Wealthy Affiliate Review – Updated for 2024

 

You’ve likely heard some of the buzz around Wealthy Affiliate (WA), or perhaps a friend may have recommended you check out it, and wondered, “What the heck is this place about?” As someone that is intimately knowledgable of Wealthy Affiliate and of the affiliate marketing/internet business world, I am very much qualified to offer you a review from a unique perspective….from the owner.

Wealthy Affiliate isn’t just another product…or another “get rich quick scheme’. It an evolving platform that is dedicated to helping internet entrepreneurs, like yourself create and grow successful businesses online. At the core, it’s about simplifying the rather complex journey of building an online business through proper training, proper tools, and proper support systems that will streamline the process.

Imagine having access to everything you need to create, grow, and monetize your business, all under one roof. That’s exactly what Wealthy Affiliate aims to provide, and I am going to be discussing many of the features, and benefits of WA (again, from my unique perspective) as I write out this article.

Also, just wanted to mention that if you have any questions about any aspect of Wealthy Affiliate (or the online business world for that matter), I will be very much happy to help you out in the comments below this review, so don’t to leave any questions, comments, or your own experiences of WA within this review.

First, let’s have a look into our history…a blast from that past!

Wealthy Affiliate: The Founders, History and the Vision

Wealthy Affiliate launched back in 2005. It wasn’t some exciting, groundbreaking event, rather it was a moment where myself (Kyle Loudoun) and Carson Lim (the other co-founder) decided to take our knowledge and successes within the affiliate marketing world, and to help others succeed in the way we KNEW worked.

At the time, there wasn’t a lot of help online for this sort of thing, and the help that was available didn’t solve the actual problem or remove the complexities of building a business online. So we started WA with the intent of helping others, and to this day, that is the core of our ethos in our business.

The story simply began with two ambitious entrepreneurs who combined their expertise of affiliate marketing, to teach people to build businesses properly. It was a forum, a list of keywords, and a few tutorials and we charged $359/year (and remember, that was back in 2005).

People loved our service, although it is laughable now compared to what we offer, but it was working and we were helping people succeed.

A lot has changed since those early days. Initially starting as a keyword list site, Wealthy Affiliate has grown, adapted, and moved into full-fledged (and all-inclusive) online business platform….that has been incrementally evolving, innovating and improving for the last 18 years. This continues, with our biggest slate of releases in 2024.

This is also the reason why I believe we lead this industry. Not to toot the horn of WA, but we provide people with a service that (a) works (b) is built based on their wants and demands (c) that offers you everything you need without having to buy upsells out the ying-yang.

Our motto (as cliche as it is), has always been your success is our success. If we cannot deliver with constant and meaningful updates and improvements within WA that help you, then we are not focusing on the right things.

Thankfully we DO focus on the right things, and I am going to walk you through everything you need to know about WA here within this review.

At Wealthy Affiliate, We Have a 4-Step Process to Success.

You’ve got the drive, the dream, and now you need a direction.

That’s where Wealthy Affiliate can step in and help. At its core, WA is a fully-integrated ecosystem built for business growth, that tackles a simple process. The process of BUILDING a business online, and it is comes down to 4-steps (and simple ones).

Step 1: Selecting a profitable niche. The thing is, ALL niches a profitable. So this allows you to choose anything that you want, and within the initial sign-up process, the Business Hubs Wizard is going

Step 2: Building your Website. Your website is your foundation of your business, it is where people will come to read your content, engage with you, and buy from you. This is also accomplished within the initial Hubs Wizard, that will have you up and running with your niche, your brand and your website within the next 5 minutes.

Step 3: Content creation that captures attention (Traffic). The next step is going to be building out your website, adding helpful and useful content, and getting that content ranked in Google. This along with other traffic strategies and we are going to help you get people coming to your website in droves. We also simplify the content creation process with our AI Article Designer, that will shave HOURS off the process.

Step 4: Monetize your website (the ‘Make Money” part). This the heart of any business, and once you have traffic coming to your website, there are all sorts of different ways you can make money from it and Wealthy Affiliate helps you explore these. There are over 10,000 affiliate opportunities that you can search through and join, directly through WA…but in total, over 550 MILLION products/services you can promote through affiliate marketing alone.

