Hey,

You have heard me say over and over that having your voice on
your website is vital to creating warmth and trust with your
visitors.

I can’t tell you how many emails I get saying “I feel like I know
you…” just because my readers here my voice on my web site.
Face it. People only buy from those they know, like and
trust…and what better way to get people to know, like and trust
you than hearing your voice on your web site?

Now, the problem thus far has been the technology.

First, you had to make a recording. Then you had to edit it. Then
you had to change it to mp3 format. Then you had to reduce the
bit-rate so the file wasn’t too big for audio streaming. then you
had to convert it to flash so you could control when it came on
and off. And finally…IT WAS BORING, because there was no music
behind it!!!

Well, all that has changed! And for the price of a nice dinner
for one!

Gary Ambrose has created a piece of software that will record
your message (or you can input an audio file if you like), change
it into the right format for audio streaming and create the audio
controls for you in whatever color you want!

Then, all you do is paste the code into your web page or
blog. It is a BREEZE! This is the simplest software I have
used in a LONG time. And you get 6 music backgrounds that
fade in and fade out…whatever you want.

Believe me. This is easy. I have been adding sound to my web
sites for about a year now, but this thing adds music (if you
want it, or not if you don’t) and sounds REALLY professional!

So click on the “play” button below and listen to what YOUR
website can sound like with this software. After that, you will be
automatically transported to the place where you can get
more information on this really cool software.

As a bonus…if you decide to get the software for yourself, I
will throw in a free video tutorial on how I use it and the
fastest way to get started. Just send me an email confirming your
purchase (but you have to buy it using the page the “play” button
below sends you to).

Click on the “Play” button and listen all the way to the end.

Don’t forget to turn up your speakers!

Blessings,

Stephen Beck

P.S. Here is the link in case you can’t make it to the end:
Cool Audio Software

P.P.S. Gary is even giving you FREE resale rights to this software.
You can sell it, or give it away as a bonus…you get a GREAT piece of software
and a great product to sell as well! You can’t beat that with a stick!

Hi!

I would like to illustrate a VERY important business principle by
telling a little bit about my former life as a general
contractor.

Most of you know that I was in the construction industry for 20
years before starting my online businesses. What you probably
don’t know is how close I came to folding my construction company
and working for someone else after 5 years of struggling.

You see, when you start a construction company, the most
important thing on your mind is finding work. I started off with
small repair jobs that would last about 2-3 days, but stringing
enough jobs back-to-back, without any down time, was kind of
tough at first.

Pretty soon I had all of the small jobs I could handle, but I
really wanted the larger jobs that were more profitable and where
you could stay in one place longer (it was much more efficient
than setting up for a new job every morning).

Finally, I started landing larger jobs and pretty soon, I had all
the work that I and a helper could handle. Large jobs, small jobs
and everything in between.

Then, it began to dawn on me that I had maxed out. I could not
physically do anymore work in a week than I was doing at the
time. I could not take on any more work because there was only
one of me (and a helper) to do the work.

And another thing hit me…

I could not make anymore money than I was making at the time,
because I could not physically produce any more work. There was
only so much I could do. I had reached an earning plateau because
of what I could physically produce in a given year.

The problem was…I knew I could quit my construction company and
go to work as a building superintendent for a large homebuilder
in Houston. I could make about the same amount of money AND get
free medical insurance, free dental insurance, a retirement plan
and even go home at 6pm everyday.

I had none of these benefits being self-employed.

So I had to make a decision. Continue to work 70 hours a week at
a fixed income with no benefits…or make a change. Well, I made
a change…

I heard about some courses for remodeling contractors offered by
the Home Builders Association in San Antonio, about 3 hours away
from my town. So, I bit the bullet, got a hotel room for 3 nights
and drove to San Antonio.

Although I learned a ton in the courses, I learned even more
during the lunches and dinners with the other people taking the
courses. One of the people I met was Don Boozer (yep, that’s his
real name!). Don told me to put down the hammer, quit doing
everything myself and begin general contracting.

“If I don’t do the work, I will need to call others to do the
work for me. Why would anyone pay me just to make phone calls?”,
I asked.

Don replied, “Oh, they’ll pay you and they’ll pay you well!”

And so they did.

The next year my income doubled (that superintendent job in
Houston was no longer very attractive!) and the following year my
income doubled again. After that, I never made less than six
figures a year.

Why do I tell you that story?

Because, the only way to increase your income fast is to increase
your business awareness fast. And the fastest way to do that is
to attend a conference THAT IS SPECIFIC TO YOUR INDUSTRY.

If you want to make money online, then go to a conference that is
SPECIFIC to making money online! A conference like the Big
Seminar this October 10, 11 and 12th.

Now, I was lucky. I met a man at my first remodeling conference
who took me under his wing and changed my life. I would like to
do that for you.

If you will join me at the Big Seminar, I (and my lovely bride)
will take you out to dinner (our treat) and then spend a few
hours with you guiding you through doing business on the Internet
and explaining everything that will happen in the next three days
at the Big Seminar.

Then we will give you a free ticket to our Family Ebiz Expo the
following February to make sure you stay on track and implement
the information you get at the Big Seminar!

So, please consider coming to the Big Seminar with us.

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If you want to sign up right away, click on the link below:

http://bigseminar.familye-biz.com/
If you want to hear my take on last April’s Big Seminar (or you
just want to see me stumble through a video!), click on this
link:

http://bigseminar-video.familye-biz.com/

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Blessings,

Stephen Beck

Hey,

I know many of you out there have an intense desire in being a
published author someday. And who wouldn’t? Being a published
author gives you instant credibility. I know for a fact that my
speaking engagements around the country dramatically increased
when I finally published a book.

