Comments on: SiteBuildIt Is Unlikely To Make You Much Money

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:39:54 +0000

Hello Sue -

I would save the $300 and just get the book Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. This is not a plug. I bought SBI
two years ago, and rigorously went through the entire Action Guide. With about 100 pages, I make about $5 a day. If I had followed the book, I would have tested the material in an ebook instead. I think there are much better options out there if you do your due diligence, and don’t get distracted buy groups wanting your cash.

By: Lorecee

Lorecee — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:38:22 +0000

Hi Susan-you've asked such good questions that I responded with a long-winded answer in a new post: Advice to a Novice

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:06:41 +0000

I am thinking of setting up a business website so I am doing an awful lot of reading and researching online.
I have come across S.B.I and I am currently reading everything on their website, although I have not yet bought it.
Although I am glad to have found this web page, I just don’t know what to think. The internet is such a minefield.
My hubby has suggested that I initially set up a free hosting website just for the practice, before I can even think of making money with a proper webpage.
I wondered if he actually has the right approach. In other words, just get used to running a web page first of all and then think about the more serious stuff later. (I do understand, of course, that just having a marvellous looking website is not the whole picture).
Thanks for your website. I am reading both yours and S.B.I’s.
I would be grateful for any help or advice anyone can give me here.

Cheers,
Susan (A newbie).

By: Lorecee

Lorecee — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:08:36 +0000

T-bell–another SBI survivor speaks out. Don’t be discouraged by your experience there. Keep targeting good keywords (the key to making $ IMO), putting up sites, and building backlinks, and you’ll be making decent money in six months.

Ken Evoy’s methods worked in 2005 when there was no competition, but he hasn’t kept up, and he resents the fact that the net has gotten smarter and his system no longer works. That’s why he’s resorted to his roots in MLM to keep SBI chugging along–when you have a failed business model, time to get out the MLM to prop it up.

For a long time I thought the long-winded, opaque content of the SBI Action Plan! was designed to deliberately slow people down so they’d be up for a $300 renewal before they had finished. But after reading Ken’s comments on other forums and blogs, I’ve decided that it’s just his natural writing style, and the fact that it makes the Action Plan take so long to complete is just a lucky accident on his part.

By: T-bell

T-bell — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:31:11 +0000

I admit that I was suckered by SBI thanks to good old Steve Pavlina. I read his glowing review and jumped in feet-first and quickly became $300 poorer.

I had to laugh at your (Lorecee’s) very apt description of the program/Ken’s writing – talk about annoyingly wordy blah blah blah! I spent a lot of time while reading the Action Guide and other materials muttering, “Enough already, what is the POINT you’re trying to make?”

To this day, my SBI site is making very little money (traffic is around 350-400 per day and the site is six months old). I hate how old-school my site is as far as appearance – I’d show you and add it but it’s embarrassing.

Lis and the rest of this community have lifted the blindfold that SBI puts on its newbs/noobs, and I’m eternally grateful. Every site I pursue in the future will be creating using the help here, on Griz’s site, and the many others who are truly knowledgeable.

I’m sad that SBI is such a sinkhole/cult, but that’s what it is. Ken constantly talks about creating more content – I wouldn’t call my 109 pages a lack of content. The issue is that I have to really learn how to build a site and monetize it.

I may be a newb, but I never want to be a NOOB!

Thanks – loved this post…

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:43:15 +0000

I agree abt the newb vs noob argument. Some people just aren’t willing to learn stuff on their own.

By: Rita

Rita — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:56:38 +0000

I got taken by Mr. Ken. All this multi-step program stuff is bull. I think it a way to prolong your refund request. As soon as it get complicated , (and it will) , run, run, to refund! It’s Canadian dollars, which is okay if you live in Canada. Its not in the top 10 website host in the US. Go cheap 1st, you can opt out easy.

It should be called SBIB. Site Build It Bullshit!

Good Luck

By: WPMU Blogfarm Creator

WPMU Blogfarm Creator — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00:18 +0000

Interesting post and well written. I saw vics video response to the whole sbi thing and it was quite compelling. I was a noob too and purchased ”get google ads free” even though I thought it was a scam I still bought it! I was intrigued by the sales copy what can I say.

I started to make money online when I realized that vic was the real deal. At first, when you are totally new, you just don’t know the difference between the real deal and the bologna. So what I’m trying to say is I’m glad you found a good teacher in Vic (and grizz) and if you do as they say you’ll make money.

By: Lorecee

Lorecee — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:56:13 +0000

Thanks for the link, LarryG, and thanks to everyone who found my baby MMO blog and read or commented. It’s barely 2 days old as of today and I got it indexed within five hours of putting it up, while it was still bouncing on and off line as my registrar got their DNS all pointing in the right direction. Griz, Court, and Vic taught me well.

Incidentally, if you happen to stop by the SBI forums again, check out the parent forum of Lissie’s original link where Dr. Evoy unleashed his hounds of hell. It’s call the “Response Team” forum, and it’s quite detailed about how Ken likes his people to work when someone dares to post something negative about SBI.

As for Mad Webmaster’s latest post on Lissie’s blog: I think we finally drove him Out Where The Buses Don’t Run.

By: LarryG

LarryG — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:13:35 +0000

Hi Lorecee,

Sorry you paid out $300 Like you I have been slogging through this for a bit, but I came to the table with an understanding og web development and marketing…just have to adapt it to the new paradigm.

I am going to slap a link up to this on my site. If I can help steer anyone away from this garbage…it is worth it.