Wealthy Affiliate is an all-inclusive platform dedicated to helping aspiring and very successful internet entrepreneurs create, grow and scale businesses online. Created back in 2005, Wealthy Affiliate has the longest standing track record in the industry, and has been deemed the top company in the industry by over 50,000 independent reviews and currently has an excellent 4.8 Star rating on trust pilot.
Let’s look at a quick break-down of my rating for Wealthy Affiliate, and then I will get right into filling you in with more details!
Company Name: Wealthy Affiliate
Website URL: WealthyAffiliate.com
Price: Starter FREE, Premium $49/mth ($497/year), Premium Plus+ $99/mth ($697/year)
Founders: Kyle & Carson
Community: 2.9+ MILLION members
Overall Rating: 4.9/5
Trust Pilot Consumer Rating: 4.8/5
Research Tools: 5/5
Customer Support: 5/5
Training/Classes: 5/5 (current for 2024/2025 strategies)
WordPress Hosting: 5/5
Websites: 5/5
Free Trial: YES. Get Rolling Here! (no credit card required)
What separates Wealthy Affiliate from the competition out there, is the all-inclusive nature of the offering. Not only are you offered world-class training, but you are getting all the research and writing platforms, websites, hosting, and expert support that actually you need to run an online business (instead of having to purchase all of these services separately).
So in essence, you can walk into a Wealthy Affiliate with or without experience, and have EVERYTHING you need under one roof to manage one to many very successful businesses online.
About the Wealthy Affiliate Founders.
I am going to be upfront with you. I am Kyle, the co-founder of Wealthy Affiliate (picture on the left), and I might be a little biased, but at the same time I am also one of the biggest and ongoing critics of Wealthy Affiliate. Back when Carson (the other co-founder) started Wealthy Affiliate, we were both independently very successful affiliate marketers online.
We met in college in a computer science program, and each spent 3 years building successful affiliate marketing businesses before we decided to start Wealthy Affiliate back in 2005. We knew if we could create success, we could teach others and that is where it all started.
A bit about us, we both live in Victoria and I just crossed the big 40 mark. I don’t feel a bit over 30 though, and I have been at this affiliate marketing thing from the ripe age of 21. It’s been lots of fun, and Carson and I are both HUGE proponents of not just helping others, but listening to our members’ wants and needs. We built Wealthy Affiliate based on our users’ wants (and sometimes demands) and we continue to evolve the community and platform on this basis.
We are committed to the community, we help all day every day, and we continue to evolve the Wealthy Affiliate platform each and every day. If you ever want to contact us directly, you can do so within the community.
Contact Carson (Co-Founder) Here
That is what we are all about. Supporting people, mentoring people and shedding our combined 40 years of affiliate marketing knowledge.
Here are just a few examples of the type of interaction we have with members on a daily (actually…hourly) basis.
This is the typical type of feedback we get on a daily basis from newcomers. We care lots…more than ANY other company in the industry. I stand behind that, and aim to prove that to you! 😉
Core Training. Building a Successful Business Properly From the Ground Up.
Training is just training without context, without support, and without actual real life examples and experts that help you make sense of all of it. Wealthy Affiliate has the most comprehensive database of training in the world, with 1,000’s of resources and 100’s of hours of classes.
But being focused, and having a path to building a business is critical. That is why you are going to be automatically enrolled in the Core Training & Tasks of training when you enter into the Hubs platform after you join WA.
The Core Training is the key to getting rolling online, whether you are just starting out with no experience or if you have some experience, this training is 25 lessons (4 Phases) and will literally take you from the infancy of choosing your direction of your business, to getting traffic, integrating revenue opportunities, to building out and scaling that business for long term success.
There is a RIGHT way and a WRONG way to go about building a business. Unfortunately a great deal of the training that is available out there is misleading, or is outdated information and will send you in the wrong direction.
The CORE training at Wealthy Affiliate is updated WEEKLY….so it is the most current training in the world. Keeping you ahead of the latest trends, and the competition.
The training at Wealthy Affiliate walks you through the key and critical steps that you need to understand when building out a successful business.
Here are just some things that you are going to learn within the first 5 tasks.
- Launching Your Done for Hub
- Creating Your Own Niche Website, and Brand
- Crafting Your First Website Pages Leveraging the AI Article Designer & Author Platform
- Creating Helpful Content that Ranks! (and gets traffic)
- How to Share & Start Earning Commissions RIGHT NOW!
And that is just within just the first 5 lessons. You are going to be off and running with a successful business before you know it.
There is a proper process that you need to follow if you are looking to create a long term and sustainable business (or multiple businesses), and if you can master this process you are going to have a brilliant journey ahead of you. Our focus is helping you master these and you have expert support and access to help as you move through every lesson in the training.
