with NYPD and builds a relationship with the head detective.

- Damien - The child from “The Omen” has built a normal life, but now evil forces are catching up to them and they must face their past..

- Friends - The tale of six very different people who just so happen to be the best of friends as they grow through careers, milestoness, friendship, and love. Plot Idea: OQ as Ross/Rachel, or Monica/Chandler.

- Game of Thrones - Powerful families fight for control over their kingdoms, while an ancient enemy returns and threatens their entire lands.

- Gargoyles - Creatures awakened from an Enchanted petrified state take on roles as NY’s secret protectors.

- Gilmore Girls - The story of a single mother and her child as they live through friendships, romance, and general ups and downs. Plot Idea: OQ as Luke/Lorelai

- Greys Anatomy - Medical drama focusing on the personal and professional lives of hospital workers through friendship, romance, tragedy, and happiness.

- Luther - A morally ambiguous cop builds a relationship with a murderous psychopath.

- Nashville - The lives and tragedies of rising and fading country music stars in Nashville, Tennessee.

- One Day At a Time - A Cuban-American family are building a life for themselves, through ups, downs, friendship, romance, and keeping true to their identity. Plot Idea: Robin as Schneider, Regina as Penelope. They fall in love.

- One Tree Hill - The tale of high school brothers through highs and lows, family and rivalry, love and loss.

- Orphan Black - A con artist is pulled into a government conspiracy when witnessing the death of a woman who looks exactly like her.

- Swingtown - The tale of neighbours and friends as they embark on a journey of freedom, sex, and self-discovery.

- The Good Place - Four people and their otherworldly frienemy struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good.

- The Marvellous Mrs Maisel - A housewife in the 1950s decides to become a stand-up comic, carving he way for herself in a male dominated world.

- Three’s Company - The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment. Plot Idea: DOQ

- Timeless - An unlikely trio travel through time and encounter all manner of legendary heroes and unspeakable catastrophes, but they also build relationships and find themselves part of something much bigger.

- You Me Her - A married couple start hiring an escort in an attempt to recapture intimacy, though soon feelings get involved and the three of them embark on a real relationship. Plot Idea: DOQ

Non-Specific Movie Prompts

- Robin and Regina are actors (or film crew) on a rom-com movie.

- Regina Mills hates the rom-coms her best friend Mary Margaret loves to watch. One day, she hits her head and wakes up to discover her life has become one. The only way to get out is to play the movie to the end - including falling in love.

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Tadaa, that’s the end of the prompt list.

You have until 19th March before entries are due, so get creating :)

Good Luck.

X

[trueleaftech-blog]

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This is important… and let’s just get this out of the way… you need a website. Period. And not just any website, but a great website with a clear, crisp easy to navigate design, with superb usability and functionality. Furthermore, YOU need to be able to easily update that website. It doesn’t matter if you are a national corporate brand, a smaller brick and mortar with ‘plenty of business’, a brick and mortar with only local business, or an ice cream shop that only sells to people between 5’10 and 5’11 wearing baseball hats before 3 pm… you still need a website! Your business can be broad or niche, it can be large or small, and despite what you may believe… you need a website! Recently a local furniture company spent nearly a million dollars renovating their retail space in order to attract new business. But an investment in a great website and internet marketing plan costs a tiny fraction and brought in MORE BUSINESS!

Website Development Cost – What are the component  in the Cost of a Website?

As we mentioned before, TrueLeafTech works at an hourly rate of $15 and we create our website price estimates based on this number, as do many other web design companies out there. This hourly rate can vary from $50 to $250 per hour, and all depends on the experience and quality that each company delivers with each hour spent on your project. Web design costs will usually be determined based on the estimated number of hours that will be spent on your site’s design, development, and maintenance. For this reason, it is important to have a good idea of the features that you would like for your site to include and where you will be obtaining your site’s content before getting a website cost estimate. At TrueLeafTech we work under the assumption that websites will be made responsively, that is they will look great on all screen sizes and devices, and that sites will be built using a CMS, or content management system. Because Google punishes rankings for non-mobile-friendly sites, a business can no longer afford to have a website that is not responsive. Content management systems ensure that you will be able to make changes to your website after it is built with relative ease. While the price of a website will vary depending on your individual needs, here is a breakdown of the general costs incurred by a website:

Where  Does a Website Cost? – Step By Step  Breakdown

The following is a list of the most general things we get asked about for each project. In addition to breaking things out based on company type, and website “size”, we thought it would be a good idea to spell out some of the specific items involved so you can have a clearer picture on the cummulative price (and nature) of websites.

