4th July - An Overwhelming Day To Report On

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Hey guys, I got a nice surprise today. I got a promotion. At least it felt that way! Kyle and Carson informed me I earned my Six Months Dedication Badge. Six months is not a long time in the grand scheme of things. There are so many other activities that have engaged me recently, not the least being working through the Super Affiliate Challenge.

Normally members like to give one report for major milestones and another to report on the SAC. Since the end of Month 2 in the Super Affiliate Challenge has coincided with the completion of my 6 months membership, I am going to combine the two in one report.

Instead of writing the 12 Blog Posts required under the SAC Challenge, I decided to do something different. Oh, I definitely wrote articles. But from a different perspective.

My Affiliate Website is meant to attractive referrals who I can sign up as new members. From the inside, we can see all the features and benefits of being a member of Wealthy Affiliate. But from the outside, how does a stranger look inside? They can only do that through the eyes of the person showing them what Wealthy Affiliate offers.

Yes, there are the promotional materials on the platform, that I think are superb. But they do not give a feeling of the nuts and bolts of what we truly have. I didn't feel that one 1000-2000 article would be enough to tell it all. And I didn't want to write a 10,000 word article. That would frighten prospects away.

I decided to write one article that provided an overview, and subsequent articles that showcases the features and benefits of all that Wealthy Affiliate has to offer. Here are my 8 posts:

#1 - The Overview: The Best Training In Affiliate Marketing That Turns Beginners Into Pros!

#2 - The Dashboard Explained: The Best Way To Learn About Affiliate Marketing

#3 - The Formal Training Programs: How To Get Started In Affiliate Marketing Step By Step

#4 - All About Website Building: Best Website Builder For Affiliate Marketing - Try It Out Now!

#5 - Live Events: Affiliate Marketing Training Videos - Live Events in Wealthy Affiliate

#6 - Research Tool - Jaaxy: What Is The Best Keyword Research Tool For SEO?

#7 - Affiliate Programs: What Companies Offer Affiliate Programs - Try This Time Savings Search Tool

#8 - Help: Internet Marketing Questions And Answers - The Wealthy Affiliate Way!

Initially I wanted to use the same title for all the posts but with unique subscripts. I asked for advice here and was told that would work against me as Google would get confused and penalize me. I had to take a different tack.

The research for appropriate Keywords that would meet my standards in Jaaxy as well as relate to the topics was excruciating. I battled with this issue for days till I found the ones I liked sufficiently to use. So here you have it.

Thanks!

I have requested and got many comments that said a lot of the members here. My sincere thanks goes out to all those who made comments. I responded to you but here is my chance to thank you publicly.

My biggest disappointment is I never completed the 12 articles as required by the Super Affiliate Challenge. I will write the remaining four articles by Sunday.

I did complete all the other requirements and learned a lot in doing so.

Summary of my Progress In 6 Months

The Online Entrepreneur Certification is a distant memory now. I refer to various lessons to refresh my memory time to time. I started Bootcamp and stopped into Phase 2. The 1st Month of the SAC had a requirement to complete Phase 1 and then focus totally on the SAC tasks. I can see why. There is a lot involved here.

However, I perused the Phases in Bootcamp and saw many skills taught there that I would like to learn. Maybe I will sneak some lessons while focusing on the SAC.

Websites

I have two websites well under way. My legal services niche site has 33 articles published Many are indexed and ranked. Sadly I put that on pause that has affected the health of that site.

The second website is the one I set up for the Super Affiliate Challenge where I have published 20 articles. Its health is good. There is room for improvement.

Wealthy Affiliate Rank - Top 50!

The only way I could have achieved this was by following the guidance of Kyle and paying it forward, I look for members who have not had their questions answered. If I am able to, I respond. I also search the Live Chat and try to help members who ask questions there.

One of my favorite activities is to invite as many new members as I can. But I don't stop there. When they respond to my greeting I thank them.

The Blog Posts here are simply amazing. There is a lot to learn from other members by reading their Blogs. I may not read all of them as I have to keep a balance with building my business. Meaning, adding to my website.

I could have completed all the 12 posts if I reduced my involvement on the platform. However, I decided not to write any small posts so for the moment I will accept the *. Temporarily! Until I write the remaining 4.

Making Friends

One of the benefits of being active on Wealthy Affiliate is in making wonderful friends from all over the world. I have received so much help from others that has helped me keep moving forward here.

It also helps by being a cheerleader. I enjoy seeing the success of others and congratulating them for their achievements.

Future Plans

I know that marketing Wealthy Affiliate on my Affiliate website will be tough. This is the Making Money Online category that is highly competitive. It has been harder to get my website Blogs ranked compared to my niche website where competition is lower. It is worth persisting for several reasons.

  1. Wealthy Affiliate needs to be made known to more people. 1.5 Million members may sound like a big number, But that only scratches the surface of all those who are struggling to create their online business by other means.
  2. Let'Let's face it. The commission paid here is one of the best. So why not do it?
  3. I want to learn more from other successful members here. I will be studying their websites to get ideas that I could make my own. Not copying. But picking those that meet my personality.
  4. Blogs, blogs and more blogs. I need to write more.
  5. Learn how to use Social Media More effectively. My sponsor Tim gave me a bonus for completing six months on how to effectively use Facebook.

