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Hi I would like to use my main site as a blog and then have a subdomain as a redirect to an mlm store. ie shop.sitename. com A couple of questions -
firstly is there a tra

You have fantastic responses here; kindly let us know if you require additional assistance. I hope you have figured it out.

thank you. Yes all up and running and bouncing customers straight to my store :-)

Hey Cathy,

Am curious... why would you not simply use a Pretty Link to redirect to an MLM store instead of complicating issues by creating a subdomain?

pretty link as in bitly etc?

No comparison Cathy.

Pretty Links is a plugin so that your link will show as coming from your website.

Bitly links come from their own website and are NOT a preferred link to use in redirecting from your website to ANY other website as that would be considered cloaking.

Pretty Links explained here:

i prefer to have the direction at the front end of the site, ie party.sitename or shop.sitename personally I fell its clearer for the customer. especially in mlm people want a direct link to the store.
I know I've been off site a few years but I have popped in every now and then and I'm sure Kyle recommended not to use pretty links at one point.

Hey Cathy,

Don't think Kyle ever said to not use Pretty Link to redirect links. In fact, I'm certain Kyle has stated quite the opposite.

I realize that you may not believe me, and I get it... I mean, after all, who am I... yup... but Rob is well know for knowing his stuff.

Here's Rob's tutorial to prove to you what I've been saying and he explains "why" better than I have:

Hi Cath,
this community member has a video on subdomain setup, search for: kiliwia62, or,
go to profile and magnifier and type in your question, you will be offered all the answers. I hope it helps.

Greetings,
Slavka 👋

brilliant thank you. I tried to search but was just going round in circles.

Great source Slavka,

Hi Cath,
I'm glad if I helped. Best regards, good luck!

Slavka 🖐️

Hi Brenda,
Thank you 🤗

I did this. I went to SiteDomain, Go to Websites > Site Domains, and scroll the list of your domains. Add a Subdomain name, then use that site as domain forwarding to your MLM site. It's been a while since I did this, and it will take effect the next day. It can work for other sites as well

fab thank you. I couldn't find anything in search but knew there would be lots out there for me to watch or read.

Yes, we are an awesome community. Everyone can pitch in and tell you where to find it. I know the feeling about going in circles and trying to find it. I use the magnifying glass at the top of your WA home page. I type in the keyword "how to create a subdomain." I found a lot of different posts about it. One was from 7 years ago that is outdated because the WA interface has changed recently.

if I click the magnifying glass it gives me suggestions and nowhere to actually type a question :-(

Yes, it does. If you click it, you will see a white box at the top left. It will say, search wealthy affiliate. That's where you type in the keywords.

ah found it up in the bar above. I was looking in the box that opened up for somewhere to search! You can tell I've not been on here much this past year :-D

yes, its new interface has changed, thats why. Now, I hope you are going to be here more often. I am following you now.

I was top 10 a few years back but it all got too much and I took a step back. Now Im ready to take it all on again and rebuild and rebrand my sites

That is awesome. I'm glad you are back to rebuild your brand site. I have been here for four years. I can relate to the feeling about how things on this platform got too much for you. I remember that same feeling and like you I took a long hiatus due to my health issues. I look forward to you sharing your journey with us.

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Setting up a sub domain to use as a redirect?

Setting up a sub domain to use as a redirect?

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Hi I would like to use my main site as a blog and then have a subdomain as a redirect to an mlm store. ie shop.sitename. com A couple of questions -
firstly is there a tra

You have fantastic responses here; kindly let us know if you require additional assistance. I hope you have figured it out.

thank you. Yes all up and running and bouncing customers straight to my store :-)

Hey Cathy,

Am curious... why would you not simply use a Pretty Link to redirect to an MLM store instead of complicating issues by creating a subdomain?

pretty link as in bitly etc?

No comparison Cathy.

Pretty Links is a plugin so that your link will show as coming from your website.

Bitly links come from their own website and are NOT a preferred link to use in redirecting from your website to ANY other website as that would be considered cloaking.

Pretty Links explained here:

i prefer to have the direction at the front end of the site, ie party.sitename or shop.sitename personally I fell its clearer for the customer. especially in mlm people want a direct link to the store.
I know I've been off site a few years but I have popped in every now and then and I'm sure Kyle recommended not to use pretty links at one point.

Hey Cathy,

Don't think Kyle ever said to not use Pretty Link to redirect links. In fact, I'm certain Kyle has stated quite the opposite.

I realize that you may not believe me, and I get it... I mean, after all, who am I... yup... but Rob is well know for knowing his stuff.

Here's Rob's tutorial to prove to you what I've been saying and he explains "why" better than I have:

Hi Cath,
this community member has a video on subdomain setup, search for: kiliwia62, or,
go to profile and magnifier and type in your question, you will be offered all the answers. I hope it helps.

Greetings,
Slavka 👋

brilliant thank you. I tried to search but was just going round in circles.

Great source Slavka,

Hi Cath,
I'm glad if I helped. Best regards, good luck!