Domain Name: $10-$100 per year – This is the price for new domains. TrueLeafTech charges $5/year for domain and DNS management, but you can purchase your own domain at any registrar on the web for around $15/year. Some old domains can sell for millions, but you probably want your own new one.

Hosting: $110/month; $40 – $800/year – This depends on the type of hosting you choose (dedicated, shared, free). Additional fees may be required for additions like SSL (Secure Socket Layer certificate) or static IP Address.

Custom Design/Information Architecture: $1,500 – $5,000+ – This includes the visual design, UX design, imagery collection, and sitemap and page structure generation. This is generally a part of a larger website development package. In our experience (and for our process) we generally spend about 30 hours up to and including this phase. So that’s onboarding, initial meetings with our clients’ marketing teams, and our design team’s work internally on the project, including final presentation and approval. That translates to $3500 retail on even a modest site.

Shopping Cart Integration & Programming: $100 – $1000 – What kind of functionality do you want on your website? Shopping carts, paid plugins, and custom feature development can cost extra, but the benefits of a fully customized and unique website can outweigh the costs.

Website Content Creation: $30-$100 per page, or hourly – You can write your website’s content yourself, outsource it overseas for around $1 per page, or use a content writing firm which will charge around $30-$100 per page. Just like a website design, you get what you pay for when it comes to content creation that will rank your site high in search engines and engage your audience.

Project Management & Information Gathering: $300-$1,000 – We want to help you and your website succeed, and that means creating a line of communication between you and your developers. This price includes initial consultations, phone calls, and any time that it takes to obtain the information we need to get your site going.

Testing & Training: $300-$1,800 – While most websites are built on easy-to-use CMS’ nowadays, not everyone knows how to get started with them. This price point includes the time spent training you how to use your new site, as well and ensuring that everything works properly and giving you the chance to make any necessary changes.

Launch & Digital Marketing Setup: $200-$1,000 – Having a team that understands digital marketing (particularly SEO) and your website’s role in helping to drive this for your business is vital to success. For every project we work on we have a 40+ stage process (which actually begins the moment a project starts with TrueLeafTech) to ensure the final site is SEO friendly and communicating to the search engines properly.

Website Managed Services: $75-$150+/month  –Managed services can include blog writing, post-launch testing, and content maintenance.May also include marketing and advertising services including AdWords, Pay Per Click Marketing, Social Media Advertising and more.

Website Prices Breakdown

Basic Website | Free – $50/month+ or $2,000 – $5,000

For Small Businesses and Individuals For 2018, we’re continuing to split this section out into 2 parts:

Do it yourself: Free – $50/monthWith advances in business models, content management systems, and software there are now (and really there have been) some amazing tools online some include Wix.com, SquareSpace.com among many. These tools are amazing. As a development agency, it’s sometimes scary to see how far things have come. However, it’s important to note – these tools are often complicated and our (general) audience is still not comfortable learning and using these tools. Similar to the above – these sites are highly configurable, but still require some coding, graphic design, and other knowledge to cull out of them a custom, attractive look. However, these are excellent resources and I’d recommend these services for any business looking to do it themselves.