Expert Classes. To Become an Expert, Learn From Experts.
There is an old Chinese proverb that I am drawn to, as it is relevant to education and speeding up the process of achieving success in business (and in life). It goes something like this.
“To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.”
In other words, if you want to become an expert, you need to get firsthand knowledge from those experts about their experiences and their knowledge of YOUR road ahead. That is the beauty of the expert Classes platform at Wealthy Affiliate
These are real-time classes that take place throughout the week, every week. In fact, there are a minimum of 350+ classes per year. They are PURE value and are taught by some most successful Internet Entrepreneurs in the online business world.
Here is a look at the current class menu, as you can see there is a class today!.
These are REAL people, creating REAL success. People that are in the trenches, teaching you what they know works, and helping you avoid roadblocks that will end up in inevitable failure. People that are going to be able to help you accomplish the same.
After you establish your fundamental and core foundation through the certification training or through bootcamp, you are going to want to expand your skill set and your knowledge base. This can be done in an ongoing, interactive way through the Classes platform.
Each and every class has a FULL Question & Answer period, and you can ask questions throughout as the live stream is taking place. This is powerful because if there is a topic you don’t understand or you want the actual expert to expand on what they are talking about, you can simply ask.
After a class takes place, you also have access to the replay and can watch it as many times as you like…it goes into our expert class database of classes which has over 500+ HOURS of incredible training.
You won’t find more current, more expert, and more interactive training in the industry that will help you take your business to the next level.
BENEFITS of Classes:
- Learning directly from the industry experts
- Speed up success by years, learning from those that are successful
- Avoid critical failures in business
- Expand upon your skill set and success, weekly
- Get access to the most current expert training in the world (it’s real-time, weekly)
A Single Keyword Can Be Worth $1,000’s.
Understanding your audience, and being able to discover significant pockets of opportunity online can separate a very successful marketer from one that doesn’t achieve any success. In fact, over the years I have been able to rank under SINGLE keywords that have lead to $1,000’s of income. One article, one publish, $1,000’s in residual and ongoing income.
That is the reality if you understand how to properly research keywords and your understand, and you have access to the elite tools to accomplish this.
Wealthy Affiliate provides an incredible suite of research tools and platforms that you can utilize within ALL types of online businesses, whether you are looking for “ideas” for a business, or you are looking to find low competition keywords that will bring a lot of value to your business.
You can quickly type in searches like this…
And come up with high value, and low competition keywords. If you look at the QSR column (competition), that is a metric that ONLY Wealthy Affiliate provides through technology built. This is your TRUE competition, and having access to this data will help you rank with efficiency in Google, Bing and Yahoo. This leads to free, high value traffic (and subsequent opportunity).
This gives you a competitive edge over others that don’t have access to this information.
You always have access to “done-for-you” research directly within your Hub environment, which is instantly created for you as soon as you launch your business. This comes with 100’s of low competition, high intent keyword ideas that you can start getting ranked for, and you can use to drive highly successful campaigns.
Have a look below.
This happens to be in the “candy making” niche, but as you build your Hub you will be getting research that is for you within that particular niche. Wealthy Affiliate is going to teach you how to become profitable in ANY niche.
Researching your niche and having access to elite, and progressive research platforms is going to be imperative to the success of your business. Let’s have a quick look at this platform and it’s true value that will offer your business.
BENEFITS of the Research Platform to Your Success:
- Save’s lots of time, it’s super efficient
- Leads to revelation of big pockets opportunity
- Can spy on your competition, gives you a competitive edge
- Track your website to see exactly where you are ranked, and start to form ideas on patterns and trends in terms of Google rankings
- Uncover MILLIONS of keyword (traffic) opportunities.
- Find HIGH value domain assets (up to 75 new domains in a 3 second search)
- Reveal new niche opportunities, also in seconds
Upon joining Wealthy Affiliate, you will have immediate access to this platform. If you understand how to research your audience and keywords, you are going to master things like Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Pay-Per-Click (PPC) marketing with efficiency.
Market Research. Become an Expert or Authority in Your Industry.
Success online is not as complex as some make it out to be. YOU as the online entrepreneur choose a direction for your business. This could be ANY niche. If you like dogs, perhaps you make your niche about that. If you like model airplanes…or make-up…or make money…or whatever the heck you want.
Then you work to become an EXPERT in that niche. But to do this, you need to understand how that is accomplished and have access to the training and tools that will help you get there.
Within Wealthy Affiliate, you are going to have access to the Jaaxy platform which will help you, plus expert classes that walk you through the process of building authority in your niche.
Here is an example of one such class, where I spend over an hour breaking down one of the most lucrative niches online, the “make money” niche and the opportunities within it.
We have over 30 classes of this nature, not to mention more generalized “niche research” help.
