Who is REALLY earning?
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to ask a frank and direct question; "Who is actually earning a sustained income from doing what WA suggests?"
I think the WA platform is great, its training is very good, together with the community on here, well clearly you guys rock! Although I have only been on here about 3 weeks, I do not see much in the way of real success stories. Sure I see those who make their first commission or those who made some cash after 2/3 years of trying, but I see little in the way of people saying 'Hey I am making a steady income from 1/2/3 sites that has allowed me to 'x, y,z' ' type thing.
I know all to well build a brand takes time, I am not seeking a get-rich-quick scheme but (and it may just be me) I feel the WA platform for many is a micro community that exists inside the boundaries of the platform and that the successes in terms of rankings are just to keep people subscribing. Again I am not wishing to cause a revolt, I am just not seeing much from individuals in the way of success. It may well be that I am just not seeing the posts and that they do exist, but I ask again,
'Who is actually a sustained income from doing what WA suggests?'
When the training is complete, what then? I am genuinely interested to hear your honest story, I do not want to read comments saying that I am impatient, as I am not. What I am though is inquisitive and I just want to understand whether this REALLY works or whether we have all become muddled up into the hype of the WA program, each month paying our subscription in the hope it gets us rich!
This is all part of my evaluation process for the future, do I remain Premium or do I go elsewhere and get good hosting and SSL from another provider for less of an annual subscription? I know JAAXY is a great tool, but other than that, what REAL benefits do you get from interacting on WA that you wouldn't necessarily get from engaging on one of the many free bloggers support forums out there?
Interested in your views, and please do not think I am going renegade against WA, I am not, I was always taught to be cautious and so I am putting my concerns out there to be proved wrong.
What are your thoughts?
Here is to your success and an awesome day :)
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Hey Craig,
I will be super honest with you and won't smudge anything over with the usual WA sale'sy stuff that most come with.
I am IT educated and know a lot about hosting. I am also marketing educated and see through the sales stuff of marketing systems.
The WA Platform is excellent in its training and has a good enough hosting system for most. It is great to have it all in one-price. The sales trick here is that you don't have time to build 25 (50) websites really, so essentially you pay for maybe 1-2 websites + training + systems?*
When your site becomes big, you are better off hosting it at another hosting - is my experience. Perhaps this is something they plan to improve in the future here at WA, but I see problems arising to your site when it gets a lot of visitors (there are actually hard limits on the total of traffic on your 25 (50 with free) shared sites).
WA uses shared Amazon Cloud hosting with multiple WordPress sites. They are intelligently linked up through the WA platform so that comments and feedback and sitecontent works.
I can tell you by what I have read the past 2+ years through the many WA blogs that there are a good number (quite many) of people that are earning money with their website or websites. Think in anywhere between a couple of dollars to a couple of 100 dollars per month at good affiliate sites. The post of Nathaniell that collects all those earnings tells you that.
The amount earned really depends on how well you can apply the SEO keyword stuff and how you write your content which results in a bit or a lot of traffic.
Its the traffic that you can earn on and utilize through ads and affiliate promotion offers, as well as email marketing etc. Quite sure you know of that stuff already.
As soon as you have learned everything here on WA and you mastered the skills, you basically have no use of this platform anymore and that is also what I realized recently.
The few reasons for someone to stay here is:
- Keeping up-to-date with the stuff that is white-hat (there is crazy much crap and stuff that will harm you on the warrior forums too)
- having your course information at hand at all times (it gets updated, but you can ofc copy-paste it)
- direct access to the community (forum posts take time to get answered)
And here is a big reason for someone to stay:
- making money through the WA affiliate program!!!
This is where I think the big earners are sitting in affiliate marketing, the ones promoting WA will always say that you can earn big with affiliate marketing and can do so with WA, because that is the program they are promoting. WA has a very long cookie and a very high payrate.
Doesn't mean there aren't other programs out there paying high too, there are many good paying programs out there.
Some require you to be a premium member to be able to earn in them.
All in all it can be worth it to stay for the while, for it is low-cost compared to a good WP managed hosting and you still need a bit of the training. Staying here forever? not sure. Not sure myself even. Again, WA costs not as much as the tool Jaaxy. That's the one I am thinking of canceling.
If you got more questions regarding this or want a conversation, please make sure to hit me up with a DM.
Steven
p.s. > 2 years here and applied my knowledge a little here and there and earning about 2usd per month on Amazon.