If you hire a developer: $500 – $1000A basic designed website, acts primarily as an online brochure, establishing a necessary presence online to answer your customers’ questions “do you exist?”, “are you professional?” and “what do you do?” A basic website can be created in the $2,000 – $5,000 range. This website may or may not allow you to interact in a 2-way conversation with your audience (social networking, blog), transact business directly through your site (ecommerce), or enable you to manipulate and update the pages and content within your site without hiring a web programmer/designer to do it for you (Content Management System does enable this for more $). This gets complicated to further elaborate on why this may or may not be included. For us, the complexities of using and designing around a content management system (or tool that allows you to update your own website) is usually a bit more time consuming then coding HTML from scratch – additionally there are a lot of customer service, content, and small testing requirements that eat up time and budgets for all projects – but which make up a significant fraction of smaller projects. A basic website site will serve to help brand and market your company, showcase your products and services and inspire sales as a lead generating tool. The design of your website will, most likely, be templated at such low costs. This means that your site probably mirrors that of other sites on the web. With our firm, these sites will be responsive using the latest standards to allow your site to look the same on nearly every computer/device and will be Search Engine Optimized (SEO) for greater natural search engine ranking success. But not all firms code the same and have search engine optimization or online marketing as a top priority. Also, web analytics are provided with every site we build to track and ensure your web success.

Advanced Website | $1,500 (template) – $2,000 – $10,000 for Custom Work

For Medium Sized Businesses

Previously our pricing was in the $2,000 – $10,000 range in 2015 (up from the original $1,000- $8,500) – for this line item. We’ve since increased our pricing. We’ve gotten very good at tracking the total money needs of a project – throughout the lifetime of our relationship with clients. And this means we have to cover costs for phone calls, the sales process, meeting space, the actual work (OF COURSE!), and then after launch support. Depending on the level of aesthetic design that is requested as well as additional features Content Management System (CMS) websites will run, on average, around $10,000. These websites are created with both functionality and design in mind, as you will receive both custom art design and the ability to manage and update all content, images, and text contained within the pages of your site (infinite number of pages possible). With a CMS capable website, your site will have endless possibilities.

2018 UPDATE: In reviewing the old information (and our old pricing) from back in 2015 & 2012 (the last time this post was updated), it’s interesting to see where we’ve come. We decided to knock out our “custom website” line item completely from the list because almost all of our sites now-a-days contain an element of custom design. In addition, we build ALL of our sites, when we can, with a CMS (content management system) for clients. Finally, we’ve also started bundling in writing services – no more waiting years for project launches.

 These websites are built with the idea that you will have a significant number of changes, additions or updates to be made to your site in the near future. Instead of being charged hourly rates to make such changes, a CMS system enables you to do a majority of the basic additions without prior coding or web designing knowledge. Social interactivity with your site visitors is possible with a site of this caliber, as a BLOG will be present within your site enabling you to place posts of content that you believe is relevant and desired by your audience. Your audience can choose to respond to your blog posts and each others comments allowing for 2 dimensional interaction between you, your audience, and within your audience. Some e-commerce and real estate listing sites can be created within this price range (although development and SAAS companies have jumped on a similar bandwagon with providing services tailor-made for specific industries – so you might be able to find something for much less. But, as always, if you are looking for something custom, it gets far more complex – and expensive. Take a recent Real Estate client of ours – he had a fairly simple website. He wanted to keep pricing relatively low, so we designed his site on an existing WordPress template which he loved. But because of IDX integration on hundreds of pages, it took around 30% of the budget (thousands of extra dollars) to integrate the IDX the way it had been done on his previous site. Nothing too technically complicated here – but very time consuming and expensive. Also, sites of this caliber have varying prices with regard to design elements. Again, with our firm, these sites will be responsive allowing your site to look the same on nearly every computer and will also be Search Engine Optimized (SEO) for greater natural search engine ranking success. But not all firms code the same and have SEO as a top priority. Also, web analytics are provided with every site we build to track and ensure your web success.

2018 Update – $7,500+ (template)

I think this is a great place to add a “WordPress Template” section. More and more we’re being asked to work with a client at a certain price threshold and implement some kind of template (helping to save design time and costs). In theory this is an awesome idea (and something I personally love implementing, because it’s the best of all worlds – great dev teams put together solid WP themes with all of the bells and whistles that clients can’t always afford and it’s subsidized under a very low price)… Unfortunately, the idea doesn’t always meet the reality. Here’s the problem(s):

Clients don’t know what the limitation of a theme are.

Clients will immediately scope creep no matter what the budget or requirements.

