How to Build Websites with SBI! :-)

If you’ve ever wondered how to build websites without getting lost in code, you’re not alone. Back in 2010, I had the same question — and finding the right system changed my life.

✅ Quick Answer: How do you build websites?
You build websites by choosing a reliable platform, securing hosting, and following a step-by-step system that teaches content creation, traffic building, and monetization. Tools like Solo Build It! (SBI!) simplify the process by handling the tech side so you can focus on content and growth.

Today, I’ll share exactly how I went from “no clue” to running a profitable online business with Solo Build It! (SBI!), plus why it’s a smarter choice than just spinning up a blog and hoping for the best.

Susan Gast - Owner/Operator of Easy Food Dehydrating - holding a Nesco dehydratorSusan Gast with her trusty
Nesco Dehydrator

I'd love to share how to build websites with SBI! (which stands for Solo Build It!) with you, but first indulge me as I go back to the very beginning of my various careers.

It was November 2010. I'd been working diligently on my five-year-long chosen career path of Forex trading - and Christmas was only a month away and I couldn't feel the cheer.

I put the trading 'aside' to tackle, yet again, the chance to be my own boss and have my very own website.

I've always had somewhat of an entrepreneurial spirit, (I took after my dad!), so looking for a 9-5 job wasn't in the cards for me. Not to mention that the job market was in the dumpster.

(Ever notice how things go in cycles? This note added January 27, 2024).

What’s the First Step When You Want to Build a Website?

Yep, I surfed. Not on real waves, I'm a wuss, but surfed the internet. My love of designing things was in the back of my mind, but I had no idea of how to turn this desire into something of substance and how to build websites.

I've noticed through the years that most good ideas come to you when you're not trying so hard to think.

In this stage of 'not thinking so hard' and surfing, I came across a website that was selling seeds, and they had "affiliate" programs.

I thought, "What's that affiliate thing all about?" and clicked on it. But I was stumped. In order to become an affiliate to help sell their seeds, I needed to have a real storefront or my own website.

Why You Need a Website Instead of Just a Storefront

Storefront? Website?

I Had Neither!

I Had No Idea How to Build Websites...

Because I did not know how to build websites, I then did what all of us would do at this point: I Googled "how to set up a website for free" and yes, I'm sitting here cringing at how desperate that sounds!

These days, WordPress is the go-to platform for building a website "for free"—and yes, it offers great-looking templates. But you’ll still need to pay for hosting. And without the deep business guidance you get from SBI! (which includes ultra-secure hosting with 99% uptime in its low monthly fee), you'd likely feel overwhelmed, even with a free setup.

NOTE: There is SBI! for WordPress users too! Solo Build It! (SBI!) teaches you all about creating quality original content, using their block-building page "BB2"platform. And with the right mindset and dedication, the traffic will come!


Thankfully, I spotted this:

Solo Build It!

They'll teach me how to build websites!

Thankfully, I spotted this:

Solo Build It!

They'll teach me
how to build websites!


BlockBuilder 2


The Day Everything Changed: Signing Up with SBI!

December 1, 2010

Just Look At This Girl Go Now!

cartoon female with an old-fashioned computer monitor

"What's this?" I asked myself as I landed on the homepage for SBI! websites.

I clicked. And the rest is history.

I read ALL the customer reviews and stories of how they each found Solo Build It! and how it's been working out for them, and their yearly updates!

Hey, I realized that I'm now getting closer to learning how to build websites the right way!

And I signed up. December 1, 2010.

It was the best thing I ever did. An easy one-time payment for a FULL YEAR of hosting, (or you can go their monthly route if you wish). It includes a fabulous forum filled with friendly folk (enough with the 'F-words,' Susan) who honestly do want all SBI! members to succeed.

The Action Guide is so full of info. that it will make your head spin IF you try to do it all in a rush.

Just know that it'll teach you all you need to know about building websites that work!

Remember, if you don't want to fork out for a full year in advance. It costs just a few dollars more per month overall, but if a monthly option helps with the family budget, go for it!

How to Build Websites That Actually Attract Visitors

Get Armed with the Good Stuff

Now I was armed with ambition and good intentions, which saw me through the Christmas period in good spirits!

www.easy-food-dehydrating.com
was born on December 23, 2010, at 10:15 am
I was the proud owner of a
brand-new bouncing-baby website!

At times it seemed like a lot to learn, but I kept at it! It took about three short weeks to go from 'no idea' to 'great idea' to having a 'real-life website'! 