When you establish authority in your given niche, search engines like Google will start to rank ALL of your content well. This will lead to traffic and revenue capabilities, so truly understanding this process is going to be quintessential to the success of your business.
Benefits of Mastering Market Research:
- More expertise, equates to better rankings
- A bigger natural following, more reach
- Become an influential brand in ANY industry
- Shareability of your content, maximum word of mouth reach.
- More traffic, more revenue
Being able to have the proper “tools” at your disposal can save a great deal of time in business, and you are going to be well-equipped with every facet of research.
Keywords, you are going to be able to find low competition opportunities in seconds. Website rankings and analysis? You are going to be able to uncover search engine trends with your website, and track these automatically! Spying on your competition? Wealthy Affiliate has you covered.
And that leads me to the “research” of lucrative affiliate programs, something that I want to take a moment to discuss.
You Can Promote Over 550 MILLION Products. For Free.
The Internet is a vast place, and so is the affiliate marketing world. As an affiliate marketer, you can promote from over 550 MILLION products. Basically every product, brand, and company in the world has an affiliate program. From Amazon, to Walmart, to Nike, to eBay to Etsy. Billions of dollars are being spent online every month, and behind a large percentage of all of these transactions are affiliates generating revenue.
In fact, in 2022 affiliate marketing is slated to generate affiliates $12,000,0000,0000 (yes, $12 BILLION) in income, with this growing year-over-year for the foreseeable future.
Wealthy Affiliate is of course going to help you capitalize on this from an affiliate marketing education standpoint, but what about finding these companies and opportunities? Yes. You are covered with the “Revenue Opportunity” section within your Hub.
Again, this is completely automated, done-for-you research that is going to offering you insights into products/services that you can promote in your niche, and affiliate programs that you can take advantage of.
Running with the “candy making” example, a seemingly obscure niche, look at all of the opportunities within this one niche alone…
As soon as you enter into Wealthy Affiliate, you will be granted access to this platform and access the power of this search.
Benefits of this Affiliate Program Search at Wealthy Affiliate:
- Easy to search and find relevant affiliate programs in your industry
- Access to over 10,000 of the highest paying and reputable affiliate programs online
- Can reach out directly to affiliate managers and company owners
- Manage your affiliate programs you are part of in one central location
- Exclusve relationships with large networks to simplify acceptance
This tool alone will give you a competitive advantage over the rest of the industry (IE, affiliates not hanging out within WA).
Wealthy Affiliate is a “Powerhouse” Community.
Wealthy Affiliate boasts the largest community of internet entrepreneurs in the world. Size isn’t always doesn’t mean better, as the real value is in the fact that the community of Wealthy Affiliate is also the most interactive and helpful community on
the planet.
If you are helpful, or looking for help, then you are going to get the support you need to advance your skills, business and success. You are also going to have the opportunity to pay it forward as your skill set improves and you can give back to the community. That is how we operate, and it starts at the top with the owners (Carson and myself), who to this day 16 years later, still are active within the community each and every day helping people build businesses.
No question is a dumb question, and no matter the level you are as an online marketer, there will always be a way to advance your knowledge and skills within the community at WA (and always someone with more experience to help you with that).
Benefits to the WA Community:
- ZERO questions go unanswered.
- Average is less than 5 minutes to get your questions answered.
- Ability to network within the largest entrepreneur community in the world (almost 3 MILLION strong)
- Your Network, is your Net Worth
- Direct access to your own personal mentorship, and coaches
- Direct Access to ME (Kyle)
There have even have had a few marriages come out of it all! LOL
As crazy as it sounds, there have been people that have gotten married as a result of their relationship at WealthyAffiliate.com! True story.
So not only are you going to be able to have confidence that you will get help when you need it, you are going to be able to establish meaningful long term business relationships within like-minded and very successful Internet Entrepreneurs.
Fast Hosting, Leads to High Ranking Websites.
Google ranks websites based on the content, but also many other factors like speed, security, your core vitals. The website and hosting platform at Wealthy Affiliate were built for speed, and the technology is leading the WordPress world. Out of the box, every website on Wealthy Affiliate is 100/100 in terms of PageSpeed Insights, Google’s rating system in for website speed.
As an example, the website you are current on (MarketingWithKyle.com) gets a PageSpeed Score of 99/100 and it has a bunch of content on it which conventionally slows down a website.
This means my website is viewed as “lightening” fast in Google’s eyes, which has become one of the key ranking factors for websites these days. You will be running websites on a faster hosting platform than your competitors, which means you will rank better, get more traffic, and have more opportunity than your competitors.
Hosting is offered at 3 levels within the platform. With a Starter membership, you can host one website for free within your account. Premium, you can host up to 10 websites. And within the highest level membership, you can host up to 50 websites…enough to run 50, million dollar enterprises within the online world!
