Beer With Kyle: Full Vegas Recap! (Including Swag)
Hey Everyone,
I missed last week's Beer With Kyle, but I am back with flying colours this week, just returning from our annual Las Vegas Super Affiliate Conference. Today, I’ll recap the highlights from Vegas, share some insights into the future direction of Wealthy Affiliate, and showcase the exclusive swag we gave out this year.
This Week’s Beer: Kieken Glass Pilsner 🍺
This week, I’m enjoying a New Zealand-style pilsner from Twadogs Brewery, based here in Victoria, BC. As you’d expect with a pilsner, it’s light and crisp, a solid choice for anyone who enjoys this style of beer.
As always, it’s poured into my WA glass, a piece of swag from a past Vegas trip. Speaking of swag, I’ll walk you through this year’s collection of goodies in just a moment!
Vegas Swag Highlights
Each year, we create exclusive swag for the super affiliates who attend the Vegas conference. This year was no exception, and here’s what our attendees received:
- Hats:
- Four variations of the WA logo, including the group favorite gold patch design.
- Offered in black and blue.
- YETI Cooler Cups:
- Perfect for keeping drinks hot or cold for hours.
- Perfect for keeping drinks hot or cold for hours.
- Power Banks:
- A sleek 12,000 mAh power bank, capable of charging a phone four times or even topping up a laptop.
- A sleek 12,000 mAh power bank, capable of charging a phone four times or even topping up a laptop.
- Gold and Black Pens:
- Stylish and smooth to write with.
- Stylish and smooth to write with.
- Padfolios:
- Classic and practical for note-taking, though less common in the digital age.
Vegas Conference Highlights
This year’s conference was incredibly productive and insightful, with focused discussions and a smaller group of attendees.
Instead of purely conceptual ideas (which we have done in the past), we showcased live beta demos and clear plans for the future of Wealthy Affiliate.
Core Topics of Discussion
- Strengthening the Community:
- Community remains the heart of Wealthy Affiliate. Moving forward, we’ll focus on creating more engagement opportunities, fostering collaboration, and helping members advance their businesses faster.
- Gamification:
- Gamified elements are making a comeback, with plans to reward member activity and engagement.
- We’re building on the success of past programs like WA Gold and introducing modernized incentives.
- Training Organization:
- We’re addressing the challenge of navigating our extensive training library by introducing more streamlined paths for specific topics like SEO, PPC, and affiliate marketing.
- Expect dedicated learning environments that provide clarity and focus.
- Technology and UX Enhancements:
- A significant UX overhaul is on the way, aimed at improving navigation and making the platform more intuitive and efficient.
- We’re also refining the hubs and other tools to ensure they better serve your needs.
- AI Integration:
- AI continues to be a big focus, with plans to further integrate it into our platform to make your business more efficient and effective.
Looking Ahead
2025 is set to be one of the most exciting years yet for Wealthy Affiliate. With updates to the platform, enhanced community features, and new opportunities for affiliates, the future looks bright.
Want to Join Us in Vegas Next Year?
- Achieve 150 Premium Plus upgrades in a calendar year to qualify for the all-expenses-paid trip.
- It’s more achievable than ever, with our best product lineup and streamlined membership options.
Share Your Thoughts
I’d love to hear your feedback:
- What excites you most about the updates discussed?
- Are you aiming to join us in Vegas next year?
Drop your thoughts in the comments below. Let’s make 2025 a year of growth, innovation, and success together! :)
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So good to hear about the Las Vegas Conference.
The upcoming developments at Wealthy Affiliate sound interesting and exciting. I am sure they will help us build our businesses, whether we promote WA or a niche area.
I have been here since 2017, disappeared for a good 6/7 years of, and returned last year. The developments to the platform during that time were immense and I am sure they will continue apace.
Thanks for the update, Kyle. I for one will be working towards Vegas 2026. And to anyone reading this, let's ALL get there and share a beer to celebrate.
Yeah, for sure. The updates are making are to better improve the experience here, the efficiency for everyone that is building businesses, and the ducation across the board.
We are really glad you made your way back here Richard, and I think you are really going to love where we are headed with our upcoming changes. I look forward to seeing you down in Vegas next year!
