Got A Question? Great. Take your time. Right here you’ll find all the information you need, and more, to make an informed decision.
One of the “hardest” parts of our job at CarbonCopyPRO is answering all the questions we get from people. So we created this page with our answers to common questions, and now when people ask these or similar questions we can send a link.
If you received a link to this page please don’t feel like you were brushed off … we receive dozens of phone calls and e-mails a day with these types of questions. Having this page enables us to give much more consistent and thorough answers than we could if we addressed each of them individually. We generally reserve our phone time for coaching applicants and business members.
Speaking of which … if you would like to apply you can do that –> Right Here (on this link you’ll meet the CEO of CarbonCopyPRO … He’s probably not what you’d expect).
And remember, this page of FAQs can help you make a fully informed and educated decision — but don’t make the mistake of “Paralysis by Analysis”. As with any business, there are certain things you won’t fully understand until you actually do the work. So read up on it and then Get Started just like we did …
best wishes,
Ian Shilton.
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TIMEOUT: Want to cut to the chase? … Here’s a quick Seven Minute Video by top producer Michael Force which explains CarbonCopyPRO and how it works “in a nutshell” … –> Right Here.
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“What is CarbonCopyPRO?”
CarbonCopyPRO is an Internet marketing education and resource company. It is NOT an MLM, network marketing company or income opportunity. It is a direct sales company started in 2006 by Jay Kubassek in Kansas City, Kansas. Jay had a background as a top-earning direct sales professional who leveraged the internet to sell a variety of products.
Using a combination of social media, pay-per-click marketing, and targeted websites, Jay created a formula for moving products in a business model that netted him six figures monthly. Jay made a decision that the next logical step for his business was to “bottle” his process in such a way that it could be duplicated by others. This was of course not an entirely selfless decision.
By licensing his methods to others he could add a new revenue stream, add enhanced credibility to his own efforts, and ultimately position himself to be the exclusive sales channel for a company of his choice. Ambitious as his plan may have been, it has worked. In the beginning of 2006, Jay launched CarbonCopyPRO in exclusive partnership with a leading financial education company. Within 30 days, the gross sales of the partner company had increased 400%.
That was two and a half years ago as of this writing and the story is still unfolding. When CarbonCopyPRO began, Jay was already what most would consider wealthy. Of course now he is even more so. But the more interesting part of the story is what CarbonCopyPRO has done for others. Now headquartered in New York City, CarbonCopyPRO has already created 6 millionaires and numerous other multiple six-figure earners.
Importantly, these are not “pie-in-the-sky” numbers. Consultants in this company are required to provide notarized affidavits validate income claims.
“What is the product that CarbonCopyPRO sells”
In its early days, the CarbonCopyPRO “Business in a Box” (BiB) was established as the sales and marketing arm of a top-tier financial education company, founded by an ex-Wall Street investment banker and based in Texas. More information about our primary partner company is only given to those at applicant stage.
Using this system to share this information ensures that we only ever deal with very highly qualified people, and is the best way to leverage our time.
In November 2009, the focus of CCPro broadened considerably to include online marketing education for those who have a product of their own to sell, who are already involved in the direct sales industry in other companies, and even to people in ‘Brick and Mortar’ businesses.
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QUICK VIDEO: Founders Jay Kubassek and Aaron Parkinson
Talk About CCPro … Awesome Video … –> Right Here.
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TO APPLY: and find out more about CarbonCopyPRO’s product
partner click –> Apply Now here or at the bottom of this page.
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Frustrated? Want to know more? Consider this… By requiring you to apply before disclosing the exact products sold, CarbonCopyPRO is accomplishing two things. One, you are forced to declare a certain amount of interest and commitment before a CarbonCopyPRO representative is obliged to answer the no doubt numerous questions you will have about the product.
We could refer you to abundant literature about the product but the odds say you will still want to talk to somebody and ask questions. And fair enough, people want to do business with other people, not systems. There are not enough hours in the day for any CarbonCopyPRO member to answer the questions of all prospects so CarbonCopyPRO deliberately filters out about 80% of them by putting in place an application process.
As CarbonCopyPRO members writing this, we are incredibly thankful for this aspect of the business (more about this in a subsequent question).
