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happywife
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#21 · Posted: 19 Jun 2008 18:09 · Edited by: happywife
Thanks everyone for the kind words of congratulations. I do appreciate it.
tahtimbo: Does the price include the domain name and registration? Finally, using their system, how long does it take to start seeing consistant traffic? Sorry, but I can't seem to get my head around the no advertising thing.
Yes, the price includes the domain name and registration, hosting, and all the software tools for researching and building, ezines, automatic blogging, etc.
How long it takes to get consistent traffic will depend on how much time you have to put into building your site. Some people know going in pretty much the niche topic they want to build around, others have no idea. If you take 2 months to figure out what your niche topic is going to be, obviously you're not building the site during that time, so no traffic.
Once you've got the research done and have chosen your domain name and started building, your traffic will start trickling in almost immediately. It gradually builds the more content pages you add and the more time you put into it.
The competitiveness of your niche will also play a factor in how quickly you rank for your particular keywords. Obviously, the less competitive the niche the quicker you can "win" a place in the search engine for the keywords.
Again, the number of people searching (the demand) also plays an important role. There are just so many variables that one can't make a blanket statement and say you will have x amount of visitors in x amount of time.
The first couple of months are the slowest. You are learning and building and waiting for the search engines to spider your pages and start sending you free traffic. SBI refers to the business building process as being like a tortoise. You just take the steps steadily along and the momentum builds and grows.
Here's an example...
I started my third site at the end of January (the parasite one). Here are my visitor stats for the first couple of months (monthly totals). The first number is the number of visits and the second is the number of different unique visitors:
February 696/325
March 1541/1019
April 2021/1282
May 2356/1328
I haven't done anything but build the site. The traffic is sent by the search engines for free because I build each page around a particular keyword or phrase that I know people are searching for based on the keyword research I've done using SBI's tools.
Remember, too, that I have 2 other sites to work on and maintain, so I don't work on this site exclusively in my free time.
Like with anything, the more time and effort you put in, the more you will get out. The advantage of using SBI is that you can be more confident that you are spending your time doing the right things, things that actually do work.
I hope that makes it a bit more clear for you. 
Blessings,
Angie
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happywife
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#22 · Posted: 19 Jun 2008 18:31
getagrip: One question: I'm a little sumpped on the pricing structure - I was under the impression that $299 paid for everything, and by that I mean that you can build unlimited websites for that price. Now I'm under the impression that if someone wanted to build two sites with SBI at the normal rate, it would cost $598. Please clarify - thanks!
The $299 pays for everything for ONE site for a year. So, yes, if you wanted two sites, you'd pay that twice, or in my case three times (although I took advantage of one of the specials so saved a couple of hundred my first year).
It breaks down to $25 per month to build a legitimate online business. If you are just wanting to throw up a dozen mini sites or something, obviously this would not be the cheapest way to go.
Of course, I wouldn't have known how to go about doing that anyway when I started.  People get a bit confused when considering SBI because they are comparing it to something like GoDaddy or BlueHost.
That's like comparing potato chips and chocolate. There is no comparison at all. They both are good but not at all the same.
You aren't simply buying a domain name and hosting. You are buying a business building package with everything you need to succeed from the training, support, tools, members forum, etc.
I am one of the most frugal gals in the world and was not at all impressed with the price before I used SBI. Now I can appreciate the absolute bargain I have on my hands (that's why I have 3).
Hope that clarifies! 
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#23 · Posted: 19 Jun 2008 20:02
happywife: Yes, the price includes the domain name and registration, hosting, and all the software tools for researching and building, ezines, automatic blogging, etc.
Yes, it makes it much clearer. I just started researching this yesterday and it will be awhile before I decide what to do. I'm still in the middle of the PL course and I would like to have a good handle on what my niche is before I take that next step. Again, thank you very much for the information. It has really been helpful.
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happywife
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#24 · Posted: 19 Jun 2008 23:06
No problem. All the best!
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#25 · Posted: 27 Jun 2008 15:43
Just wanted to add my support for SBI to this thread. I have built sites without them which did ok, but my latest site, started last autumn, I built with SBI and I cannot fault them at all, in fact I cannot praise them highly enough.
My Mum, who has no web experience has also just built a great site with them! (I helped a little bit).
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#26 · Posted: 6 Aug 2008 21:05
I have been looking into creating my own sites for my business. SBI sounds like a good potential option. Now, I have some questions that I would be very grateful for anyone who can answer them:
1) Say I want to have 3 sites through them, will I pay $299 per year and per site?
2) Can I have my site done in other languages as well?
3) Would I be able to have videos, pics and audios on my site?
4) How about being able to have capture pages and or surveys on my sites?
Again, any feedback on these ? would be very appreciated!
Cheers.
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moneyforgreene
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#27 · Posted: 6 Aug 2008 22:14
Wanderlust, I'm only about 7 months into my first website and I'll answer what I know.