Thanks Kyle, sound like there is some very interesting stuff coming up for this year ... certainly would like to make the Vegas trip will be working hard to make it happen. I do have a question on the present platform, I was on the email site and was trying to get the email created on the email site to be retrieve on my gmail account, so not to be scattered all over the place having to check a bunch of different accounts, we use to have access to our POP account on the email site, but then again it also disappeared as the forward tab that use to be there! ... thanks for the information ... cheers ... Michel
Forwards simply don't work any longer, and if you want to set-up your domain-specific email with your gmail account, you will need a Google Workspace account (they are paid, but very cheap). This is how most businesses these days manage their email, and this way it can all be centralized.
Our hosting team can help you set this up, and help you update the MX records to make this happen.
And yes, we would love to have you down in Vegas next year! :)
Great to hear about the Vegas trip and sounds exciting for all the new upgrades coming. I definitely want to be one of the people who make 150 sales this year. Thank god my new website is just starting now, so I have time to kick it along and make those sales. Glad you all had a great time and will look forward to what's coming next. Cheers
Thanks Shaun, and I know you will be one of those sitting with us next year if you put forth the effort in the coming 11 months ahead. There has been no better year to achieve this, we are converting better than ever, our product is the best it has ever been, and the value per sale is the highest ever.
Let's make it happen in the year ahead and let me know if you need a hand with anything at all moving forward. :)
Hey Kyle, I'm really excited about the community portion. I think there are tons of strategies already here in the trainings and being shared by everyone, but that community is what I feel will tie everything together. Live chat, messages, emails are one thing but a Live Zoom Room, I think that would be cool. Anyway, I plan to become more active in my own community and show what I'm doing and begin planning out my course and creating short videos. Have a great weekend! Robert
We hear you, that is the exact direction we are going to be heading. The reality is we are start to really specialize as we build out our business (or focus on a few key areas), and with so many ways to build an actual business online, we want to allow folks to sink into their categories of interest.
I really think that you are going to love the community and training environment aspects that we are rethinking. Lots of cool stuff going on.
And we need to get you down there next year, I know you are more than capable of the 150 sales and far beyond! :)
Hi Kyle, great video.
It must be very exciting to be at the conference in Vegas.
Sounds fantastic!
I am very interested to hear about AI technology; I admire the way you have embraced AI and how you are trying to get the most out of it. If it wasn’t for Wealthy Affiliate, I would never have known about using AI!
However, I still can’t get into the philosophy of WA, maybe it’s because of my poor English. Is there a way to get translations into different languages like in SFI?
Thanks in advance.
You could use a browser translation plugin, to translate all of the content here. There are many of them out there if you want to translate the content.
As for the AI education and use of the tech here within WA, that is something that we are going to be continually advancing as we move forward. Lots of awesome training and insights coming your way in 2025!
Just 12.5 Pro Members per month get you to Vegas but don't think about the number you have now, the busy summer job months and demands for extra VACATION Cash lead to a robust early winter if you get 3-5 this month and steadily improve by 5-10% month by month you will crush the goal.
Aim High - The 12.5 people is probably around 12% of the people needed to join FREE in a month to convert just under 13 members. Follow up with your referrals. WA has a welcome system that will deliver timely automated messages but a personal touch helps convert faster than anything.
I want a hat, I hope they will be around again soon.
Absolutely Andy, and with seasonal offers and Black Friday that becomes even more achievable. I mean, in all reality you could go to your local coffee shop and solicit to enough people a year alone to get to Vegas.
If you consider the value of the trip too, if you were to invest a fraction of that into an advertising budget, then you running high octane paid campaigns and setting yourself up for long term success.
I hope to see you down there next year, and we will definitely have some hats ready for you! :)
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Hi Kyle:
Thank you for the ongoing updates about what was accomplished and things being implemented!
Those are cool swags from the Las Vegas conference. The power bank of all things, personally, offers the most value. Notwithstanding, all the swags are sentimental items for the affiliation to Wealthy Affiliate and achieving the Las Vegas milestone.
Training is the area I look forward to the most. However, everything set forth is valuable.
I appreciate all you and your hardworking team do to make the WA platform the place to learn, thrive, and be successful.
Veron
Yeah, the power bank is a functional piece of swag, I know I will get a lot of use out of mine. :)
I know you are going to love all of these updates we are going to be making, they are going to benefit you and the entire community. And we would also love to have you down in Vegas one of these years Veron! :)