A Free Report From Dr. Bob Clarke, L2 Leader with Carbon Copy PRO

"10 Crucial Questions You MUST Ask Before Joining Carbon Copy PRO"

NOTE:  Each question is answered in a general sense first (answers that can apply to any business), followed by specific answers regarding Carbon Copy PRO in RED BOLD.

 

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1. Are The Products Unique and in High Demand?

When you are evaluating a Network Marketing company for a potential partnership, it is important to temporarily remove the business opportunity from the initial equation and focus, instead on the product line.  Are they unique or are they “more of the same”?  For example, the market is over-saturated with the latest juices, lotions, potions, and pills offered by many MLM companies.  The competition for these products is fierce and cut-throat.

Instead, look for products that are unique in the marketplace.  This will mean less competition and faster growth of your new business.   To test this, do a Google search of the product type and see what kind of results you get.  If the results are filled with page after page of the same type product line offered by many different companies, then this is a bad sign.

 If you find a company with unique products, are they difficult to copy?  You would be surprised how many great products fall into obscurity because someone found a way to copy the idea and create massive competition.  The best products to market are ones that are unique AND not easily copied. 

Carbon Copy PRO – The Black Box (formerly called the Business in a Box) is both unique and in high demand.  Found within the Black Box is everything you will need to start marketing your business online, including step-by-step instructional manuals and videos, as well as immediate access to the most comprehensive and up to date internet marketing training.  There is no other product like this on the Internet.

In addition to the Black Box, many of our members choose to take advantage of Carbon Copy PRO’s partnership with a top tier direct sales company based in Texas, who specialize in financial education and wealth creation products.  With this product line, the customer first obtains the foundational financial education missing in most schools of higher education, followed by unique opportunities to create wealth through opportunities that most others never hear about.  Given the present economy, these products are in very high demand.

2.  Do the Products Offer Real Value?

You must also consider the VALUE of the product to the customer.  Will the product line offer true value to the consumer?  We all want to feel good about the products we market and believe that their purchase adds to the lives of our customers in a significant way.  Only you can make that determination, but one of the best ways I know to test the value of a product is to ask yourself, “If I purchased this product, would it add anything positive to my life?”

If the answer is NO, then you should continue your search for the right business. 

Carbon Copy PRO – The Black Box offers its users the unique opportunity to market ANY PRODUCT to ANYONE, ANYWHERE in the world.  I don’t know of anything more valuable than this to a person looking to begin marketing online.

If you do not have a product to market, the financial education and wealth creation products offered through our direct sales partnership are equally valuable to the public.  As described above, they offer the customer an opportunity to get top quality financial education, and the opportunity to create wealth in ways most people never even know exists.

3. Is There a Lucrative Compensation Plan?

Okay, enough about the products.  If the company you’re considering is still in the game after evaluating the products, it’s time to examine how and how much you’ll get paid. There are so many variations of different compensation plans out there that it a full description is way beyond the scope of this report.  But if you are looking for a simple way to compare different plans, only two questions are really relevant:

“How do I get paid?”

“How much do I get paid?”

The traditional MLM compensation structure is based on small upfront commissions with an emphasis on accumulated residual income (the percentage of each sale made by one of your team members).  The problem with MLM today can be summed up in two words: THE INTERNET.

That’s right.  The one thing that has exploded the availability of knowledge on any subject we desire is the same technological advance that is killing MLM.   The reason for this is clear – everyone nowadays is looking for the next best opportunity and a quick way to make a buck.  MLMers are no different.  No sooner does someone build a nice sized downline than one of their “heavy hitters”(i.e. “leaders”) takes off for another MLM opportunity and their once juicy residual check is now cut in half or worse.  

This is the single biggest reason why typical MLM compensation plans no longer work. 

What does work”?  Top tier income opportunities, that’s what.  They’re called “top tier” because of the caliber of business person they attract and the high level of income they produce.  

