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

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It’s important to start monitoring your internal dialogue. When you fail to complete a project on time, do you say things to yourself like, “Great job, dummy. You stink at this!”?

You’re not alone in those thoughts. It’s time, though, to change how you speak to yourself. It’s important to speak differently to yourself if you want to change your habits for the better.

You need to give yourself a break sometimes. Life really isn’t all that serious. You’re a good person. Do you know how I know you’re a good person? Because you’re here now, reading about habit change. You are destined and determined to change yourself for the better, forever.

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AI Side Hustles for Beginners

AI Side Hustles for Beginners is the ultimate starter playbook for marketers, freelancers, and creators who want to unlock real income using free and low-cost AI tools.

Inside, you’ll discover step-by-step paths to profit using AI to write, design, post, create, and more — all broken down to a 6th grade reading level so you never feel overwhelmed.

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If people are going to hire you as their coach, then they need to trust you. They need to feel like you are a true authority on the topic they are interested in.

Depending on how you view your authority and reach in the market right now, you may or may not need to do a little bit of work. I don’t think it will take a long time to get to the point where you need to be – a lot of this has to do with perception (how others perceive you as a coach as well as how you perceive yourself). You have to be strategic about building your integrity as a coach.

You should know your subject well. You don’t want to pretend anything as a coach. You want to actually be able to help people – not just take their money. If you’re just taking their money and you don’t know your stuff, then you’re not doing your job and what you are doing might be fraudulent. I’m not saying you’d ever do that, but it’s time to make sure.

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Acquiring a Success Mindset

Most people don’t develop a success mindset during their educational years. In fact, some people have their creativity and drive silenced to the point they lose confidence in their ideas and abilities.

So when the time comes to pursue a job, very few have what it takes mentally to go after an entrepreneurial career. Most are content with a corporate position, where they’re told what to do, when to do it, and how.

In order to be your own boss, it requires you to believe in yourself and know that you’re capable of achieving your goals and dreams. You can systematically set yourself up for success if you take steps to mold your mindset for it.

Find out more in this report.

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Self-Esteem and Attitude

Many people don’t realize or understand how important mindset really is when it comes to success. The reality is that it’s so much more important than all of the how-to strategies there are. If you don’t have a positive attitude and you don’t have good self-esteem, then it’s very, very difficult (if not impossible) to achieve your goals.

Mindset is one of those things that can make or break you in business. If you find yourself procrastinating, feeling less than adequate, and constantly starting and stopping when it comes to achieving your goals, then it’s highly likely that you have a problem with attitude and self-esteem.

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