10 Plus Years Failing Inside Wealthy Affiliate For WHAT?
Way back in 2008 I signed up to Wealthy Affiliate with HUGE aspiration's, Goals and DREAMS! I dived straight in after following the biggest name in "Bum Marketing" who is a was founding member here. I won't name this guy because he can't be found on the platform any longer.
But back then the way to get free buyer traffic was super easy using ezinearticles for traffic and potent backlinks. Site rubix was so much more different but still super easy to use, so it seemed like a great Idea to sign up.
I jumped on a highly profitable evergreen niche, and wrote article's to my hearts content which some of went straight to the top of google:) and the clicks and conversions started growing, and it was exciting stuff. I thought it was IT man, dreams are to be REAL!

I was making bad ass money from the internet !
For guy with a very limited academic back round this was amazeballs:) BUT!
I did stuff a little backwards and NEVER followed the training properly here which has COST ME huge delays in being the guy I want to be.
My website's also got first page ranking's and traffic was primo:) The belief that my future and retirement was to be secure. And then the big BOOM happened! I was away fishing on a commercial liner at the time, I used to come home from no phone or internet and loved seeing my earnings growing! But this one voyage left me Broken.
THE GOOGLE PANDA erupted the world of marketing and many website owners who did things backward or otherwise blackhat got totally burned in like the "lake of fire". Article sites stampeded just like my very own:(
I was crushed and kicking myself for being so stupid and LAZY.
If I had followed what Kyle and Carson teach here at WA by the letter I would have came through that update as an authority in my niche, like I have seen other diligent successful WAers over the time I have been sitting in the back seat watching followed...
The temptation to go off an find the easy street is very inviting in this game, and the gurus are getting better at attracting gullables into their funnels of deception.
And since that big burnout I have actually been sucked into just a couple of those FOMO promo's due to one really silly FACTOR of my "why" I am still present at Wealthy Affiliate.
THAT is MY Failure to REACH OUT to the wonderful fully supportive community here. So many have offered over the time, and I have let this other ONE HUGE problem of "self" take those opportunities's with both hands that would have been humongous leveraging to my online business.
FEAR! False Evidence Appearing Real.
I'm sure I am not the only person here that lets this little voice prevent use from moving UP! But looking back if I just said "HELP" I would be full/partime earning more than enough to make my dreams a reality.
Now. I am sure that their would be a few who come to my profile and be like WOW, this guy has been here for a long time, he must be cracking it:)?
All I can say is I'm GOOD, but if I had stuck to the way wealthy affiliate teaches My success would be way better.
It's Not all doom and gloom however. I still own the burned by google website's and with the https update it was like a second chance, and I still have a chance. In fact they are all just sitting around the corner of some very rewarding keywords and I am being very careful.
HERE"S WHY I AM STILL HERE WITH YOU ALL.
I haven't been so active with much of you all, but I do intend to change that, I want to be just as "HELPFUL" as I want to be in business online. With big mistakes comes great lesson's.
So the two main reasons I am still an active premium member is not to host my websites, but.
- The Training and Community is the best in the world for longevity, support, and friendship
- This Moari Priest Prophesied of the internet way back in 1906 to be the way the truth of Jesus and would be the way of his return, And that also fits with the book of Revelations:)
It is time for me to turn a Brand New leaf in my endeavors and go for gold with the help of Wealthy Affiliate!
# Get engaged in the training
# Reach out to the community
# Set target goals and Execute
Thanks for hearing me out.
And with some final words if you want some encourageing guidance and pathways to get your mind in the right place, I highly recommend WA's latest and greatest Grandma:) of personal development who's training "and songs" have been a real treat to helping me breakout:)And DRIVE My INTERNET EMPIRE into a REALTITY I truly give thanks Aunty -->Vicky3<--
Her training has been a GOD sent message to me, she is truly blessed with the right things to say......!
Peace and Love
Rob:)
They Say if ya don't continually update your old content and give it new relavancy it can Die away.?
And sometimes reviving an old story can make someone's day, give inspiration and even lead to new beginning's. So here we are looking to try a "Resurrection" on a very important weekend to my heart.! and hopefully makes a smile shine.
6 years later I finally made another post that I hope you may find helpful too:)
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Hi Rob. Thank you for being so open and honest. It's so important for all of us to 'get it right'. WA is a fantastic place to be, both for the interaction with other members and for the incredible training. As for Vicki3. She certainly is a wonderful person. Jim
Hi Rob,
Great post, very real, from your heart thanks for sharing with us.
