You are probably asking yourself "What is SBI anyway?" and why is it My Passion?
Named SiteBuildIt, it is the company based here in Canada that hosts this website. The founder is an amazing man by the name of
Ken Evoy.
And our SBI story?......
Our journey into cyberspace started in January 2007 when we saw an ad on the internet for SBI.
When my hubby first saw the SBI ad, he thought there should be a website full of information about where we live in Southern Ontario, I thought it was a good idea too - I just didn’t know that he wanted ME to be the one writing it!
To me it looked very interesting as I could combine building this web-site and running a web-based business,with several of my interests - creative writing, photography, and also my love of computers - I didn't know that it would become My Passion!
I had actually been looking for some work for me to do at home, because as a Home-schooling mother it would be so convenient to work from home, BUT, I was not interested in any get-rich-quick schemes.
I watched the
video for WAHM's
(Work At Home Moms) and I was amazed at what I saw - there were women just like me, who also hadn't known what an html tag was, or what a Search Engine is, but I was so excited to find out that people just like me are building successful businesses and I can too!
There were people who had built exciting
Auction sites
with SBI! - who had built a thriving on-line businesses for themselves!
Believe me, if I can build this web-site (a middle-aged mother of five, grandmother of three), then anyone can do it!
All you need is the courage to try something new, the desire to be successful and a willingness to work - hey, I did mention that this is not a get-rich-quick scheme!
As I watched several of the SBI videos and read as much about it as I could, I was reminded of a saying of my wise old Granny's
"The only thing you are guaranteed to achieve with very little effort is FAILURE!"
It may seem obvious, but those are wise words!
When I read the
Case Studies
of other people who had successfully built a web-based business, I was hooked! The SBI Company offers all the support and encouragement that I could wish for, and a 100% Guarantee.
If you check out the site and you like what you see, you have nothing to lose and so much to gain!
Site Build It! (SBI!) recently produced information in other languages - one of which is Dutch, so if you are visiting this site from the Netherlands, I invite you to check out
Nederlanders SBI!
This is really a Website that Works!
If you have ever thought that there might be a website in your future, check out the video above - it tells how horse breeders in southern Spain built their own site too!
Now, although my site is still fairly young, it is already matching up with the 'BIG' websites out there.
Check this out:
As of 16/02/2008, which is just over 6 months since we went live, the website has a DAILY average of over 150 unique visitors per day! - Amazing stuff!
Moreover, Google has begun to give a number of my pages fairly high search engine rankings!
I also have some good rankings at Yahoo, Ask and Windows Live.
But Google is the BIG GUY, and if you are in the Top 30 ranking of Google, your site is well respected - and my site is getting there!
It is getting some top 10 rankings already, but for example purposes,
Go to Google.com right now and search for the keywords of some of my pages:
"discover Southern Ontario" (Number 1 & 2 of 250,000) "cottages in Southern Ontario" (Number 7 of 42,300) "Seasons in Southern Ontario" (Number 1 of 581,000) "wild birds in Ontario" (Number 12 of 188,000) "favourite villages" (Number 1 of 508,000) "Spring in Southern Ontario" (Number 5 & 6 of 538,000)
[with or without the quotes]
........ you will likely see this website [discover-southern-ontario.com] on the FIRST page!
Yes, our site is often in the TOP 10 of over millions of pages! AND THIS IS STILL EARLY DAYS!
Why don't you try it, go to
www.Google.com
now and see! Go ahead! I'll wait right here :-)
Why not Bookmark this page and check back often - you can watch my stats go up!
So again, many thanks to Ken Evoy, and the other guys at the great interactive forums - which, incidentally, are a great resource for all SBI-ers.
Not only did they provided me a great product that allowed me to share my passion with the world, and make money, they provided me with a great fund of knowledge.
Thank you SiteBuildIt!
If you are interested to find out exactly how I am making money from the site now, let me know by using our
Contact Me
form.