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I have been sending some ads out there to promote Wealthy Affiliate, and I was curious, in your opinion what affiliate link do you find most people sign up with if you get refe

Concur with those voting for a personal link.

Personalizing it makes it, well, more personal.

When I signed up to WA, the sign-up page I was directed to welcomed me with a personal message - Some comments that I was making a great decision and if I need any help to reach out..etc.

thanks for sharing.

Go with the personal link Terry..I would click on that before clicking on a generic link

Keep in mind every blog post and training here has an affiliate tab at the top. Click on that and it becomes YOUR affiliate link. So basically you can share anything,

Thank you Bruce!
I didn't know that. This is helpful.

The referral I got was through the custom link.

I like the starter link personally

I haven't tried it yet but what about the promo?

What promo are your referring to Mick?

I get a lot of bites when I post the main WA link on Twitter with a catchy line and nice photo to get attention.

None of them have signed up though...just lookers so far.

Can somebody help me understand about ads and how to promote wealthy affiliate, I am having trouble understanding how to go about this? Thank you

Hey Cindy,

Kyle covered this in Level 2 Lesson 10: Hope this helps you.

These affiliate plugins should energize your desired links of choice Terry! https://www.shoutmeloud.com/best-wordpress-affiliate-plugins.html

Thanks Mike! That site will come in handy! :) But I meant in the affiliate section of WA which link do members get more action with? Their main affiliate link to advertise WA, or a custom one they create from the affiliate section in WA? :)

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What affiliate link do you find works best in promoting wa?

What affiliate link do you find works best in promoting wa?

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I have been sending some ads out there to promote Wealthy Affiliate, and I was curious, in your opinion what affiliate link do you find most people sign up with if you get refe

Concur with those voting for a personal link.

Personalizing it makes it, well, more personal.

When I signed up to WA, the sign-up page I was directed to welcomed me with a personal message - Some comments that I was making a great decision and if I need any help to reach out..etc.

thanks for sharing.

Go with the personal link Terry..I would click on that before clicking on a generic link

Keep in mind every blog post and training here has an affiliate tab at the top. Click on that and it becomes YOUR affiliate link. So basically you can share anything,

Thank you Bruce!
I didn't know that. This is helpful.

The referral I got was through the custom link.

I like the starter link personally

I haven't tried it yet but what about the promo?

What promo are your referring to Mick?

I get a lot of bites when I post the main WA link on Twitter with a catchy line and nice photo to get attention.

None of them have signed up though...just lookers so far.

Can somebody help me understand about ads and how to promote wealthy affiliate, I am having trouble understanding how to go about this? Thank you

Hey Cindy,

Kyle covered this in Level 2 Lesson 10: Hope this helps you.

These affiliate plugins should energize your desired links of choice Terry! https://www.shoutmeloud.com/best-wordpress-affiliate-plugins.html

Thanks Mike! That site will come in handy! :) But I meant in the affiliate section of WA which link do members get more action with? Their main affiliate link to advertise WA, or a custom one they create from the affiliate section in WA? :)

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I'm an Amazon Affiliate as I know a lot of other members are here as well, and I read their rules a couple times, and couldn't really find the answer I was looking for in there

There is a lot to consider when you sign up as an affiliate. Be sure you read ALL the fine print. Laws and programs change. Years (and years) ago I was an Amazon affiliate - before they required the financial disclaimer. I also worked for a company who provided discounts to their retirees - as long as said retiree did not work for a direct competitor. There was a huge catch to that ruling; there was no way to verify who a retiree worked for. As the list of competitors and the quantity of retirees grew, the problem got bigger and bigger. If you need 3 guesses about what happened to the rule, go for it. :)

If you are freaking out about Amazon's rules, why be an affiliate? There are thousands of other companies that are looking for people to advertise for them. As was said in the training, you could make more money using one of the others instead of Amazon.

Ya that's true, I just thought I would give them a try because so many people buy from Amazon, until I actually started having family members wanting to buy from my site...then I freaked out...lol I'm going to switch to other affiliate sites!

You asked a really good question Terry, I thought that so long as the IP is different then Amazon won't know or won't mind, I did not think that the name would be relevant, what if you were Mrs. Smith? and then how many "smith's" are out there? will that mean that ALL the smith's cannot buy from your links? Are you all related? sounds too much!!
But IP addresses are recorded and THAT amazon remembers!

On the other hand, I would look at other Affiliate programs, more lucrative ones and less "strict" on this issue.

Cheers,
SF

Ya, I decided to do that today as one of my goals! :)

Terry, If you want to remain an Amazon affiliate, do not let your family or friends make a purchase through your link.

Amazon algorithms never forget a connection.

In the past several years I have purchased only one item from Amazon. It was a digital item so no shipping was involved. However, every time I go onto Amazon and look at their products, I see a message that tells me whether or not they can ship to my area.

Also, the purchase I made was a Kindle link so I could read the digital item. Having made that purchase I am no longer entitled to commission if anyone purchases a kindle item though my affiliate link.

Oh wow! They're really strict!! But, my family and friends, and their friends always want to see my new blogs, it would be hard to make sure none of them make a sale! I just might not use them as an affiliate program then! Thanks so much for sharing, and your input! :)

You're welcome Terry. I would hate to think of you building a nice website that attracts visitors as well as your family, only to have your Amazon membership disqualified.

I agree it's probably not wise to use them. I suggest you have a look at Share-A-Sale, or depending on your niche there are many affiliate programs to research for quality items.

Thank you for your advice! :) I think I will look at Share-A-Sale and other ones! :)

I think that is a wise decision Terry.
All the best :)

Thank you! :)

My first sale through Amazon was to another WA member (she is no longer here so you don't know her). I did not ask her to buy anything, she just honestly wanted to try one of the products I reviewed for her cats. I was so excited to get my first sale!

Amazon told me the sale did not count and I would not get the commission. I was stunned! She was not a family member and in fact lived several thousand miles away from me. We had never met in person!

Coincidently, I had sent her something from Amazon previously so her name and address were in my Amazon address book. They must cross check every sale against your Amazon address book, so they blocked it. They claimed the purchase was "by me or on my behalf".

So, this is one example of how far they take their policies! You are smart to steer clear! They may or may not figure out the connection but since you have the same last name and are family you might not want to risk it!

Nothing she will buy in the future through my site will count either.

".. I has sent her something from Amazon previously so her name and address were in my Amazon address book. "

To my point, this was a VISIBLE connection.

Yes, I agree.

Oh wow! That's not fair they did that to you!! :( That's what scares me too, and I posted that comment to someone else on here! What if someone likes my site alot, and orders from my link from my own site all the time, they could just boot me! If you went to Walmart, and brought the same friend all the time to go shopping, would they kick you out? lol..okay bad excample, Walmert doesn't have an affiliate ptogram, but you would think that Amazon would like making sales as long as it's not to yourself from your link, or the same card! What if different people lived in the same retirememnet home, or there are adult group homes, no one can order from the same account because the have the same address? Okay..having a little rant here...I'll stop...lol

Walmart does have an affiliate program.

ohhh okay..lol..are we allowed to advertise to friends and family? :)

You'll have to check their requirements. They are not one of my companies. :)

lol..okay..thank you very much! :)

Good question, Terry! I wouldn't think it'd hurt to let her buy one product, but I'm really not positive how they determine who your family and friends are, so this is just my opinion.

