Yup, you can do everything yourself that SBI does for you. No argument, there. What I find a lot of people have trouble with is knowing that 'what to do'.
Just an example. I started my site knowing some css and knowing I had to get visitors. I knew a bit about monetizing, nothing about getting search engine traffic. So I was pretty clueless. I searched the web a lot to find info. A great deal of what people tell you, just as many will tell you doesn't work. For a newbie that's real confusing.
I tripped over SBI. I don't part with my money easily. I read a bunch about it. I tried some of the things SBI implements. I got my first search engine traffic. Hey, I was thrilled. I dug some more and learned more about niches and keywords and all that stuff. It's made a huge difference.
Could I have done it without tripping over SBI, yes. I'm not sure how long it would have taken me though.
If you can code and know your way around the internet probably SBI isn't a big deal to you. If you're starting out and would like some solid help, SBI is a good place to be.
I guess it's pretty much if you got something good out of it, you like it. If you didn't get what you hoped for, it's not so good. Still for the price, even the full price of $299, it's a good deal when you consider the tools you have access to.
"SBI! still requires **you** to do the actual work!! You wind up doing almost as much work as you would have before,"
I've heard this complaint before, but you knew you would have to actually make the site? That's not an insult, we all read stuff differently so if that's what you understood I can see where you'd be disappointed. Yes, SBI is a lot of work, no argument over that one. And others have said the same thing. It's not for everyone, actually, the internet isn't for everyone.
Alexa ranking aside, I do know of some people who have quit their jobs and count on their sites to make them money.
You also have a coding problem and if that is central to your site then I can see where you're up against the wall.
I didn't sell it to you but if you want to chat before you throw in the towel you can pm me. I don't know enough about coding to get around that but there may be something else that can help.
Tayrak |