The Site Build It Controversy
72I usually stay away from Internet marketing and making money online subjects for my hubs, but there comes a time when it's important to speak out. My friend Grizzly, who runs the excellent Make Money Online for Beginners blog, has issued a call to action to help a colleague who wrote a review about a potentially harmful service aimed at new people coming into the make money online niche. This hub is a response to that.
The program in question is called Site Build It, which charges $300 for a package of services for one web site for one year. Most of the services in question could be had for free or low cost or are considered by some to be unnecessary. But that's not the bad part; one of the main problems for those who buy into it without understanding what they're getting into is that you don't even own your own domain name. So if after a year you've made no money with Site Build It and you decide to cash in your chips and leave the table, you won't even have a domain name to take with you.
Fellow Hubber and all-around nice person Lissie Sowerbutts wrote a review of Site Build It and therefore understands and explains it better than me. So I encourage you to read her Site Build It Scam post to get more information. And if you happen to know someone who's new to Internet marketing and making money online, you might want to have that person read it as well.
As with all things, it's important that you do your own research too. Some people disagree with Lissie's revew and you may too. It's up to you to determine for yourself what's best for you.
Speaking of research, if you want to make money with AdSense, there are only a few sites you can trust to give you the straight scoop. One is written by Grizzly, whom I mentioned above. He gives information that has taken many years to cull, and he does it with no sugar-coating or wild claims. He backs up what he says with his own extensive experience with making money with AdSense and I have found the information he imparts to be a revelation. And if you're interested in learning how to make money writing on HubPages, I've written an extensive hub about it that gives step-by-step details.
Please take the Site Build It poll below.
Site Build It Scam Poll
Have you ever had any dealings with Site Build It?
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WordPlay, thanks for this info I had lost contact with Grizzly when my old puter blew a valve. Lissie and he do a great job in keeping the B******s honest!
Good advice! I don't think anyone should buy a "built" site until they know what restrictions will be in place. I wish the people selling sites and tools would let their cusomers know a few vital points before they take the dive. It would add to credibility if they told it all up front.
Thanks, agvulpes and earnesthub!
Seems like there is always somebody out there to take your money. I know somebody who became involved in a similar 'business' and wound up wasting nearly $500.00.
Hi Dolores. I know someone who lost even more than that on one of these packaged "home businesses." Buyer beware!
Thanks for your comment. :-)
Thanks for trying to steer people in the right direction. It's hard to find people doing what your doing these days.
John.H
I read your post and I wish to correct one error about domain property and SBI. When you buy the Site Built It platform you are also buying your own domain. It is registered as yours and you can keep it even after you leave the SBI program. Such is my case.
I'm not going to promote my site here. I only wish to set some matters straight about SBI.
SBI costs $300 a year because, among other features it includes a Brainstorm It program to help users create a website with the best SEO keywords. You could hire Wordtracker for a year for exactly the same price but, as you said, SBI is for beginners who are shy on getting their hands on building a site without expert help.
Some may ask why, if SBI is that good, I'm no longer building my site with them. Very simple, I finished building it after a year. In my opinion, SBI is good for a year of two as you discover what type of information people are really looking for and the best possible keywords to use to be found in the search engines. On those foundations, anyone can built a solid website with free traffic and monetize through Google Adsense. SiteSell and its owner Ken Evoy, acknowledge this strategy for builders who after some time feel confident to continue on their own.
Thanks for providing that info, ba-ankh-amen. I think it's important that people look at at something like this from all angles before making a commitment, and you've provided a balanced perspective on it.
Yes it is for beginners who have no clue and couldn't get their own site up and running. When I first started I had no clue as to building or running a website. When I first saw an ad for site build it is was being endorsed by Steve Pavlina who I have allot of respect for. I now use Dreamweaver or Wordpress. If you are just beginning and would have a hard time with the mechanics of a website, to really learn more about the program and watch a video on site build it you can go to http://www.makingamilliondollars.com/site-build-it
Thanks for this information
I now use hubpages. It is easy and not very expneseive.
Thanks for the info. Now I am using Hubpage to promote and earn.
Lissie says:
11 months ago
Nice hub thanks! Good idea with the poll too. I noticed there was the usual set of self-serving affiliate SBI sites!