Celebrating 11 Years with Wealthy Affilaite
Well it is now 11 years of being here within Wealthy Affiliate.
To think when I first thought of working online I got scammed so many time I was about to give up and not have any hope of wanting to earn online as people would state.
There were scams after scams, promises of the usual earn a $100 a day using this or that method.
Or how to earn $1000 per week with this easy done for you system, simply with just the click of a button.
The list of fake promises just went on and on.
Well like many others out there and I know there are a few here who fell for such methods and fake promises.
As I said I was going to give up trying then I saw a post about Wealthy Affiliate and being able to join for free.
Well the join for free perked up my thoughts and said to myself. Well at least this is for free to try out so I had nothing to lose this time. I was still sceptical at the time but wanted to give this one last go.
If this was going to be a scam or fake like the other ones then I will give up totally and never trust these folks online.
Wealthy Affiliate saved me
So I gave it a go and really looked into this Wealthy Affiliate.
At the time they had the older OEC training which I felt was great and as I delved into it plus some extra research this time to make sure I was taking a sceptical look just to make sure.
Took the upgrade
Two days later I decided to upgrade to premium and been here for the last 11 years as a result.
I decided to upgrade and have been a proud member since and intend to stay another 11 years or more with Wealthy Affiliate.
So goes to show keep trying as you never know that extra step could be the best opportunity you will even get and I am not sorry I joined.
Kyle and Carson are great mentors, teachers and just good blokes.
I have met many great members here, some of whom have gone one way or another, some are still here in the background and many newcomers I have had the pleasure to connect with here over the years.
This community is the best I have even experience I am with some other community groups online now but they are nothing like Wealthy Affiliate in fact nowhere near it.
So 11 years later I am enjoying the peace, the ability to work in my own time and do what I want to do without listening to a boss for their needs.
I stopped working full time back in 2020 and never looked back.
Advice to newbies here.
This is for both starters and those recently started.
· When you first join do the core training one lesson at a time and if in doubt ask your fellow members.
· During this time actually look around the platform and see what each section does this is at the top menu or on the side dashboard. Get yourself familiar with what the platform has to offer you.
· Don’t rush and skip lessons complete each task given. I made this mistake when I first came in and it took me six months of lost time because of having that get rich mindset and felt this lesson is not for me. In the end I had to start all over again and get it right the second time.
· Don’t just rush and think about making money, yes I know that is most likely the reason you came here. But soon you will learn that helping people (readers) coming to your site is the proper way to do things
· Take that get rich part out of your mind and in fact don’t think about making money at all. Just focus on building that foundation for your website and create useful content that helps your readers for what that are looking for.
· Once you start to gain a regular following to your site then start to think about affiliate links. If you have no visitors you have no one to click the links to take whatever offer you are giving.
· When you start to gain traction and build up a following on your site the money will naturally happen which is a bonus for the contribution to give to your readers.
· If you are asking a question it would be nice and courtise to reply back to whoever is helping you with your question. I have seen many times especially in chat someone asks a question and you never here from them again. At least say thank you and don’t’ be rude and igore someone giving their personal time to help you out.
· One final point! Don’t be lazy and expect things to just fall in your lap but do the work, put in the effort and be better than what you were in the past.
There is more but this is just the start to get you going and start thinking the right way
Why I am saying this?
If you just take time to look around and experiment you will quickly learn your way around.
This is something I still see here is that members although we know questions are great to ask, take time to look around yourself first, and know where or what to click you will find answers there.
Some people are too lazy to look themselves as these days, people just want quick answers but are unwilling to do some added research even if it means spending an hour or so looking around.
Many of the lazy ones will end up giving up.
Remember you are here to build an online, one that is for the long-term. This requires effort, patience and having a positive attitude and mindset.
Over the years
Much may have changed over the years with the platform and what Wealthy Affiliate gives.
.Yet one thing that hasn’t changed is the help and support you get from not only Kyle and Carson but also the amazing community of like-minded members only to willing to help.
You have all the tools, resources and training you need, more so when you upgrade.
