What Matters More? Earning Or Ranking At Wealthy Affiliate?

There is no doubt in my mind that Wealthy Affiliate (WA) is an amazing community. I have worked all over the world in many organisations, small to huge, and have never experienced the kind of across-the-board camaraderie that I here at WA.

From day one the welcoming and support have been unparalleled. I would even say that if it were not for the support that I receive here every day, I may have walked away by now.

This is no easy path that we have chosen to build businesses in an arena that is new for the majority of our members.

Mothers, fathers, students, laid off engineers, footballers, coaches, teachers, doctors, retired grandparents - you name it we have the profile here.

The Emotive Attraction To WA

Whilst there is the "make money online" attraction to WA, which is usually the first point of attraction, there is something else that happens to our members when they get here.

Emotions start to run high.

I took a much-needed weekend break and came back this morning to find eleven (11) private messages (PMs) from members asking about being an Ambassador. I wondered if something had happened over the weekend that I did not know about but, things seemed rather usual.

The interest in being an Ambassador was unusually high in my neck of the woods. As I read each PM it dawned on me that each member has a strong emotional pull to being "up there", as one member put it.

I did indicate to each one that there was no monetary gain from being an Ambassador. It was simply working hard to support our members. The majority did not seem to mind. They were excited about being "seen" by everyone with their name "in lights".

Recognition does have its value.

Ambassadors 50 Days On

I have shared that I play around with metrics in my spare time. Perhaps it is the restless Actuary in me. 🤔 So a few days ago, 16 May 2020 to be exact, I took a snapshot of our Ambassadors and this is what it looked like.

Ranks 1, 2 and 3 are reserved for Kyle, Carson and Jay.

WA Ambassadors 16 May 2020

Today, 50 days on, the picture looks a little different and I am thinking that I will keep Rank #4 reserved for Kevin. 😊

WA Ambassadors 6 July 2020

One of the first things I noticed is that approximately one-third of our current Ambassadors are new. The others moved up and down between 1 to 7 points, at most. Those Ambassadors have been there for between 6 to 2,500 days with one-third being there for over one (1) year.

Should You Be An Ambassador At Wealthy Affiliate?

This is VERY personal and subjective. You are the only person who can answer this question. I do suggest though that you think about which path you take. You may end up at the junction where they both meet but travelling both roads at the same time may be tougher than you think.

Everyone speaks about how hard it is to build their business and rank highly at WA. And it is because they both take a lot of investment.

What is obvious to me is that to become an Ambassador who can sustain such high ranking, it takes time and dedication. Just like it does to build your business. This is the very same reason I have not been rushing the "make money" side of building my business either.

I want to be here for the long haul and to sustain positive and consistent growth for my businesses. In addition, I want to do each one well. My footprint must be evident on what I produce and the quality of my work.

So many members come and go in our two million community. Think about the reasons for that for a minute.

I know that I do not want to be another statistic with hopeful words that I did not make good on. I trust that you feel that way too.

Looking forward to being with you for a very long time. 😃

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Cassi