My 1-Year Journey With WA and My Goals for 2019!

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Today December 20th, marks my 1 year anniversary since I took the initiative to become a Premium member at WA and became committed to changing my life. I never knew that one's life (or perspective on life) could change in as little as a year.

So, this blog is going to be a little summary of my journey, my failures, my successes and my achievements. I will also be outlining my goals for the year ahead and what I plan to do to achieve them.

Why I Joined Wealthy Affiliate

If you're reading my blog for the first time, then I want to tell you a little bit about myself.

I used to work in an insurance branch, as a customer service agent and was, one day, injured. My disability payments were denied and I was literally asked to come back to work, else I would be fired.

I couldn't work because the injury was to my arm. I left that job and started my own brick-and-mortar pet shop. It wasn't working because the price for rental units were through the roof and I was planning on closing the shop at the end of the term. That's around the time that I stumbled across WA, in December 2017.

I worked on my website while I was at the shop, my heart slowly dying as my business went under. In March 2018, I closed down. Then I started a new job at the same insurance company, but now in an office setting.

I hated to go back to the company that threatened to fire me, but I had no choice. I had a lot of debt to pay back and my monthly WA membership weren't going to pay themselves. It took me about 2 months to settle down and then, I came back to WA.

This time, I was resolute on making this work! I didn't want to be stuck working for that company for the rest of my life!

Invigorating Surprise! My First Referrals

I was really happy, because when I signed back on to WA, I saw that I had made new starter referrals while I was away! This really cemented my belief in WA and that the system did work, as long as you put in the work too.

That was PASSIVE, guys!

I would probably have kept going even if I didn't have any referrals, but the fact that I got referrals without even working for the 2 months until I came back at the end of April 2018, really gave me hope and motivation to keep going.

My RoadBlocks!

For a few months afterwards, I wrote between 10 - 12 posts a month. By the end of July 2018, my traffic and referrals were increasing in number, but nobody went premium... :( I was beginning to question whether this program really worked and I was hit with two roadblocks!

1) Somebody was copying my content

2) Google released a new algorhythm update and that killed my traffic by almost 75%!!! (I was only getting around 50 visitors to my website a day, instead of going upwards of 200 like the trend was suggesting it would)

Those two roadblocks really scared me and I was worried for the future of my online business. It felt like all the hardship that I faced, all the effort that I put into the business and all the money I paid for the training at WA were in vain.

I really wanted to quit then and maybe MANY people would have done that in my shoes.

But My Resolve To WIN Was Stronger!

You see, it was the community that came to my aid! (Thanks, Y'all who helped me during that time). When I voiced out that somebody was copying me, the community suggested that I speak to Kyle and Kyle advised I ask the person to take down the content, which they THANKFULLY did!

And then, my relief and positivity came back; if my content was SO good that others wanted to copy it, then I must be doing something right, RIGHT? ;)

That's when I began to research WHY I could be failing and learned about a lot of ways where I could maximize visitors and conversions on my website. That's when I started my email list, I started creating my email sequence, I created landing pages for the programs that I promoted...

AND...

The most important thing is...

I STARTED WRITING MORE CONTENT! I wrote a post EVERY SINGLE DAY! I challenged myself to write one post a day for the next 30 days to see where it brought me.

The RESULTS!

And what do you know? In October 2018, I made my first EVER commission of $47 (from another program that I'm promoting), while I was vacationing in France with the hubby! That was just another reminder that this business is so lucrative and that it works WITHOUT you, if you do things properly beforehand.

As soon as I got back, I went crazy on content! I wrote for almost 40 days in a row, without stopping! And during those 40 days, we had crossed over to November 2018 and during that month, I got a total of 29 starter referrals and made 2 WA sales, as well as another commission from that other program.

I had made 3 figures!

Update: Oh and I forgot to mention that I also went yearly during the Black Friday WA sale at the end of November... :D

The PRESENT - 1 Year Later

This month in December 2018, I still made 3 figures, but it has been a little slow. However, I know that it's because of Christmas and New Year's. Nobody's really thinking of MAKING money right now, they're thinking of SPENDING.

But I'm not giving up, because come January 2019, everybody will want to know how to make extra cash from home because they would want to start paying off that maxed-out credit card!

So, I'm preparing myself right now and I'm still publishing a post everyday, as much as I can, health permitting.

