Updates to the Wealthy Affiliate Main Menu!

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Today we’ve come out with a substantial update to the Main menu here at Wealthy Affiliate. We’ve made this update to offer both clarity, simplicity, and a better user experience within Wealthy Affiliate.

The changes are two-fold.

We have a brand new main menu for Premium members, as well as a brand new simplified menu for Starter members.

I’ll get right into the updates:

Premium Menu Updates

Premium members now enjoy some new functionality in the main menu. At the top of the menu there are 4 buttons that act as “Quick” links to frequently browsed areas of the Premium membership.


These buttons help you quickly find the items that are most popular at WA for Premium members.

Below the top buttons there are now 4 different items that we have turned into dynamic menu’s.


My History: Hover over this menu and you will see a list of the last 10 training pages that you have visited within WA. This is an awesome feature that will allow you to navigate to your most recent pages very quickly.

Classrooms: Classrooms now have a direct link to each individual classroom for quick and easy access. This menu is going to evolve, but on first iteration it’s a quick portal into the classroom environment.

Certification Courses: In this menu are links directly to the 4 certification courses that are currently offered at Wealthy Affiliate.

Affiliate Bootcamp: In this menu are links directly to the WA Affiliate bootcamp courses

The rest of the menu for the most part is the same for Premium members.

Starter Menu Updates

There have been significant changes to the Starter member menu. Simplification for Starter members is our KEY objective and with this menu update we have tackled this directly. There are now only 5 main buttons that Starter members have access to.

These include the same buttons that Premium members have at the top of their menu. Here is what the new menu looks like.


There should be NO confusion on where to get started when first coming into Wealthy Affiliate. These are the ONLY links that are required for Starter members. The “Get Started Here” button being the ABSOLUTE most important button of all.

Below these buttons, Starter members now see a LOCKED out Premium menu. This not only helps to clarify that major differences between the Starter and Premium memberships, it will greatly reduce confusion or the feeling of being overwhelmed. A starter member should focus on one thing, and one thing only, the “Getting Started Course” which is found by clicking the “Get Started Here” button.

Clarity = more success

Everything that a Starter member needs is found within the “Get Started Here” course. The Getting Started link now links directly to the Getting Started Course homepage, which will add even more clarity as they get an overview. This is also the page people access "on arrival" to WA now, which is much more clear and does not have distractions like the live chat.

Here is what I am talking about.


Other Updates

On the Dashboard, the “Getting Started” tab has been removed. All users may find the getting started course by clicking “Get Started Here” in the main menu. The Dashboard tab was redundant and cause a lot of distractions with the live chat being active while members worked through their training. There is now a single way to get to the getting started course.

Mobile Chat

We now have a mobile version of the pop-out LIVE CHAT and it’s now super easy to stay in touch and active within the live chat from a mobile device. On your mobile device, simply click on “Live Chat” from the main menu, or “Full View” from the dashboard chat box, and the new chat interface will load automatically if on a mobile device. Give it a try, it works great and it’s easy to leave the chat open in a mobile browser to always have access to WA Support & Live Discussions!

We’ve got a lot of updates coming to WA in the coming weeks that we’re really excited about!

As with all updates, we would love to hear your feedback!

Have a wonderful day!

Carson

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I was never sure why newcomers had trouble knowing where to start but this menu is certainly clearer and highlights the difference between starter and premium membership at a glance. Well done. Looking forward to better mobile access too. Thanks guys.

Hi Carson. QQ. How do newcomers reach the Keyword Tool? Is the *Access The Keyword Tool Here* in Lesson 9 a live link that will work for them? Rich. x

I was waiting for this question! The answer is "Join Jaaxy". Jaaxy gives people 30 searches, just like the WA Keyword tool does. We will be updating the lesson to reflect this.

We're working on a major update to the Getting Started course...simplifying the training and the tasks.

I think you forgot the *oops* in front of your comment above. :P R. x

Thanks for the reminder Rich, we've updated lesson 9 to mention to use Jaaxy while performing the tasks.

Carson, This is great!! The design adds clarity. It is much easier for new people to know where to focus. You and Kyle have made so many changes this past year and all for the good. We especially like the 'Website Hosting' categorization. So much easier to use. Thanks for thinking of us all regarding the navigation of this enormous site.

