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February 2009
Serious business, serious commitment, and serious income all require serious standards
Standards are your compass as you navigate your business
Jerky Direct can be a terrific oppor- tunity for you and your family. But it will only happen if you will put serious attention into creating simple, easy-to- duplicate habits, and set your stan- dards for accomplishing them on a daily or weekly basis, no matter what.
Standards are your compass as you navigate your life and your business. During the whirlwind of activities that make up your life, you’re going to need standards and commitments to keep you focused on the goals you set when you got into this business.
Here are 6 standards to commit to. It’s all right to customize your stan- dards to fit your lifestyle. You can add to the list and make it as long and as specific as you’d like.
Ask about your enroller’s standards. Add them to your list if you choose, but don’t let anything steer you away from the following standards: 1. Ifyouhaven’talready,startenjoy-
ing the jerky and Fruit Stix regu- larly, especially in public settings where others will ask you about what you’re doing.
2. InvestinJerkyDirectbusiness cards and samples of jerky, and commit to offering a sample of jerky and having a conversation about your business with everyone you meet. Commit to distributing a set number of business cards every day or every week. Get a card or an email address from everyone who shows an interest.
3. Entereverycontactandtheiremail address into your computer and make sure each gets an email daily at first and then at least weekly thereafter. Send a series of short, encouraging notes about your busi- ness and what you’re doing, inviting them to join you.
4. Attendorholdatleastoneliveoppor- tunity meeting or group opportunity call every week with people in your upline or downline. Invite prospects to as many of these as possible. You need contact with others who are positive about doing what you do every week. If you don’t have that contact, life will get in the way and your Jerky Direct business will become a hobby rather than a money-making enterprise.
5. Maketwoorthreefollow-upcallseach week to each of your new enrollees during their first 30 days to make sure they’re keeping their commitments to themselves. Call them at least once a week thereafter. After that, stay in touch with them at least monthly.
6. OrderandreadthebookSeasonsof Life and list to the audio CD set, Chal- lenge to Succeed, both by Jim Rohn. Spend 25% of the time you’ve de- cided to invest in this business, on a weekly basis, on your own personal development—reading, listening, set- ting goals, planning, etc. At first you may feel this is an unnecessary habit, but of all six, this is probably the most vital to insure that the others happen.
These 6 standards are simple habits that will compound over time to create for you an enor- mous income. They’re easy to do, but also easy not to do. If you want to succeed, none of them is optional.
The definition of commitment is doing the thing you said you would do, long after the mood you said it in has left you. In any serious en- deavor that really matters to your bottom line, life will get in the way. You have to have a strong enough commitment. You need a year-long commitment to your goals and habits to give them a chance to work for you.
Print these standards and put them on the fridge. Review them daily, and be sure you stay on track. You’re not driving for a quick paycheck at first. Your goal is consistent habits that will duplicate and drive your money making machine.
Insulin resistance and
jerky
By Dr. David P. Bowman
It may surprise you to see how people who are insulin resis- tant react to food. Those who don’t have insulin resistance watch them with wonder. They think their appetite is out of control. Why? Because those with insulin resistance don’t think about food like you and me. The out-of- balance chemicals in their bodies and their brains literally force them to think constantly about food. Whenever they get close to food, their natural instinct is to devour it. That’s how powerful in- sulin is in their body. The advice from most weight loss systems is to snack on many small, healthy meals throughout the day, but the options for insulin-resistant people are limited. Their “small meals” mean a Cup-o-Noodles, donuts, candy
Insulin-resistant people need slow-burning, high protein food to slow down the sugar con- version in their body and shut off the hunger chemicals. And they need it a half hour before they are hit with intense cravings or the temp- tations of a huge meal or party buffet.
The same thing is true for diabetics and people who are hypoglycemic. They all crave the empty sweets and starches. But these are the worst possible snacks for them. Their choices are very limited. Nuts and jerky are about the only convenience foods that provide the slow-burning natural fats and protein that will douse the hunger chemicals inside their brain.
But here’s a caution. Don’t wait until you’re ready to devour the whole carton of ice cream before you reach for a strip of jerky. Schedule the snack. Keep jerky in your car or desk drawer and reach for it when your brain sends its first message of hunger.
Most of us don’t understand how unreason- able our body’s hunger chemicals can be. They make us react in ways other people would never think of doing. This intense hunger must be controlled with habits that protect us from ourselves.
