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This Wealthy Affiliate Review will be updated regularly to keep up with the ever improving tools and training at WA.
I hope you enjoy it and I'm confident that you'll find my perspective quite unique as compared to some of the Wealthy Affiliate testimonials that are out there.
Name: Wealthy Affiliate
Website: WealthyAffiliate.com
Price: Free To Join
Owners: Kyle Loudon & Carson Lim
Who It's For: All Skill Levels
Score: 98 out of 100
Overall Rank: #1
Wealthy Affiliate Review
Features
Wealthy Affiliate has more features than any other training program out there. There truly is nothing that they've missed.
User Friendly
This course is extremely easy to follow for beginners but also gives you the option to move quickly if you're more advanced.
Price
The only courses that are even close to this good cost at least 10X more than Wealthy Affiliate. By far the best value you can get.
Summary: There's a reason that Wealthy Affiliate is my #1 ranked program for making money online. It's just so much more than a course. Sure there is a step-by-step training course that's better than anything I've ever seen but there's so much more than that. There's a community of internet marketers who are always there to help. There's a live chat feature and of on top of that there's the 1-on-1 access to the owners. You can't go wrong.
- Very easy to get help
- Private coaching available
- Live chat
- Step-by-step training
- Access to the owners
- Free websites included
- Web hosting included
- Free to try
- Keyword research tool
- Affiliate program
Intro to Wealthy Affiliate
It’s a tall task to write a Wealthy Affiliate review because it’s such a vast website with so much going on.
Almost every time I’m on the website I learn something new, which is awesome.
Wealthy Affiliate is owned by two highly successful entrepreneurs named Kyle & Carson and they’ve used their combined experience to create an online training community that is unparalleled. Here’s their picture below.
Simply put, they’ve created a training system that teaches you how to set up and run a website that makes money from affiliate marketing.
That’s where it starts but that’s only the beginning. It provides you with courses and lessons that will teach you how to start a successful online business.
As you work through the courses you will be building your own website step by step with the guidance of the courses and as you finish each lesson you’ll be given a task to complete.
The courses are in both written and video form.
I love the videos because they are so easy to follow. I’d even say they’re fool proof.
They show you exactly how to do every single step as Kyle(the instructor) is building a website throughout the training right along with you and showing you every step.
Aside from the fantastic training, Wealthy Affiliate is also a huge community of online entrepreneurs.
When you sign in to your account you can chat with other members publicly or privately, much like Facebook actually.
This can be a great way to solve problems if you find yourself stuck on something. You’ll be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to get help from the community.
Who Is It For?
If your interested in this review even in the slightest, chances are that your considering getting into affiliate marketing.
If that’s something your interested in, then Wealthy Affiliate is a great option for you. In fact probably the best.
Its unique in the sense that it works great for first timers who have zero internet marketing/website building experience and it also works great for people who have lots of experience.
I think to simplify this question I would say that it is ideal for anyone and everyone who is interested in making money online and is willing to work for it.
The more important question is “Who should not join Wealthy Affiliate”?
- You should not join Wealthy Affiliate if you’re not willing to work for your money.
- You should not join if you’re looking for a “Get rich quick scheme”
- You should not join if you aren’t able to commit and stick to something
Training & Tools
The training for one I believe is the best out there. It is so comprehensive that no details are left our.
You will be walked through step by step written as well as video instructions on how to start, build and design an online business.
The courses that you take here are so well thought out that you just go through one step at a time so that you don’t get overwhelmed.
As you move through the training you get closer and closer to having a complete website set up.
There is absolutely nothing left out so as long as you do exactly what the training tells you to do, you’ll have the perfect foundation for making money by the end of the courses.
Aside from the training the community that comes along with it is absolutely amazing.
I’ve probably learned just as much from the community as I have the training and I’ve learned a lot from the training.
Sometimes I’ll miss something in the training video because I tend to have a short attention span, then I find myself stuck.
When this happens I usually post my question in the public questions section which is an invaluable tool.
Usually within minutes there are multiple people with answers for me. These people are usually available 24/7 and always keen to help.
I also love reading about other members journeys in the affiliate marketing world.
You can go through peoples profiles and read their blogs. Its just really nice to be in contact with like minded people.
A lot of people post their progress on their blogs or profiles so you can follow them and probably even learn from them.
Another reason I think Wealthy Affiliate is different from the others is because it’s free to try. You just go to the website and sign up for free.
Don’t get me wrong, you would benefit from paying for the premium membership, but the fact that you get to try it out first is awesome.
The free trial is no joke either. You have access to a huge amount of training, all of the community and you even get to start your website.
Yes that’s right, you get to build your website without paying a dime.
