Operation: Vegas 2020

I have a big goal, you guys. I want to qualify for 2020 Vegas. And I want to take you along my journey.

This all started when I watched Littlemama's training videos about her own road to Vegas. Thank you, Littlemama because that training gave me 100% clarity.

Here's her post on the training if you're interested:

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/littlemama/blog/littlemamas-...

Bumbling & Fumbling

Before I saw Littlemama's training, I was sort of bumbling and fumbling my way around with my website. I had some posts there, but I wasn't totally clear what my goal was with my site. I would look up decent keywords and do a post around that, but I didn't have a clear vision.

While watching her training, she said something that really hit me. She said she asked around to other top affiliates here and asked how many posts (mostly review posts) it would take before she would likely qualify for Vegas. The answer? 400.

I wasn't even doing review posts! I didn't even know how to put one together that was decent. But you know what? I knew that I had to try. I appreciate Grace giving this number because now I have focus on exactly what I need to do.

400 posts is a little less than 30 per month until next December. If that's what it takes, that's what I'm going to do. It'll happen. One word at a time.

My Progress So Far

I have 10 posts written so far this month. I'm a little behind technically because I don't want to write on the weekends. So, most days I'll need to write 2 posts per day. I did it yesterday, and I have to say, it's quite challenging. My brain was fried by the end! But you gotta do what you gotta do!

I have almost no traffic. I have some, but it's mostly just from Wealthy Affiliate people. (Hey, thanks WA! ;) ) I get 1 organic hit once in a while. All of my posts are indexed though, so that's good news!

I also had a boosted ad on Facebook and I currently have an ad on Pinterest for my free guide. But, those aren't doing that well. It was just a test, but I won't likely continue with those paid ads. I'd rather focus on free, organic traffic.

I don't have an autoresponder yet because I don't have any traffic! As soon as it makes sense, I'll need to get that going. It's funny, for some reason I have a resistence around email marketing. I don't know why since that's what I used to do for my "real" job. I was an Email Marketing Manager. It's definitely an irrational fear and I'll get over it!

Writing Reviews is...Not Too Bad!

Another thing I had a huge resistence around was writing reviews. But you know what? I actually like it. After I did a couple, it was really easy. I can get one done in just an hour or hour and a half.

I think these sales videos are hilarious, so I'm enjoying writing about them! I know this will likely change down the road when I start pissing people off. But for now, I'm having fun with it.

I also enjoy helping to point people in a better direction. I feel like I'm part of an army that's standing firm against these terrible products. It's like I'm part of a team that's putting up a united front to help block people from throwing their money at them. It feels nice to be on the good guys' side.

My Passion

One of my biggest passions is helping people find a better way to make money. I used to sit in a boring, gray cubicle and I absolutely hated it. My soul would die a little each day that I walked into that office.

I really feel like affiliate marketing is SUCH an incredible opportunity for those seeking different kind of work. I really want to convey this to people and point them to Wealthy Affiliate, which has taught me everything (and continues to do so).

(And if there's another product that's actually good, I'll make sure to tell them that too. My philosophy is to be honest and truthful and to give people the best options. I'll always recommend WA, but it's OK if they choose something else that works better for them.)

Now I have this opportunity to be an affiliate marketer (and a Super Affiliate, eventually!) and I get to work at my kitchen table while I look out the window at the birds and the trees. When the weather's really nice, I sit on my deck with my feet up. This is SO MUCH BETTER than sitting in a dumb cubicle. I want others to experience this, too. That's why I decided to go down the Super Affiliate path in the first place.

Thanks for Reading!

I've got to put my head down and get to work. I've got another 2 posts to work on for today.

I'll keep you posted on my progress. (This helps me too because it keeps me accountable.)

Thanks for reading!

- Christina