Hi Russell, now we are WA friends.
I feel lucky too stumbling upon this platform, it's really pro, not like so called 'gurus' you refer to in your bio.
I was curious about visiting your site but I don't see any link.
Best wishes for you succeeding into your niche,

Stacy

Great news Russell. Hang in there. It's a long and winding road to success I hear from the people who are making a 6 figure income with Wealthy Affiliate. Two to four years minimum they say.

You have to have great and consistent content and a presence on Social Media. This all takes consistent effort and time. You also have to write content about your affiliate's products and have great SEO. But, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, a wise man once said. Keep on stepping. I'll be right behind you.
Am really behind right now. Will catch up with you next time and check out your website.

Hi Russell,
Thanks for connecting, I'll return the kindness.
Let me know if I may be of service, no BS, reach out.
Have you seen this? How to Adjust Your WA Notification Emails So You're Not Overwhelmed John

Hi Russell.
For sure you will soon have something to show for your decision to be here on the WA. Just like your case I too was scared by so many of those so called gurus be for being helped to find myself here in this platform of WA and I thank almighty for that! Cheers.

Hey Russell,
Pleased to meet you and thank you for the follow, I'm following you now as well.
It hasn't been quite as long for me, only a couple of years, in trying to break into the online business world. I can totally relate with the frustration of trying to find the right avenue but I'm very confident of this one.
I look forward to hearing of your success.
Cheers,
Sherri

Hi, Russell. I have been conned and lost money too on the net.But I think WA is genuine because its me working for myself and therefore will not blame anyone if I don't make it. I'm a newbie still going through trainings and familiarizing myself all the new stuff; terms, meanings, etc. Welcome.Jeff

I thank you for following me Russell and I am now following you. Way to stick with it as that is inspirational to me as I am just getting started and need any and all direction and hope. I would love to know more but get so confused but now feel I can get a website up due to your sharing advice. May blessings flow your way to provide your just reward. Very Impressive! Thank You

Hi! I am just dropping by to say hi and nice to meet you! I look forward to learning with you here in WA. Thank you for allowing me in your network. I have followed back. I wish you the best in everything you do..To your continued success....Kisha

Good Morning Russell,

I hope you do not mind that I tell you but all those links, website included, should not be on your profile. There is a place to the right, below your posts where all this has to be placed.
Wishing you success here at WA.

Regards, Taetske

Hello Russell ... thank you for the follow. Looks like you're moving along nicely with the OEC training. By now you know that the key to success is a steady and growing stream of traffic to your website. And what gets that done?

Yep ... content, posted regularly and often questing for page 1 rankings in your SERPs. You're going to hear this many times. Infact, I'll bet you've already heard it multiple times.

Content is king!

I wish you the best on your WA journey.

Thank you for connecting with me, Russell!
Sorry to hear you were running through it for so long!
I made some strange experiences with an another program, too.

Happy to meeting you here!
Let us do the magic!!

See you around. Looking forward to working together with you!
Aloha, Jenna

Thanks for the follow; I’m following you back!

Welcome to the WA Community! You'll find the community has tons of help for anyone who needs it, so don't hesitate to reach out. We are interested in our mutual success and there are plenty of people willing and able to assist!

All the best,

mitch

Thanks, Russel for following. I followed you where I could. Here is my social info:
twitter https://twitter.com/MMacLeod001
google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MaryAnnMacLeod
FB: https://www.facebook.com/EducationalTipsMaryAnn/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryann_ml/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/imlmaryann/education-for-you/
Webtalk: https://www.webtalk.co/be/home/6607410

All the best!

Thanks for the follow, Russell
As that 76 years young retired teacher, who is looking to supplement my wife and my pensions, by online activity, WA training and the excellent advise and encouragement from the WA family, this is the way to go.
Best Wishes for your future, health, wealth and happiness.
Leslie

Hi Russell, thank you for following me. I saw your recent blog post and would like to congratulate you on your new job. It shows that perseverance does eventually pay off. It is the same in the world of online business. Although you may have less time now to work on your websites, just break down the tasks that need to be done into smaller chunks. It may take longer to reach your goals, but you will get there. One paragraph then one blog then one website and suddenly you are in business. Keep adding great content, build your traffic and you will succeed. Gary

Hello Russel ! U r the 2nd Russel I have known in my life , the first was when i was a young teenager and this kids last name was Russel one unbelieveable athlete an amazing water skier and fantastic picture on our baseball team .
His father use to make speed boats in his big double garage at the back of their very large home up the street from us and the whole family was athletic father mother sister brother they would form pyramids on water skies with Russel at the top !!
George was his first name a very nice young man nobody picked a fight with him besides he was too nice and had many friends.
So I want you to take a picture of someone making money and remember how successful George Russel was and say i'am going to make a lot of money like this guy and you will eventually make it come true with positive affirmations ! All the best I am following u also !