Slavka 🖐️

Hi Brenda,
Thank you 🤗

I did this. I went to SiteDomain, Go to Websites > Site Domains, and scroll the list of your domains. Add a Subdomain name, then use that site as domain forwarding to your MLM site. It's been a while since I did this, and it will take effect the next day. It can work for other sites as well

fab thank you. I couldn't find anything in search but knew there would be lots out there for me to watch or read.

Yes, we are an awesome community. Everyone can pitch in and tell you where to find it. I know the feeling about going in circles and trying to find it. I use the magnifying glass at the top of your WA home page. I type in the keyword "how to create a subdomain." I found a lot of different posts about it. One was from 7 years ago that is outdated because the WA interface has changed recently.

if I click the magnifying glass it gives me suggestions and nowhere to actually type a question :-(

Yes, it does. If you click it, you will see a white box at the top left. It will say, search wealthy affiliate. That's where you type in the keywords.

ah found it up in the bar above. I was looking in the box that opened up for somewhere to search! You can tell I've not been on here much this past year :-D

yes, its new interface has changed, thats why. Now, I hope you are going to be here more often. I am following you now.

I was top 10 a few years back but it all got too much and I took a step back. Now Im ready to take it all on again and rebuild and rebrand my sites

That is awesome. I'm glad you are back to rebuild your brand site. I have been here for four years. I can relate to the feeling about how things on this platform got too much for you. I remember that same feeling and like you I took a long hiatus due to my health issues. I look forward to you sharing your journey with us.

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Hi,

I have a free site member who has a really cool site that they post to regularly and is building an audience with.

They received and email from team@wealthya

It sounds like it's time to take things to the next level. They need to either upgrade their WA membership to premium or move the website to another hosting company.

I was always led to believe that you could remain on the free plan forever? is this not the case? :-(

You can remain on the free plan forever to follow the first 10 lessons in each course. And read all the posts which are published. It looks like the free website hosting is limited.

It would unfortunately seem to be that way :-(
Thanks Marion I fear we will lose an awesome website x

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Free sites being deleted, has anyone heard of this?

Free sites being deleted, has anyone heard of this?

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The Wealthy Affiliate Platform
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Hi,

I have a free site member who has a really cool site that they post to regularly and is building an audience with.

They received and email from team@wealthya

It sounds like it's time to take things to the next level. They need to either upgrade their WA membership to premium or move the website to another hosting company.

I was always led to believe that you could remain on the free plan forever? is this not the case? :-(

You can remain on the free plan forever to follow the first 10 lessons in each course. And read all the posts which are published. It looks like the free website hosting is limited.

It would unfortunately seem to be that way :-(
Thanks Marion I fear we will lose an awesome website x

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I am making some landing pages that will work purely from a link hidden behind a button or bitly link.

The sites would probably be maybe three pages max and then bounce

Instead of using a Site Rubix subdomain (without the SSL certificate) that you don't own you could create your own subdomain on your own dot com.

sounds like an awesome solution ty Marion.

Would this slow down to site loading at all though?
x

A subdomain is a completely different site to your regular website. Only the dot com is the same.

The shortening of your link is not the problem, buddy.

Siterubix.com IS a domain, ANYTHING.SiteRubix.com is a sub meaning the same domain is shared by a gazillion people who suck at SEO.

A sub domain of this magnitude like siterubix will wither and die.

thanks Chris, it's not going to be an seo related site as such, just a landing page from a link so I can collect email address before I forward them on to where I want them to be ;-)

Oh, okay. Great idea then.

My thinking is that is this case it does not matter. Cheers, William.

thanks William, I am hoping that people really wont even notice, its just a temporary thing so don't really want to buy a domain name for it :-(

Using a bitly link, most people won't notice. The big problem is that you won't have a security certificate.

it's just a bounce page, will people notice ?

Hi Labman,

I'm brand new to this. What is a bitly link?

Thanks
Ed

bit.ly is a programme that helps you shorten long URL's or disguising a URL.
You enter the full long web address and it churns out a much shorter version that still links you to the page.
Hope that makes sense ;-)

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Does a siterubix com domain look unprofessional?

Does a siterubix com domain look unprofessional?

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I am making some landing pages that will work purely from a link hidden behind a button or bitly link.

The sites would probably be maybe three pages max and then bounce

Instead of using a Site Rubix subdomain (without the SSL certificate) that you don't own you could create your own subdomain on your own dot com.

sounds like an awesome solution ty Marion.

Would this slow down to site loading at all though?
x

A subdomain is a completely different site to your regular website. Only the dot com is the same.

The shortening of your link is not the problem, buddy.

Siterubix.com IS a domain, ANYTHING.SiteRubix.com is a sub meaning the same domain is shared by a gazillion people who suck at SEO.

A sub domain of this magnitude like siterubix will wither and die.

thanks Chris, it's not going to be an seo related site as such, just a landing page from a link so I can collect email address before I forward them on to where I want them to be ;-)

Oh, okay. Great idea then.

My thinking is that is this case it does not matter. Cheers, William.

thanks William, I am hoping that people really wont even notice, its just a temporary thing so don't really want to buy a domain name for it :-(

Using a bitly link, most people won't notice. The big problem is that you won't have a security certificate.

it's just a bounce page, will people notice ?