I do know it's impossible for someone that lives at the same address, same credit card to order since my hubby did without me knowing, lol.

Amazon never said anything about it, but of course there was no commission either....needless to say, I was horrified when I realized worrying I'd be kicked out!

But, then again, I made my own blunder a couple of years ago...I'd been checking my links and then got sidetracked in Amazon when I noticed they had some awesome sales going on and since it was the Christmas season, well, I had myself a little shopping spree! I ordered a ton of stuff, forgetting I'd just been clicking through my links testing them....duh!

Once I realized it, I was totally mortified with myself, lol. Thought for sure I'd be given the boot by them, along with a scalding email or something, but they didn't say a thing. Of course, no commissions for these either. Whew! But, this was at least a couple years ago, and things might have changed, so I'd definitely recommend to not do what I did...talk about getting sidetracked way too easily, lol!

As far as the same last name, I wouldn't see how they could count that as a family member as long as it's a different address....there are tons of people with the same last names that aren't related at all.

Anyways, hope this helps some...

Best wishes :) ~Sherry

Thank you very much for your help! :) Your comment had me laughing out loud at you ordering from your own link by getting side tracked, as that's something I would totally do...lol

Lol, yeah, I sure got sidetracked that day...just had to get those deals, not realizing each item was another shipping fee added. And my, how that added up quick! I think my jaw hit the desk when I seen the total.
I ended up cancelling quite a few off my order after seeing how much it would be. Afterwards, it finally dawned on me that I had clicked through my own link...I'm sure I must have had a look of utter and complete horror on my face then, lol! :)

Thanks for asking. This is an eye opener for me since I am still struggling to sign into the affiliate program. Does this also affect us too or just relatives and friends. Can we affiliate members purchase and receive commission from them. Please a response on this will further clarify this issue for me.

From all the comments I'm getting, I would go with to be on the safe side, don't have relatives order from you! :) I really don't see how they would know who your friends are though...lol

Some things are very difficult to oversee - and some are just plain impossible.

Considering how big Amazon is - and for how long - I have yet to hear of anyone being denied access because they were related to, or friends with, an employee who worked there. Come to think of it, I've shopped with them for decades and have NEVER been asked if I knew any of their employees.

The reality here is that you have very, very little control over who visits your sites, clicks on links and makes purchases.

Unless Amazon has knowledge of every person's family tree (and all your friends and relatives live with you), there is very little likelihood that they will know who your relatives and friends are. If said friend or relative goes to your site as any other visitor would and clicks on a link and makes a purchase, then good for all concerned.

On the other hand, if you actively, visibly, encourage friends and relatives to do the same you could be in for problems.

These are just my thoughts on the subject,

That actually makes a lot of sense! I'm concerned even if someone likes my site and always goes there to purchase from Amazon, that they would get suspicious! I think they would be happy just to make a sale..In fact if I ran a big affiliate company like that I would encourage everyone to send out there links to families and friends, and of course just not allow them to purchase from their own link or use the same credit card as someone else!

No, if someone liked your site and made a purchase that would not be a problem. Obviously someone who makes a purchase may like your site! There has to be an actual connection.

Since you have different addresses, I doubt Amazon could find out that she is your family member wanting to purchase through your link.

Anyway, you can just send her to your website which has your affiliate link then click through there. It is just like an organic visitor who loves your site and keep purchasing from you.

If you're staying at the same address with the same IP address then maybe Amazon will find out. If not, I doubt they will.

This is just my opinion thought. You can test it out. I believe there wouldn't be any problem in the first few times.

Was thinking of that! She loves my site as it's a pregnancy site and her and my son just had a baby, so I made the blog in honor of them, and have my Amazon affiliate site hooked up that members can order any baby product through Amazon, but I keep telling her not to order from my link, and she was all confused and asked me "Don't you want to make money?" lol

Haha, I think she can purchase from your site's link. It looks fine to me.

Although she's your family member but there's no way Amazon is going to find out. And you're also helping people after all!

That's true! :)

Sorry, just now I mean "she" can purchase through your site's link. Typo.

I understood what you meant...lol

Hahaha :)

All the best to you!!

And the same to you! :)

There's a good chance you won't get credited for the commission if you have family or friends buying from your link. Even if you do get credited, I wouldn't risk putting my affiliate account on the line. This is something that definitely goes against their policy, otherwise it's something every Amazon affiliate would do, myself included. Good question though and way to ask ahead of time :)

"(u) You will not directly or indirectly purchase any Product(s) through Special Links, whether for your use of for the use of any other person or entity, and you will not permit, request or encourage any of your friends, relatives, employees, contractors, or business relations to directly or indirectly purchase any Product(s) through Special Links, whether for their use, your use or the use of any other person or entity."

Hope that helps.

Okay..Thank you! :)

You're welcome Terry!

You might let her try one purchase and see what they do. It's my understanding that one event that they deem not acceptable, will not hurt your relationship with them. However if multiple purchases are attempted and the feel your not in keeping with their rule, then you might get the boot.
After I fist signed with Amazon, my wife thought she would purchase through my link, unannounced to me. Later I saw where a purchase was made thru my account, yet no commission. When I found out what happened I was afraid Amazon would cut me off. They didn't, and didn't say anything either. Later, posts that I read here at WA described similar situations.

Hope this helps in your decision. Just caution more than one attempt at first.

Good Luck!! :0)

Okay thank you for the warning, and sharing this info with me :)

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Amazon affiliate question I can't find the answer to?

Amazon affiliate question I can't find the answer to?

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I'm an Amazon Affiliate as I know a lot of other members are here as well, and I read their rules a couple times, and couldn't really find the answer I was looking for in there

There is a lot to consider when you sign up as an affiliate. Be sure you read ALL the fine print. Laws and programs change. Years (and years) ago I was an Amazon affiliate - before they required the financial disclaimer. I also worked for a company who provided discounts to their retirees - as long as said retiree did not work for a direct competitor. There was a huge catch to that ruling; there was no way to verify who a retiree worked for. As the list of competitors and the quantity of retirees grew, the problem got bigger and bigger. If you need 3 guesses about what happened to the rule, go for it. :)

If you are freaking out about Amazon's rules, why be an affiliate? There are thousands of other companies that are looking for people to advertise for them. As was said in the training, you could make more money using one of the others instead of Amazon.

Ya that's true, I just thought I would give them a try because so many people buy from Amazon, until I actually started having family members wanting to buy from my site...then I freaked out...lol I'm going to switch to other affiliate sites!

You asked a really good question Terry, I thought that so long as the IP is different then Amazon won't know or won't mind, I did not think that the name would be relevant, what if you were Mrs. Smith? and then how many "smith's" are out there? will that mean that ALL the smith's cannot buy from your links? Are you all related? sounds too much!!
But IP addresses are recorded and THAT amazon remembers!

On the other hand, I would look at other Affiliate programs, more lucrative ones and less "strict" on this issue.

Cheers,
SF

Ya, I decided to do that today as one of my goals! :)

Terry, If you want to remain an Amazon affiliate, do not let your family or friends make a purchase through your link.

Amazon algorithms never forget a connection.

In the past several years I have purchased only one item from Amazon. It was a digital item so no shipping was involved. However, every time I go onto Amazon and look at their products, I see a message that tells me whether or not they can ship to my area.

