Starting an eBusiness

Having an online business can be very satisfying as well as lucrative.

Starting an Internet business can in time provide you with a cushion or buffer should your situation change suddenly...if you have to stay at home for the kids or newborn or perhaps you're made redundant. From my experience sites becomes truly viable in their second year....so it pays to plan ahead!

Starting an eBusiness is a little like having an insurance policy for life.

Maybe you want to work from home...an Internet Home Business might just be the answer ... many people of all ages and skill levels have gained the freedom from the tedious 9-5 regime through a work at home internet business.

Don't get me wrong Starting an eBusiness is not a get rich quick scheme. It takes time and effort.

Even then, many budding dot.com enthusiasts soon lose enthusiasm when they fail to attract traffic...even though they may have a very fancy looking site.

Now I have spent years working on multi-million dollar sites for government and businesses many of which failed to bring in the traffic....so flashy hi tech sites are not the answer. Indeed I could take you to a site million dollar travel site developed by highly-paid consultants for a national government that continues to be out performed by a site first set up by a 14 year old!!

Yes! Building a successful online business is well within the grasp of the average person ... an you do NOT need technical skills to build a successful site..... That's a site that has plenty of traffic....How?

Despite my 20+ years in IT consulting gaining traffic always seemed a dark art...and indeed many people set up as SEO's Search Engine Optimization gurus. All with the latest secret to winning over Google and other search engines ... all for a small fee of course. Many of these were the equivalent of placing adverts in directories like Yellow Pages starting with more "A" than the next guy. AAAAAAAAAAA...you must have seen them.

In fact it turns out that winning traffic has nothing to do with flashy hi tech sites ... Search Engines don't care! Neither are they as dumb as they used to be ... they in fact know good content when they see it. And providing good, informative, needed content to human searchers is the secret.

PREselling is a concept "invented" by SiteSell, part of the C T P M process. The concept is simple. As small business people, you do not have a brand name that is known and trusted. So you have to build that before you can monetize. Seems obvious, right? So few people do it, or they don't do it right, online.

Successful online businesses are achieved by supplying the right content based on what your customers are looking for ... they don't visit your site because you are there. No! They visit your site because a search engine has identified your site as a place where the information your human searcher is looking for can be found. Therefore, Starting an eBusiness requires you to research the keywords that will be used by your prospective customer and ensuring these keywords and key word phrases are included in the good, informative much needed content on every page and ensures that both human and search engines are attracted to your site.

Many hosting companies provide tools to help you build a flashy site. There are many tools to assist in keyword research. There are many tools to help analyze traffic statistics..... etc. But there is only one tool that I have come across that brings that all together into a fantastic tool at a very affordable price. And that is SBI.

I now own or have a part-share in a number of eBusiness websites including this one. After almost a year of looking around at all the options and testing some out I settled on SBI 2.0. This has proved to be one of the best business decisions I have made. I would not consider Starting an eBusiness site without SBI...an that's a fact.

SBI! makes Starting an eBusiness and online business success do-able. Anyone can succeed with an all-in-one process, tools, and guidance. What's more It doesn't break the bank and it puts SBI sites in the top performing sites in the world...making it a solid investment from just a few hundred dollars.

Yes, there are easier ways to build a Web site. However, online profits require more than just having a collection of Web pages. SBI! includes all the tools and a proven process required to build a long-term, profitable e-business based on solid traffic in your particular niche.

SBI! removes the technical barriers allowing you to keep your attention on building your business. Many functions are completely automated. You don't need to know anything upfront about building a Web site in order to succeed. The tedious, "under-the-hood" stuff is handled automatically so you can focus on other important business-building activities. For example, SBI automatically pings the Search Engines whenever you put up a new page but does not over-ping which could lead to one's site being penalised.

SBI! is the only product that takes the time to prepare you to build a profitable business, before you jump into building your site. For the beginner, your learning curve will be shorter and you'll bypass any show-stopping errors. For those experienced in site-building, SBI! deepens your level of understanding. No matter who you are, you are guided all the way from Starting an eBusiness until you succeed.

As I said I have had 20+ years in the IT world and as program director I have been responsible for government sites and portals and private sector sites. SBI has taught me a great deal that I now use on my consulting assignments.

The Action Guide presents a step-by-step process, presented in both written and video formats. All you have to do is follow it. Really! The most successful SBI! owners say "all they did was follow the Guide." They don't get sidetracked, or have to guess at what to do next. SBI!'s guided approach helps you in Starting an eBusiness or internet home business and reach your goals as a net entrepreneur (or Netpreneur).