As you move through the early stages of the “core” training at Wealthy Affiliate’s training, we are going to keep things simple…and it will help and encourage someone with ANY level to get rolling with a business online. No experience is necessary.

With step-by-step video walkthroughs, tutorials, and access to help, you’re are going to feel supported every step of the way. In fact, upon entry into Wealthy Affiliate you will have direct access to ME (and I will be sending you a message to offer you help). That is the level of service you can come to expect within WA.

Before we get too far ahead of ourselves here though, “what’s the catch”. I want to discuss the different levels of membership within WA, and help you understand the best path for you when starting out.

The Different Membership Tiers: Choosing Your Path.

At Wealthy Affiliate, the initial “onboarding” process is completely free. You are going to head to the website, create a free “Starter” account, and you will be immediately taken into the Business Hubs Wizard. This is going to do a few things for you right away:

1. Introduce you to the platform
2. Help you choose your niche direction
3. Help you choose an initial brand
4. Get your first website built
5. And then take you into the back office of Wealthy Affiliate with your Business Hub

This is literally a few minute process, from start to finish. Often times people can get caught up for a few extra minutes trying to choose their perfect niche, but not to worry about that. You can change your niche down the road, and through time you will likely have many different ideas within different niches.

The AI (Artificial Intelligence) tech behind the wizard is also going to automatically make niche, brand and website suggestions as you go through the process. You can choose a direction that you are passionate about (for your business direction), that way it makes building a business that much more fun.

So that is the FREE entrance, also known as the Starter membership

Once you have acquainted yourself with the platform, gone through some of the training within the back office, and decided whether or not you want to advance your business or a brand, you will have the choice between two Premium Memberships (Premium & Premium Plus+).

Let’s break down each tier to see what’s at stake and how it appropriately aligns with your vision and budget.

The Starter Membership (COMPLETELY FREE, No Credit Card Required)

The Starter membership serves as your introduction to the Wealthy Affiliate ecosystem. Without spending a dime, you get to dip your toes into the waters of affiliate marketing and online business with one website, the initial phase of the core training, and get to try out the business hub experience. While your access to research, writing, and AI tools are limited, it’s enough to give you a good taste of your potential within the world at Wealthy Affiliate.

Here is a breakdown of some of the key features offered within the Starter membership.

• Basic features and core training.
• One website and one limited business hub.
• Limited access to research, writing, and AI tools.
• 300 Bonus Word Credits (3 article outlines)

You have nothing to lose, and everything to gain. I recommend if you are even the slightest bit interested in doing something that love, building a business online, and working towards the world of freedom (time, location, and financial) that running an online business offers, I recommend you don’t waste another minute and get rolling today.

Premium Membership
Price: $49/month or $497/ year

For those that are ready to commit to their business, the Premium Membership is the most cost efficient price option. It immediately gives you the key to the exclusive community features, all the core training, and allows you to immediately situation yourself with THREE potential businesses (website + hubs). Not to forget the weekly expert classes with the top marketers in the world, and access to the Jaaxy Lite research tool, the wood starts carving itself into shape, shaping a clearer path ahead for your online success..

Here is a breakdown of some of the key features offered within the Premium membership.

• Advanced features, hosting, and comprehensive training.
• 3 websites and 3 business hubs.
• One expert class per week.
• 1,500 Word Credits Per Month (15 article outlines)
• Jaaxy Lite for research.
• Access to all AI platforms.
• Exclusive community and support access.

Premium Plus+ Membership
Price: $99 monthly or $697/year

It’s not just about having the highest level of support or access to the most elite tools; it’s about access a suite of services that mirror highest tier marketers in the world. The Premium Plus+ tier offers you the capability to build up to 10 websites, an ongoing slate of 4-5 expert classes weekly, and the Jaaxy Enterprise is a research tool so efficient, it will save you hours upon hours upon your research activities online. This is the most popular membership, and comes with that is just over a few bucks per day.

Here is a breakdown of some of the key features offered within the Premium Plus+ membership.