Russell, sounds like you are a "doer", not a "watcher". I too have linked up with Guru's(self proclaimed of course) who were anxious to take your money and promise to give you the world. WA seems to do the opposite. Like you, I'm thrilled to be a part of it and not only learn by doing, but meet interesting and interested people like you, from all over the world. Glad you are a part of my network. Much success to you.

Hi Russell
Thank you for the contact and follow up I have followed you back
You have your website up and Google ranked which is a great achievement .You have seen how good the training is but a big plus is Kyle and Carson and the WA Community are Both Helpful and Friendly They will help you with your training questions
I wish you great Success
David

Hello Russell and thank you for choosing to follow me, I too wish to follow you in return.

I congratulate you on joining Wealthy Affiliate, and also to become Premium as well, an extremely wise decision. I am sure you will be happy with all there is to offer here.

Follow and apply the wonderful training available here, and you may well be very successful.

I wish you every success in your online adventure.

Kindest regards - Ian from Western Australia

Welcome. Mr.RusselO1. It's so unfortunate that you had to go through all those nine years without making a cent. Your resilience has been proven beyond any reasonable doubt. At WA, your resilience will definitely carry you as far as you can imagine. Nice to have you on board. Once again, you are welcome to WA.

Dear Russell, thanks for sharing and for adding me to your WA network, much appreciated. Seems you're doing very well, so keep on track and let's stay in touch.

Desmond We are here to help!

Hello Russell,

Thank you for the follow and it's my pleasure to follow you back!

Your attitude of perseverance is excellent and I believe many people don't succeed because they give up too soon.

With that attitude, you will go far!

Please let me know if I can be of any assistance (even though I'm new here) and I will be happy to help!

Best wishes for your success!
Christina

Hey Russell,
Thanks for connecting at WA. Here it takes time and perseverance. Follow the training and ask questions. If you are interested in a membership website, type in that term in the search box at the top of your page and look for Chris Scott, the Teddy Bear. He will lead you through the setup. Don't know if you are looking for anything like that.
Let me know if I can help.

Russell... many, many years ago I was given 12-18 months to live and felt literally compelled to create a passive, 6-figure residual income BEFORE I died in order to not leave my family destitute and penniless.

BEFORE that, like you, I has spent many years "getting ready to be ready", etc., etc. I joined multiple programs.

But when push came to shove - when I literally made the COMMITMENT to make it happen - it happened. We pulled of our first ever 6-figure income success within 14 months of MAKING THE DECISION.

You've got this... when you decide it's time to make it happen, right?!

Hello
thank you for the follow back! It is a pleasure to connect with you.
I love meeting and connecting with all this great and open-minded people here. Wow, nine years is a long time, have to say you are very passionate about it that you keep pursuing it.
Cheers Sylvia

Hi Russel,
You are very persistent and I know it will pay off for you. That's dedication! I am reading of many that are succeeding, so we know it works :)
I believe you are now in the right place.
Look forward to hearing about your progress.
Wishing you every success.

Di :)

Yes, thank you for following. And am hungry to get started.
I finding so much information for goals to success. This is surely a great opportunity with just what I need to develop independence.
Yes www is a big world brought together with WA...

Truely grateful
JonathanAll1
Jonathan Leslie
@ Facebook / Jonathan Allen

Hey Russel,
Thanks for the following. I wish you great success on this platform which appears to be one of the most legit money making websites among millions of scam ones.
May the blessings from Above make your profiting to become a reality to us all here at WA!
Cheers

Boaz Ethan

Hey, Russel!

I would feel great having you as a follower! Wish you high achievements and success in your marketing venture at WA. Keep moving forward! Come to me on my G+ through https://plus.google.com/u/0/116531398108257503951
I also invite you to cast a glance on my website www.lifeandhealths.com
Hope you enjoy! Cheers!

Madek

Hey there!