But requiring an application before disclosing full details of the business accomplishes something else much more important. It keeps the focus on you. Moving forward with CarbonCopyPRO is not a decision to be made around product specifications or systems analysis. It is easy when considering taking life-changing action to focus on the details and avoid the larger significance of the decision. This is called “missing the forest for the trees”.
There is ample documentation on the success of CarbonCopyPRO and its members to reassure all but the most stubborn skeptic. “Convincing” is not the point. The “product” is not the point. You are the point. Are you ready to change? Are you ready to set new and higher goals and then work in a focused and strategic way to achieve them? Can you change your image of yourself to believe that you are worth $50,000 a month? That is $70 for every hour of your life. It takes a certain mindset to believe that you are worth $70 an hour even when you are sleeping. That is what CarbonCopyPRO is about.
Now that said, if you apply and then decide that you cannot stand behind CarbonCopyPRO’s partner product, there is a 30-day money back guarantee on all applications. Applying does not lock you into anything. But the application will ask you to define some goals for yourself, and hopefully you will lock yourself into those, with or without CarbonCopyPRO. This will be critical for your success in this or any other business venture.
“Who is CarbonCopyPRO for?”
CarbonCopyPRO is for anyone who has the need/interest and/or desire to become a successful Internet entrepreneur.
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TIMEOUT: The Truth About CarbonCopyPro. Andrew Cass, CCPro’s President of Marketing and first ever member, covers the 7 questions most asked about the Application Process … –> Answers Here.
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“What is CarbonCopyPRO’s mission?”
CCPro’s mission is to teach aspiring entrepreneurs how to achieve above average results using simple tools (like the internet, a phone, and a note pad) readily available to almost everyone. We facilitate and support our members with targeted and personalized training and coaching while offering them access to all resources required to run a successful Internet based business.
“Can CarbonCopyPRO help me make money?”
Yes. CCPro is a marketing education company that will empower you with cutting edge techniques, tools, and resources to make money in the world of online marketing. CarbonCopyPRO can help make you money regardless of your previous entrepreneurial experience.
“What is the Black Box?”
The Black Box (formerly known as the BiB) is a box that contains the information and tools you will need to set up and run your own successful online marketing business. It is your starter kit; filled with DVD’s, salient promotional material and our top CarbonCopyPRO marketing manuals.
It contains the world’s best recorded training sessions in the online ‘back office’, accessible by you at your convenience. The training is conducted by some of the top earners online today, across a range of industries. There are also a series of pre designed and fully hosted landing pages for you to use if you are planning to become a member of our partner company.
There are dozens of calls covering all aspects of marketing online, low cost and free methods, Social Media, Web 2.0, video marketing and Pay Per Click.
There are also eight live training calls every week, which are to both train you, and your team as you start to sponsor people in to the business.
There is a call centre (based in the US) which contacts applicants on your behalf, and presents the business and compensation plan for you. The CCPro office handles all packaging and handling of your Application DVD’s and Black Boxes.
“What is included with my PRO membership?”
Your membership gives you unlimited access to our ongoing marketing curriculum and resources that cover virtually every form of online and offline lead generation and internet marketing, plus the above.
“How easily can I cancel my account once I get started?”
There are no contracts in place. Members are free to quit and cancel their memberships at any time without penalty.
“Is CarbonCopyPRO available outside of North America?”
Yes, absolutely. The internet makes this opportunity accessible to everyone on the connected planet. CCPro has members in over 160 countries (and counting) including Norway, Sweden, Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and India. The ‘back office’ is available in several dozen different languages.
“Who is going to help and support me once I sign up?”
You will have a personal sponsor, and you will have unlimited access to the CarbonCopyPRO support community as long as you are a member. You will have unlimited access to all of our support mechanisms (including a robust and dynamic online forum) as well as professionally trained business coaches should your personal sponsor be out of reach.
“Do I have to purchase any other products?”
The short answer is this: Aside from your Black Box, no product purchases are required.
The long answer is this: Aside from your Black Box, no product purchases are required.
However, if your goal is to earn higher commissions on your sales, the further you step up in the product line of our partner company, the less commission you sacrifice and the more you earn.
“How much will it cost me to get started?”
