Habits Of Success For Wealthy Affiliate

Hey all,

I've been talking to a few members here lately that have mentioned to me that they are not getting rankings, they're not selling things and that they're not having any form of success. Granted it is usually early days for these people (meaning that they've only been at Wealthy Affiliate for a short amount of time), but they are frustrated by not seeing the results that they may see others getting in a relatively short amount of time.

I HAVE A SOLUTION

Ok - that's a pretty bold statement - and there are many different ways to skin a cat, but this solution that I'm talking about I believe is something that needs to be addressed.

How long before I make any money out of Wealthy Affiliate?

It's a great question, and one definitely worth asking. Heck, that's the reason we are all here, right? So how long does it take to make any money from what we learn here at WA?

The sad answer for most people to read is that there is no straight forward answer to the question. The variants are so vast that it's an impossible question to answer, but there are things that you CAN do to ensure your success as much as possible.

DO THE TRAINING!!

See that little green button on the top left of the page?? HIT IT! Jump right in and follow along! OK, that might not be the answer you were looking for either, but rest assured that it is what you need to do - FIRST.

This is where people can go wrong...

Make sure you go through the training and implement the steps, but DON'T DO IT JUST ONCE. This is the key. Go through the training several times!!! This is ultra important!!

Because we are all mostly here out of the desperation of making money, we wan't instant gratification - and we tend to rush through the training - implementing the steps and then wonder why nothing is happening. There's a pretty good reason for this...

Let me explain it this way:

You are studying to become, say, a doctor. You wouldn't just read through a manual that tells you what the body parts are and then go RIGHT! I'm ready to take the final exam! Now, where are all my patients??

We are all in the process of studying and implementing internet marketing strategies. As students, we need to be extremely diligent and do exactly that - WE NEED TO STUDY!

One of Jay's webinars points out that when we are becoming experts in our niche, we need to treat it as an ongoing process. We are NOT doing a book report. We are NOT cramming for an exam. We are NOT trying to remember as much as possible in a short amount of time in case someone gives us a 'surprise test'. We are here to learn and get a deep understanding of internet marketing.

Let me ask you this. Have you ever watched a movie more than once? Of course you have! Especially if it's a movie that you enjoyed. Do you remember thinking "oh, I didn't notice that the first time I watched this"? Probably. Did you also notice that when you picked up that little 'piece' that you missed the first time, other parts of the movie made more sense to you? Again, probably!!

The luxury of time

I get that we all don't have the amount of time that we'd like to be able to spend it here at WA. There's so much to life that needs to be taken care of. And it's important stuff. But how important is your online business? I'm guessing that it is very important to you, otherwise you wouldn't be here...

Create successful habits

One thing that I've conditioned myself to do is to watch at least 2 webinars a day. I consider myself to be lucky in that I have the time to do this. Sure, I have other things to do - I'm working on my clients sites and my own projects, but I make sure that I dedicate some of my time to continually learning. It's important to commit to the expansion of your 'bag of tricks'. That way, you won't be asking how long it takes to make money with Wealthy Affiliate, and you'll have the patience to understand why it actually takes as long as it does. The amount of times that I've re-watched the webinars here and learned something different every time would probably amaze you.

Yes - It's important to spend time creating as much quality content on your site as humanly possible (unless you are at that beautiful stage where you have the funds to pay a team of crack writers, in which case, you are probably not needing to read this!), but you ALSO need to spend time getting to understand the 'ins and outs' of your business as well. THOROUGHLY!!

Here's the thing. If you are creating amazing content that everyone in the family you show it to reads it and says "Thanks! I learned something!", but you haven't taken the time to understand how meta descriptions and ranking strategies work, then you don't know your business well enough. It's no wonder that you're not ranking and therefore, not getting any sales.

Finale

Watch and read the training. Do it. But do it more than once. I can't stress this enough. Sure, with the vast amount of training available here at WA it can be very overwhelming, but trust me - you'll be glad that you spent your time watching and re-watching the training here - rather than looking for 'magic bullets' and chasing 'shiny objects'! You WILL have yourself a successful online business.

All comments and likes are fully appreciated! If you have something to add in terms of successful principles that have worked for you here at WA, I'd love to hear them.

Cheers,

Peter