Steven,
THANK YOU! This is exactly the information I was after, a full, frank and honest review. I agree with much of what you have put and thank you for your honesty.
The WA affiliate program is what I think (rightly or wrongly) that the majority of people remain on site and that they are collecting more WA customers through the method of advertising, to join a platform where they succeed through saying how great the platform is (and in many ways it is), yet not really succeeding in the actual affiliate marketing side of things, if that makes sense? (This is purely a theory and I am not accusing anyone of this!)
As I keep saying I am not fact exact figures, that is far too personal for some, but rather fact that it works and importantly, why do they still remain on the platform, that's all.
Nor do I expect a get rich scheme, I am far too long in the tooth for that fairy tale :) .
I intend to push on, WA has introduced me to some great training, knowledge and allowed me the privilege of meeting and being inspired by some great people here.
Thanks again Steven :)
Have a productive week
Craig
Wideman,
Thank you for your comment. Yes I believe Henry Ford said "If you say you can or if you say you can't you will be right!"
I am not disputing my can/can't my friend, I am fully subscribed to the CAN!
Have a great day
Craig
That's great! Ford also said " If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses". LOL.
The training and the community is just the first step. Get out there every day, create the content, do the work and become an authority in your niche.
Ford did the work, learned what the customer needed and offered it to them on many levels.
It sounds simple because it is. The difficulty is spending time learning through trial and error to find the sweet spot.
You have missed my point, my drive and enthusiasm is not in question or doubt.
It is my continued Premium membership on this platform that I am evaluating. I will continue with passion along my chosen niche, there is no doubt about that
I've had a read through the comments. I'm not sure you're going to get an answer that will suffice. It seems you may have touched on an emotive subject for some and for others i can see their 'hackles' going up.
I personally believe I will make a sustainable income at some point. I have no basis in fact for that statement. People can have unwavering beliefs in many things and mine is in myself.
I have found WA to be a fantastic resource with exceptional training and a huge membership of helpful and altruistic people.
I guess you're right in saying that much of what is here is available elsewhere and at little or no cost. Many will argue that WA offers more than other platforms, or programs, or schemes. They might not be able to tell you exactly what that is or they could well give you a long list. I am not qualified to do that.
All I can say,is that it works for me and I feel 'at home' here.
I funded my 'yearly' subscription by selling some bits and pieces that were just gathering dust, so to me the cost was negligible.
As a novice I would be floundering around if I was to try and do this on my own....I knew nothing about SEO SERP SSL Keywords and the like. Yes, its all out there but I wouldn't have known to look for it.
Anyway, now I'm waffling. My humble suggestion would be to run a parallel comparison. If you have more than one arrow in your quiver then build them both, one using WA and one in any way you see fit. Be true to them both and see how it pans out. Then you might have an answer to your own question.
Morning Twack,
Thank you for your post, I totally understand your points. Thanks and have a great day
Regards
Craig
I think that you have asked a very fair question. I would imagine that the majority of members have had similar thoughts, especially those like me, who are new to this. I joined free 2 years ago and went premium In Jan this year. During my 2 years free membership I did research and looked at many options for getting an on line business started. For me WA made economic sense and I am happy here and am learning. Yet still the question you asked fairly and respectfully still zips into my head now and again. Overall as a complete newbie WA works for me. Mike
Morning Mike,
Yes I understand your comments. And for the newbie it is without doubt a great resource which offers a great deal of training and resource in one place. I wish you well in your training, I enjoyed mine.
All the very best for the future and all success to you
Regards
Craig
I have been a member for nearly two years and I still haven't done all the training here. The webinars, learning from member training and blogs are only partly done.
The online certification and affiliate bootcamp are only one small part of this training.
Every business has start up costs and there are no guarantees. I sold my house to start my first business.... I like that I get all this hosting for one small fee. I have 3 blogs, one affiliate website and 3 websites for my offline businesses. All for half the price I was paying for one website to be hosted.
I have signed up one member, so I look at this as half of my membership fee is paid for. To me this hosting alone is half the price I was paying for my previous hosting, so I am already well ahead.
My very first website got hacked because the hosting was not good enough, so I like the security of WA hosting. At least it won't cost me $2000 to get another website built in a hurry like I had to do about 5 years ago...
I urge you to follow the training and concentrate on getting your website up and running. Most people here and elsewhere will tell you that it takes a year or two of hard work and considerable effort to make money with any website.