Also, the purchase I made was a Kindle link so I could read the digital item. Having made that purchase I am no longer entitled to commission if anyone purchases a kindle item though my affiliate link.

Oh wow! They're really strict!! But, my family and friends, and their friends always want to see my new blogs, it would be hard to make sure none of them make a sale! I just might not use them as an affiliate program then! Thanks so much for sharing, and your input! :)

You're welcome Terry. I would hate to think of you building a nice website that attracts visitors as well as your family, only to have your Amazon membership disqualified.

I agree it's probably not wise to use them. I suggest you have a look at Share-A-Sale, or depending on your niche there are many affiliate programs to research for quality items.

Thank you for your advice! :) I think I will look at Share-A-Sale and other ones! :)

I think that is a wise decision Terry.
All the best :)

Thank you! :)

My first sale through Amazon was to another WA member (she is no longer here so you don't know her). I did not ask her to buy anything, she just honestly wanted to try one of the products I reviewed for her cats. I was so excited to get my first sale!

Amazon told me the sale did not count and I would not get the commission. I was stunned! She was not a family member and in fact lived several thousand miles away from me. We had never met in person!

Coincidently, I had sent her something from Amazon previously so her name and address were in my Amazon address book. They must cross check every sale against your Amazon address book, so they blocked it. They claimed the purchase was "by me or on my behalf".

So, this is one example of how far they take their policies! You are smart to steer clear! They may or may not figure out the connection but since you have the same last name and are family you might not want to risk it!

Nothing she will buy in the future through my site will count either.

".. I has sent her something from Amazon previously so her name and address were in my Amazon address book. "

To my point, this was a VISIBLE connection.

Yes, I agree.

Oh wow! That's not fair they did that to you!! :( That's what scares me too, and I posted that comment to someone else on here! What if someone likes my site alot, and orders from my link from my own site all the time, they could just boot me! If you went to Walmart, and brought the same friend all the time to go shopping, would they kick you out? lol..okay bad excample, Walmert doesn't have an affiliate ptogram, but you would think that Amazon would like making sales as long as it's not to yourself from your link, or the same card! What if different people lived in the same retirememnet home, or there are adult group homes, no one can order from the same account because the have the same address? Okay..having a little rant here...I'll stop...lol

Walmart does have an affiliate program.

ohhh okay..lol..are we allowed to advertise to friends and family? :)

You'll have to check their requirements. They are not one of my companies. :)

lol..okay..thank you very much! :)

Good question, Terry! I wouldn't think it'd hurt to let her buy one product, but I'm really not positive how they determine who your family and friends are, so this is just my opinion.

I do know it's impossible for someone that lives at the same address, same credit card to order since my hubby did without me knowing, lol.

Amazon never said anything about it, but of course there was no commission either....needless to say, I was horrified when I realized worrying I'd be kicked out!

But, then again, I made my own blunder a couple of years ago...I'd been checking my links and then got sidetracked in Amazon when I noticed they had some awesome sales going on and since it was the Christmas season, well, I had myself a little shopping spree! I ordered a ton of stuff, forgetting I'd just been clicking through my links testing them....duh!

Once I realized it, I was totally mortified with myself, lol. Thought for sure I'd be given the boot by them, along with a scalding email or something, but they didn't say a thing. Of course, no commissions for these either. Whew! But, this was at least a couple years ago, and things might have changed, so I'd definitely recommend to not do what I did...talk about getting sidetracked way too easily, lol!

As far as the same last name, I wouldn't see how they could count that as a family member as long as it's a different address....there are tons of people with the same last names that aren't related at all.

Anyways, hope this helps some...

Best wishes :) ~Sherry

Thank you very much for your help! :) Your comment had me laughing out loud at you ordering from your own link by getting side tracked, as that's something I would totally do...lol

Lol, yeah, I sure got sidetracked that day...just had to get those deals, not realizing each item was another shipping fee added. And my, how that added up quick! I think my jaw hit the desk when I seen the total.
I ended up cancelling quite a few off my order after seeing how much it would be. Afterwards, it finally dawned on me that I had clicked through my own link...I'm sure I must have had a look of utter and complete horror on my face then, lol! :)

Thanks for asking. This is an eye opener for me since I am still struggling to sign into the affiliate program. Does this also affect us too or just relatives and friends. Can we affiliate members purchase and receive commission from them. Please a response on this will further clarify this issue for me.

From all the comments I'm getting, I would go with to be on the safe side, don't have relatives order from you! :) I really don't see how they would know who your friends are though...lol

Some things are very difficult to oversee - and some are just plain impossible.

Considering how big Amazon is - and for how long - I have yet to hear of anyone being denied access because they were related to, or friends with, an employee who worked there. Come to think of it, I've shopped with them for decades and have NEVER been asked if I knew any of their employees.

The reality here is that you have very, very little control over who visits your sites, clicks on links and makes purchases.

Unless Amazon has knowledge of every person's family tree (and all your friends and relatives live with you), there is very little likelihood that they will know who your relatives and friends are. If said friend or relative goes to your site as any other visitor would and clicks on a link and makes a purchase, then good for all concerned.

On the other hand, if you actively, visibly, encourage friends and relatives to do the same you could be in for problems.

These are just my thoughts on the subject,

That actually makes a lot of sense! I'm concerned even if someone likes my site and always goes there to purchase from Amazon, that they would get suspicious! I think they would be happy just to make a sale..In fact if I ran a big affiliate company like that I would encourage everyone to send out there links to families and friends, and of course just not allow them to purchase from their own link or use the same credit card as someone else!

No, if someone liked your site and made a purchase that would not be a problem. Obviously someone who makes a purchase may like your site! There has to be an actual connection.

Since you have different addresses, I doubt Amazon could find out that she is your family member wanting to purchase through your link.

Anyway, you can just send her to your website which has your affiliate link then click through there. It is just like an organic visitor who loves your site and keep purchasing from you.

If you're staying at the same address with the same IP address then maybe Amazon will find out. If not, I doubt they will.

This is just my opinion thought. You can test it out. I believe there wouldn't be any problem in the first few times.

Was thinking of that! She loves my site as it's a pregnancy site and her and my son just had a baby, so I made the blog in honor of them, and have my Amazon affiliate site hooked up that members can order any baby product through Amazon, but I keep telling her not to order from my link, and she was all confused and asked me "Don't you want to make money?" lol

Haha, I think she can purchase from your site's link. It looks fine to me.

Although she's your family member but there's no way Amazon is going to find out. And you're also helping people after all!

That's true! :)

Sorry, just now I mean "she" can purchase through your site's link. Typo.

I understood what you meant...lol

Hahaha :)

All the best to you!!

And the same to you! :)

There's a good chance you won't get credited for the commission if you have family or friends buying from your link. Even if you do get credited, I wouldn't risk putting my affiliate account on the line. This is something that definitely goes against their policy, otherwise it's something every Amazon affiliate would do, myself included. Good question though and way to ask ahead of time :)

"(u) You will not directly or indirectly purchase any Product(s) through Special Links, whether for your use of for the use of any other person or entity, and you will not permit, request or encourage any of your friends, relatives, employees, contractors, or business relations to directly or indirectly purchase any Product(s) through Special Links, whether for their use, your use or the use of any other person or entity."

Hope that helps.

