How Many 7-Figure Earners Has Wealthy Affiliate Made?

byTDenise

5.7K followers

5 years ago

I did a product review on a program that I know is sub par in comparison to Wealthy Affiliate. Despite it being not as good, one commentor responded to my review by saying "He's created 52 7-figure earners. How many has Wealthy Affiliate made?".

Since I also mentioned in the review that I create courses hosted at Wealthy Affiliate, he also questioned my credibility as a course creator and asked the question "How many success stories have your courses made?"

I could be totally intimidated by his questioning and walk away with my tail between my legs. Besides, I'm newer than this product developer and Wealthy Affiliate doesn't post how many 7-figure earners they've "made" on their website. I could walk away with lower confidence as if he "put me in my place", but will I back down though?

Absolutely not. I'm going to practice what I preached yesterday and "be more insistent".

I am certain this isn't the first or last time I will run into someone who will question my credibility or the credibility of my recommendations, so I need to face this head on.

The Problems

Now Wealthy Affiliate doesn't market their program based on how many 7-figure earners have started here, or based on financial results they've gotten for their students. I know (based on students writing their income success) that there are success stories up to 7-figures, but I'm not sure how many because I haven't seen Wealthy Affiliate (or anyone here) try to pull together metrics like this formally. Besides, Wealthy Affiliate has a huge advantage over many of their digital training program counterparts since this isn't simply a training platform.

This is a training, networking, and software-as-a-service business and they excel in each category. As a result, they don't have to sell by income reports of students because this platform can yield many more results for students than that like:

• Improved Site Speed
• Improved Content output or efficiency
• Improved confidence
• Larger social circle
• More industry collaborations
• etc.

Where others only offer digital training and must sell based on training results, Wealthy Affiliate has so much more. However, if they sold based on what's common in the MMO digital course industry, there would be student income reports all over the home page.

Instead, Wealthy Affiliate sells by demonstration and allows each individual to assess the value free of charge. The problem with this scenario is that someone was challenging my assessment that Wealthy Affiliate is the better option, and what do I say?

Should I Give a Passive Peacemaker Answer?

Immediately, my thoughts regressed back into my old habit of being a peace maker, and originally, I thought of a response I'd make in my peacemaker days like, "Well, if you prefer that option, then go for it", but I'm strengthening myself and focusing on being more insistent, so I've decided to respond to these types of situations differently.

Again, I know this won't be the first or the last time that I'm selling something and someone challenges my assessment that it's the best. I don't sell anything that I don't think is the best, so I need to be ready to stand up for what I believe and not back down. I need to practice what I wrote about a few days ago and be more insistent.

Objection Handling

I decided to share my thoughts on how to respond to objections, so if you run into anything like this, you're armed and ready. In sales, it's important to know common objections customers might have to buying your product or service, and to be ready to respond.

Affiliate marketing is truly the evolution of sales in my opinion, but we're a little more "fancy" and we use lots of computer and techy tools to reach much larger audiences than traditional salesmen would.

Unlike the traditional sales model, I'm not face-to-face with this person. Instead, they're writing their objection publicly, and this is common in affiliate marketing. Objections will be written in your comments on your blog, on your Youtube channel, and they may even email you!

If you want other comment readers to read your comments and walk away with confidence that you're promoting the best product as you've said in your video, podcast, or blog post, it's important to address these product and service objections tactfully--not emotionally.

Common Objections

As I'm getting more and more traffic and interacting with more people, I'm running into more objections. People say things like:

• It's too expensive
• I'm not sure I can do this
• I wanted to learn an alternative business model
• Can people really make money like this
• Or, they question my credibility or the credibility of the products I recommend

This is normal and every business is bound to run into objections and excuses because people want to make sure they're making the right choice, they need their questions answered, and sometimes, they simply have challenges with making decisions.

How I Handle Objections Like These

I typically respond by:

• Demonstrating that I understand the goals of the audience
• Reiterating my stance on which product is best in the market
• Demonstrating the market leadership of the product I recommend
• Reiterating the benefits and features
• Building their confidence (when it's a confidence related objection)
• and remind the end user of the unique selling proposition

Going back to this specific scenario where the person is questioning Wealthy Affiliate's credibility and my credibility (based on how many 7-figure earners are created), that might look something like this...

"Great questions! Wealthy Affiliate has success stories up to 7 figures (and possibly beyond that). They don't do surveys where they ask people about their income, so the success that's public is based on what members volunteer. Income is usually seen as a personal topic, so many people choose to keep that to themselves, however, based on those who volunteer their information, we know the # of success stories there grows by the day!

These successes can be found by reading what students have written themselves (not what's facilitated by Wealthy Affiliate): on and off of the platform. The voluntary sharing of the students is viral and it's a stark contrast to what's written on someone's website (like what you're mentioning here).

To answer your questions about my courses...

The program was the best value in the industry prior to when I added courses, but with coaches there (like me) who add to what's offered and with the continual improvements being made to the software tools, the social networking functions, and the training, it just keeps getting better. There are literally thousands of hours of training on nearly every topic related to growing your traffic, growing your audience, solving problems, growing an online business, and more. It's immense. Thanks for sharing your opinions."

How do you think I did with handling that?

In Closing

I can assure you that if you decide to stick with this for the long haul, you'll run into objections, and possibly on many of your recommendations. People will object to the price, the location, the aesthetics, and the list can go on and on.

Recommend products and services you believe from your core are THE BEST, and be insistent that they're the best. If you decide to back down or be less insistent, it can give off the perception that your product or service isn't the best, you're intimidated, or you can't keep up with the competitive climate in the market. Mental toughness and emotional intelligence are key.

My Challenge to You

• Stand up for what you believe
• Don't be argumentative all the time, but be assertive regarding your boundaries
• Say what you believe and believe what you say
• Identify the best and stick to it
• Commit and don't waver
• Study Objection Handling and Emotional Intelligence, so you can practice handling situations where people challenge you or your recommendations without emotionally discharging