I’ll be launching V2.2 of the IM Index Mind Map early in April – and there will be a special promotion for you to take part in. More on that over the next few days.
Most of the changes will involve adding new topics to the Map and few new folders based on users’ needs. But there will be two particularly notable enhancements.
- The addition of “Type” topics/folders
- The addition of “Download Report” folders
The Type topics and folders will allow you to store files categorized by the type of file, such as:
- eBook
- Audio
- Video
- Keyword List
- Aricle
- Script
- etc.
This idea may seem to go against the grain of the approach I’ve taken in the Mind Map, which is to organize content by Subject (Taffic Generation, Google Adwords, Article Marketing etc.) or Niche
However, there are often cases where you DO need to store content by Type – most often when you have a zip file containing files of a single type, but covering many subject. For example, a zip file of Keyword Lists covering many niches, or a zip file of articles, covering many Subjects/Niches.
There were already places for storing such content in amongst the Subject topics, but the time has come to be more rigorous about this and have a proper collection of Type folders.
The Download Reports folders will set the stage for two developments.
I’ll talk about those developments in my next post, but for now, let me briefly explain the idea behind these folders.
It’s a matter of Space and Time. Our minds think both in terms of where something is, and when something happened.
As it stands, the IM Index Mind Map has the Space dimension covered: you download some files, and the Map helps you find the exact place (= Space) to store them.
But the Time dimension is missing. Very often we remember or want to recall when we downloaded something (=Time). In otherwords – wouldn’t it be great to be able to find – all in one place, a record of each file we downloaded?
That’s what the Download Reports folder will give you. It’s a folder and a template for a report for recording your downloads.
Now – how many people are going to be disciplined enough to fill in a record in a spreadsheet every time they download a file? Probably not very many – but for those that want to do it – the facility will be there.
But the Download Reports folder actually pave the way for what is the most important development in the IM Index Mind Map since it was launched.
It’s all tied in with the idea of DAO Installers.
Some of you will already know of this idea from other communications, but I’ll cover this and other plans for the launch of Version 2.2 in my next post.
Regards
Alex