4. Create Better Content
Okay, while researching the best content producers in your niche is always a good idea (and then out-performing them). What about your own content?
Again, this somewhat falls into the realm of self-discovery. We all have room for improvement, right? Okay, so check out which of your historical posts are doing well.
Here's a snapshot of my top performing blog posts this year.....
"uh....yea, Peej. Now, refresh my memory on how I'm supposed to do this?"
Oh, I'm so glad you asked....
I installed a WordPress Tab Widget from here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-tab-widget/
I run this on the bottom of my home page and within my single blog posts sidebar. But, not on my blog pages sidebar as I feel it detracts from my actual blog pages.
(And, yes, if you're wondering, my theme allows for a different sidebar on the blog posts versus the blog page - one of the many nice features of my chosen WP theme.)
Regardless......
Discovering your best performing posts will help you determine what your audience is interested in and if you should delve further into those topics - create related topics - improve the posts themselves and more.
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VinceR
Premium
Thanks Tanja...what a doofus I are!! LOL!! If it had been a snake, it would have bit me!!
PeterWolf
Premium
OK so why then is the published WA propaganda
1. choose a niche
2. build a website
3. promote a product or service
4. make money
That's it! and 100% of the people who work hard make a living online.
Implying that those who don't make it, aren't working hard enough. That's easy or maybe they all aren't smart enough to grasp all the training all the time.
Clearly you state it takes more than that.
Frankly I'm overwhelmed with all there is do to be successful when at every turn there is this and that to do
and...
I highly doubt for most of the hundreds of ordinary folks who join WA that this training is duplicatable.
It is a very select niche that can benefit from this, mostly the tech saavy is my guess
I think I'm in the wrong place and was just meant to be a 9-5 slave
It is posts/training like this that makes me stop and think, why am I here?
This is so much work and it depresses the hell out of me, not encourages me.
I've spent over a $1000 on website building and I highly doubt I'll see any of it back just blogging away with a monetized site.
1. choose a niche
2. build a website
3. promote a product or service
4. make money
That's it! and 100% of the people who work hard make a living online.
Implying that those who don't make it, aren't working hard enough. That's easy or maybe they all aren't smart enough to grasp all the training all the time.
Clearly you state it takes more than that.
Frankly I'm overwhelmed with all there is do to be successful when at every turn there is this and that to do
and...
I highly doubt for most of the hundreds of ordinary folks who join WA that this training is duplicatable.
It is a very select niche that can benefit from this, mostly the tech saavy is my guess
I think I'm in the wrong place and was just meant to be a 9-5 slave
It is posts/training like this that makes me stop and think, why am I here?
This is so much work and it depresses the hell out of me, not encourages me.
I've spent over a $1000 on website building and I highly doubt I'll see any of it back just blogging away with a monetized site.
EKautz
Premium
Some folks are not entrepreneurs but all folks can be.
I'm not sure why you spent a grand on website building nor do I know why you are going bonkers over or, better yet, questioning the WA training and calling it propaganda.
What I do know is that you did not need to spend a grand for website building and WA is providing the highest quality training, tools and community that you can find. I can also tell you that this training that Peej just did is awesome. Me, I won't use it right now as I am busy building my business. I bookmarked it and will come back to it soon.
It sounds like you are getting burnt out and need a break, or you have already chosen to fail. Don't feel bad, many folks chose to fail while they think they are choosing to succeed. It's all up to you.
If you need me I'll be here for you.
ROCK ON!
E
I'm not sure why you spent a grand on website building nor do I know why you are going bonkers over or, better yet, questioning the WA training and calling it propaganda.
What I do know is that you did not need to spend a grand for website building and WA is providing the highest quality training, tools and community that you can find. I can also tell you that this training that Peej just did is awesome. Me, I won't use it right now as I am busy building my business. I bookmarked it and will come back to it soon.
It sounds like you are getting burnt out and need a break, or you have already chosen to fail. Don't feel bad, many folks chose to fail while they think they are choosing to succeed. It's all up to you.
If you need me I'll be here for you.
ROCK ON!
E
mrwalt01
Premium
Hi PWolf,
Neither WA or PJGermain is wrong in this scenario. You are right that is takes a ton of work to get a business profitable and if anyone says different they are lying.
However, with that being said if this was easy and anyone could do it then there would be no opportunity.
I personally have spent thousands of dollars and thousands of hours of my time to learn some of what is being taught here at a fraction of the cost.
Has the money I spent paid off? Yes, but I was just a frustrated as you as I saw other people making it happen and I wasn't.
My advice is to not wish that it was easy as the easier it is the less of an opportunity that you have. The less of an opportunity that is available the more money you are going to make if you are one of the one's that can grind it out for the long haul.
It is definitely getting harder to make money online if you do not have engaging or unique content as a lot of people are coming online looking for opportunities to free themselves. The mistake being made by a lot of people is just coping others and not being original. You do not need a new idea but you need to approach it in your own way.
There are not too many new things online that haven't already been done in some capacity, but the way people are approaching some of these things make them appear new.
