Black Friday Deals 2017 - A KISS from Wealthy Affiliate to help start your new online business

byGail-UK

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Updated 6 years ago

A few years ago no one in the UK had heard of "Black Friday". It seemed to be an American idea related to Thanksgiving that we 'Brits' were a little stand-offish about. (It's amazing how almost 250 years of independence-grievance can still filter down in the old national psyche sometimes!)

Only a few years ago on UK TV, the news was full of stories about people being hurt and fighting in the aisles as they pushed and shoved their way to a new TV! We tutted, we disapproved, we commented to ourselves how "It just wasn't British!"

But we still went ahead and bought the new TV anyway!

In the interim few years, (like Halloween), Black Friday has become a bigger and bigger part of British culture in the run up to Christmas. Most stores offer some great deals to excite customers and entice them into their stores as high streets struggle against the onslaught from the online sellers. Large discounts are offered and now thankfully usually held over a few days rather than just one to allow more people to benefit from saving money and getting themselves a good deal. "Nothing wrong with that" we Brits will say. "Value for money is top of our agenda"!

Now I don't need a new TV, or a new sofa or new clothes for that matter, but there is one Black Friday deal that I'm really excited about, even being a Brit! And that is the Wealthy Affiliate Black Friday deal 2017 that means that I can grow my new online business for less money than I could before. A KISS from Wealthy Affiliate that I can't wait to accept between Friday 24th and Monday 27th November 2017.

What's a KISS you ask?

It's a Keep It Simple, Stupid deal! Where for just $299 (or about £225 British Pounds) I get all the tools, training and online support I need to run a successful online business for a whole 12 months AND I get to have fun, be passionate about my interests and meet some incredible like-minded people in the process.

Why start an online business?

A few years ago I started a high street shop selling dancewear and musical instruments to support our performing arts school. Here are a few of the start-up costs we incurred:

£ 12,500 rent
£ 5.500 local business rates
£ 10,000 stock
£ 20,000 manager salary
£ 2.000 insurance

The list goes on and we are already up to £50,000. WOW, what was I thinking?! Needless to say, the business did not last that long - there was a lot of competition from online sellers and a small, local high street store could just not compete.

You see the market is changing, the whole world is changing and the way we do business is changing. We can either keep up and thrive or get left behind and flounder. I know which one I want to do.

That's what I love though about Wealthy Affiliate. My shopfront today is the entire world - billions of people can have access to whatever I'm offering - whether it's a new way to wash clothes organically, a funky way to enjoy snacks watching football or a way to entirely change your life and opportunities. There are no limitations except those I impose myself.

I have websites that people visited from the UK, USA, Thailand, South Africa, Peru, Russia, Sweden, Australia, and many places in between. And I regularly converse with like-minded entrepreneurs in those countries for which I am ever grateful. And my site is open 24/7, 365 days a year. I don't have to work on Christmas Eve or run a Boxing Day sale in the shop; I don't have to arrange cover when I want a holiday; I'm not working HARDER but I am working SMARTER!

So what is Wealthy Affiliate to me and why am I so excited about the Black Friday deal?

Wealthy Affiliate to me, is a wonderful way to help me create a legitimate online business using blogging and affiliate marketing techniques.

• Blogging is writing interesting content for websites on a topic that interests you, and
• Affiliate marketing is simply a way of helping businesses attract customers.

Users read your blogs to find out information they are looking for, and you point them in the direction of other companies and products they may be interested in. It’s a simple concept. No arm-twisting, no cold-calling, just a win-win situation that I can do from the comfort of my arm chair with my computer and a coffee!

Another great thing about Wealthy Affiliate is that it is a one-stop shop.

I can:

1. Get the best up-to-date training on starting an online business
2. Start a website on the first day for free under the SiteRubix hosting platform
3. Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs who are available 24/7 since they span the globe, who have definitely helped me with every aspect of my business from design and set-up to advice on niche products and also keeping me motivated.

So what's the catch?

So far, I have not found one. I have just been amazed by the influx of positive energy and commitment that everyone at Wealthy Affiliate has for making their online business a success. The founders, Kyle and Carson are real people and they promote their business for real people too; which is why I like it.

I started out on their FREE MEMBERSHIP DEAL, but quickly moved to the premium deal for $19 for the first month and $49 per month after that. But now the Black Friday deal is here, it really is a no-brainer for me to upgrade and save nearly 50% on the price of the premium membership over the year. Jumping for joy at this one!

Why some people may not like Wealthy Affiliate

Being perfectly honest, I had to rack my brain quite a lot for this one however, I realise that not everyone has similar beliefs, value and dreams to me, so here's a list of reasons why I think people may not like it.

1. If they want a get-rich-quick scheme
2. If they don’t want to have to do any work for their business to be successful
3. If they are not prepared to help others or give something back
4. If they think that people's hard-earned knowledge should be available free of charge forever - ie. If they think they should get something for nothing
5. If they want to promote things unscrupulously whether they personally believe in the products or not

Why I think people like YOU will love Wealthy Affiliate

If you've got to the bottom of this article, then I believe you are truly interested in making an online business that works for you. And I think YOU will absolutely love Wealthy Affiliate and the Black Friday deal if you:

1. Genuinely want a legitimate online business that you can run at your own pace
2. Are willing to put in the work (you would expect to have to do some work starting any other business, right?)
3. Are passionate about a subject or topics that you want to tell others about (and these can be anything at all?)
4. Are willing to learn
5. Realise this will take time and effort but the rewards are related to what you put in

But don’t just take my word for it. Join in the fun this weekend at go yearly at the Wealthy Affiliate Black Friday deal!

Some KISSES are worth savouring!

All the best to everyone - and have a great Thanksgiving all my American and Canadian friends. :)

Love Gail x