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If you’re wondering whether or not Wealthy Affiliate is a scam, so am I.

I’m always very leary of these types of paid membership sites and actually looked over Wealthy Affiliate last year before deciding to pass on it at that time.

This weekend, the topic of Wealthy Affiliate came up while I was chatting with an old forum friend.  He signed up for their course 3 weeks ago and liked what he saw so far, so I decided I would give it a test run myself to determine if it is worth it for me.

Wealthy Affiliate Will Not Make You Rich We will Teach you how to Make Yourself Rich.

Why did I have a change of heart?

To be completely honest, I fully believe that everything we all need to succeed is freely available on the net via newsletters, discussion forums, etc.  My decision to give Wealthy Affiliate a test run was not purely for the educational value, although they do provide significant value in the member area of the site.

If I like it and find enough value, I’ll be happy to promote it wholeheartedly.  Due to the way it is set up, I’ll ultimately have to ask myself the same question MLMers need to ask about their programs, “If there wasn’t a compensation plan attached, would I still be willing to pay for what I’m promoting?”

My main motivation for giving it a shot was to see if it truly helps me have a more structured approach to my marketing.

You see, I have plenty of knowledge rattling around in my brain.  But like most, I have rarely applied it consistently to my marketing.  So my results have been inconsistent.

Technically, I would still be considered more successful than most marketers because I have actually made money online when most never make a dime.  Nothing that I can retire on mind you, but I pull in a few bucks each month.

What I will be doing is going through their 8 Week Action plan step by step and taking advantage of the multitude of resources offered as well as the knowledge shared in the Wealthy Affiliate forums to see how it all plays out.

I’ll be posting my progress or lack thereof on my Work At Home Network site under the Affiliate Programs and Products Testing section.  I’ll be posting once or twice a week with my thoughts.

If you want to try Affiliate Wealth University along with me, feel free.  If you have some thoughts, good or bad, share them with a comment.

BTW, even if it is everything it says it is, there is never a guarantee of success for any of us.  We all have to apply ourselves and put our knowledge to work for the best chance to succeed.  This program is just a tool to help that along, not a magic pill.

Best wishes for your success.

In my time on the web, I’ve noticed many of us in the internet marketing world suffer from this horrible affliction.

If you are anything like me, you tend to come up with one great idea after another(well, at least we think they are great ideas )

The main problem with our “genius” is that we often tend to leave many of our projects unfinished as we jump from one to the next. I know I have a veritable minefield of unfinished work and ideas.

As I was searching on the net for others with this affliction, I stumbled across Andrew Wee’s article Internet Marketing Attention Deficit Disorder And A Solution?

I can’t come up with any better advice than Mr. Wee.

The main point of his article and advise is quite simple:

• • Go with the flow: You know you’re not cut out to do one thing for weeks on end, so don’t fight it. Break your day up into several pieces. Focus on product development in the morning (or whenever your peak periods might be), talk to joint venture partners or strategic partners as you feel you’re moving out of your zone. Answer email and tackle customer support issues during your downtime.
  • Focus, focus, focus: This was a major problem for me initially when I was doing consulting. You can take on 20 projects, and deliver below your optimal performance on all of them. OR you could charge a premium and work with your preferred 3-5 clients. If you work in performance incentives and revenue share, you might end up doing better with a select few, rather than attempt to take on the market.
  • Recalibrate, reorient and refocus: Take time out to audit your efforts. Is what you’re doing helping you move toward where you want to be? Evalute and do the equivalent of “testing and tracking” in your business. Jettison projects that are stumbling or backsliding. Declutter experts say there is limited space in your life. If you cut and clear away stuff that isn’t helping you (people, projects and places), you’ll free up more “space” for new things to come in.

Personally, I’m trying to hold off as much as I can on my next “great idea” and am working on what I’ve already started.

Some ideas I’ll be scrapping.  And the rest I will develop as fully as possible.

After suffering from a bit of internet burnout, I’m finally getting myself back into the internet marketing playing field.

For the past couple years, I’ve mostly been “lurking” around the internet.  One thing I’ve observed is the old adage that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Many of us are chasing the internet money making dream.  A rare few of us will ever attain that dream.

Scams and hype still abound in cyberspace just like they always have and always will.  Some will learn the hard lesson that while they may occasionally hit for some easy money, only consistent effort and perseverance will provide any chance of long term, sustained income from internet marketing.

As internet marketers, we not only have to keep pace with the rapidly changing rules of the net, but for maximum advantage, we need to attempt to stay ahead of the curve.  This ride is evolving minute by minute.

To those both old and new online, best of luck to you and keep at it.  Learn from your mistakes.  Don’t repeat them.  Don’t be afraid to fail.  We all fail.