Spy Among Us
I started with AWOL Academy. There, I said it!
I was keeping it a secret and it was eating at me. I started at AWOL a few hours before I came to Wealthy Affiliate.
I did my research by looking up AWOL Academy reviews: Is AWOL Academy a scam? The articles talked about Wealthy Affiliate being for free. I compared the two companies in the articles and chose the one I had to pay for. Shiny bauble syndrome. I drank the kool-aid and joined.
I decided to check our Wealthy Affiliate while I was waiting to get started with AWOL Academy and I stayed for 3 days. There was so much to do and it just flowed. The FREE site was giving me everything I had been looking for the past five years, and the only upsell at that point was the premium membership at a reduced price, but I kept expecting Wealthy Affiliate to ask for more. I had paid the money so I needed to see if there was a difference, even though at Wealthy Affiliate I was getting everything I needed right where I was.
The training AWOL Academy provides is good, but by the time I bought the tools they said I needed for the website, I was almost out of money and trying to figure out how I was going to pay the monthly fees for the services I had signed up for. When my "coaching" call came I asked how to make affiliate marketing produce revenue, but they have a monthly fee attached to that. He explained that I need to pay thousands for the remaining training modules and tools they tell you are needed and necessary to succeed.
Wealthy Affiliate is training me for free and if I wanted to I could upgrade. You let me create a free account and build a website with step-by-step instructions for free. I was dazed and amazed. I got to take part in a live video coaching session with support from the online community and an incredible mentor guiding me.
Do I need clickmagik, Leadpages, go daddy, Get response and hostgator for Wealthy Affiliate, I don't know yet. The information given for the $99 is just enough to pull you in. If you want to find out how to use your site, you need more packages. The training was step-by-step but to go further was going to be expensive. I have no money, so I am not AWOL material. AWOL is just too pricey.
WA teaches you how to use your site to generate revenue. I met Joel on the Live training and went to his site for additional affiliate training! I am new but it appears that in the 10 days I have been here, I will be able to learn how to actually earn revenue with the information that WA imparts to us. The community is absolutely fantastic! WA teaches you how to use your site to generate revenue and they tell you it's a slow steady process. I am glad I am here.
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Hi Sylvia
I loved this post of yours! YES, you are indeed "AWOL" material - AWOL out of there and start learning and building your business here at WA! ;-) LOL!
Wishing you all the best for the future! ;-)
I wasn't sure how this post would be received, but thank you and helps knowing that this community understands and continues to welcome on me .
Sylvia, how wonderfully done! You made the right decision to learn about the two and you decided upon the best. Remember, It's never too late to pickup and go with the flow.
You're in a great place,
Best wishes!
Thank you for understanding and I like what you said about it's never too late. I have let go of all the things outside of WA for my website. I am putting all my eggs in this basket.
I think of all of you and I am so glad to be here. I wish I would've known about this program several years ago, I'd be rich! (:-)
I am laughing out loud at the sheer joy of being here. I know this journey will take a while, but with folks like you here it will be a pleasure. Have a prosperous 2018. Thank you all for reading my story.
Hi Sylvia
I resonate with your "laughing out loud" (LOL) - since I am often doing the same. The humor and banter that is sometimes going on between the WA-family is often so hilariously funny, that I can't help but laugh.
I had a boss who always said "If we HAVE to work, we may as well make it fun to do!" ;-) And this is what WA is to me.
May you enjoy a lovely day Sylvia!
This is what we need to hear Sylvia. Thanks for sharing your experience. Your title is excellent and you didn't disappoint with your content either.
WA is incomparable. Let's hope it stays that way (but I am fairly confident).:)
I can't stand people who try to drain others for their own financial gain. They don't have the average person at heart.
If they truly understood this business, they would know that *most people who are looking to prosper online, do so because they probably need the extra income (at least at first).
I have no tolerance for that.
Brilliant, Sylvia 007!
All the best and much success to you and yours!
David
Wa is the real deal. I wish I found it earlier. It is good that you realized before getting sucked into that system. Exciting times ahead!
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Before I signed up for WA I went through a live training class with AWOL. I too found it a bit pricey and out of my budget. Free sounded perfect with the ability to upgrade for a fraction of the price of AWOL. And yes you get everything you need to succeed with Wealthy Affiliate. I too am extremely grateful for being here and learning what I have. Also the community here is amazing! Everyone is awesome here! Thank you for sharing.
Your friend, Aaron G.