90% of online businesses fail within the first FOUR months. why only four? Because they give up and keep trying something different looking for the shiny object that will answer their prayers.
To answer your question, I have no idea how much others make. Remember some people can't make ends meet even though they are earning 3 times more money than the rest of us. Earning good money is a matter of perspective.
Hope this helps your thought process.
Cheers
Thank you for your comments RoseAnn1234 they are very useful.
I have completed the OEC and my website is built with blogs being added regularly.
Re good money, yes it is a matter of perspective. I just wanted to hear from anyone earning a sustained income, not interested in details as that is private to them, and to understand whether staying with WA was important to that ongoing success.
All success to you
Regards
Many of the most successful members don't hang out and chat and write a lot of posts here. They are busy running their businesses and there are millionaires here among our members. They stay here because it is such a great platform. They don't have time to hang around and brag though. Many of them are too humble for that anyway.
Another thing to keep in mind. If you were to go build a business in the "real" world you would also take years to make a profit. You would start in the hole, taking out loans and building up a business and clientele. Why do people assume you should be able to make a profit the first year in an online business? That is the propaganda that leads to all the get rich quick assumptions. I know you are not looking for that exactly but you seem to think this can all happen quickly.
If it was that easy everyone could/would do it. Here we don't need a ton of money to invest up front but we do need to invest time and effort, dedication and persistence. We need to learn how to create a good website, learn SEO, learn how to find good keywords etc. Yes, you could learn most or all of this elsewhere for free but it would take most people much, much longer to get up and running without everything in one place like we get here. Also, you would still need to pay for hosting. Many people think other hosting options are cheaper but the difference is they start and then end up needing to pay extra 6 months in when the rates go up. This happened to one of my referrals. He thought it was going to be cheap, then had to pay more and more. That is why he is happy at WA. He does not use 90% of what is here. He is a general contractor with a local business. He uses WA just for the basic training and hosting.
There are other benefits here such as the ability to get comments from the community. It takes forever to start getting organic comments in any volume. Comments are invaluable for raising our rankings in the search engines.
These are just some of the benefits we get here. You will not find this value for this price anywhere else.
You are right. There are many, many people here who enjoy the community and don't make earning their number one priority. There are others that are very serious and you never see them around here at all. There are some of us that are in the middle as well. I don't make a fortune here but this is also my 3rd job. I work full time in state government adjudicating water use by all the oil and gas companies in Alaska. I deal with companies like ConocoPhillips and BP all day. I also own a 4-plex and manage a 6-plex. Here I have 2 websites and some WA referrals. It is unrealistic to expect I can make a ton of money here when I have so many other jobs that take my time. I am thrilled that my sites are growing however and I will continue to make more each year. If I had time to do this full time I could make a full time income.
I hope you find more value here,
Jessica
Jessica hi,
Thank you for your reply.
I agree with you up to the point where you assume I think it can all happen quickly? Where did I say that? I am asking about who earns a steady income through this platform and why is this platform so important to that income. I never assumed it was a quick process and in fact I clearly state that in my post.
I know building a business takes time, I know it can take years and that is why I am interested to know people and their stories of success, I also understand many are busy working their businesses and cannot find time to come on here, but anyone who is earning a steady income can feel free to post in reply here. I am not so rude as to expect actual amounts, just an honest post detailing if they do, then what part did WA play in this that another blog support site couldn't?
I agree with your comment about getting organic comments, yep that is a benefit. But not one that I could not get from networking on another blog support site?
Thanks again for contributing and all the very best
I think the most successful members rarely get on here anymore so I don't know what they would say their reason is for staying. They must appreciate the hosting I guess.
I have to say SiteSupport here is amazing. They often solve problems in 2 minutes or less and they are available 24/7. You don't have to wait around for a response. Maybe that is a factor in the big guys sticking around as well.
For those of us starting out however, there is way more here than we can even utilize so there is no question that membership is worth the money. Of course I don't pay the monthly rate. I renew during the Black Friday special every year so it is very affordable.
Thanks, some positive points there to consider.
I agree support were quick to respond when I contacted them yesterday over a matter.
Thanks again for your input
Regards
I agree with your comments about successful members being on here less as they build their website / business up
I agree with you too, sometime I felt like that way, see other people get success on their story and mine not. But sometime think this is what they deserve of all the hard work.