To get started with the CarbonCopyPRO Black Box it will cost you USD395 plus whatever marketing budget you have (USD500-USD1000 is recommended, but not required). There is also an ongoing membership fee of USD149 per month.
You have the option to purchase the Black Box, and opt for a student level membership to simply use the training to learn about marketing online. As a student, your monthly membership will be USD49 per month. This is a great option for those with an existing product or business they would like to take online.
You have full access to the training and support functions, but no live marketing pages.
If you choose to purchase any of the optional partner products up front, that would obviously cost extra.
(NOTE: Included in your Black Box purchase is a USD400 ‘Quickstart Discount’ that you can redeem towards any product purchase with our official partner company.)
“How effective is CarbonCopyPRO?”
Well, here is a true story for you to consider: When CarbonCopyPRO was launched in October of 2007 the founders knew it would be big. They were ‘opening the vaults’ to the direct sales industry in a way that had never happened before.
What happened was beyond their expectations. In the 30 days after CarbonCopyPRO launched the sales of the partner company products increased by 400%. Yes, you read that correctly. The CCPro marketing system increased the TOTAL company sales by 400% in 30 days. What does that actually mean?
Well, we believe it means that doing this business this way versus doing it the old-school way is 400% more effective. Can you imagine what you could do with this education?
“How much money can I make marketing Black Boxes?”
Every Black Box purchased from your website will generate a USD150 commission for you. Don’t forget you also earn up to USD20 on every Application Kit AND USD30/month RESIDUAL income from all full members you refer throughout the life of their enrollment! The commission on student members is USD10 monthly.
“Who is going to help me with my business?”
Not only do you have us as your personal sponsors, but you will have unlimited access to CarbonCopyPro support as long as you are a member. You will have unlimited access to the CCPro toll-free number and email support as well as professionally trained business coaches should your personal sponsor be out of reach.
Oh, and an extensive online forum of your peers.
At this stage, it is vital to point out that as an entrepreneur, you also have to develop certain skills such as self reliance, resilience and determination.
There is not a business environment on the planet where someone will “hold your hand” until you reach profitability. Having said that, the support in place for CCPro members is unparalleled.
“How do I succeed at CarbonCopyPRO?”
By plugging in to the CarbonCopyPRO system and applying yourself 100% to the training and following the systems, formulas, and scripts presented in your 30-day marketing guide. And this is key (you’d be amazed at how many people CANNOT stay focused and follow instructions).
Following instructions carefully, and the consistent application of the new skills you will learn are instrumental to your success (or otherwise). There is a huge amount of hard work and learning work to be done and you will have to be the one to do it.
This is not a “get rich quick” scheme. Like any other business, it requires a great deal of learning and application to master the skill set you will need to be ahead of the pack online. But rest assured, your teachers are the best in the business.
“How would I fail at CarbonCopyPRO?”
There are 4 traits in people we see which cause them to fail in this business. If you have a strong tendency toward one of these traits, you will be at risk of failing.
They are:
- Insistence on “Getting-Rich-Quick” or “Easy-Money”. There is a major difference between a high-growth business opportunity that monetizes quickly and a get-rich-quick scheme. Your goal should be to invest your time, money, and resources into a business that generates earnings within a six-month time frame. Some CCP members earn money faster than that (and they are the exception) but be prepared to invest six months of solid learning backed up by consistent action.
- Unwillingness to work hard and “do what it takes”. Unless you have extensive experience in internet marketing, this business will introduce you to a whole new world. There will be a new vocabulary, new skills, a new business model, and new ways of thinking to get a handle on. Learning and change is never easy but always rewarding. Your first 90 days in this business are critical and you will want to pour yourself into it 100%.
- Lack of motivation or general laziness. These are difficult traits to overcome and no matter how excited you are right now, unless you have disciplined habits and are organized, you are at risk of fading away. We cannot stress this enough – IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN EASY RIDE GO CALL A CAB.
- Refusal to follow instructions. While creativity and improvisation are valuable business skills, there is no substitute for executing tried-and-true business systems, particularly when learning a new endeavor. There will plenty of room down the road to chart your own course but for the first six months you will need to do exactly what you are told. You must know what the rules are before you start to break them.
“Is CarbonCopyPRO, itself, a product?”
