IS SBI WORTH THE MONEY?

RFATCH · #1 (**permalink**) 04-19-2008, 10:26 PM

Im interested in SBI but my mom keeps telling me not fall for something that asks you for money up front. I tell her that theres nothing to worry about and theres a 30 day money back gaurantee. My question is, is 30 days enough time to see if SBI is right for you? Can you accomplish so much that you know your $300 is worth it?? I basically already hooked on getting it but my mom keeps making me think otherwise... Can anyone give a teenager like me tips on SBI and reassure my mom thats it ok??

id appreciate it! Thanks

lisa · #2 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 01:52 AM

Hi RFatch,

Obviously since I've used SBI! and have had success then of course I'm biased and will say "Yes, it's worth it." But I will be honest and say that it's not just SBI! that makes you succeed. Yes, it gives you the tools and education but in addition YOU have to use your own creativity and some thinking outside the box to market your site. So your success does not lay completely in the hands of SBI!.

I have friends who have tried SBI! and the ones who are struggling who are the ones who went into it thinking all they had to was "use the product" and "build X amount of pages" and the money will just come in. It's so much more than that. SBI! does a lot of the behind-the-scenes techy stuff that could bog you down with a regular host but YOU are the main person that determines if your site is going to be successful or not.

And that goes with any web host. But the reason SBI! costs more and is different from most is that it takes you though a series of exercises to help you determine your best topic.

But PLEASE don't buy it if you are expecting some tool to just do everything for you, and just quickly build your site and automatically submit it to thousands of places to help you bring traffic.

You still have to do the work in learning how to promote your site. Yes, SBI! has a gazillion articles and tutorials to help you along the way and a plethora of Webmaster tools (mailing list software, sitemap generator, etc.) to make a lot of the technical parts a breeze. But you still need to add your own brains and motivation to make this work.

Site Build It! does work, but YOU have to work it too and follow the guide.

Seonaid · #3 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 02:47 AM

Hi,

I just wanted to add that for me SBI has been really good. I certainly think it's worth the money. I looked into a lot of different packages when I decided to make a webpage and SBI was really the best I could find. I've been using it for about six months, and although I haven't monetized yet (full time job, part time degree so working on it fairly slowly!) I've been really impressed by all the features available, the really useful forums, and how much I've learned. Even if you just consider it as a class in website building it's very cheap and it will certainly teach you loads, and of course you could easily make lots of money on top of that if you put in the work (and it does take a long time, but it's enjoyable) and choose a profitable niche.

Hope it works out for you!

Seonaid

lisa · #4 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 10:02 AM

That's great to hear Seonaid. Just keep at it and you'll eventually see that revenue.

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