Top tier business compensation models are usually characterized by increasingly lucrative product sales commissions, but are lacking a residual component.  It is what is commonly referred to as the “GPT” (Get Paid Today) .

The very best possible compensation plans in the New Age of Network Marketing is one that combines the GPT concept and has a strong residual component to the compensation plan.  It is very rare but worth taking the time to find.

Carbon Copy PRO – CC Pro members have available to them the unique combination of high upfront sales commissions and a strong residual income.  This is very rare and VERY LUCRATIVE to it’s members.

 4. Is there Support Available?

It’s become all too common for some unsuspecting would-be home business owner to be romanced into joining a company, only to find out that the support and guidance is non-existent.  They are left feeling isolated, misled, and frustrated – and ultimately quit.

When researching a business, you want to be sure there is a strong support network in place.  In fact, there needs to be support at more than one level – for the person just setting up their business and the experienced member who needs help in marketing their business.  

Ask specific questions regarding support.  

The answers to these questions will go a long way in helping you decide if a company is the right fit for you.  Keep in mind – lack of a strong support network always result in a very high company attrition rate (those who quit the business).  

Don’t become one of them.  

Carbon Copy PRO --  CC PRO prides itself on the support available to its members, both new and experienced.  When someone joins Carbon Copy, they are immediately taken to a simple step-by-step orientation and business setup guide.  In addition, new members have direct access to trained support via a Live Chat feature on our website and via toll-free telephone.  

Once their business is set up and ready to roll (usually within a couple of days), new members have unlimited access to professional Business Coaches to help them on their next steps.  Experienced members can also access these Coaches for questions about marketing strategies, business websites, and alike.

The Carbon Copy PRO Forum is a unique site offering support through the experience of other members.  On the Forum, members of CC PRO can interact with others, ask questions, provide feedback to others, and get advice from Top Earners all in a very supportive, non-threatening atmosphere.

5.  Is There a Strong Education and Training Component

This question is far more crucial than you might imagine.  The same Internet that is destroying MLM is the one that allows anyone to find a mentor or coach that will most help them achieve their goals.  

What does this mean for you?  It means that you will need as much Network Marketing Training and Education as you can get your hands on.  Put simply, the more you know, the more value you have to someone looking to join an opportunity, and the more likely they are to join your team.

Does this company put a premium on education of it’s members?  How many webinars or training calls are there in a given week?  What are the credentials of the people who offer the training?  Are they true experts, or do they just call themselves experts?  Does the company put a strong emphasis on leadership development?

You see, the more training your new company offers, the less you will need to go outside the organization for additional training (which means more expense).  

Find a company that emphasizes Network Marketing Education and Training, especially in the areas of online marketing and personal branding.  These skills will go a long way to making you hugely available to others, who will see you as the leader to be followed.

Carbon Copy PRO – Education and Training is where Carbon Copy PRO shines and surpasses all others.  Within its websites, Carbon Copy PRO offers its members comprehensive and up to the minute internet and network marketing training, tailored to the experience and budget of the individual.  There is nothing like this on the Internet today.

In addition, CC PRO offers up to 7 webinars or training calls each week to provide its members with even more training and education, in areas such as online marketing, offline marketing, personal branding, copywriting, leadership development, team building, and time management.

Carbon Copy PRO is truly the most complete, innovative and cutting edge training and education platform on the market today.

6.  How Important is a Sponsor?

In general, your sponsor will be your point person in getting started and having your questions answered.  He or she will be the ones showing you "the ropes".  Because of this, your choice of a sponsor is very important. Ideally, you would like to find a sponsor who had been in the company for a while, had some degree of success, provides private training when needed, and is easily accessible.  

One word of caution -- be cautious about searching for a sponsor who is "most successful" or the top earner in the company.  Even if you find out exactly who these people are (which can be difficult because many claim to be "top earners", many times the most successful are also laser focussed on making money.  This means there can be less time for training team members, and it can be very difficult to reach them when needed.

