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Originally Posted by iDreamCatcher  I think SBI comes with certain spoonfeeding and babysitting features that are attractive for beginners. Also Steve Pavlina uses SBI so his following is passionately biased to this I think 
I use wordpress for all my sites - they rank sky high on Google and some of them are paying my bills well.
Cost: 0. Flexibility: infinite.
Gleb |
Steve doesn't use SBI -- he's very open about that. He only endorses it.
SBI has a very aggressive and attractive affiliate program. You can sign-up right now and promote SBI, just like Steve does. In fact, if you were gonna sign-up, you might encourage a friend or family member to become an affiliate -- that way they get the commission.
In my opinion, SBI would only hold you back. People get stuck on all the reading. Get a cheap hosting plan, install WordPress (it's incredibly easy), and get to work. You will learn faster than using SBI.
SBI is incredibly outdated in my opinion. Just go to any SBI blog and take a look -- it looks like it's from 1995. Yes, I suppose there are work-arounds, but if you're a beginner you're gonna have a crap looking blog. And it's not just the looks -- the technology is very outdated. It's been left in the dust by Web 2.0 applications like Wordpress.
Wordpress is so flexible. The infinite plugins help you keep up with the best search engine optimizations (you will quickly learn what plugins are -- you install them more easily than you download a song in iTunes).
In sum, DON'T get SBI. It will absolutely hold you back.