Thak you so much for the follow! :) When I first started working online it was out of curiosity and I didn't even earn a penny. Now I occasionally can take cash out of my PayPal and still have money left behind. Mind you my PayPal used to be $0. My point is it takes time you gotta be patient and be here for the long hall.

Best wishes to you,
Francesca

Hola Russell!

Thank you for adding me to your network and I have also added you to mine.

All the best wishes for a speedy accomplishment of your hopes and dreams right here at WAU! You made the right choice to learn from the Best of the Best.

Keisi

Hello Russell,

Welcome to the WA family. Success can be found here by following simple directions in the lessons.

I'm also new to WA. I went Premium May 4 (Joined April 22). I'm here at WA to learn how to supplement my fixed income.

If you enjoy the WA community, look into Going Yearly as soon as you can. I hear there is a lot more interaction at this level. I went Yearly June 1 since I saved up this past May (using my birthday money and savings from tax refund and book sales on eBay). I went yearly on June 1st 2018 and found a new goal The benefits will be sweet now that I'm dedicated to WA for a year.

All the best,

Louisa

Hello Russell,

Although new myself, I just wanted to be among the first ones to welcome you here at WA and to wish you great success in this new learning and earning venture of ours.

I like WA because so far it seems to be what it claims to be. It is about learning how to create websites, develop blogs and related online skills for affiliate marketing and with the help of a highly supportive community.

Certainly not a quick or easy money scheme!

Cheers!

Ntam

Hello Russell,♫Welcome! I am so pleased you found WA. Nice to meet you ツ I wish you a lot of learning pleasure and fun at WA. Thank you for adding me to your network.

From the start, I have written training on every issue I had problems with myself. And I share all my interesting findings on my blog space. I have listed them on a blog for you. When you type in “Blogs top rated by Loes” into the search bar on top, you'll find my goodies under Training. I hope to help you with those.

If you have any questions, please reply to this message or leave a comment on my profile.
Success building your business in 2018. See you around, Greetings Loes

Thanks for the follow.

Hi Russell, it is great to have you following me and I will follow you as well.
Best wishes

Diane

Hello Russell and Welcome To Wealthy Affiliate.
Since you joined you may have come to the conclusion that internet marketing can be a steep learning curve.

You must keep referring to the training, but if you get really stuck on anything then can I suggest you browse some of the 400+ blogs I have published within WA.

You can always get in touch with me as well.

You have decided to follow me and I will follow you as well.
Have a great day.
Robert

Hi Russel01 thank you for the follow I wish you the best of luck!
I am now following you as well have a great day.

Hi , you have come to the right place to achieve your dream. Welcome. Thanks for the follow.
Best of luck.

Great to connect with you here, Russell.
Wishing you all the best and lots of success with building your online business.
Sammy

HI Russell,

Don't give up! You will never reach success if you don't keep trying, remember sucess is something that is earned not given.
That is something that a lot of people seem to forget.

Thanks for the follow!

I have returned the follow as well,

Calvin

Thanks for connecting with me Russell. I am following you back too. :)

I look forward to interacting with you some more in the future.

Wishing you much success ahead.

~Mark :)

Thanks for the follow!

Ah feel you.

Welcome to Premium Wealthy Affiliate.
I am thoroughly enjoying my time here.
I hope you are as well.
Congratulations on your decision to go Premium, you will not be sorry, that is for sure!
Have fun.
Susan

Congrats on going premium!

Wishing you great success here on WA.

All the best,
Corbin

Congratulations on taking the plunge the training just gets better stick with it and I am sure you will have success

We have all chased our share of false promises. WA promises you the best IM training on the internet and they live up to their promise and more.

hello

Hi, I'm just making this quick message to say Hello and Welcome! :)

Thanks for adding me to your network, I enjoy meeting like minded friends here at WA.

Thank you for the follow Russell. All the best to you.
God bless.
Hennie

Welcome to Premium Russel! I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It's a hoot!

Welcome To WA
Jeff

Hey Russell! Welcome to WA! Congrats on going premium!
Enjoy your WA journey.
There's so much info here that it can feel like you're drinking from a fire hose! :) Learn at your pace. Please don't hesitate to ask for help. LiveChat is a great place to go for a quick answer. You'll find the community here at WA is very helpful and supportive.

Congratulations on going Premium.

I have found the weekly webinar very useful to watch and now that you’re a premium member you can too.

One tip though… be sure the topic being covered is what you need right now otherwise it won’t be the best use of your time.

