Why We Do it

blog cover image
23
12.7K followers

My very good friend wrote a blog about "Good Cop Bad Cop" based on some issues that have been seen here in WA lately.

It really got me to thinking that new members may not know everything that WA stands for. I want to try to feel you in on what we (the members) do and why we do it.

The members here play a good role in helping each other reach success. I am sure you have had a firsthand experience with this by now.

I am going to list some key elements that we as members are helping you with as well as why and how.

Training

Members create training helping other members with issues that they may have had problems understanding or implementing themselves, or have seen others who need extra guidance in that area of the training.

They will give you ways that helped them to get through it, or what they did that was successful. Sometimes we may not understand how one presents the training, but completely understand it the way another presents it.

We do this in order helping YOU. We know what it is like. We have been there too. I know I had my share of confusion many times and was helped by this community as well as Kyle and Carson.

This isn't a game. We are all here to learn how to build a successful business. With as over 1 million members I think that members helping other members would only help to ensure your success.

Blogging

We blog for MANY reasons, but the main focus, is helping others. Whether it be to offer advice, solutions, express their opinion, share a life changing event, share success etc.

It is suggested to keep our blogging business related. In a community this size, that is a little hard to do for some. I am one of these who find it hard sometimes.

For the most part, our blogs are beneficial and business related and WA related. Blogging here in the community is mean to inspire, motivate, teach and learn from.


Some of us may blog about something not "business related", like the birth of a child, the loss of a pet.

Is this OK? My opinion is it should be as long as we aren't ALWAYS writing this type of blogs and do write business related blogs more constantly.

Will every blog have something of value to you specifically? Probably not. But 90 % of the time It will for someone else.

Commenting

Leaving comments is also a way of helping others. I have listed a few examples blow.

  • Maybe you have a similar approach to what was written
  • You have also applied this technique and had success
  • Can offer other suggestions
  • Give motivation to others
  • Inspire others
  • Offer your technique

This list can go on. Commenting isn't a popularity contest as some think it is. We can tell by the comments.

If we spent the time to write the post, it wasn't just to see how many likes we can get or how many comments. It was because we thought it might be helpful to someone in the community.

I don't know about you, but a comment like "great post thanks for sharing", the only thing that tells me is that you are looking for a higher rank, or you like me but this just wasn't useful to me.

Trust me, my feelings will not be hurt if you didn't find something that I have written, useful. It isn't the first time and it won't be the last.

With that being said, don't feel that you have to comment on it. I had rather you not, then to leave a comment that just shows no interest.

Do not SKIM through the post. If you are going to read it, then read the whole thing. Otherwise, you may have missed the key element that could have helped you.

When you leave a comment that shows no relevance to the actual post, you are only making yourself look bad and you aren't leaving us much to say as we aren't trying to make you look bad for it.

Here is another way I look at how commenting helps.

Kyle has created a couple of places for us to get comments on our websites.

Most of you know that you need to READ the content and leave QUALITY comments.

Commenting on blogs here in the community can also give you practice ensuring you are leaving proper comments on the websites of others.

After all, we are trying helping each other out right? I see commenting on blogs the way I see it when commenting on a post.

If you can create a quality comment on a blog that means you read it. If you are at the point of getting comments on your website, you have probably had a few that you didn't approve.

Or let's say, you have left comments on someone's post but it wasn't approved. Think about your comment. Was it related to the post? Was it of high quality? Was it engaging?

We are taught how to leave proper comments. I do my best to show the same respect to someone else that I would like when it comes to comments on my website or on a blog here.

Yes, there are some who may have standards set to high on what type of comment they approve. Don't let it discourage you if you know that you did it the right way.

I have seen other members relaying the message that you can earn money in Site Comments by leaving comments on websites.

I am all for that, BUT this is going to be another area where members take advantage of the system.

Just a warning, I have only not approved I believe 1 comment that I had requested, and that was because it was feedback, This was also left by someone who has been a member for over 2 years at the time.

Don't try to rush and see how many you can leave in a day to earn a buck. Chances are, your earnings will be less than you anticipated.

Clicking That Like Button

It took me forever before I would actually remember to click the like button.

It is there to let the creator know that you at least appreciate them taking the time to great the blog, training etc.