Trust me, I know this is hard to believe but they have developed a system where you can go through all the website building steps without paying.
If you decide you like the experience and community and you want to take it to the next level, that’s when you can go premium and get even more access to training.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- comprehensive training
- ongoing support
- free to try
- task based courses
- easy to use
- huge money making potential
- zero risk
- private 1-0n-1 chat.
- no experience necessary
- new ongoing training every week
Cons
- can look overwhelming if you don’t watch the starter tutorials right upon arrival
- with the huge community at WA it can be easy to get caught up socializing instead of working
- the live chat room can get quite busy so your questions can get lost at the bottom
- there really aren’t many con’s but you might find the odd wealthy affiliate complaints online
Since WA is such a popular program and there are so many members past and present there are bound to be some people saying negative things about it.
It’s important to look at all Wealthy Affiliate complaints as objectively as possible. From what I’ve seen, the majority of the complaints are people saying that they took the training and didn’t make any money.
This is not a surprise because there are a lot of people who join with unrealistic expectations. They think they’ll start making big money right away and that’s simply not the case.
This is a way to build out a real business and no business on earth profits right away. Like any other business, this takes time to build out and you have to start with the foundation and work through the training slowly.
Profits will come to anyone who sticks with it and doesn’t give up. I’ve never heard one person say that they worked at it for a year and didn’t make money.
Giving up is actually the only guaranteed way to not make money from this.
What Sort Of Work Will You Be Doing?
So before you get too excited about how great Wealthy Affiliate sounds, you should give a lot of thought to whether or not you would enjoy the work and lifestyle it can provide you with.
Of course everyone would enjoy setting their own hours, working anywhere with an internet connection, making lots of money, travelling lots, spending time with family and friends and just living “The Affiliate Lifestyle”.
The question is, would you enjoy what it takes to get “The Affiliate Lifestyle”?
Here’s what you would have to do to get it.
First you would need to go through all the training at Wealthy Affiliate. Once that’s done, you would have a website up and running.
For me it took 1 month to complete all the courses and I probably put in about 3 hours a day, 5 days per week. But you can do this at your own pace.
After your website is set up then the routine can really get started. Your goal at this point is to add content.
You will have a website that is about a niche topic. Whatever that Niche topic is, you’ll have to write about it quite a lot.
You don’t have to write like a pro. Not even close. All you need to do is effectively communicate to your readers just the same way you would tell your friends something.
Its best to just write casually so that its easy for the readers to understand. Your not writing a textbook or a novel.
So that’s it. You just write content as much as you can. You should try to add content at least 2 times per week but the more you add the better.
Price
Starter Membership: $0 its true, ZERO DOLLARS – sign up for a free membership here
Premium Membership: $47 per month or $359 per year which is just $29 per month.
Support
The support at Wealthy Affiliate is as good as it gets. Both owner’s Kyle and Carsen are online every day to help and support you when you need something.
You can message either one of them at any time and they will always help you out.
The community is also great for technical support regarding your website or WordPress issues.
As for billing and payments, the support is almost flawless. I say almost because after scouring the internet I have found a handful of complaints about billing issues.
These are just a few people who were confused about the billing process and so they decided to post about it online. With over 100,000 members I’d say a handful of complaints is pretty impressive.
Final Opinion + Special Bonus
Let’s not forget about the “Shameless” complaints that I described in the title of this post.
A lot of people out there are trying to promote specific products that they can profit from so they’re willing to say negative things about the legitimate opportunities.
This is just the nature of the internet. There are honest people and there are crooks but as long as you don’t pay for something before you try it you should be safe from scams.
Not only is Wealthy Affiliate honest but the program is also very affordable because you get so much with a membership. Here are my Star ratings.
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In My Own Words
So its all written out for you above what you get there but I want to tell you in my own words what you really get aside from whats shown above.
There are live weekly training classes that are ongoing. So even when you are through the lessons and courses, you will still receive ongoing training so you can keep on learning.
That way you can keep moving forward with your business and make it better and better. Just imagine how far along you could be years down the road. I know I get excited thinking about my websites progress.
If you keep making progress then there’s no limit to how much money you can make with this.
The courses that I’ve talked about are really interactive. There’s a questions section you can ask away until your hearts content. They are also very interactive and after every lesson they give you a task to complete.
This allows you to get the right tasks done at the right time.
Of course you go through all the courses at your own pace. Everybody learns differently and that’s why this works for everyone.
So for my final thoughts I have to admit that I’m a little biased. I’m biased because I’m a Wealthy Affiliate member and I love it.
I started with Wealthy Affiliate with zero experience in internet marketing, website building or writing. After just a few months I started making money with a fitness website.
