My TWO Months Update
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Hey writing friends,
I woke up this morning and realized that it’s been exactly 2 months since I started writing online through Wealthy Affiliate. Sure, I've been writing for over 30 years as a pastor and teacher. But online writing is a completely different genre. And that's what I'm learning to do through Wealthy Affiliate. I go to that site everyday to learn and create.
And now, it's time to post another update. And I'm doing this for two reasons. First, I want to encourage you to write and not
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So, here's a quick overview of the methodical steps I took to get to this point and the lessons I learned along the way. It will include a bare-bones overview of the previous update which you can access yourself for more details.
2014
FIRST Month Overview: 11/5/2014 to 12/5/2014
11/5 Became a Free Member11/12Committed to a Year Membership
11/13 Built www.javaforlife.com
11/19 Finished the Training at Wealthy Affiliate – both Certification and Bootcamp
11/24 Built www.mywritingministry.com
11/25 Set up ECommerce: "WooCommerce" for my ebooks (created 6 ebooks)
11/28 Set up Store Ya – an Ecomm extension onto Facebook
12/1 Set up a subscription and Newsletter with 346 subscribers
One Month STAT - on www.javaforlife.com:11/5 to 12/5 Stat update: 675 visits, 4,565 page views from my Google Analytics
SECOND MONTH OVERVIEW: 12/5/2014 to 1/5/2015
Put my head down and worked: During the first month, I just put my head down and worked and occasionally stopped to ask a question or fix a problem or mow the lawn. But in the second month, I came to my senses and realized the importance of becoming part of the WA and start engaging the people who are walking along next to me and offering assistance however I could. And this has been a huge part of my growing awareness and learning. My WA rank started somewhere over 13,000 and slowly dropped in the first month. But in the second month, I have seen a significant drop in ranking. It doesn’t make me special nor an expert. But it’s a confirmation that I am engaging the community and helping others.
Thank you: I started this journey for my own reasons. But, there have been some very special people who have come alongside and helped me. They really went the extra mile. And for that, I am truly grateful. Thank you.
A lot of Little Things: This second month was a time of doing a lot of little things. Some things were very important like
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But most of all: The second month was a time of intense writing. I do appreciate all the emphasis at Wealthy Affiliate on writing content. And so, that’s what I simply did. I wrote and wrote, and then took a break and then wrote some more. In fact, most of my writing, including this update, was written in the morning when all is quiet and I have the most energy and the least interruptions and distractions. Yes, I see my emails and notifications flashing right now, but I am not looking at them until I finish this!
Next topic - Money!
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By Tae Shin
Founder of My Writing Ministry
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Thank you so much for your post. It helped me to realize that I just need to stay patient, keeping working, keep learning, and keep passing it along.
What a wonderful post and what wonderful progress! I have no doubt that Great Blessings will be seen in 2015 as you continue to follow His lead! God's continued blessings to you, Christa
Congratulations for the great achievement during a short period of time.
I wish you more success.
Wow, this is truly inspirational. I have heard that it is during the third month that google starts to take you seriously, but if you already have page 1 rankings then you have obviously chosen a great topic. I wish you all the best in the future. Glyn
It's not that I have figured out the almighty Google. All 4 of my website are treated differently. And so, Google and I are just dating and trying to understand each other. Blessings to you.
You are right on track - whatever track it is that God has in store for you. Thanks for sharing your journey to this point. I'm amazed that you have already started a third website!
So many have experience so much more progress and success than me. As you described, we are all on separate tracks that God has set for us. Blessings on the path that you are walking
Tae, Thank you for your post. Something that I wonder about daily is if I'm working for me or if I'm really doing God's will by trying to create a website on the side. Supporting a family of three to be four is difficult on my salary and I just want to make a little on the side to have some spending money. I appreciate what your doing with you website in that you are trying to help people out there and I'm sure that many need the advice you have to give. I wish you the best of luck with you websites and keep us here at WA posted how things are going in three months too! Thanks.
Aaron
Thanks. We are walking alongside each other. I appreciate the kind words. I completely understand your situation. I was in your shoes for many years and now I am in more difficult shoes for a harder journey. But if it were not for this transition, I would not have found WA and this writing ministry for which I am grateful and hopeful. Let's keep in touch. Many blessings and wisdom in the new year.
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This was a great read for a new guy like me! Thank you!
Great. That's what it's there for. If you need any help just post a question and you will receive a lot of help. Blessings. ..