Because of the above 2 items it’s often important to have VERY qualified people, used to dealing with these kinds of scenarios with great client management skills and dev/production skills to caution clients on what can be done, and what is either out of scope, out of budget, or just technically difficult based on the limitations of the theme

You have to learn new themes and theme development companies use different tools constantly

Even the best themes have some shortcuts that lead to problems

If a theme developer disappears it can lead to issues with new version of PHP, server upgrades, etc.

So there’s a lot more to it than simply finding a theme and implementing. However, if you have a great client relationship that understands themes and their shortcomings (and what you’re trying to accomplish – saving time/money) themes can be an awesome way to get a more polished look to your site, for less money.

Custom Website | $25,000 – $100,000+

For large Businesses or businesses that solely drive on the web If you are looking for a larger site, with advanced functionality including but not limited to social networking, blogging, e-commerce, or any other web application topped off with great design and content that speaks to your audience you should expect to pay a bit more than the previous two sections. We’ll detail out some specifics in our additional sections on E-commerce & Custom Applications, but this section should serve as a decent place for larger businesses to start. Like I said before, some e-commerce and web applications can be created for less, while most successful ventures are created for much more. There are countless sites that have fallen in this price range include Facebook.com, Orkut.com, and BestBuy.com to name only a few (all GREATLY exceeding 6-figures). A site within this price range may be built and hand-coded from scratch – and in all cases will require extreme customization – and coordinating various technologies in order to work with your company or infrastructure. That means your site is unlike any other and requires the attention and expertise of an experienced web application developer(s) and web site designer(s). A site that falls into this category requires months of planning, research, consulting, database design and implementation, software development and integration, site quality assurance and testing. I know what you are thinking, ‘who knew it was so expensive?’ And the only answer I can give is that web design and creation is like any other craft or trade and requires a high level of knowledge and expertise. Why are websites in this range so expensive? Here’s a few factors to consider, and examples of scenarios we’ve been in throughout the years that change the cost of a website, even when functionality may not necessarily be beyond the ordinary:

Tighter timelines

More meetings

More people (and approvals) involved

More exacting content specifications

More pages of content to port over or account for

Additional security concerns

Governmental or other requirements/regulations must be adhered to (for example 508 compliance is a beautiful and on some projects required element – accounting for this and testing for it takes extra time and money)

None of this is extreme or out-of-the-ordinary, but when needed or required, costs go up.

Going Beyond A Website

E-Commerce Websites

For businesses that sell multiple products online Over the years we’ve updated this page and our own pricing many times. We’ve decided to add two new sections, one for E-Commerce, and one specifically for customer web applications. E-Commerce Websites are those characterized by the ability to add products and transact business online – IE accept payment for products, and facility shipping, correspondence with purchasers, etc. Similar to our above breakdown, E-Commerce sites, in and of themselves have many varying levels of pricing. For example the absolute simplest “e-commerce” site we come across, and one that actually accounts for most of the requests we get, is either a single paypal button – or the ability to accept payments/donations online (most often for a non-profit). Even with such a simple starting point, there’s a lot of questions to address – what was the existing site built on? Do you already have an account with paypal? Do you want to keep people on your website as they make their purchase? And the list goes on. But, at it’s absolute simplest (organization has a paypal account, and just needs a button added) this can generally be done in an hour or so and as such cost anywhere from $50 – $500 depending on the company setting things up or the relationship they have with their web development company. However, when you start to add products, shipping, transactional email (thank you emails, etc.) things get a bit more complex. If you’re JUST starting out and are comfortable with blogging and setting things up – we highly recommend shopify for ecommerce. However, it’s limitations, and your own limitations on management/setup might quickly be realized – and at that point you might want to go with a full service agency. For our basic e-commerce websites, our own pricing starts at $20,000 and quickly scales up from there. Here’s why. Generally most of our clients with e-commerce needs, also need guidance, education, and setup with the following:

Server Setup

SSL selection, purchase

Merchant Account Setup

Payment Processor Setup

Shipping Setup – Including coordination/setup of accounts

Transactional Email – What does each email your website send say “thank you for purchasing…”, “thank you for creating an account,” etc.

