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

Imagine: The Power of Your Imagination

Imagination isn’t only for kids. It is a powerful force, that you can use to impact many areas of your life. Imagine is a 30 page (6200 word) guide that you can use to help your audience get back in touch with their imagination.

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • What Is Imagination?
  • The Power Of Imagination
    • Career
      • How Imagination Helps
      • Real-Life Example
    • Relationships
      • How Imagination Helps
      • Real-Life Example
    • Personal Wellness
      • How Imagination Helps
      • Real-Life Example
    • Family
      • How Imagination Helps
      • Real-Life Example
    • Spirituality
      • How Imagination Helps
      • Real-Life Example
  • Losing Touch With Our Imagination
    • Why We Lose Touch
    • How Does Losing Our Connection With Imagination Hurt Us?
  • Reigniting Your Imagination
    • R.A.D.
      • Reflection
      • Analyze And Adjust
      • Daily Actions
  • Conclusion

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When to End the Coaching Relationship

As a coach, you work really hard to impact people’s lives. You want every single one of your coaching clients to succeed. It means a lot to you – you wouldn’t be coaching if that weren’t the case.

The coaching relationship has to end sometime, though. I’m not saying that there won’t be certain coaching relationships that go on for years or even over the span of a lifetime. But those times are few and far between. Typically, the coaching relationship will end.

There are different ways to manage this. You might have an end point in mind when you first get started with the coaching. Maybe you’re running a one-month program or something like that. Or, maybe it’s up to the client to decide how long the coaching relationship will last – as long as they keep paying you, you’ll keep coaching them. But, there are some things to consider above and beyond that.

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Make Money With Low-Ticket Offers

There’s a stubborn myth floating around the online marketing world. It says you can’t make real money selling cheap products. The logic sounds reasonable on the surface. If you’re only charging seven or nine dollars, how could that ever add up to anything meaningful?
But the math tells a completely different story when you build even a basic funnel behind that tiny offer. A low-ticket front-end product isn’t just a cheap thing you toss out to make a few bucks.
It’s a paid lead magnet. And that distinction matters more than most marketers realize. When someone pulls out a credit card and pays you even a small amount, they’ve crossed a line.

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Benefits of Paid Ads

There are so many different ways to get traffic. Honestly, it’s all a little exhausting sometimes. What’s the right and wrong way to do it?

I’ll save you some strife and aggravation right now—there’s no “right” way to get traffic. It’s most often beneficial to have several methods of driving traffic at one time.

With that said, there’s one form of traffic generation I see small business owners skipping over and over again. It’s almost as if they’re scared of it. That’s a real shame, because it’s one of the best ways to get in there fast and start earning fast.

I’m talking about paid traffic. You can pay for ads, banners, and things of that nature. You can pay for ads on sites like Google Adwords, Facebook, and more. You can buy banners on popular forums. You can pay for integrated or sponsored ads on sites like Twitter. You can join ad networks to become featured on highly related sites on the web.

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Outside the Lines

Outside The Lines is a 31 page (6200 word) guide that teaches people the importance of standing out and living life on your own terms. It’s time we all challenged certain societal norms that not only put pressure on us, but hold us back from living our authentic lives.

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • It Pays To Be Yourself
  • The Lines They Draw For Us
  • You Need To Be Here By Age X
    • The Action Plan
  • You Need To Go To College
    • The Action Plan
  • Once You Are Successful, You’ll Be Happy
    • The Action Plan
  • You Must Have A Family
    • The Action Plan
  • This Is The Way It’s Done
    • The Action Plan
  • Money And Possessions Mean Success
    • The Action Plan
  • You Must Obey Authority
    • The Action Plan
  • Conclusion

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