I've kept a regular eye on this page for years... One of the things that strikes me is how certain programs have stood the test of time. I know Allan says these are listed according to how much they earn, but I think it acts as a reminder of the importance of consistently promoting programs you believe in, as much as the worth of any particular program in particular.

Too many affiliates flit from one program to the next, for my liking. Yes, getting in fast can reap dividends, but long term I think it's at least as good to pick programs you are happy with, and stick with them.

Uhm, I'd have to disagree with this top billing. I had a SiteBuildIt site for a year, I followed a lot of the 5 Pillar steps, and I've yet made one penny from the program.
Make no mistake, Ken's material is TOP NOTCH and I highly recommend it for learning and using, but as an affiliate program, no thanks.

[Don, Perhaps if you'd followed ALL of the steps, you would have made a success of the site. Allan.]

I would agree with Don, good learning material but hard to promote.

[I've found that one of the most effective ways to promote SBI is to write case studies describing how an affiliate uses the suite of tools, with specific details. Readers can then picture themselves using SBI. We have a couple of SBI case studies on this site. Allan.]

It is hard to promote SBI. I never earn commission from SBI and 5 pillar program. But earned over $500 from internet marketing course (i don't have website). That mean if i have a website i can earn more.

[I'm not surprised. It's hard for a newcomer to make good money with any affiliate program if you don't have your own website. Your own website helps give you credibility, repeat visitors and repeat customers. Getting your own website should be a high priority. Allan.]

I like the SBI program and have done well. I have been looking at video on the web delivery systems as the second wave of commission earners. One day I believe every website will be like a little tv channel. I signed up at FLV Hosting as they have some tools that earn some great cash up to $200 a sale. I have done as well with that as SBI in a few short months.

I haven't purchased SBI yet, but after originally looking at it for affiliate revenue, I could easily see how SBI far surpasses anything else out there, so long as SBI delivers. As I watched the video, I thought how I might market SBI using the video as the primary tool. We all know, videomarketing is the current trend and probably will be for quite some time. Actually, if SBI does deliver like they say, my mindset tells me to let the hits fall where they may as I intend on having several income streams flowing through one program.

[SBI certainly does deliver. Read the case studies on the site. One of our case studies is there. Yes, the SBI video is a powerful marketing tool. Allan.]

As a former fleet street journalist/writer i am very struck by how unexciting most of the stuff i read is (you being the exception of course Allan!) of course this article subscription service interests me but I am astonished that there are no sample bites to get a flavour of their expertise... a must to sign up i feel.

i have signed up with sitesell affiliate program twice now but i dont seem to understand its aim.

[The emails are straightforward. If you can't understand them, perhaps affiliate marketing isn't the right career for you. Allan.]

Just signed up. Great site and awesome afiliate program ever seen:). Recommended!

Hello Allan, I purchased an SBI! site back in '04 and I jumped right into it, not reading the highly suggested Action Guide first. It ended a year later with my site not earning me a penny and that tore me apart financially.
Over the following year, I scrimped & saved every available penny and I've been spending many hours of many days just reading the public version of the Action Guide and I'm almost ready to try it again. Although, with everything I've been reading & learning, I am very confident that my earnings will at least be a lot better than they were the first time. I just don't understand how or why everyone can't see that the amount of service & features you get for the low price of SBI! would be well worth it X100 fold.

[Oh dear. I've heard several similar stories of people who have rushed in and done things their way with SBI without reading the instructions. Yes, you do receive a LOT for your investment, but any tool is useful only if you find out how to use it. Allan.]

I promoted SBI heavily through PPC and I spent quite a bit of money on the promotion. I read and followed the Pillar program and everything that was available to read on SBI. Although it sounded like a good venture and my CTR promoting it was good, but hard to promote. I haven't made one penny from it. And as Ken suggested I put so much money into it and then waited for a while if it did not convert, he suggested this may take time to convert but after $50.00 with no conversion he suggested giving it some time, so I did and it never converted. I then tried it for another $50.00 and it still never did convert. it's now 3 months since I started these campaigns and not one conversion. That's after following all the guides and Ken himself. So as far as I am concerned it's a DEAD promotion that cost me over $100.00 to trial. But I did send Ken a lot of traffic. Your Welcome :)

[The problem with ads is that the visitor arrives in a suspicious frame of mind. With a high-priced product, it's not easy to overcome that suspicion. One way would be to offer the buyer a special bonus - your special report on SBI tips, or extra tutorials or something. I've found that the most effective way to promote SBI is to write a case study describing in specific detail how we have used SBI to build successful, revenue-generating websites. You can find two of those case studies on AssociatePrograms.com. Although they were written by a trainee affiliate, they are very effective because they're obviously genuine and the reader can tell that the author is describing first-hand experience. Allan.]

I bought SBI, but renewing it wont be my choice.
A few reasons..

1) I spent 2-3 months just reading the SBI forum every day, did my reasearch and then found what I thought was a profitable niche. It wasnt, although competition was so small.

2) I wanted to change domains and concept, but I would then be charged a further $50. I had already registered my domain..

3) So, I looked elsewhere and consider the money burnt. Its really ALOT for me...:( I have since had my "education outside". It opened my eyes to alot of things.

However, I know and believe the Affiliate Program to be good, as Ken really seems eager to help his affiliates. But, in my two cents, Site Build It needs to evolve ALOT more to keep up with all the other very low cost/SE friendly money making ways/systems out there. Else, its really not easy to promote for $300.

