Anyone out there, or perhaps know of someone, who had started out as an affiliate for SBI but did not have an SBI site? I really think SBI is great, but unfortunately I am not able to throw $299 down at the moment. Hope to hear from yall.

Thanks.

Perhaps this thread may help? http://www.websitebabble.com/site-bu...ise-300-a.html

I strongly suggest you DON'T try and promote something you haven't already used before. It shows, and it isn't credible.

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Thanks. I figured as much. I appreciate the response.

It is possible to promote any affiliate program including SBI without a website. This can be done by using email, posting on forums that allow affiliate links in the signature (I know a couple if you need them), referring friends/family. It's certainly much harder to promote affiliate programs without a website but it's not impossible.

Although SBI is a great way to create your first website it isn't the only way to do it. You could also use a CMS (Content Management System). There is a lot of CMS software available that can be installed easily. It allows you to create and update your website from an admin area. Since CMS is open source (free) software, many people have created templates that can be installed easily without any HTML knowledge. This allows you to create a professional website to your taste and needs without any knowledge at all.

If you were to go this route it would be significantly cheaper to do. You would need:

1) A domain name - You can purchase a .com (the most popular) domain name
for around $5-$15 per year. With a bit of work you could quite easily make this money back by the time the year is up.

2) Web hosting account - Web hosting stores your website and allows others to access it. Every website is stored on a web hosting account. A web hosting account will usually come with a control panel where you can create email accounts, install software, access email, edit files and much more. Many web hosts come with 'Fantastico'. Fantastico allows you to install various software (Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, phpBB) within a few clicks. You can find good web hosting from $1-$20/month.

The best way to look at a CMS is a ready-made website that requires no HTML knowledge to update. The most popular CMS is Joomla. Joomla can be installed on most web hosting accounts. This is what it looks like once it's installed.

http://software.sequencehosting.com/joomla/

By going for traditional web hosting instead of SBI you will be missing out on the tools that come with SBI and the articles. But apart from a couple of the tools everything else can be found online.

Hope I helped a bit,
Jack

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Wow. Thanks sequencehosting. This actually does help alot. I'm familiar with Joomla but I haven't really got my hands dirty in it. I have been looking at setting up a Wordpress site for a while now. Just trying to get a plan together for a website. I don't want to walk into this thing unprepared. Know what I mean?

I eventually plan on getting SBI at some point. I believe that credibility is everything and when your actually using the product you are promoting it greatly enhances your credibility. I've seen people place their affiliate information in their signatures before. I've seen it on social networks like Facebook too. I guess use whatever works right? Haha....

Thanks again.

Hi Restored84...I first learned about SBI! from a girl on another forum...I wasn't ready to purchase then but I did sign up as an affiliate. Since it is important to "write what you know",especially when it comes to representing a product I decided to study all the free E-books offered through SBI and let that be my "platform" for sharing.

When I answer questions in forums, for example, if some information I learned in one of the E-books seems like it would be useful to someone I can suggest the specific book, using my affiliate link. If the person finds the information useful and ultimately decides SBI would be good for them, then chances are I'll get the sale from my cookie they have from using my link. (Clear as mud, right?!)

Anyway, my point is, yes, you can promote SBI without owning it, but do so from a truthful place. The big benefit is that you will be learning valuable information for yourself through the various free e-books and educating yourself to help others at the same time!

As far as me and purchasing SBI, I'm on the goal line. I'm actually reading through the free version of the Action Guide for familiarity then plan to purchase my site. Loosley it will be around the end of the year. I don't want to buy then be all caught up in holiday travel and such...would drive me crazy to start then not be able to focus on it!

Hope this helps!

Until next time...Annie

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I would like know what those forums are if you don't mind.

Annie this is extremely helpful. It's good to know that I am not the only one. I have been through the free matter that Mr.Ken has so freely given the public and I have to say its great information. Quite eye opening. It's amazing that such information is FREE! I plan to set up something, landing page or blog, to Presell the product.

Have you gotten any purchases sense you have been with affiliate program?

