Coffee with Kyle: The Future of Creation at Wealthy Affiliate
Hey Everyone!
Today, I’ve got my fancy WA mug from a few years back filled with black coffee, my usual. As I mentioned last week, I’ve officially retired the beer for these sessions (recording at 10 AM just doesn’t pair well with a cold one).
This week, I want to share something a little deeper... a look into where Wealthy Affiliate is headed, the vision that’s driving our next wave of tools, and a sneak peek at something new that’s in development.
The Future Is Creative (and You’re at the Center of It)
We’re living in a world where everyone is becoming more capable thanks to AI.
The lines between creators, entrepreneurs, and everyday users are blurring — because anyone with the right tools can now create something remarkable.
At Wealthy Affiliate, our mission is simple:
To give you an environment where you can create beautiful, high-quality things easily.
That includes:
- Text-based content and blogs
- Social media posts
- Long-form articles
- Imagery and branding
- Logos and ads
- Even videos
Our goal is to make all of this creation possible from one seamless interface right inside Wealthy Affiliate.
We’re moving faster than ever before, but we’re also being intentional about one thing: making creation simpler, smarter, and more accessible for everyone.
The Creator Advantage.
With the evolution of AI, the playing field has leveled.
You now have the capability to run a business that used to take 50 or even 100 people to operate, all by yourself.
That’s the power of modern technology, and it’s also the power of the tools we’re building into Wealthy Affiliate.
In essence, you’re no longer just an individual entrepreneur.
You’re your own creative agency, empowered by AI and backed by the most current models available anywhere online.
Sneak Peek: The Upcoming Image Studio
Now for a look behind the scenes.
Our DesignPop platform currently includes the Logo Designer, which many of you have already used and loved. You can create professional-quality logos in seconds, something that used to take hours or even days.
The next big step?
The Image Studio.
You may have noticed it in your back office, currently grayed out. That’s because it’s still in development. But it’s coming soon.
We’re building a full-scale image creation environment that will allow you to design:
- Blog and website images
- Social media visuals
- Ad creatives
- Product imagery
- And more
All powered by the latest and best AI models, which we continuously update to keep you ahead of the curve.
Realism, Quality, and Constant Improvement
I want to give you a small example from our internal testing.
When we test AI image generation, one of the hardest challenges is getting hands right. It’s something every AI model has historically struggled with — six fingers, missing thumbs, strange shapes… you name it.
So, I tested a prompt:
“A person’s hand on a piece of paper, tracing their hand with a red ink pen, halfway through tracing the middle finger.”
Our internal model produced a realistic, DSLR-style image. The hand looked natural, and the detail was impressive, though not perfect yet.
I then ran the same prompt through several other AI models, including Google’s latest “Nano Banana” model. The difference was clear... their version looked more like a sketch and lacked realism.
That’s why we’re refining our system, taking the best models available and layering our own technology on top to deliver something truly usable and beautifully human-like.
One Platform. Endless Possibilities.
The upcoming Image Studio will let you create visuals for:
- Websites and blogs
- Product listings
- Social media
- Video thumbnails
- Print or digital branding
And the best part? You’ll be able to create all of it inside Wealthy Affiliate, using credits and tools that integrate directly with your business.
Our dev team is working hard, and we expect to have this in your hands within about a month.
Building on Your Feedback.
Last week, I asked for your thoughts on the SiteContent platform — particularly around creating your own voice as an AI author.
The feedback has been incredible. Many of your ideas are already influencing how we’re advancing content creation tools.
You can expect even more control, personalization, and consistency in how your content is written — all while maintaining the high quality that Wealthy Affiliate is known for.
We’ve had a busy few months with new AI releases (from Jaaxy Research to Logo Designer) and the Image Studio is the next big leap forward.
It’s all part of a bigger vision: giving you the power to create everything. Content, imagery, design, and beyond all from one place.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this direction.
What would you love to see in the Image Studio? What kinds of features would make your creative life easier?
Drop your feedback in the comments below. ;)
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I like where you're all heading with this Kyle. This would keep me using the site for everything instead of jumping around. If this comes to fruition I assume it will allow us to control the scale of the image we create to be used for posts. Will this be no limits image generator or requiring AI credits for each creation?
Excellent, and that is the goal. To provide you an environment where you have access to all of the highest quality tools you need for all of your creator side activities.
Hi Kyle
Thanks for this; it all sounds very exciting and I can see that you are all working extremely hard (as always) to give us the best tools within WA, which is great.
I generate quite a lot of images and I also still use the free images such as Pexels and Pixabay a lot as well, but sometimes I'd like to tweak an image and change things slightly so having the ability to upload images and change them would be great.
The new image tool looks very impressive and I can't wait for it to be available. I don't know how you keep providing more and more value, but somehow you do!
And finally, the first image you showed looks like every student I know in the country - they pretend to be listening to the lesson but then start drawing around their hand... and when they get bored of that, they start drawing on themselves!! That's my daughter to a tee! LOL
Gail
Yeah, we are going to providing that capability to tweak images, and to take images, and integrate whatever you like within them. That is a big part of this platform, along side the integration of YOU if you want (or your brand) into images.
So definitely lots we are working on within the image side of things, and if you ever have any other use-cases that you are after, we would love to hear them.
An d too funny about the drawing around your hand story, I have never heard of that but makes sense when you are bored!
Just replied on your other post about image things I do so I think you'll see that at some point too.
It looks great! It seems that, one by one, all the tools we currently use outside of WA will be implemented within WA, which will definitely increase its value.
Let’s say the generated image isn’t quite what we expected (as shown in your video). In that case, I assume that requesting a new image will deduct between 400 and 800 credit points, correct? Also, how many images are generated with each request?
Absolutely, we can build anything..and we will build anything and everything you need to simplify your business. That can and should be an expectation by the community as we move forward.
And we are unsure on the credits yet, still working that out...our goal is ONE image with every iteration, every additional image adds costs and doesn't make the output better (in fact worse). So we are aiming to have ONE really high quality image outputted with each request.
That's actually great. It would be ideal to generate the right image you need with just one request. However, I’d say the output largely depends on the input, the more targeted and precise the details, the better the result.
Currently, I have to generate several rounds of images just to select one. It’s true that with each iteration, the quality tends to decline, so I often need to adjust my input request.
Love all the developments you are doing - look forward to trying the new image studio.
The other day I was trying to create an image and ChatGPT suggested I use Canva AI. Told Canva AI what I wanted and the image created nothing like I wanted. Went back to ChatGPT who said I'll give you the correct prompt. Still didn't get the image I wanted.
3 attempts later ChatGPT was getting frustrated and saying some AI can be difficult - it was so funny.
The end result - ChatGPT created the image exactly as I wanted and I uploaded it to Canva to create the different image sizes for social media.
I've read some comments and agree that we need different image sizes for different social media and perhaps labelling them such a YouTube Thumbnail; Instagram Square or Pinterest Pin would be a method that most people would understand.
Hey Karen,
Remember that there are many other tools better than ChatGPT for images. Just try out various ones first, to see what works best. I know that Gemini also creates really good images!
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That`s awesome technology you are developing Kyle. I cant wait to get my hand on it.
One of my websites need images that needs a lot of clarity and detail. I hope and trust that the new image platform will give me the best results.
Keep up the good work.
Excellent, and yes, you can always count on us developing and innovating here at WA. We have a lot of exciting stuff on the go. ;)