The Black Box is a marketing education product, first and foremost. It can certainly be sold as a stand-alone product, however, if you have high income aspirations, you will need to source out a product or products which will yield you higher commissions.
The CarbonCopyPRO Black Box will teach you how to sell any product online, but it has been paired with a specific set of products to maximize revenue for marketers. The products are produced by a leading financial education company founded by an ex-Wall Street investment banker. Most CarbonCopyPRO members market both the CarbonCopyPRO marketing education system and the financial education products.
Before launching CarbonCopyPRO the creators spent considerable time and energy investigating various products, searching for one that offered the most financial upside to marketers. There were several key criteria in selecting the “perfect” product to sell via CarbonCopyPRO (these are discussed in the next question).
As a CarbonCopyPRO applicant you will be introduced to our Partner Company and walked through the Compensation Plan.
“Why does CarbonCopyPRO sell this particular product?”
CarbonCopyPRO’s product partner company sells a unique set of products that score high in each of six criteria that are essential for a sustainable and profitable direct sales business.
These 6 criteria are:
- ‘High-end’ Products. Simply put, unless products or services have a sufficiently high price tag, there is no way to make a lot of money selling them. Most direct sales businesses have this most fundamental problem – it takes too long to generate substantial revenue because the underlying product is cheap and too many units have to be sold to make any profit.
- A product that is unique and difficult to copy. Almost every day new companies spring out of nowhere which are simply copying other companies. Example: How many juices and vitamins have you seen on the market? How many times have you heard that something is “the greatest nutritional supplement”?
Of course, healthy living is important and most of the supplements out there are great, but does the world really need another vitamin? Are people crying out for another juice from a berry found deep in the Amazon? The reality is “no”, because the marketplace is flooded with this type of product.
And if you’re going to be representing a new-ish company selling nutritional products, you’ll be competing against companies which have been on the market for 50 or 60 years.
Everyone has heard of Amway. Amway has the biggest selling nutritional line in the world. If you’re going to be selling a new nutritional product, what are your chances of taking on and winning against Amway? They are already firmly established in the marketplace and the first one in always gets the lion’s share.
So you need to find a product that is unique and hard to copy. Because if it isn’t hard to copy, someone else will come along and try to replicate it very quickly.
- Direct Sales Model (not MLM). In a Direct Sales model, the person who sells the product makes the commission, which means the people making the big money are the ones selling lots of product. The Multi-Level Marketing model promotes a “sit back and collect residuals” mentality whereas Direct Sales motivates people to sell hard and work with their team to achieve profitability as well.
- A lucrative compensation plan. Of course, “lucrative” means different things to different people but the bottom line is that if you are going to be marketing a product for commission, you want to be earning a high commission upfront, as well as a residual income on the backend of your business.
Most compensation plans either have high upfront income and low residuals, or the other way round, with low upfront income and high residuals.
Why is this so important when searching for a home-based business?
When you start out in a new business, unless you have a great deal of capital behind you to “tide you over”, you will want to be able to make high upfront commissions because otherwise you will find it impossible to build momentum.
Most people starting a home-based business do so with the intention of supplementing their existing income initially, with the goal of building up to a full-time income, enabling them to leave their current employment or business.
But if all you’re making is tiny $100 commission checks along the way, it’s very difficult to accomplish this. You will run out of steam, and capital before you reach your goals.
CCPro has chosen a partner company with products selling for USD1,995 upwards. This enables qualified consultants to earn commissions of USD1,000 and over per sale (depending on where they are positioned in the compensation plan). It is a compensation plan which pays consultants 50% of the retail price of the product upfront, and also pays a residual income.
The high upfront commissions will help you get off to a faster start and stay in the game whilst the residual commissions will help you retire.
- A product which has a high demand in the market. Fairly self explanatory. The fastest way to go out of business is to try and sell a product that nobody wants to buy.
- Low Overhead/No Inventory. A successful home-based business is not one where you have crates of products stuffed in your cupboards and you are having to make daily trips to the post-office. The products we sell are services and systems, not any sort of packaged goods. Any materials ship directly to your customers and there is never any inventory for you to worry about.
“Why do I have to fill out an application?”
The number one reason people get involved in a home-based business is to have more control over their time. By requiring an application, we ensure that we are only dealing with serious, committed entrepreneurs.
