All I can say is an extra BIG thanks to all of you…for your support in our Texas Marketing Roundup.  What a huge success it was!

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It’s a phenomenal event.  I really enjoyed it.
A long 3 days, but full of content. I’ve attended some other events before and you get some basic ideas on how to do things.  What I like about the Becks is provide details, step-by-step instruction on how to do it.

Anyone in internet marketing or any other business, try to get your hands on their courses. Their training materials are awesome!  Good people who are interested in your success.  I highly recommend them.
Dennis Arocho
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Not only did Steve & Kerry give an enormous amount of cool content, they brought in several speakers who added to that content.  Not just for internet marketers, anyone who needs to market their business using online methods.  I took away quite a number of things that I’m going to be able to use.

It was just content, content, content!

Everything from article marketing to video marketing to tricks how to outsource to cool tools you can use now.  Lots of content and very little pitch!

I’ve been to several events and I was leery of course.  Steve & Kerry said there would not be very much pitch, but that’s said all the time.  But…Steve & Kerry followed through exactly what they promised. LOTS of CONTENT! (and a little bit of pitch- that’s fair because they put this 3 day event on).  They did exactly what they said – TONS of content, very interesting stuff, real!  A great event
Elise Pitterle
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Still wondering if you should invest in over 15 hours of our Texas Marketing Roundup (TMR) recordings?
Watch these!

Lots of Content, Content, Content!

Get Your Hands on the Beck’s Courses

3 Notebooks of Notes

Individual, Specific Ideas…Well Worth My Time

Actionable Steps

Or, saying to yourself, “Yes, I need to implement the strategies that Paul Evans, Pual Counts and Stephen & Kerry Beck taught.”?

Listen to the terrific, step-by-step teaching over & over again!
Grab your copy of TMR recordings right here:

http://tinyurl.com/tmrrecording

Since I never had a chance to send an email about our deadline yesterday, we’ve extended the deadline until midnight tonight to receive your discount and the TMR resouces.

Warmly,
Stephen & Kerry Beck

P. S. Remember:  To make your decision a no-brainer, order by midnight on Saturday, April 9 and you’ll receive our TMR resources as a FREE bonus (in addition to over 15 hours teaching)

TMR Resources include:

1. List Building Made Easy
2. Social Media Traffic Avalanche
3. Traffic Go – 11 strategies for instant traffic to your site
4. Camtasia video tutorial – how to use Camtasia to create better products
5. Jimmy D Brown’s “How to START a Membership Site”

Grab your TMR recordings right here:
http://tinyurl.com/tmrrecording

I get people all the time telling me that they tried direct mail once and it did not work. I ask them a few question on how they put it together, and you know what? Of course it did not work.
They were missing many important elements, such as headline, USP, clear and strong call to action, the correct message to the right target. But the major reason it did not work was they did it ONCE!

Studies have show that mailing multiple times to the same target will increase your response rate and increase your ROI. I’ve seen the same mail piece used as the 2nd and even the 3rd mailer to the same group with a big red 2nd notice or final notice stamped on it.

So if you want to make direct mail or any advertising work for you, instead of wasting your time and money, plan on hitting your target group at least 3 times. Also talk to me before you start spending money trying to get more new customers for your business. I can help you get a better response rate and ROI and maybe even save you some dollars as well!

Phil Freedman with over 30 years of communications and marketing experience can help you get started marketing your business. Receive your own free copy of his weekly marketing tips at http://www.freedcom.com.

But you can’t really create an effective strategic plan until you know “where you want to be” …until you know what success should look like.

Your vision statement is NOT what’s wrong with life as you currently know it. It’s what your business/lifestyle is going to look like when you successfully arrive at where you’re going …and when things are working really, really well.

It’s about writing out something that gets you excited, makes you want to go to work each morning and work through the inevitable challenges that will come up en route to an INSPIRING long-term outcome.

We covered this in great detail in the Fast Start webinar found in our new “Knock It Out Of The Park in 2011!” program.

But in order to be effective, a vision statement include certain things… 1) It must be inspiring 2) It must be written down 3) It must be shared with others

I have my best ideas when I wake up and last week, I woke up and remembered that I had written a vision several years ago. I had completely forgotten about this vision since “visioning” was not a priority like it is now..

Never the less, it had all 3 characteristics of a good vision statement. It was inspiring – encompassing how I would integrate my work, family and ministry. It was written down – I actually wrote the vision as the preface in my book, “A Father’s Stew”. And I had shared it with the hundreds of people who bought my book!

