My Last Couple of Weeks in WA!
Hi everyone,
I'm writing this blog as a "goodbye" message, although I can't say it's a goodbye, but rather, "cya later'" kindof post :)
Almost a year has passed and my yearly subscription is about to end, and I want to say that I enjoyed my stay here in WA and have learned a lot, can't say I found the success that I wanted but definitely have learned a lot I know now what my mistakes were, what stuff to fix, and a few more issues that when I start a new website it will be on a TOTALLY different foundation and I have confidence that it'll rank 10x times better than my first website.
Mistakes I made that I think beginners should be aware of is:
1. Carefully pick your NICHE! - Picking your niche is more important than I thought. It's true that Kyle stressed the point that every niche can be profitable when you do things "right", but definitely some niches are much better in terms of conversions, buying intent, AND a thing that I've noticed but I can't confirm if right or not, maybe google take a look at different niches in different perspectives, like, learning "how to play an instrument" niche maybe is better for a Youtube channel or websites with a lot of videos ... gifs ... "tools" etc etc, than a regular wp website that is its main content is pure words content. Maybe kyle, carson, and jay can confirm that?
2. Take serious note on SEO. And I mean, pay attention to how you write your titles and meta description, I recommend doing that with your SEO plugin in the edit page where you can insert title and description manually, that way you will tell google exactly what your post/page is all about instead of letting google automatically figure it out.
3. Invest more on your content, even if it means spending 1 or 2 more hours into it. Make it look good, and make it more relevant.
I mean I can share a lot more tips with you but then I'll need 10 more blogs like that to finish!
My conclusion about WA:
If you're just starting out and wondering if you're at the right place, then after a year here I can honestly say that: YES, WA is amazing for beginners, and it really puts you on the "right foot" in this business, but you will have to be creative, and seek more knowledge and hone your writing and marketing skills even beyond WA. With time you will know what I mean, as a beginner, all you will be understanding is writing a new post, publish it, and engage with comments. To make your website compelling and stand out will require more than that, and you'll learn that with time, don't worry.
Whatever you do, keep on learning and discovering, and ASKING, hopefully one day you will learn the formula to make money online. :)
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There are a few website ideas on my mind, one of them is, of course, making money online, we all know how profitable this niche is right? ... Haha, but I won't start with this niche until I make it with other niches, because I can't make money online selling people knowledge how to make money online ... I don't find that "honest" in my honest opinion.
I'll need to succeed in my current website, and 1 or 2 additional websites I'm currently thinking of starting, and when I get to the make money online niche, I'll definitely be getting back and sending people to here.
Sorry for the long post, good luck everyone and enjoy your stay!
(I will still be here but not as a premium member I believe, dunno what "privileges" I will be getting as a non-premium member)
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May not be what WA people in the "know" want to hear, but I'm glad to hear someone who HASN'T been as successful at WA as everyone ELSE has been who I communicate with when I come here to train - it seems like to ME that everyone ELSE is doing so well and rising in the ranks here at WA, EXCEPT FOR ME - and I am glad to hear that the training has not helped EVERYONE who comes on board - so NOW I can move forward and put MORE effort into the REST of my training to see if I DO have what it takes to MAKE $$ online to help OTHETS make $$ online and so on and so on and so on - Thanks Elias J for your honesty and time at WA for one year..... I'm prayerful that you are able to move forward yourself in WHATEVER you put your mind to SOON!!!!
You're welcome :) I think I've chosen the wrong niche to start with, that's my major mistake, but as beginners we don't really have the sufficient knowledge or skill to realize a good niche yet.
I haven't abandoned my site, I have a lot of content there, and I still have a few tricks to implement. It's just gonna take more time I assume ... Not within 2 - 3 months as I initially thought! Haha ... Lessons learned for next time.
Sorry to see you go! I think the opportunity is here to learn more advanced material because members can teach what they learn here. I know I plan to offer trainings and value in the future through training if there is something I can offer that isn't here :)
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Elias, I'm sorry to see you go, but I can say I wholeheartedly agree with your statement "I can't make money online selling people knowledge how to make money online" until you have done so yourself.
We see this kind of selling all over the internet, coming from people who didn't succeed until they started selling their "how to succeed" info. I always thought that was an interesting way to become an authority. And I often discovered after paying a lot of money for their system, that it didn't work for me.
I agree with your honest opinion about the integrity required.
Best of luck to you, Elias. You will do well because you will be living proof of the success systems that you will sell.
And thanks for the help you gave me while here with WA. I look forward to your return!
Awesome comment, thank you :) hope to see ya soon