Wealthy Affiliate doesn't work.

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Have you ever felt like your affiliate business is not working? And at times it feels you really wonder why you are still with Wealthy Affiliate? I must say this has happened several times when I am browsing the internet or review other people's websites with a huge following. This actually happens when you see the PayPal debit of your monthly and you wonder why you still pay

I have invited some of my friends to Wealthy Affiliate who joined and soon they quit because they ask me, 'where is the dollar ($): because I shared the possibility of earning in foreign currency while staying in the third world country. The common question or remark would be like "Are you making any money yet?:

I have at times found myself wondering if this is really working....

What exactly do we mean by working?

At times we find ourselves searching for a magic formula and every shiny object begins to grab our attention. You find yourself trying to promote three programs or the fashionable App promising you all the instant money within a week. So, how do I know if it is working or not?

Why did you get started?

I have worked as an engineer for more than 15 years and in the process had no chance to see my daughters growing because I was at the office around 5:00 am and back at the house at 18:00. Weekends I would find myself scheduling maintenance at work which would also include Sundays with no overtime payment. Although my career was lucrative and exciting, it cost me the family I was trying to build. In the process I made some bad financial decisions and realized when my daughter had to get started at the University. This really hurt me when I could not afford to give her the best education I have promised her. I made a vow that I would fund her education and also spend few years while she is studying with her.

I started searching for an alternative way to earn money and being open to other opportunities. I also made a decision that I would like to learn to earn money working from home or anywhere. I searched most promising opportunities and they all sounded like buying into something I could not own. I looked for something I could control and own in my own terms. There were lot of reviews and I must admit when I bumped into Wealthy Affiliates review I found myself coming back to it.

Why as an acronym would be ( What Hurts You?).

Why must you be successful?

Why must you win?

Why must you make the money you want to make?

When I found Wealthy Affiliate, I realized a difference and I was quite skeptical, however the honesty of the company and its credibility persuaded me to get started the online digital marketing career.

Following the System


In the first 10 days of being with wealthy affiliate, I found myself wondering when will I be able to make the money? How soon will I see the results?

We all want the results and quick results. If you have been to University or college, you would probably be aware that it maybe took you 12 years to prepare for college and 6 years to prepare for work. By the time you were at grade 6, would you say education is working or not? I have worked for more than 15 years and I am not even a millionaire and know lot of my friends who are broke every second week after getting paid.

In the same manner that I prepared for my college, I realized that I had to work on my attitude and be realistic with my expectations. I had a chat with my friend that I am taking this as getting a new degree and even if I make $1000 per month after 4 years it will still be worth it. The four years is going to pass anyway but I will have gained quite a valuable information.

I have learned that if you want to be successful, find someone who has what you want and just copy from them. I began to follow the training and follow people who are successful within Wealthy Affiliates.

Commit to Training

Knowledge is power.

Although some people say "the application of knowledge is power".



You can see that on the above diagram, when you have your knowledge level as indicated on the left at K1, then it takes you longer time T1 to reach your success. When you increase your level of knowledge by just a bit to K2, then your time gets shorter to succeed (T2). This illustrates that our knowledge has a direct impact on your competency.

It was easier to try to skip some modules when I did not understand this theory. And now I have learned that all successful people know more than I know in a particular business. I am happy that Wealthy Affiliate Training and the support is so easy to follow. It was difficult to simply write a paragraph but with the training, I am enjoying the blogging and developing my website.

Commit to training. Skipping training is simply postponing your own success. The time to succeed is all in your hand. Like Jim Rohn would say, work harder on yourself and the rest will change. If you improve your skill, everything else will improve.

Belief

Belief is everything.

Belief is your ability to see the reality of your future and enjoy it or feel it to be real. The only way you increase your belief, is to attend webinars and listen to other people who are in this journey. It You must realise that all champions or masters were once beginners. You must be happy you got started and you are working on your dreams. Every day, it is a day to work on your dreams. You Why is the only reason that should keep you attending training, posting, building your website, reviewing the products. Knowledge is the best way to increase your belief. Knowledge about the internet, online or affiliate marketing.

Final words

Is Wealthy Affiliate marketing working?

It does not work but you are the one to work. You may have seen the advert of working from your sofa, which may imply you don't have to work. But, the truth is... Affiliate marketing means you have to market by creating content. This is a journey and it is business. It is not a get-rich-quick scheme, however, if you build it following the system it will pay you back many times.

I really enjoy to work from my sofa and with no traffic or presentations to host anywhere. This is how I envisioned a work from home.

I cannot exhaust the list, but I hope you will share your insights with me.

Let's get to work because this is how we work.

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Hi Moeng, I enjoyed your post very much.
Your hard work and desire to provide for your family are the factors which will insure your success.
I look forward to hearing more about your progress.
All the best to you!
KyleAnn

Awesome. Thanks for sharing this :-)
Kind regards
Andrew

Thanks a lot Andrew. I am learning from the best... Wealthy Affiliate University.

Welcome

Super post! ... thanks kindly for sharing... all the best, cheerio... :)

Thanks a lot and appreciate for sharing your insight...

you're welcome! ... enjoy the journey... :)

What a great post! I enjoyed reading your story, and thank you for sharing it.

Remembering why we are here is a powerful motivator for continuing. Some of us are here because we want a flexible life style that allows us to spend more time with our loved ones. Others want the freedom that a laptop lifestyle gives us. Others yet have the goal of becoming financially independent and potentially wealthy.

Whatever the reason, as long as we are creating content that helps others and follow the trainings and incorporate feedback from seasoned WA members, anyone has the ability to make money online if they put in the time.

It took me 18 months before I got my first sale... but many people start earning income much sooner, especially if they don't quit for six months like I did! Those who keep at it will reap the rewards because the training and the process works.

Thanks again for sharing your story, and I wish you the best as you continue to learn and build your business.

--Laura

Thank you very much Laura. And as you stated, we all look for different things. I really appreciate for sharing that insight about the 18 months. This is quite exciting to know that its not about the sale, but it is the value we are providing to other users.

Let us go forward...

You have the right mindset. The training is the training. It's our responsibility to make the training into a business.

Thank you very much. I guess at times we find ourselves tempted to look for some short-cuts because at times we are desperate. Every shiny object will seem to get our attention.
However, training is the key because you become a millionaire first before you make millions.

Thank you for your positive comments and also for sharing your insights in this journey.

I know what you mean. I think we all look for shortcuts which is why I wrote a post called, "Is there a shortcut to Business Success?" on my WA blog. I look forward to seeing your success online!

The title is like click bait, I had to read it! Great post

Hi Craven thank you very much. I really was stuck when I wrote this blog. I did not know what to write until a friend remarked that these businesses they don't work. And that was a click to me to think again why he said it did not work.

Thanks for reading and will appreciate your future inputs.

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