Long and winding road... where will it lead us?

bynomari357

2.3K followers

11 years ago

I just crossed the 2 month threshold at WA but I must tell you it feels like it's been longer. I expect that most of us here at WA feel the same way. There just seems to be no end to the copious information and training but we never seem any closer to the money. I admit its still early in the game and I have a long way to go before success comes. I am careful to follow each and every lesson as it is mapped out. It's slow going and sometimes it's a little boring, but I keep one foot in front of the other and walk further through the maze because the clearing is just around the next corner. I have no intention of throwing in the towel.

At the risk of sounding like I'm bragging I have 55 new registrants on my site. This is my first LIST which will come in very handy down the road for my campaigns. I must be doing something right to watch my rank go from 3300 just two months ago to 126 where it now sits.

A little friendly advice:

Complete all the lessons and tasks in sequential order

Attend Friday night live training sessions frequently

Rely on the the WA community for help and support

Ignore those who drag you down and discourage you

Take pride in small progress

Write blogs often

Begin writing Street Articles to improve your Google rank

Share your posts with social networks

Work on your website daily

Meet whatever deadlines your site visitors have come to expect to maintain their trust

Bring It To Into The Light:

I wish to bring something to the WA communIty forefront without throwing anyone under the bus. It disturbs me to learn that there are some negative members here at WA which will remain nameless because I don't play a tit-for-tat game. But they seem to take pleasure in destroying the confidence of others by severely criticizing their websites. There are Webmasters and Web Design experts among us whom I have relied on from time to time for assistance, but I am not one of them and I expect neither of these critical people are either. If we are not experts on building websites then we should be more compassionate toward our members and their efforts.

This is not a social media network in the same manner as others who allow a person to say whatever they want to at the expense of others. Here at WA we are a community of colleagues. We are here to help, assist, and support the other members. I accept that we have to be able to sort the chafe from the wheat. That's easier for some than it is for others. For some members they get hurt by the negativity that surrounds them.

Everyone here is sacrificing time, energy, and social engagement outside this online community. Some of us actually bring their friends and family members into the WA arena from the outside. While I've been here these last couple months I have made friends in the community. I'm going to share a little with you about one very good friend I have made in this community who will remain nameless so as not to embarrass him.

He was sailing along very nicely with the building of his website when he reached an area he had little knowledge of or skill in completing. He had been following my progress since the outset and reached out to me for help since I had progressed through the lessons a little farther than he had. Then something changed in him. He was absolutely discouraged and believed his website was sub-standard in comparison to others. He was considering quitting the program. I was remiss to identify what had changed. With a lot of encouragement I was able to keep him here; for now.

I suspect he was the lucky recipient of some of that negative feedback I mentioned above. For him, and I'm sure for many others, the thought of quitting is forever underneath the surface. I admit I have had those thoughts from time to time. This program can prove grueling and the information overwhelming at times. As we struggle to remain focused, committed, and determined to see it through, we don't appreciate being knocked off our feet.

I have worked the grind for enough years to recognize the bullies. They're in the workplace whether we want it or not. WA is our workplace and no one has the right to make it a hostile one.

I suggest that as we look at and explore the websites of those around us we do it with kindness. We look for something positive to comment on. If there is some way we can offer help that may increase success, we need to be diplomatic and realize we are all in the same boat here. None of us has reached the elusive success we crave yet.

So for those who take pleasure in seeing others fail; Mind your own website and stop picking on the others around you. Come out from your wall of anonymity and show us your website so we can judge what you have poured your heart and soul into. Leave those comments on those other social networks because there is no place for them here at WA.

We all entered into the same agreement with WA, for the same reason and, we have all paid the same amount of tuition. We are all sacrificing a lot with little reward for the time being. Comments such as I have been so fortunate to receive recently have the ability to send a less confident member packing.

Remember, Kyle and Carson are the ones making the bigs bucks here. They are attempting to make that possible for our members. They have given up their time and spent considerable money to make us all proud to call Wealthy Affiliiate home.

Remember to take all comments into consideration but throw those that hinder your progress out. Focus on those that drive your success forward. While it's true that we grow from diversity, condemnation can destroy that growth if we are not careful.

Best of luck to my fellow colleagues here at WA. Sort the chafe from the wheat and remain strong because we can all do this with a little help from your friends.

By Marion Noon