[Gareth, If you failed to make it work, you'll probably fail in promoting it. It would make more sense for you to promote something you're enthusiastic about. Those who use it successfully see the value in a suite of tools which costs less than $1 a day - and they can write first-hand success stories. Allan.]

I just had to put my two cents in here! I've had my SBI since April 2006! I'm very satisfied with the package, price (enough to subscribe again!), and the ease with which one can build the website. I've got somewhere around 300 pages and I'm looking to post at least another 700-800 pages. I just keep on trucking along. I haven't made one penny yet, that's right, not one! At this point, I don't care! I'm having a blast! I'm getting an average of 40 visitors a day right now (and that's a rush), but I want more. How? Build a site big enough and you'll catch more flies. I still have my part time job right now, but my site is improving and growing every day while I've been challenged to step up to the plate and create something. Everything that Ken E. has written about has absolutely come true so far for me. I'm not there yet as far as making some coin, but I smell it... it's on it's way! I'm not giving up; I'll win come hell or high water.

[Rex, If you've created 300 pages, are getting visitors but haven't made any money yet, I think it's well past time to carefully re-read the SBI instructions. Something's dreadfully wrong if you're getting 1200 visitors a month but aren't generating revenue from them. You should be looking at ways to achieve sales and also attract more visitors by getting good links to your site. At the very least, perhaps you need to add AdSense to your site. Allan.]

This is great. I got more info from the Affiliate Master Course than anything I bought. This is the best info on the web and it's all free! Now I can get started and with hard work I know that I have a better chance of succeding. thank you Allan.

Hay Rex
I have more then one site that gets about the same traffic as yours or less and I am making 300 to 600 per month from them each and some only through adsense. Get adsense on your sites and a few aff programs ASAP buddy you're losing money

I have had SBI for 9 months and found their 5 Pillar affiliate program fantastic. It works best if you own SBI and follow the process - I've built one site to promote my husband's books and lecturing career (it's a very tight niche - Yiddish - so the money has been coming in but not in a tidal wave - but it's still growing!), helped one friend build another about filmmaking and screenwriting (he gets over 300 hits a day after just three months) and am helping another friend with her site about a social justice issue. I've made two sales (to my friends) which came simply from my enthusiasm about the amazing hosting and customer service at Site Sell. I'm planning my own second site which will make a point of showcasing Site Sell directly. I can't say enough about both the webhosting and the affiliate program. Ken rules.

[Sounds as though you've chosen your niches well - ones that aren't too competitive. That's always a good start. Allan.]

Ken Evoy's Program is without a doubt one of the best you can find on the web as both an affiliate program for the level of support and as a DIY program as well. The reality is that most people work way too hard at it. Marketing (whether online or offline) is based on a 'formula' more or less. And the starting point of that formula is clearly defining your niche and niche market, which most people fail to do. Finding your niche is easier if you do 2 things: One -- think of a great idea that SOLVES A SPECIFIC PROBLEM and Two -- identify and market ONLY to the specific customer for whom that solution was created. Profile that customer down to age, race, gender, salary, interests, color of shoes etc. Once you are able to market that specific solution to that specific customer over and over again, you CANNOT and WILL NOT fail at marketing. The other problem is that people try to do everything themselves. Everybody is not good at writing sales copy and content and need to come to terms with that. For the hundreds of dollars that people waste trying to figure it out, they could have probably outsourced the work to a freelance professional for a fraction of the cost and made their money back very quickly. For anyone considering buying the program, IT WORKS! Realize that like most things in life, sometimes it's so simple that it seems complex. Don't think too hard about it. Everything you need to know to be successful with the program is there and clearly spelled out.
To Your Success,
Shonika

[I'm not sure about "race" and "color of shoes", but apart from that I reckon your advice on marketing to a specific customer is spot on. Allan.]

I am confused about the comments and trying to sort out what's being discussed or talked about. It seems like there at least 3 things going on.

1. The value, quality, benefit of an SBI web site itself apart from how it is used and how that compares or ranks with other commercial web site providers or hosts.

2. The use of the SBI web site or any commercial web site, and how effective or successful it is in terms of generating income or having a successful business. How well does SBI help with that and how does it compare and rank with others who do the same thing?

3. Then there is the selling, promoting of SBI as an affiliate program and having others use it.

So what's the verdict on 1 and 2 so far? Can SBI do 1, 2 or both better or just as good as anyone else?
Thanks, Randy

[The discussion is getting a bit messy, isn't it? I think these questions are far too complex to be discussed adequately in brief comments at the end of an article. A more appropriate place would be the Site Build It section on our affiliate forum. Allan.]

how about GDI and UWA can you comment about it?
JM
www.apdg.ws

[The best place to discuss individual programs is on our affiliate forum. Allan.]

The truth about this whole thing is the guy on this site has posted all of the comments on this site, there not made by real people, what a fraud.

[What on earth makes you believe such nonsense? Allan.]

Well I know that I am not Allan and I think every other person who posted knows they aren't either. Hmm what a strange thing to say!

I love sbi. I'm less than a year in, have made about 1000$ with 25 to 40 visitors per day and only 30 pages. I've got lots more to build so it's only going to get better!

