You are awesome, thank you Alex!

I really like what you said on your profile about the "caretaker mindset". Helping others is the best thing we can do.

Thank you so much for your kind words on my new "affiliatemuse.com"! I'm so happy that my idea can be understood! :) I want to bring together the creative part and the technical part of marketing.

WA is such an energising factor in my life right now - it's amazing :)

Also thank you for starting the discussion on visual strategies for your blog "an image can create a thousand words" over on your blog - An Image Can Paint a Thousand Words Until? You are really good with words. Those chess player quotes are a great selection. Love them.

Best wishes,
Benita

Hi Tom! thank you so much for connecting and for the warm welcome.
I'm from Berlin - once my business is established I want to travel. That's what drives me. Create an online business, helping others to do the same and be free to do meaningful work.... yep...

To answer your question: at the moment I'm a freelance artist working for film studios.

I love my work. But you never know, when the next project will start. You also never know, how long the project will last or when they will pay you. Or in which city the job will be. It's all irregular.

It's so hard to make a plan with that lifestyle, so I decided to change a few things. For the last few years I have studied SEO and online marketing in my free time.

Now it all comes together.

Here on WA it feels just perfect for me. It's a great place to learn and grow.

The training is awesome, and reading from the members is a huge inspiration. Together we can achieve so much :)

Best thing learned so far: Don't look for "perfect", just do it.

Wish you a great & productive weekend!
If you need any help or feedback on an idea or something else, let me know :)
~Benita

Hi Dave,

nice to meet you!
Thank you for connecting with me here on WA - this is such an exciting place. I'm still blown away by the amount of positive energy around here!

Just coming back your website davehayes.co - it looks great! Also you could put up a picture of you somewhere!

I'll come over and say hello on those social media channels as well :) - just send you an invite on linkedIn ;)

Have an awesome day!
Benita

Benita
If you go fo to the About Dave Page, you'll find a picture of me there.

Hi Robert!

Thank you for the warm welcome.

hey, you are a painter? That's awesome :) I love art and illustration and as soon as I have more time (working on that one) I would love to get back into painting, watercolours and oils.... but for now, focusing on the internet, creating my "affiliatemuse" and enjoying every step of it!

Also I read, that you have created "over a 100 websites" - wow!
I will follow your posts here on WA, please keep us posted about your learnings and advice.

All the best & have a wonderfully creative day,
Benita

No probs Benita and if/when you read my blogs make sure you choose the ones that will help you in conjunction with whatever training you are currently taking.

I hardly ever pick up a paint brush now.
Way too busy with stuff I do online.
My kids inherited my talent and 2 of my granddaughters.
One is at college studying Craft & Design but she wants to be a tattooist when she leaves lol.
Have a great Tuesday.
Robert

Just looking through your posts here - oh, I'll have lots of fun digging in there :) but yeah, step by step!

PS: Tattooists can do great I have heard! And I think she will need a nice website then ;) ...a blog about her art, and she could write her own books with collections of beautiful tattoo motives to sell to other studios :D I'm getting inspired! lol

Have a great Tuesday too, Robert!

I suppose like all young people she will change her mind time and again but its good she has some idea what she wants to do.
I'm off uptown now so maybe catch you later.
Robert

Hi Stuart! thank you for saying hello! I just read, that you are a course designer? That's so awesome! Royal Air Force sounds interesting too... I'm new around here but I look forward to see your progress - I have bought so many courses and books the last year as well :) it will be great fun to put all the information into a blog project.
Wish you the best & see you around!
Benita

Benita, did a brief what did I buy in a blog recently, and was horrified how much money I had spent in an effort to recoup my loses at the bank. Trying to settle down now at WA, though I must confess when worked with the training here some of my old courses and material will be a very useful addition.
All the best
Stuart

Hi Stuart,

writing reviews for courses and books is a great way to produce valuable content. That is my plan of action for my own site actually.

