My first year at Wealthy Affiliate [My own slice of land]

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5 years ago

It has been a year. I can barely believe it. It seems like only yesterday that I hesitantly signed up as a starter member. I was pretty sure—at the time anyway—that Wealthy Affiliate would just be another place set on getting my money and offering very little in return.

Boy oh boy was I wrong.

Well, yes, they got my money, in fact, I signed up for two years as I renewed during Black Friday, too. But, I also received way more than I paid for—in my humble opinion.

I have set up five websites. I own five pieces of virtual property where I can plant the seeds of my passions, tend to them, nourish them and watch them grow. Then, when the time has come, I can reap or harvest the benefits of the work I have done.

As a girl who grew up on a farm, the planting and harvesting illustration is very near and dear to my heart.

I helped my parents farm for all my growing up life until I went away to the big city to get "educated" and try to make my way.

Funny thing is, I returned home years later and, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, I found there was no place like home.

The sweet smell of earth after a gentle rain. The freedom of running through the tall corn stalks and getting "lost" in what felt like a field of forever! Smelling the fresh-cut alfalfa fields. Watching the oats and wheat bend gently in the breeze on a hot harvest day.

I am still in the planting stage of several of my sites. I have harvested some early benefits from a couple of my sites, but mostly, I am in the planting stage on the ones that I love the most.

I have learned a lot during this year. I have made some awesome connections with some amazing people. That is the most important thing to me at this time.

I will continue my slow but steady work and will reap the harvest in due time.

Wealthy Affiliate has been a life-saver for me in many ways. I love this community and the lessons and look forward to all that is yet to come my way!

Best wishes,
Karin 😁