| Building a successful website is a major obstacle | | | | foryour site or online business; these keywords are |
| foranyone wishing to earn a part or full-time | | | | thebuilding blocks that you must get right or it's |
| incomefrom the Internet. Ken Evoy's comprehensive | | | | gameover before you even start. |
| SBI systemtackles this problem and presents a | | | | I normally use Brad Callen's excellent 'Keyword |
| step-by-step solutionfor anyone wishing to build a | | | | Elite'software to find my keywords but BrainStorm It |
| web business. | | | | iscomparative and just as good. BrainStorm It has to |
| This product review takes a critical look at SBI | | | | bea major plus if you're trying to build a successful |
| andpresents a valid evaluation of this well-known | | | | website. |
| sitebuilding program. This is part one of the | | | | It will quickly give you your Master Keyword list |
| reviewwhere we use SBI to build an actual site. Part | | | | thatwill be the foundation of your web business. |
| twoof this review will come months later when we | | | | Actual Site Building |
| examinehow well this SBI site has done. | | | | You have several ways to build your actual site in |
| Reviewer | | | | SBI |
| First, you should know this review is coming not from | | | | -- you can use the Templates and customize your |
| anewbie but from an online professional who is | | | | header,nav buttons, background and footer. SBI even |
| makinga full time living from the web. I approached | | | | gives youonline graphical tools to customize your |
| SBI fromthis angle, there was nothing in the whole | | | | graphics andimages. These are fairly straight-forward |
| site buildingprocess that was new to me. However, I | | | | and easy touse even for someone with no online |
| wanted to take acloser look at the SBI system so I | | | | experience. |
| purchased it to buildmy next site. There is no | | | | If you're a professional web designer or simply |
| substitute for first handexperience in evaluating a | | | | knowwhat you're doing, you can upload your own |
| product. Here are my findingsand comments on SBI. | | | | site's htmlfiles and skip the online site builder |
| Site Build It was founded by Ken Evoy, a Canadian | | | | altogether. |
| doctorwho formerly practiced and taught emergency | | | | Unlike many web hosts and site building programs, |
| medicine at | | | | SBI doesn't stop after you have designed your site. |
| McGill University located in Montreal, Canada. | | | | Included in your purchase price are what makes |
| Montrealis still the home base for all SBI and SiteSell | | | | SBIsomewhat unique, you get the tools and |
| operations. | | | | marketingresources to actually build your newly |
| Ken Evoy's SBI is more than just a site building | | | | createdsite into a profitable online business! |
| system,it's a complete Internet marketing business | | | | You get SEO help: your site is submitted to all |
| rolled intoone neat (if over stuffed) package. It gives | | | | themajor search engines, you get a Sitemap for |
| you all thetools and knowledge you need to start | | | | Googleand Yahoo, you get a Blog/RSS feed to |
| and run your ownweb business. | | | | attract visitors,you get a contact/list building system |
| I mentioned over-stuffed because the first | | | | or ezine, youget visitor analysis tools to help you |
| impressionis one of total overwhelmment. I have | | | | improve your site. |
| been in webmarketing for over 5 or 6 years and the | | | | SBI also places an important emphasis on |
| amount ofinformation/resources here were | | | | monetizingyour site. After you have built a ongoing |
| overwhelming forme; can't imagine what it would be | | | | site, ithelps you with ways to monetize your traffic |
| like for someonestarting from scratch. | | | | or site. |
| Thank Goodness for Videos! | | | | After all your main objective is not only to build |
| All this information and presentation of the | | | | asuccessful site but to build a successful web |
| step-by-stepinstructions, I believe would be a minor | | | | business. |
| hindrance if notfor the videos. Listening and viewing | | | | Please, don't get the wrong picture, SBI is not |
| the instructionsfrom videos in the 10 Day process of | | | | perfect. |
| building a websitemakes it much easier to understand. | | | | It is not for everyone, it may be too structured |
| Granted, I did allthe steps in a few days since all the | | | | andformatted for seasoned site builders. Too limiting |
| material was veryfamiliar ground. This system is | | | | inits design, I couldn't help but notice that I |
| meant to be takenslow, (Tortoise It!) and gradually | | | | myselfhave many different site design models |
| absorbed as you workthrough each well-defined step. | | | | layouts that workand operate perfectly well outside |
| But if you use the videos for instructions, pick | | | | of the SBI's model. |
| thefemale voice -- I found the male voice had a | | | | SBI instructions and resources may be too |
| somewhatirritating accent and it was hard to pick out | | | | overwhelmingand confusing for a complete novice. |
| some ofthe words. I am very tolerant of accents as | | | | Some may evencome away scratching their heads |
| I come froma remote part of the globe where we | | | | and wondering whatall this online stuff is about. I |
| are often teased forhaving funny sounding accents! | | | | believe the videoshelp in solving this problem but a |
| SBI not only gives you the tools to build a | | | | more streamlinedpresentation would prove to be |
| websitebut also gives you a sound education in how | | | | more helpful for thecomplete beginner. |
| the whole | | | | The main problem is that SBI over delivers witha |
| Internet marketing process works from the ground | | | | whole gamut of resources and information thata |
| up. | | | | beginner may find it hard to absorb all theinformation |
| It starts you off on the right foundation and | | | | and get turned off in the process. |
| givesyou all the tools and knowledge you need to | | | | However, even the complete novice, if they takethe |
| build aweb business. It helps you discover your niche | | | | instructions slowly and work at their own pace,will be |
| or siteconcept if you don't have one before you | | | | greatly rewarded with one of the bestonline web |
| start buildingyour site or rather web business. It's this | | | | marketing educations available anywhere. |
| emphasis oncreating a web business rather than just | | | | Online Community |
| building awebsite which separates SBI from all the | | | | Perhaps, in my opinion, what makes SBI worth |
| other cheaperweb hosts out there! | | | | theprice of admission is the online forum community. |
| It uses a C-T-P-M | | | | Ken Evoy has gathered and nurtured a whole army |
| (Content-Traffic-PreSell-Monetize)model which will be | | | | oflike-minded webmasters and online marketers |
| familiar to any successful onlinemarketer. Most | | | | withhis 'Pay-it-Forward' attitude that has resulted |
| already have some version of this formaton their | | | | inone of the best online communities on the web. |
| content sites: basically you start with | | | | A wealth of online helpful information and peoplejust |
| providingvaluable 'in-demand' quality content which | | | | ready to guide you whether you're a |
| brings in targetedtraffic/visitors to your site. Next | | | | completenewbie or a seasoned pro. The true |
| you have to pre-sell tothese visitors in ordet to get | | | | strength and powerof SBI can be found in this ever |
| that all important click whichwill monetize your site or | | | | increasing communityof like-minded webmasters and |
| content. This click could be toan affiliate product, | | | | marketers. |
| Google Adsense, or even your own product. | | | | Moreover, along with all the tools and resources,it is |
| I found several of SBI's tools to be very | | | | this online community that truly turns Ken |
| effective,mainly the BrainStorm It keyword research | | | | Evoy'scomprehensive SBI website building system |
| software tool. | | | | into |
| BrainStorm It will help you find the right keywords | | | | 'Ecommerce for the rest of us. |