WA Blog SWAG #1: Lessons in Affiliate Marketing

(Originally written halfway through)...

Well, this is my first update post for the Super Affiliate Program. I know I am a bit behind, I've had my hands full with trying to keep up with the course load, but I am super determined to catch up and meet my targets by the end of the year.

Here is what we should be doing as Super Affiliates for Month 1. I list it all for those not in the official program, just in case no one else has yet (sorry for my tardiness - I should have done this day1).

• Choose a Theme you're happy with, and Customize.
• Create a Logo (free tools- Canva and Logojoy)
• Establish the Framework of Content on your site
• Manage your widget layouts
• Update fonts and colours
• Create a new User and Gravatar account
• Research and come up with 50 low competition keywords
• Set up monthly SiteContent Goals (12,000 words and 12 articles)
• Write and Publish 12 new posts on your site
• Create a >1500 word Review Post for WA
• Share a WA post socially once a week (your own or others)
• Invite friends and family - close networking
• Spend 15min a day in live chat helping others
• Create 1 new WA blog post a week
• Help 5 people at day (at WA)

And here is my update to far...what I have accomplished and what I've learnt in the process:

Where I am at:

Well - I am failing stupendously, but I'm learning so much, and I'm getting faster and faster. Today was a slow and rough day, but I've networked and helped people a lot to day, so I'm feeling pretty great. But to sum it up at 2 1/2 weeks in:

• Theme - CHECK
• Logo - in progress. Logojoy is awesome, but I didn't realize the final product wasn't free - opps.
• Framework - DONE
• Widgets and Colors -DONE
• New User - Done and using same Gravatoar
• Research 50 KW - DONE and the best bit by far lol
• SiteContent Goals - DONE
• Posts on my Website - 4x Complete - running behind

To Do Still

• finish logo and get it uploaded
• expand WA review to 1500 words at least
• Need to catch up with my article post writing and publishing.
• Haven't been consistent with spending time on live chat
• Helping maybe 1 person per day - either on WA or the various FB groups that I'm a member of. Need to ramp this up and spend more time helping others.

Lesson 1: Always Do The Training (in Order)

I've jumped around with this months lessons and tasks, and this was bit of a mistake, Time and time again we are told, Do The Training. Don't Jump Around and skip steps. And even though this training isn't the Bootcamp or Certification - it still applies. If I walked through step by step, I would'nt have had to back track a little and I would be further along.

Lesson 2: Don't Get Distracted

Don't get distracted by shiny objects or shiny promises. Just stick to the training...

Lesson 3: Actually Watch and Listen to the Video Training

I hate watching videos. They seem so slow to me, and I love skimming through transcripts to get what I need out of them. The problem here though, is that Kyle doesn't provide an actual transcript with his video. And he shouldn't have to. I should just watch the thing, but so often, I've only read the text in each lesson, only to return to the videos weeks or months later, when I have "time".

BIG MISTAKE

Kyle gives so much more information in the scope of the video, and I've missed key points and elements by not watching the videos in order.

A good thing to remember is that you can speed up the videos to a speed that suits you. I usually speed up Kyle's video's to x1.25. This is only applicable to the new videos and recently updated videos.

I'll post another update shortly, that will bring up to date - having less than 1 week to go.

Hope everyone else is doing better than me!

Erica