Entreprenueral Mindset; Are You Ready to Change

When I started my first MLM business, I really wanted to be rich and never have to work for anyone else again. Six months later, after investing everything I had into buying leads, I was selling product and recruiting distributors, but I still wasn’t making any money. I still wanted to be rich, but my upline kept telling me to change my mindset. I was still thinking with a “paycheck” mentality and not a millionaire. Then, after reading  T. Harv Eker’s book,”Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” for the tenth time, my want evolved into committment. I finally realized what I believed about money and wealth would never get me to my goals.I must change my thinking in order to change my circumstances.

So, I ask you,”What do you believe”? What are your deepest, innermost thoughts on becoming rich? Whatever level of income you are aspiring to right now, do you believe deep down that you deserve to make that much money? The truth is, you will settle for whatever you think you’re worth.

Think about this for a minute. What we believe is determined by everything we see, hear and experience. To narrow the field, what you have seen, heard, or experienced in the realm of money and finances determines what decisions you make in that area of your life. A good way to determine what you think about money is to look at where you are financially. If you’re happy, great. But if you are anything like me, you might find yourself quite disgusted. So, how can you change what you think?

The first thing to know is you CAN change what you believe. Know that what you believe is NOT who you are. It’s only what has been an influence to you. You have the ability to keep the good and throw out the bad. You can change what you believe. Knowing this is the first step to changing.

There are four keys to change:

1. AWARENESS- Being aware of your beliefs and how they influence your decisions allows you to see this interaction in your life and take the action to change.

2. UNDERSTANDING- Once you begin to see how your deep rooted beliefs limit your decision making, you can then focus on eliminating these thoughts and replacing them with thoughts that will help you reach your goals.

3. DISASSOCIATION- Now that you know what thoughts are limiting your success, and  maybe where they came from, you can replace the negative thoughts with positive ones. This usually takes time and repetition, especially at first. Begin to associate with those who are earning the income you want to earn. Learn how they think. Stop confiding in those who don’t have what you are wanting. Chances are you will only be discouraged by what they say.

4. RECONDITION- Once identified, get rid of it! Determine that YOU will choose who and what you are, not someone else. Their thoughts don’t count any more if they’re holding you back from success. Condition your thoughts by confessing your new thoughts several times each day until you believe them.

If you want to be rich, begin to think like rich people. Hang out with rich people. Read about successful entrepreneurs and learn how they did it. Remember this, what you see in yourself  is what you’ve learned. There’s nothing wrong with learning new things, especially if it will teach you how to be successful in life. One way to define an entrepreneur is someone who makes a profit by helping others. If this offends you, then this is definitely something you need to study. There is nothing wrong with profit, and surely there is nothing wrong with helping others. It’s been said many times in many ways, but I’ll say it like this, the key to success in anything you do is to serve as many people as you can . The more people you serve, the more likely you are to having everything you want in life.

Now that you are determined to be a successful entrepreneur and are willing to do whatever it takes to change yourself first, I’ll leave you with this final thought. Whatever you focus on will expand, and you will succeed if you don’t quit.

Be encouraged to keep on keeping on,

David McCormick, the copy guy

Time to Twitter, the value of Social Networking

How’s your Social networking coming  along? If you’re anything like me , you dread it more than a gun slinger out of bullets. It seems like so much work, right? Well let me remind you of some of the reasons why so many network marketers get involved with social networking.

First of all, you connect with people, and the primary source of all your customer base comes from people. Second, it’s a great way to get your face in front of potential customers. Even if you are an introvert, you can still learn a lot from others. Once you get signed up to a few networks, you can join some home based business groups, yes, people like yourself, and even if you aren’t the expert you plan to be, this is definitely a step in the right direction to becoming one. Learn from their comments, read their blogs, post comments, and before you know it, people will be asking YOU how to do something better.

A good tool to use after you get your sites set up and running is Ping.fm. This will allow you to link your comments to all of your sites at once, saving lots of precious time.  So, if you already have your blog established, all you have to do is link your sites to your blog where your friends can have all their questions about you or your business answered immediately. Once they are on your blog, they can link to your web page and see for themselves if what you offer is right for them.