So stock up on a variety of flavors from Jerky Direct as a great weight-management hedge.

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A Letter from Our Founder August 2009
Dear Jerky Direct Distributor, If you’re new to Jerky Direct, I want to welcome you and give you a little background
on our company.
Company background
In February 2004, Jerky Direct began as a unique direct marketing company with a simple compensation plan offering monthly commission checks for those who earn them, a free website, and, of course, our great natural and organic jerky, free from harmful ingredients.
Our company slogans included the “Simple 6” program for those who want to recruit and receive Jerky at reduced or low cost or add to their personal income by sharing the product and opportunity. The product and opportunity are exceptionally affordable. It is easy to approach people.
We made this promise that we intend to keep: The Distributor is our most important asset. We will never do anything to hurt the Distributor unless it is absolutely unavoidable. That is our guarantee.
As a product, jerky was a great beginning but was never intended to be the end. We added products outside the jerky line such as personal care and nutritional products to help expand the opportunity for everyone. We made some compensation enhancements as well.
We got mixed reactions from our Distributors, and many of you requested that we return to the simplicity of our meat snack and Fruit Stix products along with the original compensation plan. We listened, and in October 2008, we created a new company – JD Premium – with a different compensation plan that has the potential for a very good income and expanded product line for those willing to work it.
Jerky Direct returned to its original, simple product line and opportunity. Although JD Premium has taken a great effort to launch and get underway, we want you to know that we haven’t forgotten Jerky Direct. We still feel Jerky Direct is a unique, fun and outstanding opportunity.
Jay Hebdon, the former CEO of both Jerky Direct and JD Premium is no longer with us. Any time you have a change of that magnitude, it takes time to sort things out. Josh Anderson is the new CEO of JD Premium. Jerky Direct will return home to it’s original home and the CEO will once again be Brad Zundel. He and his team at our jerky facility will once again serve you as they have from the beginning.
Jerky Direct has weathered some storms. For example, one challenge identified at our first meeting was shipping costs—the US Mail Service. We control most of our costs internally with that one exception. Shipping continues to go up. So when we added freight costs, many people dropped out. We learned that this is a very price sensitive business. But we found that as we recruit new people who were not involved during that transition, they accept and deal with it more easily.
No one can guarantee the purchase price of jerky because of the price of meat, other commodities and labor. They continue to go up. In the current Jerky market, our competitors are dealing with these price increases by lowering the weight of jerky in each bag. This might be an option to keep our prices reasonable. Weight may have to go to 3.5 or 3.75 oz. instead of 4 oz. for the same price but we are doing all in our power to avoid this at the present time.
Our main competitors are the “commodity” jerky brands sold in convenience stores and “big box” stores. We can not compete with the bargain bin “commodity” jerky in the big box stores, such as Sam’s or Walmart because of their volume purchases and the structure under which they buy and sell products but our jerky will never contain the growth hormones or the artificial ingredients that those bargain brands contain either.
Separation between Jerky Direct and JD Premium
In setting up JD Premium under Jay Hebdon’s direction, there were some people in Jerky Direct who chose to leave Jerky Direct or become involved in both opportunities. Free agency is very important to me as an individual. In our policies and procedures there are no restrictions on our Distributors becoming involved in other companies. It’s a free choice. But this brings up a concern with some Distributors who feel we should no longer offer this choice on an ongoing basis.
We recognize that there is an issue here. Henceforth, we’ll make sure that no one has access to Jerky Direct people through the newsletter or any other means of communication to offer them another opportunity. If we have offended you in the past in this regard, we ask your forgiveness. If you see that happening, please make us aware of it, and we will address it with those involved.
With our pure jerky and Fruit Stix product line and the profit structure we have at this point, there is not a lot of room in Jerky Direct for some of the services and frills that exist in many network marketing companies. We’ll make these available as profit structures allow us to do so.
Sincerely your friend, Roger Ball

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November 2009
With Fall clearly in the air and the harvest in full swing, we are all reminded that it is time for some of our favorite activities. Football games, hunting with friends and family and traveling to and from holiday destinations. All of these activities bring up the perfect opportunity to stock up on plenty of Jerky Direct Meat Snacks and share them with all of our family and friends.
It is a guarantee that once you tear open a bag of delicious Jerky Direct snacks, you will have plenty of help polishing it off. This always seems to present the opportunity to introduce more and more people to the Jerky Direct Opportunity – getting compensated for sharing a wholesome and nutritious snack and business opportunity with people that are asking YOU how to get more! That is one of the truly unique facets of Jerky Direct – people asking you how they can get a hold of what you just shared with them!
