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Carbon Copy PRO is a new automated turn-key marketing system founded by Jay Kubassek, a successful network marketing entrepreneur. It provides an absolute solution for promoting business opportunities with a leading direct sales company. Since its release in October 2007, the company sales increased 350%.
This revolutionary marketing system eliminated all the difficulties that distributors could have been through when promoting their business opportunities. In traditional direct sales systems or MLM (Multi-Level-Marketing), recruiting down lines and convincing people to buy their useless products are what stopping people from succeeding.
With the traditional network marketing system, you have to acquire the ability to convince people to join your business to be successful, which means only 1 out of 10 MLM distributors will make it to the top, simply because they are more talkative or clever than the others.
For example, in traditional network marketing system, you have to personally call your leads or prospects to close the sale, but in Carbon Copy Pro, they hire experts to call your leads for you. Carbon Copy Pro simply eliminated all the human variables that could happen in this direct sales business.
How Does Carbon Copy Pro Work?
1. When visitors see your capture page, they will be attracted to the incentives of making money from a legitimate home business. The prospects will simply submit their name and email address, and find out what this business is; they become “leads.”
2. Your prospects will then watch a video that motivates them and read through all the testimonials and have a general idea of what it is (but they still don’t know what the real business is). In the next page, they will watch another video about why they should join us. If they are interested, they may submit their application with $49 application fee so they can find out what the real business is. This is a fee to eliminate all the tire-kickers or Curious George who are not serious about building a business. You will make $30 commission from this $49 application fee to lower your advertising cost. The whole process is called “funded proposal.”
3. When a lead applies to join Carbon Copy PRO, within one business day, the Carbon Copy Pro call center will phone this applicant, and make sure he or she has gained access to all the information. This applicant will also be scheduled to talk to one of the Millionaire Mastermind Group (MMG) members. You basically don’t have to do anything.
4. If the leads did not apply to become a member, they will still receive follow-up emails from your auto-responder to inform them about this business opportunity. They may find it interested and submit their applications later. All the emails are professionally written for you by our Carbon Copy Pro experts.
5. This system is probably the most powerful leads generator and has the highest conversion rate.
It is NOT a scam
1. The company has a clean record with the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
2. The company has never been investigated or sanctioned by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
3. No actions by a State Attorney General has ever been taken against the company, nor are there any pending investigations.
4. The company has is a United States of America Corporation based in Texas. It’s not some fly-by-night, off-shore sham.
5. The company is a member in good standing of the Direct Sales Association, the leading trade organization for direct sales companies.
6. Industry leaders such as Mike Dillard of Magnetic Sponsoring and MLM Traffic Formula fame and Jeffrey Combs of Golden Mastermind Seminars are associated with the company
Mike Dillard’s Testimonial
“I’ve never seen another business where someone can plug-in to a simple marketing system and generate a full time income within their first 30 to 60 days.”
“This is the only business model I can whole-heartedly recommend to anyone who wants to earn a significant income from home.”
For many writers, becoming a published author can be a confusing and overwhelming decision, especially when it comes to the question of whether to self-publish or not. And with todays technology, its never been easier to self-publish a book.
But self-publishing is the same as any other business, in that the harder you work at it, the more profitable it can be. So to earn a living as an author, you need to be able to write books quickly and make your time as productive as possible.
But first you need to decide whether to publish your books the traditional way through a publishing company or to publish your book yourself.
There are three things to consider when deciding on the best and most profitable way to publish your book.
The first consideration is time. if you decided to use a traditional publishing house, first you have to convince them that your book is worthy of publication more than anyone elses, and this in itself can take several years and dozens of rejections before you find the right publisher.
Also traditional publishing houses will publish your book according to their own timeline. Books are scheduled to be published far in advance so it could be three years after signing a publishing contract before your book hits the market.
When you self-publish a book, the only time restriction on publication is your own. So you can either take your time and publish it one or two years later, or fast-track the whole process and have your book out on the market within a month or two.
The next consideration is control. Once you sign a publishing contract youre signing away your copyright to your work, so your book then effectively becomes the publishers book. This means that as the author you will now have little or no say when it comes to your book title, design or cover. Yet marketing and promoting the book will till be your responsibility.
When you self-publish a book you become the publisher as well as the author so you maintain all control of the way your book is published, how it will look and who will distribute it.
The last consideration is profit. With traditional publishing houses, the authors have no up-front costs as far as publishing goes and instead are paid a royalty for every book sold.
Some royalty payments can be as low as 5% of the selling price and most are no higher than 10%.
Some authors are paid an advance payment of royalties as soon as their book is published, but they then have to wait several years before the number of sales grows over and above the amount of advance.
