I'll try to help with my own WILD experiences and try to shed some light on some potential problems that may be preventing you from getting the process more easily. Keep in mind of course that this is just my opinion
Shady makes some pretty good points here. If you're thinking about SP too much, your body is sort of "missing the point". That sort of applies to every aspect of trying to WILD. Allow me to elaborate.
See, the difficult part about WILD, in my opinion, is that you're awake trying to go immediately into the dream state. Obvious, right? Well the reason it is difficult starting out, is because everyone seems to make the mistake of thinking too much! This may be different for other people, but for me, the more I think about the process, the more I find myself instinctively asking/running through a checklist in my mind-
"is this sp? am i getting close? i wonder if this is it? oh! somethings happening! oh this surely must be something significant, ok lets see, remember, ok step 1...uh...lets see step 2...good good..."
No! Take your inner-monologue and push the mute button! Of course its important to remember the "phases" of a WILD (as you will find in the tutorials thread--excellently written btw) but do so in a passive manner. If you try to break down WILD into steps, I think that is what will cause failure. Why? Because you'll get sidetracked.
When you're fully conscious, you can have an idea about something, and go off into the little details about it and still come back to the original point. When you are semi-conscious or trying to reach the dreamstate, your consciousness is in a different state, and if it wanders, it can stay gone for a long time. It's very hard to keep your mind focused on a THING in this state anyway, so for that reason, it's critical that you shut off that annoying inner-voice.
It's really hard to explain what I mean, perhaps someone here can elaborate for me, the way your post was written suggests to me that perhaps your failure is coming from concentrating to hard on the steps. In my experience, WILD comes much easier when you just let it happen. So try this- it works for me, it doesn't work for some others, it might work for you.
You mentioned that you practice meditating, which will help you alot. You have to separate yourself from the experience, as if you are someone else watching the steps happen. You are an observer. If you feel a sensation, acknowledge that you feel it, and nothing more. The problem comes when you say, "oh! this must be sp! ok now i just try to wait for the transitional phase..."
I think it would be beneficial for you to practice silencing your mind. Separate yourself from your minds wandering thoughts. Don't
try to shut them up, just observe them. It's an odd concept, but once you know how to do it, it will make WILDing MUCH easier for you. Hope this helps

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