Seeker5,
SBI is a good choice for those that do not want to learn what is needed, to do it themselves.
Many hosting services though (BlueHost for instance) typically have web site builder programs and one click installs of Wordpress, along with some limited SEO information. Their charge is about $84 per year for
unlimited domains per account (you only have one with SBI), plus many options not offered by SBI.
For the extra $200 or so dollars per year, SBI offers a step by step as-you-go education on doing things right from the beginning. So that is what you are paying for. Can you get this education somewhere else? Sure you can--for free, everywhere on the web; you just have to be willing to seek it out. If you go with SBi, just be sure you are doing it for the right reasons, and it is worth the price to you.
Ciao,
John
Landscape Paintings of British Columbia - John Rocheleau