This is why profit is one of the biggest arguments in favour of self-publishing. All profits from a self-published book belong 100% to the author. So the more you market and promote your book, the more you reap the profits from the sales.
Lets say you self-publish a novel and you sell 1,000 copies in a year. Of course with the right marketing, your book could sell ten-times that amount every year or more. But just as an example, well use a low figure of 1,000 copies.
So if youre making a profit of say, $5 per book, the 1,000 sales will give you an income of $5,000 in a year. But of course the longer your book remains on the market, the more copies you can sell every year. Your name as an author will become known and if people buy one book from you and enjoy it, theyll probably seek out more books from you.
So if you published a book every year and sold an extra thousand copies of each book every year, in five years time you could have a six-figure income every year. And the numbers Im quoting are very low. The profit from your sales could be double or treble that quite easily.
And if your book was picked up by a book club that wanted to sell your book to its members, that could mean a single sale of 20,000 copies or more. You can imagine how much that would sky-rocket your income.
Or what about libraries? The sales achievable to libraries are phenomenal. For instance, there are over 114,000 libraries in America. What if you could sell just one copy of your book to even half of them!
And then theres also the possibility of your book being chosen to go into a collection of condensed books, or Braille books, audio books, media interviews, movie dealsthe list goes on.
Writing non-fiction books can be even more profitable. Whatever business youre in, with a published book to your list of credentials, youll be seen as an expert in your field.
And theres no limit to the number of non-fiction books you can write. The internet makes it possible for you to research and collect articles on any subject and then you can write it all up as your own book (as long as you write it yourself and dont plagiarise).
You could then set up a web site and also sell essays, articles, reports, newsletters, eBooks and more.
You could also write articles for magazines using the information in your books, or allow them to print excerpts from your books, which would not only bring in extra income, but it is also great publicity for your books.
So you see, when you self-publish, the profits are infinite.
Hit by the recession or maybe just retiring or moving on, there are countless owners of small businesses whod like to sell up.
Business transfer agents are supposedly there to help them find a buyer.
But today I lift the lid on a string of them who demand huge fees even when they fail to get a sale, and then sue clients who refuse to pay up.
Rip-off 1: Judge backs family over firms one-sided contractVerdicts on business transfer agents dont often come much more damning than this.
The case involves one of the most notorious firms in this field, RTA Business Consultants.
It failed to find a buyer for a family-run car parts firm but still demanded payment.
When the owner, 70 Celine Pas Cher (http://www.sweio.net/celine/category/sac-celine-pas-cher) -year-old Andrew Rothery, refused to cough up, RTA sued.
And lost spectacularly.
Its rep Jen Leary bragged she could value a business to the penny but got the price of Mr Rotherys firm wrong by 700,000, Halifax County Court was told.
She lied that she could sell West Yorks firm Holmfield Auto Spares for 1.3m and persuaded Mr Rothery to sign a contract to pay 5,000 plus VAT for marketing, followed by commission on sale.
Suspicious of the high price put on his firm, Mr Rothery had two reputable business sales agents value it and they came up with a figure of 600,000.
So he refused to pay RTA, which sued him for 10,000 in supposed unpaid fees and lost commission.
Deputy District Judge Keith Nightingale threw out the case and was scathing about RTAs terms.
He said: The contract, it seems to the court, has clauses which are wholly one-sided and quite frankly it is a document that does not seem fair or balanced whatsoever.
Mr Rothery and his son Gavin were delighted.
It was the ignorant bad-mannered attitude of the people at RTA which made me determined not to give them money when they had not earned it, he told me after the case.
Ive been in business for 42 years and have dealt with lots of people who want to take money for doing very little.
RTA is one of them.
And Mr Rothery is not the only one to think so.
Andy Stenning / Daily Mirror Trubunal: Paul O’Reilly of RTA
An extraordinary insight to RTA came at an employment tribunal this month.
Former senior salesman Howard Rowlands told the hearing that the boss, Paul OReilly, threatened to punch him in the f***ing face in a row over the firms ethics.
Mr Rowlands said Mr OReilly was ranting and raving.
He said: I spun around and left the office as quickly as possible, I just wanted to get out of there. I felt threatened, seriously threatened.
Mr Rowlands also told the tribunal in Manchester that sales director Paul Mitchell explained how they would make money from a typical business seller, revealing: We want to stitch him up with the withdrawal fee.
Mr Rowlands said: I didnt do fraudulent contracts, thats what caused the animosity. I questioned the ethos and morality.
He explained that clients were unwittingly committing themselves to paying 1,500 even if no sale of their business was achieved.
He said: The withdrawal fee is on that contract for life, with instructions from Paul Mitchell and Paul OReilly not to inform people its there for life.
