6 month old blog progress Starts To Pay
Hello wonderful WA Family, I hope you are all well and prospering from the Wealthy Affiliate experience?
I chose that image for the express purpose of reminding everyone myself included that a 6-month-old blog is still a baby and you should not have expectations that are too high for its age!
When the first post went onto the blog on 6th December 2020 I was very excited to be in this new niche and I am even more excited now :-)
For the first month, I was quite cautious with my posts and only put out 16. Now I know for some that is a big amount but I have more time and experience than you at present to achieve this.
After the first month, I made a goal to write 1 post every day and I have stuck to it for the past 5 months. Now I have 137 published posts and 20 completely ready to publish in drafts and a few that need images and links to be added.
Has this been easy? No. However, the desire to be a success is a powerful motivator. If you want it bad enough you will give up many things to make it happen.
For me, it has not been work it has been an absolute pleasure.
I woke up to a new referral today who has taken the bull by the horns and gone premium already. This is a person who obviously knows what they want and they are going to work hard to get it!
Success is yours for the taking.
The above image is the stats for the past 30 days and they are a satisfying and motivating site to see.
In the last six months for this blog alone I have written over a quarter of a million words and the results of that effort are starting to take effect.
This works if you do!
My advice is don't spend too much time on the platform but spend it writing or making videos that are going to get you where you want to be.
That is how I got to this point.
My first 9 months here was spent 90% of the time on WA and becoming an Ambassador which is a brilliant achievement.
The last 6 months have been spent majoritively on what I'm good at producing blog posts that will get me to my goal quicker.
These last 6 months have been much more satisfying :-)
There are many people in the community that have helped me to get to this point and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Without you, I would not still be here and flying high!
@CassiOfTroy, @ParthaB @JeffreyBrown @feigner @JrzyGrlBJ @RAFStuart @Linda103 @DianeScorpio @joes946 @KathyAnne @JeffereyC1 @HildeRegine @Only1Hugh @Lesabre @TonyHamilton @PtData @PhilMedia @JEaston @1Rudy1 @Jessiefido @LDSewell @JozeOut @ElizabethRo2 @Eugene @SylviaChrist @AbieAJ @jefrreyBS
@JoeRebisz @Jazz333
And there are so many more that I would be here all day typing you in but don't think for a second that you have been forgotten.
I also wish to thank Kyle, Carson, and Jay for this amazing platform and the awesome training that is provided for us.
Being here for the past 15 months has flown by. It is the best experience of my life so far as working goes!
I'm going to leave you with this quote:
"Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that's where you will find success."
-- Thomas J. Watson
Get out of your comfort zone and get it done today!
I wish you all much success here at Wealthy Affiliate and beyond.
Have an amazing FriSatSun my friends.
Lisa. :-)
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Hi Lisa,
I'm so glad to hear about your progress so far.
I can tell you've worked hard and put in a lot of effort into your website. You're doing things the right way, and I'm looking forward to see what your future holds for you.
Keep it going- I wish you continued success moving forward.
All the best,
-Eric
Good morning Lisa,
Thank you for your blog post, it's great that you have made so much progress. I know this will encourage many members of Wealthy Affiliate.
It's really good to see that your consistency is paying off, something that I see in every successful Internet marketer.
It's amazing, I thought you had been here longer than 15 months, I guess that's because you have been pretty active here. I hear you and congratulate you on your past ambassadorship which is a great achievement. However, it's also important that we spend time populating our websites.
I appreciate that there are seasons for everything and seasons come and go. I guess as your business grows you will be sharing more success stories which will also increase your rank. The great thing is that we make growing our business our priority.
Congratulations on all your achievements!
I guess it's warm in sunny Spain, we are presently enjoying good weather in the UK. I'm hoping to go out to Greece in August if the restrictions are lifted.
Have a great weekend and well done.
Roy
Thanks very much for the amazing encouragement, Roy. I am keeping my fingers crossed that you get to Greece in August. It will be nice for you to be able to get away.
We are off to Gran Canaria for 2 weeks in 13 days time and am looking forward to the peace and quiet.
I will only be doing a little bit of work as in publishing a post every day from the drafts that I have prepared for this purpose.
Have a great weekend my friend :-)
Good morning Lisa,
Thank you for your reply, it's appreciated.
Yes, it would be really nice to get out to Greece, I would really love to be able to spend more time there. Unfortunately, it looks like the restrictions will be held up for at least another month, I believe that this had always been the government's plan. Anyway, let's see what happens.
I hope you have a nice time in Gran Canaria, it's always good to take a break and recharge our batteries!
I admire your organisation skills as to having draft posts awaiting publishing! This is something that I've always talked about a lot, but never actually put into practice.
My off-line business is very busy in the summer months so it does restrict my writing. Ideally, I need to be writing more posts in the winter months that can then be published in the summer months.
Have a great day and a great time away.
Roy
Awesome Lisa, thanks for sharing, tis very encouraging indeed!
Although you may have 'more time' than some of us to write as you mentioned, that is an absolutely phenomenal effort either way, sooo many posts!
With your dedication, you're not only gauranteed further success, but you're also very worthy of all the success that comes your way.
Thank you for the reminder about putting in the work. :-)
Hi Lisa, it is great to see your progress. Congrats on your referral joining and deciding to upgrade right away. That is good news.
Your success is awesome and I would be ecstatic if I was able to spend everyday writing. I do what I can in my limited time online and will do my best to get three posts written in a week. That's assuming that life does not get in the way.
If it does oh well, I'll make the best of it and try harder the next day.
I wish you the best!
Bob
Thanks very much, Bob. Before I gave up work in March I had plenty of days when life got in the way.
I just tried harder at other times.
Have a great weekend my friend :-)
I do the same. I spend time at night and early morning on my website. Its the only way to try to prevent life from getting in the way. I dabble here in the community when I get a chance and there isn't any time to actually be productive on my website.
You enjoy your weekend as well.
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Congratulations Lisa! Thank you for sharing your journey, it helps us newbie we can do this! We must understand through failure we grow. Get out of our comfort zone take the step, make mistakes and learn from them. We can have a successful business, through committment, consistency, patience and hard work.
Thanks very much My friend :-)