I still operate my fitness website and I make a really good living from it with very little work.
I did work very hard the first couple months getting it set up and building the foundation but now I just add 1 or 2 articles a week to it and the money keeps rolling in. I know if I put in more work I can make it profit even more. You truly do get out what you put in.
I made my first dollar after 2 months of hard work.
That may seem like a long time but once I made that first dollar I just kept doing exactly what I did to get there and it started to snowball from there.
Most people I’ve spoken to in the Wealthy Affiliate community say that it took them 6 months before making their first sale so I guess I was lucky to get it so soon and I know if I keep at it I’ll continue to make more and more.
I contribute my success to Wealthy Affiliate as well as my own hard work. There are plenty of other reviews and testimonials of Wealthy Affiliate and you can read them all by clicking here.
How To Claim Your Bonus….
When you create your FREE Starter Account I’m going to offer you a bonus if you decide to upgrade to Premium within your first 7 days(including a 59% discount).
When you create your profile at Wealthy Affiliate I’ll be personally contacting you with a welcome message as well as some more information about Wealthy Affiliate and how to get help from me and how to claim your bonus.
Believe me, this is going to be some awesome stuff.
My Life Now
Now I’m at the point where I want to help others do what I’ve done. It can be so tough to make a living in this day and age and I’ve found myself in a position where I can make a difference.
I can help people do what I did and what I’m still doing.
If you sign up for a Wealthy Affiliate membership I’ll keep in contact with you.
I’ll answer any questions you have and I’ll help you along the way. I want to help as many people as I can.
I hope you enjoyed this Wealthy Affiliate review.
Please leave any questions or comments in the box below, I love feedback and I love interacting with people.
Cheers,
Robert
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Great review! Wealthy affiliate has helped me out quite a bit in my learning ventures.
I would like to add a couple things if you don’t mind. There are only two negatives that I have encountered with Wealthy Affiliate that people should be aware of…
1. Sometimes those in the community often receive and never give. I have found this to be very frustrating since it does take time out of our day to help others out and when they dont return the favor it can become very discouraging. Especially when starting out.
However the majority of the members are absolutely fantastic! Just be aware there are bad eggs and dont be discouraged.
2. Wealthy Affiliate renews your membership automatically. No big deal, right? Well not so much. If you are a monthly subscriber they will renew your subscription a day early each month, which also moves your expiration date back 1 day. Well after a year that amounts to 12 days you lose. Almost half a month! I think they need to fix this. They do offer a discounted rate for yearly subscription but that still don’t make it right on those who are monthly subscribers.
Again, not a big deal in the bigger picture. You can avoid the latter by signing up yearly. Other than those two I have found it a great place to learn.
Travis,
Thanks for the great input. Your right about there being the odd people who take and do not give. In my experience there are far more people giving than just taking but I won’t deny what your saying. The Wealthy Affiliate community is so gigantic that of course there will be some bad eggs. To me this is a pretty minor issue.
As for the automatic renewal on the membership I didn’t know that. I chose the yearly option because it just made more sense to me since I’m pretty dedicated to this system. I’m curious to see what Kyle would say about this issue. I am sure that he would try to fix this or at the very least have a reasonable explanation for it.
I really appreciate the relevant comment here. Thanks a lot.
Robert
I like your review robert.Can you add more images about WA and pls make it concise and hit on the punch lines more.Anyway you also have a clear and nice graphics.keep it up
Nkay,
Thanks for the feedback. I will look into adding more images, I chose the amount of images because I thought it was the right amount but its good to hear someone elses opinion.
As for the punch lines I’ll take that into consideration. The truth is that I’m not a salesman, I’m just trying to help people find inline success so thats probably why I might have missed the punch lines.
I hope people can see that I’m an honest guy just trying to show them a great program to reach their goals. I assume that I’ll be missing punch lines regularly.
Thanks again for the feedback.
Robert
Robert,
Your website is Amazing. I am completely blown away at how inclusive and accurate your review of Wealthy Affiliate is. Anyone who is contemplating becoming an Affiliate Marketer would be in the best position to become successful earning an income online with You and Wealthy Affiliate.
Thank You Robert for all that You do for us all,
Tony
Tony,
Thanks so much for the very kind words. I really appreciate it and I’m very glad that you see the value in what I’m doing here. My goal here is to help others make a living online no matter what their background or experience is.
I really feel like Wealthy Affiliate is an amazing thing because it gives people an opportunity to make a good living no matter where they are from. How amazing is that?
Cheers,
Robert
Hi Robert,
Being a member of Wealthy Affiliate now for 17 months, I can attest personally that all you said in your review about this great organization is factual and spot on.