It is not your way to higher rank. it is meant to show appreciation whether it is from another members comment on a blog, a question that someone asked and you think it is a great question, or to let them know that you liked the training.

We are all adults here. Let's prove that we are. It will all come out in the wash eventually, so save yourself from wasting your time with games and beating the system.

I know we are not perfect but Kyle and Carson built this platform and designed it to better help the community with some incentives to show appreciation.

Let's show them our appreciation by not abusing it.

Wishing you ALL, the best in all you do

Lee Ann


Login
Create Your Free Wealthy Affiliate Account Today!
icon
4-Steps to Success Class
icon
One Profit Ready Website
icon
Market Research & Analysis Tools
icon
Millionaire Mentorship
icon
Core “Business Start Up” Training

Recent Comments

27

Hi Lee Ann,

Sometimes though I just genuinely want to thank somebody for sharing their thoughts, and that's all there is to it. They've taken the time to plan their post, and put the effort in. Their writing resonates and I want to say a quick thanks. I don't really want to write a whole lot because I don't always feel the need to, and the blog doesn't really necessitate it.

Sometimes I just want to the let the writer know I appreciate it and a one liner captures what I want to say. I feel like that's OK, isn't it? Hopefully it's not seen as trying to improve ranking. I don't do it for ranking as I couldn't care about that really. Just some acknowledgement that I'm there and I care.
(And I'm talking about WA blogs, not site comments).

I do know what you mean though, sometimes I do keep saying the same type of generic short comment from the regulars.

I'm interested to hear your thoughts.
Thanks Lee Ann :)

Hello Mia and thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
I know what you are saying, and I completely understand.

But, there are so many that always leave the one liners. I have seen you write great comments on some post.

For the ones who only leave one liners, surly they have read something that caught their eye or that they felt was useful to them.

When we see it over and over again, it seems obvious as to why they are doing it.

I completely understand that everything that is written here inside the platform isn't going to appeal to everyone,

I also understand that some of us try to be kind and at least comment something to show appreciation.

I know you don't do it out of disrespect ot to rank up.
But there are those that do. unfortunately.

I have seen to on website comments as well.

I have given up on the give and take comment thread as well. I have 3 post that I have requested comments on , but since they are MMO reviews, no one wants to comment.

I truly appreciate you my friend.
Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann


Hi Lee Ann,
I don't use the give and take thread anymore. I find the site comments platform pretty good now. Whilst sometimes I don't get great comments I do accept them anyway, as I feel like they would still be representative of what the population might write, with grammar issues and not necessarily all well written. I suppose that's to be expected.
Anyway, thanks Lee Ann. I always love reading your blogs. You're so thoughtful and such an amazing contributor to this community. I think you're rather fabulous!!
I hope you're having a great weekend so far, and thanks for all the support you give here.
Cheers :)

Don't see yourself short my friend. You are a great contributor as well.

Thank you for your VERY kind words. You have made my day : )

I am trying to get back into the SiteComment platform again. If you don'y have the funds to buy credits, it is really time consuming having to read post and comment in order to get comments on your post.
I am just going to have to work it into my routine : )

Our daughter had wrestling matches yesterday. So today I have no voice. Her team took second place. Yay : )

keep up the awesome work and thank you again for your support and for what you do for others.

Wishing you the best in lall you do
Lee Ann

Thanks Lee Ann...you bring up many relevant issues.
Unfortunately as the community grows exponentially there are going to be more folks out there who either care more about their rankings, or don’t bother to take the time to learn the rules of the community, and these situations will continue to arise.
The best way to address is to do exactly what you have done here, point out the problems and outline solutions.
This post should be required reading for new members!
Thanks for taking time to show how much you care about our community!
All the best,
KyleAnn

I agree KyleAnn.
WA is just going to keep growing.

I am sure that we will always have more true WAers than the "rank seekers".

Members like yourself will be what our newbies notice right from the beginning.

They will in turn, want to be like you and all who help them with knowledge and kindness.

I am sure there will be a reminder like this to show up once in awhile down the road : )

I wish it would be something that was shown to new members, that would be great.

I really do appreciate you KyleAnn. Your support means a lot to me.

Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann

Thank you for this helpful info

My pleasure Davin.
Thank you for taking the time to read : )

Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann

Thanks Lee Ann i appreciate all that you do. Cheers......
Ps nice post, thanks for sharing 😂😂😂😂😂

Lol
You are too much my friend.
Thank you for the laugh Glenys.

Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann

Thanks for spending the time putting this together. It's an important discussion, which is why I am diving in with a different perspective.

If people are skimming for gist, they probably aren't scanning for detail. But one thing posters must realize is that there are a lot of posts out there. We can't read each one for pleasure, delighting in every word. It's not possible.

We want to get what we can from the posts and sorry, it's not realistic to expect people to pour over every long post in excruciating detail. So, people are going to skim and scan, and bloggers should be aware that these are main reading strategies. It's just how it's done, so imploring people not to skim isn't the answer.

The answer is writing more interesting posts that really capture the attention. Don't blame the reader if the writer isn't checking themselves first.

I don't think WA rankings go up much for flimsy commentary as much people think they do. Commentary that engenders discussion is rewarded more. Maybe others think that works, and maybe I'm wrong, but I've got better things to do than post some passing remark at every blog I see.

Thanks for listening and reading (if you have time :) cheers Marc

Thank you very much Marc for sharing your thoughts.
I completely understand we can't read every post that is created here.

We would never make it to our website in order to create a successful business.

Maybe you are right that "bloggers" always skim through post. If that is the case, then maybe some of them need a few lessons on it.

If you got nothing more out of the post you have read than a "great post thanks for sharing" then why waste your time reading (if you even read it) or commenting.

That is my point. If the post doesn't give you anything useful, then move on and let it be. You are only wasting your own time.

This was also about leaving comments that have absolutely nothing to do with the post that was to be read.

Again, the reader either didn't read it or needs to learn better "skimming skills" : )

As for the rank, everything you do within this platform has much to do with your rank.

Kyle encourages everyone to , blog, answer questions, comment on others post within WA, spend time in live chat etc.

Everything helps you to rank, even clicking the like button. Marion Black created a post (before my time here) about a member who went through liking everything.

She was getting hundreds of notifications a day just from that one members activity on her post.

My point is that there are those trying to beat the system and the true Ambassadors like Loes who keep getting bumped of the rank they are perfect for, by "fake ambassadors".

Granted they have to work to maintain their rank. I don't think it is right that they have to lose their rank due to the insincere ones.

If you choose to read and not comment, that is completely ok and it is your right. Not everyone is as active in the community as others.

They are spending their time on their business as they should be. I have no complaints with that at all.

I am sorry if you took it that way. You definitely gave a new perspective to this topic and I greatly appreciate it.

I even learned from it : )

wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann

Hi LeeAnn,

Thank you; I really appreciate you took time to make such a detailed reply. Here are some excerpts and my comments (hopefully meaningful! :)

"If you got nothing more out of the post you have read than a "great post thanks for sharing" then why waste your time reading (if you even read it) or commenting."

Yep, I agree with you 100%.

"This was also about leaving comments that have absolutely nothing to do with the post that was to be read."

Again, spot on.

"Everything helps you to rank, even clicking the like button. Marion Black created a post (before my time here) about a member who went through liking everything."

Well, this shouldn't be the case, should it? I guess the ranking algorithm can't filter out and penalize inane responses that are meaningless, irrelevant, and add nothing to the conversation.

"My point is that there are those trying to beat the system and the true Ambassadors like Loes who keep getting bumped of the rank they are perfect for, by "fake ambassadors"."

I do see some of this, even only being here less than two months. I don't consider some of these peeps Ambassadors in the least based on the stuff they have shared, so far. You can tell you the true Ones are the longer you are here BUT being new I have to give the benefit of the doubt they did something I have not yet seen that gave them their status. You are saying that may not be the case --- UGGH.

" You definitely gave a new perspective to this topic and I greatly appreciate it.

I even learned from it : )"

THANK YOU for your kind words and for clarifying the remarks as to what the problem is. I don't think that the fake ambassadors are going to listen to your advice since they must enjoy pumping the ranks. I guess if this is a severe enough problem, and it seems to be, then Kyle and Carson need to do some other kind of vetting to get the Ambassadors that deserve the title! I hope someone has discussed this with them.

