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Site Build It - The Lean Way To Make Money OnlineThroughout the years I’ve witnessed the many ways lean was applied in a variety of industries and businesses. But I’ve never seen a leaner approach to building a website and subsequently an online business than “Site Build It”. Whether you are an individual who wants to become an infopreneur, a private person who wants to sell something online or an established business that needs better exposure to the world, whether you have already a website or you are just thinking about it, these suggestions may apply to you. I was so impressed with this powerful yet easy to understand and apply package that I decided to become their customer. I am grateful to SBI! for helping me find my niche, develop and start my own business to promote lean manufacturing as I’ve desired for a number of years. You see, four years ago I started my own consulting company and failed as I didn’t have enough people getting to know about me and my training and I couldn’t keep spending money on a website involved heavily in paying to be at the forefront of the search engines. So, I canceled the website and the contract I had with the website developer and the domain host. I also decided not to quit my full time job as I had intended. Now I am proud to say that these pages are written and uploaded entirely by me. And everything else on the site is managed by me. That is without any knowledge of web software. The only thing I needed to know was the content of the pages, because I created them. I used point-and-click tools and templates to generate the pages. Of course, if you're already comfortable with tools like Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash, you can use them. Site Build It! is compatible with other HTML editors, so you're always free to fall back on your own tools if that's your preference. This gives you maximum flexibility to create the look and feel you want. Let me explain a bit more about SBI! and you’ll see why I find it truly lean. How to Build a Profitable Online Business Site Build It! is designed around a simple formula, which they refer to as CTPM. This stands for Content -> Traffic -> Presell -> Monetize. SBI! helped me validate the concept for the online business I wanted to build. -Creating valuable content for the visitors is the key to success. And the focus on value is a lean concept. - The major limiting step in this formula is building traffic. If you can't build decent traffic, you won't succeed. The advantage of Site Build It! is that it provides technical solutions to help reduce your chances of making mistakes and clear instructions and education to help you succeed. - Pre-selling is the process of building a relationship with visitors, which essentially means treating visitors like human beings instead of sales targets. People visit this site looking for knowledge and ideas to implement lean manufacturing and this is what I’ve been trying to provide. - The final monetization step occurs when people click on ads or buy affiliated products that happen to be of interest to them. SBI! eliminates many non-value added activities you need to perform and has you involved in creating value for the customers/visitors. They streamline the whole process, minimizing the waiting, the correction, the over-processing, and the handling of information. And everything comes at an incredible price, which other companies charge to host only your website. Even with Site Build It!, there's still no guarantee of success. This isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. It will still take commitment and effort to build a successful online business. But this robust suite of tools will definitely put the odds of success in your favor. Tools, Training, and Support You Need to Build Your Own Income-Generating Website Site Build It! includes an extensive suite of tools to help you build a successful online business every step of the way, including: • domain name registration • web site hosting • point-and-click page creation • content management • blogging • market research • traffic stats • search engine optimization • auto-responders • form builder • graphic manager • customizable templates • sitemaps • RSS feeds • web mail • newsletter management This is only a small fraction of the tools they include. Many functions are completely automated, and some tools work for you in the background even when you aren't aware of them. For example, if you update a page on your website, Site Build It! will automatically regenerate your Google and Yahoo sitemaps. If you don't know what a sitemap is, with Site Build It! you don't even need to worry about it. The technology will handle it for you. This means you can focus on creating content instead of worrying about getting all the technical details right. They also provide unlimited customer support as well as private discussion forums where thousands of members share tips and advice. Getting Started I encourage you to look into Site Build It! to see if it makes sense for you. I recommend you start with the Site Build It! home page watch the 2-1/2 minute video. The 30-minute video tour is a must -- it will really clarify everything for you. The video tour starts out mostly motivational in tone, but later on it dives into the details of how the tools and monetization strategies work, using real web sites as examples. I think you'll find it educational even if you have only a minor interest in making money online. You could also check some of the success story videos submitted by people who are using SBI and some in-depth case studies. If you have any questions, you can submit them via the question form and an SBI owner or user will answer them. Of course Site Build It! comes with a money-back guarantee, so there's no risk to try it for yourself. You can test drive it for 30 days and get a full refund if you don't like it. If you register a domain name through Site Build It!, you can even keep your new domain for free if you later decide to quit. Also, if you decide to quit after 30 days, you can get a pro-rated refund for the unused portion of your subscription... and of course still keep your new domain name too. On the other hand, if you don’t think you have the time or interest to start it yourself, there is an option to have SBI! do it for you (at least the first 15 pages or so), based on your decision. This is an excellent way of reducing even further the time required to set the website in motion. To me this is the opportunity of a lifetime. If you have a hobby, a passion, some knowledge from school, work, home, if people tell you that you are good at a particular thing, then you surely know that you can share that knowledge with the world. This is exactly where the World Wide Web is going: towards a state where knowledge is communicated and shared for the benefit of the seeker. Google encourages this approach with their generous AdWord package (where you get paid by people clicking on ads inserted on your site, if you allow them to appear). Maybe one day I’ll take my website a step further, moving outside a strict online business. The possibilities are endless. Become a Site Build It! Affiliate One more thing: you can become an SBI affiliate and promote their product without becoming a customer, if you already have a website. This makes for an additional income stream. Please do so only if you truly believe that you offer value to your visitors. Otherwise, you’ll damage your business and your reputation and it’s not worth it. Site Build It! has one of the most generous affiliate programs I've ever seen, so if you already have a website and are looking for new income sources, this one is very solid for several reasons: - You continue to earn residual commissions when each referral you generate renews their annual subscription, so the earnings are ongoing - Site Build It! has a two-tier affiliate program, meaning that you also earn commissions on sales generated by affiliates you refer - They have an extremely robust tracking system to make sure you're fairly credited for your referrals - They support their affiliates with their 5 Pillar Club newsletter, detailed tracking tools, ad generators, members-only forums, and more I experienced Site Build It! first hand as a customer and I consider it an excellent choice for a small investor/entrepreneur. Won’t you give it a second thought and find out more about it?
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