Being a published author also gives you a platform to speak and
write about your passions. Speaking and teaching about family
businesses was a direct result of being a published author…and
my book wasn’t even about family entrepreneurship!

But what you may not know is the grueling experience I went
through to get my book published and even worse, how to get major
bookstores and even small bookstores and book sellers to even
carry my book.

Talk about a humbling experience! When a small-time book vendor
at a homeschool book fair shrugs his shoulders and won’t even
take a look at your book you are GIVING him to review (for
free!).

I want to spare you the aggravation of going through the same
slow, demoralizing channels I had to go through.

There is a teleseminar tomorrow night that will teach you how to
have a virtual book tour. Let me say that again…a virtual book
tour!

Alex Mandossian is the leading expert in promoting books online
and he has promoted for some of the biggest names in the
business.

No more going to publishers who will not give you the time of
day. No more giving free copies to small-time vendors who will
toss your hard work in the trash as soon as you leave their store
or booth. No more spending hard earned money on advertising and
promotion costs…after you have spent a small fortune on
printing and cover design.

Alex will explain how to sell more books faster, better and with
less effort…even after major publishers have turned you down!

If you already have a book, Alex can teach you how to
dramatically boost your sales and profits WITHOUT spending more
money on advertising or promotional costs.

If you have been thinking about writing a book (even an ebook),
this teleseminar is for you. Sorry for the late notice, but you
will not regret listening to the call.

Warning: This call will cost you $20! (if you use the special
code found on the web page…otherwise the normal registration is
$97!)

It will be a 2 hour call and you will get the information you
need to succeed with a virtual book tour. In addition to the tons
of information you will get on the call, he is including a 32
page workbook so you can follow along and you will even get
Alex’s new “Insider’s Guide To Teleseminar Profits For
Independent Professionals”.

Don’t miss this call!

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Click on the link below for more information. He only has so many
slots, so act quickly to secure your spot on the call. Here is
the link:

http://virtualbook.familye-biz.com/

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Blessings,

Stephen Beck

Hey,

I’ve just been checking where some of my pages are ranked in
Google. A little while back, I did some keyword research related
to my niche of teaching business to families and used that
research to manipulate some of my pages so that they rank higher
in Google.

I am happy to say that I rank in the top 10 in Google for many of
the keywords that I have targeted. What is this mean in English?

It means more visitors to my web site, which translates to more
sales, and also translates into more subscribers to my
newsletter, which translates into future sales!

So, this search engine optimization stuff really works!

Would you like to know the top three ways to optimize your web
page to rank higher in Google? Then read on…

Before I tell you the top three ways to optimize your web page to
rank higher in Google, which is really like saying the top three
ways to get more paying customers to your web site…I would like
to tell you about a little scratch and dent sale I am having.

I found four sets of talks that I gave last year when I was
cleaning out the desk where I burn and package CDs. Yes, I
produce and duplicate my own audio products. If you would like to
know more about how to do that, click on the link below:

http://www.homerecordingtutorial.com/

Anyway, I found these four sets of talks and below is a
description of them:

Set 1 — $45
Brainstorm Ideas for a Family Business
Dad’s and the Big Picture of Education
The Importance of Teaching Life Skills to Your Children.
Let’s Talk about Debt
Make Money Online Tonight
Start Selling on eBay This Week
What About a Family Business?
Winning the War for Our Culture
Why Study the Classics?

Set 2 — $45
Brainstorm Ideas for a Family Business
Dad’s and the Big Picture of Education
The Importance of Teaching Life Skills to Your Children.
Let’s Talk about Debt
Make Money Online Tonight
Start Selling on eBay This Week
What About a Family Business?
Winning the War for Our Culture
Why Study the Classics?

Set 3 — $25
Leadership Education, Not a Conveyor Belt Education
Ebiz…How to Start Tonight
Let’s Talk about Debt
Dad’s and the Big Picture of Education
Winning the War for Our Culture

Set 4 — $25
Dad’s and the Big Picture of Education
Winning the War for Our Culture
Spending Time with God.
Teaching your Children about Debt
Why Study the Classics?
How were the Old Testament Saints Saved?

These are the only sets I have and I can not mix and match. They
will be packaged in individual CD envelopes. Be the first to
email me telling me which set you would like and the set it
yours. Be sure to include a phone number so I can call you to get
payment information from you. Prices are as marked above.

Now, about those three ways to optimize your web page:..

First, include your target keyword in the title of your page.
Now I am not talking about the title that people see on your
page, I am talking about when you right-click on your web page in
your HTML editor and you click on page properties, it will have a
space for the title. Type your target keyword in there. You will
know you’ve done this right when you see it in the blue bar at
the top of your browser in the preview mode of your HTML editor.

Second, type your target keyword at the top of your page and use
your HTML editor to make it into an H1 or H2 tag. Remember, this
is different than the title tag on your page, which we covered in
the first step.

Third, use your target keyword in the text in the body of your
web page. Use it once or twice in the first paragraph, again in
the second paragraph, and then maybe at the end. Don’t use it too
often, or you might get penalized by Google.

There you have it for the on-page optimization. Off-page
optimization consists of getting backward links, but I’ll talk
about that another time.

Blessings,

Stephen Beck