Do you see how it works ? It’s all about serving. It’s all about giving. It’s all about helping others find what they want. Social networking is a great way to help you connect to those looking for what you have to offer. If you want to be a successful marketer, you must first accept your role as a leader. Study your profession and learn all you can. Your success is based on your ability to serve others.

Let’s Tweet,

David McCormick, the copy guy

How to Rise Above Worry and Fear

How long has it been since you have faced all the problems in your life and not worried about them? What I’m about to explain is not widely taught, even in the church, and quite frankly, not that easy to comprehend. Never-the-less, it works, and God mentioned it in his Word several times. So, if it goes over your head at first, I won’t hold it against you. This is something I recently got a handle on myself.

The simple fact is this. We need to learn to abide in Christ. The Psalmist put it this way. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty. This is something we choose to do. It’s available to anyone, but it’s our choice.

You may ask,”What does this have to do with being free from worry?” Okay, let’s look at the other side of the coin. While I was meditating on this concept of dwelling with God; a place free from worry, fear, doubt, lack and any other fruit of sin, I was reminded that I should not lean on my own understanding. Now that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try to gain understanding or knowledge on a subject, but if I was truly trusting in God to help me with my problems, it definitely would not be the most effective way to go about it.

To sum things up, if you lean on your own understanding, you will surely live in worry, fear, and lack. Since you will always have problems in this world as long as you are here, why worry? Learn to dwell in the presence of God and know that His promises are trustworthy and you will prosper at whatever you put your hands to.

How to Write SEO Articles to Make Money with Your Website

The primary reason for writing SEO articles and advertising on the Internet is obvious, to make money! So, my ole grand pappy always said,”If you’re going to do something, do it right the first time.” Writing SEO articles is no different. In this article, I will outline four of the basic elements to writing a successful article that will drive traffic to your website and put money in your pocket.

If you’re going to write SEO articles, you have to understand that content rules. Content will drive traffic to your website. But, what good is content if no one ever reads it? Just keep these four things in mind as you write, and you’re sure to see positive results.

1. Choosing Keywords: Since keywords are the phrases typed into the search box by those searching the web, it’s very important to A- select keywords being used by searchers looking for what it is you are offering
B- the keywords are what your article is about
C- the keyword is placed in the topic as well as in the body of the article
D- keyword phrases should be two to three words long
It’s very important you use keyword research tools to help you find popular alternative word phrases and search the volume and competition of keywords used in writing your SEO articles. Wordtracker comes highly recommended and provides a free version that can get you started.

2. Keyword Density: This is the number of times a keyword is used in an SEO article divided by the total number of words in the article.A good rule of thumb for an article is have them 300-500 words long. They can be longer if you choose, but remember to stay focused. The point is to repeat the keyword enough so your content density is between 3-5%. Make sure not to overuse your keywords and run the risk of not making sense. Search engines can pick up on that and may drop your site from its results.
A good Keyword density/Text Analyzer can be found at Textalyzer.net. It will give you the density of your keywords, as well as the readability and average sentence length. But to get a more accurate analysis, you must first set the minimum characters per word to (1). This is the first line under Analysis options.

3. Create Structure: The text should be coherent. SEO articles should be easy to read by the search engines. Always use the proper HTML code when structuring your articles. Remember, there are three reasons for writing SEO articles: provide information, rank high when used on your site, and increase link popularity. The practice must follow the purpose, so always think of the reader first.

4. Keep the End Goal in Mind: The last element to writing  a good SEO article is to keep in mind what it is you are wanting to accomplish. In most cases, the goal is to sell something, but are you after an immediate sale or a sale down the line. In each case, you will want to write differently. So, when you’re writing your article to drive traffic to your website, keep in mind what it is you want them to do when they get there.The article should coincide with your online business plan.

To sum things up, when writing SEO articles, choose good keywords, have a good keyword density, have the proper structure when writing, and keep your end goal in mind while you write. I also recommend reading as many articles you can on writing SEO articles. The more knowledge you can get on the subject the more proficient you can become.

