Beer With Kyle: Improving the Guest Blog Experience at Wealthy Affiliate

Hey everyone!

Today I want to talk about an important part of Wealthy Affiliate, especially if you create content here or share posts as an affiliate: the guest blog experience.

By guest experience, I mean what someone sees when they land on a Wealthy Affiliate blog post without being logged in. This is often their first interaction with our platform, and it plays a big role in whether they decide to join.

We are reworking this experience from the ground up, and as always, your feedback matters.

Why the Guest Blog Experience Matters

Every day, high-quality content is published at Wealthy Affiliate. That content gets shared on social media, indexed by Google, and promoted by affiliates.

When someone clicks through, they usually come with one goal: to read the content.

Our job is to:

1. Let them consume the content without distraction
2. Help them recognize the value of the platform behind it
3. Give them a clear, natural next step to join

The current guest blog layout does convert, but not as well as it should. It has too many distractions, does not work well on mobile, and pulls attention away from the content itself.

What Wasn’t Working Before

The old guest experience had a few issues:

• A cluttered menu and layout
• Popups that repeated the same message
• Comments that could distract or lower perceived quality
• Poor mobile experience
• Too many competing elements pulling focus away from reading

Ultimately, it didn’t match the quality of the content or the brand we are building today.

The New Guest Blog Experience

The new guest experience is clean, focused, and content-first.

Here’s what’s changing:

• No unnecessary menus or distractions
• Clear reading time and structured layout
• Designed to work perfectly on mobile
• Smooth, subtle calls-to-action as you scroll
• Clear entry points to join, without interrupting reading

Instead of pushing people, we guide them naturally from reading to action.

Clear, Simple Paths to Join

Throughout the article, there are gentle prompts like:

• “Want to apply this instead of just reading about it?”
• “Start building risk-free today”

Each leads to a simple join flow:

• No credit card required
• 4,000 AI credits instantly loaded
• Immediate access to training and tools

After joining, it clearly communicates:
“You’re in. Your setup is ready. Let’s build.”

That moment matters. It should feel valuable, not confusing.

Why This Is Better for Members and Affiliates

This update benefits everyone:

• Readers get a better experience
• Members get higher-quality representation of their content
• Affiliates get stronger conversion potential from every shared post

Every blog post becomes a cleaner, more effective gateway into Wealthy Affiliate.

I’d Love Your Feedback

This is a big improvement, but we are not done refining it.

Let me know:

• What you like about the new experience
• What could be better
• Anything that feels unclear or unnecessary

Drop your thoughts in the comments. Your feedback directly influences how we continue to improve the platform.

Have a great weekend, and I’ll catch up with you next week!