When I think back on my experiences and the number of times that I wanted to SO BADLY to give up, I get shivers! What if I had REALLY given up? I wouldn't have started seeing success today.

So my brief message is, no matter how much you want to give up, DON'T! Think about the reason that you joined in the first place. Nothing's going to change if you give up. If anything, you'll be in a worse situation, because you'll have to start something else ALL over again.

My Goals for 2019

There's a lot I want to accomplish, but I know that it will take time. There's still a lot of work to get to where I want to be, but my own successes have helped me realize that all the hard really is worth it! If I can make 1 sale, I can make 1000 sales!

1) I want to grow my income to a consistent 4-figure by June 2019

2) I have been writing a TON of content already, but I want to be at the 350-post mark by end of June 2019

3) I have been writing but not requesting enough comments. So from now on, and into the new year, I will request at least 3 comments on each of my new posts right after I publish it.

4) I want to learn more about email marketing

5) I started video marketing, but due to time contraints, I haven't been able to release video reviews recently. I want to start by releasing ONE video review every week CONSISTENTLY as of January 2019.

6) Work more in my time-management

I'll add more goals to this post as they come to mind, but I think that even if there's no more to add, I can greatly improve my business with these goals through 2019.

Arigato, guys!

I know that it hasn't been a LITTLE summary... lol... but thanks for reading until the end. I really appareciate everything that you all have done for me, even if you think it was so insignificant or unimportant.

To me, everything counts!

I would also like to thank Kyle and Carson for WA and for opening my eyes on how capable I myself am. I could have never even DREAMED of a 6-figure income from ANYWHERE! But now, the fog is slowly starting to clear up and I know that soon, I will be able to see the other side of the bridge.

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year To You All!

Reyhana

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Happy Anniversary Reyhana and I hope 2019 brings you loads of success
Go well and grow big
Vicki

Thank you so much Vicki! Happy new year to you as well.. :)

Congrats!!!

Thank you!!! :)

hey hi Reyhana! ... Happy 1st WAnniversary!

thanks kindly for all your sharing .... and

enjoy a wonderful, festive holiday season plus best wishes for a tremendous up-coming 2019!

Celebrate! ... cheerio ... 😊

Thank you Keisha! And you're welcome! I love to share my progress, my experiences and my thoughts with others on the platform.

And you as well! Happy new year!

Happy anniversary!!

Here's to a happy and prosperous New year.

Thank you!

And have a great new year ahead as well.. :)

Congrats on your 1 yr anniversary Reyhana. I know that with your determination you will soar like an eagle in 2019.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year

Jon and Debbie

Thank you! Not sure if I will soar, but I sure hope so! And I do have a lot of determination to make this work.

Merry xmas and happy new year!

Congrat Reyhana! A lot achieved and the best is about to come your way in 2019! Great motivational post for us all.

Happy Holidays.

Mark

Thanks so much, Mark.. :) I'm so happy that my post motivated you and helped you even in the smallest way.

Wishing you great success in 2019! (sooner even ;) )

Happy Holidays!

Reyhana

Congratulations, Reyhana! Onwards toward your 2019 goals.
Make it a great year!
C & P

Thank you, guys! :D

Can't wait to make these goals, but without hard work, I can't get there. Will definitely be looking up and on!

That's a great summary of where you have been and where you are going. Your plan looks great, and I hope you meet all your goals and then some.

Thanks for reading, Fran! Initially, I wanted it to be short, but there was just so much that I wanted to share and it became a 1000+ word post.

Oh well! :) At least I got to share what was on my mind and in my heart.

I really hope the plan works.. ;)

Good luck to you too as we go into the new year!

Reyhana,
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!
Thank You for sharing your journey, and your success! You've been working hard at this, so I have no doubt 2019 will be a tremendous year!!
Shaunna

Thank you, Shaunna! :D

It's been a great year and I look forward to many years here! I always like sharing my journey, milestones and successes, because that's what helped me get motivated and inspired (other members' blogs) so I want to give back to the community by doing the same.

I really hope that 2019 will be a tremendous year for the both of us. We're working so hard after all!

Nice achievements and awesome goals Reyhana!

Congrats & Happy 1-year anniversary!

Thanks, Zed.. :D

My pleasure!

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