Internal Collaboration - A Start

byEdwinBernard

9.2K followers

Updated 5 years ago

I am sure that many of you read the following WA post by Chuck Holmes: .

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/chuckholmes/blog/my-1-blogging-tip-to-grow-your-blog-quickly

Chuck has inspired me by what he has done in developing his online businesses. Like all other successful entrepreneurs, he stated he had to go through failure so many times. And accept that not every idea will work out.

As Chuck has achieved success he has and continues to help so many others solve problems in their online business pursuits. I am delighted that he has recently started being a regular poster here on WA not only in his blogs but also in posing thought-provoking questions.

Outsourcing

He provided great reasons to outsource routine tasks in connection with writing content and using good SEO practices.

Thee are many experienced individuals in affiliate marketing, who live in countries where less than $5 an hour is considered a reasonable fee for this service,

Chuck valued his hourly cost at $100. By outsourcing, he could focus on tasks that provided more value to his blog posts.

I wrote a response to his article. Another member in WA who lives in Africa was interested in collaborating with me on my website. This made me feel honored that a member here would be willing to help me out at a fee I can afford.

Being a member of WA was an added advantage as he is well versed in the methods that are taught by Kyle and Jay in what is necessary to help our content rank high and generate traffic.

Exploratory Phase

We both consider this an exploratory phase to find out what will work best for me. The approach I am starting out with is to write a draft article, upload it to Google Docs, sent him a link to do the editing.

In this case I didn't worry too much about spelling and grammar as I expect my collaborator will figure that out for me. Plus, he is going to find appropriate pictures to add to my posts. This alone will save me a lot of time that I can apply to writing my next blog post.

Once we get through this phase satisfactorily, I will provide him with access to my WordPress platform so that he can work on the SEO optimization. This also will save me time.

My Concerns

I was concerned that helping me would adversely affect the creation of his own website. He said it wouldn't as this will be an incentive for him to work more efficiently. At this point he isn't even concerned about payment. He wants me to he happy with the results before we finalize our agreement. I am so impressed with his professional approach.

At this point neither of us knows for sure how this will eventually work out, but it is a start.

This leads me to another collaborative effort another WA member approached me about. Giving each other quality post comments and feedback.

We have already started this process and it seems to be going quite well. Once again, this will help both of us regarding SEO and eventual traffic. It also gives us an opportunity to learn from each other. I have already benefited from his wisdom.

This does not mean I am not going to use Site Comments. I look at this as a way to augment the process of getting comments and feedback on out site. This is especially helpful when we keep seeing the guy on the scooter when we make offers to give site comments. Earning credits is critical to using Site Comments if we do not want to purchase credits.

Privacy

I am not going to provide names of these WA members for privacy reasons. This is proof that WA provides hidden benefits that we find even when we are not looking. I know of others who have teamed up to help each other achieve success sooner rather than later.

Words Of Caution

I need to state some words of caution. When you work with someone else, clear communication is critical for the process to work. Also, it is so important to treat each other with understanding and respect. As this is early days for me, I don't know how this is all going to work out. I will share my progress as we go along.

I wish you all the best in your affiliate marketing journey.

Cheers.

Edwin