For various reasons, like many, I have had a sabbatical from WA and promoting my website, think perhaps I chose the wrong niche, whilst knowledgeable, it is a very narrow, specific subject which if you don't understand it attracts criticism.Time to to some thinking and try another site, another niche to celebrate my 1st anniversary with WA - here's to progress in 2018.(Just wish the 9-5 wasn't so mentally draining, leaving me with no resources for this!)

I have been following the Certification course and have reached Course 3, Lesson4/5.My niche is related to photography, so I have been looking at affiliate programmes relating to this.I use Olympus cameras so I have found they have an affiliate programme, which I applied for.There was no response, so I figured that I was unsuccessful in my application, perceiving that they set a high benchmark for their affiliates.I was pleasantly surprised today to have received an email approving my applicati

Finally, after what seems to be an eternity, I've created my post for Course 3 Lesson 1 but it's made me think about my choice in niche and overall capacity to do this and work the corporate 9-5.My niche is the Lensbaby Optic Swap System with an Olympus E400 camera.2 problems here really, the Lensbaby system is quite specific and a very particular choice in photography, not everyone appreciates the uniqueness of the lenses and secondly, my E400 is an obsolete camera, therefore very difficult to

Well, here I am, 2 months later (give or take a day or so) reviewing my progress within WA and my online marketing business.Thanks to Feigner for the introduction to WA and for your help and support along the way. Phil (aka Feigner) has been a fantastic mentor, quietly encouraging me and helping me, thank you!There's a host of people within the WA community who have also been influential on my short but long journey - is it only 2 months? It feels like I've been here a lot longer, everyone ha

I have today been reviewing other members websites. Being a relative newbie here on the site, I initially felt that this was something that I would not be qualified for, experienced enough to do, but it is a very helpful experience. It encourages you to look at the sites, even if you have no knowledge of the subject - can you then gain some knowledge from the content to work out the direction and being for the site? What about the visuals, how easy is it to navigate?You then have to work out h