It will give me a reason to study all the material in-depth. And really do it, and not just have it sit in a folder on my computer collecting cyber-dust.

Think about it - you put all the money in it - other people haven't. They are worried about which course to take, will it be worth their money or not, etc. Those people will benefit enormously from reading honest well-written reviews!

Just an idea to share with you! :)

Have a great day!
Benita

You are so right, must really sort myself out, though I keep saying that and end up spending hours mailing all the lovely people on WA.

Have a great weekend

Stuart

....Just today I read about the dangers of this lovely community as being distracting! haha! Eyes on the target!
Have a great weekend too! :)
Benita

Many thanks, it is true they are so distracting.

Hi Kyle, thank you so much for contacting me! Hey, I love this community! :)

Actually I do have a question:

- How important is the domain-name for the ranking in google?

I know ranking is depending on several factors combined. But say I want to write about "marketing", "branding" and "design".

Would it be an extreme benefit in the ranking to have the word "marketing" in the domain-name itself? Or would it be sufficient, to just have it in the tagline and in the content?

Background:
My gut instinct is, to think long-term - build a brand (like a magazine with some categories in it) and chose a domain name for it, that is catchy and easy for people to remember.

However I'm not fixed on having a particular name - a name can become lovable for many reasons.

If it would give the site a serious boost right from the beginning on though, I would consider a domain-name with the keyword in it.

Of course, google does change its algorithms from time to time, so there probably is no right or wrong answer here.

Just curious about hearing your thoughts on this!

Also it's a great opportunity to clarify my thoughts , just by writing it down I just noticed... :)

Thanks again for this wonderful community and for all the work you do here, it's much appreciated,

Benita

Domain name is fairly important, you ideally want to choose a .com domain and something that is relevant to your niche.

When you choose a domain, you are going to want to choose something that is "brandable" versus something that has keywords within it. The reason this is the case is because as you build out your website, you can target as many keywords as you like within the content (that is how you will rank).

I have created a discussion here outlining the process and what to look for when choosing a domain name: How Do I Choose a Good Domain Name? This should help you out here and if you ever want to run any domains by me, simply let me know and I will give you some feedback.

PS. You can host up to 25 of your own domains here within the Premium membership on our state of the art hosting platform. :)

Hi Kyle, thanks for your reply!

I have read your article - so helpful - especially this sentence here:

"Don’t Let Choosing a Domain Consume You.."

Guilty here! Haha!

But swimming in the lake yesterday, I had a new name idea which I really love & will select! Nice coincidence - a few meters away from our towels, some people were celebrating a birthday party - with a heart balloon hovering in the air and everything :) I will take that as a celebration-sign to go with my new idea.

Now on to the next step of the journey!

Looking forward to the training!
Benita

Sounds good Benita! :) I look forward to working with you and if you ever need a hand with anything going forward, please get in touch with me. Chat soon!

PS. I hope you have a very nice, relaxing and enjoyable weekend! :)

Hi Keisi! thank you for connecting :)

I just read on your profile, that you love to travel - it's great to meet people here who are having these goals. Travelling is my wish too, and I hope to see much more of this world with the opportunity to work from wherever I am.
Oh, and you teach hebrew? Actually I've learned the letters a few months ago, which was great fun. Inspiring to see you guys being so busy.

Looking forward to reading about your progress!

Best wishes & much success to you,
Benita

Hola Benita!

You're very welcome and thank you very much for your kind words. It is great that we are connecting while I am on the road, again. I am now in Costa Rica gathering the last of my documents needed to apply for residency in Panama. My bus leaves here tomorrow morning for Panama City at 11:55. The trip here took 14.5 hours. We will see how much time it takes to go back.

So, when will you be back on the road again and which direction? What made you want to learn our Aleph Bet?

Thank you very much for taking the time out of your very busy day to read my bio, I do have several books in production at this very moment. Before you ask, yes I will let all of the members of WA know more when I know more.

Best regards,

Keisi.

Hola Keisi!

