Wealthy Affiliate Premium membership worth it? You bet
Before I decided to take the plunge and sign up to the Wealthy Affiliate Premium membership, I spent a long time thinking about it. I'd been a free member for a while and I enjoyed the experience but I was reluctant about spending money on Premium.
Will I ever make any money?
Is Premium membership any good?
Is Wealthy Affiliate just another money-making scam?
When I first tried to get into earning money online several years ago, I had my fingers burnt by several false starts with other sites and products. I don't know how many hundreds of dollars I paid out searching for a real way to make money online. Everywhere seemed so full of claims about easy riches and learning the secrets that nobody else will tell you.
Well, all those other ones I tried turned out to be a waste of time. Sure, I learnt a few useful things here and there but I was still on my own, trying to figure out this big and sometimes confusing business. People on other internet forums and groups weren't interested in helping a newbie like me. There was also always another upsell; another expensive layer of membership to access promising the 'real' secrets and techniques. The owners had no time for you unless you had purchased all the extras.
In the end, after months of trying and barely earning anything at all, I quit. I decided that an ordinary person like me simply can't make money online. It's only an elite few who are lucky or clever enough to be able to do that.
Turns out I was completely wrong!
A short time ago I again became interested in creating a second income for myself and I decided to look again at affiliate marketing. This time I promised myself I wasn't going to throw away huge amounts of money. That's when I discovered Wealthy Affiliate.
I stumbled across a few reviews who promised that I could try it out for free. This was pretty much unheard of in all the other ones that I'd come across so I decided I might as well give it a go. I was really impressed immediately by what I found. The basic training took me through all the fundamentals in a really clear and detailed way. The ability to build my own free website and have 30 searches in Jaaxy was something I really didn't expect. Plus, there was immediate outreach by this awesome community, something I'd never experienced in any of the other places I have tried.
Even so, I was a bit wary about going Premium as I wasn't sure whether it would really be worth the money.
I was really wrong... again!
If you're not sure about whether Wealthy Affiliate Premium is right for you, here are some of my favourite features all included in the subscription. There is almost too much to list in one blog post!
- Access to the full Online Entrepreneur Certification training, plus the Wealthy Affiliate Boot Camp for a total of 120 training lessons.
- Top of the range hosting for up to 25 domains and 25 websites.
- Site Health analysis to keep your site in top condition.
- Unlimited searches with Jaaxy keyword tool designed for affiliate marketing.
- Tools to help you research niches, competitor keywords, brainstorm ideas and more.
- Searchable database of many other affiliate programs so you don't have to trawl through loads of other websites.
- Live training sessions every week.
- Buy domains with all the security and privacy included, unlike other providers who charge extra.
- Full access to this amazing community to ask questions, interact and support you.
When I first signed up I have to say I was a complete cynic and thought that Wealthy Affiliate must be some scam and I might be wasting my time. Now, I'm a complete convert! I am really enjoying working on my website and I've met some really awesome people through this community and are looking forward to meeting a lot more!
Let me know if I've missed any key features of Premium off my list that you love.
Hope you have an amazing day. All the best
Recent Comments
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Hi Andy,
I like your description of the WA Premium Membership.
I had some expensive and disastrous experiences online with people who were supposed to be experts. I was put off the whole idea for some time. Then I realised the reason online business is so attractive, is the same reason it has its share of scammers.
A big part of learning online business is learning how to avoid the scammers. The moment they start talking about their fast cars, big houses and other possessions, I turn off completely. Do they really believe anyone who earns a lot of money needs someone to tell them what to spend it on! It tells me a lot about the people they are targeting and even more about themselves!
I have only been a member of WA for a very short time but long enough to know Premium is a service which provides me with all the tools I need to make money on line. All I have to do is use them and if there are any I don't know how to use, someone is always there to show me.
Everything is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. Often, with online services, they have to be paid for in advance and we find out too late we should not have paid the price.
WA gives us the chance to use the service for free, then upgrade to Premium at a reduced fee, by which time we know what it is worth to us and we can decide to pay the usual fee, or not. I am happy with the choices I have made and if I think my business online will not be worth $49 per month, then I should never have started trying to build it!
