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

How to Presell in an Email

Have you ever wondered how some marketers manage to get people convinced to buy their products before their customers even read their sales page? They get people so pumped up and ready that it becomes no question at all that people are going to hit that buy button.

And it doesn’t just happen for those who are marketing their own products. There’s a certain amount of magic some marketers are able to work when they’re promoting products as an affiliate as well. They’re able to convince their readers to hit that buy button for products they’re promoting for other product creators.

It’s easy to feel like the people who can convince people to buy without even reading the sales page are just special or have some sort of out-of-this-world talent and skill. But that’s not the case at all. The only thing that separates someone who makes a lot of sales online and someone who doesn’t is know-how. In this case, we’re talking about knowing how to presell in an email.

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How to Eliminate Distractions

Close your eyes, sit back, and relax for a moment. I’m going to assume that you’re working right now or that you were in the midst of working.

Listen for a moment. What are the noises that you hear around you? Are these typical noises for your workday? Do you hear noises from the street, from the other people in the café, or noises around the house from your family?

Now, open your eyes. Take a look around your desk or whatever environment you’re sitting in right now. Is it cluttered? Can you easily access everything you need to access?

Open up your web browser. Do you have a ton of tabs open right now? Have you found yourself wasting time on social media sites?

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Diligence: Finishing What You Start

Diligence is a 29 page (6000+ word) guide that teaches people why they don’t follow through on their plans, and then provides them a blueprint to become an action taker that finishes what they started.

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • The Importance of Being a Finisher
    • The Hidden Benefits of Finishing
  • Why Don’t I Finish What I Start?
    • The Dirty Dozen
    • The Ultimate Excuse
  • Take Action!
    • The First Steps
    • Follow Through
      • Dedication
      • Persistence
  • Finish What You Start
  • Conclusion

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Chunking Projects

How long is your to-do list? You’re in business for yourself, so I’m sure it’s about a mile long.

Are you where you thought you’d be in business at this point? It’s probably the case that you thought you’d have some bigger projects completed and that you’d be further along at this point.

It’s no wonder it’s hard to get anything done and complete projects. There’s only so much you can handle in a day. It’s overwhelming and so it’s much easier to just put it off.

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