It's always a marathon: My 2 month journey so far.

Hey WAers,

I wanted to chine in on my 2 months so far with WA. I'm probably in a different boat than most WA members as I actually own two products (automotive and fishing product) that I sell online via dedicated websites, Amazon and through distribution. I have the products made in the US and I warehouse and ship the products myself.

So why join WA?

The reason I joined WA is that I wanted to add additional revenue streams to my online business portfolio and I thought affiliate marketing sounded like a good way to do this. Plus, I thought the techniques that are taught at WA could help drive new traffic to my social media sites, my Amazon listings and also help increase sales with my two dedicated websites.

Is it working?

Yes, I've started applying the techniques from WA to my two sites and social media sites and I'm seeing increased traffic and engagement. I'm blogging everyday now - three blog posts a week to one site (automotive) and 2 blog posts a week to the other (fishing) for a total of 5 blog posts a week now! I'm trying to follow the blogging procedures to the T and it's paying off. I'm consistently getting 1st and 2nd page Google rankings on most of my blog post now for the automotive site. I've had it online for many years now (as a part-time business) so it's more established and Google seems to like that. Just so you know, up until I joined WA two months ago, I have not been blogging at all on either site. The other site (fishing) is relatively new so my blog posts are not ranking as high but I'm seeing more traffic to my site organically and socially and have gotten some sales due to the blog posts.

Does this equate to more money?

Again, YES! I actually just booked a $1000 order this week on the automotive product from a new customer that found me by a recent blog post. I also had a potential new customer reach out to me last week about a possible $5000 order on the automotive product. He also found me by a recent blog post.

The Point?

My point here is that the techniques work if you actually do them. I've followed the training and it's produced results for me and that's all anyone can ask for right? Once I start applying additional techniques like email marketing and ads, I'm confident things will keep getting better for my online business.

Keep running the marathon...

Once the certification program is completed, I do plan on starting the Affiliate Bootcamp training as well to establish a third site and promote the WA program. It's going to be a lot but I think managing two dedicated products, their websites, the products on Amazon and WA Affiliate site will keep me plenty busy. I'm also filling in my time working on a TV commercial campaign (automotive), a TV shopping channel deal (fishing) and with big box retailers (automotive).

I hope you enjoyed this post and it brought some inspiration to anyone struggling. If I can help anyone or answer any questions please give me a shout.

Lastly, I do want to thank everyone at WA for what you do to help this community be successful.

Cheers, Curtis