Here’s a hint, next time somebody tells you how serious they are about making a change in their life, ask them to invest 15 minutes and $99. Tell them if after the 15 minutes they change their mind they can have the $99 back. You just want to make sure that they have at least a little money to invest and they are serious enough to delay spending it on something else for at least 15 minutes.
What will happen?
You guessed it … 9 out of 10 people will walk away. And you just saved yourself from wasting 90% of your time. The CarbonCopyPRO system is a marketing system and smart marketing means funnels and filters. You’ll learn more about funnels and filters later but simply put, they mean letting the system screen out the people that aren’t serious or qualified so you can invest your energy in those who are.
Personally, we got involved in this business so we could spend more time doing the things we enjoy. The main reasons we hear from others for getting involved involve spending time with family, not having to work as much, being able to travel, being able to volunteer, and so on. What is the common denominator in all of these? Time.
That is why the CarbonCopyPRO system is designed to protect and value your time. There are filters in place to make sure you are not wasting your time with “tire kickers” and the “just curious” types.
We estimate that the required application process by itself saves us personally 30-40 hours a week of phone calls with people who have unrealistic expectations and/or are never going to take action.
Can my application be rejected? What happens then?”
Your application will be reviewed by your business coaches (us) as well as CarbonCopyPRO’s corporate team. If you answer the questions honestly you have the best shot at being approved. There is no credit or background check, the application is designed to assess your likelihood of success with the business. Criteria for approval relates to mindset, leadership, willingness to learn new skills, focus, desire, current work habits, and motivation. After you apply you will be notified in 24 hours or less as to your approval status.
If for any reason you are not approved you will be issued a full and immediate refund of the application fee with no action required on your part.
“I’ve applied, now what?”
Once your application is approved you will receive a call from both the CarbonCopyPRO call center and your personal business coach. If after reading this page you still have unanswered questions, your coach will be able to answer them over the phone. Once you have applied you will be introduced in full to the CarbonCopyPRO business plan, compensation model, and the specific products sold (unless of course, you already have your own business to promote, or products to sell).
Having applied and been accepted, your next action step is to purchase your Black Box. This can be done by logging in to www.CarbonCopyPRO.com and entering the e-mail address you used when you first visited a CCP website. After entering your e-mail, scroll to the bottom of the following page and click the link that says “Get your Black Box now”.
The Black Box is USD395 and comes with training manuals, DVDs, and access to your web-based back office. The Black Box is the only thing you need to launch your CarbonCopyPRO business. You are not required to purchase anything else. Once you have logged in with your e-mail address you will see a detailed description of exactly what comes with the Black Box, but suffice to say, it includes the tools you need to set up a web-based business, and learn how to run it. Your entire business infrastructure (training, lead tracking, marketing plan, e-mail autoresponders, websites, merchant services, a professional call center, technical support and coaching, etc.) is integrated into the CarbonCopyPro back office which you will have access to via your Black Box.
Once you receive your Black Box in the mail (via 2-day FedEx for US residents) your coach will walk you through the setup of your back office and marketing systems. The time it will take for you to set up and configure your business will depend on your time commitment and skill set coming in to the business. This will vary for everyone, and it is not honestly something that we can put a time frame on. Your first month will be spent immersed in the training, and following the integrated 30-day Marketing Guide in conjunction with guidance from us.
“Is there a refund policy?”
Yes. Applicants may have their application fee refunded (on request) any time within 30 days of applying. Black Box purchasers have three days to review the Black Box, after it arrives, and ask for a refund. Refunds are processed directly by CarbonCopyPRO and may be requested by following the steps outlined at http://oneyearplan.net/refundpolicy.htm or by contacting me direct.
“Do I need to be ‘tech-savvy’ to be successful?”
Being tech savvy is not essential, but it most definitely helps. Many CarbonCopyPRO members come into the business with little or no internet skills and web-marketing experience. And while this skill set is not a pre-requisite to your success, it is definitely a huge advantage. Understand that if you are not IT or web savvy, your learning curve will be far, far steeper. Over time if you apply yourself to the learning process and follow the CarbonCopyPRO systems diligently you will naturally become much more tech-savvy than you likely already are.
