We have never seen some fail at this that didn’t quit

Lesson 2 of the Wealthy Affiliate University program (but the first proper lesson) is entitled “What the heck is Internet Marketing“  so naturally you learn the basics of Internet Marketing. The emphasis is on explaining your role in that process and a general overview of your role as affiliate marketer (and merchant).

This is an important lesson for those of you who are totally new to online marketing (or who haven’t really got to grips with how affiliate marketing works).

But, maybe more importantly, the training goes to great pains to explain – and try to fix in your brain – that this process requires action, and as long as you follow the process and don’t give up, you will succeed.

Only 2 things stand in your way: negative emotion and inaction.

Not enough online training programs mention this, or emphasize it enough, when it is the crux of anything you try to achieve (online and offline).They also encourage you to use your time wisely and focus on building a business – not be seduced by the next big thing.

The final part of this lesson was an introduction to the various areas of the membership site and you are encouraged to use them (in fact, to move on to the next lesson you have to tick the boxes to say you have completed a number of tasks):

• Wealth Affiliate’s own affiliate program
• Forum (with many success stories to encourage you)
• Wealthy Affiliate Spaces (where you have your own space and can blog and make friends)
• Tasks and Goals Calendar (this was HUGE for me as processes are what keep you on track and you can do this all in the member area)
• Sitemap incase you need extra help in any area of the training.

Holy Moly! Be careful before you check out the sitemap…the member area is MASSIVE and can seem quite daunting if you are just starting out. So, let it be a reassurance that if you ever need help or coaching in a particular area, you are almost certain to find it! [click here to see a small jpg of the sitemap page - it was just too long to actually include in the post, even when miniaturized]

So, all in all, more of an orientation than an actual lesson, to get your head and brain in the right place, but a valuable one.

Incidentally, the quote at the beginning is from the Wealthy Affiliate University training and one I thought was highly appropriate.

Don’t forget: If you’d like to work through the Wealthy Affiliate University with me, then click here to become a member