Now comes Month 3 of the Super Affiliate Challenge. I sure hope that most of the activities above are congruent with the new tasks.

The End of July 4th

I am writing this in my office with a window that overlooks the San Fernando valley. I see fireworks bursting over the terrain. The sounds are exciting.

But something scary happened at the start of the 4th.

While I was having my morning wash the house started to sway. The water in my glass slopped around. We were experiencing the effects of an earthquake that was happening in the Mojave Desert. It was later reported to have a force of 6.4 on the Richter scale.

My goal is to make the earth shake by doing everything in my power to explode my Affiliate Marketing business in the future.

I wish you much success in building your online business.

Edwin

Post Script: After I published this Blog I saw my network has risen to 2000. I feel overwhelmed that 2000 members here have added me to their networks. I am speechless!

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Congratulations you Rock
Keep up the good work
And all the best

Janet

Janet, we were rocking today literally. I reported in my Blog that the earth shook yesterday. Well it did again today for much lonter. The hose swayed and we could see the TV rocking side to side!

Strangely the pets didn't give us advance warning. They have become so blase ha!

Maybe I can come up with an Affiliate Marketing niche in Earthquake Preparedness!

All the best to you.

Edwin

Congrats!!! That's an awesome achievement Edwin, your an inspiration to me!

Thanks,
Alex

Alex, your words made my day. We've been rocking and rolling here in Southern California. After I reported in my Blog about the shock we got yesterday, we got a stronger and longer one this evening.

Maybe that's a sign to come up with a niche on Earthquake Preparedness. lol.

All the best to you.

Edwin

Congratulations on your many achievements, Edwin.

Not sure posting own blog links is a valid practice as it would encourage others to do the same to leverage the WA platform as a way of building backlinks.

I did think abut posting with links. I made an exception as the subject was all about promoting Wealthy Affiliate. It was like preaching to the choir.

I don't know much about the leveraging backlinks stuff. Perhaps you could educate me about that.

When I used to write about my other niche website I never posted links about that.

If the powers that be tell me I should change that I will.

Thanks for your congrats as well as your insight.

Edwin

Congratulations that awesome how much u got done in such lil time

It is a lot of work. But well worth it.

Thanks for your kind comments.

Edwin

You ard welcome i hope so

Just wish i had the funes to update to premium i just got licked out n i had no money and 2 boys n was hard still struggling stressed

Congratulations, amazing progress in 6 months! Wishing much success for the next 6! : )

Thanks sincerely Sara. Your words mean a lot.

All the best to you too.

Edwin

Congratulations on your achievements Edwin!
Best wishes moving forward
Jane.

Jane, you're very welcome. I wish you all the success in the world.

Edwin

I appreciate 😀

Well done Edwin. Each step forward is a positive one. Jim

Thank you so much Jim. I like your sound advice. All the best to you too.

Edwin

This blog tells me I have a long way to walk in front of me but with dedication and patience I will get there.

Thank you Edwin.

Blessings .

Carlos

Hi Carlos, thanks for your kind wishes. You have only been here two months so don't worry. I was way behind after two months too. Just do your best and make sure you do a little every day.

Much success to you.

Edwin

Thank you for the advise Edwin!

Congrats Edwin on Top 50, I believe the SAC Part 2 has been extended by 10 days to July 13, so you have time to finish those 4 posts!

Hi KAJU,

The extension of SAC Part 2 is good news. I am curious how did you find out as I haven't received anything formal from Kyle. I will be able to complete the 12 posts and do some for my other niche website that is languishing.

Thanks for the tip!

Edwin

Your blog titles look like they give a very thorough introduction to what affiliate marketing is, and they certainly interest me more than reviews. However, I am being good and writing a review for every other post. I like your approach a lot, though.

I'm with you...my WA website is one I'm doing for money and my cat niche is one I'm doing for love.

Hi Fran, I did write a review on Wealthy Affiliate a while back. It was a conventional format where I asked is Wealthy Affiliate Legit.
The series I did was intended to take someone from the outside on a tour of the inside.

If I scare any prospects from not joining because it looks like hard work, that will be great. However, my hunch is anyone who is serious about learning about Affiliate Marketing thoroughly and recognizes a lot of hard work is in cards, that is the person who will most likely join. I much rather have fewer referrals who will convert to Premium and stay than lookie loos who join for free and give up.

A little birdie told me that Part 2 of the SAC has been extended till July 13th. So I will complete my 12 posts. How that bird found out I don't know as I don't recall receiving anything formal from Kyle.

Enjoy your cats Fran. I have two who follow me around when they are not sleeping.

Hope you had a great July 4th. I barbecued steak and cooked corn on the cob with Baked Potato. Flan was for desert. Didn't go out to watch fireworks. What is it like up north where it doesn't get dark? Are there ay firework displays?

Bye for now.

Edwin

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