But there is a much faster, much cheaper way to gain even more marketable skills.

There are two types of people in the world: Wealthy Affiliate members and non-Wealthy Affiliate members.

If you are the first type, you already know what I'm talking about. Still, it never hurts to be reminded.

If you are the second, read on to find out the top 10 reasons Wealthy Affiliate is far more valuable than a Bachelor Degree in Marketing online.

1. You can take up to 20 lessons at Wealthy Affiliate FREE. Not only does this give you a good idea of what is on offer, it likely gives you more marketing skills than an entire Bachelor Degree in Marketing online.

2. Wealthy Affiliate teaches you how to start your OWN business online, not how to work for other people.

3. An entire year as a premium member of Wealthy Affiliate is only $359. Less than a dollar a day! Four years? Total = $1,436. Four years at university? Thousands and thousands of dollars. And there are way more than 4 years worth of university classes on here that you can take at your own pace.

4. When studying for a Bachelor Degree in Marketing online at university, you take the classes when it suits the university, even if you study online. You wait for assessments to come back from professors and tutors, and it doesn't matter if the pace is too fast or too slow for you. On Wealthy Affiliate, you take the courses as slow or as fast as works for you.

5. EVERYTHING at Wealthy Affiliate is practical. From day 1 you will be creating content that you own. Content that markets YOU and things YOU care about as the products.

6. Instead of one professor and one tutor or assistant, you have access to thousands of other internet marketers who are here to help each other be successful.

7. Your "teachers" at Wealthy Affiliate are successful in the field of marketing online. They are not merely theorists or academics.

8. Good marketing is constantly evolving. A Bachelor Degree in Marketing online will be over in 3-4 years. Wealthy Affiliate offers continuing education for as long as you have the desire to learn.

9. You can even earn money for referring other people to join Wealthy Affiliate. Tell me which university offers that!

10. You can start RIGHT NOW. Just click the green "Create Free Account" button on the top right. Once you have created your account, click the green "Get Started Here" button on the left.

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Thanks for reading my blog. If you aren't already a member of Wealthy Affiliate, it's free to join! Just click the green "Create Free Account" button on the top right.

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Happy affiliating!