A successful online business starts with a firm and solid foundation, and you are in good hands with the hosting at Wealthy Affiliate.
Now, I want to spend a few moments walking you through the different membership levels at Wealthy Affiliate.
Success. Wealthy Affiliate Members Have a Competitive Edge.
They say you are the “average of the 5 people you surround yourself with”, but what if you could surround yourself with 1,000’s of world’s most successful affiliate marketers and internet entrepreneurs? Well that is one of the many competitive advantages that you are going to have at Wealthy Affiliate, and this will contribute to your growth and the level of success you can achieve online.
Ultimately at the end of the day, your goal is achieving success within the online world. What does success look like to you? What would you define as success? $100 per month, or $100,000 per month? The reality is BOTH of these are entirely possible, and it will come down to what sort of effort you are willing to put forth, and the persistence that you have in business.
Some of the most prolific marketers online are currently running their business, or multiple businesses, leveraging the framework within Wealthy Affiliate.
Let’s have a look at a few of the 1,000’s of published success stories, with many more happening behind the scenes. Here are just a few of them that have been posted in recent months.
And here is another…
And here is another from Roope (how also provides expert training within Wealthy Affiliate)…
These are actual blog posts within Wealthy Affiliate, that are published by real members on daily basis within the community.
But just a quick reminder. You could have access to EVERYTHING you need to succeed (like what Wealthy Affiliate offers), but if you are not willing to put forth the effort and do the work yourself, you are going to meet your potential quickly. If you are willing to work hard and keep working hard, you will have unlimited potential within the online world. There is “no upper cap” to your potential.
So if you want to succeed, it is up to you. You have the facilities that will help you create any level of success online.
Pricing – The Levels of Membership at Wealthy Affiliate
One of the more common questions is what is the price of Wealthy Affiliate, and is it one of those “upsell after upsell” sort of programs. The answer is no. In fact, there is a completely free membership that allows you to “try before you buy”, so there really is no risk whatsoever to joining WA.
Let me take a moment to help you understand the 3 Levels of Membership.
Starter Membership: $0 Free Account
First, and foremost I ALWAYS recommend that people refuse to pay for a program in this industry before they can try it. If a company doesn’t offer a trial, or offer you a look at their program, they likely don’t trust their program enough to offer you a look. One thing that makes Wealthy Affiliate unique is that you can create a free Starter membership (no cost) and start building your business before ever having to invest a dime.
When you jump into the free version of the membership, you are going to be walked through the process of building your first Hub. The Hub Wizard (assisted with the latest AI technology), will help get you up and running with your own niche website minutes from now.
===> Create Your Free Starter Membership, and Start Building YOur Hub Now!
Premium Membership: $49/mth (or $497 yearly discount)
The Premium membership is the flagship membership of online entrepreneurs. The reason being, you get access to everything you need to create, grow, manage, and expand your online business (or several businesses). This includes everything from a state-of-the-art website and hosting platform, research and writing tools, over 20 core training modules, weekly classes, 100’s of daily community blog posts, networking capabilities with fellow entrepreneurs, and personal mentoring and expert help 24/7.
You can also create up to 3 FULL Business Hubs (and 3 businesses) within the Premium membership.
**TIP: Also, I wanted to mention something. If you join as a free Starter member, you are going to be able to get ONE free .com domain when you upgrade. This has a value of $15 USD!
===> Get Rolling for FREE Here, Then Decide on the Premium Upgrade!
Premium Plus+ Membership: $99/mth (or $697 yearly discount)
This is our Premium PLUS membership, meaning that you get everything within Premium Plus some additional perks. These include access to a higher level of hosting, the ability to host up to 50 websites. Comparable Managed WordPress hosting packages alone cost $250+ per month. We lead the industry in terms of hosting speed and quality, so this is huge value. Tack on our highest level Jaaxy Enterprise (value $99/mth), and 350+ additional expert classes per year, this is the ultimate in value, and the ultimate Elite membership online of aspiring and ultra successful entrepreneurs. This membership will literally give you status within the online world.
You can also create up to 10 FULL Business Hubs (and 10 businesses) within the Premium membership.
If you want Premium, but to put it into Entrepreneur Overdrive this is the membership for you and you will always have the option to go Premium Plus+ within Wealthy Affiliate. 🙂
**TIP: If you join as a free Starter member first, you are going to be able to get TWO free .com domains when you upgrade. This has a value of $30 USD!
===> Get Rolling for FREE Here, Then Decide on the Premium Plus+ Upgrade
Those are the 3 levels of membership within Wealthy Affiliate. I actually don’t recommend that you spend a penny at this point, even if you are considering one of the higher tiers. Rather I want you to “test drive” Wealthy Affiliate using the completely free Starter membership.