CarbonCopyPRO utilizes many sophisticated marketing techniques and algorithms but for the most part these processes are automated so you do not have to fully understand them all to use them. Think of it as “painting by numbers”. That said, as in any business, you will want to learn what it is that you are doing with CarbonCopyPRO, how it works and why it works. This will enable you to expand and adapt your business in any way that you choose moving forward.
This knowledge will make you a better marketer and give you more credibility as a teacher and leader of others. The skills you will acquire in working your CarbonCopyPRO are the “must-have” skills of today’s marketplace so any learning curve is to be embraced.
“How much time will I need to commit to CarbonCopyPRO?”
Short answer: As much as possible. It takes time to learn, apply and master a new skill set. You must use your common sense here, and understand that there are no short cuts to build a profitable business. If you are thinking that you only have a few hours a week to devote to this business, and no capital to outsource, we will save you a lot of time, energy and money, and let you know now that this is probably not going to be appropriate for you.
The first 90 days are the most critical time for your business and we recommend you be prepared to devote at least 20+ hours a week during this time. The work can be broken into multiple daily shifts or concentrated into only a few days a week but the 20 hour threshold of focused energy is essential in the beginning.
“How much money will I need to commit to CarbonCopyPRO?”
Similar to the previous question, the answer here largely hinges on how much money you want to make. Do not expect to show up with only a few hundred dollars to spend on marketing and then suddenly start raking in millions. Top earners spend tens of thousands of dollars a month to generate their hundred plus thousand dollars a month (we’ll cover Return on Investment more specifically in another question). Of course they did not start out at that level, and the great thing is that the exact same system the top earners are using is available to our team members. But as in any other business, working capital is a requirement of launching yourself successfully. You will not get something for nothing in any business.
Technically the minimum “required” investment is USD444. That’s USD49 for the application and USD395 for the Black Box. However, in reality you will have the best shot at a successful business if you are prepared to invest a minimum of USD2000-USD3000. This will give you an initial marketing budget and position you in the compensation plan for higher commissions should you opt to also join our partner company (up to USD1000 per sale right off the bat).
Now, there have been several instances where people have started with only a USD500 investment and used nothing but free marketing techniques (that CarbonCopyPRO teaches) to gradually build up. It can be done and we do not discourage any serious entrepreneur from approaching it this way. Just understand that it will definitely be a slower process, and be prepared to spend your first three months (at least) working hard with all revenues reinvested into marketing.
“What is the difference between Direct Sales and Multi-Level Marketing?”
CarbonCopyPRO is a direct sales business that distinguishes itself from multi-level marketing (MLM) in a number of ways. For an in-depth report about the differences check out the Coffee House Letter here… The Coffee House Letter
“What sort of return on investment (ROI) can I expect?”
A CarbonCopyPRO member that is fully positioned at the top level in the compensation plan of our partner company can make as high as a 400% monthly ROI on his/her paid-advertising marketing budget. Obviously sales deriving from free marketing methods (which the Internet provides in abundance) are infinite ROI so we’re writing here about paid internet advertising (primarily pay-per-click).
Factors which can affect this are traffic sources, skill with PPC campaigns and keyword targeting, professionalism of your online marketing pipeline, level of activity in your business, skill on the phone, etc. The 400% number is to be aspired to and represents the monthly ROI for a CarbonCopyPRO Top Earner. As in any business, results do vary. Consultants who enjoy an ROI at this level are very much in the minority. The same thing can be said for entrepreneurs in the brick and mortar world.
For further discussion on compensation plan positioning apply with the link below.
“What does a typical CarbonCopyPRO workday look like?”
There are four fundamental responsibilities for a CarbonCopyPRO marketer:
- Drive web traffic
- Support product sales
- Follow-up with new applicants and members
- Support your team
The first responsibility entails using both paid and free marketing tools to create exposure and leads via the internet. These activities run the gamut from developing pay-per-click ad campaigns to uploading video content. All of these activities are done from the computer in your own time.
The second task is primarily conducted on the phone. Some of your customers are about to spend significant amounts of money (up to USD20,000 with half of that going to you) so they will obviously want to speak to someone in person. Even with all of the automated CarbonCopyPRO systems that deliver relevant information to customers, there is a level of comfort and trust that understandably, people need to feel before they spend that amount of money.
