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This is one of the best posts I have seen on Wealthy Affiliate. You certainly covered everything a person needs to decide if they want to give it a try or not. I am a starter member and am enjoying the learning process so far. I think I will turn premium in a few days, so I wanted to know if you can help me get my first sale online.
Take care,
Dave
ReplyHey Dave,
it’s good to hear you joined Wealthy Affiliate. I can definitely help you on your journey. Just send me a private message on my profile and I will get back to you.
Talk to you soon!
ReplyHello Kevin,
You have definitely covered every little detail and it was quite easy to read through your article.
I decided to give it a chance since it’s free to try. How long do you think it would take to see some success? I have tried other training called Chris Farell Membership but it didn’t help me too much.
ReplyHi Eric,
It depends on how much time are you willing to put on this. The more you learn and practice, the quicker you’ll see results.
Hope it helps!
ReplyI’ve read a lot of reviews on WA and I’m not joking when I say this is the best one I’ve come across! You’ve put in some serious effort to go into every detail – including your opinion on Affilorama (which is something I’ve been very interested in).
Congratulations on your success! May I ask, how long did it take you personally to reach that level of income? Is it purely from affiliate sales?
Thanks for the awesome review!
ReplyHey Joshua,
Yes, my main source of income are affiliate sales and to be honest, it took me 1 month to get my first sale. But I started seeing nice results after 1 year.
The key here is to work hard the first year and then things will come alone. Once your business is established, you will need to work less than when you started.
ReplyNice and honest review of wealthy affiliate my friend,as a personal user it has helped me so much in becoming an entrepreneur and being able to work on the niche I’ve always wanted to do. I would advise anyone who wants to make money to start using affiliate marketing and wealthy affiliate is the best for this
ReplyGreat review! I’ve been with Wealthy Affiliate since March and love it. I appreciate you sharing your income and the success stories of other members. It’s so encouraging to see different stories and know that success comes differently for everyone. There is no secret. It all comes down to hard work and time.
I love WA because they are honest about what it takes to succeed. They don’t lie to people telling them that they can earn quick money by doing these simple things. If you want to succeed online then you have to be willing to work. And WA provides all the tools you need to succeed. Plus, the community of like-minded people is always ready to help. I’d recommend WA to anyone.
Weston
ReplyHi Weston, thanks for sharing your experience with Wealthy Affiliate! Let’s get in touch inside WA 😉
ReplyWow, that’s a super professional review – thanks for all the useful info.
I’ve heard a lot of praise for WA, however, I’ve also come across the AMZ Affiliate Bootcamp. It does seem like a more sophisticated thing for tech-savvy folks.
But I don’t get one thing – from what I know WA puts no importance on backlinks, while their one of the most important search engine ranking factors.
Any idea why that is?
ReplyHi Simon,
It’s good that you ask about ranking factors. Let me explain:
Backlinks were one of the most important things back on the day. The more backlinks you had, the better results you were going to get on search engines.
Nowadays, backlinks still have some importance but there are a lot of other factors: social signals (facebook shares, retweets, pins, votes, reviews); user experience, click through rates, avergae time spent in a page, website speed, and many others. So as you can see, backlinks aren’t enough. You need to master all these other things and which Wealthy Affiliate teaches you how.
Hope I have answered your question, but feel free to get back to me anytime.
Best,
Kevin
ReplyAs a member of Wealthy Affiliate, I highly recommend it myself. I also agree that in order to derive benefit or results, one has to put in sufficient time and energy. But other than that, with the help of WA training and support, the sky’s pretty much the limit. One can have 0 traffic or 100,000 visitors per month depending on how well one follows the instructions or training. I admit I myself have previously not followed all the instructions closely and spent too much wasted time on things that don’t matter very much (at least not in early stage of game) such as obsessing over which WordPress template to use, but now I remind myself to stay on track more and follow instructions.
Bottom line is I believe Wealthy Affiliate has unparalleled training (clear and easy to follow) and support.
ReplyThanks BooBish, glad to hear that you are enjoying of the WA training!
ReplyHey mate
Really awesome review and it comes just at the right time for me as I come up to my 12th period without having made a sale yet, which is disappointing and I have been thinking about canning it. However, after reading your review and being reminded that success will come as long as I don’t give up has inspired to do just that.
Cheers
Paul
Hi Paul – determination is the key here. If you are writing good posts with a good publishing frequency and applying some SEO techniques, you will definitely see results.
If you need any help in getting your first sale, just leave me a message on my profile and I will try to help you.
All the best,
Kevin
ReplyI think you did a great job with this review of Wealthy Affiliate. You pretty much covered everything but what I like the most about your review is how you included not only your own testimonial but also those of other successful Wealthy Affiliates who are making money online. This just goes to show that you can really make money online by applying the training and lessons taught by WA.
How long did you actually start making money? How much work did you have to put in before you started seeing results?
ReplyHi Alysanna,
I started making money on the second month but with up’s and downs. 1 year after, my business took off and I started earning a decent amount of money per month.
I put a lot of work on my site: quality content, designing, I wrote an eBook, started an email marketing campaign, etc etc. I’ve also spent a lot of time doing SEO and building relations with other bloggers. I think that’s the key for this business.
