Time for a Rethink
Why do I have more Wealthy Affiliate (WA) blog posts than I do in what is supposed to be my business website?? Is WA my business, or is it NextGen?
Clearly, I'm at fault here. I'm happy that I've spotted this, because identifying a problem is a necessary first step to fixing it.
I've 3 business posts versus (including this one) 8 WA posts! 😳
>> Time for a rethink, I believe <<
How about you (if you don't mind my asking)? How many WA posts do you have as opposed to business posts? And before you go, if like me, you have more WA posts than business posts, then here's a last question:
WHY IS THAT?
Why do we have more WA posts than business posts?
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Hi Tayo,
I have more posts on my website than I do here at WA. But its close. And I think its easier to write posts here at WA. Most of my blogs are well over 1000 words and my WA posts are around 300 or so.
Just remember its not a matter of how much you have where. It's a matter of continuing the journey and creating more everywhere. Content is King! 😁
All the best!
Aaron G.
Griffin Lifestyle
Actions Lead To Results
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Ooh, Aaron, I don't think that I can agree with this **at all.**
"its not a matter of how much you have where"
I kinda think that it does matter.
One set of posts grow an audience amongst possibly thousands of readers, the other amongst possibly **billions!**
Yes, Content is King, but it's not a universal diktat. It has to be the right content in the right arena geared towards the right audience.
I think, anyway.
Regards,
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Oh I definitely have more website content, but as part of the SAC I'm trying to blog more here. Soon to level out!
Hi Cris.
Well, as I say to Paul below, then you are worthy of praise and emulation! 👌😊
Regards,
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Oh, I don't know about that, Tayo. But, I love your witty comments. I'll take those all day long 🙂
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"worthy of praise and emulation" I said.
"worthy of praise and emulation" I meant.
But I'll take your fondness for my witticisms any day. 😉
Hi Tayo.
I have more writing on my website than I do here at Wealthy Affiliate.
My thinking is that once I have built out my website and feel relatively comfortable with it, then I will post topics here that will relate to topics I have on my website.
The platform here is very well leveraged and posts made here rank very well on the search engines. Hopefully the posts here will help my site over there.
Kindest regards,
Paul.
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Hi Paul.
"I have more writing on my website than I do here at Wealthy Affiliate"
Clearly, you know where your towel is. (H2G2) As such, clearly you are to be admired. I salute you for your perspicacity and foresight. 👌👍
Now I must work hard to emulate you.
Regards,
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Good morning, Tayo.
No need to emulate. Just be yourself.
Follow your heart, lead with your mind.
All will fall into place.
Have a glorious day.
Paul.
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Paul, I know you mean well.
The Buddha said (I paraphrase):
Abjure the Ignorant
Hold companionship with the Wise.
I could enter into a philosophical treatise on the nature of emulation and speculate on what may be good in doing it, and what may be bad—but I'm pretty sure that we'd both rather just get on with life. 😉
Correct sir...I am paddling that river myself. My ratio is approx. 2:1. Why ? subject matter is a little more extensive, maybe. I'm not trying to reach a word target....just seem to be able to get my 'flow' on better here....I am working on that though.
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Crash. Bang. Wallop. Twack!
**Believe me** I know whereof you speak. It is MUCH easier to bang out a post here than in my business website. It took me a few minutes to write this current post, but a week to write my latest business post.
I asked "Why" specifically because I wondered how many would acknowledge the reason you adduce and the reason I concede. Unfortunately, we don't have a sufficient number of responses to draw any firm conclusions, but I warrant that for the vast majority of WA members, this is the truth.
Regards,
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Your right ... most of us are in the same position here on WA ... its not a bad thing having more WA posts as it just proves that we are getting more n more comfortable writing blogging ... this can only be good for when we do post on our own website as practise makes perfect . Only downside is yes it does take up your time . So its important to time manage & try and balance it out how much time you spend on WA interacting with the WA community .
Hi TJ.
I hear you, but I wonder... Wouldn't it be better to practice in/with our websites? Practice makes perfect, and every single moment we're in our websites, not only are we practising, but we're adding to their content. If dissatisfied with what we've written, we can return to it again and again until it's just right. Going back 10 times to fix a blog post (I am starting to realise now) is far better than writing 10 new WA posts.
We may have to agree to disagree about this, but that's alright, we're both mature adults, n'est pas?
Regards,
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Yes i totally get what your saying but sometimes the need to have a like minded community around you for help and support is really helpful , so the blogging is just part n parcel of that ... i must admit im one that eventually would have given up if i didnt have the support network here .
I have more WA posts than posts on my new website here because it's more fun and less work to do the WA ones. But my real "excuse" is that my #1 priority right now is finishing a book that is nearly done.
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#1 "because it's more fun and less work to do the WA ones"
#2 "my real 'excuse'..."
Laid out like that, I think you'll be gracious enough to allow me at least one (little) "ahem"? 😉
You have mentioned the nearly-finished book before; it's good to hear that it's coming along nicely. The problem is, I don't have any such laudable goals. For me, #1 above is the fact of the matter.
By the way, not to be a nosy parker, but are you self-publishing? Self-publishing seems to be coming on strong nowadays.
Regards,
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Assuming I live long enough, there will several more in the series.
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Inshallah you will live long enough (if you don't mind the borrowed prayer from our Moslem friends).
I think that I may have seen "Living with the Llamas" advertised somewhere, and briefly mistaken it for something by Lobsang T. Rampa. Lolz.
Are the two books in your memoirs available as e-books? Methinks you have a story to tell.
Finally, what on earth markup language is that? It's got me flummoxed "real good"—respect! 😉
The books I've written are on Amazon under my writing name and nickname Zana Hart. I am sure you can figure out which ones are mysteries and which are memoirs!
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What a shame that I can't give your reply two likes! 😊😊
I must say, it seems a shame that your markup language is made-up—it's incredibly tolerant, what with closing tags not matching opening ones. 😉
Oh my goodness! You've been prolific as an author! Wow.
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Hey Tayo
I agree, it’s time to rethink your priorities!
But are you serious?
Anyway I managed to make 45 business posts so far, and 16 short WA posts
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Hi Jane.
Yes, I'm serious! Not as serious as you've been, but the good news is, not as serious as I'm going to be. 😊
Test and Measure, my latest mantra. I've got three of them now:
Test and Measure
Action leads to Results
Monetise or go bust
The last two are ideas are picked up here in WA. So you see, I'm glad that **other** people are writing blogs, I'm simply acknowledging that I'm a) not writing enough and b) spending too much time writing the wrong sort when I do. The good new is, these are fixable problems, so I'll just fix them. Simples.
Regards,
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