Okay..Thank you! :)

You're welcome Terry!

You might let her try one purchase and see what they do. It's my understanding that one event that they deem not acceptable, will not hurt your relationship with them. However if multiple purchases are attempted and the feel your not in keeping with their rule, then you might get the boot.
After I fist signed with Amazon, my wife thought she would purchase through my link, unannounced to me. Later I saw where a purchase was made thru my account, yet no commission. When I found out what happened I was afraid Amazon would cut me off. They didn't, and didn't say anything either. Later, posts that I read here at WA described similar situations.

Hope this helps in your decision. Just caution more than one attempt at first.

Good Luck!! :0)

Okay thank you for the warning, and sharing this info with me :)

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I'm asking this question to find out what other members are struggling with the most in their online business! It could be making sales, recruiting affiliates, keyword researc

Thank you for this post,
My problem is simple, I suddenly feel that my website wouldn't take me anywhere, and that I might fail to get traffic and make sales, sometime I become pessimistic and can't control it.

It's easy to think that way! Make sure you have the Social Share buttons on your site, and then slowly start introducing your site to friends and family, and even if it's not to make sales from them, see if they wouldn't mind clicking on your social media icons to share your Niche! You get enough people doing that, you'll get a pretty good following! :)

Thank you Terry for your advise :)

You're very welcome! :)

Good Morning Terry,

My challenge is not liking machines, I never did so in my house there I keep them to the minimum>End 2013 I got a computer against my wish and will and used it only for emails/photos and following Masterclasses and Summits on subjects of my interest.
Now I have 2 websites with the help of my better half who was promoted by me to Technical Manager. He does the plugins, banners, links etc. I do the more artistic part like layout/photos and the writing and of course the socializing here on WA. You see, I can see how I want the website to look like but how to bring that about I can only in part.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

That sounds awesome, to be a team with your partner! :) Must be so nice to work together! :)

Michael emigrated last year from the US to Spain, mainly because of me ( there were some things he did not like in his country ) so we spend a lot of time together.

All the best, Taetske

That makes sense to me! :) I've always wanted to visit Spain ever since I was a child when I first heard the Elton John song "Daniel" and that line " Daniel my brother, he says Spain is pretty! The best place he's ever seen!" Don't know if you ever heard that song, but your partner made a good choice moving to Spain to be with you! :)

Terry - I need traffic. After that I think I know what I need to do. It's just going to take more content and time. I'm trying to hit a home run in a highly competitive niche.

Ya, traffic is definitely essential for your sites! But, it sounds like you have a good plan! :)

The biggest struggle for me at this moment is to convert 5% of 115 referrals to premium, still haven't managed to help one person find value in this.

wow! You have A LOT of referrals! :) I don't understand how people can NOT find the value after they see all the benefits WA has to offer! My referrals aren't upgrading or even posting a profile...why did they join for free in the first place? lol

That's what gets me as well.

Making sales is the issue

Ya, that's a tough one for sure! :)

Staying focused....I can't sleep!!!! HELP!!!!

T

Ohhhhh..you and me both girl! :(

I've been awake for just over 48 hrs.!!!!

WoW!! you need some sleep girl!! I finally laid down for an hour, but that's all my body and mind would let me..my mind won't shut down..lol

Finally slept about 2 hrs in the late afternoon...I feel better now. That was like a whole night's sleep!!!

WOW!! Good for you! Funny how just a little nap can re-energize us! :)

yep...I feel like a new person!!!

Great post Terry. for me I seem to always be all over the place. I am getting things done but it seems like there is no order to it. I need to focus more.

Ya, being able to focus is key! It's very easy to get off track! What might benefit you is finding someone who can hold you accountable to your online business! Check in every once in awhile to see how you're doing, and where you're at! Just an idea! :)

someone to kick my a$$ if I get off track lol

lol...said in a nicer way though, but ya..general idea...lol

My greatest difficulty is writing unique posts and posting three times per week. As I've become more involved in the Twitter community with personal finance bloggers and a few other niches, I've realized that thousands of people are putting out the same content using different words. I'll bet that's the challenge a lot of new Wealthy Affiliates have if they're focused on promoting Wealthy Affiliate (I am not).

There's a ton of information on Wealthy Affiliate for what you want to do, Terry. Do you know what the problem is? It's not organized for YOU. Some of it is unbelievably good. Some of it is useless (to me). I've decided to do the same thing that other bloggers in my niche(s) do, with my own twist of course. I'd like to be further along so I started doing monthly progress/status reports that keep me accountable and focused. They'll probably be useful to others who are one step behind me or in front of me! ;)

That sounds like a good plan, and would probably benefit a lot of members here!! :)

Mine is to see the whole picture rather than just writing post after post. Also not really wanting to dive into the PPC thing because that's too pricey for me.

That makes sense! You are trying to visualize your blog as a finished product? Am I correct, or not even close? lol

Close. I'm trying to figure out how it all fits together, like a puzzle I guess. I have 270 blog posts now. So, since it's a WA promotion site I am starting a new niche site that may be more interesting to me. I'll add to the existing WA site but want to branch out to a niche site and see how that is for me. If it's fun you know.
I don't want to focus solely on money, I want to see if the site is interesting and the WA site is so broad and so many do those. Maybe with a niche site the process will be easier.

That sounds like a great idea!! Wishing you a TON of success with it! :)

Thanks so much. I wish you the best too!

Thank you! :)

Hey, great post and great idea! At the moment my main problem is to be able to build my course online. My webpage is about teaching European Portuguese so I am thinking of making my own material and posting it online.
However, I don't seem to be able to decide which plugin/method is the best to develop a course. I want to be able to share videos, e-books and all kind of different materials and also making them payable at a certain point (so students should not be able to access more advanced materials without paying). I am new to this so I have a lot of research to do.
Does anyone out there no anything about this? I already asked some members and obtained some answers, which is great, but the more the best! I am looking into LMS plugins, so any advice?

Thank you so much,
Mia

Ps- if you want visit my page and leave a comment there. Here is is:
www.learn-portuguese.org

You can use a membership plugin on your website - I use MemberPress. You can also use platforms like Thinkific

Thank you for responding with the first comment! I believe that I have the perfect plugin you are looking for! I bought the developer license for it when I was homeschooling my kids a couple years back, and it works like a charm! I don't want any money for it, but just to be able to help you out is enough! I have to figure out how to send it to you, as it's on my hard drive with my millions of tools...lol..I don't know how to send it to you without someone screaming spam! Maybe Kyle or Carson might know! :)

I took a look at your www.learn-portuguese.org. Being new here I like to look at other sites as examples of how to do or not do. To me it looks great and would motivate me to learn Portuguese.How ever I didn't see any way you can earn money from this site.You didn't direct anyone to a link to purchase (for example a dictionary, DVDs, an online study and so forth.

Again I may be asking the wrong question. Not fully understanding all of this you may have asked that question above. Forgive my lack of knowledge.

John

She wants to set it up as a course! :)

Wow, that would be awesome! Maybe we can exchange email addresses? I also don't know how you can send me this! Does Kyle or Carson know about it? Please let me know if you have some idea :D
Also, could you then maybe help me understand how it works? I might have some doubts along the way....I am very "green" in this webpage building thing !
Thanks again a million times,
Mia.

Thank you for the response.