You can get rolling with the training, get your own niche business set-up by lesson 4 alone, and you get direct access to ME personally (I will reach out to you when you join). Most people think that is “fake”, but the reality is that this is how we have run Wealthy Affiliate since 2005 and we have never lost sight of our focus, HELPING people.
So get rolling with a completely free test drive Starter membership, and get rolling with your online business. No credit card required.
My Final Thoughts.
Of course there is likely a sense of bias as I am the co-founder of Wealthy Affiliate, but that also gives me a unique
perspective that I can offer you on the platform. I will be the first to say it isn’t “perfect”, but nothing is. That approach to business always gives you the drive to further improve and innovate, and that is what we continue to do at Wealthy Affiliate.
We Invest Millions Annually into Our Members. Every year we continue to invest millions into the platform, the services, and back into the community Wealthy Affiliate. That is something I have yet to see anywhere in the industry. We continue to push the envelope in terms of technology, education, and community. You can be sure that you will see WA evolve efficiently, and your life will continue to easier as an online business owner with every day that passes.
We Remain the Most Cost Efficient in the Industry. On top of this, we continue to keep our cost of our Premium level service as the lowest in the industry, there are programs charging $10,000+ that offer a small fraction of what you would get within Premium for $49 per month. We haven’t increase our prices in 17 years in business, yet inflation as gone up over 200%. Not to mention our no cost, test drive Starter membership that is better than 99.9% of the paid products out there and it doesn’t cost a cent.
We Put YOU First. One thing that holds true to this day and is ingrained in ethos at Wealthy Affiliate, is that we put people first. The platform and community evolve as a result of feedback we get, request for improvements, and where we see it better serving the audience (to ultimately lead to more success). That will continue to be the case moving forward, you achieving success within the online world is our goal. Always has been, always will be.
At this point, you are likely ready to make a decision. Again, one thing I don’t want you doing is spending a cent….rather if you are interested in checking out Wealthy Affiliate and seeing if it is the platform for you, I want you to take us up on our completely free Starter membership ‘test drive’. It doesn’t cost a thing, no credit card required, and literally will get you instant access to communicate directly with me and millions of other aspiring and successful entrepreneurs.
Not to mention, minutes from now you will be up and running with your own niche website, your own Business Hub, and the foundation of your business.
===> Get started here with your first Business Hub TODAY!
I know you will love it, but I want you to find out for yourself.
PS. Also, if you have any questions at all, I will be more than happy to help you out and get back to you. Drop me a comment below and I promise to get back to you within 24 hours, if not much sooner. Or alternative, you can join Wealthy Affiliate and connect with me directly inside the community, through my profile. The link to my profile is here.
Your insights really captured what makes the platform stand out. I joined Wealthy Affiliate a few months ago, and it’s been a game changer for me. The training modules are super helpful, and the community support is amazing. I was really intimidated when I first started, but the resources available helped me gain confidence quickly. I appreciate how you highlighted the importance of a solid foundation for online business. What’s your favorite feature of Wealthy Affiliate?
So awesome to hear Andy, thanks for sharing your experience within Wealthy Affiliate. Like you, many are intimidated by the idea of building a business online and it is our goal to really streamline and simplify the process…right from the first time that someone visits a website. 🙂
I think my favourite part of Wealthy Affiliate is the community, and getting to network with other fellow experts (and learn form them), as well as being able to pay forward my knowledge to others as well. That is the sort of give and take community that you can come to know within WA.
Great review! I have to say, live chat is my favorite feature because there’s no better way to learn. As a member, I felt a bit online nervous chatting with Kyle since he is the co-founder, but it turned out to be an amazing experience. I reached out to him to help with my problems, and he was really supportive. The platform offers so much more than just live chat, including training, a search feature to find exactly what you need, and plenty of resources to help. My suggestion is to pick a niche you’re truly passionate about and want to succeed in, then join. It’s definitely a platform worth exploring!
Glad I made you feel at home in all conversations AJ. We are authentically pushing hard not just to help people with an “instant” sort of manner, but to keep the community ahead of the industry through weekly training and technology updates.
Everything you need is under one roof, and the idea is that anyone can check it out and get started without having to “invest” to see what is on the other side through the Starter membership. So by the 3rd lesson anyone can have their website up and running, niche hub built, understand the process, and have their first piece of niche content on their website using the latest and greatest tech.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your personal review!
Wow this is thorough presentation of WA by the founder himself! Yes, WA really invests in the platform to offer the best features to the members. And it’s true that you have to follow the classes and take what you have to take to make your business move forward. And I also enjoy the help of the community because I never found any of my question unanswered!
Where better to get the information than straight from the horse’s mouth lol. I hope I was able to really depict our passion for helping others, for technology, and for offering the most cost efficient platform in the world for building businesses online. That is built into the ethos at Wealthy Affiliate.
