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Carpe DM Products Internship
Congrats!!! If you're here, you have shown interest in being an entrepreneur, and that is SO AWESOME! Before you head on over and fill out the application, I want you to think about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, because it's not for everyone! I am NOT trying to be a downer here, but it takes a thick skin, a problem solving attitude and an "I WILL NOT QUIT" attitude. Here are a few things to think about, because we want you to go in with your eyes WIDE OPEN!
Carpe DM Products & our sister company Ignite Digital Marketing are Web Design, SEO and Lead-Generation companies based in Spartanburg, SC & Charlotte, NC respectively! The goal of this internship it to train you in these practices, as well as teach you the fundamental skills needed to run your own business.
OK, that was fun, but you get the idea, it takes a special person to be an entrepreneur! If you think you have these qualifications, proceed!
- You will have naysayers - "you can't make money on the internet" "why don't you just get a real job" "you can't this" "you can't that" "it's a scam"
- You will fail, you will have roadblocks - but that's part of being an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are problem solvers, if something comes up, you find a way to fix it. That's why you have to have tenacity (like I said on the ad). If you refuse to quit, you WILL succeed! Success is the result of many failures, you have to fail forward. In other words, learn what caused the failure, how you fixed it, and how to not repeat it!
- Have a solid "WHY!" Why do you want to be an entrepreneur? This is different for everybody, but it is important to know what YOUR WHY is going in because when you feel like it's not gonna work and you wanna quit, you gotta go back to your WHY! That's what keeps you going! My WHY (I have many, I control my schedule, I control my income, etc.) But my MAIN WHY, I DON'T WANT A JOB! There are differences between a business owner and an entrepreneur. True, they have many of the same qualities, but a business owner has a brick and mortar business that is open from 9-5 M-F. He owns is, but it's still a JOB! An entrepreneur creates many streams of income, generally works from home (in his pajamas if he wants to), and may or may not have meetings everyday, but he controls when the are! He can get up at 5-6 am (and generally does) or he can get up at 9 (can't remember the last time I slept that late)! But I digress, you get the idea. Have a WHY for your reason for doing this, I WILL ASK YOU!
- You have to be a self motivator- If you won't work unless someone tells you to "be here at 8am, do this, do that, go to lunch, go home," then this isn't for you! You have to plan what you want to get done and work the plan, WITHOUT ANYBODY TELLING YOU TO! Sometimes there are deadlines, you have to be able to plan the work out to meet a deadline! This is why you have a week for assignments in this program. First lesson is time management.
- Treat this as a business, not a hobby - If you're going to do this, you gotta go ALL IN! Entrepreneurs don't stick their toes in the water, they jump in! If you go into this to "see how it goes," you will fail. You have to go into this because "I know I can do this, I will do this, and I will not quit until i succeed!"
Carpe DM Products & our sister company Ignite Digital Marketing are Web Design, SEO and Lead-Generation companies based in Spartanburg, SC & Charlotte, NC respectively! The goal of this internship it to train you in these practices, as well as teach you the fundamental skills needed to run your own business.
OK, that was fun, but you get the idea, it takes a special person to be an entrepreneur! If you think you have these qualifications, proceed!
Disclaimer: Participation in and completion of this internship in no way implies nor guarantees ones success or income during or after this program!