All business (online or off) is based on solid relationship building, and this business is no different. Many people enter into online businesses, and don’t feel that they have to pick up the phone and have a conversation with anyone. Not every aspect of business can be automated, and it is misguided to believe that the human element can be stripped out of the equation.
These calls last as long as it takes to establish a relationship with your new business partner, and with up to a USD10,000 commission as the payoff you would have to agree it is time well spent. Remember this is not “selling over the phone”. You will spend your time only dealing personally with people who have put up their hand to work with you, and there are a great many resources available for you to pass on to them, to educate them about the products.
You are not ‘cold calling’ the customer. You simply answer their questions, get a feel for what they are aspiring to, and discuss your personal experience with the products.
The third and fourth responsibilities both involve direct correspondence with CarbonCopyPRO applicants and members, usually via e-mail and sometimes via phone. There are dozens of hours worth of archived and live training calls to teach you how to do this successfully.
In the first few months of your business you will spend the majority of your time learning the principles of search engine marketing, setting your system up, and marketing to drive traffic to build your pipeline (task 1). After you have started to make some sales, you will begin spending time on the phone (task 2). As your CarbonCopyPRO team starts to build, your workload will include more support and coaching (tasks 3 and 4). Having established a team, you will spend the majority of your time on marketing and sales and coaching while the automated systems you have set up run themselves.
“Can CarbonCopyPRO be used to sell other products?”
We hear this question a lot. Initially the CCPro BiB (now the Black Box) was aligned exclusively with our partner company. This partnership was formed on the basis of an exhaustive vetting process that screened hundreds of companies and products. Of the few direct-sales products on the internet that score highly on all 6 of the required criteria for lucrative home-based enterprise (discussed above), the one that was chosen was head and shoulders above the rest in integrity and value. Once chosen, a lot of time and money was invested integrating the product into the CarbonCopyPRO system.
In November 2009, the direction of CarbonCopyPro changed, and while the alliance between the two companies remains as strong as ever, CarbonCopyPro have adapted their focus to Internet marketing education, and the training is now also applicable to those with their own business opportunity to promote, product to sell, or offline business to move online.
Having made this point, it is important to note that human beings always prefer whatever they are presently doing or thinking over whatever they might be doing or thinking. How often do we tend to do the same things we have done in the past, in spite of evidence or advice that suggests we might do better to do something else? Or maybe we’ve been thinking about doing one thing for a while and then something better comes along, yet we cling to what we were thinking before. It is human nature and we are all guilty of it. In physics it is called inertia. In life it is called stubbornness. In business it is called ignoring the law of sunk costs, or better yet, business suicide.
Thinking along the lines of “Well, I have already spent so much time and/or resources on this, it would be a waste to shift gears now…” is okay if you’re in marriage counseling BUT IT IS NOT OKAY IN BUSINESS. You better believe if a Fortune 500 company discovers a way to either make more money with the same risk or the same money with less risk they are GONE from whatever they were doing before. Gone. As in closed the factory, auctioned off the equipment, fired the staff, done!
That is how business people think. There is no touchy-feely equivocating about the past or present…
To tie this back to the original question, if you are evaluating the CarbonCopyPRO business and saying “Wouldn’t it be nice to combine this with what I am already doing or considering doing?” then you are thinking about comfort, not profit. In your mind let go of what you are already doing unless it is either giving you everything you want or you have fairly concrete evidence that it performs better than CarbonCopyPRO (if this is the case please tell me about it). To quote the title of a well-known book on business – “what got you here won’t get you there.”
“I saw a bad review of CarbonCopyPRO online. What was that about?”
We always address this question with a question of our own, “What is the reviewer selling?”
A quick Google search reveals plenty of people running headlines like “CarbonCopyPRO Revealed!” or “CarbonCopyPRO – Do Not Join Until You Read This!!!” or “Why I Didn’t Join CarbonCopyPro” and so on. Feel free to read some or all of these “negative” reviews. I guarantee you 100% of them will fit into one of two categories.
- People who are actually endorsing CarbonCopyPro and are using what we call an “Expose” headline to get your attention, or
- People who are selling a different home-based business or self-employment opportunity.