I wanted to thank Allan, (no, I'm not Allan, I'm Rex, a real website owner- note to guy above) and the other gent who said get some adsense on my site. I just did that this weekend! I've been so busy creating pages that I just haven't been moving in the direction I need to - making money. I'm now cruising this site for affiliates that look decent ... so I'm on my way! Thanks guys and thanks for the great information Allan!
Sincerely,
Rex
P.S. Since I last posted, my traffic has grown to 100 unique visitors a day now! I'm pumped!

[That's good. Now set a new goal of 200 visitors a day. You're looking for affiliates that look decent? I'm an affiliate and I look reasonably decent. Actually, you're looking for affiliate programs or affiliate products, not affiliates. Allan.]

Well, I just bought SBI this past week and I'm putting it to the test. I'll update from time to time on this site and others on my progress. So far, I have to say that the video action guide is amazingly impressive. By far the most thorough information of any program I've seen out there yet. I'm working my way toward figuring out my niche and will let you know what happens when I get through my ten "days" :)

Hi Allan,
I've heard that SFI (Strong Future International) is a good affiliate/network marketing program to get started with. [Section deleted.]
Liset

[We don't discuss multi-level marketing programs on AssociatePrograms.com. That's not our niche. Allan.]

May I ask what you think about Stone Evan's plug-in profit site? I hear so many good things about it!
Thanks.

[Multi-level marketing is not our niche. Allan.]

I had a site with SBI and truely believe they are sincere and are a fantastic company to build a website with. However my site was getting 108 visits a day and I made nothing out of it apart from an average of .50c per day on adsense. I offered some very good products, but not one sale in 3 years. Mmmm Maybe I was being ripped off by an unknown outside influence and perhaps 'cloaking' would have cured that. I've learnt about this too late as the site is about to lapse. I did manage to sell 2 affiliate programs of Ken's for which I was duly paid. I would recommend SBI to anyone, but what was I doing wrong? I believed I was pre selling well, but it all came to zilch.
Warren
ps I have another site with SBI but it was set up purely for a very local (work based) niche market for which it is producing some results.

[Warren, There could be all sorts of things you're doing wrong. From AdSense alone, I'd expect you to earn considerably more than $15 from more than 3,000 visitors - even from a mediocre niche. I suggest you ask for a site review on the Site Review section of our affiliate forum. There are lots of friendly, helpful forum members. Allan.]

Hi. I just found this site and the SBI site yesterday. I realize that I haven't done all of my homework, but was wondering if you can help me get past one mental block that I struggling with. Is SBI a solution that helps one create a web site that is on a topic you love and has affiliate advertiser on it or is it to build a web site to talk about SBI and to advertise that? I've read about 75% of the posts here and the start of the Master's Course free download and it sound like the latter. The case studies seem to refer to the former. The SBI site is huge -- information overload. Can some offer or point to a summary of what I'm considering purchasing?
Thanks,
Tom

[Hi Tom, Websites created using SBI cover a wide variety of niches, just about every topic you could think of. SBI is a web-based website building system which enables people with very little knowledge to learn how to build a high quality, successful website designed to attract visitors and make sales. It includes brainstorming tools and keyword research tools to help you choose a profitable niche, and includes web hosting. Most SBI users get their revenue by promoting affiliate products and from Google AdSense revenue. A small proportion create their own products such as ebooks and sell them on their SBI sites. Some SBI sites have their own newsletters, which can be published easily using the SBI system. SBI appeals mainly to newcomers, but some very experienced marketers use it too, because it gives them the freedom to concentrate on writing articles without having to worry about techie stuff. There's a incredibly useful private forum where SBI users share ideas and help each other. The whole idea is to provide you with one package so that you don't have to go scurrying all over the Internet looking for and paying for extra bits and pieces. As you can see, I strongly recommend it. Allan.]

SBI = Suckers Buy It. Don't be a sucker.

[How odd. "Suckers" buy it, and then they rave about it on the private SBI forum, and renew their subscriptions in their thousands every year? Why do they do that? Because SBI changes lives. Allan.]

I have just bought SBI and regardless of how much income I may generate through my site SBI offers amazing value for money, in terms of hosting, free support, and site building tools.

This is not real.

[I suppose I could give you access to my accountant's records, but as I'm not likely to do that, you'll just have to believe what you want to believe. Allan.]

Allan,
I am looking at SBI in a serious way and by reading all of the comments before mine, it appears obvious to me that you make a very good income on this affiliate alone, (Just because of your very strong and convincing belief in the product). You defend it religiously and convincingly. After I join SBI, Build my site and Succeed, I will return to this page and post an update.
Thanks for your honesty and for your site!
Rick

[That's what I love about affiliate marketing. There are thousands of affiliate programs and millions of products you can choose from. So it's not difficult to find a product to promote that you're comfortable with. The best affiliate programs are the ones you strongly believe in. Allan.]

Maybe i'm missing something here but why would people pay all that money for a site when you can get a free one off Google or a free blog off Blogger?

[If you're referring to the Site Build It way of doing things, you're not buying a website. You have to use your own brains and motivation to create the content, just as you have to if you use a free Blogger blog. The huge difference is that you're buying a complete package. "All that money" works out at under $25 a month for a complete package which includes top-class web hosting, domain name, etc., etc., and education on how to build a successful business. Alnost anyone can build a blog, but millions of blogs and websites die because of lack of traffic. SBI sites are designed to get traffic. Allan.]

Sorry but i'm not convinced. I'm sticking with Blogger and GooglePages. However I will say that your downloadable
Ebook on getting traffic was most informative.
Thanks.

