So how did I get here, you ask? It all started waaaaay back in 2008....(blurry transition to distant past).
I was at home, unemployed and desperately trying to bring home the proverbial [veggie] bacon. There just didn't seem to be anything available. But I knew I had seen people who make a living doing *something* online. But what? I started digging. What I came up with in the end was a training website to get you into internet marketing. And, believe it or not, it worked! I did earn money. About $1,500 worth of money. Not bad, right? Wrong. As is possible with any business, my expenses got out of control and pretty soon the effort was bankrupt. I had to close the imaginary door and get to work outside the home. But the lessons I took from the experience would not soon be forgotten.
Enter spring, 2011. Sylvia, wife extraordinaire, is informed she will be laid off. Job hunt. Job found. Family moves. So now I'm in Idaho, and the photo market is like a bear in January. Constipated. Hibernating. After searching Craigslist, employment agencies, newspapers, Idaho Dept of Labor and others but finding nothing, I started to search for this online miracle job again. I found something promising, but it turns out it was a stay-at-home call center. And you have to pay for training. And your first check will arrive in approximately three months. THREE MONTHS! I move on.
Then in comes the idea again. Online marketing. But I knew I had failed before, and would likely fail again. But what other choice did I have? The website I had previously learned from, though my account was a "forever" account, was outdated and partially broken. No help there. After some more looking around I found some promising opportunities that didn't seem like they were scams, but you can never be too careful.
Here's where things began to change. While searching terms on Google like "[opportunity name] review" or "[opportunity name] scam?" I happened across one of the most useful websites I have ever found on the subject. The guy who runs the site, Steve, actually tries the money-making stuff and reports if it is legitimate or a scam. What I found next was not expected and sounded too good to be true. But it wasn't.
Steve made a recommendation about what he believes is the best option to learn how to and implement techniques for making money online. It was a website called Wealthy Affiliate. I took the bait. But there was no switch.
Immediately I began to see where I had gone wrong before, and how to go right this time. In the first day I had the knowledge to choose a targeted campaign, purchase a web domain name and launch a website. It was very fast, very easy and the site builder (part of the WA membership) makes beautiful sites. Here is my website discussing the reasons to be a vegan. It is a work in progress, so not much content yet, but adding content is as easy as writing this blog.
Now to buckle down and start turning what I'm learning into earning a living.
If you want check it out for yourself, be sure to visit the Wealthy Affiliate website. There is a lot of material you can preview, just to understand it all. Hope to see you there!
One last thought. The community on the Forum inside WA is amazing! Everyone is extremely helpful, and you can ask questions of the site owners any time, and actually receive a personal and helpful response.