What it takes to Succeed in a Home Based Business

Not everyone has the desire to be their own boss. It’s human nature to want to be directed in what we do. Some are more dependent on instructions than others. But it’s the entrepreneur who wants to build his empire and create his own way in this life. It’s the man or woman who says point me and let me go!

Well, even the most independent individual needs direction, and the successful ones will tell you so. It takes more than the right tools to succeed in a home based business. It takes more than a good knowledge or even experience to be successful. If it were easy, then everyone would be doing it. And even though it’s not really easy, the answer is very simple.

I agree with the saying that “the greatest battle we will ever fight is between our ears”. The battlefield is in our mind. Each person has his own battlefield and each person must fight his own battles. It’s in this arena we battle with the bombardment of negative thoughts each and every day. They’re coming from family members, news reports, your boss, yes, and even from your own thoughts. The Christian concept on thoughts is a very simple one: Every thought we have originates from one of two places, God or the devil. Can it get any simpler than that? I personally believe that all good, productive, and useful thoughts do come from the kingdom of God, and any negative, destructive, or evil thoughts come from the kingdom of darkness. Now, as a rule, all the good stuff from God normally isn’t a problem. So, how do we deal with the bad stuff?

There is one thing that must be accepted and understood before you can ever own a successful and prosperous home based business. You have been created as a free-will being. That means you have the right and ability to choose your own path. We choose our thoughts. After choosing them we tend to meditate on them. Eventually, they become our reality. Then, finally, every action we take is determined by the decisions we make based on our ‘reality’, thus producing the results of our “life”. Bottom line, if you want to change your life, you must first change your thoughts. Simple, right… but not always that easy.

That’s why 10% of the people produce 90% of the prosperity in the world. Most people prefer to take the “easy” way and just accept all the negative thoughts that bombard them every day, and never make the decision to reject all that garbage and grab hold of the good stuff and believe it with all their might! It’s just not the norm. And, in most cases, to start out, you have to believe it even when you can’t see it. That’s called faith. You may hear things like,”Oh,stop lying to yourself and face reality, or that faith stuff is for wimps”. Well, even the non-religious will tell you that everything you can see came from what you cannot see.

The farmer will tell you that it’s what’s beneath the ground that produces the plant you see above the ground. And here’s the secret to creating your life that you can see out of the realm of reality you can’t see. It starts with what you speak, yes the words you say will determine what you have. Just like everything else, words are energy. When you speak words, you are releasing that energy into your life. Let me ask you, what kind of energy would you prefer in your life? Now, think about it. Are these the kind of words you are speaking over your life? As a Christian, this spiritual law is the foundation to our beliefs. The entire bible, old and new testaments, are constantly telling us to speak positive (God’s word) over our lives. Jesus tells us that if we abide in God, the good stuff, and His word abides in us, the stuff we meditate on, then we can ask, or say whatever we will, and God will give it to us.

Believe it or not, but this spiritual law works even if you’re not a Christian. Successful entrepreneurs will tell you that our thoughts drive our words, and our words energize our actions. The thoughts we receive and the words we speak have a tremendous role in determining the life we live. One of the first things I noticed when I first began hanging around successful people was what they said, most importantly, what they didn’t say. I never found a single one who took pleasure in talking about their “hard times”. Sure, they would mention it in their “story”, but all the gory details were left out… and I’ll tell you why. By the time I met them, it had become their habit not to talk negative. That’s the place you want to be. This should become your top priority for self-improvement. If your thoughts do not support your goals and dreams, get rid of them! If your words do not promote the life you want to live, change them!

At Carbon Copy Pro, our goal is to find those people with that ”can do” attitude, and teach them the Internet marketing skills of how to market themselves and their business on the Internet. Once you learn these skills, you can write your own paycheck and create your dream lifestyle. You owe it to yourself to click this link and see if you’re ready to become tomorrow’s entrepreneur.

Thanks for listening, and may all your enterprises be successful.

David McCormick, the Copy Guy