All I can add to your list is: Premium provides all anyone needs to make money online. It seems we are both finding this out already!
Thanks again and I wish you every success in all you do.
Rob
Hi Rob. I think a lot of us are in the same boat. With so many scams and false promises out there, it's really easy to get sucked in and lose a lot of money and time. Too many people are put off the idea of trying to make money online because they feel that only a select few can do it. That's completely not the case as Wealthy Affiliate shows! All the best
Great article, Andy. It was very well written, and hit on most of the key reasons Wealthy Affiliate is so good. I liked the idea I could start and look around the website and back office as I was learning the business, for free! Then it was easy to decide to go premium, especially for only $19.00 the first month. I am steadily moving along in the training and enjoying all the people I meet as I work toward a lasting business that can support my family. Keep on pushing to the top!
Hi. Thanks a lot. The free membership is such a good feature so you can get started on the training and website building to give you a feel of what it’s all about. When you look at what’s included in premium it’s actually very cheap. Hope everything is going really well for you. All the best
Hi Andy,
Sue and I traveled to the same place, you did in the past--"Scamville". They didn't have any time to tell you how to build a website or anything worthwhile. If there was something we could use it would cost big money.
We too were surprised at the features and the way Wealthy Affiliate was operated. We have never regretted joining Premium (it took about 5 days of deliberating) and we were sold.
Anyone out there who is still in the Starter level trying to decide whether to decide to go Premium or not. Yes the free Starter level will get you on the road to some success but if you want to go to the moon with your business, "Go Premium"
Thanks for an encouraging article.
Bill & Sue
Hi Bill. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It’s a shame that a lot of the scammers are successful in getting people’s money simply because they put such incredible claims sites. It’s all too easy to fall for the temptation of easy riches, even when your commonsense tells you that it must be too good to be true.
I see from your profile that you have been here now for over four years which is really amazing! I’m only just starting out but with the features of premium I feel I am really on the right road. All the best
Hi Andy,
Thanks for your kind response. Maybe our biggest reason for being scammed is not being patient enough and wanting something so badly that we blew off warning signs.
They said, "the door will be closed maybe forever, so get in on it now!"
I think it is much better to keep looking until you are certain (like we were with Wealthy Affiliate) that you have something that will work.
Have a great week!
Bill
Thanks Andy, don't forget your own personal coach. My coach Jack has been awesome. Terrific at answering my questions quickly and simply. I would not be so far along except for his help.
Lots to learn still but I feel totally supported.
Lily 😊
Gosh I almost forgot that - so many features to remember! Hope things are going really well for you Lily. All the best
Getting there Andy. Just want to be happy with my first website knowing I can polish as I go. Almost there. I needed to find a new theme that would allow changes now and later as my business grows.
Still feel swamped with so much to learn and pleating it all into my busy days. But that's business.
Lily
Hi Mick. Yes, it certainly is in my opinion. Just keyword tools alone will usually cost more, but the fact you get everything else included as well is so impressive. All the best.
Hi Andy, I was just like you when I first came here. I looked at a couple of opportunities for affiliate marketing and as you said, the main focus is on the upsell.
Then completely by chance I found a review for WA and the offer to try it out for free.
What did I have to lose.... Then there is only one upsell and that is to premium....
I feel like I have found a real gem here.
So thanks for sharing and go for it.
Cheers
Gaz
Hi Gaz. Thanks for dropping by. Yeah, that was always my problem with other sites and products. Any time you took the plunge and bought something you were directed to a page with a. ‘But wait there’s more!’ type upsell.
I was genuinely surprised that there was nothing like that here and that only increased by trust for what Kyle and Carson have built. All the best
I had my fingers scorched a few times myself regarding other crappy programs. Now, welcome to a better club!!
I know exactly how you feel! There are so many people out there just trying to scam you out of your hard-earned money without providing any real value. At least with Wealthy Affiliate, I feel it's totally different. All the best.
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I like the fact that WA allows users to try out for free before we commit. It gives us the opportunity to see if this path is something which we like! Indeed, it is very different from the other programs which requires and upfront payment without even trying out!
Hi. Thanks for dropping by. Yes, I’m so impressed by the free membership and just how much is included in premium - I might have to go back and add more to my list! All the best