2 YEARS Of Wealthy Affiliate GROWTH And Success!
Published on October 12, 2021
Published on Wealthy Affiliate — a platform for building real online businesses with modern training and AI.
That Fateful Sunday
I enjoy telling the story about how I discovered Wealthy Affiliate (WA). It was all because of my Mentor, Nathaniell.
When I made the decision that I was not returning to corporate life in 2018, I started to research how to get an online business started. The number of choices that came at me was overwhelming but I was cautious.
You all know how much scamming goes on in this black hole. That is until you find a beacon to guide your way.
On Sunday 6 October 2019, while looking for coffee on the internet, I came across Nathaniell's website and, well, as they say, the rest is history!
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My First Month At WA
I started here for free. I was not going to spend any money until I was certain that this was legit and could help me on my journey. Back then, I was fierce and overwhelmingly determined.
I wanted proof!
I got that - and more - within my first month and during that time I made the decision to become a Premium Member and start to create my online world.
My 1st month's achievements were like caffeine in my veins. I was addicted to what was evolving. Our WA community though was turning out to be something unique and I was paying close attention.
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6 Months And I Was Rolling!
At 6 months, I had really gotten a good handle on what all this was about and what I needed to do. Some ideas were emerging as I realised that it was not a fast-earner business. Not that I expected it to be but there were some other strategies that I wanted to explore.
Although I had 2 websites up and building and I had started to play around with Social Media, the WA training led me to discussions and sharing with some of my clients offline.
This is where I realised that there was potential to extract pieces of what I was learning and turn them into money-earning services. This was a game-changer for me.
Soon my offline professional services company was offering online back-end services and I was reaching out to prospects around the world.
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It was an exciting time!
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My 1st Year Investment Paid Off
I worked!
During my 1st year in WA, I worked damn (are we allowed to say that?) hard!
You must understand that this is a REAL business. If you do want to learn and succeed, you have to do the time and make the sacrifices.
In my 1st year, the pandemic shut down the world, I lost my Mum and could not travel to the US to be with her. I lost my Aunt in the UK and could not get to her side or be with my family there.
My daughter was into the last year of primary school and I had to be her Teacher while holding my business together AND learning AND building this new online brand and clientele.
It was just Zafirah and me in lockdown. And lockdown I did!
Our WA community was my rock and kept me going.
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The Best 2 Years - Ever!
This week, I am celebrating 2 years at WA!
I wish that we received certificates that we could frame because I would place this on my achievement wall. Perhaps I will just frame this. It represents so much for me and I am very proud of it.
What makes me even prouder is the constant support that I receive here in our community. I truly hope that you all appreciate how priceless what we have here is. It is hard to find anything like it anywhere else on the internet.
For 422 days of my 730 days in WA, (58% of my time), I have been an Ambassador. This is by far what I consider to be my greatest accomplishment here.
It has brought me much recognition and respect and I do as much as I can to pay it forward and help others, especially our new members.
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Thank You!!
Thank you!
Gracias!
Merci beaucoup!
Danke schon!
Namaste!
Cassi
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