5 YEARS in Wealthy Affiliate (3 INCREDIBLE Things that happened!)

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Today Wealthy Affiliate notified me that I've had a premium membership here for 5 years.

In this post, I decided to quickly share 3 major things about how Wealthy Affiliate has changed my life in a positive way.

I share this just to inspire you and anyone who might be reading this. It has been more than worth it and I look forward to coming months and years with excitement. I'll probably stay as a member here for a lifetime.

But before sharing 3 things, I want to explain how things started out for me...

The Beginning Was HARD! Then It Became Easier

When I started in Wealthy Affiliate, here are a couple of things to point out:

  1. I was a complete beginner with online business or affiliate marketing things.
  2. I didn't even know what affiliate marketing means!
  3. I was skeptical if people here are even real. (Now I've met dozens of Wealthy Affiliate members in real life too!)
  4. I made many mistakes that cost me A LOT of time. By avoiding those mistakes I would have saved hundreds of hours and also money. I've shared a lot of those mistakes on my YouTube channel and here in my Wealthy Affiliate blog posts. For example, targeting the wrong keywords/not targeting keywords at all.
  5. I didn't know ANYONE in person that would make money online using affiliate marketing or living a "digital nomad lifestyle".


In a nutshell...

If you are starting in Wealthy Affiliate now, YOU ARE ALREADY AHEAD OF ME COMPARED TO WHEN I STARTED.

Despite tons of mistakes and doubts in the beginning I decided that I wanna see this through. "What if it would work..." Think about it!

What if you could start making money online?
What if you
could quit my 9-5 job?
What if you would never need to work for someone else anymore?

I just decided to make things happen.

Below are 3 things on how my life has changed:

Again, I just want to share these things to inspire you and let you imagine for a while how YOUR life can change once you go "all in" with your affiliate marketing business.

You hopefully get some value out of this post and this can make you work harder towards your goals too!

1. I Have a Freedom to Live Anywhere in the World

I come from Finland which is one of the most northern countries in the world. Go to Google Maps and type "Oulu, Finland". That's my city. There are not that many big cities in the world that would be norther. On the map, it's on the same level as Alaska.

Now it's September and the weather is getting colder in Finland and I have the freedom to fly to the South like migratory birds. I prefer +20 degrees than -20 degrees, lol!

In the past few years, I traveled literally around the world. I visited numerous different countries and dozens of cities. This would have never been possible in a normal 9-5 job.

Thanks to Wealthy Affiliate (Kyle's training especially) for teaching me how to make money online and giving this freedom!

It was my dream to travel and it became true.

Pictures below are from Vietnam, Thailand, Panama, Malaysia and Turkey.



2. I Have an Online Business That Generates Me Money While I'm Sleeping

When I grew up I thought that the only way to make money is by "getting a job".

The though goes like this, "When you go to work, you earn money. If you stop working, you stop earning money."

Now I know that even if I would completely stop working, my online business would keep on generating me money for months and years to come even after I'd stop working.

That's quite a liberating feeling!

3. I Can use My Laptop to Make Money for the Rest of My Life

This is probably the biggest thing.

I know that I never need to look for a job.

I know that I can always build new income streams if I want just by using my laptop.

Just think about this for a moment...

If you are just starting out think for a moment, how would that kind of freedom feel for you?

Or if you are already living the "laptop lifestyle", just be thankful for a moment for what you've achieved.

In 1 sentence:

When you make money online, you have the freedom to decide how to spend your time and live your life.

What Next?

    Obviously, I keep on building things and always moving forward. I'm currently excited for a couple of things... One of them that I want to mention here is YouTube channel. As you've probably noticed, I've been building my YouTube channel quite actively during the last 6 months.

    Subscribers have more than tripled this year and monthly views went from around 45,000 monthly views in March to around 200,000 monthly views in August.

    I'll keep on building my channel and reach 100,000 YouTube subscribers at the latest in 2021.

    My plan is to create at some point a comprehensive YouTube course at some point where I'll be sharing step-by-step process for anyone who wants to build a successful YouTube channel.

    That's one of my main goals for the future...

    Let's Keep on Pushing to the Next Level!

    I hope that my content can always help you and anyone who reads/watches them to reach the next level in life.

    I'm going to stay in this "Internet marketing industry" for decades to come and I hope you're in the same boat as me!

    It's Our Time!

    - Roope "5 years in Wealthy Affiliate" Kiuttu

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    congratulations ,so inspired I can't wait to a achieve my dream too

    Roope congratulations on the 5 yr mark.I have been privelaged to watch you continue to grow for the past 2 years now.You and even your momma have been inspiring to say the least. Here is to 5 plus many more. I hope to eventually meet you in person one year..perhaps Vegas. Maybe you will have learned the slight of hand shell game by then :)

    Yes Cathy!

    Hehe, I will avoid getting scammed by the shell game again :D

    Roope,

    Kudos to you! You’re an excellent example of living that digital nomad lifestyle. Also, a great role model here in WA.

    It's people like you that keeps me going - even when I have my setbacks and frustrations. I’m still early in make money online, but I’m making progress each week.

    Thanks for the inspiring post- your life has changed for the better. Keep up the excellent work!

    Cheers,

    -Eric

    Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment! I've said it before and ill say it again, you have shown what hard work and perseverance can lead to if you're determined to succeed which you are. I can't want to see what the future holds for you as well as hearing of more success stories from you!

    Very inspiring post Roope, thank you for sharing.
    I look forward to seeing a training from you about YouTube. So far I only have the accounts set up.
    Working online and being able to travel and take your work too is wonderful.
    The thing about goals is they always get bigger and better which makes it more fun.

    Yes true! Recently I published a video where I showed 7 tips to grow a YouTube channel so I believe that video would help you out a lot.

    When I am ready I will check it out, thank you.

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