Continuous mentoring via the Action Guide and online help is always available. Learn by reading (written guide) or watching (video guide)! You are carefully guided every step of the way, which make success that much more do-able. Advanced help is also available (when you are ready for it), all designed to save you time and keep you moving forward.

In addition, I have found the excellent range of e-books and master courses provide valuable information when you are Starting an eBusiness. For example, Writing for the Net, Making your Knowledge Sell...all of which you can find on this site.

I have used SBI Support a few times and I can honestly say they are terrific and SBI! comes with unlimited Customer Support. SBI! owners often call it the best they've ever experienced. And the SBI! Forums complete the picture. They are the most friendly, help-and-be-helped set of e-business forums in the world.

Too many non-SBI! sites start without profits being "built into" the process from DAY 1. It all begins with the right process. Content Traffic PREsell Monetize is the underlying, logical and powerful process that capitalizes upon the fundamental realities of how people use the Web. C T P M puts you on a solid, profitable business foundation.

As I said before the key to success lies in sound Keyword Research....Brainstorm It! is SBI!'s powerful keyword brainstorming and research tool. It helps you verify that your site concept has acceptable profit potential. SBIers are saved from making that common fatal error. With Brainstorm It!'s help, they know they are on track, right from the start. Brainstorm It! also helps you to find topics related to your niche that will pull in traffic and generate income.

In addition, choosing your best site concept (what business do you want to be in) is not always as obvious as you might think. Brainstorm It! and Niche Choose It! show you the best path for your particular business, reveal some surprises, and help you make the right choice.

SBI not only helps you build the traffic necessary for monetization it provides Monetize It! which helps you choose the best monetization options for your site concept. Creating a diverse monetization mix will help you maximize your site's profitability and ensure long-term growth.

For the non-technical page creation is as simple as riding a bike with its training wheels still attached. No need to know HTML. The block-by-block builder trains you how to write a page that is both "Search Engine and human effective." It's simple, do-able and most importantly, effective site-building. The block-by-block builder is perfect for beginners, but even many "advanced" users should start with this tool. It's an excellent way to break bad habits and it has certainly broken a few of mine!!!

The great thing is that SBI! is compatible with popular HTML editors (ex., Dreamweaver) and image tools (ex., Photoshop, Flash, etc.), you can easily use advanced page-building techniques, if you really want to. This allows for maximum creative flexibility for all skill levels.

When it's time to create your site's Look & Feel, SBI! provides fully customizable, easy-to-use templates. You can choose and create a professional-looking presentation, even if you have no design skills. And if you're a designer, you can create and upload your own.

Take a look at this..and pay particular attention to the site popularity ratings shown for these SBI sites...then if you know how to use Alexa go check out some other non-SBI sites by way of comparison This page shows a range of styles.

SBI! also includes domain name analysis, optimization, and registration. You will develop the best name for maximum profitability in your niche. (It's often different than what you had planned.)

Fast, reliable, state-of-the-Net Web site hosting is all included with SBI!. You don't have to worry about choosing the right "hosting" features (size, capacity, etc.). Web hosting is included, no nonsense, no hidden clauses. What I particularly like is the fact that it is unlimited!!

To announce your site to Search Engines, you need to submit a specialized file called a "Sitemap XML" file. SBI! does it all automatically, a huge time saver, that enables you to quickly achieve wider distribution and attract more targeted free traffic.

Search Engine spider/listing/ranking reports let you see how your pages are being handled by the Search Engines. You can see what pages rank best and drive traffic. Each report's insights help you to determine how to increase traffic and monetization. Most pros don't have easy and reliable access to this type of information.

Traffic Stats and Click Analysis help you understand what your visitors like most. Understanding them helps you know what to write about, which in turn leads to more and more business.

SBI! includes Value Exchange (VE) for finding and managing high value inbound links (another criteria for ranking highly at the engines and building traffic). This automated inbound link-building tool saves time for what is otherwise a tedious time-sucker.

SBI! includes an easy-to-use form builder with autoresponders. You can build contact forms, surveys, and polls to easily communicate with your visitors. You don't need to use your e-mail address, which attracts spam. Experienced users will appreciate no longer needing separate form-building tools. Having these tools all in one place saves time and expense, too.