ReplyWealthy Affiliate is an amazing platform. I signed up for it a few months ago and I love the environment and appreciate the help from others. The good thing about WA is that no one ever tells you that success comes overnight. You have to work hard to earn your spot in the online world. Sticking to the training and showing passion and patience will lead you to success eventually.
ReplyWell said, John! Keep it up working on the site and results will come.
ReplyYour website has a a lot of good visual representations of the things covered in the wealthy affiliate program.
I see a lot of good examples of the earning potential too. A lot of people will likely become members after reading your review. I think this is a good opportunity for anyone who wants to get out of the everyday 9-5 schedule, and who is ambitious about owning their own business online.
ReplyHi eric,
Yeaps, that was my goal. To show real earning proofs of Wealthy affiliate members in order to show that this is a legit training and that it’s possible to earn income online.
ReplyGreat review! I love how you showed proof of your earnings. I feel like you never really know what you’re getting yourself into, but your post proves that this is the real deal.
I think it’s great that you can start a free account without providing a credit card. And from what I can see, it’s not a “free trial” where you will only get so much time and then you have to pay. It looks like you can work in the free version indefinitely if you wanted to. That’s really cool. So if you don’t want to commit to paying for Premium, you never have to.
Thanks for all the details.
ReplyExactly Dani, you can stay as a free member as long as you want. Learning about affiliate marketing has never been easier than now, so it’s a great opportunity to take advantage.
ReplyFinally I found an unbiased opinion about Wealthy Affiliate. Your review is very detailed and answers most of the questions I was having.
I have one additional question I need to know before joining: If someone joins Wealthy Affiliate today as a premium member, knowing that there will be a cost monthly, what do you advise to do so that profits will be realized ASAP?
ReplyHi Gomer,
Thanks for stopping by. As regards your question, unfortunately this is not a get rich quick scheme. It’s probable that you don’t see any earnings on your first months. You will need to invest time building your site from scratch: this means publishing good articles, creating a nice layout, etc. If you want to accelerate the process you can outsource your content and SEO but that will cost you more money.
My recommendation is to start slow and be patient with your business. I guarantee you that if you work hard, you will definitely see results. It happened to me, and I didn’t have any knowledge of this. The secret on my sucess are 3 things: Work, perseverance and patience.
If you ever need my help, just leave me a private message on my profile.
All the best,
Kevin
ReplyI really love webinars because I feel like I am getting one on one training, like face to face.
Do you get to ask questions when you feel lost somewhere in the explanation of the topic being discussed?
Also, I have seen that the only con is the overwhelming information and knowledge. Does this happen with the webinars too?
ReplyHi Dave,
On the live webinars you can ask all the questions you have without any problem. The presenter will answer you on the QA section after the training ends.
Regarding your other question, the overwhelming information is for those who are just starting online and don’t know anything at all about online marketing. But if you follow the training step-by-step there is no issue at all. The webinars are oriented either for new people or for advanced so, I recommend that you first join those webinars targeted to newbies.
ReplyI am a Wealthy Affiliate member and I can honestly tell you this review is fantastic. I love the fact that you are upfront about this not being a get rich quick scheme. I think it is so important for people to know that they will get out of it what they put into it. There are a lot of resources available, including the training, and just a lot of very knowledgeable people. There are webinars, live chat, support. It’s up to the individual as to how much effort they are going to put into building a website with quality content. This review is very thorough and I don’t think you left any stone unturned. I also love to see that you are willing to share your income so people can see this works. Thanks for sharing, you definitely motivated me to get to work!
ReplyWealthy Affiliate is by far one of the best affiliate marketing platforms for anyone to use. I love all of their tools. I love the online community. I also love the potential for growth when it comes to becoming an affiliate marketer for Wealthy Affiliate bc it is based on a monthly recurring payment when you make a sale and bring someone into the site. It is a great way to go, and I recommend it to everyone!
ReplyThanks for leaving a comment and your opinion about WA! It really helps to have feedback from other people to avoid being biased.
ReplyLot’s of information to digest on here. It’s great how you get 2 websites just under the basic program. All of the assistance that you get with going premium on here can cost thousands of dollars on other make-money-overnight-online platforms.
There is a lot of value here and the big part that sold me was NO UPSELLS. Those annoy me greatly. I have been burned by them before and didn’t succeed with them either to have anything to show for it.
By the way, I hope that isn’t YOUR sitehealth score above. GET ENGAGING MAN! 🙂 I enjoyed reading your review
ReplyThis is a well laid out and easy on the eyes review of the training system. One thing I like is that it’s not the typical sales page with the bright colored and huge-lettered claims.
However, a couple of years ago before I had significant training myself, my brain would have frozen and I might have left this page because I wouldn’t have understood enough about the elements you were referring to.
On the other hand, your financial success is a motivation for anyone to keep reading and battle through the initial overwhelm, then move on to try the free usage of the site.
Is it really true that a person can use the site for free indefinitely? Wow.
ReplyHey Dani,
Yeaps, you can have 2 free websites with free hosting forever. No credit card or anything needed.
