Top 200 & 3 Month Anniversary

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5 years ago

What a surprise to sign in to WA this morning and see that I have dipped into the Top 200! I surely wasn't expecting that. Kinda cool. : )

It's also my 3 Month Anniversary, 'round about now. 3 months since I started my website, and began playing this crazy affiliate marketing game. I have learned a huge amount since starting here at WA, and am grateful for the opportunity that Wealthy Affiliate offers.

Building content and traffic

I have 61 posts on my website, and many more in the works. I usually have more than one post on the go. I have so many ideas popping into my head that I need to write them down. Then I'll work on them, adding my thoughts as I think of them, and doing research. Then, when it's time to create a new post I'll pick one to polish up and publish.

My site traffic, while nothing to write home about, is definitely picking up. After reading a couple of inspiring social media posts by WA members, I upped my social media game, and I think it's beginning to pay off.

Still a long way to go, but it feels like things are coming together, and I'm moving in the right direction.

Patience is the beast I need to tame

I have developed a very bad habit of checking my affiliate pages, multiple times a day, to see if I've made any sales. I always think, "Today is the day!" And then I have the inevitable let down.

The SANE part of my brain knows that it's too soon to see sales. But the impatient part keeps me hoping. I mean, I know SOME people have had sales in the first few weeks. So why not me?

I really need to stop doing that. But . . . I probably won't. : ) I'm just too eager to make those sales!

Money isn't making my world go 'round

My finances haven't been so good. I have been a freelance graphic designer for the past 10 years or so; but something has happened in the past few months. My clients aren't needing much work; and the freelancing sites are so flooded with designers who will work for $3 an hour, that it's hard to compete.

And maybe I don't want to anymore. Maybe I'm tired of graphic design. It's been 20 years since my first design job at the local newspaper. And I'm ready for a change.

I came to WA because of that. And I'm looking for other online work as well. But things are going pretty slowly. And I'm having to navigate in unknown territory; so that has slowed things down.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to pay my WA monthly dues this month. But! I was able to buy groceries, so that's good. : )

I'm not sure when I'll be cut off from WA, but hopefully I can rectify things and get some money happening before too long. I'll keep working on content, so I'll have plenty of stuff to publish when I get signed back up.

I hate the thought of losing time on my site. It feels like I'm just starting to gain traction. But it is what it is, and hopefully it won't be long before I'm back on track.

In the meantime, I'll back up my site. I'd hate to lose all my hard work.