WA Member Rank - Update Explained
First I’d like to explain exactly what WA Member rank is, how it’s calculated, and why it’s important to the WA community.
What is WA Member Rank?
WA member rank is our own internal ranking system inside Wealthy Affiliate. A member’s rank will determine how active that member is within WA and it can give others insight into WHO is helping them. The higher the Rank, the more active and helpful this user is within the system.When you are getting help from someone with a high rank, you can be sure that they know what they are talking about, and that they are an active part of Wealthy Affiliate and have helped many others. You can be sure that the user has not been reported for SPAM, they have many “likes” on their comments, and others have felt that the user is helpful too. There is no way to get to the top of the rankings if others have not found that you are helpful too. Although we do not have a “review” system for Members, member rank takes into consideration how others interact with you, and whether they find your content helpful.
How to Improve Your Rank?
Plain and simple.. help others, contribute, and be active within Wealthy Affiliate. The community at WA is a place where people help one another in a pay-it-forward manner. I help you, then you help someone else, and they can help someone else! There is no community like this in the Online business world, and it not only makes WA unique, it makes it the most helpful out there.Here are some ways to improve your Rank:
- Ask questions
- Answer questions
- Create blog posts
- Create and reply to Classroom discussions
- Create training
- Hang out in live chat
- Referring others to WA
- Sharing WA
- Being Premium (premium members get a bump in rank)
In other words, engage in Wealthy Affiliate.
Quality makes a big difference
Posting “hello”, versus writing an engaging and helpful reply makes a difference in your rank. Getting people to visit, comment, and like your blogs, discussions, and training is all taken into consideration.We have Big plans for Member Rank
Member rank is going to be used a lot more and it is going to unlock doors for folks that have, and maintain a high rank. We want the top members in WA who are actively engaged with others to have opportunities that can help their businesses flourish. There are many future features of WA that we have plans for that take rank into consideration. Bottom line is, the more active you are, the BETTER Wealthy Affiliate will be for you.For the Gamers
In this most recent algorithm update we’ve added measures that prevent people who are spammy, or seem to be gaming the system. QUALITY is what we’re after, and as we continue to evolve our ranking system it will be more and more difficult for people to GAME their way to the top....But please do not be afraid of this. We HIGHLY encourage interaction and do not want ANYONE to fear being punished for their activity at WA. If your intentions are to help others and contribute, then you will be just fine, and your rank will showcase this!
I’d love your feedback on the overall WA Ranks have changed and whether you went up or down?
I’m all ears :)
Carson
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I think that what you have done is in every ones best interest in the long haul. I believe that you folks are doing a great job making things better for everyone. Thanks.
Hi Carson,
Thanks for the explanation. My ranking improved by 200 today, which is pretty cool :-) I'll keep contributing and I look forward to your BIG plans for Member Rank as well!
Thanks for the continued encouragement and for making it so easy to interact with others.
C
Thank you for explaining that Carson. I really never knew what the point of the rank was. I figured if I needed help and someone with a high rank was helping me they probably know what they were talking about!
Hi Carson,
I am glad you have updated this although I did drop in the ranks, that's perfectly fine by me. I never really paid much attention to the ranks and was surprised when I seen how high mine was before this.
Although I am here almost every day I don't always comment on things, unless I feel I have something to add or I like something so much I have to say so! So far, I haven't made any blogs here or trainings so I couldn't figure out why my rank was as high as it had been, or for that matter why so many followers either. I still have so much to learn myself that I would rather people who have more knowledge and experience than me be ranked higher.
Thanks again for making this a great place to be!
Hey Sherry! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave me a comment!
Don't be shy here at WA because the more you communicate with others, the more comfortable you will bee when it comes to asking for help, or posting a question etc. Blogging and creating Discussions are very good learning tools as you can get feedback and practice your writing.
WA Rank is not the perfect scale of experience because it's difficult to determine someone's "experience" level based on activity. There are many people here at WA that have years and years of experience but are not as active as others. If you rank HIGH at WA, it means that you contribute to the community in one way or another. All of the metrics we use to determine rank are weighted differently. The actions that are more helpful, are weighted higher.
Thanks Carson! Yes, I do need to start blogging here and create some discussions! It has been something I have been putting off for a long time since I just did not have the time before with working full-time, but now that I am part-time I should have no excuse :) I also do have a tendency to be shy, which I have struggled with all my life. Although I must say that since becoming a member here, it is getting much better. Just the thought of writing something such as an article that could be read by so many people on the internet would have just been mortifying! Now, I find I actually enjoy writing.
I see what you mean about the level of experience now! There are some here that have a lot of experience, but are not too active in the WA community itself so their rank is lower ...thanks for explaining!
Hi Carson this update has definitely helped my rank. I am going to start adding more training's to the WA system here in the near future. I am excited to see what you guys have in store for us in the future. Is there any way you can tell us anything about it or do we just have to wait?
I absolutely cannot stand spam or spammers and every time I see a spammer I report them right away. Thanks for all of you and Kyle's hard work to keep this community as spam free and awesome as you are doing now.
Keep up the great work and thanks so much for this update it was much needed.
Scott
Hey Scott. We've learned over the years that we can only foreshadow a little else we'll get the questions "When is ______ coming?"!!!
We've got a lot in store and we're really excited about where WA is, and where it's headed!
Carson
Hi Carson,
This is good to know, some people were asking about it earlier today, now I have a place to direct them too.
My rank went way up, I was undoubtedly surprised.
However, I love it here at WA and since the day I joined, I have been in here every single day. (And I can't have a conversation with someone who's not a member, without letting them know about it here). I may not be the best at trainings (I'm working on the confidence factor) answering questions, outside of pointing people in the right direction or welcoming them, but I am here interacting and doing my best everyday.
So, if me chatting away with all my silly questions in chat for everyone to see is helpful, well then I'm glad to help :).
Thanks again to you and Kyle for making WA such a great place to be....:)
Helping people find things here in WA by pointing them in the right direction is a really big deal! There is a lot of info and when we have helpful people like yourself who spread the word about where to find things, it really helps a lot :)
Cool, although I may offer help and ask questions, I would also challenge others to watch what they say they will do, because I will hold you accountable if I see some ambition! hehe
Words are cheaper by the dozen and inaction costs!
Kal
My rank dropped a bit. Guess I needed to make room for those with a greater knowledge base. I'm not horribly upset though. I have tried to contribute as my abilities allow so I'm happy with that.
I think the change shows a more accurate picture of those that are participating and providing valuable content.
Thanks, I think this is a good adjustment.
Hi Craig. Your rank will fluctuate each day because we update the rankings every 24 hours. There are a lot of members who are very close in the ranking Scores (which we may display in the near furutre), so based on your activity for the previous day, it could affect your rank slightly.
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Dropped 200 places but that's cool I was wondering why I was sitting in such a lofty position with so many people on here who are way more active than me.