[That's fine. There are many different ways of doing affiliate marketing. When I started, I used free hosting provided my ISP and created my first site in raw HTML. It took me two years of experimenting and learning before I could quit my job. Allan.]

I just had to post this in lieu of all the negative comments about SBI!. I bought it in 2005 and in less than two years my site was earning enough to pay my mortgage from mostly Google Ads alone, and I'm in a pretty competitive niche. SBI! works, but YOU have to work IT. I bought it for the first time in 2003 and failed because I didn't follow the guide. I think a lot of people believe it's some magic tool that will instantly get you rich. No, it's a system of tools, all in one place that helps you become successful if you are willing to work and learn. Some creativity is needed too. Sure, you could go to a cheap host but you don't get the automatic sitemap submissions (a true treasure!), blog, newsletter manager, and the list goes on. And as for the affiliate program, it works just as well and I am not surprised it has remained at the top of Allan's list. The key is to use your own SBI! site as a testimonial/case study and that will help you succeed with the affiliate program. You need credibility to sell SBI!. It certainly worked for me and I have the checks to prove it.

I'm just about to buy the program, but by reading the comments , there are some things that probably I'm missing. What is that to promote SBI to sell it and earn a commision of that?? Also, is there in SBI program package of affiliate program and products to advertice ??....and what would be the estimated time to start earning some "cents" with this program ? Thanks...

[I'm not sure I understand all your questions. It's not necessary to buy anything to be an affiliate. If you go to the company's website and click on "SiteMap" you'll be able to see a list of the company's products which affiliates can promote. Some products which used to be sold are now free. If you have difficulty writing a clear sentence in English, you may never earn a commission. Allan.]

Ahem.. Ok, let me put it this way. You are NOT going to find somebody involved in internet marketing who is more hard-working and delivers more than what he promises than Ken Evoy. The only thing I'm missing is his main product. Site build it! And I've tried almost all of his products. Ken is the man. He truly cares about your success, no matter how you define it. As soon as I have enough money, I'll get my hands on SBI. And I agree. It's really hard to promote SBI, but, and that's a big but, IF you don't own SBI. This way people don't have a big enough REASON to believe you. My passion is basketball and I already have a website (www.aware-jump.com) which I plan to transfer the content to this new SBI website I'm about to build. Thus, I think I can let my passion speak and convince people that they can try SBI, risk free (affiliate income) - that is something that Allan is very familiar with:) and...

Allan, what a great website you have. So professional and yet, it has a whoooole bunch of useful content. Not an easy thing to find these days.

Hello everyone. I am strongly considering buying Site Build It!. I believe that the first time I heard of it was here on Allan's site. Then Rosalind Gardner mentioned it in one of her newsletters. Then something happened that really got my interest. One of my personal friends mentioned that he had gotten involved in affiliate marketing and had a web site that he built that was bringing in about $800 a month and required very little attention for maintenance. I asked him for the URL and went to have a look. He had mentioned something about Dreamweaver in our conversation, so I was totally surprised when I got to the bottom of page 1 of his site and found "Built with Site Build It!". Come to find out, he was using Dreamweaver to enhance the HTML code of his site (something SBI allows that some other "providers" don't.) After that experience, when I see some blithering idiot saying something like "This is not real" or some other ridiculous comment, I just have to laugh and realize that not everyone can be a winner.

Hi,
It would be interesting to see the websites of those that made their testimonals, but sadly there are no link to take a look?
Thanks.

[Not telling you their sites was their choice, not mine. If you want to see sites made using SBI, you can find many good examples here:
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/results
Allan.]

Just a thought, but it seems most (yes, most, not all) of these programs are just selling information to tell people to make money by selling information. And having read a fair number of these programs, most, if not all of the information, is already available in the public domain.

[As I say, these products are suitable for my audience. They may not be sitable for yours. Internet marketing information products have a major advantage - they nearly always pay high commissions. They also have a major disadvantage - it's an intensely competitive field, not the best place for a newcomer to start. If you think you can find most of the information free, good luck to you. My experience has been that it's possible to waste an awful lot of time trying to find free information. When you do find it, it's usually very difficult to know how reliable that information is. Buying information from a solid, reliable source is an excellent investment. Investing in knowledge is one of the best investments you can make - as long as you then use the information. Allan.]

I have been researching SBI and affiliate marketing and I am a little confused. What is the difference between SBI and Clickbank? Meaning, what am I actually selling with SBI? (Something in my niche, I know, but where is this product? on SBI or Clickbank?) Also, where I am promoting this? So, once I have a website and a product, and sales copy and/or articles, where am I advertising? How are people finding me? It's all such information overload I can't seem to figure out how to begin. I did download the Masters Course but I am still not understanding how this all works.
Thanks

[I think you need to revisit each site and carefully re-read what is written there. ClickBank is an affiliate network. People who have products to sell list their products there. If you're selling a product, ClickBank can handle the tracking and pay your affiliates. SBI is a package of tools which includes web hosting, website building and marketing. Websites built using SBI are designed to be found by visitors who are using search engines. Our affiliate forum is a good place to ask questions. Allan.]

