Want To Manage Your WA Rank? Choose Your Lane

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Our Wealthy Affiliate (WA) platform is overwhelming when you first step in. Notice that I said "is". This is not meant to be negative but rather to emphasize how much information is available to us here.

When you include the power and attraction of our WA Community, it can be all-consuming. This makes it difficult to land on firm footing and find your balance quickly.

Quite a few Members have reached out after going through the WAchievement Wednesday tutorials asking how to navigate.

I would like to suggest the following approach, which has worked well for me.

Focus On Your Training


This should not need any emphasis. It is the reason why you are here - to learn about Affiliate Marketing and to build your online business.

It should ALWAYS be your number one (1) priority!

Start your Online Entrepreneur Certification (OEC) immediately and follow the training, precisely. Ask questions as you progress. Get your website launched and start to frame your business.

Work on your training and business, EVERY DAY or as often as you schedule permits.

Choose Your WA Lane


You live in a community. It is therefore understandable that you will want to rise within our network, gain some recognition and achieve some credibility and respect. You do not have to all things to all people to achieve that.

Actually, you cannot be.

There are two (2) distinct paths at WA. I suggest that, early on, you choose one (1).

Helper or Creator.

A quick snapshot of some of our Ambassadors today will show that they have achieved this status from travelling in one of these lanes.

Abie, for example, ranked 7th as a Helper and Keisha, 6th. Jeffrey and Twack are some of our Top Creators.

This is supported by their activity within the WA Community, which will vary depending on the amount of time that they have available each day.

As you climb the ranks, you will soon realise what status you have earned - Top Helper or Top Creator.

Jay ranks 156th as a Helper but 2nd as a Creator.

You just cannot do everything.

A Top 10 Creator


I realised that I could not offer much help when I first started at WA. I was totally green in the world of Affiliate Marketing and starting from scratch as a Digital Entrepreneur.

But, I knew that writing - blogging - was a critical skill that I had to master and that is where I placed my energy.

I made the decision to start communicating more in at WA to develop my skill as a writer and transition from my formal corporate communication. That decision has served me well.

I know rank 7th as a Top Creator at WA and you will notice that my Helper Rank is slowly on the rise. Having invested a year in training, research and learning, I now feel comfortable to help within our Community.

My activity rank bobs up and down depending on the time I have available. My daily frog (thanks, Debbi) is my online business and I eat that first.


I do not know how long or how often I will be an Ambassador, but I will continue to give back to our WA Community as much and as often as I can.

It is the very least that I can do.

My suggestion to you: Business and training first, everything else after.

You are in control.

Have a meaningful day!

Cassi

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Excellent advice from Cassi today, one who is self disciplined in Excellence.
I learned something in your post,just writing is not enough. I need to go back to training.
Thank you Cassi, that little chart and explanation was enlightening.
Plus the overwhelm feeling about being new, or not understanding something. But also that there is plenty of help, and the lights are alWAys on at our home aWAy from home. (That seems more to be the real home!)
Suzay

Suzay, you are such a great Supporter. 🙂

Every time I re-do the training, something else resonates.
My approach os the same as I would use for academic study.
We are at WA University after all. 😉

Thank you very much.
Cassi

Unless you need NO sleep at all ( I do NOT fall into that category anymore), you can NOT do it all. You're right. Business and training should definitely come first. Being an Ambassador is nice because, like you, I enjoy the interaction, but it should be lower on your list of things to do at the beginning of your journey.

My days seem to be non stop lately. I thought I was retired. 🤣

~Debbi

Retired, Debbi?!?!
No way!!!!!! 🙂

Very well said.

Thank you.
Cassi

I thank you for your being enthusiastic in helping the community, i know how much time you spent a day just to have a look on what you can contribute to us. Congratulations to all of you ambassadors, you deserve a big round of applause from the community for being able to keep your rank which means you did not forsake anyone who needs help in everything about affiliate marketing, etc. have a great day...

You are very welcome, Francisco.

Thank you for your acknowledgement.
We all pay it forward in some way and that makes our WA Community the supportive place that it is.

Thank you.
Cassi

Thanks for laying it out. I've had my head down just cranking out content on the blog and marketing. I should get more active here and this was the post to help me "get in where I fit in" because yes, as you mentioned this can be all consuming.

The last thing you want to do is spin your wheels with busy work! Thank you for sharing!

Rob Fraser

You are welcome, Rob.
Well said!

Thank you.
Cassi

Thank you Cassi, this really good information. That is really going to help me because I find my self trying to juggle my websites, comments for members websites, reading blogs an WA + commenting and doing my lessons. I've have been putting my business aside. This is really going to help me put my priorities in order for the best outcome. I can't thank you enough.
Best wishes,
Miriam

You are very welcome, Miriam.

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