If you can’t or don’t want to attend live, there’s always the recordings. (See “Live Events Classes” under Training on the left hand menu.

Wishing you every success with your business goals for 2018.

~Mark :)

Welcome to Wealthy Affiliate! I wish you great success here and good luck! :-)

Hello, welcome to WA premium! :)

Hi Russell and great decision going Premium! You've now just launched your business to the moon! See you there!

Congrats on going premium! Learning and building your business here is a wonderful experience.

Hello, I just wanted to take the time and welcome you to WA Premium! You will not regret your decision. I wish you much success in your new business.
Victor

Hello and welcome

A warm welcome to WA Premium. May your stay with us be a blessed one.
Here is a training of mine that can help you on this exciting journey. Leave a comment after you read it and tell me how you feel. How To Set Daily Goals Hennie

Welcome to WA!

You may find this post helpful on your journey. Updated for 2018 - My Advice for All New Members

I hope things are going well. I know you are getting rolling within the training and there is ONE thing that always tends to confuse people and that is "what is my niche?".

I know, same thing happened to me when I started.

I just wanted to reach out and let you know that I am here if you ever want to run any niche "ideas" by me or you have any questions about finding your niche.

Get back to me when you get the chance! :)

Hey Russell,

I forgot to mention the other day that I am going to still be offering you my awesome bonuses if you join within the next 4 days.

Here are the bonuses that you are going to be getting:

(1) You are going to get a 59% discount on your first month Premium membership (only $19)
(2) You are going to get personal and private access to me! If you ever have a question or need help with your campaigns, I will be there. Where else can you access the CEO of the company for help?
(3) I am going to be giving you my "Diamond Traffic Bonus". This is going to show you how I walk into absolutely any niche and get unlimited traffic.

But only if you join in the next 4 days (this is what I call my "action takers" bonus).

Anyways, just wanted to mention this. Hope your training is going well Russell and Reply to this if you do have any “pending” questions. :)

-Kyle

Here we are, 10 days into your experience at WA. :)

I hope things are going well Russell! I want to remind you of one thing, your hard work and dedication IS going to pay off. Keep working through the training, communicating within the community, and of course, ask for help when you need it.

Just heading out for a bit here, but do leave me a message if you need a hand with anything. You should have Premium communication back for an additional 7 days now, so hit me up when you get a chance Russell!

Just wanted to shoot you a quick message and see how things were going thus far Russell? I am here to help if you ever need a hand with anything, just holler!

PS. Also, quick reminder. Today is the last day to get your first month discount/bonuses. No rush, no worries. Just a simple reminder here. :)

Hi Russell ! I hope you are doing great and enjoying WA!

I just wanted to ask if you needed any help. It's easy to get "stuck" in the beginning, but we are always here to make your journey as smooth as possible.

What do you think about the community and training so far? Have you built your website? If so, let's take a look! Maybe I can give you some pointers.

All the best and have a great week!

Stefan

Hi Russell, welcome to Wealthy Affiliate!

I am here to help you along your journey and to make sure you get the most out of this great educational platform.

The first thing I recommend you to do is to start your Online Entrepreneur Certification Course (Level 1).

Just click on this link to start your first lesson. It's completely free! Online Entrepreneur Certification - Getting Started Level 1 The course will help you understand how affiliate marketing works and show you step by step how to set up the foundation for your online business.

If you have any questions or need a feedback on your site, feel free to leave me a message on my profile https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/stefanc or by private message if you are a premium member.

You can also ask questions in the community through the live chat or in the Getting started classroom. People here are super helpful, and will probably answer your questions within a minute or less.


★ Access your bonuses and get a significant discount ★

If you join the premium membership within the first 7 days, you'll get some cool bonuses:

☆Bonus 1 - get a 59% discount ($19.95 for 1 month) on your premium membership.

☆Bonus 2 - 1-on-1 support from me - You can private message me with questions and ask for feedback on your website and business!

☆Bonus 3 - 4 Week LIVE Niche Case Study Series

Watch a professional internet marketer build a live niche website in real time! All steps are thoroughly explained, including research, rank, content creation and monetization. The total length of the videos is 4+ hours.

You can easily get overwhelmed with so much information here, so I highly recommend you start slowly with the first lesson and take one step at a time.

Remember, this is a long-term project, and so there is no need to rush things at this time.

I wish you great success, and I hope you enjoy the journey!


Best,
Stefan