And here’s the cool thing …almost everything has come to pass just as I had written it down 8 years ago! This visioning stuff really works!

If you want to see what I wrote, just scroll down to the bottom of this post.

Also, if you want to see our BEST strategy of 2010 – the one that has added thousands of email subscribers to our list – and got Big Players in our niche to co-create a product with us and then turn around and promote that product to their HUGE email lists – then you need to watch the encore presentation of “Our Best Strategy of 2010!” http://www.familyebiz.com/best_strategy2/

This is not a replay link. We are doing an encore presentation tomorrow night at 9pm Eastern. That’s Tuesday, December 21 at 9pm Eastern. Make sure you register here: http://www.familyebiz.com/best_strategy2/

Before 2011 starts, write down your vision statement. Then create a strategic plan that will implement the vision you just created.

Blessings,

Stephen and Kerry Beck

From the preface of “A Father’s Stew”…

The Bible states that without a vision, the people perish. I have a dream, a vision if you will. In my dream, I wake up excited to start another day at work. Surely, you must be dreaming you say! No, I am excited because I know that this work is the very work that God has called me to do.

My wife is my right hand in this work and I know that God could not have given me anyone better suited to this task. My children are involved in my work and it proves to be a tremendous training ground for them. For my daughters, as they submit to me and follow my leadership, I am able to train them to be godly wives and mothers someday. For my son, I am able to teach him to obey God and one day, lead a family of his own. Younger men are also involved in my work and working side by side gives me the opportunity to teach them to apply God’s Word with wisdom and understanding in their daily affairs. My wife ministers to younger women as well, teaching them to honor their husbands and love their children in a godly manner.

My children see these young men and women grow and are encouraged to one day disciple younger believers on their own. The younger men and women see my children and realize that the Bible is true and a godly family can be achieved. My work blesses my family and my ministry. My family helps me in my work and provides concrete examples for my ministry. My ministry provides helpers for my work and motivation for my family.  For you see, work, family and ministry are all ingredients to a stew. A stew that is described in Phil 4:18 as a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

But we had one tape measure that NEVER got lost – we called him “old faithful”. It was so old that the numbers were worn off the
first 24 inches – which made measuring smaller boards a real trick! But he never got lost and we could always find “old faithful” if we needed a tape measure in a pinch!

Well, here’s a tool – a strategy – that will never let you down. And unlike “old faithful”, it works in ANY niche – with ANY list size – no matter what your skill level in marketing!

Imagine being able to 1) increase your list by thousands, 2) generate thousands of dollars in sales, 3) create a product (that you can sell over and over), 4) get Big Players in your
niche to help co-create the product and 5) get them to turn around and help you PROMOTE your product …all at the SAME time using this one secret strategy!

Well, I am having a special webinar THIS Saturday to share my 5 Step Formula for implementing this strategy. You know it’s special because I very rarely work on Saturdays, but I wanted you to have this information BEFORE we hit the new year so you can SEE it and start making plans to USE it in 2011!

Sound interesting?

Join me this Saturday by registering here:
http://www.FamilyEbiz.com/best_strategy

I have no plans to upload a replay of this webinar. I MAY do another one next week if there is enough demand, but there are no guarantees. Be there LIVE!

The first step to using this super strategy is to claim your spot on this FREE webinar! Do it now while there are spots available:
http://www.FamilyEbiz.com/best_strategy

Blessings,

Stephen and Kerry Beck

PS…This strategy added over 1700 email subscribers to one list in one week, added over 1800 email subscribers to a completely different list in a completely different niche …also in less
than a week! And generated thousands of dollars in sales!

PPS…This strategy also allowed us to create 2 products that we can now sell over and over, got BIG TIME MOVERS AND SHAKERS in our niche PROMOTE the product to their lists, and provided a “what’s next” for the new subscribers we just added!
http://www.FamilyEbiz.com/best_strategy

What do you want to be doing in 2011?

- What tasks do you like doing the most?
- What tasks would you rather someone else do?
- Do you enjoy coaching people one-on-one or group coaching?

Who do you want to be working with?

- Do you want to work with your spouse or partner?
- Do you want to involve your children?
- Is there a friend or colleague you want to work more closely
with?

Where do you want to be working?

- Do you want to work from home?
- Do you want to work from a beach house?
- Do you want to work in Costa Rica?

These are just a few of the questions you need to answer in order to “know where you are going” with your business in 2011.

And we are going to cover this in detail in our FAST START webinar on Tuesday, December 14 at 9pm Eastern. We will also cover your “I Am” statements and your strategic plan to make your vision statement into a reality.