Glad to hear you are enjoying all of the live classes and the community. Those are two big components of WA, and some of the favourite aspects for many. Wishing you continued success moving forward Angel!
Wow, what an incredible article, Kyle! Your review of Wealthy Affiliate is packed with specific and detailed information that truly highlights the platform’s strengths. I can personally attest to the effectiveness of this program as I just started my affiliate journey. After trying a few times over the last three years, I finally feel confident this is the time I will succeed and actually start making money!
The instructions are clear and simple, making it easy to follow along. Plus, the community feels like a living encyclopedia, with hundreds, if not thousands, of training programs available—new ones seem to pop up every week! It’s inspiring to see how dedicated you and your team are to helping others succeed. Your commitment to the community is evident, and it really sets Wealthy Affiliate apart from the competition.
Thanks for sharing such a great read; keep up the fantastic work!
Happy Travels, Opa.
Thanks so much for your comment Opa!
It’s great to to hear that you’ve found value in the platform at Wealthy Affiliate. It’s definitely an environment where people can feel empowered and well supported…and comes with a lot of expertise as well. So as you progress in your business, there is going to be help available.
Wishing you the best in your journey ahead—I have no doubt you’ll succeed with the momentum you’re building! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience.
Thank you for the insightful article here Kyle. I appreciate the detailed breakdown of the platform’s strengths, especially how it excels in both training and support. Wealthy Affiliate definitely offers a comprehensive system for all levels of marketers (from beginners and seasoned marketers)…easily making it a top recommendation for anyone serious about building an online business.
Thanks so much for your comment! I’m glad the article provided clarity on why Wealthy Affiliate stands out, especially in terms of training and support. We’ve always aimed to create a platform that works for everyone, whether you’re just starting or have more experience.
Wishing you continued success on your journey guys!
If I may, I have a question. Once someone has joined, is there any ongoing support? A secondary question is, do you have many seniors? I don’t want to be in a community of young male geeks. Please don’t think I am being rude with these questions, I genuinely want an answer
Yes, absolutely. Even as a Starter member (sign-up for free), you will get access to help within the training where you can ask any questions that you want, and you can reach out to fellow members of the community including the owners (Kyle & Carson) for support.
There is also a live chat available that you can access if you set-up your profile (image, description and goals) which will unlock that level of access.
As for your second question, Wealthy Affiliate has members of all ages. There are over 2.9 million members that have set foot in WA, and there are people from all corners of the world, and of all age levels. It definitely is not a community of “male geeks”, the community is truly a pay-it-forward community that you can lean on for expert help at any time of the day.
I hope this clarifies for you here!
Hi Kyle!
First and foremost thanks for sharing the insights into WA. As a Premium member, I can say that I am really enjoying working on the wealthy affiliate platform. I started out with very little knowledge in this space and the core training (within the Starter plan) quickly brought me up to speed as to how all of this works.
The platform is a great option for people to start out, and from the posts I have seen on the platform, for all levels of members. Hands down i’m truly enjoying it.
Thanks!
Awesome Shawn, that is great to hear. As you mentioned, it is good for anyone and everyone to get their hands a little dirty on the Starter membership (which is completely free) to gain an understanding how to process of building an online business works, to try the platforms/tools at WA, and the engage with industry experts within the community before they commit to their business.
I will see you inside the community and I look forward to hearing about your successes as you move forward!
Hi Kyle, I’m just wondering about all the content offered to new people signing up. I haven’t joined and I’m thinking about it. Is there a lot to go through, do new people get overwhelmed and quit? What are your thoughts on this? Has this happened? Thanks.
Hi Colette,
Great question. I know when starting out within the online world, everything can seem pretty overwhelming. There just is so much information out there, and many programs that are pulling you in various directions.
At Wealthy Affiliate, you are going to gain immediate access to “core training and tasks”, these are step-by-step training modules that will get you up and running with your own niche business within the very first task, and from there you will be taking action and building out your business in a way that leads to success. The even better part, you have FULL access to help and support within every lesson, and a community of experts you an lean on every step of the way. Even as a Starter (free) member.
We would love to have you as part of the platform/community and if you have any further questions moving forward, let me know.
Hey kyle. I’m sure there’s no bias at all here for you 😉 . That being said I’m a huge fan. I’ve gone on my own and tried to big name gurus and spent tens of thousands of dollars and wasted thousands of hours of my time because I didn’t know what to do. And wealthy affiliates provides everything you need in the all-inclusive package that’s affordable. Not to mention that the training and mentorship is wonderful. I highly recommend it
No bias at all lol. In saying this, I can offer direct insight into the platform, where it started, and where it is headed. There is a reason we have stayed on top of this industry for the last 18 (almost 19) years and we plan to keep it this way. We evolve as the internet does, as opportunities do, and as the platforms that people can leverage to build a business online do.