Basically an ecommerce site is like a normal website, on steroids, and most clients need a knowledgeable and reliable company to not just make the right decisions, but also to guide and hold their hand along the process.

Custom Application | $2,500 – $10,000+ for planning and $? for the end price

For businesses that need custom work Going beyond a custom website, we have custom web applications. These are websites with entirely new functionality that might not yet be available, or is available, but needs updating, tweaking, etc. For example we had a new potential client come to us recently with an amazing idea – a website for people to create their own obituaries that would trigger upon their death. We worked together to plan out an initial scope, signed an agreement per the scope, and then got to work building this new application. Our team worked with our client to design what it would look like, how it would work, and then launched the new site. Literally we turned this man’s dream into a reality – and created a business out of his idea. Custom web applications can be large, or small. At TrueLeafTech, we prefer to start with a project scope and have a set price of $2,500 for an initial scope. However, many clients prefer to not pay for this planning, brainstorming, and discovery phase and instead like to bundle it in with a final set price, all up front. Although this is possible, in our 10+ years experience, it’s not the best way to go.

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On another web application project our potential client refused to do the $2,500 planning phase instead opting for us to go with one grand project pricing. We responded by saying… “As a (new) company with investors, investing lots of money for this new web application, it’s clearly important that you get this right. Your WHOLE business rests on the success of this new application (that it works as advertised, and is seen online via search engines). And you’re looking for a partner that is going to help you get this right correct? If you in ANY way think we’re reputable and know what we’re doing (which if you didn’t think so we probably wouldn’t be having this conversation) – why not just take a step back to plan this project out? You trust us, and our experience, trust that we shouldn’t GUESS at what all of the details here… instead let’s take a little bit of time to plan them out. We’re going to either pay for this up front on a dollar/hour basis – or we’re going to have to guess and pad our time considerably to ensure we’re covering all of our basis.” So what does a Custom Web Application cost? Unfortunately this is the hardest of the bunch. As we’ve written before, sometimes if an agency has used a good CMS – they can extend some custom functionality and quickly add in what you need for only a couple of hours’ worth of programming and design work. In other cases – I would hesitate to say – MOST other cases – custom web applications are the most expensive lot on this page, and as such require a partner you can trust and will be with you for years to come.

Discrepancy in Pricing

Why Are Some Web Design Companies So Inexpensive While Others Are Outrageously Pricey?

To wrap up this whole discussion on pricing I wanted to address something that’s been coming up more and more – even in 2018 – why are prices so wildly different in the web design industry? We had a recent bid on a project where we were smack in the middle. On the low-end there was a company vying for the project at $5,000. On the high end, $100,000. And then us, smack-dab in the middle. Our future client would go on to ask us… “What gives? Why are you so much more expensive than the low-end companies, and so much less expensive than the high-end companies, and why is there such a massive difference in the first place?” What is with this industry!!!!! I suppose it works a lot like consulting. On the low-end you have people that frankly, have no idea what they’re doing, didn’t listen enough (or pay attention) and frankly are just throwing a number at a wall. I know even with razor thin margins and outsourcing that $5,000 will only allow for about 100 hours worth of time. And there is NO FREAKING WAY this client was going to get the system they needed (based on what they communicated to us) within 2 weeks’ worth of work. I explained as much and they agreed. And, just like consultants, you have some operating on large margins, prestige, and a large (sometimes helpful, sometimes laborious) process that cost more. Is the $300,000 company twice as good as someone half as expensive? Probably not. At the end of the day it’s all about satisfying requirements. In my opinion it’s the company that can do that the best that wins. If the budget is one of those requirements, then that must be a factor. If on the other hand, budget is high – and a more important piece of the puzzle is that the new system “work” or that the future development company properly communicate progress along the way – then those extra tens of thousands of dollars are well spent. I can’t stress this enough, on projects where we see extremely low budget – elements always get left out – and future support was non-existent. Just 2 months ago two former clients came to us requesting a copy of their website as the companies each had gone with had disappeared and taken their website and email with them. Their email down-age cost them tens of thousands of dollars, and their website represented more than a $5,000 initial investment and lost marketing dollars. In all between the two of them this other provider ended up costing them nearly $30,000.  