Nathaniell wrote a great post with several success stories that you can read here: 2019 Income Proof List Also seeing as you've only been here 3 weeks, you probably haven't connected with a lot of people just yet.
But as you continue to interact with people by following them and having them follow you -- you'll see that hundreds of people are making a good income with this platform. :)
Thanks for the comment.
I think I have a good amount of followers of 375 and I am following over 1k of people, not too far behind you I see?
'You'll see hundreds of people are making a good income with this platform' - Where? Do you know hundreds? Or is this just a sweeping comment to reassure? Without sounding funny I need to understand fact not belief.
All the best
No problem as I can completely understand :)
Now if I I'm not mistaken, what you're really asking is not how many people are making money per se -- but ultimately if this program is actually helping a vast majority of people make a good income online -- or if only a few people are doing good right?
While I may not have a huge network ( simply because I haven't taken the time to follow many people ), I have been on this platform for the past 3 years and have seen a lot of people post their success stories.
And I can tell you one thing for sure is that the people I've seen successful are the ones who followed the training, worked hard, and didn't give up.
Also you have to be specific when you say are people making a "sustained income" -- because this can vary from one person to the next. .
For instance I saw one guy making $100 dollars a month and was completely satisfied. I've seen others go off to make 4-5 figures a month and be satisfied -- and I've seen a complete beginner on here go off to build a million dollar online company all thanks to Wealthy Affiliate.
Also not to mention that there's going to be several people on here who are making a good income that simply don't want to share their personal income statements for whatever reasons.
So long story short, yes there are a great number of people who making a good income on here -- but just because someone is or is not making money does not mean it will be the same for you.
It's almost like asking people who start offline business if they are successful, and if so how much money do you make because I want to build a business that will not fail.
However everyone's journey in building a business is going to be different -- as some can make a lot of money and catch on very quickly, while others it may take 3 - 5 years to become successful.
But at the end of the day it's up to you to take action and implement what is taught here to in order to succeed.
I hope this helped answer your questions -- and welcome to Wealthy Affiliate.
I look forward to hearing about your success story next :)
I never once asked for personal financial statements, you are making assumptions.
My question is clear and simple.
I do not care HOW MUCH people earn, I am interested in those that are earning a sustained income.
I want to know whether they feel that being a part of and REMAINING a part of WA is key to that ongoing income success.
Regards
Well obviously if someone is earning a sustained income they feel that being part of this program is good — because it’s where they leaned how to do it.
In regards to remaining here, I cannot speak for others — but the one main advantage about this platform is what your money gets you.
Because for less than a dollar a day you can....
- build up to 25 websites
- get live webinars each week
- Have 24/ technical support
- Have access to a great hosting platform
- Use an amazing keyword tool at no addittioanal cost
- and be able to bump heads with people that are making a full time income doing this.
Now you tell me where you can get all of this — let alone just a few of these for this price?
I think this speaks for itself as a good enough reason to stay wouldn’t you say?
But maybe people making more of a sustained income can come answer your question to ease your mind :)
Have a good day and hope you decide to stay at WA.
Thanks again for your valued input.
Yes, already mentioned was the marketing tactic (maybe) of 25 sites, in reality the average person will maybe have 2/3?
Live webinars - yep great resource, arguably you can get similar from you tubers who put out a lot of professional and effective advice
24/7 tech support -- standard in good hosting companies
Hosting Platform - Yep, what do you consider the 'Platform'? This may well be achievable through other hosts?
Keyword tool - Of course the golden nugget for me, JAAXY which is very helpful and can stop you steering your ship in totally the wrong direction in terms of choosing the appropriate keyword
Again, some good points you mentioned although not convinced it is telling me whether staying will continue in my success or not?
Thanks again and have a tops day
Regards
Craig
Hi Craig. I understand your slight skepticism and the feeling that there might be something better out there. I am in the make money online niche and I have reviewed over 200 programs and I assure you, there isn't a program like WA out there.
There are programs that promise you to give you almost everything that WA does but that are either lying to you, they don't give you enough or only give you a part of it, or are just asking an outrageous amount of money to teach you what you will learn here.
The WA platform is not only unique in the way of a community, hosting and SSL, but it is rich in the step-by-step training that is unique, ongoing live classes, the Live chat (which is something that I have NOT seen in any other platform), the transparency, the 24/7 SiteSupport help that is TOP NOTCH (I have experienced that myself), the different classrooms, and personal help from the co-founders, Kyle and Carson. You also won't be bombarded with upsells or have to worry about prices ever going up here. There aren't hidden fees like the other platforms.