• Extensive features, tools, and highest level of support.
• 10 websites and 10 business hubs.
• 4-5 expert classes per week.
• 3,000 Word Credits Per Month (30 article outlines)
• Exclusive community and support access.
• Advanced training resources.
• Jaaxy Enterprise for advanced research.
• Access to all AI platforms and first access to BETA platforms.

 

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Your initial decision with your Wealthy Affiliate membership should be to get a FREE account, and then move forward from there. You don’t have to make any financial decisions now, rather let the platform gain your trust and your approval before you invest a dime.

Whether you yearn for a taste, a hearty meal, or a king’s feast, Wealthy Affiliate will lay it all out for you and give you the potential to succeed at any level that you wish.

Now that we have gotten the pricing and membership levels out of the way, let’s look at some of the features in a bit more detail.

Wealthy Affiliate’s Exclusive SPEED-TO-SUCCESS Features.

Let’s look at some of the key platforms within Wealthy Affiliate that are going to help you outpace the competition, and help you build and streamline your online business:

Business Hubs (AI). Consider this your command center. Here, you control every aspect of your online business, from fine-tuning and accessing your website, to niche and keyword research, and structuring and organizing your website topics. It’s the kind of streamlined efficiency every online entrepreneur dreams of, and is driven by the latest technology and Artificial Intelligence back-end. Research and building out online businesses has never been done with this speed.

The Article Designer (AI). This isn’t just any content tool; it’s the key to unlocking seamless, SEO-friendly article outlines almost instantly. For content creators grappling with writer’s block, it is going to streamline the research, and content structure process. What used to take hours to research, outline and get your content ready to write…is now done in seconds.

Expert Classes. Imagine a weekly rendezvous with some of the world’s leading authorities within the online business world. Each session is pure value….full of insights, strategies, and cutting-edge information designed to keep you ahead of the curve (and your competition). These offer coverage on everything from Search Engine Optimization, to Youtube, Social Media Marketing, E-Commerce and Paid Advertising Strategies. Oh yeah, there are also 100’s of hours of past classes available to you within the class database.

SiteContent Writing Platform (AI). This platform has been designed to simplify, and to turbo-charge your writing and content creation. There are built in features that help you streamline the publication process directly to your website, without needing to know an ounce of coding (or even log into your website). It also provides you with an interface where you can manage and organize all of your content, leading to a lot more efficiency in your business.

Website & Managed WordPress Hosting. A website is the foundation of your business, so it is important that you are getting the highest quality of service for the fundamental underpinnings of your business. These website and hosting services are Wealthy Affiliate are nothing short of state-of-the-art. There is a true commitment to reliability, speed an security, ensuring your virtual real estate stands on solid ground.

Affiliate Opportunities. Are you seeking the perfect affiliate partner? Within Wealthy Affiliate you have exclusive access to our in-house Affiliate Opportunity Database, a vast database of over 10,000 of the top affiliate programs in the world, curated for quality, profitability, commission structure, and location.

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And this is just brushing the surface of the platform access that you have within Wealthy Affiliate. As mentioned earlier, EVERYTHING you need to create, grow and manage your business to any level online is included within the walls of WA.

Though I don’t want to undermine the technology and platforms available to you within the back office Wealthy Affiliate, there an entire world that warrants an entire section within my review.

The Wealthy Affiliate Pay-it-Forward Community.

No platform is complete without a community. If you can’t get help efficiently, you could potentially be spinning your wheels for a long time…and ultimately fail.

Within the exclusive community Wealthy Affiliate, you are going to get 24/7 access to the “Activity” tab in WA, where you can communicate about the latest topics in business, ask questions and get immediate answers in the real-time chat, and pose questions to the community.

Stories of success also aren’t just whispers or rumors; they’re integrated into this community side of the platform. Not a day goes by that someone isn’t sharing their first success online, or their first $10,000 month, quitting their day job, are selling a website for a 6-figure payout.

The community is active, it is helpful, it is full of expertise, and we are truly unique. We are PAY IT FORWARD! This means, when you come into WA, you are going to learn from the best. When you gain new skills and new knowledge, you are going to be able to pay that forward to other newcomers or people that need a hand.

Wealthy Affiliate maintains an open ethos where all achievements are celebrated and learned from, making these success stories a pivotal aspect in the community’s daily diet.

