C2 Made My Site Feel "Alive"
by Yelena Kublitski
(Housepaintingtutorials.com)
What I love the most about SBI 2.0 is that it allows real interaction with my site visitors. It makes my site feel "alive", and me - real and approachable.
Before C2, visitors could only read - now they can also contribute, rate and comment - now that's a winning combination in my book!
1. I now have a "Paint Colors Critique Corner" on my site - where visitors can upload a photo of their homes, describe their challenge and get personalized ideas and suggestions for their house painting projects.
RESULT: I get to position myself as an expert; the visitors get professional advice free of charge.
2. Site visitors can submit their painting projects (a photo + how they did it) for the world to see and comment on.
RESULT: I build a collection of some cool and creative painting ideas on my site; the contributors get to see their names in lights ;)
3. I started interviewing industry experts - but instead of creating a "regular" interview page on my site, I use C2. The reason for that is, my experts are all bloggers, so they are used to having feedback/comments.
RESULT: I establish connections with some really great people in my industry, build credibility for my site, and provide valuable content to my readers; the experts get to pre-sell their expertise and promote their businesses.
As of today, I have 122 "regular" pages on my site, and about 90 C2 pages (only 90 because I'm extremely picky about what contributions I accept).
And I'm just scratching the surface when it comes to leveraging the power of SBI 2.0! Up until a couple of months ago, I had only 5 C2 invitations on my site (due to laziness and procrastination) and I just recently added 2 more.
But this year I am committed to maximizing this great tool and using it to the fullest! Watch out, world! ;)
Thank you, Sitesell
Yelena
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Summary
SBI! delivers a proven process and a the only complete suite of tools that convert your knowledge/passion into a profitable e-business.
Your knowledge and life experiences are unique. Use SBI! to tap into your interests. Connect with like-minded people. Grow a profitable e-business that can make this the first day of the rest of your life.
SBI! has long been the best way to achieve e-business-building success. No other product has its proven track record of success.
We took the best and pushed it an entire level higher. C2 turns your visitors into willing content-contributors. Content 2.0 pushes way beyond blogging, where you still create all the content and where only a few (the same few, if any) visitors leave short comments, often just to get "link love."
Content 2.0 is true Web 2.0 for the small e-business person. Visitors create full Web pages because they want to, because they share your passion. Others comment. Viral spread happens.
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Important Disclosure
This site was started by SiteSell.com (creator of SBI!) to showcase Content 2.0.
The vast majority of pages on this site are from submissions by real SBI! owners who want to share their stories with you.
They receive no compensation of any kind from SiteSell.com. Their stories are true.
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You will notice a common thread here... These people simply do it. They have "BAM"...
Brain (knowledge of something) Attitude (positive) Motivation" (willing to work).BAM is the key ingredient that you must add to SBI!. To elaborate...
"Brain" does not mean "brainy." It means they have, or have developed, knowledge in a niche (perhaps from a hobby, job, other life experience).
"Attitude" means they are positive, optimistic people who work well with others (this is why the SBI! Forums are unmatched in the small e-business world).
"Motivation" means they want to build a business and take control of their lives enough to sacrifice some leisure activities.
We point this out because we do not want to falsely raise your expectations. SBI! does not deliver "automatic success." Nothing can.
Your degree of success depends on your own level of "BAM," upon how much time you devote to building your Web business, and upon following the process correctly (every successful SBIer will tell you, "Follow the Action Guide").
SBI! does deliver what it promises... your best chance at e-business success. SBI! works... if you work it.