John

No problem at all! :)

No problem at all! :)

Hey John, you are absolutely right that I still do not have anything that helps me make money. I still didnt get that far in the online course here at WA. However, I already have some ideas and one of them is to set up a course online. Hence, my question here ;)
Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my website and to answer me. It means a lot...
It does not matter if you do not have a lot of experience, you are like me... it is always nice to try to help, nevertheless. And thats what you did!

Thanks again and I wish you lots of success!
Mia

Thank you. I know terryvandal asked the origianal question and appreciate the fact that she helped two people and maybe more.

That is why I think WA is a good place to be. I hope that in the near future I will be able help other members solve problems.

Good luck to you Mia, and Terry.....

John

Thank you so much John! :)

Thank you! You too :)

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What are your difficulties at the moment in business?

What are your difficulties at the moment in business?

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I'm asking this question to find out what other members are struggling with the most in their online business! It could be making sales, recruiting affiliates, keyword researc

Thank you for this post,
My problem is simple, I suddenly feel that my website wouldn't take me anywhere, and that I might fail to get traffic and make sales, sometime I become pessimistic and can't control it.

It's easy to think that way! Make sure you have the Social Share buttons on your site, and then slowly start introducing your site to friends and family, and even if it's not to make sales from them, see if they wouldn't mind clicking on your social media icons to share your Niche! You get enough people doing that, you'll get a pretty good following! :)

Thank you Terry for your advise :)

You're very welcome! :)

Good Morning Terry,

My challenge is not liking machines, I never did so in my house there I keep them to the minimum>End 2013 I got a computer against my wish and will and used it only for emails/photos and following Masterclasses and Summits on subjects of my interest.
Now I have 2 websites with the help of my better half who was promoted by me to Technical Manager. He does the plugins, banners, links etc. I do the more artistic part like layout/photos and the writing and of course the socializing here on WA. You see, I can see how I want the website to look like but how to bring that about I can only in part.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

That sounds awesome, to be a team with your partner! :) Must be so nice to work together! :)

Michael emigrated last year from the US to Spain, mainly because of me ( there were some things he did not like in his country ) so we spend a lot of time together.

All the best, Taetske

That makes sense to me! :) I've always wanted to visit Spain ever since I was a child when I first heard the Elton John song "Daniel" and that line " Daniel my brother, he says Spain is pretty! The best place he's ever seen!" Don't know if you ever heard that song, but your partner made a good choice moving to Spain to be with you! :)

Terry - I need traffic. After that I think I know what I need to do. It's just going to take more content and time. I'm trying to hit a home run in a highly competitive niche.

Ya, traffic is definitely essential for your sites! But, it sounds like you have a good plan! :)

The biggest struggle for me at this moment is to convert 5% of 115 referrals to premium, still haven't managed to help one person find value in this.

wow! You have A LOT of referrals! :) I don't understand how people can NOT find the value after they see all the benefits WA has to offer! My referrals aren't upgrading or even posting a profile...why did they join for free in the first place? lol

That's what gets me as well.

Making sales is the issue

Ya, that's a tough one for sure! :)

Staying focused....I can't sleep!!!! HELP!!!!

T

Ohhhhh..you and me both girl! :(

I've been awake for just over 48 hrs.!!!!

WoW!! you need some sleep girl!! I finally laid down for an hour, but that's all my body and mind would let me..my mind won't shut down..lol

Finally slept about 2 hrs in the late afternoon...I feel better now. That was like a whole night's sleep!!!

WOW!! Good for you! Funny how just a little nap can re-energize us! :)

yep...I feel like a new person!!!

Great post Terry. for me I seem to always be all over the place. I am getting things done but it seems like there is no order to it. I need to focus more.

Ya, being able to focus is key! It's very easy to get off track! What might benefit you is finding someone who can hold you accountable to your online business! Check in every once in awhile to see how you're doing, and where you're at! Just an idea! :)

someone to kick my a$$ if I get off track lol

lol...said in a nicer way though, but ya..general idea...lol

My greatest difficulty is writing unique posts and posting three times per week. As I've become more involved in the Twitter community with personal finance bloggers and a few other niches, I've realized that thousands of people are putting out the same content using different words. I'll bet that's the challenge a lot of new Wealthy Affiliates have if they're focused on promoting Wealthy Affiliate (I am not).

There's a ton of information on Wealthy Affiliate for what you want to do, Terry. Do you know what the problem is? It's not organized for YOU. Some of it is unbelievably good. Some of it is useless (to me). I've decided to do the same thing that other bloggers in my niche(s) do, with my own twist of course. I'd like to be further along so I started doing monthly progress/status reports that keep me accountable and focused. They'll probably be useful to others who are one step behind me or in front of me! ;)

That sounds like a good plan, and would probably benefit a lot of members here!! :)

Mine is to see the whole picture rather than just writing post after post. Also not really wanting to dive into the PPC thing because that's too pricey for me.

That makes sense! You are trying to visualize your blog as a finished product? Am I correct, or not even close? lol

Close. I'm trying to figure out how it all fits together, like a puzzle I guess. I have 270 blog posts now. So, since it's a WA promotion site I am starting a new niche site that may be more interesting to me. I'll add to the existing WA site but want to branch out to a niche site and see how that is for me. If it's fun you know.
I don't want to focus solely on money, I want to see if the site is interesting and the WA site is so broad and so many do those. Maybe with a niche site the process will be easier.

That sounds like a great idea!! Wishing you a TON of success with it! :)

Thanks so much. I wish you the best too!

Thank you! :)

Hey, great post and great idea! At the moment my main problem is to be able to build my course online. My webpage is about teaching European Portuguese so I am thinking of making my own material and posting it online.
However, I don't seem to be able to decide which plugin/method is the best to develop a course. I want to be able to share videos, e-books and all kind of different materials and also making them payable at a certain point (so students should not be able to access more advanced materials without paying). I am new to this so I have a lot of research to do.
Does anyone out there no anything about this? I already asked some members and obtained some answers, which is great, but the more the best! I am looking into LMS plugins, so any advice?

Thank you so much,
Mia

Ps- if you want visit my page and leave a comment there. Here is is:
www.learn-portuguese.org

You can use a membership plugin on your website - I use MemberPress. You can also use platforms like Thinkific

Thank you for responding with the first comment! I believe that I have the perfect plugin you are looking for! I bought the developer license for it when I was homeschooling my kids a couple years back, and it works like a charm! I don't want any money for it, but just to be able to help you out is enough! I have to figure out how to send it to you, as it's on my hard drive with my millions of tools...lol..I don't know how to send it to you without someone screaming spam! Maybe Kyle or Carson might know! :)

I took a look at your www.learn-portuguese.org. Being new here I like to look at other sites as examples of how to do or not do. To me it looks great and would motivate me to learn Portuguese.How ever I didn't see any way you can earn money from this site.You didn't direct anyone to a link to purchase (for example a dictionary, DVDs, an online study and so forth.

Again I may be asking the wrong question. Not fully understanding all of this you may have asked that question above. Forgive my lack of knowledge.

John

She wants to set it up as a course! :)

Wow, that would be awesome! Maybe we can exchange email addresses? I also don't know how you can send me this! Does Kyle or Carson know about it? Please let me know if you have some idea :D
Also, could you then maybe help me understand how it works? I might have some doubts along the way....I am very "green" in this webpage building thing !
Thanks again a million times,
Mia.

