Sometimes life throws you a curve ball. Recently, every one of my (very reliable) clients had medical or personal emergencies, leaving me without enough income to cover my yearly subscription to Wealthy Affiliate. I scrambled to find new work, sell some things, pawn a special treasure...but with one day left, I was still less than halfway to my goal. I logged onto WA and typed in "how to change from yearly to monthly billing" and saw that I was far from the only person with this question. The a

It's been a year since I first joined WA. A year in which I've reached some goals and failed to reach others, but have also learned more than I could have imagined about building an online business. Here are a few of the things I've learned during my time in WA.Follow the LessonsThe lessons are laid out so that you have everything you need when you need it, but they're delivered in small bites so you don't get overwhelmed. The only thing I would do differently from what's laid out is that I wou

I saw a question on the live chat today and thought some of the newer members might have the same questions about building out content. This is a little more fleshed-out version of the answer I gave there. Bear in mind that I'm not an "expert" and that these steps aren't meant to take the place of the WA training. The training always comes first. I'm assuming your goal is to build a site that gives value to your readers and that your primary goal is to serve them and build trust. Then you can n

So...after nine months on WA, somewhat less as a Premium member, I've decided to take the plunge and go yearly. Maybe you're toying with the idea too, and if so, you might like to hear what finally persuaded me to make the change. There were several factors involved. It was only possible at all because I earned a little extra from my editing work to cover it and decided that, even though there are a lot of other things crying out to be done with that income, the wisest decision would be to inve