I raised it at sales meetings, that it was abhorrent. The withdrawal fee is like an anchor. If owners sell it themselves, RTA wants 1,500. If they take it off the market, RTA wants 1,500.
RTA disputed the account of its former sales star, saying it was made up because Mr Rowlands was facing disciplinary action over alleged racist language.
Mr OReilly also claimed that the Mirror had been ordered by the Press Complaints Commission to print a retraction for one of my previous stories about his company.
He was asked to produce this retraction, forcing him to admit: I dont have a copy of it.
Thats because it doesnt exist.
The tribunal ruling was postponed.
Fee free: The Turner Butler ‘guarantee’
Rip-off 2: 50,000 for web advertisingIf Turner Butler failed to sell his building business, Constructive Care, Steve Archer assumed he wouldnt owe a penny.
After all, hed been given a Full No Sale No Fee Guarantee. He said: This was included with every letter they sent out to me initially.
His firm folded after no buyer was found and Turner Butler are now suing him in Hertford county court for 50,000.
Even if they had sold his business at his suggested price of 288,000, Turner Butlers 7% commission would come to barely 24,000.
But there was no sale and Turner Butler, said Mr Archer, expects this huge sum for simply advertising my now liquidated company on free insertion websites, for something I could have done myself.
Rupert Cattell, of Turner Butler, said: We asked Mr Archer for an explanation of what happened to all of Constructive Cares assets while under contract to Turner Butler and he has declined to respond, or to provide evidence as to what happened to those assets.
Rip-off 3: Carol rises to Phoenix feeHoping to sell her gift shop in Bristol, Carol Budd put it on the market with one business transfer agent, and then a second. It was sold to a buyer who was introduced by the first company, she says.
Which has not stopped the second one, Phoenix Business Agents, threatening to bankrupt her if she doesnt pay them 8,600.
Their director Zulf Hamid gave me a big song and dance about how valuable my business was, and wanted to value it at 75,000 but I said that it wouldnt sell for that so he reduced it to 50,000, she said.
Eventually it sold for 28,000 to a buyer who had been introduced by the other company.
If Phoenix had found a buyer for me I would have paid them but Im not going to pay them for a customer that was procured by another company.
These people are targeting hard-working, honest folk.
A spokesman for Phoenix did not dispute Mrs Budds account of its initial enormous over-valuation of her shop or explain why it expects a fee thats almost a third of the sale price, but it insists that the buyer was registered with them.
Phoenix is a reputable business transfer agency, said a spokesman, saying the company hoped to resolve the matter through open and frank dialogue.
Couple: Barrie Hooton and Martin Marshall
Rip-off 4: 400k debts, but firm has shifted assets over to ex-directorLast week I told how Preferred Commercial demanded 5,000 from one poor client whose pub it had failed to sell, sending no prospective buyers apart from one time-waster.
Preferred Commercial is in liquidation with debts of almost 400,000 that it cannot pay. Which does not mean the end of the people behind this company.
If you click on website youre re-directed to an almost identical website for a firm called Vendor Direct.
This even uses the same old Preferred Commercial phone number.
Thats because its assets, including any unpaid bills allegedly owed by ex-clients, have been sold to Vendor Direct, whose director is Barrie Hooton.
Hes an ex-director of Preferred Commercial and partner – both in the business and civil ceremony sense – of another Preferred Commercial director, Martin Marshall.
Rip-off 5: No sale? It still costsNo sale, no fee. That was the crucial phrase in the sales pitch that persuaded Carl Bowman to put his hardware store in Leeds on the market with Ernest Wilson & Co Ltd.
Now he says ruefully: With hindsight I was possibly a little naive to accept the word of their sales rep and not query the terms of business further.
His store didnt sell and now Ernest Wilson is suing him for 4,765.
It was marketed at 205,000 without success, even though Mr Bowman says that he had been told before signing the contract that potential buyers were very keen.
He heard little until Ernest Wilson told him to cut the price to 160,000 and accept liability for their marketing fees.
When he refused, Ernest Wilson took it off the market and issued its court claim.
The firm insists that its terms and conditions are sent to every client and include the clause: Advertising and marketing sac celine (sweio.net) costs are payable upon withdrawal.
Director Stuart Moorhouse said: We were left with no option but to issue court proceedings.
He pointed out that Mr Bowmans complaint to The Property Ombudsman had been rejected.
Mr Bowman responded by reminding Ernest Wilson that they were fined in 2012 by The National Federation of Property Professionals.
Its tribunal ruling began: We are disappointed that we have heard three further cases connected with Ernest Wilson, especially as there have been two previous cases, one in 2007 and another in 2011.
