Wealthy Affiliate Has Come a Long Way.
Let's take a step back 12.5 years. Carson and I, independently successful within the affiliate marketing space, decided to launch Wealthy Affiliate, at the time a keyword list website.
At the time, we knew the value of keywords to our businesses. They are the fundamental starting point of every search, and if we could help people understand which keywords were good (and handpick some awesome ones for them), we knew we could help people be successful.
Each and every month we would deliver a list of keywords targeting a brand new niche/segment. It was a simple service, simple platform, and the price was affordable. It was $29.99 per month, or $359.88 per year respective.
Well, it worked. People succeeded. People loved Wealthy Affiliate. People started to recommend our service.
Then something interesting happened.
As I am sitting here recording new videos for our new UX at Wealthy Affiliate, it brought back memories to the days when Wealthy Affiliate was a simple keyword list website.
Within the new UX, under Research (which is essentially all the Jaaxy features) we have a Niche Keyword List section. See below.
This is what WA was 13 years ago.
We didn't offer anything to do with websites. No hosting. No personal support. No way to communicate or engage. No training platform. No live classes. No research/keyword tools. No coaching. No live chat.
We are a keyword list membership site. Nothing more.
That is precisely what Wealthy Affiliate members were paying $359.88 per year for, and were incredibly happy with it. Our members at the time felt they are getting a great deal.
Fast forward 13 years...
And this is one TINY component of what is offered here. I would say that the Niche Keyword List platform is 1/1000th of the membership offering, yet one thing has remained consistent... our pricing. Our premium membership is actually now LESS than it was, at $359.00 per year!
Crazy right?!
This also reminded me how far we have come, how much we have evolved, and truly how many lives have been positively impacted by WA over the course of the last 13 years (almost).
It also excites me how much we have left to accomplish, although we are synonymous in the affiliate marketing world as THE place to create, grow, and manage an affiliate marketing business, we feel as though we are just getting started.
We are weeks away from our new UX (User Experience) at WA.
This is going to be an innovative new foundation for you to run you business(es) from, and it is going to lead to many new technological advancements, community improvements, streamline all levels of support, and subsequently more success.
We care about you. We care about you business. We care about you success.
Let the exciting times roll on!
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It is always amazing when I hear this story of how WA started and how far it has come! I am amazed at the incredible value we get here and the potential for return on investment is mind boggling! That all depends on how much effort we put in.
Thank you!!!!!!
Jessica
Thank you both! You guys are true mentors. You started young and have built yourselves into a great success! And not only have you succeeded but you have helped others succeed in the process. To my way of thinking, you can't get any more successful than that. I am honored to be part of this amazing group!
Thank you for all the hard work you do
Christine
Kyle, I have to say that in all my years in business I haven't seen the likes of Wealthy Affiliate and the platform you've developed over the past 12 1/2 years. You and Carson deserve a big thanks and a sincere wish for continued success. Collectively, you and Carson changed the lives of countless people who came to WA for a chance, just a chance, to prove to themselves that they can do this. Now, these people are living their lives on their own terms and have you and Carson to thank for it. At the very least, anyone lucky enough to have joined WA and experienced the true meaning of "community" even for a short time, took away from WA priceless knowledge and training not found anywhere else, or at any price. My sincere thanks to you, Carson, and the entire WA community for giving me my "chance".
I will add one word to the many complimentary one's below---"honorable"!. This comes from 2 very disappointing experiences several years ago when I was scammed out of $7,000 because the CEO's of those companies were dishonest.
I am a slow learner but enjoying and learning on every bit of the trip with WA, and looking forward to the new UX! I am sure that it will be an exciting asset for WA and each of us who are one this journey with you!
Thank you and WOW!----to Carson, Kyle and "Little" Jay and the rest of the gang!
Keith
We promise to be honest, forthcoming and continue to put the small guy first. We personally haven't changed through all of the years and have remained humble to our roots. Helping people is what got us here, and this very ethos is what is going to drive WA moving forward.
Here is to an exciting journey ahead Keith!
No other thing people and entrepreneurs' desire other than a web host that is stable, secured, and open enough to support websites under its care. This is the mission that invites people to entrust their business to grow with their financial aspirations. I do, that is why I don't surrender even in my financial constraints because I believe I am in good hands.
This time business is survival, business is life.
I've been with WA for 2 years now and still love it. If I ever have a question, I know I'll get an answer here. The support is awesome! I have a successful website now - not necessarily affiliate-driven, but I've learned so much here and able to grow my knowledge into a successful side biz. Love everything you do, Kyle!
I'm a little bit confused . I read not too long ago and article that that said wealthy affiliate is excellent for beginners and intermediate internet marketers . With wealthy affiliate you could build a $10,000 a month income business . But to get to the level of say $50,000 or $100,000 per month you would need more advance training.
I'm talking net revenue not gross sales
You do need more advanced training? If you can get to $10,000, getting to $50,000 is just a natural progression and doing more of what you are already doing.
That is untrue. The environment we provide and that we will continue to provide will offer folks the opportunity to create and manage businesses (or many) of any level online. :)
This is what I call positive growth.
As we grow our life our ability expands with a quality of well-being.
Team work is our strength driving ability beyond our dreams and building an infection of positive success with honesty in all members at Wealthy Affiliate that is not seen in most of the internet.
Thank you for your time, Tom Short.
Kyle, it's amazing what you've done in just the last 3 to 4 years that I've been here! It feels weird to know that there was a time before SiteContent! What you've done in the last 13 years with WA from its original beginnings of a simple keyword list site to a full blown platform where you can create websites for thriving online businesses is simply breathtaking.
Believe it or not about 6 or 7 years ago, I was actively looking for ways to make money online and I actually did stumble upon Wealthy Affiliate back then, but like a lot of people when I started digging into it, I wanted to make money as quickly as possible and felt that I could not be successful at WA so I just left it alone. Needless to say I did come back a few years later and here I am. While I'm not reaching the financial level I want yet, I am on my way there and have made some revenue here which proves to me this does work if one is willing to put in the time and take action. I'm so glad I came back to WA and have seen all the wonderful changes you've made. I look forward to see what the next 13 years will bring to Wealthy Affiliate! :)
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Kyle & Carson,
Thanks for sharing your amazing journey. It's an encouragement for me to know that this is a real market let alone one in which you could be successful at.
Wishing both of you 13 more years of success and may there be more stories that can only happen in your wildest dreams!
Cheers...Charles