I understand where you are coming from Tony. The number one goal is to help others and yourself. You have to be active but above all we are here to learn and make money from home or where ever our dreams take us around the world. I climbed fast in the last few months too. I remember when I was 60 some thousands and now I have been as low as around 500. I started to notice I was spending more time here than on my blogs. I love helping others but at the same time I, like so many wish to succeed. I have dropped in rank a bit and so what, the end game is what I am focused on now, I feel once I get where I want to be then I can spend more time helping others.

I'd like to see you back up there again Tony. I can think of no better friend here that has accomplished like you have. Remember when I said something critical way back in the day wen I was just starting out about all your blogging. How little I understood how the system worked then!

I'm actually surprised you're not an ambassador (right now) - your existence is huge Tony! Inside & outside WA!

As much as I'd like to help others, like you say my business is much, much more important and writing blogs here is my lowest priority. Best of luck to everyone though, if an ambassador status motivates them and make them feel successful, that's still great perhaps.

I'd just like to chime in to say that I think being an Ambassador *is* a legitimate goal for some people. Every time I read that it shouldn't be a goal, it stings a bit. I came here specifically to help people and give back. Thus, being an Ambassador was (and is) my primary goal. Frankly, making money here is not necessary for me. I am retired and financially secure. Being an Ambassador IS why I came here. I haven't forgotten why I joined WA in the first place.

I don't want to rain on your parade, but please don't rain on mine either.

You are an inspiration as a member whether your have ambassador status or not. I haven't attained ambassadorship yet, myself, but I hope I've helped other members in the time I've been here, regardless. In the meantime, I've been hovering between 118 and 180. Currently at 164. And that's fine by me.

Keep up the great work, Tony!

Tony, you have great success here at WA. I hope I achieve what you have achieved. The reason why I decided to do this so I can take better care of my health. Now I realize that I can help become successful. Me being in the top 100 for awhile, I've been getting more followers.

Excellent Post!

I see a lot of people in chat asking if any of us are making money. They seem not to realize that people spend money on things that are useful too them.

If more people came to WA with the mentality of what they have to offer that will he valuable to someone else, they would realize whether or not they can make money without the their skill set.

Helping others is very profitable and I am positive you are making money on top of that.

Thanks for the post!

I think the ranking system is a good idea because it teaches us to network, gets us acqainted with other WA members. It gives us a chance to write blogs in a safe environment. So it helps with writing skills. We need encouragement when we are new, even more than later when we have more website success. But as we get more followers, it takes more and more of our time. I am realizing that at some point I will have to back off some to devote more time to my website. We need to do what's most important and you are doing awesome! Thanks Tony.

Very interesting indeed Tony....I just made 6 weeks, and the whole ranking thing is still a bit confusing to me. There have been days when I've blogged, welcomed new members, made comments, and chatted, and my ranking only moved by 2 or 3 points. I hardly did anything yesterday, and I jumped 10 points. I don't get it...although I enjoy the interaction within the WA community, I've learned that I can't get too caught up with ranking.

You have the heart of an Ambassador Tony, regardless of whether or not you receive the actual title again. Your help and the way you serve us, is greatly appreciated Thank you.

99.9% of the people came to make $$ and didn't even know what an ambassador was. However if they were like me they saw what the community is, a safe, helpful, courteous (in a very rude and selfless world) and liked what they saw. This motivated me to climb in rank. I know by reading the posts, I'll learn the jargon (a foreign language to me), as I do my best to encourage and motivate others. Thanks Tony for being the leader you are.