Wealthy Affiliate is always evolving as the online world changes but they stay updated in many areas including the training, changes needed to some tools Jaxxy for example and more.
Use the skills and knowledge others can give you.
This is all included with your membership. There are people worldwide here with all levels of skills, knowledge and expertise.
Now we have the latest updates to the platform with the hubs along with the AI-Platform to help you further plus the many other benefits included in the hubs.
To me, this has been the greatest achievement WA has given and I know there is more to come not just for this year but in coming years to come.
Final thoughts
So I suggest any newbies actually, anyone who may be struggling a bit to continue to follow and apply what is given in the training.
Go through the various live training classes along with reading other blogs from fellow members as well.
Become more positive in your way of thinking, keep on creating content for your readers and not focus just on money instead focus on helping instead first and foremost.
The money will come later as a benefit.fo your great work.
Ok that will do for now so finally thank you Kyle and Carson for all you have given me and also to our fellow members
As Always
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Congratulations mate. Thanks for this great post, your story is my story too. I lost $17000 getting told by these so called gurus how they can make me money so easily and how money will just be running like a tap. I've been scammed that many times, I to was about to give up. One day I just came across this guy who was talking about this site (WA) and how it was free and if you don't like it, well it's not for you then. Nothing pushy, not trying to throw it down my throat, just an honest guy. So I checked it out and here I am a year later and I'm the happiest I've ever been. Plus for the first time I've been making money online, a dream come true. Thanks for saying just take your time, it was one of the hardest things I had to learn as I thought... get in make it happen and get the money coming in. Now in hindsight, I under stand by taking my time and making my site worthy of people using my site, that's what it's all about. Funny how giving truthful and insightful information makes things happen. Plus I just wanted to say, thanks for the help you've given me since I've started as well. How many times I get myself locked up and not working out what I've done wrong and when I post up for help, you quickly tell me what to do and it works out and I'm off and running again. Cheers mate, all the best for you nest 11 years.
You very welcome Shaun and glad I have offered you some help along the way.
Yes I didn't lose as much as you, just under 5 grand all up. But pretty much the same story many have faced along their journey and I know many others even here.
You mention how giving truthful informative insights makes things happen, which is true.
It is easier to remember the truth than to try to remember the constant lies one may give, and many of them often change their information around when asked. That is if they reply.
Enjoy your time time and looking forward to hearing your 11 years onwards with Wa.
Cheers and have a great day and week ahead.
Andre :)
congratulations! I remember you were here when I was first back ten or so years ago. And I am sure lots like me didn't really get anywhere for one reason or another, but wow do we have a new set of tools to work with now! Best wishes to you.
Great to hear you cam back here Sarah and yes so much had changed for the better and with all the additional tools and the AI really has become a game changer for us at WA. The great thing there are no extra costs either one of the great benefits of being a member at WA
Wishing you a wonderful day and week ahead.
Andre
Good morning Andre,
Thank you for another excellent blog post and some very wise advice indeed! I must admit your story sounds very similar to mine, especially in the first few sentences! I like the very fine and true example which brings back some memories!
"Or how to earn $1000 per week with this easy done for you system"! Such a classic headline from the past!!
I'm thankful that we have both passed that stage now!
I hope that new members take your very sound advice that you give, Andre!
Have a great day.
Roy
Thank you Roy, yes we have been through many test and trials over the years and before WA as well.
Glad we found WA.
Certainly hope that newbies take our advice on what to watch out for and learn more with WA and be able to do it right.
Andre :)
Good morning Andre,
I must admit I really enjoyed your blog post as I could really relate to what you are saying. But I also thought it was very helpful for new members as it's easy for disappointment to set in when things don't happen quickly.
Before I came to Wealthy Affiliate I was at a smaller Internet marketing membership site which was really good, however, the owner stopped adding content, which is when I decided to join Wealthy Affiliate. I was actually already making money when I joined the platform, but I like being part of a platform with regular up-to-date training and like minded people.
Indeed, I sincerely hope that new members listen to your excellent advice, Andre, it could save a lot of pain and lead to many more success stories if people listen.