In highlighting all that WA has to offer, you left nothing out in explaining the educational training, tools and community support coming from tens of thousands of people worldwide. All that would enable the new person to slowly build up a business for him/herself just as long as he/she follows the blueprint.
The fact you mentioned a person who would be unwilling to give 100% of him/herself in this venture really would be a reflection on him/her. Certainly not the company.
I also agree with your one negative assessment about the live chat. Struggling within my first week or so with a concept learning in the training, in fact my question went unanswered for over an hour – lost in everything else that takes place.
It’s why I’ve learned that it would be better to pose a question in a WA blog article. The chat room appears to involve a lot of social “chit-chat” taking place involving dozens of conversations taking place simultaneously.
Other than that your review spelled it out quite clearly for the person perhaps interested in pursuing starting up an online business.
There simply is no better training program offered by anyone else, and at the incredibly low cost that WA charges for its affiliate members.
Very informative review that you took the time to carefully compose Robert!
Jeff
Jeff,
Thanks very much for the extremely kind comment. I absolutely love chatting with my readers here and it sure feels good to hear such nice words about the work i put into my blog posts.
As for your comment about the live chat, that can happen. I have to agree with you even though most of the time the live chat does help me get answers most of the time.
I still find that the “Question” section is better.
The “Questions” section might take slightly longer to get answers (5 minutes at most) but the great thing about it is that you usually get a whole bunch of responses so that you can fully understand what it is you’re asking.
It’s awesome.
Thanks again.
Robert
Great review of Wealthy Affiliate. It seems there are a lot of people who use this company, of course me included. But it is so well worth it. As you say, it is great to use if you want to become an affiliate marketer. You can get up and running with a website in very little time. With all the education and the great community, you can’t help but be successful.
I couldn’t agree more with you. Thanks so much for the kind words. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Robert
Lots of excellent information here for those who may be searching for the right fit. It is a scary world out there on the Internet. It is good to know that there are reputable companies that actually back up their claims. Thanks for the information; it was very helpful.
Kristin,
You’re very welcome. I’m always happy to provide helpful information.
It’s true that it’s scary out there on the Internet. So many people lose money by getting involved with shady programs that promise them the world and under deliver.
This wealthy affiliate review took me a long time to write because it’s so hard to sum up just how vast and dynamic this program really is. You just have to try it for yourself to fully understand how great it is.
Cheers,
Robert
After three years of trying to make money from home I found it very difficult to build a site that actually was seo ready. I am amazed at how fast I built a site here and had the keyword ranked globally on page two of Google. Wow! For me, that was awesome 🙂 I want to thank Kyle for the step by step instructions that made it happen.
Wow I think that your website really accurately describes how WA program works. I am still in my first year going through the training and you have things going in your webpage that I would like to be able to do on mine, like create those pop ups and properly text wrap my pictures. the website you created is very straight forward it is very obvious that your goal is to get more people to sign up with WA and you have links all over while effectively telling them why they should join.
Im sure you did it on purpose but the site seemed too businessy for me. It has a very formal appeal get down to business.
Thanks a lot for the comment, I really appreciate it. I can see exactly what you mean about this website being too businessy for you.
I do take this website very serious and I really want my readers to know that I’m here to help and that I won’t steer you wrong. I’m serious about my reviews and also about any of my content.
I’m sorry if you found it too “businessy” and I’ll deffinitely keep that critique in mind going forward. Thanks again.
Robert
First of all, thank you for very informative post about Wealthy Affiliate. Obviously there are a lot of scams about making money online. I am glad that there is still a legit opportunity to make money online.I am sure this review will help a lot of people who are interested in making money online.
Karlo,
Thanks for the kind words. I really do hope you’re right that this Wealthy Affiliate review will help a lot of people make money online.
There’s no end to the amount of scams out there these days so it truly is refreshing to come across a program like WA.
Cheers
Hi Robert,
This is one of the best reviews of wealthy affiliate I have seen.
I like the way you have explained how there are a number of ways that you can learn once you are a member.
I agree that knowledge is acquired not only through the training but from members of the community. Any length of time you spend on the site you are sure to pick up something new.
I also think it is important to be as transparent as you have been here by saying that although Wealthy Affiliate is the best Affiliate Marketing training there is, it still requires some effort on your part and isn’t going to make you rich overnight.
I am a premium member myself and cannot recommend Wealthy Affiliate highly enough to anyone who is serious about a new career as an affiliate marketer.
Ray,
I really appreciate the comment.
I’m glad you’ve had such a good experience at WA as well. So many people have said the exact same thing to me.