Hi Labman,

I'm brand new to this. What is a bitly link?

Thanks
Ed

bit.ly is a programme that helps you shorten long URL's or disguising a URL.
You enter the full long web address and it churns out a much shorter version that still links you to the page.
Hope that makes sense ;-)

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I have seen a few WA blog posts with "featured comments" that stick to the top of the comments section and was wondering how you do this please?


I have some b

hopefully that feature will come out in the near future

Rob has solved the mystery above Karin. I kinda like the way it works on the number of likes that a comment achieves rather than someone deciding to make it so :-)

You cannot make it happen. It will automatically happen as soon as your comment receives 10 or more Likes.

ah I see, a clever little doo dah in the fabric of things ;-)

cheers for un-raveling the mystery :-)

You are welcome.

Hi Robert, Thank you for the info. Very helpful!

You are welcome Peony.

Do we have any influence on whether a comment gets featured?
Thanks!

lol I read this before I read your other reply and got confused but yes ty for your help :-)

I think Kyle or Carson or someone on the support team decide this, when a comment is highly relevant in solving an issue.

I'm very interested in seeing more answers to your question, though, I'm not 100% sure.....

ah so it's not necessarily our choice then ? :-(

Like I say, not 100% sure and very curious, LOL☺

keen to see the answer :-)

I'll try to re-prioritize the question, but that needs a comment instead of a reply☺☺☺

awesome ty :-)

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How do you make a comment on your wa blog featured?

How do you make a comment on your wa blog featured?

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I have seen a few WA blog posts with "featured comments" that stick to the top of the comments section and was wondering how you do this please?


I have some b

hopefully that feature will come out in the near future

Rob has solved the mystery above Karin. I kinda like the way it works on the number of likes that a comment achieves rather than someone deciding to make it so :-)

You cannot make it happen. It will automatically happen as soon as your comment receives 10 or more Likes.

ah I see, a clever little doo dah in the fabric of things ;-)

cheers for un-raveling the mystery :-)

You are welcome.

Hi Robert, Thank you for the info. Very helpful!

You are welcome Peony.

Do we have any influence on whether a comment gets featured?
Thanks!

lol I read this before I read your other reply and got confused but yes ty for your help :-)

I think Kyle or Carson or someone on the support team decide this, when a comment is highly relevant in solving an issue.

I'm very interested in seeing more answers to your question, though, I'm not 100% sure.....

ah so it's not necessarily our choice then ? :-(

Like I say, not 100% sure and very curious, LOL☺

keen to see the answer :-)

I'll try to re-prioritize the question, but that needs a comment instead of a reply☺☺☺

awesome ty :-)

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can anyone tell me please if the clicks to content pink line on "my stats" graph is internal clicks, external clicks ( outside link source) or a combination of both?

tha

The link boomergp08 provide you is what you need.

Clicks to content are the clicks your WA blog posts, discussions and trainings are getting, mainly from people within WA. However if you share your WA content on social media, some of the clicks can come from there, as well as from those who find your WA content in Google search results.

To learn more about what each of the WA Affiliate Stats mean, see below link.

Cheers ty. I was never really clear on this one and then a couple of days ago it shot up to over 215 clicks, usually hovers abot 75-120 per day. So am guessing something must have hit google or been shared to create a spike like that!

Yes, that sounds about right. Someone might have shared one of your blogs or a training on social media and it got clicks.

Ah! You mean within your My States graph Cath. Took me a minute or two to figure out what you were speaking of.

Looks to me that Clicks (Content) would be the links to other pages/posts within the same website.

this is in the WA Stats graph on the My Stats page located in the dropdown menu under the plane. Nothing to do with my website.

Within this website ... sorry for the confusion.
Example: members viewing your posts and training.

that's my question is it just members or just external or both combined?

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Clicks to content pink line internal or external?

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can anyone tell me please if the clicks to content pink line on "my stats" graph is internal clicks, external clicks ( outside link source) or a combination of both?

tha

The link boomergp08 provide you is what you need.

Clicks to content are the clicks your WA blog posts, discussions and trainings are getting, mainly from people within WA. However if you share your WA content on social media, some of the clicks can come from there, as well as from those who find your WA content in Google search results.

To learn more about what each of the WA Affiliate Stats mean, see below link.

Cheers ty. I was never really clear on this one and then a couple of days ago it shot up to over 215 clicks, usually hovers abot 75-120 per day. So am guessing something must have hit google or been shared to create a spike like that!

Yes, that sounds about right. Someone might have shared one of your blogs or a training on social media and it got clicks.

Ah! You mean within your My States graph Cath. Took me a minute or two to figure out what you were speaking of.

Looks to me that Clicks (Content) would be the links to other pages/posts within the same website.

this is in the WA Stats graph on the My Stats page located in the dropdown menu under the plane. Nothing to do with my website.

Within this website ... sorry for the confusion.
Example: members viewing your posts and training.

that's my question is it just members or just external or both combined?

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