I wasn't able to take the time to read each & every comment but I want to address the few at the top. I think Mr. Gardyne very adequately replies to all or at least most of the comments listed here and I think he's done a great job. I'm going to look into the companies he represents further in the coming days, weeks or even months but I'm already a proud affiliate of Site Build It! As a matter of fact, I found SBI! back in January of '05 because I was looking for a way to work and earn money so I could get off of disability forever.
Please take some time to read more about it on my site at http://www.physically-disabled-man-earning-money-online.com

It looks to good to be true.
I will try it and see what it can do for me too!
jane larsen
http://blog.janel.dk

I started out with an SBI site and now have two, with one more in progress. Each of them is earning money for me every month. I also have sites that have been built using other software now as well. The real interesting thing for me though is what my partner Lyn has done with her SBI site. A couple of years ago she literally hardly knew how to send an email, never mind build a website. She didn't even have a mobile phone and was a complete technophobe. I introduced her to SBI and this is the site that she has built herself, totally from scratch, by following the Action Guide to the letter.. www.Rent-A-Villa-In-Paphos.com The site now has around 5,000 visitors a month and she is making an excellent income from her new business, far outweighing what she earned previously from her 9-5 bank job. So anyone thinking of promoting SBI as an affiliate, at least you can be assured that you are promoting a product that really does work for people.
regards
Roy

Where are the other 9 of the top 10?

[There's one page for each of the top 10 affiliate programs. Scroll to the end of the article (NOT the end of the comments) and you'll find the links to the other 9. Allan.]

A live dog costs more than a dead lion. Allan, sad to say it, but either the success or the failure belongs to the main responsible person. And you are pointing at IMC course 2007 as one of your bestselling products, but you are praising Corey who died 2005. If this is the bestseller you are talking about, you should mention Derek Gehl. The King is Dead, Long live the King. Now Derek is the Man at IMC and he deserves the whole respect and honor as CEO. You know why you wrote it this way, but …

[I learned a lot from Corey. I'm sure Derek did, too. Allan.]

Thank you for the info. I found an affiliate website to start multiple streams of residual income. It's called Loads of Cash. All I did was sign up for "Ultimate Wealth Package" for $50 and I collect checks for people who sign up on my site. It's so easy!

[HTML is disabled in comments on this site, so there's no point trying to place hyperlinks in comments. Allan.]

It seems to me that we have a lot of people in here that keep blaming the "AFFILIATE" sytems offered these days. I've seen a lot of the affiliate sites from members that claim they never make any money. WELL, IT'S BECAUSE YOUR SITES SUCK!!! The sites look terible and have a "Mom and Pop" feel to them. IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTENT!!! If your site looks like a sales pitch no one person in the world is gonna buy. YOU NEED TO LOOK LIKE AN EXPERT AND OFFER FREE THINGS ON YOUR SITE!! Get people to trust you. STOP USING BANNER ADS AND LOADS OF TEXT LINKS IN YOUR BODY COPY. Too much of anything isn't good. My site is just about "Reviewing Diet Plans". I pretty much talk about the side effects of diet plans and I also compare diet plans for the average consumer. I only use text links !!! NO BANNER ADS. I also only recommend 2 diet plans that are safe to my readers. It makes me seem honest and trustworthy. I also love what I write about!!!! That's the #1 thing. Be in love with what you're promoting!! GREAT JOB ALLAN.

Hi Allan
Couple of comments on SBI. After reading for 4 hours on the SBI site about how it works I jumped in with both feet. The revelation that it was a great move came days later. The mantra was build content on a subject you love.

What was the revelation - it happened while reading a case study and visiting another SBI site. I spent over an hour at the site and it was on a subject that really didn't attract me. It was the content that moved me to click through the whole site and then I realized that Ken was on to something big.

For those who don't think it is a great program - consider this. Little effort will get you a little reward. At $25 per month I have gained back 100 times that in knowledge. Faith is believing what you can't see, and based on the facts presented by SBI, those that follow the program will end up with a site in the top percentile world wide.

Allan - love it that you post the good and the bad. Ken doesn't need defending though. His bank account keeps him well defended I am sure.
Best wishes

Wow, great information. I will begin applying it to my website :-D
Thanks!
Mike.
http://www.dineromaking.com

Hi, Allan. Why your 10 Best Affiliate Programs are all about internet marketing topics? Are there any recommendation about other topics?
Thanks.

[The Top 10 list is written from personal experience. It describes the affiliate programs that work best for us on THIS website. Re other programs... I'll make a note of that idea in my "Good Ideas" file. Allan.]

I am about ready to purchase SBI. I have spent the good portion of two years studying and researching products, tools, along with internet marketing methods. I really do not believe you will find a better value than SBI. It has an awesome array of tools. I will address the negative comments I read. I don't want to offend anyone. Whether it is affiliate marketing, or building a content site to establish credibility before selling one's own products and services, persistence and business sense is needed. I like what Ken stresses. This is a BUSINESS.

[Nearly two years? Good grief! I hope you take action soon. Allan.]

Total JUNK.

[I wonder why you're not willing to put your name to that opinion. Allan.]

I am just about to venture into buidling a site. Can you tell me the number one mistake that people make as beginners? I am just trying to do all my homework before I spend another dollar trying making money on the internet. This looks to be the most legit thing I have reseached in quite some time. Furthermore, I have looked at some of the sites created with SBI and I must say, it does look like there are some professional looking sites and some that are less attractive. I guess some people did a lot of research and some did not. Thanks.

[The most common mistake I see is that newcomers start by building a site telling people how to make money on the Internet, when they know almost nothing about this topic - and it shows. There are tens of thousands of affiliate programs and millions of products to choose from. Don't start by choosing an intensely competitive niche. If you want to, do that later when you have more experience. Allan.]