Cheers!
ReplyHi Kevin,
Thanks for your post on this. A friend of mine recommended WA but I see that you offer personal coaching. If I join through your affiliate link, will you help me on my business and answer any question I have?
I have some other questions:
1) How do I get paid for my sales?
2) If I have 5 different niches which I’m interested, do I have to create website for each niche or how does it work?
James
ReplyHi James,
If you sign up through my affiliate link you will get my personal help and some bonuses (including: premium themes, Advance training by myself and my Skype contact to reach me out whenever you feel like it, etc.)
As regards your questions:
1) You can get paid via check, paypal, wire transfer, or direct deposit.
2) Unless you target your website for multiple niches, then yes, it’s recommended to build separate website per niche. Anyway, I recommend you to focus on just 1 website when you start. Put all the efforts and work on 1 website because (believe me) it’s difficult to manage 5 website if you are a complete newbie.
Cheers,
Kevin
ReplyReally impressive review on wealthy affiliate. I agree with you totally that it is not for people who are not willing to work and learn. The premium membership is well worth it for all the tools, training and live feedback you have access to. Phenomenal product, I am happy I signed up.
Kind Regards,
Theodore
Thanks Theore! Good to know that you are a member and that you are enjoying your journey!
All the best,
Kevin
ReplyHi there,
looks very interesting, I just have one question:
Is that platform teaching me how I can make my own website about a topic I choose or do I promote something else?
I always wanted to start a website but never found a good place where to start. It seems Wealthy Affiliate is pretty awesome.
Thanks for your help!
ReplyHi Manny,
The goal will always be to promote something if you want to monetize your site. WA teaches you how to create a website from scratch, how to “sell”, SEO concepts, etc.
If you have any doubt, just let me know!
Kevin
ReplyKevin, this has got to be the most informative review I have read regarding Wealthy Affiliate, well done!
Your introduction regarding no overnight success stories sums up the legitimacy of Wealthy Affiliate and their members. There’s no ‘Get Rich’ promises, it’s all down to how much work & determination you’re willing to put in.
Once you learn the technique of building a website and blogging I gather the recurring procedure relates to attracting visitors in order to generate conversions through affiliate marketing.
How long did it take your website to gain organic traffic via the search engines and how far on in the course were you when you noticed an increase in traffic?
Superb review, thanks again,
Simon.
Hey Simon,
I started gaining organic traffic on the 3 month after being live. After 1 year with a good variety of posts, I gained a nice amount of traffic per month.
Hope it helps!
ReplyYesterday I joined Wealthy Affiliate and I can’t wait to see where this platform will take me. A lot of places guarantee success overnight, but this seems not to be the case. Generating good income involves a lot of work and time and I’m really decided to do this.
ReplyHey Jordan, well done joining! I’m sure that you will love it. If you need any help just ping me back.
ReplyWow this is a really comprehensive review of Wealthy Affiliate and I have learned things I never knew even though I’ve been a member for nearly 3 months. I love the program though and agree with what you have said. I also love the testimonials you have and the evidence you have given that people can make a living online. My own income is small but growing and i know that I’m investing in my future. Thanks for such an thorough review.
ReplyAbsolutely true. You are investing in your future. Put your hand into work and you will see results. If you need any advice feel free to reach me out.
ReplyI’m really glad I came acrossyour site. I’ve joined WA (on May of this year) and after requesting site feedback to improve my site health, I was discouraged about my site design and after viewing your site I see you’ve also chosen to keep things simple whichjust gave me a HUGE boost of motivation.
ReplyNice to know that you have joined WA, Aria! If you need any help with your site design, SEO or whatever you need, you can ping me through private message.
Let’s keep in touch!
ReplyI have one question: how can i join wealthy affiliate in order to have your help in person? will you help me on getting started and answering questions i may have?
thanks,
Luciao
Hey Luciao,
if you join through my site with any of the links above, you will be my referral. I will receive a notification, and your information to get in contact with you. Of course, I will help you start with the training and your business.
Once you get more advanced with the training and with your knowledge about affiliate marketing, I will send you additional training materials of my own and from other sources I know.
Feel free to reach me out whenever you like.
ReplyHi kevin,
I came across many programmer like this but WA seems a little better. how you can help me finding a niche as I am confuse and not good at any thing. Maximum new WA members choosing to promote its affiliate programmer I don’t like this because I know nothing about how to make money online. First I will choose another niche and able to make $1000 per month then I will confirm that this the way for online earning(first I will prove it myself on further I will go to promote it). English is not my first language and before I have never written any content how I can write 1500 to 2500 words unlimited content, as we know content is the king in this business.
Hi Rahul, how are you?
Look, don’t overthink about the niche. Try to choose something you like to write about, something you may know, something you can learn on your own, etc. There are a lot of ways to find a good niche and validate it. If you join WA, reach out to me on my profile (https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/?a_aid=9f2dc0bb) and I will help you find a niche.
As regards the language of your site, it doesn’t necessarily be written in English. You can write and target your home country with your own language. If you still want to write in English then, I recommend you to use any translator or hire a native english writer.
Hope it helps, and talk to you soon
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