Why would YOU attend our Fast Start webinar?
The money I spent with you was by far the bet money I’ve ever invested in any educational program.  Your format and the email templates made it all possible and they really work!  With any luck I’ll generte at least $20K from this!
Dan Baumann, Chief Experts.com

ps.  He actually made $27,604.00 after using my strategies.

But you can only attend this FAST START webinar if you are a part of our “Knocking It Out Of The Park” program. What is our “Knocking It Out Of The Park” program?

A program designed especially for small business owners and online entrepreneurs who want to reach more people, have more impact and make more money, and are ready to KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK in 2011!

You’ll discover my clear, PROVEN, business building strategies which teach you EXACTLY how to double, triple or even quadruple your business and have more time off. (we’ve done it, and we know you can too!)

Whether you’re a newbie at this or an experienced marketer, you’ll discover strategies and tips designed to help you stop trading time for money, stop being the ‘bottleneck’ in your business, and make more money while working LESS. All you need to do is follow our step by step system to see these results in YOUR business.

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Want to know what  our “Knocking It Out Of The Park” program includes?
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* Fast Start Webinar on December 14! (Retail $297)
We will work on visioning and strategic planning for your business

* “Knock It Out Of The Park” Live Webinar Class (Retail $1997)
A strategy that will:
- build your email list (even if you don’t have one yet)
- create a product (again, even if you don’t have one)
- generate an income from the product sales
- get BIG TIME PLAYERS in your niche to help you create the product and even PROMOTE the product for you!
- solidify relationships so that BIG TIME PLAYERS in your niche will work with you again
- a plan in place for “WHAT’S NEXT” for the new subscribers you just added

* 12 Monthly Master Classes with me and the mentors, coaches and experts that have helped me build my business (Retail $997)

* Our MasterMind membership for 1 YEAR (Retail $1164)
- 12 Private Call-In’s
- 12 CD Recordings of every monthly MasterClass shipped to your door
- Private online archives of the monthly Master Classes
- 12 Monthly Newsletters shipped to your door
- 12 Action Guides shipped to your door

* Stephen’s Million Dollar Rolodex (Retail $297)

* Ticket to our Live 3-Day Texas Marketer Round Up (Retail $1997)

That’s a TOTAL VALUE  of $6,749.00!

But you only pay 4 payments of $297! But hurry, the 4 payment option DISAPPEARS this Saturday, December 11! Here’s the link:

www.FamilyEbiz.com/homerun

To read more about it, go to the link below. And make sure you do it sooner rather than later — the 4-pay option ends this Saturday (not to mention there are limited spots left for my FAST START Webinar)!

Here’s that link again:

www.FamilyEbiz.com/homerun

Blessings,

Stephen and Kerry Beck

P.S. Make sure to check out the bonuses here right away

www.FamilyEbiz.com/homerun

In addition to the A to Z training you get in my MasterClass series, if you register early, you’ll also get one complimentary ticket to my upcoming 3-day live training “Texas Marketer Round Up” as a bonus (a $1,997 value)! Grab your seat now while seats are still available and you can still take advantage of the 4-pay option.

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I’ve set this up so that for existing members of the Couple Next Door MasterMind, joining this program should really be a “no brainer”, especially if you are like David White who will be generating $1,000,000 in the next 12 months (see PS). That’s because the investment is LESS THAN a full year in the Couple Next Door MasterMind, but you are getting a ton of extras, including:

* Fast Start Webinar on December 14! (Retail $297) where I’m going to walk you through my planning process for the year ahead (I don’t know anyone else who teaches this).

* “Knock It Out Of The Park” Live Webinar Class (Retail $1997)
A strategy that will:
- build your email list (even if you don’t have one yet)
- create a product (again, even if you don’t have one)
- generate an income from the product sales
- get BIG TIME PLAYERS in your niche to help you create the product and even PROMOTE the product for you!
- solidify relationships so that BIG TIME PLAYERS in your niche will work with you again
- a plan in place for “WHAT’S NEXT” for the new subscribers you just added

* 12 Monthly Master Classes with me and the mentors, coaches and experts that have helped me build my business (Retail $997)

* Our MasterMind membership for 1 YEAR (Retail $1164)
- 12 Private Call-In’s
- 12 CD Recordings of every monthly MasterClass shipped to your door
- Private online archives of the monthly Master Classes
- 12 Monthly Newsletters shipped to your door
- 12 Action Guides shipped to your door

* Stephen’s Million Dollar Rolodex (Retail $297)

* Ticket to our Live 3-Day Texas Marketer Round Up in the  spring of 2011 (Retail $1997)

That’s a TOTAL VALUE  of $6,749.00!