In the first case we can’t really fault those marketers and maybe we would be well-served to learn from them, after all it does get people’s attention.
In the second case, these marketers are using a psychological trick to try to sell their own products. By pretending to be your unbiased “insider” with the “real scoop” on whatever you are investigating, these folks hope to gain your trust so that when you get to their pitch you have suspended the natural skepticism that they were exploiting in the first place.
That’s it, really. Every time it is one of those two scenarios. Some marketers do a better job than others in veiling their intentions but it always distills to one of those two things (usually the latter). If anyone finds a sincere case of a current or former CarbonCopyPRO member who legitimately applied themselves, who now feels aggrieved, and who is not pitching another product, please send it to us. A quick search at the Better Business Bureau shows zero complaints against CarbonCopyPRO.
“How can I be sure CarbonCopyPRO is not a scam?”
First off, we are glad you are asking this question. There are plenty of vermin online who are quite happy to take your money and run without a backwards glance.
That said, everyone has their own innate level of skepticism, and for some no amount of evidence is enough. But approached with an open-mind, this list of facts can relieve these types of concerns. This list was compiled by a medical doctor who was at the time evaluating the CarbonCopyPRO product for himself (he later joined and is a key member of the CarbonCopyPro community as moderator of the online forum).
=== Reasons Why CarbonCopyPRO Is Not A Scam===
- Both CarbonCopyPRO and the company it is partnered with have clean records according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
- The company has never had a substantiated complaint according to the BBB.
- Neither company has ever been investigated or sanctioned by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
- No actions by a State Attorney General have ever been taken against either company, nor are there any pending investigations.
- Both companies are based in the United States of America.
- Our Product Partner company was incorporated in January 2005. 95% of businesses (and nearly 100% of illegitimate ones) do not pass the 3 year mark.
- The compensation model of our partner company is similar to those used in the Insurance, Real Estate, and Mortgage industries. Leaders who recruit and train new professionals receive a commission when members of their team make a sale. But the largest commission goes to the person who makes the sale. You are rewarded for your hard work.
- The direct sales company we represent is a member in good standing of the Direct Sales Association, the leading trade organization for direct sales companies.
- Industry leaders such as Mike Dillard of Magnetic Sponsoring and Jeffrey Combs of Golden Mastermind Seminars are associated with both CarbonCopyPRO and our partner company. These are Marketing Industry leaders who have a lot to lose if one of their endorsed products is revealed as a scam.
“I have five hundred dollars to my name and nothing else. Should I invest it in CarbonCopyPRO?”
First of all, put our response to this question in the “home truths” category. If it offends we apologize but we deal with enough chronically-broke people to have some fairly strong opinions on the subject.
Every situation is different but for almost anyone asking this question our off-the-cuff answer is a definite “no”. If you have only five hundred dollars to your name you probably need to spend it on rent, food, or a bus pass.
We want to be clear, there is a difference between someone who “only has five hundred dollars to spend” and someone who truly only has five hundred dollars. Many people claim they only have five hundred dollars to spend but have no problem spending 10% of it on the Season 3 DVD Box Set of “Lost”, or whatever their distraction of the day may be. But either way, if someone is truly broke or just broke-minded he/she is probably not in a place to run this or any other business. The important thing for that person to ask themselves is “How did I get here and where am I headed?”
For those that are simply broke-minded (you shall know them by their poor-mouthing) listen to us when we say that you need this. But not yet. First you need to detox from your fractured financial thinking, your addiction to credit, and your refusal to live within your means. Check out Dave Ramsey for more on this process.
And for those that are truly broke of course you shouldn’t buy CarbonCopyPRO. You should save your money. That is what broke people should do, save what money they can get access to and try to be strategic about what they do with it. But being broke does not mean being broken. If you are a fighter and a hard-worker you will reach a place in the future when you do accumulate some money – maybe not riches but at least a small base to build from. And you need to be mentally prepared for what you will do then. This may not be the right time to get involved in CarbonCopyPRO (by all means pay your rent first!) But when you are able to take action to ensure that your current situation does not become a cycle, CarbonCopyPRO offers more opportunity to create a real business from limited resources than any other business opportunity we have seen.
Respectfully,
Ian Shilton, M2 Master Consultant
Duke Street, Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia.
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