You're welcome George and thanks for the feedback. The EASIER we can make the system navigation, the more people can focus on the task at hand!

Hello Carson. I was worried having to get used to another layout but I like this one. It seems much easier to navigate. Thanks. Jackie x

I always share the same concerns because major changes can really make things confusing. In this case, we really focused on simplicity and removing redundancies that could cause folks to feel overwhelmed. We're now spending a bunch of time on the getting started course to make it easier to follow! Hopefully with this update people will know how to find it ;)

Thanks for the support and for your comments!

I love it. I haven't gone very far since joining, but have to admit, that there is so much info, having it broken into separate areas is great, especially when I get stuck, hopefully I can go to that area for questions/answers. I love that you are always working on things here, and making them easier for us.
I also like that it's broken down into starter & premium, when I first started I thought I was in the wrong training, because it kind of overlapped. All ways around, this new change just makes more sense.

Hi Cindi, thanks for adding your feedback :) First and foremost, the place to get started is the single "Getting Started" course which is now linked to the green "Get Started Here" button within the main menu. This course gives you the foundation of how everything works.

From Learning about how money is earned, to choosing a niche, to setting up your website and driving traffic.

You have an unlimited amount of support available since you are a Premium member, so please feel free to ask questions as you work through your training. I will be personally more than happy to lend a hand.

Thank you so much. I keep running into problems/questions, and I'm lost as to where to go for help. I've tried the Live Chat, and got an immediate answer once, but the second time I ran through 4 people, and hours, until I finally found someone to help me. I know you guys are busy so I hate to come to you with every problem, so I'm trying to use the resources I have, I'm just not sure if this is the best way to get answers.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, where is the best place to go to get help when I get stuck? If I could figure that out, then I think I'll be good. Is Live Chat where I should be going? I see where some people are asking questions on their posts, but I haven't even written one yet. Should I be doing that? or is it covered later in training? I've only just got to where my website is up, doing the certification course, and have had several problems already.

Anyway, I just need to know what is the best way for me to get help when I need it. I'm sure they covered this in a tutorial, and maybe Live Chat is where I should be going, if so, could you clarify that, so I know I'm on the right track. Anyway, thanks for your offer to help, I really do appreciate it. If you could just point me the right direction with this Q&A thing, hopefully I'll be good to go.

First try the live chat for immediate response, if that doesn't work, ask in your blog, or put the question in my profile. I'll answer as soon as I see it. I check in several times a day but am working on my own stuff so I'm not always on.

You can also post in a relevant classroom.

Thanks Labman, I haven't written a blog, but I guess I could ask a question there, I've seen others do it. Live Chat works well if they actually know the answer, but I really appreciate you offering to let me contact you for help f that doesn't work, I REALLY appreciate it. I'm going to get back to it this weekend, so hopefully won't have a problem, if I do, and can't get an answer without going crazy, you'll be hearing from me. Thank you, it's just a relief knowing I can.

Wow, I just wanted to say real quick, that I wrote down what you said, in order, for questions, I should plaster this to my foreheard! Actually, I think I'll tape it to my monitor, but I just cheked the classrooms, I never went there for that before because it seemed kind of confusing, but with this new menu, I think I can use that for questions very well, since it's broken down into the different areas, I'll try that next time and see if it works, after I check Live Chat. Again, THANK YOU.

Nice Job guys!

I like it. Streamlining your processes makes it much easier for people to find what they are looking for and reduces the amount of confusion along the way.

Hi Edward, thanks for dropping by to comment! We want ever single member who joins Wealthy Affiliate to have a clear path to success, and that starts with the Getting Started course. Although WA has 1000's of training resources and video's, the place to get started is now much more clear.

This will hopefully lead to a LOT more success!

I'll be happy to help out if you need help as you work through the getting started course. Just let me know.

I love the new look! I can't wait to show more people the WA program. This should make it even easier for new members to navigate the site.

Very well designed!

Kham

Hey Kham - thanks for the feedback! Tell the world about WA because we're really working to refine the platform to make it VERY easy to get started :)

Brilliant. Great update - Thank You.

Very good. Good job! I'm looking forward to Wa going more mobile. :))

We will certainly be going more mobile Chris. Kyle and Myself are two "power users" who would love to have WA go more mobile and I can tell you that we're working on it ;)

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