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WHAT'S INCLUDED

But what exactly does SBI! do for the customer? What’s “in the box,” so to speak?

First, SBI! assists you in determining the initial concept for your fledging e-business by providing a systematic conceptualizing tool. We’ve put it through its paces, and it’s actually quite useful and powerful.

Next, SBI! registers your chosen domain name for you, for example “www.your-business.com.”

SBI! then handles the actual construction of your website--complete with graphics--using its specially designed proprietary software. Essentially, you just type in the written content of your website, and SBI! handles the rest--you never have to touch a line of HTML code or use a graphics program, if that’s your preference.

Once your website is complete, SBI! handles the actual web hosting for your website, with no limits on bandwidth.

Next, SBI! features a complete learning course and integrated system for marketing and building traffic to your site.

Finally SBI! provides you with full support, and gives you access to a bustling online community to help you with any problems or questions that you may encounter during the entire process.

DOES SBI REALLY WORK?

For the most part, we found SBI! to be straightforward and very capable. It’s not perfect --we’ll get to that in a bit--but overall, SBI! is quite a remarkable achievement.

After using SBI! for a bit, we understand why it doesn’t have any direct competitors. It’s actually extremely difficult to bring together all the disparate components of building an e-business and make a complete package out of those parts, especially at a low price point. But SBI! has done just that.

The Good

First, let’s take an in-depth look at the main positive aspects of SBI!

LOW COST

For a turnkey system that includes everything you need to get started, including a wealth of tools, SBI!'s startup cost of $299 is actually very low. If spending 300 dollars to start a business sounds like a lot of money to you, we suggest you do more research on the average startup costs for the typical home business.

ACCESSIBILITY

SBI! is a web-based product, meaning that once you sign up, you can start building your e-business immediately. You don’t have to wait to receive a package in the mail, get approval from a franchise manager, or buy any tools or supplies. Everything is available for you to begin right away.

Also, there are no requirements such as zoning regulations or educational minimums. Even teenagers who have yet to graduate from high school can use SBI! successfully, and many actually have (with approval from their parents of course).

BREADTH OF TOOLS

In addition to site-building tools, you’re also given access to a wealth of other other useful tools such as a link exchange system, email campaigns, blogging and RSS tools, newsletter and ezine publishing, and pay-per-click advertising, as well as others. You even get access to invaluable web traffic tracking. Though we didn't test every SBI! tool for this review, the tools we did use worked well. Overall we were impressed with just how many tools there seemed to be.

SBI! also has great time-saving tools like a site map builder and embarrassment-saving tools like an automatic site-wide link checker. All the while, automated software tools work behind the scenes, doing mundane chores for you such as automatically submitting your website to search engines. We found these automatic tools to make life much more convenient.

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