I know this may not sound like much but people kept telling me the same thing as I wanted to quit years ago and now I have been working from home for the last 4 years.
Neither WA or PJGermain is wrong in this scenario. You are right that is takes a ton of work to get a business profitable and if anyone says different they are lying.
However, with that being said if this was easy and anyone could do it then there would be no opportunity.
I personally have spent thousands of dollars and thousands of hours of my time to learn some of what is being taught here at a fraction of the cost.
Has the money I spent paid off? Yes, but I was just a frustrated as you as I saw other people making it happen and I wasn't.
My advice is to not wish that it was easy as the easier it is the less of an opportunity that you have. The less of an opportunity that is available the more money you are going to make if you are one of the one's that can grind it out for the long haul.
It is definitely getting harder to make money online if you do not have engaging or unique content as a lot of people are coming online looking for opportunities to free themselves. The mistake being made by a lot of people is just coping others and not being original. You do not need a new idea but you need to approach it in your own way.
There are not too many new things online that haven't already been done in some capacity, but the way people are approaching some of these things make them appear new.
I know this may not sound like much but people kept telling me the same thing as I wanted to quit years ago and now I have been working from home for the last 4 years.
PjGermain
Premium
Wow, Peter, I'm sorry to hear that. Quite honestly, I've never spent that much on one website. In my humble opinion, one of the greatest aspects of Wealthy Affiliate is that it is duplicatable. You can select a niche, build a website around it and monetize it. And, if you do the work, hopefully it will be profitable. Then, you simple rinse and repeat. Keyword selection for website traffic is a huge key.
Lastly, the training I try to provide is simply in addition to the WA Training. It's simply help complement what is already here. I try my very best to provide training that is doable for absolutely zero cash. Things, I have tried and worked for me.
I have built 100s of websites in various niches and some earned me significant cash and others did not. The idea, of course, is to keep the ones that create profit and drop the ones that don't.
Lastly, the training I try to provide is simply in addition to the WA Training. It's simply help complement what is already here. I try my very best to provide training that is doable for absolutely zero cash. Things, I have tried and worked for me.
I have built 100s of websites in various niches and some earned me significant cash and others did not. The idea, of course, is to keep the ones that create profit and drop the ones that don't.
PeterWolf
Premium
Hey mrwalt01
I never said he was wrong
I've been through the training
It looks like I'm just trading a job for a work from home job. Isn't your ass sore?
I'll stay the year but I'm not finding this fun or rewarding
Like I said it may not be for me
I won't pi$$ on anyone going out the door
I just resent being told I'm not doing enough
I never said he was wrong
I've been through the training
It looks like I'm just trading a job for a work from home job. Isn't your ass sore?
I'll stay the year but I'm not finding this fun or rewarding
Like I said it may not be for me
I won't pi$$ on anyone going out the door
I just resent being told I'm not doing enough
PeterWolf
Premium
PJ
Ok let me clarify the investment as I was including the WA membership
+ custom theme
+ Jaaxy
+Aweber
+ Fiverr outsourcing banner
+ FB promotional ads
+ miscellaneous niche subscriptions
How can anyone here be surprised at a $1000 investment in website tools?
This just boggles my mind coming from senior people here when I've been told by countless ambassadors that you get what you pay for and for free what do you expect to get? A place at the front of the line?
Should I name names here?
So, let's not do any of that and let's say I go with a FREE theme provided here and just write content and keep writing content
That's it?
...and eventually your site makes money?
Then I made a big mistake by what I thought was leveraging the training by then going out and buying the extra tools that are all recommended within the WA training like (aweber + Jaaxy) links are provided.
I know now this was a big mistake, but hey just like your training it's a learning curve.
I disagree with you in the sense that newbies will never grasp this training in my opinion. Most struggle to enable comments.
It is meant more for senior members and those with more of a grasp on the technical side of website building and what it takes. That's OK
New members are under the illusion it takes a lot less than that to make money online!
Ok let me clarify the investment as I was including the WA membership
+ custom theme
+ Jaaxy
+Aweber
+ Fiverr outsourcing banner
+ FB promotional ads
+ miscellaneous niche subscriptions
How can anyone here be surprised at a $1000 investment in website tools?
This just boggles my mind coming from senior people here when I've been told by countless ambassadors that you get what you pay for and for free what do you expect to get? A place at the front of the line?
Should I name names here?
So, let's not do any of that and let's say I go with a FREE theme provided here and just write content and keep writing content
That's it?
...and eventually your site makes money?
Then I made a big mistake by what I thought was leveraging the training by then going out and buying the extra tools that are all recommended within the WA training like (aweber + Jaaxy) links are provided.
I know now this was a big mistake, but hey just like your training it's a learning curve.
I disagree with you in the sense that newbies will never grasp this training in my opinion. Most struggle to enable comments.
It is meant more for senior members and those with more of a grasp on the technical side of website building and what it takes. That's OK
New members are under the illusion it takes a lot less than that to make money online!
