Stick to the Basics - Forget those Shiny Gimmicks

It's 11:44 pm. I'm sitting in my porch, enjoying the cool breezes of the night, after a long but fun day. I'm exhausted but completely satisfied with my day.

As I'm sitting in my porch, I'm thinking about how life is so simple, but we often overcomplicate things. We take things too seriously. And the same goes for our businesses. Take it from me. I've tried many times, especially in the early phases, to do everything that those shiny looking gurus and courses say to do. But every time I come back to the fundamentals taught here at Wealthy Affiliate:

1. Pick a winning and profitable niche;
2. Create content that offers real value; content that solves a problem or satisfy some need;
3. Become an SEO expert (and trust me, with the teachings and tools here at WA, that is very possible);
4. Be CONSISTENT - this is so important. And I'll be the first to admit that in the past I've not really done this. It's still a struggle, if I'm being honest; and
5. Ask for help when in need. This is one of the main reasons I love this beautiful community of ours here at WA.

It's easy to get distracted by the new methods, frameworks, and those 'never-seen-before' strategies. But the basics are all you need.