Let's Decide Now, Which Path To Choose
Now that we understand the difference between Search Engine Optimization and Affiliate Marketing, we can make our decision.
Your decision is influenced by many factors.
Let's say you are a Starter Member here at Wealthy Affiliate, you have only a few days of FULL Access to the Wealthy Affiliate Platform, then if you don't take up the Premium Membership, you will be locked out of certain features until you are able to take up the Premium Membership.
So that means, you wouldn't be able to finish the SEO Training Course: Getting Started.
The Affiliate Bootcamp Training Course is FREE for only 10 Lessons and even after your Starter Membership Trial is up, you can still use the system FREE, but without access to further training and with other features blocked until you upgrade to Premium Membership.
Now then, because the Affiliate Bootcamp is FREE to start for the first 10 Lessons, it would make sense to choose that path of training as there is a great chance that you will be able to earn quite a bit from belonging to various affiliations and promoting you affiliation/referral link - but remember! NO SPAMMING!
Now, if you have the funds to take up the Premium Membership, you still have to make a choice as you have either option.
Your decision is based on what you would prefer to do first. Do you want to promote affiliate links and make income that way, or do you want to make your very own website and promote whatever you are passionate about?
This is the question only you can answer.
It's time to make your educated decision!
Let's finish off the tutorial on the next page with some related links.
You correctly point out in page 4 that premium content is blocked for Free members and if they wish to earn affiliate commission by promoting WA, it makes sense to get started with Bootcamp.
Free members get access to the first ten lessons in each stream:
Get Started Course 1: Consists of ten lessons
Bootcamp Phase 1: Consists of ten lessons
When they try to progress to Course/Phase 2 level in either stream, they will get a message that says:
"We're sorry, you do not have access to this Premium content. Please upgrade your membership to gain exclusive access to this and all other Premium content at Wealthy Affiliate".
I think this is what you are saying - just wanted to clarify it.
Well done! ~Jude