1) Yes, $299 per year per site. If you sign up under some promotion you can usually get a discounted deal on the first year of your second website. Or sometimes even a buy one get one free as I got.
2) I'm not sure about this one b/c I only know english, but I'm pretty sure there are other language options. Someone else can better answer this question.
3) Yes, you can have videos, pictures and audio on your site.
4) Yes, you can have capture pages and the such. SBI has a forms tool and you can put together several varieties of forms for people to fill out and you capture their information.
I don't get as much time to work on my site as I'd like so I'm a little further behind than I wish to be, but then again, I'm proud of what I've built with not knowing anything about building websites! The tools and support that SBI has provided has been priceless. You need to think about all the support and tools you get when you pay that $299/year.
I hope this helps a bit. Ask more questions if you have any!
Tracy
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Wanderlust
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#28 · Posted: 7 Aug 2008 23:14
Thanks Tracy for your reply to my questions. Much appreciated.
When I asked about sites in other languages, I didnt mean for them to do the sites for me, I meant to be able to do them myself as I am polyglot due to my heavy travellings in my life.
Btw, is there a contact email or # direct within SBI that I can have to contact them directly for my other questions?
Again, thanks a lot for your help.
Cheers.
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happywife
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#29 · Posted: 8 Aug 2008 00:13
Hi Wanderlust,
I sent you a private message with the link to ask questions via online or phone. Hope they are able to help you.
Blessings,
Angie
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happywife
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#30 · Posted: 26 Nov 2010 17:13
Well, it's that time of year again - Christmas sales!!
For a while there, I was beginning to think that SBI was no longer going to have "sale" prices on their site/business building packages.
Since they decided to start offering the monthly payment options due to the recession, they discontinued their regular "specials." However, I'm very happy to say that they have kept the best sale of the year still intact.
From now until Christmas you can purchase 2 SBI packages for the price of one! This only applies to those who purchase the yearly package like I do, not the monthly payment plan option.
Here's how it works. For $299 you get two business building packages. The first package annual subscription begins on the date of purchase. The second package can be activated at any time in the next 9 months and the subscription starts when it is activated (giving you a year from that date).
You can use both packages yourself or give/sell one to a friend. I've done that a few times myself.
I'm a little bit jealous that I'm going to miss out on this sale personally. I would so love to take advantage of this bargain and start 2 more sites (so many ideas in my head), but I'm already juggling five SBI sites and I just don't have the time for more at the moment. Maybe next Christmas?!
Anyway, I know a few of you have asked me recently about the ins and outs of SBI, so I wanted to pass on the good news about the Christmas special. There's no better time than now to get started.
Blessings,
Angie
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mountainmom5
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#31 · Posted: 26 Nov 2010 20:05
Thanks! I was wondering about the registration on the free site and I actually asked on another thread but found the answer here...
I just don't know what to build my second site on yet....but I know I should start a new site as my first one has taken off now and I should just take the adsense money from this month and get that deal as it IS a great deal...
Any ideas for a site for me? lol
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#32 · Posted: 26 Nov 2010 20:50
It IS a great deal for sure. More so since they've stopped the other specials throughout the year. Knowing "me" like I do, I'm going to be hard pressed to resist temptation of purchasing during this special. I'd be insane to do so, but I'm weak-willed in this area.
mountainmom5: Any ideas for a site for me?
Hmmm. Good question! If you don't have another really strong interest to follow, ask yourself if you have the will and self discipline to tackle a really tough niche that offers a large income potential and little personal appeal in the subject matter.
If the answer is yes, you may want to consider building a site around a higher paying adsense topic. It's a long slow slog to break into a market like that, but the dividends are worth it if you can stay the course.
Some of those topics include loans, debt, credit, lawyers, software, Mesothelioma, taxes, data recovery, etc.
Not very glamorous topics to most people and I certainly would NOT recommend such a move to someone just getting started as it would be a death knell. But to someone who understands the process and has confidence in the end result, those are the types of topics that will bring in the most money in the long run (but definitely NOT in the short run).
If you decide to consider tackling something so competitive and lucrative, be sure that you are fully prepared to get virtually nowhere for the first year or two. 
You'll have a terrible time getting free traffic and you'll be black balled by Google for a time, but eventually the storm clouds will pass and the sun will begin to shine very brightly. Perseverance and faith is the name of the game if you tackle a niche like this, so BE WARNED!
So, apart from that crazy idea, what else might you be interested in? Have you written down your loves and likes? Ask your hubby, kids, friends, etc., what they think you are good at. You might get an idea from that to springboard from.
Whatever you do, I can't wait to see what you come up with! Have fun!
Blessings,
Angie
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#33 · Posted: 26 Nov 2010 21:01 · Edited by: Vishal P. Rao
Please continue the discussion at:
Anyone heard of Site Build It (SBI) by Ken Evoy?
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