Jerky Direct goes on-line June 3, 2004 and within three business days has over 200 new customers. The phones buzz with excitement as new customers ask questions and express enthusiasm about the simple and fun business of jerky:

Jerky Direct is new on the web, but not new to the jerky business. Our producers have over forty years experience in the meat snacks industry and lead the way in all natural beef jerky innovation and production.

Jerky Direct creates a whole new world in meat snacks. All-natural beef products along with turkey and buffalo snacks make this company one-of-a-kind in this booming industry.

With these outstanding products available on the web, consumers will no longer be satisfied with meat snacks that sit on the shelf for months or products with artificial preservatives, growth hormones and antibiotics. There is a new option to consumers - they’re going to snatch it up!

There is also a new opportunity for creating a business and capturing your own portion of this billion-dollar market.

Creator of Jerky Direct, Roger Ball:

Can a farm boy learn to surf the web? Can the simplicity of the farm, hard work, patience, integrity, and grit be combined with the fast-paced, slick and easy world of the Internet? Roger Ball’s daughter still giggles when she sees the laptop computer on her dad’s desk. Of course, his screen saver displays today’s beef market.

However, do not let Ball’s work boots, John Deere hat and Levi 501’s fool you. He is no stranger to billion dollar markets and successful businesses. This farm boy has planted incredible seeds of idea and grown multi-million dollar businesses like King B Jerky, Inc., Golden Valley Natural and Melaleuca, Inc.

As creator of Jerky Direct, he sees the future of another success story.

“We combine three things at Jerky Direct:

1) an outstanding product that is easily available,

2) a great value in the meat snacks market and

3) a simple, fun way to build your own successful home business.

I am thrilled, but not surprised to see this concept take-off with such enthusiasm.”