The key aspect of success is getting started. Much more important aspect is staying focussed. To stay on track and progress, here are some reflections I have.
Internet world can be overwhelming
When you join the internet world as a fresher, irrespective of the success elsewhere,it takes some time to understand this virtual world and build skills.
TIP: Never get overwhelmed by what you see here. You can master a skill or two after you have date with many. The key is to get aware of all the aspects and focus on a vital few.
Every one is unique and Every one has unique strength. Believe that this can be put to use, firmly
There are many things that are possible on internet. WA is very comprehensive in all the areas that once can master for online presence. If an area of your strength is not clear yet ( content writing, graphic design, video marketing, product reviews etc.,), it is normal. Please start trainings and you know what is coming natural to you over period of time. So key is to try and prove your signature strength to yourself over a period of time. Please allow some time, based on your situation in life. This strength discovery may not happen over night for all, please.
Exercising the strength and mapping the strength to the market demands will give maximum dividends
When I talk of dividends, I am not necessarily talking of income ( for sure it is a by-product of our efforts). When you discover the strength like content writing, start writing more every day. Let immediate results not deviate you from the daily habit of exercising your strength. Interact freely with WA members. Feed-forward. You will be helped. Be regular to create winning habits.
TIP1: What all you can do at WA to help others? - Welcome a few, comment on few threads, create discussion, comment on website, help with tool etc., When you start doing this, you know your strength. This is technical aspect of internet Marketer.
Income comes when you understand market and then exercise your strengths
Over a period of time, you will start writing content you love and what others like. They like because you help them with the content. When you help, people are happy and they support themselves with a purchase.You can never sell anything to anyone. You can make them a purchase for sure!!
TIP2: To make money, there are trainings at WA which help you to write for conversions. You need to practice this till you get few sales. I call it mastering managerial skill of marketing.
Apart from Affiliate marketing, there are many, many possibilities on internet. WA teaches all fundamental skills there. That said,please don’t get in love with this and start defending the beauty of WA, so that you forget your core business. Every thing else is secondary other than developing yourself and testing it with people. Use WA to enhance your skills first and develop your business next.
So what you can expect here at WA?
1. You discovered your strength by taking courses and trying out.
2. You exercised your strength so that you developed skill.
3, You get market intelligence in your Niche ( course teaches this).
With all these you have likely hood of making income overtime. It could be amazon or some other affiliate or it could be content writing as service, or any thing else. Key is to develop few skill and well rounded in many aspects of internet opportunities and skill requirements, with first hand info. There is no other place I witnessed so great a learning university as Wealthy Affiliate.
Once you get small success, you can scale the business. This is much later.
Now clearly you see that it takes time. It can be shortened by your actions and asking questions at WA, and which comes enhances your awareness and goads you to take productive actions!!!
WA helps you to unblock in every step and teachs you what you need to know.
So what is the message?
1. Stay invested.
2. Do core activities, every day.
3.Understand how commerce happens on internet. Take actions.
4. Practice, practice and practice.
SUCCESS IS YOURS.
- There are no shortcuts to success, unfortunately. But there are principles which always work.
- WA teaches them by giving actions to you at the end of the lesson.
To sum-up:
# Take lessons seriously. Apply what you learn. Fail fast and early so that you learn fast.
# Stay invested till you succeed.
NOTE: If you can’t wait, say even for a few months, and want money from day 1, and you are brand new here to online world, please explore some service activities as freelancer to support youself , and stay invested with WA training as well. Miracles cannot happen in few days after we have a website. It takes time, like in any business.
Next lets look at what challenges you may face while getting to progress at WA.
Top Helpers in This Lesson
The answer to #1 for me is a 2 or 3. THe answer to # 2 is a 5 or 6. THe answer to #3 for me is fairly clear, but I still have a lot to learn. I think I can get really good at it, given time (which right now is very limited for me). This attitude has helped me in the past, and I am finding myself needing to draw on those past experiences.