Thanks for your own perspective and experiences as well, I think newcomers to the industry and to Wealthy Affiliate will really find that insightful. Really glad you found us and that you are no longer wasting your time and money jumping around from program to program!
Hi Kyle,
I agree wholeheartedly with your review. I have checked many other affiliate platforms and none compare to Wealthy Affiliate. I have found that WA is designed to empower its members with everything needed to succeed online, making it a powerhouse in the industry. I have experienced first hand the extensive training that is available. It really is true that you can have a live website in a particular niche within the first few lessons. But that is just the beginning.
This review definitely solidifies Wealthy Affiliate’s #1 ranking in my book!
– Scott
That is exactly it, Wealthy Affiliate evolves based on the members wants, needs (and sometimes demands). This is important these days as the internet evolves with such efficiency, that you need to be progressive and to access current training and technology in order to keep up.
Thanks for your personal feedback and rating Scott, I think this will serve as helpful to others.
When I first explored Wealthy Affiliate, I was blown away by how it simplifies building an online business. From comprehensive training to top-notch tools and a vibrant community, it’s like having everything you need under one roof. I started as a beginner, unsure where to go, but with their guidance, I gained the confidence and skills to grow my online presence. The supportive network makes the journey enjoyable and rewarding. If you’re serious about succeeding online, Wealthy Affiliate is a must-try!
Cheers,
Gabriel John
Thanks for sharing your personal experience Gabriel. As you mentioned, Wealthy Affiliate is a one-stop-shop that includes absolutely everything you need to create and grow a business (or several online). It doesn’t come with the constant upsells that other programs have, and the training, technology and lines of support are always kept current and ahead of the competition.
I encourage anyone and ever to get started on thefree Starter membership and go from there.
I’ve been with Wealthy Affiliate since 2018. I love it!
Since then i’ve started my affiliate business and built several websites, following the training.
I would thoroughly recommend WA to anyone thinking of starting online.
Dave
Awesome Dave, and thanks for sharing your experience. Your 6 year tenure is a testament of the fact that Wealthy Affiliate delivers on their promises, and continues to evolve and improve with the industry. That is something that you can expect moving forward!
Kyle,
Thanks for your review! Of course, being the founder of Wealthy Affiliate, you have a bias here. But I wouldn’t expect anything less!
I’ve been on WA for a few years now, and you touched on some great features I enjoy. Jaaxy has been wonderful! I find great keywords and see site rankings. It’s definitely my favorite feature.
I have a question for you. How has the introduction of AI (like ChatGPT) shaped the affiliate marketing playing field? Are we going to see an increasing or decreasing trend? I know you said that affiliate marketing is projected to produce $12 billion. Is that even with OpenAI?
Anyhow, I appreciate you using your own services, like the comment give-and-take forum. It means that you believe in the product that you have, and I’m glad to see you working hard to make the experience great for everyone else.
Thank you for what you do!
Great question Robert, AI is definitely playing a role in online business and affiliate marketing alike. In fact, pretty much everything we do as a company now involves to some degree an AI component and we have already integrated AI tools into the platform at Wealthy Affiliate, namely the Niche Finder AI platform that help folks uncover niche audiences, ideas, and a direction for their business.
Things that were once arduous and complicated tasks, are simplified through AI. You are going to see a lot of breakthrough stuff within Wealthy Affiliate and AI integrations that are going to further keep the community and platform as clear leaders in the industry, with lots of feature roll outs coming in the months ahead.
We also have ongoing, and a wide array of AI education, classes, and ongoing discussions within WA. It is not just a “trend”, it is here to stay and if you adopt it into your business, you are going to have a competitive edge.
Wealthy Affiliates is ranked number one in my book! I have gained so much knowledge from his platform. I have tried other programs in the past and none of them have come close to WA. I feel that everyone can benefit from this platform and start their career in the online world so I am constantly telling people about it.
Thanks so much for your feedback. Wealthy Affiliate evolves as fast as the industry, with 100’s of platform releases per year, and 100’s of new training modules, classes, and 1,000’s of discussions taking place. This keeps the community members ahead of the competition, and current with the 2023 trends.
Thanks for spreading the word as well, the more the merrier!
I want to express my gratitude for writing such an in-depth and insightful review of Wealthy Affiliate. It’s important to read this evaluation because it’s so important. At this time, I’ve been a member of WA for more than two years. I actually learned a lot of useful information from my connection with WA during this time. I am now successful at affiliate marketing and earning money because of WA. I wholeheartedly endorse training with WA to everyone.
That is wonderful to hear, and no problem. It is great to hear that you have gained so much value from your experience at Wealthy Affiliate and you continue to advance your education (and your business). Appreciate your feedback here!