Didn't you say that once you build a site w/ SBI that there are hundred's of products to promote? Well it seems that a lot of these "super affiliates" are getting rich by getting other affiliates on board to promote SBI or "the super affiliates handbook". I just want to be assured that once I get a website built, I can promote whatever niche I feel like promoting and not have to worry about SiteBuildIt putting there banners all over my website. Can someone explain this to me please?

[In affiliate marketing, you can choose from tens of thousands of affiliate programs and millions of products. Have a look through our affiliate directory to get an idea of the potential. SBI will never put any banners on your site. YOU make your own decisions on the niche you choose and on the content you create for your site. Yes, some people do very well by choosing the "Internet marketing" niche. However, it's an intensely competitive niche. I strongly recommend that you choose a less competitive niche for your first website. For example, one of my SBI sites gives tips on how to be a club DJ, because the assistant who created it had experience in that field. Allan.]

Allan thank you for your responses to the various comments. I too have shopped around and SBI looks really exciting. I am also suffering from information overload, as this is all so new to me. But Ken's principles make a lot of sense and just reading his promotional page has sparked a lot of great ideas in my head. I definitely plan to invest in this product. The idea of writing about my passion really appeals to me. Ken is extremely credible, and I think if I apply his principles to my own passion (rather than someone else's) I have a good chance of success.

[Yes, if you're passionate about a topic that gives you a huge start on people who aren't. And Ken is very passionate about helping SBI users succeed. Allan.]

Thanks for the nice tips and guide, I am a beginner now, I believe I can learn a lot here.
http://www.freelancenow.cn

Just to clarify, SBI will help YOU build a site on a topic of YOUR choosing. You should coose a topic which is YOUR passion. Once you do that your website IS your testimonial for SBI. Those that "GET IT" get it, those that don't, don't. I unfortunatly, did not follow through with my site. But I do believe in SBI and would buy again.

DJK is the manual if you're looking to go into adwords. I used just one technique on my first affiliate product and had an extremely successful campaign. Unfortunately the product I was promoting turned out to be a scam, and I am now aware of how important it is to do an in-depth investigation of not only your product but it's creator. If anyone else knows of a proven scam product please bring it to light and warn your fellow affiliates. http://affiliatescams.wordpress.com

I'm really intrigued by the SBI recommendations, I'm reading here... Can anyone point me to a no-hype specs sheet that lists exactly what the $299 pays for?
Thank you!!!

[You'll find a detailed list here:
http://makemy.sitesell.com/compare/
Allan.]

hey allan...
i work in UAE (Middle east country). will the sitesell still works for me. also am new to affliate marketing would u recommend this programme for me.
kindly advice in this regard
regards
franklin

[Yes, I strongly recommend SiteSell's Site Build It for people who are new to affiliate marketing, because it teaches you how to build a business. Where you live in the world doesn't really matter. However, you'll find that some affiliate programs are for U.S. residents only. Allan.]

SBI is really very good. I have created my website with it. Check it out at: http://www.2create-a-money-making-website.com I have also created a page soley about Site Build It at: http://www.2create-a-money-making-website.com/site-build-it.html
Thanks

thanks for ur comment. so sitesells still work for me residing in UAE.rite. what are other sites u recommend with minimal investment for a guy like me who resides in UAE and also as a beginner?

[Nearly all affiliate programs are free to join. There are many thousands of affiliate programs to choose from. Have a loook through our affiliate directory for ideas. I strongly recommend that for your first site you choose a niche in which you already have some knowledge. Don't think about simply joining an affiliate program. Think about topics you could write about so that you could create a useful, interesting site. Then look for affiliate programs in that niche. He's an article to give you ideas...
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/articles/63/1/Where-to-get-ideas-for-a-niche-website
Allan.]

Your article is titled "My top 10 affiliate programs;" however, you only discuss one - one from which you collect a commission on your conversions. Uh, where are the other nine programs? Did I miss them?
Greg

[The article has 10 pages. Have a look at the bottom of the article - above the Comments - and you'll find links to the other 9 pages. Allan.]

It sounds good to me. I may include the program in webmaster blog. http://blog.e-webtemplates.com.
Thanks
Kannan

There are no other links in Firefox

[Links to the other 9 parts of this article appear above the Comments. Allan.]

I just want to say that it amazes me that so many people post such negative ridiculous comments about SBI. I believe they are just disgruntled people who have failed miserably at everything they have tried, because they just don't get it. I failed with SBI myself, but it's not because SBI did not deliver, it's because I have a lot more M THAN B. PERIOD. The secret keywords to success with SBI are, (BRAINS-&-MOTIVATION).
They go hand in hand with each other. One does not work without the other. Great job Allan!

[As well as brains and motivation, persistence is very important, too. Allan.]

this is for all the people that don't understand the SBI set of tools... not the SBI as an affiliate program.. 2 totally different things.

