Month 1 Progress Update

byJbg1997

84 followers

5 years ago

New Decade, New Start

One month ago today, I signed up for Wealthy Affiliate, and I'm so glad I did! Here are some of the things that I've achieved this past month:

• Learned about affiliate marketing
• Chose a niche
• Created my own niche website using the site builder at WA.
• Learned about SEO
• Optimised the site for SEO using a plugin.
• Bought my own domain and transferred the site over there.
• Set up a domain specific email address.
• Got the site indexed in google
• Published 13 different pages including an about me and privacy policy.
• Set up my site with google analytics and google search console. I know these aren't covered until later in the training but they seem like really useful tools to have early on.
• Possibly achieved my first rankings in the search results. According to search console, I am ranking for 51 keywords, and a few people have seen my site under those queries, although I still don't see it myself.

What's Next?

My biggest focus right now is gaining traffic and ranking, by creating more quality content. The data in search console is a good sign, as it suggests that some people, somewhere in the world, are beginning to find my site within the search results. Once I have better traffic and rankings, I can start thinking about level 3 of the training, and move on to the money making parts.

Onwards and Upwards

WA has shown me that making money online can be a reality. I've been a bit obsessed with google rankings, and have felt frustrated at times, but It hasn't been a bad month. This may not seem like much to some people, but for me, these are the first steps to developing a successful online business, and eventually making a living online.

Final Thoughts

Hopefully things start to pick up this next month. My aim for month 2 is to keep creating more quality content, publish it to my website, and hopefully get more rankings and traffic. I recently switched to the yearly membership plan, and I intend to make 2020 really count!

Joe