In 2022 I decided to redefine myself for the fourth time in my life. Since January 2022 I got interested in the world of investing. By mid 2022 I stumbled on a website that contained what I have been searching for since 2006 which is a way to learn how to build an online business.
This website has been built by using the teaching of the online business training program that I found in mid 2022. I tried to learn how to build a website, but I always got stuck somewhere in the process. It was either that the information became to way above my head, or what needed to be done requires a lot of time investment which was not available at the time.
As I mentioned before, I started looking into building a website and making an online business back in 2006. I joined different programs, some of which were really good. I can’t blame any of the programs for being stuck. It is just that when something requires a lot of time investment, I cannot give it all that time and continuous concentration because of my other commitments.
My day job at the time required a lot of mental work, whether it was for the daily tasks and projects or for corporate politics. I would get back home totally drained, and if any task required a lot of concentration or a lot of time, and sometimes both, I would just leave it, hoping that one day I will have the energy for it.
One Good Program
during my search In 2006 to find a way to build an online business, I joined a very beautiful online business educational program – It is not the one that I built this website with. It was as if designed specifically for me and my needs. Everything was ready. Only the domain needs to be bought, and it is done on their platform and they create the website for you including all the affiliate programs and links.
After the website is built, all you have to do learn the different marketing techniques that they teach you and wait for traffic to come. The idea was great, and that was what I really wanted to solve all the hurdles that I encountered previously. Although it required zero technical knowledge from my side but on the way I learned few code lines that helped tweak bits and pieces on my website. Yes I had control over my control panel.
Few months down the line I was getting next to zero traffic, and I realized it was because of two main reasons. The first reason was that the program used a static site with programs only related to promoting online business, and the second reason was that the good marketing techniques required considerable investment which I was not willing to pay at the time.
Eureka
One whole year without any results which made me move to try other programs. Finally I abandoned the whole idea. Since then, every once in a while I would research for a couple of minutes to see if anything interesting came up, but nothing caught my attention.
It was up until June 2022 a review article about an Amazon Business program led me to another article that was reviewing a program called Wealthy Affiliate.
Imagine, from 2007 searching every now and then, to finally find something in 2022. The strange thing is that This program was established in 2005, but never appeared in any search that I conducted. Maybe it did, but to tell you the truth, at the time I didn’t give a second look at programs that required a monthly subscription.
After finding the Wealthy Affiliate review article, I decided to put it aside. I wanted to read with full concentration and study everything that was said. I read the article several times before I finally clicked the link that takes me to the program.
The thing that made me click the link despite the fact that they were asking for a monthly subscription was the ability to create a free account and move to build a free website for as long as I wanted. That was it, there was not trial period, I cannot join programs with a trial period, as I don’t know how my schedule would be. My schedule is very unpredictable. I can have one week without having anything set, and the following would be overwhelming. Therefore, programs with trial periods don’t work well with me and accordingly I ignore them immediately.
I started browsing around the site, it was simple, neat and straightforward, yet full of features and tools. Then I clicked on the training to check it out. It was a step by step training that was made into different phases and each phase had several lessons. The whole first phase was free with the free account.
On the homepage on the sidebar there was a live chat not with the support people, but with all the members of the program, and found there are many experts who are there to answer any questions. this chat can be opened from the header menu as well and open in a small window. This allowed me to ask questions regardless where I am on the site.
Since the training was for free, I started myself from there. It was one of the best training methodologies that I have ever seen, and even if there was something that was vague, I would ask a question either under the lesson itself or within the chat, and I would get instant answers.
Wealthy Affiliate do their own hosting, therefore, I was able to build my first website on a free domain first before jumping in to buy a domain. Later when I was set to buy a domain, I moved all the content from the free domain to my own domain in one click without moving away from the platform.
This theinvestordiary.com website is being built using the training provided by Wealthy Affiliate. This was my second domain that I host with them and for the same subscription. The program itself “Wealthy Affiliate” has an affiliate program. If you cannot think of niche to promote to, then you can promote the Wealthy Affiliate program. You don’t have to market it if you don’t want to. As you see this website is talking about the world of investment and finance. You can choose any niche you like to market.
A question bids its self to be asked is why am I talking about an online business opportunity on a website that talks about investment, trading and finance? Well, Everybody in affiliate marketing talks about giving the niche what they want and expect. My assumption is driven from my own needs, and I think everybody wants an extra income regardless of what they are looking for at this moment.
Therefore, In addition to having affiliate links related to the niche this website is targeting, I thought of helping the same niche if they need help in finding a good way to earn an extra income or even an independent income.
Still this is going to be the only article that talks about online business, and the whole website will be concentrated on my daily journey in investing.
About The Author
Seventeen Years of Marketing and Branding in Local, regional and International companies. Twelve years in Life Coaching, Strategic Planning Coaching and Social Entrepreneurship.
Now Learning Investment and Affiliate Marketing, and I am defining it as the third stage in my business life.
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