I think most people are a little surprised how great the training and community is there. It really is something special.
Yes it’s true that I’ve learned a ton from the community there. Sure the training is top notch but it really is cool to be able to meet other people in the same internet marketing space that I’m in.
Not only meet them but learn from them. I couldn’t be happier that I found WA and from the sounds of it you are on the same page.
Cheers
Great Wealthy Affiliate review. It reminds me of the reasons I joined. Before Wealthy Affiliate the thought of building a website seemed overwhelming but now it’s easy. You really break down all the benefits of Wealthy Affiliate without sounding like a salesman. If I wasn’t already a member I would be signing up, thanks to your accurate information.
Great read keep up the good work !!!
Frank,
Thanks a lot. Ya I felt the same way when I first discovered WA. I was totally new to internet marketing and I had never even considered building my own website because I didn’t think I had the skills.
I even considered hiring it all of it out so that I could just start with a website and build it out from there without having to worry about set up.
Fortunately I discovered WA and the rest is history. Now I have 3 websites all generating good income. It’s awesome and I’m super grateful.
Cheers,
Robert
Hi Robert, me again! I’ve just left you a comment on another post and have somehow found my way here.
After reading your how to choose a niche post, I am considering starting a blog helping people get out of debt as that is something I have first hand experience with and I know I could help others to do the same.
I don’t have a clue about the technical side of starting a blog so I think I’ll be joining Wealthy Affiliate as a free member as it seems that will be able to walk me through the process.
If I do decide to go with my debt idea, I have no idea how to make money from it. Will the training at Wealthy Affiliate also help me in this area?
Thanks in advance for your time, I’ll leave you alone now, promise!
Lee,
There would be all sorts of different ways to make money from that niche. The first thing that comes to mind for me would be books and courses. There has to be all sorts of books and courses that you could review and make affiliate sales from. In addition to that you could even write your own personal guide on that topic and sell it.
Then when you have a decent amount of traffic there is always the paid ads route. That’s a good option and can really bring in a good amount of money.
Wealthy Affiliate will absolutely train you on all of these topics. You will be astounded at how much awesome training they have there. Not only that but there is a huge community of members who are always willing to help you out if you’re stuck. By far the best place to learn.
Let me know if you have any other questions. I’m always happy to help.
Robert
It’s great to be able to see a full layout of what a program has to offer and that you’re not basing the whole system on a pile of hype.
It seems a lot of systems just incorporate a video that usually gives a bunch of crap for 15-40 minutes telling you next to nothing other than some how you’ll get rich doing next to nothing just as long as you pay them money.
You have the real deal all laid out for me and anyone else who lands on this article for a real opportunity.
Travis,
Ya that’s true that a lot of other programs will just promise the world with no intention of helping people once they get their money.
It’s really quite sad how common it is for beginners to get ripped off by these so-called programs. That’s another reason why Wealthy Affiliate is so great because it doesn’t make any promises other than you will get the training you need to be successful.
They don’t hype it up with crazy earnings claims or fake testimonials. They just explain how you can make money and then they teach you how to do it.
I love it. Thanks for the comment.
Robert
I’ve been doing Wealthy Affiliate for about a year now and I can tell you that yes, it’s user friendly like you say. I really like the training videos. Kyle, one of the owners, does the videos and he goes slowly and step-by-step, actually showing you what to do. I’m so proud of the website I’ve built and I absolutely love what I do for a living now. I’d advise anyone to give this a try. It really is fun.
That’s really great that you’re having success online. It really is amazing how complete beginners can learn affiliate marketing from scratch and then turn it into a career. That’s exactly what I did as well.
The great thing about the instructional videos that Kyle does is the fact that they’re in an order that makes sense. So you just follow along every video and complete the task either during or after the video training.
By the end of all the training videos you’ll have your very own online business. It’s awesome.
Thanks for the comment.
I’m actually in the process of looking for a platform that can teach me the tricky parts of marketing – I have heard of this bunch before and I only seem to pick up on good things about them.
Did you find them an easy option to get in with – was it a welcoming system for you?
Hey Chris,
Yes it was extremely easy to get into. Basically they are set up to welcome new members even the free members. So as a free member you are immediately welcomed with a tour of the website. It’s really intuitive and it’s so well designed that even people who are not too confident online will find it easy.
As for welcoming, it’s very welcoming. There is a huge community of like minded people who are part of this and you will find that the other members will go out of their way to say hello and welcome you.
I’ve met a lot of friends through the community and mentors too. Not only that but I feel like I have a personal relationship with the two owners because I’ve had multiple interactions with them since they are so active in the community.
I hope that was a sufficient answer.
Cheers,
Robert
Thank you!