SBI is a set of tools to build a web page based business and building it on what ever you want to. It's like building a house. It's the tools to build the House, and when you're done.. it was still the tools... Not the House.
the House is Yours.. it was Your Idea to start with, and it will always be your House.
SBI Is just the tools you used to build your House.. if the house doesn't keep you warm, or it falls down... are you going to Blame the Tools ??, or could it be you tried to use a Hammer as a screwdriver ? ...or did you try to sell it before it was finished, and then complain again the tools were at fault because the tools didn't finish building the house.
All SBI Tools come with VERY Extensive Instructions, Support, and PROVEN Success when Used as they were Intended... the Hammer Will Work as a Hammer if you Use it as Instructed. If you try to drive the Hammer with the Nail, don't complain if your house Falls down, or Never even gets built.. it's not the Tools Fault.
It's best to do your first on what you know, and have knowledge about.. We All Know Something about something, and we all Know more the someone else. I am building mine on what I know, and Love. It's still VERY New, less then 6 weeks old, but I am already listed on Goggle in the top 10 for my Site concept, Keywords from Just 1 page, and I haven't even tried to Monetize it yet, with only 10 pages up. but that to me is a Great indication of the direction it's headed.
so Yes SBI Works... but I see it more as I Work.. SBI gave me the tools to do the Work.
SBI Is a Package of tools, not a program to do the work for you.
It's Not A GET RICH QUICK. But I do see it in a year making enough I can Quit my job... and If not.. then I will Build another (already Planning this) so Yes.. I fully expect to quit my job in the Next 2 years... not Because SBI got me Rich... but SBI gave me the tools to get myself to what ever I see as rich (comfortable) (time with my family) making my own money.. not for someone else.
So there it is.. SBI is a set of tools to build your house, how you use them is up to you. if You follow the instructions, you will build your house, and it will keep you warm, and won't fall down.. but you NEED to Follow the instructions.

The SBI as an Affiliate is just that.. selling SBI's Tools to others.

to Prove im real my page is
www.Learn-Camping-Life.com ..like I said.. it's still rough, and being built.. but already showing good signs, and progress.
Hope this helps some of you understand and if you're still hesitating about getting SBI. It took me a year of studying all the Small business opps. out there, and Went with SBI and VERY glad I did.

Thanx Allan for your Place here on the Web.
I use it all the time.
Rick of www.Learn-Camping-Life.com

[It's good to see you're so enthusiastic! Enthusiasm and determination will get you a long way. Allan.]

Allan,
What's your cut in all of this? You certainly come to the defense of others a lot. hmmmm

[It pays 25% residual commission on sales. There's also a second tier. Of course I love the commissions, but the most important factor to me is the high quality and the fantastic coaching that comes with it. Its fame is spreading, too. SBI isn't just popular with its users and affiliates. It's now taught in a number of universities and community colleges. To me, the perfect product is one you use yourself and can be honestly enthusiastic about. That's the case here. Allan.]

Something people should know is that SBI is for the not so tech savvy, and the very tech savvy. It has a block by block builder that allows you to follow to the "T", making life easy. Two slogans that come to mind are "If you can carry a conversation You can build a website", and "Tortoise IT! Slow & steady wins the race". SBI was (and still is) built for people who can (or cannot) build a web page. The forums are there for any and every possible question to be asked & answered.

Something that SBI makes VERY known is that it is NOT A GET RICH QUICK!!! They give you every possible tool to make the money, they show you how to find the right affiliates, how to use & find the right market and how to dominate it! Yes, some people make thousands off of SBI, while others make mere pennies off of AdSense. Oh, wait that's covered too. When it comes to SBI, for $299 a year it's a sweet deal that anyone should take advantage of. Yes, it is up front, but the ROI is massive. If you're getting minimal visits, you can ask other people to see what you're missing. I don't know any other company that offers what this one does, and I will renew every year. I welcome questions from people who wonder if they should buy it or not, or if they want to hear my personal experiences. (Has the President of the Company ever said thanks to You for the complaints or compliments you sent? I doubt it).
You can find me at www.little-known-food-facts.com/Contact.html
Oh, and i'm not Allan either.

I'd like to throw in my 2c worth about how wonderful SBI is to use.

My wife is a 60 year old semi-invalid. 3 years ago I invested in SBI and gave it to her, and I said why don't you build yourself a website about your passion? It happens to be pet ferrets.

Now, she was a total technophobe and didn't do a thing for 6 months. She had a complete belief that she couldn't do it.

I finally got - shall I say - "irritable", "at least bloody well TRY!"

And she did. Today www.all-about-ferrets.com has over 200 pages of highly valuable content. It rates well - "all about ferrets" is a reasonably high traffic keyword and you can see that her site rates #1 on Google. Similar for "what do ferrets eat", another common search term.

The site gets 200 unique visitors per day, rising all the time.

Sure I help her with bits and pieces from time to time, but she now knows the whole thing inside out.

Any money come from it? No, but that isn't her aim right now. Being the best there is, is her aim, and judging by the torrent of communication she receives, she's well on the way.

So, from total fear-filled technophobe to expert in 3 years, all down to SBI.

It's a damned good set of tools and I'd recommend anyone to promote it vigorously!

hi. I´m looking at SBI and a lot of other similar sites, and right now (16Febr2008) I can say that I didn´t find something more "credible". I DON´T have any experience on marketing or web-sites, but I did some research for 3 weeks new. I am willing to buy SBI this week, with a litle bit of concern, but as I say I did some research about marketing, about internet business and I understand the basic things for the SUCCESS OF A BUSINESS (because this is the real thing that mathers for allmost all of us). I will go STEP BY STEP, with the project, and I will tell you when I´ll have my "dreams fulfilled" (if I will have them).
untill then......wish me luck!!! :)

[There's not a lot of luck involved. Your determination to succeed is much more important. But anyway, Good luck! You've made a very good choice. Allan.]