My site now promotes these books:

Now I was armed with ambition and good intentions, which saw me through the Christmas period in good spirits!

www.easy-food-dehydrating.com
was born on
December 23, 2010, at 10:15 am
I was the proud owner of a
brand-new bouncing-baby website!

At times it seemed like a lot to learn, but I kept at it! It took about three short weeks to go from 'no idea' to 'great idea' to having a 'real-life website'! 

My site now promotes these books:

🥦 Dehydrating

Easy Food Dehydrating & Safe Food Storage book coverREAD MORE

🍲 Recipes

20 Taste-Tested Easy Recipes book coverREAD MORE

⁉️ FAQs

How to Dehydrate Food - Top 20 Topics, 225 Questions AnsweredREAD MORE

🦴 Doggie Dinners!

Make Your Own Dog Food book coverREAD MORE

I now can say:
"I know enough (HTML) to be... dangerous"!

I now can say:
"I know enough (HTML)
to be... dangerous"!

Do You Need Coding Skills to Build Websites?

With Solo Build It!, you don't need to have a head full of HTML and coding know-how. They take care of all that technical stuff!

You simply build the pages, block by block - and it's the beauty of their block-building system called BB2 - that works so well.

They take care of the behind-the-scenes work of 'how to build websites that work'!

They take care of the back-end
of 'how to' build websites

Creativity Counts: Why Content Makes or Breaks Your Site

Don't Miss This Fantastic Offer:

Solo Build It! Case Studies

This frees you up to do the creative stuff, you know, the content that people want to read!

People visit sites looking for information - so you'd better make sure you deliver IF you want to be regarded as a successful site... and be visited time and again.

I am fortunate enough to have a gainfully employed husband, so that affords me the luxury of being able to sit here for hours on end—and I don't take that gift of luxury lightly.

Yes, I am indeed very fortunate!

Hence, being able to create just over 100 pages in three short months! (I'm way over double that as of May, 2025).

I look back now with wonder at how I achieved this in so little time.

I have what SBI! calls "BAM" - which is Brain, Attitude, and Motivation.

Well, we all have a brain. Most of us need to work on attitude, and motivation is all it takes to get going and keep going!

You must have motivation and a desire to succeed in any business endeavor. If not, pass it up. Keep your day job!

SBI! teaches you via an unparalleled system called the "Action Guide" and you can either view the videos, read it, or do both!

You can go at your own pace. It's sectioned off in ten 'day' increments... but don't think you have to do it all in ten days! A day's section could take as long as three days to do, but I'm sure some people HAVE 'done it all' in ten days!

My advice: don't rush it. It takes as long as it takes. Rome wasn't built in a day. Your site shouldn't be either!

The Excitement of Launch Day: Seeing Your First Homepage

K, back to SBI! and the Action Guide. SBI!'s premise is as follows: use C T P M and your site will be successful.

What Is CTPM — and Why Does It Make Websites Succeed?

  • C stands for Content. Content is King.
  • T stands for Traffic. The all-important Traffic, the lifeblood of all sites.
  • P stands for Pre-sell. Your visitors must feel good about being on your site, and your content sells itself to your visitors, thereby pre-selling them what you may have to offer for sale.
  • M stands for Monetize. Monetizing is how to get your site to pay for all your hard work.

Do not be tempted to do the C T P M out of order. Keep it in sequence.

Before I Go:

In July 2015, Mother Earth News contacted me to see if I'd like to blog for them (of course I would!) Sadly, they closed down their blogging area a year or so ago. Was it something I said? Just kidding.

A week later, SBI! contacted me to see if I'd like to participate in their Entrepreneur Series (again, of course I would!) See my post HERE.

Now go click on this link: SBI! - SiteSell - Solo Build It! and "get busy" ... now you know how to build websites!

Top Questions About Building Websites Answered

Do I need to know coding to build a website?

No, you don’t. Platforms like SBI! handle the coding for you. You just focus on content, design, and connecting with your audience.

How long does it take to build a website?

If you follow a structured system like SBI!, you can have your first website live in just a few weeks. Growing traffic and income takes longer, but the foundation is fast to set up.

What’s the biggest mistake beginners make when building websites?

Jumping straight into design without a plan. Success comes from following a framework that covers content, traffic, pre-selling, and monetization (the CTPM system SBI! teaches).

Building websites may sound intimidating, but with the right guidance it becomes both exciting and rewarding. Thanks to Solo Build It!, I turned a simple idea into Easy Food Dehydrating - and you can do the same with your passion.

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