Best wishes for your journey - it sounds like you are having a great time! It will be a cool thing to take many pictures and collect all your knowledge and share it with people who want to take a similar journey. Travel blogs can go really well I have heard.

You are producing books? yeah! I'm curious! OK, I will wait for the blog post :)

My interest in the Aleph Bet came from beginning to study the Kabbalah a year ago. I'm very much into philosophy and personal development. So I love to learn about life and people.

Traveling is a great tool to learn. An open mind is key.

No concrete travel plans yet - but a lot on my list :)

Best wishes!
Benita

Thank you, Benita. I am posting this from the Albrook Terminal in Panama City, Panama. After a 13.5-hour bus ride from San Jose Costa Rica. I waiting for my check-in time at the Hostel where I will be sleeping tonight. I am also a Professional Photographer so the pictures I add are mine to use as I wish.

I am in Panama City, Panama, for a hot minute. From there back to Taiwan, where I use to live than on to Hong Kong, Shange Hai, Singapore, China, Ukraine, Israel, and Australia. It all depends on life and how THE Plan works me. Once I finish my cloning process I should be able to get more done. I'll keep you posted as long as you do the same.

Best regards,

Keisi.
PS
Kabbalah study is for PM questions!

PSS
I shared with you now it's your turn. Traveling comes from planing. No plan, NO travels.

PSSS
While you are building your new career don't forget to have fun!

"See you at the WA water cooler" - that's so funny! love it :D

I will prepare something from my new project to share - and think a bit about getting my travel plans sharpened up.. :)

*takes a sip from the new glass of water* :))

See ya around!
Benita

PS: cloning process sounds intriguing - I could have one me doing my taxes while one me would be going to the lake, I like that..

Hola Benita!

I thought that water cooler foto would put a smile on your face! Thank you for returning the favor with what you would do with your clone. I guess I am just a workaholic and did not think of spending time at the lake while the cloneS are doing taxes and other stuff.

I will be waiting to hear more about your new project and the travel plans when you get a round tuit! Keep in touch!

Keisi.

Hi Heljam,

thank you for your kind welcome - I'm happy to have found this community. It's radiating such an uplifting, positive vibe - it's amazing!

Have an awesome day - it will be fun to follow your progress! :)

All the best,
Benita

Hi Age - thank you so much for the warm welcome! I think this community is the best - I'm here only for a few days now, but enjoying the ride immensely :)
Followed you back & look forward to read your posts!

Wish you much success and a wonderful day,
Benita

Hi Jeff! Thank you for saying hello! :)
...just coming back from your profile: your article and advice on setting up the social links on a profile has been so helpful. I'm looking forward to read more from you soon!

(love that: "We can all succeed with our dreams and accomplish our goals if we work together" - Jeff - quoting this from your profile text, so true!)

Hello
I truly believe if we all work together we can all enjoy a piece of the pie, so what is your favorite pie?
Jeff

That's an interesting question :) thank you for making me think about an answer!

.....it might sound a bit starry-eyed, but I believe if we want this world to survive (full drama! haha! but it's true...), we need to become strong as individuals. We need to take our destiny into our own hands.

I believe it is our DUTY, to become wealthy and strong.

--------- hey, you really triggered a whole flood of thoughts, I just notice!! Haha!

I'll put it in a blog post here - that's a more fitting place!

Just looked at the blogs you have started, also your twitter - will be fun to discuss more at some point.

Have a wonderful day!
Benita

Hello
I think you writing your answer in a blog is an awesome idea, so do you have a specific business in mind?

Jeff

Hi Rob, thank you for the welcome :) I just posted on your profile - your website looks great!
Best wishes, Benita

Hi Anthony :) just posted on your profile - thank you for connecting! It will be great to see your website!
Best wishes,
Benita

Hi Maxine - thank you for following!
Have a great day! Benita

Hi HansKristian, thank you for warm welcome! I'm really happy to have found this community of like-minded people - Looking forward to travel this path in good company :)
Wish you all the best, Benita

Hi HErin! To the mooooon! :) Looking forward to read your posts! Benita

Hi Mike!

