Important announcement

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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

Improving Your Teaching Skills

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Knowledge is power. There’s something you know that other people are desperate to know. Whether it’s information for their business, life, or passions, you can do people a great service when you teach them. It’s an excellent way to help others while leaving your mark on this world.

After all, you’ve spent a lot of time and effort to become an expert on something. You’ve used a lot of elbow grease and spent a lot of your time and money on a particular skill or topic. Surely, it’s a good idea to pass your knowledge along to other people in the form of coaching, right? People are clamoring to know what you know, after all.

But, what about all of the crummy teachers and coaches you’ve had in your life? What about the books you’ve read that didn’t actually teach you a darn thing? What about the confusion you’ve felt when trying to get a grasp on new concepts and your teacher didn’t know the first thing about helping you?

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Short Burst Productivity

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Burst is a 30 page (6000+ word) guide that teaches people how they can maximize productivity by combining the power of prioritization and the unparalleled focus of short burst productivity.

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • Hustle Culture
    • The Downside of “Rise and Grind”
    • Is There a Better Way?
  • The Prioritization Primer
    • The Important-Urgent Matrix
    • Other Prioritization Practices
      • Getting Things Done (GTD)
      • 168 Hours
      • Eat That Frog
  • Short-Burst Productivity
    • The Pomodoro Technique
      • The 5 Step Pomodoro Technique
      • Pomodoro Technique Rules
      • Tips to Get the Most out of The Pomodoro Method
    • The 52/17 Rule
      • What Makes an Effective Break?
    • Time-Blocking
      • Visual Example
      • The Benefits of Time Blocking
      • Time Blocking and Short-Burst Productivity
    • Other Short-Burst Productivity Practices
      • The Flowtime Technique
      • Gamification
      • The Action Method
      • Tocks
  • Conclusion

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Preselling by Reviewing

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People want to know more about the products they are thinking about buying. They don’t want to buy blindly, especially not in today’s day and age. Gone are the days when people only had access to items in their local stores. They really didn’t need to read reviews because there weren’t any other choices – they had to go with what was there.

That’s not the case these days. Today, people can buy whatever they want online. It doesn’t matter if they live across the country or even across the world– they can access the exact products they want.

This gives people many more choices. It’s a wonderful thing, although it does have its downsides. For one thing, there are so many choices that it can be hard to make a decision. Should you buy this thing or that thing? Would this product serve your purposes better or would a different product serve your purposes better?

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AI Brainstorming Guide and Prompt Library

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Before a single sentence gets written, there’s a creative space where ideas get tested, angles get discovered, and strategies get shaped. That’s where AI becomes something more than a writing tool. It becomes the brainstorming partner who never gets tired, never runs out of perspectives, and never settles for the first obvious answer.

The difference between content that converts and content that disappears isn’t about writing quality. It’s about the thinking that happens before the writing begins. When you use AI to brainstorm first, you’re not just generating faster.

You’re seeing possibilities you wouldn’t have spotted on your own. You’re stress-testing ideas before you invest hours building them out. You’re uncovering the hooks, angles, and frameworks that make people stop scrolling and start paying attention. Whether you end up writing the final piece yourself or letting AI handle it, that upfront exploration changes everything about what you create.

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Monetizing Your Content

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I’ve said it before – content is currency on the web. If you have great content, then you have a great business. But, you have to know how to monetize it. You also have to know what each piece of content you create means for your business. What are your goals for your content? Also, consider whether you’re getting every last drop you can out of your content. Use your content well and use it in more than one way. Content can help you make sales. You can sell reports and ebooks, for example. Or, some of your articles might promote your own products or products as an affiliate – now there are even more sales in your pocket. Continue Reading (only available for IMIT members)