But you only pay 4 payments of $297! But hurry, the 4 payment option DISAPPEARS this Saturday, December 11! …if that’s all you needed to know and you’re ready to join, visit this link:

www.FamilyEbiz.com/homerun

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“What if I am ALREADY a Couple Next Door MasterMind member or a $1 trial member?”
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When you join this group, any subscriptions you have to the Couple Next Door MasterMind will be suspended, so whether you are on a trial membership, or currently paying $97 a month, those payments will be stopped when you join this program – (Gentry is checking every member who joins “Knock It Out Of The Park!” and canceling their payments on our system.  If you have problems signing up, use a new log in and we will fix your membership next week so you only have one log in)

As for the monthly calls, these ARE the same as the usual monthly masterclasses, but this year I will also be bringing you the experts who have worked with me in my business.

So could you just stay as a member paying monthly and get the monthly webinars? Yes, but you’d be missing out on a huge component of the program as detailed above. Over the year, you’ll end up paying more (12 monthly payments at $97 is $1164), but you won’t get all the valuable bonuses.

Most importantly, if you don’t join, you’ll also miss out on the psychological boost you get from “Knock It Out Of The Park!” (When you commit to this program, you’ll feel a surge of new energy because joining this program is a signal to yourself and to the world that you are taking your business to a whole new level!)

I hope to see YOU “Knock It Out Of The Park!” to make 2011 your best year yet. And you’ll want to do this now, because the 4-PAY option expires THIS Saturday, December 11!

Here’s the link:

www.FamilyEbiz.com/homerun

Blessings,
Stephen and Kerry Beck

PS…Here is what David White said about our strategies and coaching:

“Hi Stephen, we signed up a total of 22 new clients. Each
client generated about $150 each per month. Based on what
I paid for your strategies and coaching, this is an
outstanding ROI!

It does not end there, as I plan to introduce more new
products. So our plan is to use your strategies at the
heart of the promotion to generate $1,000,000 of sales
within 12 months.”

David White, London, UK

www.FamilyEbiz.com/homerun

In fact, here are the results:

Very Interested | Topic
69.5%             How to build a massive list and profit from it
65.0%             101 ways to increase your email subscriber list
70.0%             Promoting your blog in just 30-minutes per day

Plus, when I asked you to enter in the box which topic you wanted most…an overwhelming majority of you entered “list building”!

With these results in mind, I have created a video on why you need to build a list AND 7 unique tips for building your list.

Here’s that video:
http://budurl.com/7ListBuildingTips
(Because of where I’m hosting the video, you will see a security warning – just click “yes”)

Let me be honest.

These are hard times. Harder than I have ever seen them in my life time (and I survived the oil bust in Houston in the 80′s!) And the temptation is to sit and wait it out. Don’t take on anything new. See what happens in the next few months.

Well here is my prediction. The stock market is fundamentally broke with
all the government bail outs and tampering. It is not a free market anymore. Real Estate will take years to recover. And social security may not be around in 15 years – look at Greece, France and England!

Even pension funds are not safe from bureaucratic meddling!

Building a list is a safety valve for you and your family. It is an escape hatch where you can weather economic storms that blow through and uproot everything in their path.

Building a list gives you the ability to build a brand, attract like-minded people and then find products to meet the needs of your subscribers. AND BUILDING A LIST IS SO INEXPENSIVE!

In a nut shell, building a list is cheap insurance against a terrible economy. An email subscriber list gives you protection against forces beyond your control.

So please watch my video: http://budurl.com/7ListBuildingTips

But, I’m only leaving the video online until this Friday. AFTER FRIDAY, THE VIDEO COMES DOWN!

I also have an incredible offer right below the video which will DISAPPEAR on Friday as well. All I can say is …the price is right for these economic times!

Watch the video RIGHT NOW!

Stephen Beck

PS…Want a hedge fund against these economic times? Build a herd! http://budurl.com/7ListBuildingTips

1. A great product that everyone wants

2. A big email list

I would choose #2 EVERY TIME!

You see, with a big list, you have people to offer a great product to. I have seen this again and again. People have a really good product, but they have no one to sell it to and they don’t know how to get the word out. And after they have given up, someone else with a big list offers a similar product and really cleans up!

A big list also allows you to offer more than one product. In fact, having a big list allows you to offer as many products as your list wants. And the products can be yours or someone else’s that you get a commission from. Now that’s the ability to generate cash at will!

