This Is What You Signed Up For (Algorithm Updates/MUST READ FOR BEGINNERS)

Hi friends!I'm not going to lie; I was pissed off to learn about the new Google update and subsequent loss of traffic to my blog. Royally pissed off. I had ducked and dodged 5 years of updates until this one. I was rolling like you wouldn't believe.In fact, as I was watching Jay's recovery class, blood boiling, I began banging away mercilessly on my keyboard; about to post the rant of a lifetime.Until I didn't. Sometimes the act of just typing it out can be incredibly liberating and therapeuti

How I "Accidentally" Got Accepted Into Mediavine

Hi friends!I've had a lot more to talk about lately because, well, lots of things have been happening with my blog over the last couple of years. You may remember my post from around 2020 when things were looking pretty grim:https://my.wealthyaffiliate.co...Well, believing in yourself is certainly is a huge part of the growth process, but there's something more to it than that. Because you can believe in yourself all you want, but if you aren't taking any action, then it means absolutely nothin

8 Lessons Learned From 8 Years As An Affiliate

Just in case you didn't know, I'm the attractive Grandma in the cover photo lol :P Credit: Andrea via Pexels. Support him!Hi friends!It's hard to believe it's been almost 8 years since I started HomeStudioBasics, all the way back in 2014. I don't blog often here at WA unless I really have something to say, and I thought now would be as good a time as any considering, well, I have a lot on my mind!Much of this stemmed from really getting serious this year about growth, forward progress, and disc

It Doesn't Matter What You Heard, You Must Believe In Yourself

I meant to post this on 12/18 which is my b-day. Let's just pretend I did lol. "Living the dream; I'm not talking about financial success. I'm talking about loving what you do. You know, if you love art and you do art and maybe you get a little bit of success at it... you're living the dream. If I had listened to the haters, I would have quit a long time ago - I would have quit when I was 11 years old. I used to get bashed by professional skaters, 'cause my style was dorky or, it was all circus

3 Years at WA, leaving my 9-5 job, and becoming truly independent.

Hi friend and Welcome aboard!(That's my greeting for each of my articles on my website)"In this age, which believes that there is a shortcut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is in the long run, the easiest."-Henry MillerThis is going to be a long post, so be forewarned. I think it'll be worth it though ;) Hey I'm a writer what can I say. Also, people on my other blogs seemed to really be inspired and encouraged by what I had to say, so I thought I

Quick Blog on how awesome Site Support is!

Hey guys!Just wanted to give a quick testimonial on how amazing site support has been for me. Lately I've been going through a lot of changes. Lol. The Hiero theme that I have been using for almost 3 years now suddenly went down for the final time, and my site disappeared from the server. This is actually the second time it's happened, but luckily WA came to the rescue both times. The first time, they were able to re-install the 2017 theme, and from there I re-installed the Hiero theme with min

$2000 done!

This is StubearBlack's official Stats and Goals page :) New Revisions: 6/8/17, 7/4/17, 11/18/17, 1/1/18Well, I was working on a revision to this post and it somehow got deleted which is really irritating. Whatever. I had all my stats laid out perfectly and then it just disappeared. Awesome. For those that would like to hear about my actual journey, First $200 and $250 months (A must read for beginners!)3 years at WA, leaving my 9-5 job, and becoming truly independentAnyways, I'm going to do thi

First $200 and $250 months! Must read for beginners

Hey guys!It's been awhile! I was finally able to quit my bakery job after making more money on online than I was working 1-2 days a week (weekends). I wrote a lengthy letter to my manager thanking him and the rest of upper management for all they had done for me over the last 3 1/2 years (June 2012 - December 2015). I got a text from a gal a couple days after I dropped off the letter; she told me that I had everyone in tears at work because of what I had written, which made me feel like I had g

Top 200, One month In, and other thoughts

Hey guys I'm not really motivated to write this blog, but I'm going to write it anyways. I've been On WA for a month now, and just got ranked in the Top 200 on exactly 1/3/15 (one month). It's a nice accomplishment and I'm proud of it. I would like to thank all the people who I have connected with and who have helped me and supported me thus far. I would also like to thank Kyle for putting so much time and effort into such an amazing program. I am still in shock over how valuable this stuff is.

You May Say I'm A Dreamer...

It's too cliche to finish the quote, but the title is perfect for what I want to talk about.. I've always been a dreamer.. a day dreamer, a philosopher, and a thinker. I can be logical, but it's not my MO. I've always been introspective and fully aware of my surroundings and the people around me. I can sense when somethings a wry, or when the emotions, thoughts, and feelings in someone have changed. It's enabled me to sometimes prevent myself from getting my hopes up and getting hurt, but has a