Important announcement

I hope you’re having a great day, and thank you for being a member of The IM Inside Track.

I started this site in July 2015, and see that there have been 856 posts made to the blog, which are, other than an introductory one way back then, either long informative articles on the core subjects of Internet marketing, or a bonus download for members. Most of the articles also have audio versions available.

The site has been a labor of love over the years, and I seem to recall that I originally promised there would be 3 to 5 articles posted each week.

For a while, I posted 6 or 7 times per week, so with 856, the average has been over 285 per year, or 5.5 per week.

But enough about statistics.

This site hasn’t been about profitability. In fact, most months it has failed in that regard.

At the peak, we had over 1100 active members. Now we are down to just over 400. A large part of the reason is that I haven’t actively marketed IMIT in recent years.

Many of the members joined in the beginning with annual subscriptions, in mid to late July 2015, and those subscriptions are due to renew soon.

The membership charge in the beginning was just $1.99 per month, which has risen a few times over the years, but just for new enrollees.

So I want to make a major announcement before renewals are charged.

In order to focus on other parts of my business going forward, I will be slowing down on the posting of new articles to the site.

I will continue to post the bonuses on Saturdays, like I have for quite a while.

And I will post other articles as they are written or extracted from content I’ve licensed.

It will just not be as frequent as in years past.

This new schedule will begin next week.

If you feel you are not receiving enough value from IMIT, or are unable to fully utilize the content inside, now would be a good time to terminate your membership, especially if you have an annual payment coming due later this month.
Most payments were through PayPal, so you can terminate your membership inside your account easily.

If you paid directly with a credit card, you might need to ask me to do the termination manually.

If you remain a member, I do still promise to deliver value that I think is above and beyond whatever price you’re paying.

The 856 (and growing) articles are still available, categorized neatly. I doubt if any member has accessed them all.

Even if you have, refreshing your memory from time to time can be beneficial.

And I can’t promise this, but I’m sure there will be surprises in store for active members going forward, including compilations of the existing articles by category, making it easier to download and read.

This decision has been on my mind for a considerable time, and I hated to take this step, but I feel it is only fair to be open and transparent, especially since the annual payments will be charged very soon.

Let me know if you have any questions, and again, thank you for being a member of The IM Inside Track.

Of course, the free Facebook group is still active and available to all, here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/theiminsidetrack/

Have a spectacular day.

Dennis Becker, the 5 Buck Guy

Why We Fail

Contents:

  • Don’t Underestimate Your Abilities – It’s Making You Fail
  • Embracing the Victim Role Is a Failure Fueling Practice
  • Failure Comes from Poor Self-Motivation
  • Humility Fosters Fewer Failures and More Successes
  • Is a Lack of Focus Causing You to Fail?
  • Learn to Say No for Fewer Failures and More Success
  • Procrastination Is a Proven Producer of Frequent Failures
  • Tired of Failing? This 8-Letter Word Can Help
  • You’ll Probably Disagree with This Reason Why You Fail
  • Your Diet Might Be the Reason You Fail

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Developing and Expanding Your Expertise

Part of the reason people buy your products is to take advantage of your expertise. They want to learn what you know. They want to see things from your perspective.

When you’re a product creator, you’ll ideally create many products over time. You want to make sure you’re really satisfying your audience. You want them to turn to you and your products first when they have a problem that needs solving or they need to know how to do something.

Some product creators get complacent. They figure that they can get away with what they already know. That might work at first—but it won’t work if you aren’t constantly feeding your mind.

When you feed your mind with new information and look at things from different perspectives, it helps you to be more creative and more informed. It’s obviously very important to be highly informed as a product creator. You need to know the latest information and strategies to share with your audience.

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30-Day Goal Setting Planner

How many times have you had this happen to you, or heard it from your clients? They set a big goal and then they lose motivation, things get in the way, or life happens.

It happens to all of us. But what if it didn’t? What if you could help your clients set goals that are actually achievable and then help them achieve them? It’s not a pipe dream, it’s not even a “someday” scenario. It’s entirely possible!

The Step-by-Step Planner Covers:

  • Step 1: Visualize to Actualize Radical Results
  • Step 2: Get Crystal-Clear on Your Why
  • Step 3: Set S.M.A.R.T. Micro-Goals to Stay Motivated
  • Step 4: Create a Failproof Monthly Action Plan
  • Step 5: Get a Goal-Sharing Buddy
  • Step 6: Celebrate Every (Small) Step of the Way
  • Step 7: Review, Renew and Revise Your Goals

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List Building, Branding, and Giving People a Reason to Sign Up

Building your list is a very vital part of growing a thriving business online. Your list is the number one key thing you should focus on to grow your business– period. It doesn’t matter which business or niche you’re in specifically, every business can benefit from having a list. This is something you should start building from your very first day as an online marketer.

For one thing, having a list is Google proof… and every-other-site–proof as well. It doesn’t matter if Google goes poof tomorrow, or the same thing happens to Facebook and Twitter. You will still have your list – something you own.

You are going to use proven traffic sources, such as Google and social media sites, as ways to drive traffic to your list. Your list is your top goal and it’s what’s going to help you earn a great deal of money in your business.

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