And finally, a big list gives you LEVERAGE! Other people with big lists want to work with you because you can reciprocate. They know that if THEY promote your product, you are also in the position to promote theirs when the time comes. Very powerful!

In fact, I feel so strongly about building a list that I have created a video, especially for YOU, that has 7 UNIQUE tips for building your list. It’s only about 7 minutes long, but I think you’ll get a lot out of it! Watch the video at the link below:

http://budurl.com/7ListBuildingTips
(Because of where I’m hosting the video, you will see a security warning – just click “yes”)

But, I’m only leaving the video online until this Friday. AFTER FRIDAY, THE VIDEO COMES DOWN!

I also have an incredible offer right below the video which will DISAPPEAR on Friday as well. All I can say is …the price is right for these economic times!

In fact, tomorrow, I’m going to address “doing business online in these troubled times”. Look for my email tomorrow, but until then, check out my video on the 7 UNIQUE tips for  building your list!

Watch the video RIGHT NOW: http://budurl.com/7ListBuildingTips

Talk to you tomorrow,

Stephen Beck

PS… post a comment about the video below!

#1 – Trust Your Gut

In the past few months, I took some bad advice for the direction of my company. I saw the financial reward and tried to take on some projects that were not my highest strengths. My gut said to pass, but I took on the projects anyway.

Sometimes it is a fine line between stretching your comfort zone and going against your gut. Stretching feels good afterwards, but going against your gut finds you second-guessing your decisions – not a good place to be.

#2 – Be Transparent With Your List

I am very comfortable teaching my subscriber list strategies and techniques, but I’m not real comfortable sharing my emotions. But people want to know that you are real. That you struggle to see the future, choose the right products and struggle to see past your blind spots.

I plan on sharing more with you guys about how I navigate through murky business waters – especially in this economy.

#3 – Business Development Is Your Highest Priority

I have built a high six-figure income through relationships with other list builders in my niche. And somehow I got away from that. And my income started to suffer.

If you are not constantly subscribing new people to your list, your business will dry up and blow away. I have redoubled my efforts to find new list owners to do reciprocal webinars, teleseminar and launches with.

#4 – Don’t Forget Your Funnel

I know about upsells. I know about downsells. So, why am I not including them with every product I sell? Beats me! I am now actively adding upsells to every product I recommend. And you should too.

#5 – Pay Attention To Warning Signs

When something doesn’t look right, stop and evaluate. Even if it is something like a mission trip or a ministry opportunity. I have been roped into two “ministry opportunities” this year that didn’t turn
out to be as advertised.

I should have heeded the warning signs and kindly, but firmly disengaged myself when I had the chance. But I felt trapped and committed. And I ended up wasting a lot of time, energy and money. Very frustrating because it takes time from the truly important things!

Don’t let people manipulate you into their own agenda – even people in the ministry. Life is too short.

Conclusion

I have a lot to be thankful for. My business has grown and has caused me to grow along with it. Sometimes it feels like I’m on a bucking bronco with nothing to hold on to. But I just remember a line from the movie, Lonesome Dove, when Gus McCrae reflects on his life: “Woodrow, it’s been quite a party, ain’t it!”

Please leave a comment if you feel led…

You can watch the movie line in the clip below:

http://www.youronlinebasics.com/october2010/

Last week I told you we were having 2 free webinars to help homeschoolers make ends meet. The 2nd webinar is tomorrow night.

My husband Stephen Beck made a six-figure income in his spare time while attending seminary full-time! Now he wants to show YOU how to make your first $1000 on the Internet (and how to turn that into a monthly income and more!)

Stephen will be showing you…

- How to choose the PERFECT business for you …so you don’t waste your precious time and money on things that are not right for YOU!

- How to follow your passion and make a great living at the same time!

- How to avoid “Get Rich Quick” schemes on the Internet and how to build a TRUE online business that spins off cash flow and allows you to “Get Rich Slowly”!

- How to build a herd of fanatical buyers all looking to YOU for recommendations and products …imagine helping people and making a great income at the same time!

- How to find useful tools and training for your herd (and even create your own) …take good care of your herd and they will take care of you!

- What to do AFTER you make your first $1000 on the Internet …how to build a real online business on auto-pilot giving you more time, money and freedom than you ever thought possible!

It’s happening THIS TUESDAY, October 19, 2010 at 9:00pm (Eastern).

Here’s the full scoop:

http://youronlinebasics.com/october2010/

P.S. …Some have asked about a replay, but Stephen cannot guarantee there will be one. Also, he will answer questions at the end, so be there LIVE!