My Own Servers
I've moved my site from the WA servers to my own webhosting accounts. Having had a lot of experience at building WP sites, I find it easier and quicker for me to do it that way. I like direct access to cPanel and all the rest that goes along with it. I have two business accounts and a reseller account on Hostgator and InMotion hosting. My favorite is InMotion. Very good customer service and very quick and easy to use.
On another note, over days, I have made over $100 on a product that I have been promoting since joining WA. As far as I am concerned, WA is the best for learning affiliate marketing and I will remain a member.
I also want to say that the best results are obtained when you can invest a few hundred dollars in your online business. People who think they can succeed for free, IMHO, are sadly mistaken. To build an offline business can cost a hundred thousand dollars or more (usually more) just to set up a business that will be successful before you earn a penney. and then thousands more a month to operate it, pay staff and buy inventory, etc. I use to own a shoe store in a mall, so I know. Online, you can set up a busiess for under $100 and make it profitable for a few hundred a month. That's a big difference. Online is great, but you can't do it without some investment of money and a lot of investment in time before you can afford to outsource the work.
I don't mean this as a discouragement. It is just a reality. And it will save discouragement if you are aware of this. Gurus will claim to make millions. They may, but they don't tell you whether that is gross or net. In reality they may make a million gross, but have 900,000 in expenses (outsourcing, advertising, etc.). Thus, they would net $100,000. You can't really tell by their hype with regard to their earning. But I do know that it costs money to make money. The trick is to make as high a profit margin as possible.
Know what it is that you are getting into and you will have a more realistic idea as to what you must do to succeed. It can be done. Now go do it. Follow the WA advice and go slow until you learn enough to move faster.
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Great post. The main difference is that when you have a business online your start up costs are lower than a traditional business and you can, unlike years ago - tap into places like Amazon for example and earn an income from being affiliated with them.
Like anything worthwhile it's takes hard work, those out for any easy ride can get somewhat discouraged but it's good to know the facts when starting out.
Thanks for keeping your opinions 'real'. That is another reason I love WA!