Another compensation for being a top earner on WA is that you get a free/paid for trip to Las Vegas, to hang out with the co-founders themselves and other top earners in the company. You get treated like a Hollywood star! You get to give your input in a WA conference where the co-founders actually take your thoughts and suggestions into consideration to make the platform better.
There is absolutely NO other platform that does that.
There are tons of members here, including myself, who are earning from our websites. You can head over to my profile and see that I've been earning since October 2018 and my income and website is constantly getting better.
If you are looking for more success stories, you can head on over to this blog by Nathaniel: 2019 Income Proof List I hope that answer has helped with clarifying why WA should be your number 1 choice... :) If you have any more questions, please feel free to let us know.
Wishing you the best!
Reyhana
Hey Reyhana,
Thank you for your detailed response, I appreciate it.
I am not skeptic, I am inquisitive as I do not want to fall into a subscription based trap. (not saying WA is a trap of course!).
You mention other programs and you may well be right, thing is I am not on about other programs or even joining another program, why do I need to? Why can I not just learn from the 100's of FREE resources out there? Surely they seem a more attractive option as there is no subscription fee to worry about? Surely they are worth reading and learning from?
Apart from the hosting and SSL, which in fact can be obtained through any number of other providers, the reasons you have provided that make WA the number one platform are (with respect) irrelevant to my question. These are all great resources and reasons to keep me in a subscription based group, paying out because I 'think' I am on the best platform and have the best chance of success staying and remaining in groups, improving my ranking, trying to get to Vegas etc.... Why can I not go freelance and succeed? What is so important about the WA platform that makes my presence here worth the 300 odd per year membership? Again, not being renegade, just asking honest questions to concerns I have. As I said previously, granted, access to Jaaxy is a benefit, without a doubt! (see I am not all negative)
As for Nathaniels blog, great, good information and interesting figures.
I would love to hear from the 'tons of members' who are making an income too. I am really please to read of your success on your blog, but I would expect more than those figures you have published if I had been a member since Dec 17.
I am just trying to establish whether there are REAL benefits of the platform, or can I get the knowledge elsewhere?
Thank you and I hope you continue to earn and have a very productive week.
Regards
I understand.
The problem with going through the free resources on the other websites, even Youtube or forums out there, is that it will take you much longer to piece in together what it is you really need to become a success. You will waste a ton of time trying to figure out what are white hat techniques and what are black hat techniques that could get you into trouble, therefore, preventing you from seeing success.
There's tons of free info but the internet moves at such a fast pace that things get outdated very quickly and you need to keep on top of things, which you're not going to be able to do, unless you are in a platform like WA, where the news travels like lightning. That is what we need, if we want to keep in the loop and not get left behind. Here, the info comes to us, instead of you having to go OUT to find it.
Using free resources also will get you jumping from one thing to the other when it is very organized within WA as you are told exactly what to focus on at each step.
You can absolutely go ahead and freelance if that makes you happy, but the reality of freelancing is that you cannot make passive income from it. You will only earn if you are working on something. With affiliate marketing taught the WA way, you will get to a point where you will be earning passive income, which will offer you more time freedom and more income as a result.
As for you wanting to have people come to you to tell you that they have become successful on this platform, I don't think this is realistic, the reason being that it is the person's right to share their success story if they want to. The compilation by Nathaniel is a list of people's success posts that they have shared on WA and therefore, are willing to give this information. There are others on WA that just don't feel comfortable sharing their income and I think that taking that as a basis for considering whether this platform is a good fit or not, should be irrelevant, since there are success stories already published by those who wish to share.
Hi Craig
To be brutally honest, you can learn everything you need to about affiliate marketing for free. On YouTube, blogs, free courses, well-known internet forums.
But here is the truth, will you be disciplined enough to follow through with the teaching or will you jump from one shiny object to another just because you don't see quick results?
The main attraction of Wealthy Affiliate for me is its premium WordPress Hosting, Jaaxy, Kyle & Carson ( awesome guys and don't try and sell you on multiple other programs) the massive community and finally the constantly updated training.
Leaving WA members aside, you know that people are making money from affiliate marketing, this business model works.
There are no secrets ( despite what you may see on over-hyped sales page claims).
Wealthy Affiliate provides you with a structured program to give you the best chance at success.
Follow the training here or go elsewhere and follow the training there.