As someone who is interested in online business and affiliate marketing, I found your review of Wealthy Affiliate to be very informative and detailed. I appreciated your thorough explanation of the different features and benefits of the platform, as well as your personal experiences and recommendations.
One question I have is whether there are any specific industries or niches that are particularly well-suited for the Wealthy Affiliate platform? While you mention the flexibility and versatility of the program, I wonder if there are any areas where it may be particularly effective or less effective.
Good question Ronnie, there are no particular niches that are “better suited” for the platform at Wealthy Affiliate. The ideas is that you can take any passion, interest, or idea and WA is going to help you build a successful business within that particular niche.
The reality is that you can do something that you love, and earn a full-time income these days within the online world. And in terms of the products/services that you promote, there are going to be over 550 MILLION (all the major brands) that you can promote through affiliate marketing…meaning you don’t have to deal with shipping, inventory, or the headaches thereof. You simply drive traffic to these major brands and products, and you get a revenue share of the sale!
I’ve been reading a lot of positive reviews about Wealthy Affiliate, mostly from its members. But it’s really nice to read what one of the founders himself has to say.
Sure, those who will read your review might immediately think that you are biased and think you will say all nice things to convince people to join your platform.
After reading as many reviews as I can about your Wealthy Affiliate, I know that it’s legit and it ranks number 1 among affiliate marketing training platforms. This is because it offers everyone, including beginners, an opportunity to start their own businesses and help them succeed.
Just a couple of questions, Kyle. Regarding the free starter membership, is it true that if you build a website (on Siterubix), you can only keep it for a year unless you upgrade? Also, I have read some reviews that say the training modules could be overwhelming to newbies and this is one of the main reasons they do not succeed. What can you say about this?
Yeah, naturally there is a bit of bias, but the reality is that we built WA based on helping people…and that is why we have lead this industry for the last 17 years. We put our audience first, and the 100’s of updates, innovations and evolutions that we add the the platform/training/community every year are on the basis of what can help people succeed faster online, and succeed at a higher rate.
And happy to help you out with your questions. We give everyone a free .siterubix.com website for 6 months on a Starter member. This is a website that can help you get rolling and understanding the process, but obviously when someone is ready to take their business seriously they will be getting their own domain (which is free with the upgrade to Premium or Premium Plus+) as this will allow them to rank with more efficiency in search engines, to earn commissions, and to build out their brand.
I hope this clarifies for your here Alice, and I appreciate you reaching out!
Thank you Kyle for this very detailed review of Wealthy Affiliate! As someone who is interested in affiliate marketing and making money online, I found your post to be quite insightful.
One area of your review that I particularly appreciated was the emphasis on the comprehensive training and support that Wealthy Affiliate offers to its members.
The fact that there is a community of like-minded individuals who are all working towards the same goal of building successful online businesses is definitely a major selling point for this platform.
I also loved your discussion of the various tools and resources that are available through Wealthy Affiliate, including website hosting, keyword research, and content creation tools.
It’s evident that this platform is designed to provide everything that an online marketer needs in order to build and grow a successful business.
That has always been the goal within Wealthy Affiliate, to provide an all-inclusive environment where you have the most advanced tool set, training, and levels of community/mentorship all within ONE platform, at ONE price.
There are far too many programs out there charging $1,000’s for their education, or charging $100’s per month for their tool, when in reality these are simply overpriced products/services that are gouging the customers.
It is possible to build a successful business, for less than the price of a coffee per day. Anyone can afford that, and they are going to be getting the best service in the industry with Wealthy Affiliate. 🙂
Thank you for the excellent, thoroughly informative Wealthy Affiliate Review Kyle, it was a joy to read and I agree with much of what you said.
Running a website is never cheap and there are always costs associated with the hosting of your site and keeping it up and running in an efficient manner. What I did not expect was for the platform to come with so many valuable tools and training to make the actual building of the site so much more simple.
When I first got started with my site, I spent way more with another hosting company than the prices you quote for WA, yet I didn’t get any of those tools and training modules that come standard with WA.
Does Wealthy Affiliate stand alone in offering such a great value with all these tools or is that somewhat standard in the affiliate marketing space?
The thing is, we have evolved and innovated the service at Wealthy Affiliate since 2005 and continue to invest millions into the platform every year. Because of this, we are able to offer the most comprehensive service, for the lowest price in the industry (by far).
To get the same value, you would need to invest in 7-8 other products/services and spend $10,000’s…that is the reality. And no other company offers a level of free access(no credit card required) to their platform, and the reason we can do that with Wealthy Affiliate is we stand behind our service, and we can lead with the help and support for newcomers that has allowed us to lead the industry for the last 17 years.
If you can help people, you can succeed in business. That is and will always be our approach, and that is one of the core principles that we teach within our training.