Thank you for the response.

John

No problem at all! :)

No problem at all! :)

Hey John, you are absolutely right that I still do not have anything that helps me make money. I still didnt get that far in the online course here at WA. However, I already have some ideas and one of them is to set up a course online. Hence, my question here ;)
Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my website and to answer me. It means a lot...
It does not matter if you do not have a lot of experience, you are like me... it is always nice to try to help, nevertheless. And thats what you did!

Thanks again and I wish you lots of success!
Mia

Thank you. I know terryvandal asked the origianal question and appreciate the fact that she helped two people and maybe more.

That is why I think WA is a good place to be. I hope that in the near future I will be able help other members solve problems.

Good luck to you Mia, and Terry.....

John

Thank you so much John! :)

Thank you! You too :)

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Just out of curiosity I was wondering what seems to be the best affiliate program networks out there? I know everyone has different luck with different programs, so I imagine

My favorite is Dutch, bol.com, they have their own affiliate program and are not working via a network

Ohhh..I never heard of that one? Are you Dutch Loes? I'm Dutch, Scottish and Irish :)

Yes I am, it´s a company here like Amazon

I am a member of Clickbank, but in my niche, I don't really see a lot that I could use from Clickbank.
And on Shareasale, I have applied for two affiliate programs over a month ago and have not heard a word from them. The status still says pending.

ohhhh..that's too bad! :( Sometimes you might have to do a search for an affiliate program that has a private, single one just for the Niche you're in!

This is just the thread I've been searching for! I've signed up to use Amazon, but that's the only one I knew about.

I'm glad I could help out then! :) I'm hoping people will list more affiliate programs so there is more choices for members, and I replied to someone else's comment, but in case you didn't read it below! There are other ways to find good affiliate programs geared towards your Niche! An example would be say you're working on a family niche site dealing with kids! You would type into Google Children + affiliate programs and you will get a list of more private affiliate programs! :)

I read that. I've already started my search. I had to play with the wording a little to get a decent number of affiliate sites to research. This has been super helpful!

I'm happy it was able to help you out! :)

I have experience with clickbank and Amazon. I will be using both and searching for new ones. As of right now clickbank is my favorite.

Thanks for responding! :) Clickbank is a really good one! :)

Try to keep things in line with success and money making depends on which site I am working on

Good answer Carl! :)

Must be a glitch question showed up again

My question showed up twice? I hope not..I didn't post it twice, just been busying answering comments! I don't want to get dinged for a double question....lol

.

no success here with any just yet as well. I guess I need to learn more about them as well.

I was kinda hoping members will list some that work for them so it will help other members with ideas of affiliate networks that would help them out! :)

I hope so too! I would love to know which to stay clear from or which comes highly recommended.

Let's see

I'm dealing with private (non-network) affiliate programs, so the process of connecting is different. I really haven't heard much in WA about this market. Let us know if you have any experience with private affiliates. Thanks for bring up the topic. Ted

You're welcome! :) Private Niche affiliate programs are good as well! An example would be say you're working on a family niche site dealing with kids! You would type into Google Children + affiliate programs and you will get a list of more private affiliate programs! :)

Sorry, but I am not familiar enough to answer this question, as I would be breaking the "rules"

why would you be breaking the rules? Have you checked out any affiliate networks at this time, or are you still working on the blog, and didn't get there yet?

I have been so busy with building my websites, that I have hardly had time for anything else. I have written a few blogs, and have my cover page finished and few other pages completed. I have just been super busy with building and emails, and I guess, life. As for rules, it was my impression in the new foundation that if you didn't know the answer completely or was not 100% sure, you weren't suppose to answer. Did I get that wrong?!?!?

T

I misunderstood you...been up all night working....lol. I thought you meant you would get in trouble if you said your favorite affiliate programs....lack of sleep...hahaha..sorry about that!!

No problem. I know about sleep deprivation...I only sleep about 3 hrs. per night!! It will make you see and hear things, misunderstand, etc. It basically plays with your mind!!

T

yup..need sleep for good brain function..I suffer with insomnia and night terrors, so about three hours is the norm for me as well, except one night last week, I slept all night for the first time in a longgggggg time, and than last night got none, so I'm going to try and lay down in a bit, and see if I can get a bit of sleep..even 3 hours would be nice! :)

Sleep well Terry!!! If and when I do sleep all night...I worry that something is terribly wrong!!!

T

We sound like we both have that in common...lol

LOL!!!

I dont really have a favorite one, wish I learned how to make money with them.

Have you added any affiliate links or small side banners to your blog? I find the side banners in the widget area work best, as long as there's not too many, so your site doesn't look cluttered, and you just try and make them look natural and of course geared to what your Niche is! In your posts, add one here and there, every couple posts, so you don't saturate your blog with them! :) Just some ideas! :)

Interesting question

Do you have a favorite affiliate program yourself? :)

No not yet still developing

Okay! :) When you are ready for that stage, you can always come back to get some ideas! :) Good luck with your blog!!

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What is everyone's favorite affiliate program to work with?

What is everyone's favorite affiliate program to work with?

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Just out of curiosity I was wondering what seems to be the best affiliate program networks out there? I know everyone has different luck with different programs, so I imagine

My favorite is Dutch, bol.com, they have their own affiliate program and are not working via a network

Ohhh..I never heard of that one? Are you Dutch Loes? I'm Dutch, Scottish and Irish :)

Yes I am, it´s a company here like Amazon

I am a member of Clickbank, but in my niche, I don't really see a lot that I could use from Clickbank.
And on Shareasale, I have applied for two affiliate programs over a month ago and have not heard a word from them. The status still says pending.

ohhhh..that's too bad! :( Sometimes you might have to do a search for an affiliate program that has a private, single one just for the Niche you're in!

This is just the thread I've been searching for! I've signed up to use Amazon, but that's the only one I knew about.

I'm glad I could help out then! :) I'm hoping people will list more affiliate programs so there is more choices for members, and I replied to someone else's comment, but in case you didn't read it below! There are other ways to find good affiliate programs geared towards your Niche! An example would be say you're working on a family niche site dealing with kids! You would type into Google Children + affiliate programs and you will get a list of more private affiliate programs! :)

I read that. I've already started my search. I had to play with the wording a little to get a decent number of affiliate sites to research. This has been super helpful!

I'm happy it was able to help you out! :)

I have experience with clickbank and Amazon. I will be using both and searching for new ones. As of right now clickbank is my favorite.

Thanks for responding! :) Clickbank is a really good one! :)

Try to keep things in line with success and money making depends on which site I am working on

Good answer Carl! :)

Must be a glitch question showed up again

My question showed up twice? I hope not..I didn't post it twice, just been busying answering comments! I don't want to get dinged for a double question....lol

.

no success here with any just yet as well. I guess I need to learn more about them as well.

I was kinda hoping members will list some that work for them so it will help other members with ideas of affiliate networks that would help them out! :)

I hope so too! I would love to know which to stay clear from or which comes highly recommended.

Let's see

I'm dealing with private (non-network) affiliate programs, so the process of connecting is different. I really haven't heard much in WA about this market. Let us know if you have any experience with private affiliates. Thanks for bring up the topic. Ted

You're welcome! :) Private Niche affiliate programs are good as well! An example would be say you're working on a family niche site dealing with kids! You would type into Google Children + affiliate programs and you will get a list of more private affiliate programs! :)

Sorry, but I am not familiar enough to answer this question, as I would be breaking the "rules"

why would you be breaking the rules? Have you checked out any affiliate networks at this time, or are you still working on the blog, and didn't get there yet?