I promote and convert products i've not personally bought. However, I have researched them thoroughly first and looked at other reviews out there an written a better one. Ironically making a bigger emphercise on the weaknesses of products I sell makes them convert better.

I prefer to test things out before I promote them though, but some products are not available to people in my country so it's not an option.

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I found a list of forums related to website building etc and I'm going through the list joining all of them to promote my web hosting. I have come across a couple so far that allow affiliate links in the signature. I can't remember the exact ones but I will PM you the list now. Just check each forum’s signature rules and bookmark the forums that allow affiliate links.

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Awesome. That's good news. I agree it's important to research the product before you sell it. Thanks for the help Peter.

I would greatly appreciate that if you could do that. No rush! Thanks all for the help again.

God Bless!

Brandon

P.S. Man, I am glad I joined this forum! :

Well, yes...and no. I had been very active on a work from home forum and had answered a persons question and suggested she look at the blog vs. website page on SBI. She bought SBI with my cookie, but asked that the credit be given to another person (which happend to be the person I signed up under) because she had been answering a lot of questions directly through e-mail and PM's. Once I knew the whole story I was totally fine with it but it was then that all my steam of being "in the zone" sort of died down.

Anyway...I believe all things happen for good and instead of focusing on being an affiliate, I'm now driven with doing a case study that I will use on my future SBI website, and totally getting prepared as I really "live" my niche!

I was also really hyped up to be an affiliate after reading Honest Riches by Holly Mann. That is actually where I received my initial education on internet marketing and all it encompases. The way I see it, if I ever make an affiliate sale from those two things, super...but now I'm totally seeing that my energy will go to build and promote my own business, and in the process, if others ask how I did it and where I learned, then I'll be able to share with them my educational tools. If it's right for them, then I hope they click my link..if not, that's ok too!

(I know, you asked me what time it was and I told you how to build a watch!)

Keep us updated on what you do!

Until next time..
Annie

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Well I am glad to hear that you had some success being an affiliate without having a website. Something is better than nothing in my opinion. At least I know its POSSIBLE, but it appears that there is so much MORE credibility when your actually using the product. I do feel kind of silly posting this thread asking the question.

In a way, I knew what the answer was, but I just wanted to see if anyone had any kind of success without SBI. I have seen videos of "Free SBI site" were people signed up as an affiliate and made the money to purchase the website. I assumed that the individual had a website already and used the traffic they had and referred them to SBI from their website.

I will be looking forward to reading your when it's up and running. I personally am going to get SBI, it's just the money is a little tight right now. So while I get that situated I will be doing research on affiliate marketing and find a niche that best suits me.

Thanks again Annie!

hiya,
Lisa tried to promote SBI at first without owning it. I did tried another product i own but do not have a website for it either, i didn't succeed. i had a lot of visit but no sales.

I know some people go along with it but if you have your site and have the product yourself i think it is best. i only promote products that i own.

best of luck and let us know how it is going for you

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I sure will. Thank you for the information.

There are hundreds of forums out there related to internet marketing/web development - not all of them are worth your time and efforts! The quality of posting and sense of community can be pretty poor. We're lucky here!

Digital Point Forums is the worlds largest forum - it's in the internet marketing field.. and it's like a headache. When I login here, I'll go to some of my favourite topic forums and look at a few questions. There, the shear volume of posts and users (... and unfortuneately, spammers) can quickly overwhelm you and your posts. I spent a day concentrating my answers on the 'Link Development' forum to promote a list I had just created in my sig and sure, drew some traffic but the threads were quickly bumped off by other users 'great post, really useful stuff' on other threads - in hours it was on the second or third page.

One other forum you should perhaps consider looking at that is well moderated and has a good community is Sitepoint. Word of warning with forum marketing - do more in fewer communities and you'll get more out of it. It's not so much '10 posts in 10 forums is worse than 10 posts in 1 forum' but how are people going to get to know you if you don't have time to post regularly?

Out of preference, I gravitate towards the communities I like - here for example!

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