List-building and e-mail marketing are included (usually these expensive features are bought separately). Sign up visitors to your e-zine subscription list and then mail an issue to them. This repeat exposure builds a stronger bond with your visitors and allows for direct promotions to them. Deeper PREselling = More Monetization.

Automatic site blogging turns your site into a blog easily. You'll enjoy all the benefits of a blog without needing extra skills or additional software. For those experienced with blogging, auto-pinging for your SBI! blog keeps your site on the Search Engines' radar. All of this helps attract more traffic.

I find this particularly useful and also use Linkedin Professional Social Network to display my Blog...bring people interested in me or the groups that I run or participate in to my site from my Blog!!

SBI! has a no-risk, 30-day money back guarantee. It's a risk-free decision that you can make with confidence and peace of mind.

The various HQs ("Traffic," "Tips 'n Techniques," "Resources," "Monetization" and several others) keep you on the cutting edge of all that you need to know. No other "outside reading" is necessary (except for info related to your own business, of course). There are membership sites that charge hundreds (even thousands) of dollars for this type of invaluable information.

New tools are added continuously so you can feel secure that you'll always have the most up-to-date site-building and marketing tools.

Most recently SBI added Content 2.0 Content ... no extra charge (this really does impress me) 2.0 is very powerful tool that allows your site's visitors to create content for you. Turn any page on your site into an invitation for your visitors to add content. C2 then allows other visitors to comment and rate the page much like on a blog. This means your site will have more Search Engine attractive pages. Having more site pages means the Search Engines will rank your pages higher and that leads to more traffic. A chain of events that simply started through the contributions of your visitors!

Infin It! enables you to plug third party resources into your SBI! site. You can add forums, shopping carts, datafeeds, blogs and other server-side functionality. Infin It! brings you an SBI! site with no limits.

All of these tools I have mentioned here and many other come completely packaged for the what I believe is the best value on the net. No extras .... I tell a lie there is a small extra for one of the brainstormer functions which uses an external resource Web tracker. One gets some 20+ free with the SBI package... extras you have to pay a small amount for. In fact I checked this out and webtracker would cost almost as much as the entire SBI package does on a monthly basis...just for this one function!!

There are so many other modules that you will be introduced to provided with SBI ... some 70 or so which enables you to continuously grow your expertise in an easy and manageable way. This in effect is building a life skill that has huge value in its own right. New developments are quickly picked up by SBI and rapidly disseminated for you use (again, not wanting to sound like a broken record..at no extra charge). A good example of this were developments to assist SBI site take advantage of Social Networks like Facebook and Twitter.

The SBI! private forums also provide friendly, helpful support from other Site Build It! users. Help is available from folks who are in the same place as you. This peer-to-peer support gets you over the humps along the way in a stress-free environment. Help is available even for advanced questions. The forums are a business-building support community ready to help you succeed.

The SBIX! weekly newsletter brings you the latest news from SiteSell and around the Web, highlighting only what you "need to know," and saves you time. You won't have to worry about keeping up with the latest online marketing developments. We do it for you. You'll stay informed but not bogged down so you'll be able to continue focusing on your business.

The tortoise approach symbolizes SBI!'s steady-and-sure approach. It's definitely not GRQ (GetRichQuick) and keeps you from getting distracted by false promises or dead-end tools and strategies that end up costing more money. Experienced users will appreciate avoiding time-wasters that don't help you succeed. Think of it as a simple, direct, hype-free path that leads to success.

SiteSell.com was established by Dr. Ken Evoy in 1997. His series of books have helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and small businesses. Make Your Content PREsell! and Make Your Words Sell!, formerly books sold by SiteSell, are now free. They are literally the dynamic duo of "Web-writing."

Dr. Evoy realized that Starting an eBusiness online; the average business person needs more than some information in books, no matter how good the book. S/he needs both the C T P M process and an all-in-one Web site hosting, building and marketing suite of tools that enables them to execute the process flawlessly. To this day, SBI! is unique.

Ken Evoy provides a rare level of dedication to his customers. He's extremely active in the SBI! forums with over 5000 posts to date. He makes a tremendous personal effort to help people succeed and is highly passionate about helping Starting an eBusiness online. Anyone who owns SBI! can benefit from this extraordinary Internet business visionary.

Conclusion If you follow the methodology and guidance you can successfully establish an online business with monthly earnings and a increasing equity value. But building anything usually requires good tools...Starting an eBusiness with the SBI 2.0 tool kit, tuition and support is without doubt the most cost effective and low risk approach and most likely to yield long term success.