Does SBI charge for the TrafficCenter?

digital321 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 03:02 AM

I'm looking at the SBI video that you can take a look at online. I got to the part where it explains how you can improve your rankings by using Search Engine HQ, Pay-Per-Click HQ, Traffic Stats, etc. She mentioned about if you join the Search Engine HQ, it can do this and this. Does that mean that these services are extra?

Another quick question... what are the hidden costs for any optional services provided by SBI when you use it to build your website? There's got to be something that isn't included in the annual $299 a month.

Also, are there any contracts with the service? Can you quit when you want... and how does that work? Many questions, but I just don't want to be tied down to something that I would regret later.

thanks.

Ace728 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sadigazzali

I'm looking at the SBI video that you can take a look at online. I got to the part where it explains how you can improve your rankings by using Search Engine HQ, Pay-Per-Click HQ, Traffic Stats, etc. She mentioned about if you join the Search Engine HQ, it can do this and this. Does that mean that these services are extra?

Another quick question... what are the hidden costs for any optional services provided by SBI when you use it to build your website? There's got to be something that isn't included in the annual $299 a month.

Also, are there any contracts with the service? Can you quit when you want... and how does that work? Many questions, but I just don't want to be tied down to something that I would regret later.

thanks.

well, I can answer 1 of your questions. I believe there is no contract. When you 1st sign up, there is a 30-day money back guarantee. after that the refund is pro-rated. But you can cancel at anytime

digital321 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 04:35 AM

Hey Ace, do you have SBI? Do you like it?... and has it worked for you? honestly.

Ace728 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 05:24 AM

i have not used it as of yet, but I am in the process of creating a new site to be hosted by SBI!. I have done my research for quite some time abut SBI! and i feel confident in the product. It was that research that brought me to Lisa website and the ultimately to this forum. Now that I have done my due dilligence I do fell the product will hold up its end of the bargain and its up to me to bring the best content. And if it doesn't work,I'll evaluate the situation and go from there.

No risk No reward

lisa · #5 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sadigazzali

I'm looking at the SBI video that you can take a look at online. I got to the part where it explains how you can improve your rankings by using Search Engine HQ, Pay-Per-Click HQ, Traffic Stats, etc. She mentioned about if you join the Search Engine HQ, it can do this and this. Does that mean that these services are extra?

Another quick question... what are the hidden costs for any optional services provided by SBI when you use it to build your website? There's got to be something that isn't included in the annual $299 a month.

Also, are there any contracts with the service? Can you quit when you want... and how does that work? Many questions, but I just don't want to be tied down to something that I would regret later.

thanks.

There are no extra charges for SE HQ, PPC HQ and Traffic stats. The only 2 other optional charges would be for Store Build It! if you wanted to sell products. There's one flat fee for the software and then a monthly fee for maintenance (the fee depends on the package)

And there's a new feature called "Content 2.0" which allows your visitors to add content to your site. Great option if you're asking for feedback. It's an extra $99/yr if you want that. I have not bought either add-ons and only pay the $299/year.

lisa · #6 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace728

Now that I have done my due dilligence I do fell the product will hold up its end of the bargain and its up to me to bring the best content. And if it doesn't work,I'll evaluate the situation and go from there.

No risk No reward

I just want to make sure it's clear that SBI! does not give you the content. You must develop your own. SBI! simply lays out the guidelines (step by step) so you have the best chance of getting targeted traffic. The brainstorming tools help you come up with a "profitable" topic and the various tools teach you how to market your site.

Just wanted to clarify because some people think SBI! does your content for you and I didn't want to mislead anyone.

Theresa · #7 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 10:21 PM

Hi Digital 321,

I just bought SBI not quite a month ago and I love it. It is my second site and I am finding the process so much easier than when I did it on my own.

You still have to provide the content for your site, but all the tools and information you need is right at your fingertips. Creating a site on your own is difficult and a lot of hard work. Creating a site with SBI is simple and a lot of hard work.

My biggest regret with my first site is that I didn't use SBI. It would have saved me so much time.

lisa · #8 (**permalink**) 11-25-2007, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Theresa

Hi Digital 321,

I just bought SBI not quite a month ago and I love it. It is my second site and I am finding the process so much easier than when I did it on my own.

You still have to provide the content for your site, but all the tools and information you need is right at your fingertips. Creating a site on your own is difficult and a lot of hard work. Creating a site with SBI is simple and a lot of hard work.

My biggest regret with my first site is that I didn't use SBI. It would have saved me so much time.

That's great to hear you love SBI! Theresa!

digital321 · #9 (**permalink**) 12-01-2007, 01:39 PM

Sorry to bug you guys about all of this... but are there any other external benefits with getting SBI?

One example, does SBI let you access the html codes used to build the websites that you have so that later you can actually build websites without SBI, on your own? Another question i had was if I had a website done through SBI, and 2 years passes by and i'm not satisfied, i understand that there are no contracts, but when i cancel, what happens with my website, content, domain name, etc. does it all just disappear and i have to do it all from scratch?

the reason i'm asking all of this is because i don't really want to be 'locked in' with a company that i'll be completely dependent on for $299 a year. especially if i'm making less than $299 through profit a year. any feedback would be great!

lisa · #10 (**permalink**) 12-01-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by digital321

Sorry to bug you guys about all of this... but are there any other external benefits with getting SBI?

One example, does SBI let you access the html codes used to build the websites that you have so that later you can actually build websites without SBI, on your own? Another question i had was if I had a website done through SBI, and 2 years passes by and i'm not satisfied, i understand that there are no contracts, but when i cancel, what happens with my website, content, domain name, etc. does it all just disappear and i have to do it all from scratch?

the reason i'm asking all of this is because i don't really want to be 'locked in' with a company that i'll be completely dependent on for $299 a year. especially if i'm making less than $299 through profit a year. any feedback would be great!

Yes, as you are building your pages you have the option of inserting your own HTML or using the block-by-block builder. Also some customers don't even use the builder. They use FrontPage, Dreamweaver or whatever software they want to use. You don't have to use the builder, just most are beginners and choose to.

If you decide to cancel, you can keep your domain. That happened to me with my first SBI! site. I didn't follow the guidelines and rushed through the process so of course my first site failed. But I was able to keep the domain name and I transferred it to another host with no problem. BUT you still want to backup your content on your PC, because even though you keep the domain, SBI! doesn't keep the content for you.

Once you register the domain name, it's yours. SBI! doesn't own it.

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