I just started today on the Free plan and find the community to be so helpful and caring, very impressed. The site and the training is very good, easy to follow.
May God grant us all the courage to change the things we can, let go of the things we can't and the wisdom to know the difference!
All the Best to you Rob
Sue .
Thank you Sue:)
That is a fav quote even though it can be troublesome to understand and follow sometimes.lol
If you haven't upgraded yet, it is a worthy investment
if you apply your self
With a site that will stay safe from google antics.
wish you well
Rob
Wow... you're amazing! Thank you for your honesty, Robert. I love your courage and perseverance. I'm following you now and I look forward to hearing all about your success stories going forward!!
I have been following Vicky3 for a while and she is full of wisdom.
I feel truly Blessed to be following you now too ... 😀
I wish you much success in your online business.
Monica
Your Amazing too Monica, and thank you.
My success and the knowledge I have carefully
gained since that time is all coming to WA
1 step at a time...
Following you back also.
Wishing to all your desires.
Rob
Wow, Amazeballs! lol Your honesty about the route you took is so refreshing. It's not all about the money, and the community here have the wisdom, patience and compassion to make us all authority sites. Wonderful. Congratulations on your centenary!! I will check out Vicky's training, thanks for the recommendation.
Glad you enjoyed it Sara,
And to me the big picture goes way beyond just authority sites. lol
The way and the rate WA grows leaves it wide open to become so much more, and It is really exciting watching it all unfold...
Much love
Rob
You are right, my intuition told me this was the place for me, because of the community, the connection, the generosity and the overwhelming help that was offered when I started. Great place to be!
I can't tell you with words how much I appreciate your post.
And, I believe I already have made acquaintance with your Aunty Vicky3, too... a wonderful person with a big heart and great (work) ethics.
I'm wishing you, from the bottom of my heart, all the success, happiness and prosperity there is in this Universe.
God speed...
How beautiful... guess what, Vickic3 is my Mum! That was such a lovely suprise at the end of your post. Goosebumps!!
🙏 Daisy
Thanks Daisy:) WoW, Vicky is your mum. that's so choice cuz,She is such a gem. Are you in Wanganui too?
Hello there,
Great post....appreciate the courage you display here....as well as your ability to REBOUND! Following you now, feel free to follow me as well..
WOW!!!
Regards,
Billy
Hello Billy,
Thanks bro. absolutely you got my follow:)
we are in this together...!
Here to your endeavors...
Regards Rob
Hey cuz Hugs coming your way my man
This Grandma is sending you love all the way.
Lessons learned and now rebuild the shattered rendition into a huge online empire
I am here and I know you have got this-- so be awesome and make your site sing again.
You always make me warm and I am smiling big here in Wanganui
Vicki
Truly Meant To Be:) Vicki
That's probably why your just down the road lol.
I have got this, I just got to stop mucking around a.
Forever thankful to have acquainted with you and look forward to being better friends some day when you not too busy:)
Much Love
YourKiwiboy
Brilliant and thank you for sharing your journey.
Awesome and honest.
This is a true testimony to your growth and success.
Success because you NOW know.
Here's to making it happen the WA way.
Have a great weekend
Jennifer
Blessed are we Jennifer:)
Cheers to the WA way:) thank you!
catch ya next week lol.
All the best Rob
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Hello Robert,
Thank you for a great and honest blog post, it's amazing how times have changed in the online world! I haven't been at Wealthy Affiliate for as long as yourself, although, I did have my first moneymaking website back in 2007 and I have seen huge changes to the Internet in the last few years.
Wishing you great success with your future plans here at Wealthy Affiliate.
Roy
Thank you Roy.
the most notable change that's poses a threat is the convincing shiny object's that create distraction to the masses.
Thanks for stopping I'll be sure to see you soon.
Regards Rob
Thank you for your reply Robert.
These shiny objects seem to cause people huge problems, they certainly have for me over the years, thankfully, shiny object syndrome died in me several years ago!
We really need to stick with one objective and see it through, too many of us try and jump from one thing to the other, I have been there!
Have a great day.
Roy
PS: It would be great to visit your country, as a countryman from the UK many fellow countrymen have told me that I need to go and visit New Zealand, I am told the countryside is amazing!