January 2011 marks the end of the Beck Bulletin, our email newsletter we've been producing for the past 4+ years. Thank you so much to the hundreds of people that subscribe to it! It's been a great way for us to get you the information in a timely and efficient manner.
But like all things in the internet era, there's always something new. The combination of our blog and our Facebook Fan Page has made the newsletter obsolete. As fast and easy as it was to use for letting everyone know what was going on, it can't touch the speed and ease of our blog and Facebook.
Since you're reading this we're pretty sure you can find the blog, but just in case you got here from the last Beck Bulletin link, our blog address is www.barryandcathybeck.com/blog. Add that to your 'favorites/bookmarks' and you'll always have it at the ready. You can also subscribe to the blog to get email notifications when we post something new. This is the most efficient way to use and read the blog.
Facebook is a remarkable, easy-to-use way to keep in touch with business contacts, family, and friends. You'll be amazed with who you find (and who finds you) on Facebook. Yes, caution should be taken with how much personal information you divulge but it's easy to show only what you want to. For instance, I don't want to advertise what year I was born, so I block this little tidbit from the viewers of our Facebook pages! And, remember we're always here if you have a question or run into a snag. We'll be happy to help.
So, if you're looking for the latest news and images from the road, definitely become a fan on our Facebook Fan Page. We've put this blog together just in case you're NOT yet on Facebook. Follow these simple steps to sign up and follow us there.
STEP 1: Go to www.facebook.com
If you don't already have an account you'll be presented with the following signup screen. Simply fill out the information requested and click on the 'Sign Up' button.
STEP 2: Clicking 'Sign Up' will take you to the CAPTCHA screen. This is a security requirement that must be completed. Retype the letter combinations in the white box into the field provided. Again, follow the instructions and click 'Sign Up'.
CAPTCHA's are difficult to read by design. You can ask for a new CAPTCHA if the first one you're looking at is too hard to read or you can take a stab at it. If it doesn't go, you'll just try it again.
STEP 3: The next 4 slides can be SKIPPED if you'd like. They give you a chance to personalize your account, which you'll want to do eventually, but is NOT necessary when signing up. Following the on-screen directions will walk your through doing so, or you can skip it and proceed to your account verification screen.
- finding friends -
- filling out profile information -
- uploading an image/photo of yourself -
...click the 'Save & Continue' button to proceed.
STEP 4: Account Verification - You will now be instructed to check your email for a verification email.
STEP 5: Click on the link in your email to verify your account
You will then be taken to the following screen and you're ready to go! Congratulations on making your very own Facebook profile.
The next 2 slides show you what you see when you click on the HOME button in the upper right of the screen, or the...
...PROFILE button next to it. Both will be important to your Facebook experience, so get familiar with them.
STEP 6: Find Beck Photography!
Go to your search field and type in Beck Photography. Make sure you see the picture of Barry & Cathy next to the link for Beck Photography (since there's a few different ones on Facebook). Or you can simply click HERE and jump right to the page.
STEP 7: LIKE US! :D
To follow us and receive notices when we update our Facebook page, you need to LIKE our Fanpage...so click LIKE! :D
...and that's it...you're in! You now can find us on Facebook, in our blog or on our website. And don't forget to follow us on Twitter as well.
Thanks again and we'll see you online!