Wherever you go, consistency will always be the key to your success. To make this work, you will have to work on it and not get distracted by the many shiny objects that you will most likely come across.
Just a question for you, you said in your reply to RDulloo
'but I would expect more than those figures you have published if I had been a member since Dec 17.'
I don't want to come across as rude, but can you tell me what data you have seen to make the above statement?
All the best
And as to my earnings, everybody goes at their own pace. There are people who make money within their first month here and there are people who make money after their first year.
There are a lot of factors that affect how fast somebody can earn, like how fast they go through the training, the niche they choose, their work ethic, their keyword selection and also the competition and demand in that particular niche.
And not to forget their individual lives OUTSIDE of WA. People sometimes work 12 hours a day and only can work on their websites part time and you'll have stay at home parents who can work on their websites full time.
All these are factors that are DIFFERENT for everybody and so you can't expect everybody to start making 6 figures in a year's time.
Only I know how I have spent these 15 months to get to where I am today and I am proud of what I have achieved, even if it might not seem like much to you.
Most people don't make a dime on the internet and for me to have made almost $800 online, is more than I could have dreamed of. If I can make $245 a month, then I can make $2450, I can make $24,500. The sky is the limit.
Ok...
So what makes this site different to those who have reputable you tube channels or blog sites?
What makes the information on here any more reliable than that shared on other sites where people also claim to have succeeded based on the information they have gained from that platform?
I disagree with your point regarding outdated information, some of these blog forum sites are very up to date and provide information on the latest trend in earning online.
The only thing that is kept on WA resource wise is JAAXY (a great resource for sure) other resources we are jumping around on come recommended anyway, that being Google Analytics and Google Search Console.
I cannot make a passive income from freelancing? Really? That interests me a lot, please justify that statement so I can better understand your point of view on that. I am sure there are MANY out there who do.
I am not saying that the WA training was not useful, on the contrary I have said that it was VERY good. But you continue to miss my point and my original question.
I NEVER once asked for people to share details of their income.
Regards
Like I said, you'll waste a ton of time piecing the information together because it's not organized in steps like the training at WA is. So if time is not factor for you to succeed in online business and you enjoy doing the trial and error on your own, you can do the free training found elsewhere.
As a newbie, there is no way to know what information is the latest, what has changed, what's still the same and so on, if you rely on forums and scattered information. That's what I mean by not knowing what information is still current and what's outdated.
Well, if I am wrong, then correct me about my statement regarding not being able to make passive money through freelancing.
To me, freelancing is offering your OWN services to others in need of them and you get paid by the project. Please educate me if there is any other meaning or possibilities to freelancing that I am not aware of. I am very humble and always open to learning.
You asked so many questions so I'm sorry if I seem to be "eluding" your question unintentionally. Please restate it so I know what I'm answering.
And to me, you SEEM to know more about online marketing than you let on. You're a premium member already, so you could poke around every nook and cranny of this website to make your own decision about whether it is the best fit for you or not.
And if it isn't, then that's completely fine. WA is not for everybody.
Morning,
I disagree. There are platforms that offer training, my caution asks the questions how do we know what we are being taught here is the BEST training? There will be others out there providing the same, if not better and more up to date information that, as I said is available through a non subscription based membership.
We must not assume that everyone who is a newbie does not have the ability to work with information and logic when it comes to identifying what is effective and not. I have no evidence other that words and lessons to say that this system has really worked, or whether the nugget is the WA affiliate program, that is what is making people money, bringing 'newbies' to site in the search for honey and gold?
My question is and always was singular: "Who is actually earning a sustained income from doing what WA suggests?"
Some people have gone off on tangents where I have felt it necessary to respond.
I am simply after the answer from people who HAVE that income to tell me why they feel continued membership is integral to their success?
Have a very enjoyable day
Regards
Craig
From personal experience, I tried making money for 2 years on the internet, all the while FAILING because the information was so un-organized and I never knew what to look for and what to do next. I never made a dime. But I followed the WA training and I'm making money, more than I could have ever imagined.
I am proof that non-organized information does not work, and so are many others on the platform. I know now you're going to say, "who are those many others?" but it's not my right to give any names, unless they want to make themselves known. At this point, you should go OUT and humbly ask them the question.
You're looking for the answer to this very specific question so why are expecting that people should come to you? Why don't you GO to people on the platform and ask them?
