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

Little Book of Big Emotion

“A life can not be lived without emotion.”

The problem is that it isn’t always easy to recognize the specific emotion we – or someone else – is dealing with. This product has been designed to boost your emotional intelligence. It teaches the importance of emotion in our life and shares tips on how to read common emotions (in both ourselves and others). The product is a 47-page (8000+ word) eBook: The Little Book of Big Emotions

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • The Emotion Connection
    • What Are Emotions?
    • How Does Emotion Impact Our Lives?
    • Why Is It Important To Be Able To Read Other’s Emotions?
    • Why Is It Important To Be Able To Read Our Own Emotions?
  • The Emotion Handbook
    • Anger
    • Jealousy
    • Happiness
    • Boredom
    • Fear
    • Panic
    • Discomfort
    • Shame
    • Frustration
    • Interest
    • Grief
    • Surprise
    • Guilt
    • Worn-Out
    • Calm And Relaxed
  • Quick Reference Guide
  • Conclusion

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Secrets of Writing Great Pre-Selling Content

As someone running affiliate marketing promotions, it’s very important that you learn how to write pre-selling content. So many marketers assume that the sale is in the bag because the product they’re promoting has a great sales page. Really, it’s up to you as the affiliate to use your relationship with your readers to get them sold on a product before they even see the sales page.

If you focus on pre-selling, and do it well, you’ll have much higher conversions and make many more sales than those with much larger lists.

Your Relationship Is the First Step

The first step in effectively pre-selling is having a relationship with your list, on your social media accounts, and to your audience in general. This relationship will get people to read what you have to write. They’ll want to hear more from you because they trust and like what you have to say. This gets your foot in the door, and your content is going to do the rest on earning you the commission.

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Powerful Micro Habits That Can Turn Your Life Around

When you want to achieve certain goals in life, you usually have to change some things you’re currently doing. Sometimes it’s a matter of time management. Other times, it’s making sure you have more energy to do the things you need to do in order to get closer to your goals.

Whatever it is you need to do, making small and gradual changes – consistently – will work out better for you than trying to make a complete and drastic overhaul of your life all at once.

Doing too much, too soon can be intimidating and put a lot of extra strain on you when you’re already a little worried about whether or not you can succeed by changing things in the first place.

But with micro habits, you’ll be able to begin the process of change without suffering any major stress. There are ten simple baby steps you can take toward reaching your goals and see lasting improvements over time.

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How to Get More Value Out of Your Download Pages

The download pages for your products can be very valuable real estate… and very few marketers even pay attention to them. Not every marketer uses download pages, of course and that’s a valid choice. You might choose to use them after you read through these ideas– you can adapt these ideas to suit your business model.

The customers who’ve bought one product from you are a lot more likely to buy from you again. And if they’ve just now bought something from you they are still in buying mode. So catching them on your download page can be a really smart move.

The same goes for your “Thank You” page after someone signs up to your list. You can adapt some of the things you read here for your thank you pages as well. Be creative and figure out ways you can increase your income by using this very valuable real estate.

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Unwind: Breaking Free From Worry, Stress and Overwhelm

Unwind is a 27 page (6000 word) ebook that will help you relax in a chaotic world. Unwind has been written to get to the core of your negative emotions and wipe out stress, worry and overwhelm.

Sections Include:

  • Introduction
  • Unwind
    • What It Means To “Unwind”
    • Why Is It Important To “Unwind”?
  • The Problem With “Unwinding”
    • Stress
    • Worry
    • Overwhelm
  • Breaking Free From Stress, Worry, And Overwhelm
    • Stress
    • Worry
    • Overwhelm
  • Conclusion

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