The answer to that question depends on if you're looking for a quick rich scheme. If you are than the Wealthy Affiliate is not for you. What it is is a training program that teaches you about internet marketing. There is so much information that it takes time to digest all of it. But I have to tell you that Carson and Kyle do not give you much time to rest. They are focused on your success.
Every day you will get an e-mail that gives you a lesson on the program. Of course when you have access to The Wealthy Affiliate website you can browse around and read on something that catches your interest. After the first day I was able to set up my first blog. I had no idea how to get started and I couldn't believe how easy it was. From there I was able to link companies like Amazon and become an affiliate. If you're not familiar with affiliate programs, it's where companies actually pay you a commission when someone purchases a product from the link you're given.
You would be amazed at how many companies there are that have affiliate programs. The Wealthy Affiliate gives you all this information when you become a member. All you have to do is Google "affiliate programs" and you will see numerous lists. Companies like Best Buy, Wal Mart and more. The Wealthy Affiliate teaches you what to do with these programs and how you can make money. Let's say you're an expert on video games and you've played them all. You could set up a website that reviews video games and recommend certain ones to potential buyers. If they buy through your link you get a commission. It's that simple.
One of the keys is to get people to your website. This is done a few different ways. The free way is to submit articles on the internet with searchable keywords that will bring your article to the search engines. The Wealthy Affiliate teaches you how to do that. It's really not that hard. All you need to do is write an article about the topic you have knowledge about, in this case video games. If your topic is interesting enough for the reader to keep reading you will have links placed in your article directing people to your web page or blog. This is where you will be promoting your products and hopefully they will buy.
Another type of advertising of course is to pay for it. There are many different programs where you can spend your money and it all depends on how much you have to spend. I recommend the article marketing to begin with. It's easy and fun. I have to tell you there is some time involved. You have to spend time writing the article, but as time goes on you will get faster. When you join one of the article marketing programs you can see how many times your article is viewed and how many times people click through to your site. I was amazed that after my first article was published within an hour it had 16 views.
So to answer the question "Is Wealthy Affiliate a scam"? it's not. it's a training course that actually teaches you. If you have a product you would like to promote the Wealthy Affiliate is a great tool to have.