I first came across Allan's site in early 2000. He recommended Ken Evoy's book Make Your Site Sell and I was convinced that both Allan and Ken Evoy knew what they were talking about. When Site Build It came available later that year, I purchased it and have never been sorry.

Despite having to build slowly, due to a very demanding job, my family has thoroughly enjoyed the extra $500-$1200 a month that we've earned consistently from the site. To all the naysayers... get a SBI site, get busy and come back and tell us your "conversion" stories! There are just WAY TOO MANY successful SBI users out there. What am I supposed to believe, that they just got lucky or something?
Michael Boyter
familyhistoryproducts.com

Anybody with experience, please tell me what is a better choice to build a website: Yahoo! Store or SBI ?
YahooStore is $40/m and SBI is $25/m . I'm not sure if there is an option for monthly payments with SBI, though. One advantage with SBI is I can promote it as an affiliate product. Any thoughts ?

another question, what do you think about BANS ?
Out of all three which one has the best potential to create traffic in short time?

[These would be exellent questions to ask on our affiliate forum. The link is at the top of the page. Allan.]

Obviously there's been opinions from one extreme to the other regarding the SBI system, as is to be expected I would guess (money involved). If, however, you haven't checked out the Affiliate Masters (FREE) 10 day course, please do before you pass judgment. Although I can't afford to sign up and use the program myself yet, as I had another hosting agreement (prepaid) when I found it, I WILL be using it when my other hosting expires. I just started a blog at jeffreynorris.com, and although I won't be trying to set up a site of this magnitude, I am already saying good things about SiteSell, just from the excellent course. You can tell much thought, research, time and preparation went into the SBI system. It's not a fly-by-night, make a quick buck and get out scam.

Also, if you check out the amount, and quality of the content here, I don't think Allan is going to be promoting the SBI product if he didn't truly believe in it.
Jeff

I came to this site from SBI as a new SBI owner. I have yet to get my own SBI site up yet, but so far in working with it, I am learning a lot. SBI is one of my many affiliates I offer as a complete package.

I am using what I believe to be one of the best affiliate packages on the Internet today and I am only into my 2nd month!

I have 26 years as a network marketer using off line marketing. As far as using online marketing now, there is simply no comparison.

In my first month, I earned $1,000 from just the SBI affiliate program from launching my total package to my current small list. Total income for my first month on line using my total package resulted in just over $7,000 and 340 new prospects.

I have had a Web site up for some time now using MS FrontPage and have become comfortable with using it. So when I first bought SBI, my thought was; why do I want to learn a new program? Well, the answer for now is that it teaches me how to get a good ranking, how to build trust instead of going after the sale, and so forth.

MS FrontPage does not offer any of that training and my old site, being helpful to a lot of people who use it, never earned me a dime.

I agree that SBI is the best on the Internet for what it offers.

Thanks for providing this. I will be a new member to your information and check out your best Affiliate programs as well.

If my package program is not listed there, you may want to check it out. It is fairly new but very different and very exciting. You can check it out for free here> http://Now8020FastStart.com

I will also do the same with yours.
Thanks again,
Bob Andolina

[Thanks, but we don't list MLM stuff in our affiliate directory. That's not our niche. Allan.]

I bought SBI about 4 weeks ago then led a volunteer project in Cambodia. Now that I am back my mind is reeling with possibilities, but I don't want to get a domain until I am certain I have found the best match between my passions and information I want to convey. I am working through the affiliate masters course the past two days and my mind is rather boggled with all the advice and a myriad of url tangents to click on. How will I know that it's time to stop brainstorming and pick the best of my options Allan? I know that the usefulness of the package has dwindled to 11 months... should I worry about that at this point?

[You're building a business. Don't rush what may be the most important step of all - choosing your niche. Login to SBI, go to Site Central, scroll down, and study all the information there. A wealth of information and tips came with this tool. Make the most of it. Start with the SBI Action Guide. Allan.]

An SBI site works and will CONTINUE to work long term. I can attest since I started an SBI site back in '04. It now earns $1,200/mo. The site has 16 pages. No adsense either... I just use 1 aff. publisher throughout the whole site.

But it was slow growth. Mainly due to the fact that I had only built 5 pages... my first YEAR! But I followed the action guide and have built the last 11 within the last 8 months.

Here's what's unusual. Each month it keeps improving in spite of the fact that I now do little to nothing at all. Currently all but 4 of my pages are on Google's first page. It takes time but gradually, and eventually SBI sites rise to the top. Because they give what search engines desperately spider for: Content.

If you follow the action guide to build an SBI site, you will have a site that search engines can't and won't ignore. SBI knows exactly what search engines want and delivers it to them. Not only them but your readers as well. But YOU have to work it. Too many folks expect a program or a system to do the work. YOU have to work the program and SBI will work for you.

You said ten best sites and I only see one... SBI.. Am I missing something?
Duke

[It's a 10-page article. Scroll down to the bottom of the article - not the bottom of the comments - and you'll find the links to the other 9 parts of the article. Allan.]

Someone asked, at the end of the comments, about the other nine programs. You said to scroll to the end of the comments to find the link for the other pages. There is no link.

[I said to scroll to the bottom of the article - that's ABOVE the comments. Allan.]

I have personally made use of 2 of the top 3 packages that you mentioned here. I must vote that it is really the top of the range.