And beyond the community, you gain access and a way to meet the owners, and some of the top community experts and contributors through the Super Affiliate Conference in Las Vegas. This is connected to the world class affiliate program at Wealthy Affiliate that you get instant approval for upon joining WA, meaning that as soon as you become a member you can start working towards Vegas status.

Enrolling in Wealthy Affiliate gives you more than tools and training; it immerses you in an environment that comes with all sorts of opportunities for growth, networking, and earning potential. If you’re serious about building a successful online business, joining this community is essential.

But as the owner, I can tell you that running a platform of this size isn’t all peaches and roses all the times. There are areas where we really excel, but areas in which we can also improve. Let’s have at both of these, through a pros and cons breakdown.

The Pros and Cons of Joining Wealthy Affiliate.

The magnitude of tools, training and resources at my disposal within WA can feel staggering and a even a bit overwhelming at times. There is a lot of “moving pieces” to creating a successful business online, and there becomes even more moving pieces when we attempt to SIMPLIFY aspects of building a business.

There is a sunny side to every street, and often times one house on the block that really serves as an annoyance or nuisance. The same is within WA, and though we are constantly working towards perfection, we know that it doesn’t exist ANYWHERE.

So I want to help you understand the areas where I feel we really excel (the PROS), and the areas where I feel we can improve and where we are currently working to get better (the CONS).

Pros:

• The longest standing, and most comprehensive platform in the industry
• Very progressive on a technology and training side of things
• Comprehensive training , classes, and real-time discussions
• Strong community support with active success stories.
• Advanced tools, hosting services, and significant affiliate incentives.
• Highly rated on TrustPilot (4.9 out of 5.0) and by the BBB (A+) for reliability and user satisfaction.

Cons:

• The extensive range of features and information may initially be overwhelming for new users.

  **SOLUTION: We recently updated the core training to be included within the Hubs platform, where you are actually creating your business. This has simplified the process.

• At times, some training can get outdated as platforms change.

  **SOLUTION: We recently initiated a rule that NO training goes longer than 10-days outdated, before it is replace or deleted.

So while Wealthy Affiliate is not perfect, the end goal is to work forward to that goal of perfection. There are weekly updates rolled out throughout the year, with new technology, bug fixes, new training, and new platforms.

One thing that you can be sure of being part of WA is that nothing is ever at a stand-still, we pride ourselves in being the most innovation and evolutionary platform in the space….and that is driven by community feedback, suggestions, and sometimes complaints. It’s how we get better. 🙂

Is Wealthy Affiliate the Right Choice for Your Online Business Goals?

You have walked with me through the various aspects of Wealthy Affiliate, and I appreciate you doing so. I guess the big question is whether or not Wealthy Affiliate is going to be the right fit for you or not?

The answer is, try it out and find out.

That is the very reason there is a free Starter membership at Wealthy Affiliate. Only companies that believe in their service will let people “try it” for free. There isn’t another company in the in online business world that offers a free level of access. It’s simple, we believe in our product, and believe that you will love it.

If you don’t, then you don’t have to stick around. You don’t have to pay a cent. You can simply make the decision that Wealthy Affiliate isn’t good fit for you.

One thing that you have done is your due diligence. You have done your research about WA, before you potentially risked your time and energy to join the service. You just happened to come across the owner of the community, offering you a unique perspective into the community and platform. I appreciate you for that.

What I want to do now, is encourage you at the very least to give the FREE Starter Membership a try. There is no credit card required to sign-up, and there is NO obligation whatsoever.

And another cool thing, after you create your account and go through the Hub Wizard (to set-up your niche, brand, and website), I am going to contact you through the back office of WA and offer my help. You are going to get instant access to me where you can ask questions, get help, and even yell at me if WA doesn’t live up to this review lol.

Should Wealthy Affiliate be part of your 2024 strategy? If stepping into an “entrepreneur-oriented” ecosystem designed to facilitate growth, learning, and profitability aligns with your roadmap to success, the answer could very well be YES.

I encourage you to explore further. Explore your potential. And do so within the platform and community at Wealthy Affiliate.

 

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If you have any questions about Wealthy Affiliate, or want to share your experiences within WA, please leave it within the comments below. I usually get back within 24 hours, sometimes within minutes!