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How I Saved $10000 in 10 Months

I’m not a saver by birth. I like to spend money. I view money as only one type of currency, not the most valuable one. Time comes first in the ranks, followed by energy, and then comes money. Money is not and has never been particularly valuable to me. It rarely ever brought me happiness but I was convinced while growing up that my net worth was a reflection of my self worth.

I never liked the idea of being frugal. I didn’t enjoy having to go without to prepare for a future emergency. For the last three years I have made a pretty consistent yearly amount through tutoring, babysitting, administrative tasks, and other similar odd jobs. But, I lived like I made a lot more. I wasn’t spending on luxuries and going out. I was just spending more than I had on things that I needed, or seemed to need. I became increasingly worried about not having enough money.

The fear of not having enough money, instilled into me at such a young age added to this terror churning inside me. I went to bed and woke up in frenzy of overwhelming nausea and tears.

But one day, after a particularly bad incident with a client, I decided that enough was enough. This particular client generously offered to pay my semester tuition in full in exchange for unlimited tutoring. Eternally grateful, I accepted. This client proceeded to give me the run around for four weeks and on the final day, had me drive over 30 miles from town to town chasing her for the check. After a grueling three hours, she called to let me know that she was in the hospital and her husband never agreed to give me the money.

I was embarrassed, humiliated, exhausted, spent, and so ashamed of myself for letting this person take advantage of me and exploit my needs. It was in that moment that I decided to stop letting money have any hold on me whatsoever. I was going to manage my money; it was not going to manage me.

I joined Frugal Families on Facebook and gathered several books to help me. I read Ana Newell Jones, Amy Dacyzyn, and Dave Ramsey among countless others. (I don’t necessarily recommend this but I like to read so it was a win win) You can get similar information by watching Youtube videos or short articles.

Through all my collectives, I found that managing finances and saving money comes down to a pretty simple idea: don’t spend money. But, my problem, along with many people, isn’t that I didn’t know HOW to save money, but that I couldn’t convince myself of WHY.

My thinking of money was all screwed up! I associated saving with withholding, going without, deprivation, dependence, poverty, and unhappiness. I held money in the top tier of my self esteem and felt that I needed it to prove to people that they should respect me. Putting $1000 in the bank and not touching it is infinitely easier than learning to love yourself if you don’t already. Once your self esteem has been tied into how much money you spend, its a tough knot to untangle.

So, I took these baby steps ( to all my Dave Ramsey fans out there). It took me a couple months to compile all these steps and even longer to start to truly follow all of them. I am 23 years old, I make about 24K a year, I am a part time college student, and I don’t have any kids or dependents. A lot of people may be discouraged from reading this article because maybe I don’t fit their demographic, make more or less, have fewer expenses or some other excuse. They may be right. I don’t know how well these steps may work for other people and I definitely cannot guarantee any results. It’s just a look into my own experience. But, if you want to break the ball and chain of money has around your ankle or maybe even save up $10000, grab a notebook and at least give this a try!

1.

Remove people from your life that you feel value money too much. These people are easy to identify: who in your life do you feel judges you the most? Limit contact with these people for a set period of time (maybe forever), or just until you save $10000. These people breed thoughts of inadequacy and manipulate us into spending money we don't need and becoming people we don't want to be, i.e. a woman in the Tightwad Gazette who admitted that she spent more money on her wealthy nephew’s Christmas presents than her own children.

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Write down your goals, hopes and dreams (not financial goals). What kind of person are you now and what do you hope will change after you become financially stable? Where do you see yourself in ten years? What would you do if you had a million dollars? What are some things about your life that you wish you could change? Why can’t you? What are aspects of life that you are grateful for? What is your dream career? What are some of your insecurities and fears? Ask yourself all these questions and any more you can think of. This should be a private journal entry that you can look back to so, be as open as you can for yourself.

3.

Write down your financial goals. How much money do you want to save? My goal was $20,000.

4.

