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

Getting Affiliates to Feature You

You’ve created a great product… but you’re frustrated because you’re not getting the level of sales you thought you’d get. You certainly aren’t getting as many sales as you deserve. What can you do to get more?

First, I want you to know that I know the feeling. I’ve created some great products that I didn’t think got the attention they deserved. But, you have to think about how much traffic you’re actually driving.

Also, consider where the traffic you’re driving is coming from. If it’s not super targeted, then you’re just not going to get sales.

But if you do have really targeted traffic, you will get sales. It really does boil down to that.

So, where can you get that really targeted traffic?

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Creating an Avatar of Your Typical Customer

If I had to answer what one of the biggest problems most people have with their copy is, I’d have to answer that most are way off base when it comes to what their customers actually want and need. Actually, this reaches all the way across to product creation as well.

People think they know what their audience wants– often, they don’t. Do you? That’s what we’re going to focus on. With some course correction, you can make sure you’re always on top of what your audience wants out of your product. And it will follow that you can figure out what they want from your copy.

Sometimes, even when a copywriter does know their audience pretty well, that doesn’t really come across in their copy. They’ll sit there stunned at their dismal conversions with no idea what happened. When this happens, it’s a matter of not matching the message to the market. What I’ll share with you will help you with this problem.

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Find Your Way by Finding Your Why

Finding Your Why is a 27 Page (6000+ word) guide that will help you teach your audience how important finding their purpose is. You will become their hero when you are able to introduce the power of their “why” to their lives.

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • What Is “Your Why”?
    • Why Is It So Important To Know Your Purpose In Life?
    • The Takeaway
  • Losing “Our Why”
    • Why Do We Lose Our Why?
    • What Happens When We Lose Our “Why”?
    • Short-Term Loss Of A “Why”
    • Long-Term Loss Of A “Why”
  • Regaining “Your Why”
    • The First Steps
    • Other Tips
  • Conclusion

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Surrounding Yourself With Success Habits

I hope you’re in a mindset where you feel like you can and will change your habits. Only you can make that choice.

I also want you to realize that there are some things that are influencing your possibilities for habit-change in really negative ways—these things are really important to eliminate.

There are many different reasons why you may not have been able to change your habits like you’ve wanted to, to this point. One sticking point could be your environment—the things you’re surrounded with. Also consider the people you surround yourself with.

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Inevitable: Unwavering Self-Belief

Do you have problems making decisions? Do you always doubt yourself? So much so that you sometimes can’t even act? If so, then we have the guide for you. Inevitable is a 29 page (6000 word) guide that teaches people how to believe in themselves, so they can make decisions and take action with unwavering faith.

Sections Include:

  • Do You Believe In Yourself?
    • What Is Self-Belief?
    • Why Do We Lack Self-Belief?
    • What Happens When We Don’t Believe In Ourselves?
  • A Quick Self-Test
  • The Power Of Self-Belief
  • What If We Believed In Ourselves
    • The Benefits Of Unwavering Belief In Our Decisions
    • The Benefits Of Unwavering Belief In Our Actions
  • Inevitable: Developing Unwavering Belief
  • Conclusion

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