What can happen in a month?
Thank you all for reading my blogs here at WA. One commitment I made early on was to post "accountability blogs" at certain times... little progress reports, that keep me honest and motivated.
I hesitated to write this one. I thought I might skip it because I'd envisioned having more to brag about at the one month mark.
But then I heard myself telling someone about WA today, because he has a degree in marketing that he isn't using, and, like me, he has a fulfilling job but could use some extra cash. And in the telling, I realized by his reaction that I now have a lot of knowledge I didn't formerly have. He asked how to make money online, and I explained there are a lot of ways. And I explained the basics of website, blog, traffic, income... I realized I now know something about keywords and SEO that I didn't know before. He wrote down "wealthy affiliate."
I think I am having some success with the rank system here, and I think that will be helpful to me in the future, but I haven't even tried to do anything with that: I simply enjoyed interacting with all the people here, expressing opinions, asking questions, offering help when I can...and somehow that number kept dropping.
And I had with-held my WA pursuits from a daughter I thought would immediately worry about online scams: my plan was to tell her after I'd had some tangible success. But it came up somehow, and I said, in my humble-pie voice, "I've just started. I haven't made any money yet, because I am building and that takes a little time, but I have a basic website..."
"What, you hired someone?" (I know she was about to lecture me on what people charge for that, and that it can be done free...)
"No, I got the information, amazing videos and, well, lots of information, and I did it..."
"You did it?" There was no lecture from my loving offspring this day.
That, my friends, is success!
And I decided I had something to share here after all.
I wish you success. Thanks for reading.
If you are new, or even if you're not, why not post the following:
1) In one month, I would like to be..
2) In one month, my wildest WA success dream looks like...
3) Practically and realistically, in one month from now I think I can expect...
I will post again in a month, and remind you to re-read this blog and the comments you left, and you can see what happened. Like me, you might be pleasantly surprised!
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Alice, I don't really understand the significance of the ranking system here. Why do you think it may be helpful in the future? Should I be concentrating on it?
Hi Ben. i don't even know enough to answer your question. I think it matters more to those in Affiliate Bootcamp, and I have only skimmed that, not started work. So many things i want to do! But if you click on your blue rank button you will learn a bit more about ambassadors and the top 100 getting attention... I suspect there is more to it than I know so far. If so, the really neat thing is i have just been having fun! No stress, doesn't feel like work...no scary learning curve like some other things we do here at WA. If nothing else, I feel good to see the number changing so rapidly. Thanks for "stopping by."
Thanks Alice, I will check it out when I get a chance. Never paid much attention to it as I just never seem to have enough time to check everything here. I am following along the prescribed routes and will get there eventually. And you are right, it is fun:-)
I know, that I know enough right at this minute, to sound like I know what I'm doing. The reason I know that, is that the people I talk to, and even my wife, are impressed by what I've done, and where I'm planning on going with it. I'm not hear a month, and I'm learning every day. Life is good.
Loes, is right, next time get their email. ;^)
I guess I'm just paying it forward at this point. No point making him wait until I am proud of my site! A month for you too... Aren't we amazing? :)
Hi Alice, next time say:"I will sent you a direct link, to be sure you are ending up to the right WA, when he is going to google WA he most likely won't end up as your referral, greetings Loes
I am not even ready for referrals. And he is someone I had just met, through work. I am fine with missing a few until my site is something i am proud of. It's not like nobody here ever helped me! :) I hope he follows through of course, because i really believe in WA, and if it benefits someone here, good. What goes around comes around...
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Hi Alice, Congratulations! It's almost like having a dirty little secret, then when the big reveal happens, and the naysayer's are left dropped-jawed, you kinda wish you had filmed it to play it back at your leisure. It proves that the baby boomers and tail-gating post babyboomers still rule! Go Girl! Blessings Bethamy.
Hi Alice - been beating myself up a bit lately cos I have a lot of other stuff going on that needs tending to and have only done a small amount of work on my site - but hey you are so right - I have done SO much since I started here - I showed my latest update to my own daughter last night and she responded 'that's really cool'.... indeed it is success!
I think this has an ebb and flow like most things. The first while was SUCH exhilaration! But, even when something is exciting, it is also, for me, a great deal of learning and i guess I need breaks... I beat myself up too sometimes, but i am doing this FOR ME after all. LOL I am really pleased that you could relate to my post. Thanks for the comment.
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Making short term goals for those of us who are new, is more realistic. When you see that you have met those goals, really keeps the motivation going!
You are right, of course. I am not known for my pragmatic approach to life! But it is important to be realistic and achieve success. I will do that AND dream big! I have taught people about SMART goals: I forget what all the letters stand for, um, Measurable, Achievable, Time... I am tired and this is in another part of my brain, which I will probably access tomorrow morning after i get some sleep. Or I could always google it... Thanks for the input.
Alice