As we travel around the country, there never fails to be a large percentage of people that have either never tried jerky or at the very least, have never had a quality product. The idea of buffalo or turkey jerky is new yet extremely interesting to them and most are eager to taste what they may have only heard of in the past. They seem amazed to know that there exists such a simple snack that would provide the protein that their body so badly craves while not overloading them with unwanted carbs and fat grams. Yet it seems so simple and basic – a snack that is always ready, compact and lightweight, needs no cooking or refrigeration and that is loved by people of all ages. Year after year, jerky is always the hit of the show.
So when you are packing up the car and the kids and all the family gear this Fall and preparing to head to your next great adventure, do not forget to include the perfect snack for every one of your Fall activities. After all, there is always another potential member of the Jerky Direct Team just waiting to share some of the goodness in every bag!

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September 2009
A New Beginning
As we launch into another Fall season and as Jerky Direct comes full circle back to its original home, we are all reminded of what a great concept Jerky Direct has always been. It is clear that you all agree with us and the phone lines and emails have been busy with excitement. Because of that, it seems appropriate that we take this opportunity to address those questions in this newsletter that we are hearing most often. In that way, we can all be more secure in knowing what exciting things the future might hold!
Question: Can we still contact Jerky Direct by phone, fax or email?
Answer: Yes you can. Most of the contact information remains the same and all lines and email have been transferred to the home plant. They are as follows: Toll Free: !888″395-3759. Phone: !208″227-9011. Fax: !208″227-9010 !new”. Email is support@jerkydirect.com Website is http://www.jerkydirect.com/.
Question: Should we anticipate any significant change in the quality and freshness of the meat and fruit snacks we have been receiving from Jerky Direct?
Answer: Jerky Direct meat and fruit snacks will continue to be crafted in the same facility and with the same natural ingredients that have been used since the day the first bag was produced on the banks of the Snake River in Southeast Idaho. The quality and freshness of our products is non-negotiable and we stand behind every bag.
Question: Will there be an announcement about the new Officers and Support Team, or will we continue to be treated with the same silence we#ve experienced over the last year?
Answer: We are pleased to introduce you to the key players behind the scenes at Jerky Direct and we promise that they are anything but silent!
Roger and Ben Ball – Owners Brad Zundel – CEO Denise Brown $ VP Operations Robert Stirling $ VP Sales and Marketing Angie Vielma $ Customer Service
Meghan Nobles $ Customer Service John Heer $ Lead Writer
Question: Will there be any changes to our pay plan or prices?
Answer: In the face of current upswings in raw material prices and shipping costs, we consider Job #1 to be holding the line on all costs and maintaining the prices where they currently are while at the same time, maintaining all payouts and compensation levels at the present levels. As with anything, there is no way to guarantee the cost of anything but our commitment to you is to hold the line as long as possible and find economies-of-scale that will continue to allow us to offer the world%s finest meat and fruit snacks delivered to your door at competitive prices. All that with the added opportunity to make some extra money!
Question: Will the new staff be proactive or will we still have a lack of communication and action?
Answer: While history has shown us !with such classics as the Model T or the Winchester Lever Action 30-30″ that sometimes the best change is no change at all, Jerky Direct is committed to respond and reply to each and every one of you and your questions and you should generally hear back from us in no less than 1 $ 2 business days. So remember to check your email! As for action, Jerky Direct will not hesitate to take action when it is called for and prudent while we continue to work what has been proven to work well.
Question: Will we get the copyright changed from 2008 to 2009 on the websites? Answer: The Internet Gurus have been contacted and we smell smoke coming from their cubicle so it
is very likely that this could take place even before you read about it here! Question: Will the Newsletters be removed from the front of our websites?
Answer: I recently noticed that some new folks had showed up at our local church. It was pretty clear that they had never really been the church-going type in the past. Our minister invited them to sit in a specific row and I noticed that the row had no hymnbooks in it. I asked the minister later why he had done that and he explained &Until they are converted, why should we bother them with such details?’
Here at Jerky Direct, it has been and will continue to be our opinion that new converts need all the details we can share with them and we hope you can see the wisdom in that as well. We will do our very best to make this newsletter something significant and worthwhile for anyone to read, whether that person be new to the concept or someone who has been enjoying the benefits of Jerky Direct for years.