The latest case, which resulted in three 750 fines, concerned the giving to a seller client a copy of the agency agreement document for the sale of their business that is not identical to the version the client has signed.
Campaign group fights the roguesTales like the ones here prompted the establishment of the Campaign for Ethics in Business Transfer Agents , a free advice website.
Its spokeswoman said some small firms risk going bust if they pay agents who fail to find them buyers but still demand huge fees.
There are no laws to stop the business marketing agents from producing unfair contracts and then suing in the small claims courts, she said.
We encourage people who have successfully beaten them to help by providing witness statements, copy judgments and transcripts for the next person due in court.
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Read more from Andrew Penman hereBeen ripped off? Contact Andrew Penman by emailing [emailprotected] or writing to Penman Investigates, Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP
There is a good selection of small outboards on the market. Their application runs from inflatable boat propulsion to aux power on larger sailing dinghies, thru trolling motors for fishing boats. They represent some 35% of total outboard sales in numbers in the UK. So lets see which one is the best shall we?
1.The new Yamaha 2.5hp 4 stroke outboard retails at 650 at time of writing, but discount prices are around 550 so price wise it is at the higher end, but not beyond the pocket of most boaters. As far as spec is concerned the new 2.5hp 4 stroke from yamaha outboards is fairly good, weight is 17kg and displacement is a little low at 72cc.
2.New Suzuki 2.5hp 4 stroke outboard prices are: retail 595, and the discount prices for these are around 540-550, so there are bargains to be gotten. This engine is light, I mean really light, the new 2.5hp 4 stroke Suzuki outboard engine is 13kg!! Thats an industry leader for a 2.5hp outboard. However, it isnt all peaches and cream with this engine, the light weight is at the sacrifice of functionality and quality. The engine sounds tinny when running, it has an AWFUL gearshift which is VERY sloppy and I have had a good number with faults, from gearbox failure to powerhead failure. So only buy this engine if you are desperate for the lightest engine possible.
3.2.5/3.5hp from mariner outboards, mercury outboards and tohatsu outboards. I have lumped all these together because they are all the same engine manufactured by tohatsu. This is the heaviest engine in the range, at 17.5kg, but it has the biggest displacement @ 85cc. I love this engine, its well made, sturdy and VERY powerful. The 2.5hp from mariner outboards prices are: retail 581, and you will find discount prices as low as 525 – we have a few left so give us a call on 0161 790 7678 or email [emailprotected] if you want one of the last discount mariner outboards! If you want a bit more power you can also plumd for the 3.5hp, you dont jump up in weight – still 17.5kg, but you do get a little more bang for your buck!
4.New Parsun 2.5hp 4 stroke outboard. This engine is similar to the yamaha, its weight is 17kg, and the displacement is 72cc. It is the quietest 2.5hp outboard on the market today and is the best value at 450 (there are no discounts around on this one Im afraid!), it is well built and comes with a 3 year no quibble warranty.
So which one would I buy? Well if you want a premium product with a 5 year warranty the 2.5hp mariner outboards offering will take some beating, the tohatsu outboards 2.5hp is the same engine but at the time of writing is a little more expensive. but if you are on a budget then my best buy award will go to the Parsun 2.5hp 4 stroke.
Slow sales seasons occur in virtually every industry, whether its during the summer when everyone heads to the beach, or during the holidays when everyone spends time with family. To keep the momentum going, you can utilize these proven tactics to ensure that your sales team makes the most of this downtime.
Sales Incentives
There are a few tactics you can employ to increase your sales sales incentives being chief among them. If youre trying to grow during a slow sales cycle, consider offering sales incentives to representatives for meeting their quota during slow months, or for bringing in the most sales. This will increase their motivation levels and will help point your sales in a positive direction.
Seasonal Sales
One method that helps draw in clients and prospects during these times is to offer seasonal sales. Promote certain products that are either relevant to the season, or that are known to be slow movers during that time of year and you just need to get rid of overhead.
Prospecting
Summer months are a wonderful time to prospect. Get creative and use your prospects out of office notifications to setup future meetings and connections with them. Save the dates on your calendar to contact them upon their return.
Get Experienced
Slow seasons are great times to attend events and conferences. Find conferences and events specifically related to your industry or your clients industry and send your sales staff. You can make these events exciting by selecting those that take place in more popular destinations.
Review Your Tools and Strategies
Down times are also a great time to review the tools and strategies your sales staff currently uses to prospect and close sales, and to research new tools and strategies that you can incorporate for greater tracking and communicating.
Slow seasons are stressful for you and your teams. Make sure that you lay out realistic expectations to keep everyone from becoming discouraged and to keep everyone motivated.