3 Month Mark
So most everyone here knows that I have been in this business for a great amount of time. I run numerous sites and have been lucky enough to turn internet marketing into my main income.
I don't remember how I found Wealthy Affiliate, but I gave it a shot. I wanted to put their training to the test. It was put together very well and it goes into great depth on how internet marketing is set up in it's current state. Remember, this field changes all the time and you have to keep up with it. So much has changed over the years, and WA has indeed actually taught an old dog new tricks. I have learned a few new methods during my stay here and I also wanted to put them to the test.
When I joined, I wanted to take a very hard niche and use the training here to see if I could get it to succeed. With all my knowledge and with the continued training, I wanted to see how quickly it would be to see not only income, but over all profits. I gave myself a 3 month goal, a 6 month goal and a 12 month goal.
Today we are at month 3. Was the goal met?
I mentioned I made a brand new site, with a very hard niche to break into. I haven't done anything before in this niche and my knowledge was very limited. As if I don't have enough on my plate already, I knew ahead of time the amount of added work I was giving myself.
The 3 month goal was to complete all of the framework, get at least 50+ content posts, and start flowing traffic into the site. This goal was indeed met. Check out my profile and hop to the Facebook page to see the image, the site right now as of today (9/22/15) has 50 posts, 103 pages and 410 comments.
Further statistics include: Daily Unique Visitors 180 / Daily Pageviews 345 / Estimated Site Worth $380.00
The growth process has been great thus far and actually exceeded my initial expectations. I haven't been blasting the site on my Social Empires very much.
The main question I know everyone will ask... Has this site made any money yet?
The answer is No. The reason though is that I haven't truly monetized it just yet. I have 1 Amazon Widget and 1 Sponsor Affiliate Widget on the side and very few Amazon links in a few selected articles. My goal was to gain traffic in the first 3 months. The 6 month goal will be to include some sales.
Overall, WA does WORK. I could have very easily made money from this HARD niche site. I followed the training to the letter, as well as my own personal knowledge. I have said it numerous times, over and over again, Time + Dedication + Determination = Success.
Anyone can do this and gain results. Some people take longer than others. Everyone learns at their own pace. I just want to provide my official statement on Wealthy Affiliate that it does work, and that this is coming from an experienced marketer that has been around the block.. numerous times.
Honestly, this test was just for my own personal benefit. I didn't have to do anything. I could have joined WA, Saw what it was about, and just left. I didn't need to be here... I wanted to be here. Everything WA offers is A+. I have never been apart of a better Network. I'm not gloating, or tugging on the WA teet. It's just simple facts. I dare you to go find another network online that will offer you: Training, Hosting, Numerous Training Webinars, and a Community, all for the low price of $47. It can't be done trust me.
What keeps me here at Wealth Affiliate? The community. I love helping others break into the field of internet marketing. I love telling them that ANYONE can do this. Teaching is a great way to meet others.
So in the long run, when you are feeling down, or stressed, or whatever the case may be. Remember, keep your head up and continue to push forward. If you TRULY want to make this your career and lifestyle, you will do anything in your power to succeed.
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That's great testimony to the efficacy of the WA platform John.
As you say, people here will know that you're no novice and it's good reading that even with your experience you still feel that WA is great value and even more so for people who need to learn an awful lot more than you do.
Cheers John
Mark
Hey Mark. Yea, like I said in the post. I don't need to be here.. I want to be here. This community is great and filled with aspiring people that want to change their lives. I hope I can point them in the right direction. Cheers.
Doing a great job so far John and thanks for being here....you've got a lot to teach us judging by your bio and blogs.
Mark
Hey, thank you as well for this post. I've always kind of doubted online marketing, i've been building websites for a while on and off and can never seem to get targeted traffic to my site, so I always seem to give up when I get to that point. Not this, I'm determined to try and figure out how the hell to get targeted traffic to my sites and make SALES. Thank you for your encouraging words, I'm sure this site works too after enough time and dedication to it.
Hey Hey Musicman! Remember, NEVER GIVE UP! Follow the training here, keep pushing A+ content articles.. The traffic will come my friend, believe me. Get those awesome keywords kicking and before you know it, you will see the traffic. Strive for greatness
Thanks you for this. I've just joined and am having probably normal newbie doubts about whether it's really possible to make decent money at this, so it's good to hear your words of encouragement.
Hey Colin. Just follow the training. If you decide to go Premium, follow the additional training! Also be sure to take full advantage of the countless Webinars! When in doubt. ASK QUESTIONS! Either in the live chat, or post one. Someone will assist you. You can do whatever you put your mind too (Sure, it's a shitty cliché) but it's the truth. If you want this. Then strive to get it.
Thanks again, John. People really are incredibly willing to help on here. Being somewhat cynical by nature, it almost made me suspicious at first, but reading other people's reviews and such it appears to be genuine. Anyway, I hope I can get as much out of the training as you have.
Congrats on achieving your goal and Thanks for the post John. I needed a little shot of positiveness to help me keep moving forward. The 1st two months i was on fire like i was shot out of a cannon. Now i feel like i have an anchor tied to my a$$. I feel out of tune with the universe and the force has left me ;-) Time to get back on the horse!!! Thanks again.....Cheers, Don
No problem Don, I'm glad you enjoyed the read. We all go into slumps. Even myself. You just have to get back on track and get back to work! Don't let stat's get ya down. Keep driving ahead. Before you know it, you will look back and think, Wow.
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Hey :) Great post-John I am very happy to hear that things are going well. Make sure to keep it up.
Thanks Tony, You be sure to do the same!