I've been here for a few months and  can say I have learned so much, not just from the training center, but also from the wonderful people here.  I haven't written anything in this blog because I have been self-absorbed in my learning.  If you want to know what I felt like when I first started, refer to my blog post entitled "My First Day."

Something I see all the time in the forums is how people are totally confused with the training information.  I was to.  But there is a common mistake that many people make and I would like to offer a solution.

So upon first arrival, the information throughout Wealthy Affiliate is overwhelming.  I could understand the "rinse and repeat" method for affiliate marketing, because I have always been that type of person.  I will learn something and then do it over and over again, trying to get better at it.  You should do this same thing with the training material!  Here is how I made sense of the WA training material:

1. I read through a lesson initially.
2. I re-read and made notes in a notebook, about each lesson.  That way in the future, I'm not having to go back through the training to find one piece of information.
3. I did the lesson again, except this time, I followed along by actually doing what I was supposed to be doing for that lesson.  If it was creating a Squidoo lens with Potpiegirl, I did each step on my Squidoo lens as I went through the lesson with her.

This is a good time to point out the difference between reading and studying.  I think to many times people just "read" the information, don't study it, nor put into into practice.   I see posts everywhere on WA about how hard the training material is to figure out.  Use "rinse and repeat" on the training material and it will make sense in no time.  That's what I had to do, and if you are willing, then it will work for you.