I have been so busy with building my websites, that I have hardly had time for anything else. I have written a few blogs, and have my cover page finished and few other pages completed. I have just been super busy with building and emails, and I guess, life. As for rules, it was my impression in the new foundation that if you didn't know the answer completely or was not 100% sure, you weren't suppose to answer. Did I get that wrong?!?!?

T

I misunderstood you...been up all night working....lol. I thought you meant you would get in trouble if you said your favorite affiliate programs....lack of sleep...hahaha..sorry about that!!

No problem. I know about sleep deprivation...I only sleep about 3 hrs. per night!! It will make you see and hear things, misunderstand, etc. It basically plays with your mind!!

T

yup..need sleep for good brain function..I suffer with insomnia and night terrors, so about three hours is the norm for me as well, except one night last week, I slept all night for the first time in a longgggggg time, and than last night got none, so I'm going to try and lay down in a bit, and see if I can get a bit of sleep..even 3 hours would be nice! :)

Sleep well Terry!!! If and when I do sleep all night...I worry that something is terribly wrong!!!

T

We sound like we both have that in common...lol

LOL!!!

I dont really have a favorite one, wish I learned how to make money with them.

Have you added any affiliate links or small side banners to your blog? I find the side banners in the widget area work best, as long as there's not too many, so your site doesn't look cluttered, and you just try and make them look natural and of course geared to what your Niche is! In your posts, add one here and there, every couple posts, so you don't saturate your blog with them! :) Just some ideas! :)

Interesting question

Do you have a favorite affiliate program yourself? :)

No not yet still developing

Okay! :) When you are ready for that stage, you can always come back to get some ideas! :) Good luck with your blog!!

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This is just a general question! Out of curiosity, who here has made at least some money through WA? Could be through your Niche, or referrals for WA? It could be a lot, or

I haven't made but see a lot of money in the pipeline.

Still good news and a way to stay motivated!! :)

Hi Terry!

Great question as it is everyone's ultimate goal here at Wealthy Affiliate to earn money online!

I joined WA on January 16, 2016...as a complete Newbie without a laptop! I spent the first 6 months here at WA building my website from my iPhone and iPad...no easy task with touch screens!!!

Then from July to September 2016 I thought - there has to be some secret that I am not understanding.

I decided to investigate and sleuth-my-way through every TOP 50 Wealthy Affiliate Member Profile and blogs and trainings!

I read almost every WA post and every website blog post!
I was almost ready to give up when I hit the #49 Ranked Wealthy Affiliate-er Mr Tony Lee Hamilton. You can search him out as:

Tony Hamilton

Deeply hidden in an obsure post on traffic I came across one line:

In my own paraphrasing:

"I have found a FREE SOURCE OF TRAFFIC that is converting like crazy"

I joined that FREE TRAFFIC source on November 6, 2017 and began earning that very same day and I have never looked back!

It has resulted in:

1 > 60 WA Referrals

2. I have a Traffic Team of >40 Members

3. I can access > 170,000 per month to advertise my Wealthy Affiliate Offer & Jaaxy Offer

4. I have my own Personal Email Subscriber List of >555 that I can advertise any and all offers to at any time...usually daily

5. I have 2 full-time active Websites in the Earning Money Online Niche

6. I have Google Adsense Revenue from my WA Websites

7. I have Amazon Earnings

8. I have Clickbank Earnings

I attribute ALL of my online earning success to Wealthy Affiliate!
I cannot thank Kyle & Carson enough!

I specifically must thank Tony Hamilton! He keeps it simple!

And, I constantly learn from all the WA members that I come across!

This is a Stellar Community!

I will remain a member until the day I die!!!

Barb of Easy-moneys

Would you like to Share Tony's post with us all here?

Thanks

Chris

That is SO awesome! Thanks for sharing that here, and what a way to keep people motivated!! :) You go girl!! :)

Wow! Thanks great! Thanks Barb! Thank you for sharing your timeline and all your steps that got you were you are today!! #Goals!

Wow, impressive! I love Tony...I have not joined that program since I am not in the make money from home niche. Would it work for any niche?

Hi Kelly!

I simply like to pay it forward!

We need to be brutally honest with ourselves and others in order to help each other here at WA!

I'm not afraid to reveal that I struggled and also that I'm now succeeding!

You will too!

Agreed! #Goals

Barb

Hi! Yes it works for any product or affiliate program or digital product...whatever you are promoting!

Currently there are >200,000 people from around the Globe who all joined for FREE! Some reinvest in themselves to level up so as to advertise to larger numbers of people at a time!

I currently have >180,000 people to message (advertise to) each month!

You can simply enter your Wealthy Affiliate Link to your Homepage or to your own individual WA Website or you can direct people to JAAXY!!!

The choices are endless!!!!

I am not promoting or spamming or trying to get anyone to do anything! Just want to be perfectly clear on that front!!!

But, if you are asking about help with traffic ideas and help for your Website traffic or WA Referrals, feel free to private message me!

Barb

I have actually made $1.00 through a referral!!! Hey it's money..it's a whole $1!!!!!

Not sure how long it will take me to make money...I have to understand what I am doing first!!!!

That makes sense, and hey $1.00 is still a $1.00!! Good going, and keep up with the training, and any of Jay's webinars you can, and you will be at the place in life you want to be! :)

Thanks Terry!!! I will get there soon

Good luck to you!!!

Earn $1...earn $1 million dollars!!!

The process is the same!

You keep doing what you are doing because youhave already succeeded!

I have made money through both WA and my niche

Way to go Carl!! :)

.

I have made money here at WA with my website. I joined in August 2016 but I actually only started in March this year when I became a premium member. Up until then, I had done nothing with WA. I made my first money within the first month of starting (in March). U can see some of my blogs about my successes on my profile page.

Carl

That is awesome, and I will make sure to check them out!! Way to go after only your first month!! :)

Thanks, but I think I just got lucky in the beginning. I did get on page 1 of Bing and Yahoo in my second week though, so that might have helped.

That's great news!! Way to go!! :)

Not yet, but hopefully soon

It's coming for you!! :)

Hi Terry

Yes making money with a local Affiliate here in South Africa, with car insurance referrals.

I am building my website, adding new materials at least twice weekly, this business has a snowball effect, when you hit that downhill spiral, you will know that your efforts are coming to fruition.

Be consistent, persevere and believe in yourself, most of all, then others will begin to believe in you. Giving up is not even an option, a change of pace or strategy, yes.

All the best, stay the course, you will not regret it.

Gary

Awesome comment Gary!! Way to go! For me, quitting isn't even an option, as I would rather make some money than none at all!! :)

I love your spirit Terry, this is what WA is all about, making it work.

Excellent question..I am dying to see the answers..also curious.

Nothing yet. So far I have put in countless hours and I'm beginning to question if this is worth it to continue being a member.

Oh it's worth it my friend! :) You get what you put in! Even the little bit of money will begin to add up, and if you stick with something long enough it will work in your favor! :) If you quit, for sure you won't make money! Please stick with the program and the training! :)

Please read my response Andrew... it may be of some encouragement to you! Barb

What a way to encourage others Barb!! :)

Thank you Terry!