Thank you for the warm welcome!
I'm excited to dive into all the training material :) This will be fun!

Have a wonderful day & thanks again,
Benita

Hi Armand, thank you for connecting!

Just coming back from your website - I have to recommend this to my dad - he is a billiard player, well, snooker-player.
Actually he invented a special tool for fixing the tips of billiard cues - He is a physicist, and loves to invent things all the time...

Looking forward to follow your journey here on WA :)

Have a great day!
Benita

I appreciate that, Benita! I hope your dad finds my site informative and useful as well. Thanks!

You have a great day as well. Cheers!
Armand

I just wrote him, that he should make a short video of himself showing his work :)) thanks again for sparking this inspiration, Armand! This community is so awesome, you never know what ideas it can generate, just by reading and picking up on things.

Do you produce videos your own videos for your websites?

I think video production is very important.. but I haven't done any myself yet...

Best wishes, Benita

Thanks, Benita. I have videos on my site, just not my own videos. I'll be posting them soon as they are very good ideas and important. Thanks for the suggestion.
Armand

You're welcome Armand!

Videos are awesome, as they create a much closer bond with the audience - trust, authenticity.. etc... all the successful bloggers I'm following recommend it....

However! they are a bit scary to produce! haha! but let's get over that, right? :D I'm still in the phase of gathering the technical equipment for it, but at some point....... I just have to take the courage to jump right in! :))

Have a great day,
Benita

Hi Bill, Hi Sue,

Thank you so much for the warm welcome!
I just have to say: I think it's great that you are sharing your journey here on WA with each other. You are awesome! :)

All the best,
Benita

Hi Ntam & Bernice!
Thank you for the welcome :) - you are awesome!
Best wishes,
Benita

Hi Anna! You‘re welcome :) looking forward to read your posts and hear about your story! Best wishes & have a wonderful day, Benita

Hi Anthony! Thank you for your kind welcome - in this short time I already got such a good vibe from the WA community :) “Unique attributes” - yes, understanding that all our individual stories matter is key. I like what you said there...
Best wishes! Benita

You are welcome Louisa! That image above is lovely.. :)

Thanks Benita.

You will find images as a way of branding. It's great when you can capture a feeling with an image.

All the best,

Great idea to use them in the posts, as you do. Thank you for the inspiration! :)

Benita,

You learn fast. Keep it up. You are on your way.

You will be surprised in a month. I was!!

All the best.

Louisa

Hey Jerry,

Great to hear you are into personal development & growth too. I think I must have picked up on that vibe on your blog article, that inspired me to join WA :)

Oh yes, I expect it to be a lot of work. There are no shortcuts. To build valuable content one needs to put in some ongoing effort.

I had some crazy good experiences with my first (art-related) website project a few years ago, so I know, this stuff works.

But having access to a community of like-minded people is such a vital part of it indeed.

Thanks for your reply and the link, Jerry - will check it out!

See you around :)
Benita

Glad you had some experience Benita! And yes having such community is so helpful and important for our success :)

Thank you for the kind welcome Abe! Looking forward to learn many new things - this community seems to be an awesome place! Best wishes, and thank you again for the welcome

My pleasure, Benita
We're here for each other :) :)

Hi Nickoy!
I’m excited to be here - Looking forward to check out what you guys are up to! Thank you for your kind welcome :)
Best wishes, Benita

Hi Bill, hi Sue,
Thank you for saying hello and make me feel welcome! It’s a lovely picture of you two. I’m really looking forward to meet the WA community here. It’s more fun to learn new things together with others :)
Best wishes, Benita

Hi Susan,
Thank you for taking the time to write me and give me a warm welcome. It’s appreciated. I’m really excited to have found this site and it’s community. I wish you an awesome day -see you around! All the best, Benita