In Carbon Copy PRO, your choice of a sponsor is equally important.  In addition to the trainings offered to the entire CC PRO community through webinars, calls, and live events, many of the most involved sponsors offer private training to their team members.

My wife Rosemary and I offer our new team members several training sessions discussing their new business and their marketing strategy.  In addition, all team members have access to our team blog and our weekly training calls.  As an added bonus, we have also arranged for our team members to have access to private training from two of our successful upline leaders, to provide even further support.

7.  Is There a Proven, Duplicatable Marketing System?

Your success in Network Marketing (and any new business) will take time.  There will be a learning curve you’ll need to climb, especially if you’re a total newcomer to sales and marketing, as I was.  

By finding a company that has a Marketing System in place, you can reduce your learning curve dramatically.  A company that provides landing page templates, pre-written autoresponder emails,  and someone to help you speak with interested individuals will allow you to make sales faster.  

In essence, you are plugging into the company Marketing System and allowing the system to help you generate sales, while you get started on the process of learning your craft.  

A Marketing System can be immensely helpful to you, the new home business owner.  But it must be more than useful to YOU…. it must also be a system that your new team members can plug into and have success.  In other words, it can be easily duplicated. 

This saves you time and a great deal of worry about having to train your new team members.  Rather, you can let the Marketing System do the work.

Carbon Copy PRO -- The CC PRO Automated Marketing System is a proven resource for it's members.  Using this system, leads are sorted, sifted an qualified through an application process so that the member needn't spend time speaking with tire kickers or unqualified prospects.  In addition, there are multiple website templates that new members generally use to get them started marketing quickly and successfully.   

Any new leads are sent pre-written autoresponder emails to further the communication process.  Fiinally, applicants are called by the system's Call Center, consisting of professional business coaches who answer the applicant's questions and close the sales.  

It is a totally duplicatable system available to all members and their team.

8.  Is There Strong Company Leadership?

You need to look no further than the company leaders to decide its legitimacy.  You’ll need to do your homework here.  Look for company leaders that have a strong track record of being successful in other ventures.

Again, ask specific questions:

If you aren’t assured that the company leadership is legitimate, and if you get the feeling that there’s “more hype than substance”, than you’ll want to look elsewhere.

Carbon Copy PRO --- I invite you to 'google' Jay Kubassek and Aaron Parkinson, co-founders of Carbon Copy PRO.  They are true entrepreneurial leaders who have taken the original company with a handful of members in the US to hundreds of successful members in over 150 countries around the world.  

Jay, Aaron and the entire Leadership group are so dedicated to leadership that they even teach it to it's members.  The Thursday night Leadership call, together with a daily Wake Up Call ("a cup of leadership every morning") provides members with lessons in how to successfully lead others so that their team members will realize the results they deserve.

9.  Is Global Expansion In The Company Plans?

While this may not seem all that important, nothing could be further from the truth.  With the growing number of people outside the US looking to enter Network Marketing, it will become increasingly important for your company to go global.  For example, having the ability to translate company websites into other languages is extremely important if you are looking to recruit international members to your team.

What about the company products?  Are they easily sold outside the US and Canada?   While this may seem like a no brainer, it’s a real issue for some major MLM companies that sell nutritional supplements due to the laws and reams of red tape found in the regulatory authorities of other countries.   

Be sure both the product line and the income opportunity of the company has expanded globally, or at least there are realistic plans to do so.

Carbon Copy PRO -- the company already has expanded globally, consisting of members from over 150 countries.  Plans are in place to open "Carbon Copy PRO in the UK" in the very near future.

10.  Does the Company Give Back?

The final question you must ask before starting any home based business deals more with altruism than marketing.  But whether or not a company has altruistic efforts in place says a lot about the leadership and its members.  

While this may not be a deal breaker for you, find out whether or not the company you’re considering gives back to the community and people at large.  If nothing else, this may give you a good feel for your potential business partners.

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