Be Sure To Taste Your Words Before You Spit Them Out

byLouiseBT

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Updated 5 years ago

Before I even get into it - I am not sure about that cover photo - being a sensitive viewer, it really disturbs me! Having said that though, this is quite a serious topic, addressing the toxic articles I have had the displeasure of viewing recently. Here goes, the image is disturbing, so too is the topic of this blog: Be Sure To Taste Your Words Before You Spit Them Out (Author Unknown).

I have now scrolled down so that I don't need to look at the feature image as I write this article - yes, that is how much it disturbs me.

What Is This All About?

Let's lighten the mood (somewhat) and play a game of charades:

You got it - TWO WORDS

First word:

You got it: KEYBOARD WARRIOR!

What Is She On About?

(My daughter used to give me that kind of look too, lol!)

Stay with me now, there is a purpose to this blog, a serious one which I am attempting to lighten the mood of because it's tricky to write about.

Keyboard Warriors - Social media is full of them, I have been guilty on occasion too. But Let's discuss this:

In all seriousness, what purpose does it serve to be a keyboard warrior? Yeah, yeah, we get to blow off some steam! Perhaps that prevents us from leaving other destruction in our wake (shouting at the kids, kicking the dog, flipping the bird in traffic - Disclaimer: these are all expressions, not something I have done)

Maybe being a Keyboard Warrior is not so bad after all. Or is it?

Let's have a look at a few more quotes I found online:

• Don't mix bad words with your bad mood. You'll have many opportunities to change a mood but you'll never get the opportunity to replace the words you spoke. bestlovequotesandsayings.tumblr.com
• Words are like eggs dropped from great heights. You can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall. Jodi Picoult
• Words spoken cannot be recalled so think twice before you speak. Shakespeare

Ah, so words are powerful - right? Are you starting to get the picture about why we should "Taste Our Words Before We Spit Them Out?"

We Are All Wordsmiths

Thank you for your patience, for getting this far with me. We are starting to connect the dots on this discussion.

Yes, as online marketers, we are all Wordsmiths. We write words to ply our trade, to convey our messages, to attract our readers, to persuade and entice our audience to our wares. We also use imagery, that makes us Imagesmiths too (I may have just coined a new phrase :-). Imagery is powerful too - we just saw that in the cover image for this post (perhaps I should apologize for that at some stage ... ok, ok, I am sorry for using something so disturbing to attract your attention - hopefully it didn't chase you away. We humans are strange aren't we? The more sensationalist, the more negative, the more we want to read - yes, that is why the news channels have audience numbers they can boast about, people have a fascination for the negative (even the dark and morbid).

But Here's The Thing:

That's right, everything is indeed connected.

What we write here in Wealthy Affiliate, we may as well write on our websites, on our social media. The world get's to see it!

Wealthy Affiliate is a website folks!

Everything we write is visible, it is viewed by our followers, it is viewed by others who may even be considering the opportunity - make that the AWESOME OPPORTUNITY! - Wealthy Affiliate presents!

Here is another quote for you:

• The written word can be erased - not so with the spoken word. Source Unknown.

But actually, that is no longer true - we could erase what we wrote back in the day when we were using a quill and ink ...

But that is no longer the case. With the advent of the World Wide Web, we have massive advantages in that we have the potential to reach 4 Billion people plus AND once the word it written - cannot be erased. It's out there for the world to see.

So in addition to the massive advantages, we also have massive responsibility.

Get To The Point Already...

Hopefully the lead up to the point has worked its way under your skin sufficiently for you to be saying those words ... "Get To The Point Already" ...

Please fellow WAers, remember, when you write within the WA community, you are communicating with the world at large.

• Yes, you may be under pressure,
• Yes, you may be experiencing some tech challenges.
• Yes, it may be trying to not have every answer at your finger tips right now, right in this moment of pressure and frustration.

Try to remember:

When you are experiencing all the growing pains - view them for what they are - growing pains.

The pressure, frustration and everything else you experience as a result of learning and growing and building your own online business, is or has been experienced by others within this wonderful community!

Finally, Here is the point:

Rather than blowing off steam and sharing our frustrations with the world at large in WA blogs, we should make use of the amazing tools that WA has put at our disposal:

Help Center

• Site Support (an awesome team right there)
• Ask a Question (get answers from a very generous community)
• Live Chat (attempt not to blow off steam here, it affects us all)
• Private Message (you can even message Kyle or Carson if it's that dire a situation, though you may wait a little longer for them purely because they're very busy guys)
• You can even Message on other member's profile pages (Hamba gashle here too - means go carefully - because we can all see what you are saying)
  
  Did you notice something in the above screenshot? Yes, we have access to hosts of real people who are experienced and extremely generous with their knowledge. Just ask your question and you will definitely receive answers. The people picture above are the Top Helpers Today - there are many, many more willing people who will assist you if they can!

Just to emphasize the awesomeness of the WA Platform, have a look below at further options available to you in the Help Center. When you click on Ask A Question, you even get to select which classroom your question pertains to. We are completely spoiled for choice.

Plus (Yes, there is more)

We can search for the answers to our questions and find training, blogs and other members questions (along with all the answers). It's even a simple process. We click on the image at the top of the page next to the WA logo - you will notice this is even personalized - type in the topic of what we are wrestling with, and wallah, the answers pop up!

Below you will see a working example of the results to "How To Ask A Question".

Wealthy Affiliate Is Awesome!

At the heart of it all, we can definitely agree that Wealthy Affiliate is indeed AWESOME!

Enjoy this awesome platform folks, we are so blessed to have found WA and to have access to the incredible facilities, detailed and top-class training, superb community of seriously wonderful people who are extremely generous with their expertise .... I am sure there is something I have missed here, please let me know in comments below what it is.

That's All For Now

In a way, this blog has been me blowing off some steam - I hope it has been received in the attitude I have given it though. We have amazing options within WA, let's make use of them rather than do damage with what we write.

Here is another saying I just love, may we all keep this in mind as we work with each other and portray ourselves to the world at large:

• Blowing Out Someone Else's Candle Doesn't Make Yours Shine Brighter. (Unknown)

And a final reminder of where this article began: Be Sure You Taste Your Words Before You Spit Them Out (Unknown).

Blessings always