Analyze your spending. Print out the last few months of your bank statements. Make a list. In and out. What went into the bank account and what went out. This is on the bottom of every monthly statement.

5. 

Categorize all the items that went “out”. I use a pretty simple system for this: necessary and not necessary. Rent, car payments, gas, and doctors are needs. Mcdonald’s, make up, even buying books instead of borrowing them are not necessary. Be careful not to categorize non necessities as “wants”. This implies a careless decision was made and that we should feel bad or embarrassed about it. Our money is ours and we may choose to spend it however we wish. Remember that we want to feel more confident in our decisions through this process.

6.

Evaluate your needs list. Obviously rent and car payments can’t be negotiated down but if all your needs eat up more than half your income, see if anything can change. In my personal example, I had a car payment of $198/month. During the summer months, when babysitting jobs were scarce, I only made about $900/month. Coupled with rent, I had $100 left over every month to survive on. The solution was not easy, short term, or inexpensive. I had to buy a used car and get rid of my lease, find another side gig for the summer, or find a cheaper place to stay.

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Evaluate your non necessities list.Create a category for every expense (eating out, crafts, shopping, subscriptions) and then prioritize them in order of used. If you spent $300 this month on books, it goes to the top of the list. Next, think about what you could and couldnt live without. Put those in order too. Note: this does not mean cutting everything out. Think about what is important to you and what can change. Just because something isnt a basic need, does not mean it is not important. For me, going out with friends, and a small budget to grab some fast food if I was still hungry after lunch meant a lot. So those went to the top of my list.

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For future reference, I recommend using a debit card as cash to be able to track all your purchases. So this baby step is get a debit card at a bank that is near you with a safe and convenient ATM. Commit to putting cash onto the card in small amounts to avoid temptation, but often, like once a week. I never keep more than $50 available on my debit card at any time. I have worked my weekly amount down to just $15, just enough to eat out twice a week.

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PAY DAY. If you are like me and don’t have a regular deposit schedule, make one and keep to it. Be flexible about how often and how much you want to see your money grow. I tried a bi-weekly deposit schedule but learned that I prefer looking at how much I made at the end of the week. So, I deposit money into my account every Friday.

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You have money, now what do you do with it?? Consult your needs list and put aside the amount that you cannot change this month. Pay your bills immediately. 

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What is left over? Budget your non-necessities and leave that in your account. Take whatever is left and shove it into your savings account.

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Reconsider your budget. This is the part when you slowly trick your brain into enjoying frugality. Remember that amount that you shoved into savings? No you don’t! Next month, create your budget without that chunk of savings, so immediately after payday, shove it into your savings account after bills and before non-necessities. Don’t be discouraged if you have to touch your savings account because you went over budget. Just try to average out the same amount for 3-4 months. Also, even $5 is a hefty deposit amount if you’ve been picking away at your account for the past 6 months. Be proud of yourself for any and all progress!

This last step was very helpful to me because it helped me become more and more creative about how to live on less. I learned to prioritize my hobbies, treated myself sparingly, and invest time I had in place of money I didn’t have. Overall, I became much happier than I was.

Another tip, I’d like to include is to be kinder to yourself. In hindsight it is easy to look at my expenses and realize I could’ve put a little more away here and there but I have no regrets about the mistakes I have made. Step 4 was arguably the hardest thing I’ve had to do in my life; analyze my mistakes and have compassion for myself. Even going forward, the continued slip ups I had taught me more about myself and helped me to make better decisions the next time.

I know this article seemingly boils down to taking a portion of your income and putting it into a savings account. But quite honestly, it has nothing to do with money. I have calculated that I could have put an extra $5000 away in the last ten months if I had really stuck to my needs, but that wasn’t the point. I wanted to live a life without the fear of money: not having enough, always wanting more. I was afraid to check my bank balance and I couldn’t resist a great sale that added to my net worth. Since I started my journey to financial stability, I don’t worry as much about what I have. That isn’t because I have a lot, but because I always know exactly what I had and I am confident about my ability to work with it.  It shifted my mentality of depending on money to take care of me to realizing that only I am responsible and capable of taking care of myself and money is just one of many tools that can help me. Break the chain!