That was the comment left on one of my YouTube videos a few days ago. And it’s not the first time I’ve heard the scam cries regarding SBI!.

Apparently this person heard about the $10,000 prize Ken Evoy, President of SiteSell.com, awarded to the customer who created the best “I Love SBI! video.”

So his comment warned others there was a prize out for videos like mine. I guess he thought my video was created for the sake of entering the contest.

Sorry, Mr. Anonymous-YouTube-commentor, some of us actually use the product and love it. And while I make it no secret I belong to SiteSell’s affiliate program, I still believe in the product and endorse it because I used it to create my site, Flat Stomach Exercises.

In fact, I didn’t even enter the $10,000 I Love SBI! contest.

I also want to point out that everyone who was eligible for the contest had to actually own SBI!. So these weren’t SiteSell employees or random people paid by SiteSell to create hype.

Let’s not fool ourselves. The $10,000 prize was a great incentive for many I’m sure. But these videos were made by happy customers who were proud to show the world how much Site Build It! changed their lives.

Many of these people were able to quit their jobs because of SBI!.

[Update August, 2009:  See updated traffic stats from my Site Build It! website.]

Why Site Build It! Cannot Be a Scam

Every now and then I’ll get a comment on my YouTube channel from someone saying Site Build It! is a scam because it didn’t work for them, or they believe it’s overpriced.

I guess I must have a different definition of scam than some of these people.  In my opinion, a scam is product or service that doesn’t deliver what is promised.  Or the company overcharges for the value provided.

Never does SiteSell promise you’ll make money if you use their product.  Nor do they guarantee it’s easy to make money online.  The only thing they DO promise is that you will get valuable tutorials and tools to build your site that will set you on the path of success.

You have to understand, however, that your success largely depends on YOU and your own efforts.  Building a successful website takes work, patience, learning, creativity and motivation.

Site Build It! provides you all the tools you need for $299/yr (a website builder, newsletter manager, autoresponder, search engine ranking help, traffic reports, tutorials, a topic brainstorming tool, etc.) but YOU still have to bring your own brains and motivation to complete the process.

And here’s a message for those of you who may be turned off by the price of $299/year…

First of all, almost everyone knows that you can easily get a web host for under $10/month.  But cheap web hosts are not in the business of actually helping you build traffic and make money.  They simply host your site and the rest is up to you to figure out.

Websites don’t just attract traffic when you launch them.  It requires effective pre-planning and an understanding for how Internet marketing works.  Cheap web hosts don’t teach you anything about this, but SBI! does. As a customer myself I can tell you THAT’s largely what you’re paying for.

If you were to purchase all the tools that SBI! provides separately you’d be paying much more than $299/year so I definitely wanted to clarify that for people who wonder why the price is so much higher.  Site Build It! is NOT just a regular web host.  It’s a system of tools and tutorials that teaches you how to build a heavily trafficked website.

And with the 30-day money back guarantee, the product is completely risk free.  If it’s not for you, just ask for your money back within the first 30 days.  I promise they’ll give it to you.

If they don’t, just let me know and I’ll get on the phone to SiteSell’s creator, Dr. Ken Evoy.  (Yes, I really do have his phone number.)  But I know that’s not going to be necessary because they have always honored their guarantee.

So before you write something off as a scam, just make sure you do your homework and ask the proper questions before making assumptions.

Is SBI! for Everyone?

No, it’s not. And I would never proclaim anyone that uses it is going to have automatic success.

There is work involved, lots of reading and definitely a good amount of patience and motivation required… just like any other business or money making venture.  I just felt the need to clarify the scam statements because it’s so easy to lump SBI! into all the other get-rich-quick programs on the net.

And I wouldn’t blame people for being skeptical because there are a lot of scams out here. Fortunately for me and the other video makers, SBI! is not one of them.

Watch a demo of me using my SBI! account