If you're anything like me you've probably seen hundreds of websites that promise to show you the exact technique that will make you hundreds and thousands of dollars. The sad reality of it is that over 99% of these sites will never help you make a single red cent in profits, but more than likely drain your wallet leaving you to feel like a fool.

Doesn't it get you mad that you're slaving away at your job for 40 hours or more while there are thousands of people who sit at home and make more money in a year than you'll make in a lifetime?

Well this should make you angry, and if it doesn't then you probably don't mind working for some company that pays you just enough to survive so that you can never get ahead in life. If this is true for you that's o.k. but I'm more of a 'create my own destiny' kind of guy and I want to help people who were in the same situation as me not even a year ago.

You see, about two and a half years ago I joined a website called the Wealthy Affiliate University (WAU for short) because I was seeking a way to get out of my job that I'd been stuck with for several years prior. I was so sick of busting my tail and making the company that I worked for tons of money while I was barely making enough money to pay my bills.

What Is The Wealthy Affiliate University?

It's a place that teaches people exactly what affiliate marketing and internet marketing is all about, but you get more than just training there so it's not like any other place that I've encountered. When you are a member you get access to a variety of tools that will help you whether you're brand new to this or even a veteran, you even get web hosting included, a live chat system, a huge forum and lots more that you can see all about on their website.

I don't like to talk too much about the WAU because I usually find myself sounding like a sales pitch and that's not my intention. Sometimes I just get a little excited when talking about it because the things that I've learned and implemented from there have really changed my life for the better and I just want everyone to know about it.

What Can The Wealthy Affiliate Do For You?

I really think this question is different for every person out there, but when explaining it to people I usually tell them like this:

I look at my membership at the Wealthy Affiliate as continuing my education because although some of the material in there is dated, the owners are always updating it as the time goes on and the internet evolves. This is one huge difference between WAU and other websites that claim to do the same, because these other sites usually will never update their "techniques" they initially show you.

Besides the training there are the tools they offer too. I consider these things minute anymore because the biggest thing for me is having the support from a community of like minded individuals who are trying to accomplish the same thing while there are successful marketers that give help too.

How Did The Wealthy Affiliate Change My Life?

Well it took me over 2 years to finally start making enough money that i had to claim it on my taxes, but in that time I learned how to do everything from finding a niche market and building websites that are a sales funnel to make money as an affiliate. Along my journey I started learning how to get websites ranked on the first page of search engines like Google and Yahoo for more exposure, too.

I soon after started to help a friend who owned a local businesses and whom needed a website. I built him the site and within a month had it ranked on the first page of Google for several different terms that were generating him loads of new business. The attention this brought gave me the opportunity to start my own business and I haven't looked back from my day job since.