There is a "Success is happening at Wealthy Affiliate" section if you click on "Dashboard". Scroll down until you see it and ask whoever shared their success story there, as to why they think staying with WA is integral to their continued success.
Why waste your time here?
There's PLENTY of evidence on the platform but it seems like you don't want to do the work and dig out the info for yourself.
To me, it's like you're walking into a mall with a signboard that you're looking for something without even walking into the shops. How will you find the item if you don't walk into the shops?
Just like visitors in a mall seeing you with your signboard, WAers can only point you in the right direction as to where you can find your item/info.
Does it make sense to say that the shops are not making money, just because the owners of the shop didn't come to sell you the item you were looking for personally?
So the best thing in my opinion for you to do to get your answer, is to PM some successful WAers (based on their success story that you're able to find) and ask them why they think staying with WA after finding success is important to them.
Take all the info that you get from that and then piece it all together and make your decision.
WA is a wealth of information, including people sharing their success stories, and I must say that you're not making very good use of that right now. So if you want the answer to your question, you now know what to do.. :)
Wishing you the best and I hope wholeheartedly that you figure it all out, based on all the info that I have given you, the other comments you've received on this post, as well as the other members who you hopefully will be contacting to answer your question.
In the end, if you find WA is not for you, I hope you find success wherever you go!
Take care!
Reyhana
LOL....LOL
I cannot begin to answer your assuming post... other than I am 'going to people' by posting a blog!?!
Remember when you 'assume' it makes an ASS (outta) U (and) ME!
I will leave you to continue to work towards earning more months of ($245.03) more you could have 'ever imagined'. And wish you all the best for the future.
My question was simple, although I seem to have hit a raw nerve with the odd reply I have seen. No matter, I thank those for their replies and allowing me to make an informed decision. Thank you for your contribution also it has been enlightening!
Ciao!
Morning Zidane,
Thanks for your comments, which I agree with in the most. The hosting seems to be a popular reason among most and one which I have listened to, as for Jaaxy, I have already said a number of times how much of a benefit this is, without doubt.
I tend not to bounce from one shiny object to another, I am too long in the tooth and too experienced in life to fall for that old tonk.
The structured program, again I agree, great training which the basics of OEC I have completed, enjoyed and learnt from. But what is the benefit of staying beyond that training?
My statement was made in response to the comment RDulloo made about her earnings, I made an honest reply based on my own opinion and perception.
Have a nice day and all success to you with your chosen path
Regards
Morning,
I am genuinely pleased for you and I am impressed by your dedication and hard work, please do not think my comment suggests you do not work hard, it does not. I also have a job, I spend 12 weeks away from my family at a time and live in the middle of the desert, I work a 6 day 72 hour week providing for my family and putting a lot of effort and commitment in making that work, so I also know what it is like to work hard. As I said, well done I am pleased for you and long may it continue.
All these factors are different, you are right and my comment was highlighting to you my opinion based on my factors, simple there was nothing personal in it, so do not think there was. You stated your earnings, I said I would have expected more. Providing you are happy (which you said you are) then once you take away your annual fees and costs and whatever profit you are left with, providing you are happy is ALL that matters nothing else, not even my comments should bother you.
Have a great day and all the best of luck for your continued success.
Oh btw I never said what you made wasn't much, I said that I would have expected more, there is a difference......
All the best :)
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Good question and it has a fair few answers, the closest of which I agree with is Jessica
Sustained income takes many forms that's for sure. As for me then the platform has taught me a huge amount which by comparison to other similar platforms, shows me how poor they are
The hosting is without question the best I have experienced and has allowed me to finally push ahead with a long held project which will provide the type of sustainable income I want which may well be different to yours
Its important to build your list and without that then no Income of any description will be earned. To do that you have to drive traffic to your site
The training here, both official and from members own experience when applied will do that, I know that from looking at my own stats
It also has to be taken into account that ANY start up takes time to grow, that was a major reason for me renewing my membership early so I can focus on building my brand
Some one mentioned mindset and that is true if you came here for a reason which would have been to build your business through learning then your mindset will see it as a business
If its quick money then there are a thousand poor opportunities to join, none of which will provide a sustainable income in the way WA will.
Have you read the e myth?
If not its a good read and will provide plenty of equally good answers
Bit of a long winded answer but, ideally adds meat to the bone
Morning Dave,
Thanks for your perspective and I totally agree the training has been/is very good, without a doubt.
Regards
Craig