All the best to you! Marc

Thank you.
Im sorry this response will be short. I am at the doctor's office with my youngest daughter.

I am sure the ranking system has been brought up to Kyle and Carson.

They are probably already working on a better system.

Will it improve how others rank? Possibly.

Will it stop those who are just after the title, no.

I think they will always find a way to beat the system.

I really appreciate your discussing this with me and the time you have taken.

Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann



I’m glad you’ve taken the time to write this post. Just recently I started feeling too many people here are either trying to gain WA rankings or trying to make money.
Right now I’m wondering if I should continue to request comments, it just seems obvious that people see it as a way to earn cash. The quality of some comments is just not good. They seem so ‘unauthentic’ I’m considering whether they actually harm my site rather than help it as they’re intended to do.

Thank you Ann. I know what you mean. Just remember that you do NOT have to approve the comments that are not relevant to your post.

There are members who leave great comments. Don't let the bad comments get to you. Just don't approve them. In Site Comments, your post will be put back out there for someone else to read and leave you a quality comment.

Eventually the ones who are leaving low quality contents will no longer be allowed to leave them.

There are comments that I haven't approved that I received through the give and take comment thread.

That is an advantage we have and the right that we have.
Don't give up. Comments are very important and there are more members who leave good ones than bad.

Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann

Thanks Lee Ann

You are very welcome : )

You make so many points it is difficult to find a starting point. Here goes, we are here to help one another every day. When leaving comments always leave one that engages the author with a similar or opposite opinion so the author can grow in their chosen niche and be able to respond to a client/customer. Great post.
Jerry

You did a great job with that starting point Jerry.
You said it perfectly as well.

I love helping others and to be honest, I don't let the couple of bad members get in the way of what I love doing or make me think lesser of Wealthy Affiliate.

There are to many members like yourself that make this the best place to be : )

Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann

Especially when your in a jam! This holiday rush got me spinning in circles greatly needed advice!

Thank you.
I hope everything calms down for you and the spinning stops 😀

Wishing you the next in all you do
Lee Ann

This is good advice for beginners and for folks who have been here for a while and perhaps need reminders. Well-said.

Thank you Fran. It really pains me to see others abuse such a beautiful platform that Kyle and Carson worked so hard to put together.

Thank you for being one of the great members here : )

Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann

Great post thanks for sharing - lol lol- no seriously Lee Ann, thanks for this awesome post this morning and thanks for acknowledging my post as well
WA is a great place and doing things correctly is so important as we all learn and grow from other people and ranking games are so hideous and need to stop.
Also as you mention Comments need to be real and I too have seen comments that make no sense to the blog posted and it is so obvious the member hasn't bothered to read the entire post.
If you people can't be bothered, then move on to something else as the insincerity is really noticed and lack of thought.

It's not that hard being real and grown up and also sometimes, even though its great to be kind, we also need to help people by being honest, if what they have posted isn't appropriate as we all learn.
I have made my fair share of mistakes along the way and this has been pointed out to me and I am grateful to learn from this and it really annoys me when people behave like victims when we reach out.
Time to grow up and know it is with good intention and not aimed at the person, just the comment.

Thanks, Lee Ann
You rock

Vicki

I should have known you would start off with that : )
Kind of a like how I didn't know which "cop" I liked better lol

After reading your post, it sort of got my blood boiling and then another great friend of mine sent me an email about a comment she received when welcoming a new member to premium.

This isn't really that hard. I can see others having issues with implementing parts of the training, but geesh, our behaviors and responses should be common sense.

If we let this type of thing take over, then this will not be the platform that we all know and love. You and I both know that we aren't letting that happen.

There are SO MANY good members here including yourself, and I am grateful to all of them. They/we will keep WA the way it is supposed to be.

Wishing you the best in all you do
Lee Ann

Thanks Lee Ann
I'm with you all the way
Vicki

See more comments

Login
Create Your Free Wealthy Affiliate Account Today!
icon
4-Steps to Success Class
icon
One Profit Ready Website
icon
Market Research & Analysis Tools
icon
Millionaire Mentorship
icon
Core “Business Start Up” Training