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Site Build It! is a complete turnkey system enabling the average person to create their own online e-business quickly and easily.

Manufacturer: SiteSell http://www.sitesell.com
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price: $299

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Let's assume you've researched your home business options, and you're convinced that you want to start your own e-business.

Just where do you begin?

You really only have two basic paths to take when it comes to building a business online: “Do It Yourself” (D-I-Y), or use an "e-business kit.”

D-I-Y means that you would go out and personally piece together all the tools and software needed to build your e-business. An e-business kit saves you the trouble by bringing together all the necessary items for you.

A good analogy is to think about baking a cake. You can go to the grocery store and buy flour, eggs, sugar, butter, and milk. In the hands of a master chef, these simple ingredients can be transformed into a delicious cake worthy of being called a work of culinary art.

Or, you can simply buy a boxed cake mix instead. It's easier and more convenient, and usually ends up with a tasty, if less fancy, cake. Since most of us are not master chefs, it also makes it far less likely for us to screw things up and end up with an inedible mess. If you’ve ever tried to bake a cake from scratch, you’ll probably appreciate that last point.

Site Build It!, or SBI! for short, is like a cake mix for e-business. It gives you all the ingredients you need to build a business online, all in one convenient package.

(By the way, the trailing exclamation mark is actually an official part of the product’s name. It's actually somewhat annoying from an editorial viewpoint. -ed)

So can SBI! really produce a quality cake, er, e-business? Let's find out.

BACKGROUND

SBI! is a product offered by SiteSell, a company that has been in business for 10 years, which is quite a long time by Internet standards. SiteSell was created by a man named Ken Evoy, who envisioned creating a system where all the tools needed to build an online business could be made available to the everyday person.

SiteSell describes SBI! as “the only all-in-one, site-brainstorming-building-hosting-and-marketing, step-by-step system of software tools that delivers thriving, profitable businesses.” Yes, it’s quite a mouthful, but it's actually quite an apt description, minus any hype.

SBI! is unique in that it really has no direct competitor. There are other e-business courses out there, but none offer a complete beginning-to-end e-business building solution. Typically, the other products are simply books or CDs instead.

Since we can’t directly compare SBI! to a competing product, in this review we’ll take a look at SBI’s strengths and weaknesses, and make comments about SBI! in relation to D-I-Y.

Next: What's Included

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