As you know, I am always ready to help others if I can!!

Congratulations on your successes and your RANK of 53...you'll soon need to decide if you wish to become an Ambassador!!!

Your friend,

Barb

I don't think I would ever get that high, and don't know if I could ever earn that honor, but thank you very much! :)

You're only two months in, you need to give you a lot longer. There are many success stories and they always say you gotta keep going:

Cool question, through WA not yet, as you know I am just here learning and working on my websites to come. :)

How about you?

It will definitely come! :) I just wrote my first post in awhile as I have started making a bit of money here and there all because of WA! Wanted to share and give people hope, and not to quit! I'm so glad I didn't! You'll make it! :) Congrats on being an Ambassador by the way! :)

Thanks, much appreciated, was not planned, just helping out here when I find some time, asking questions for you and me and write some funny edutainment blogs for WA. :)))

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Who here is making money already?

Who here is making money already?

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This is just a general question! Out of curiosity, who here has made at least some money through WA? Could be through your Niche, or referrals for WA? It could be a lot, or

I haven't made but see a lot of money in the pipeline.

Still good news and a way to stay motivated!! :)

Hi Terry!

Great question as it is everyone's ultimate goal here at Wealthy Affiliate to earn money online!

I joined WA on January 16, 2016...as a complete Newbie without a laptop! I spent the first 6 months here at WA building my website from my iPhone and iPad...no easy task with touch screens!!!

Then from July to September 2016 I thought - there has to be some secret that I am not understanding.

I decided to investigate and sleuth-my-way through every TOP 50 Wealthy Affiliate Member Profile and blogs and trainings!

I read almost every WA post and every website blog post!
I was almost ready to give up when I hit the #49 Ranked Wealthy Affiliate-er Mr Tony Lee Hamilton. You can search him out as:

Tony Hamilton

Deeply hidden in an obsure post on traffic I came across one line:

In my own paraphrasing:

"I have found a FREE SOURCE OF TRAFFIC that is converting like crazy"

I joined that FREE TRAFFIC source on November 6, 2017 and began earning that very same day and I have never looked back!

It has resulted in:

1 > 60 WA Referrals

2. I have a Traffic Team of >40 Members

3. I can access > 170,000 per month to advertise my Wealthy Affiliate Offer & Jaaxy Offer

4. I have my own Personal Email Subscriber List of >555 that I can advertise any and all offers to at any time...usually daily

5. I have 2 full-time active Websites in the Earning Money Online Niche

6. I have Google Adsense Revenue from my WA Websites

7. I have Amazon Earnings

8. I have Clickbank Earnings

I attribute ALL of my online earning success to Wealthy Affiliate!
I cannot thank Kyle & Carson enough!

I specifically must thank Tony Hamilton! He keeps it simple!

And, I constantly learn from all the WA members that I come across!

This is a Stellar Community!

I will remain a member until the day I die!!!

Barb of Easy-moneys

Would you like to Share Tony's post with us all here?

Thanks

Chris

That is SO awesome! Thanks for sharing that here, and what a way to keep people motivated!! :) You go girl!! :)

Wow! Thanks great! Thanks Barb! Thank you for sharing your timeline and all your steps that got you were you are today!! #Goals!

Wow, impressive! I love Tony...I have not joined that program since I am not in the make money from home niche. Would it work for any niche?

Hi Kelly!

I simply like to pay it forward!

We need to be brutally honest with ourselves and others in order to help each other here at WA!

I'm not afraid to reveal that I struggled and also that I'm now succeeding!

You will too!

Agreed! #Goals

Barb

Hi! Yes it works for any product or affiliate program or digital product...whatever you are promoting!

Currently there are >200,000 people from around the Globe who all joined for FREE! Some reinvest in themselves to level up so as to advertise to larger numbers of people at a time!

I currently have >180,000 people to message (advertise to) each month!

You can simply enter your Wealthy Affiliate Link to your Homepage or to your own individual WA Website or you can direct people to JAAXY!!!

The choices are endless!!!!

I am not promoting or spamming or trying to get anyone to do anything! Just want to be perfectly clear on that front!!!

But, if you are asking about help with traffic ideas and help for your Website traffic or WA Referrals, feel free to private message me!

Barb

I have actually made $1.00 through a referral!!! Hey it's money..it's a whole $1!!!!!

Not sure how long it will take me to make money...I have to understand what I am doing first!!!!

That makes sense, and hey $1.00 is still a $1.00!! Good going, and keep up with the training, and any of Jay's webinars you can, and you will be at the place in life you want to be! :)

Thanks Terry!!! I will get there soon

Good luck to you!!!

Earn $1...earn $1 million dollars!!!

The process is the same!

You keep doing what you are doing because youhave already succeeded!

I have made money through both WA and my niche

Way to go Carl!! :)

.

I have made money here at WA with my website. I joined in August 2016 but I actually only started in March this year when I became a premium member. Up until then, I had done nothing with WA. I made my first money within the first month of starting (in March). U can see some of my blogs about my successes on my profile page.

Carl

That is awesome, and I will make sure to check them out!! Way to go after only your first month!! :)

Thanks, but I think I just got lucky in the beginning. I did get on page 1 of Bing and Yahoo in my second week though, so that might have helped.

That's great news!! Way to go!! :)

Not yet, but hopefully soon

It's coming for you!! :)

Hi Terry

Yes making money with a local Affiliate here in South Africa, with car insurance referrals.

I am building my website, adding new materials at least twice weekly, this business has a snowball effect, when you hit that downhill spiral, you will know that your efforts are coming to fruition.

Be consistent, persevere and believe in yourself, most of all, then others will begin to believe in you. Giving up is not even an option, a change of pace or strategy, yes.

All the best, stay the course, you will not regret it.

Gary

Awesome comment Gary!! Way to go! For me, quitting isn't even an option, as I would rather make some money than none at all!! :)

I love your spirit Terry, this is what WA is all about, making it work.

Excellent question..I am dying to see the answers..also curious.

Nothing yet. So far I have put in countless hours and I'm beginning to question if this is worth it to continue being a member.

Oh it's worth it my friend! :) You get what you put in! Even the little bit of money will begin to add up, and if you stick with something long enough it will work in your favor! :) If you quit, for sure you won't make money! Please stick with the program and the training! :)

Please read my response Andrew... it may be of some encouragement to you! Barb

What a way to encourage others Barb!! :)

Thank you Terry!

As you know, I am always ready to help others if I can!!

Congratulations on your successes and your RANK of 53...you'll soon need to decide if you wish to become an Ambassador!!!

Your friend,

Barb

I don't think I would ever get that high, and don't know if I could ever earn that honor, but thank you very much! :)

You're only two months in, you need to give you a lot longer. There are many success stories and they always say you gotta keep going:

Cool question, through WA not yet, as you know I am just here learning and working on my websites to come. :)

How about you?

It will definitely come! :) I just wrote my first post in awhile as I have started making a bit of money here and there all because of WA! Wanted to share and give people hope, and not to quit! I'm so glad I didn't! You'll make it! :) Congrats on being an Ambassador by the way! :)

Thanks, much appreciated, was not planned, just helping out here when I find some time, asking questions for you and me and write some funny edutainment blogs for WA. :)))

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