A very happy Monday to you.
Roy
Thanks Roy and good morning to you evening from me 7 pm Mon
Yes the intention was for all newbies to take note and the rest as a reminder.
There is so much more to learn than as I said just thinking about making money and that i feel is one of the big differences between WA and others who only try to get them to do things too quickly and end up failing or not give them regular updates like you stated.
Sure some will make money as you did but many fall by the wayside and are being left behind and some of them just don't care unless they have more money to buy their updates upon update
Enjoy your day and the rest of the week ahead.
Andre
That's so true, Andre, I tend to forget about all the different time locations across the world!
That's good, Andre, as I see so many people start out with great enthusiasm, but we have to remember that we are building a business, it doesn't happen overnight!
There certainly is a lot to learn, but at least Wealthy Affiliate takes you on the right journey to get things done quickly and efficiently.
It's a shame that some people do not care how they make money, but most of us like to earn money in a genuine and ethical way. I certainly learnt the hard way, it's much easier to have a program to follow like we have at Wealthy Affiliate.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Roy
Thanks Roy I guess when we come to WA that is when we realize more about time zones with some many people here around the world we can get lost in time (ha pardon the pun).
Yep when we start there is so much enthusiasm but for some too quick of an expectation that they are going to get rich quickly no thanks to those scammers we faced and still at times see only.
Just look at YouTube with so many stating of making 100's a day with this simple step.
When is why it is good to do reviews (honest ones) on various programs or promotions that can do harm to others.
After all our main role is to help others to be better than what they were before and in turn when we do that right we become even greater than what we were.
All with the right mindset and attitude for all the right reasons.
Thats why WA always will continue to teach us the right way and up to us to apply what we learn and push forward.
Anyway, enjoy the rest of your day and week ahead Roy, and thank you as always.
Andre :)
Good morning Andre,
That's so very true! It's amazing how confusing the time zones can be, I speak to quite a few people in Greece, which is two hours ahead of the UK. Occasionally, I have thought in my mind that the U.K.'s two hours ahead, it doesn't work very well!!
I'm sure there are plenty of scams still out there, I guess with experience we can see them quicker and tend to ignore them.
That's true with YouTube, there are many people making it look easy, it's not!
I really wouldn't want to live with the thought that I am leading anyone down the garden path. Honest and genuine reviews are so much better than trying to exaggerate something. Sometimes I see AI created videos about Wealthy Affiliate, well actually I don't, as soon as I realise it's AI, I don't bother. I want a real-life genuine experience and review!
I hope Wealthy Affiliate continues to teach us the right way, Andre, it's so good to have a solid platform.
Have a great day.
Roy
Congratulations on your 11 years at WA. That is very good to be at this that long. I had seen what you were saying about other websites, and I was skeptical at others that I have seen also. So far this seems to be good, and I keep moving along and learn as I go. Best of luck to more years at WA to you.
You are welcome Jeffrey and thank you. This meaning WA certainly is a great place to be a part of and learn from that's for sure the rest is up to us to make things happen.
Have a great day and weekend ahead.
Andre
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André, I do not have my WA ♥️ button yet. 👀
HUGE congratulations to you on this auspicious occasion, your 11-year anniversary in WA.
You are a great role model and your support over the years have been more than a blessing.
I appreciate you.
I am thankful for you.
May you have many more years to share with us.
Thank you for the gift of you. 🤗
Cassi
Thank you Cassi perhaps we don't' have that button here yet but the energy is there and much appreciated.
It has and will continue to be great having you or more so being connected with you here in WA it is my honour and privilage to be part of your network and here's to another 11 and more within WA
Thank you for your presence certainly makes a huge difference.
Andre :)
The feeling is mutual, André. 🤗
Thank you.
Cassi
Thank you Cassi, really appreciated.
Enjoy the rest of your day and week ahead and have fun in the process.
Andre 🤗
Always, André.
Thank you.
Cassi
Thank you Cassie
Andre 🙏🙏🙏🤗😊
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