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JERKY DIRECT JANUARY 2010 NEWSLETTER
As we embark upon a new year and a new decade as members and friends in Jerky Direct, it seems like a good opportunity to take a glance back at where we have come from. It is my experience that doing so can often help give a good indication of where a person might be headed. One hundred years is a nice round number and many of us have grandparents, aunts and uncles that were very much a part of what was happening in the 1910’s.
•    The average U.S. workingman earned less than $15 per week, working from 54 to 60 hours, and there was wide irregularity of employment.
•    The Western Pacific Railroad reached Oakland, California. It was the last of the country’s transcontinental lines.
•    The Cunard Liner R.M.S. Mauretania sailed from Cobb to New York in 4 days, 20 hours, 41 minutes to set a new transatlantic speed record that stood until 1929.
•    Glenn M. Curtiss flew from Albany to New York in 150 minutes to break the long-distance speed record and win a $10,000 prize put up by Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World.
•    ”Barney” Oldfield drove a mile in 27! seconds at Daytona Beach, Florida, setting a speed record of 131.724 miles per hour that stood for years.
•    The United States had 1,000 miles of concrete road, up from 144 miles in 1900. Steel began to replace wood in U.S. automobile bodies.
•    Black & Decker Co. was founded in Baltimore by local tool-and-die cutter Duncan Black, who sold his car for $600, borrowed $1,200 from a bank, and went into partnership with fellow tool-and-die cutter Alonzo Decker, renting a warehouse in Calvert Street and making tools—a bottle-cap machine for a local dairy, a vest-pocket adding machine and a device for the government that splits and coils stamps.
•    The Miami Herald began publication December 1 to serve a city whose population was under 6,000.
•    Hallmark Inc. has its beginnings in a wholesale card jobbing company started in Kansas City by Nebraska-born entrepreneur Joyce Clyde Hall, 18, and his brother, who soon started dealing in greeting cards. They bought their own printing plant in 1916 and become the world’s largest maker of greeting cards.
•    Evinrude Motors was founded in Milwaukee by Norwegian-born inventor Ole Evinrude, then 33, who helped develop the Harley Davidson motorcycle carburetor in 1903.
•    The Camp Fire Girls of America was founded by Luther Halsey Gulick, 45, who helped James Naismith invent the game of basketball in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
•    The Boy Scouts of America was founded by a committee that included painter- illustrator Daniel Carter “Uncle Dan” Beard, then 60, who illustrated books by the late Mark Twain and wrote books of his own about camping and nature.
•    Sunbeam Corp. had its beginnings in a company started by the Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. to make kitchen appliances. The company had been making tools for grooming farm animals.
As you can see, we have enjoyed spectacular change and progress while in a few ways, life has not changed a great deal. It would be another 50 years before Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos would give birth to Amway and pioneer the concept of direct marketing. A decade later, Roger Ball would rock the snack food industry with his innovations and advancements in the meat snacks but as a result of such pioneers, we now have the opportunity to combine these great concepts – Jerky and Direct Sales!
A couple of the things that our predecessors needed just as much as we do are nourishment and money. Jerky Direct is an opportunity born in the 2000’s that provides exactly that. Where else can a person enjoy a tasty source of protein that is low fat and not loaded up with carbs and also have the chance to have that snack source paid for or even make some extra spending cash? And when Roger Ball determined to bring this concept to life, he looked back to those same predecessors and was determined to create a jerky like they would have made – a jerky containing no artificial ingredients, preservatives or added hormones. This ensures that each and every bag is a delight to the taste buds and completely safe for you, your family and all your friends. Thank goodness for history and the lessons it can teach us!
SUPER FOOTBALL PARTY MIX
As we prepare for all the upcoming big games, be sure and order some extra jerky to get you through all the instant replays and sudden death overtimes. Here is a neat idea to try for your next big game!
Ingredients
•    4 cups each Corn Chex, Rice Chex and Wheat Chex •    2 packages (3 ounces each) Beer Nuts •    1/2 cup butter, melted •    1 envelope taco seasoning or ranch seasoning
•    1 package (4 ounces) Jerky Direct® Beef Jerky Directions
•    In a large bowl, combine cereal and nuts. In a small bowl, combine butter and taco/ranch seasoning. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to evenly coat.
•    Transfer to two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Bake, uncovered, at 250° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Stir in beef jerky. Cool completely, stirring several times. Yield: about 13 cups.

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