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Website Building Software...
How I Built a Website For Our Business
in the Kalahari of Namibia

Before I share something special about website building software with you...

Are You a Local Business Owner?

One of those with an unsuccessful website?

Then click here to read more!

Or read the story about our website from the beginning...


Background information...

We live on a hunting ranch in one of the remote areas of Namibia, in Africa.

Namibia is a country in Southern Africa, just northwest of South Africa.

The region where Uitspan Hunting Ranch is located, is also known as the "Kalahari Desert".

It is a wonderful, adventurous and exciting place to live.

How it all started...

Our father, Hendrik, started the conservation of certain plains game animal species on Uitspan Ranch years ago.

During the years we saw these herds growing and it strengthen our love for nature, the Kalahari and all the species now to be found on the ranch.

In the last decade more and more hunting guests visited the ranch (introduced by different outfitters, friends or family). We learned to love the encounter with people from all over the world who share our love for the outdoors.

All our visitors were astounded with the special experience hunting in the Kalahari offered.

We decided that we want to make hunting and accommodation of guests our business – additional to our farming activities.

Living in the Kalahari...

Uitspan Ranch is 105 km (65 miles) from the nearest town, doctor, shop, church and school. To live a bit remotely like this, has a lot of advantages. The disadvantages are that we didn’t have running electricity, automatic telephones and tarred roads for long years. Power lines were built about three years ago and we got an automatic satellite telephone two years ago.

You can imagine that we didn't had much knowledge of computers and other related things like the Net – due to our previous circumstances. So how could we run a business, reach clients and hunters all over the globe - from here?

Our hunting business...

The most famous way for African hunting outfitters to advertise is to visit shows (exhibitions) in the USA and Europe to meet prospective clients and to sell hunting packages.

Since our children are still very young and the ranch needs a lot of care and attention during the warm summer months of January till March (the exact months during which the outdoor shows are hosted), Michael and I (read more about our family) decided that we need a more suitable way of advertising.

The Web was the logical choice... we could reach millions!

Our first website...

We went to a professional Webmaster for the designing of our first website. He did a nice job, but...

  • Our website never ranked high at the search engines like Google, Yahoo, Ask or Live.
  • We never knew how much traffic our site got.
  • It was very difficult to keep our site updated with new pictures, info and news.
  • It costed us N$7,500.00 (Namibian Dollars) that first year for the design and running on the Net. It would have costed us N$3,500.00 for every year to come (and that can not even be compared to what business-owners are charged thesedays!).
  • The site was about our business, but... not exactly "us".

Then I stumbled upon...
the BEST ONLINE
website building software!

How could we change all of these problems we had with our website (which is our most important marketing tool)?

I realized that our business needs US to build our own website, BUT... I didn't have any technical knowledge of computers, the Net and website-building!

There are thousands of online website building software available... what to use? What provides the best quality service at the most affordable price?

I read a lot about SBI (Site Build It), and liked it more and more since it seemed to suits our situation so perfectly.

The idea started growing on me and then... we took that final step and ordered the website building software of SBI.

Well, I did not know the HOW yet, but I took that leap because I really were motivated to learn everything about e-business.

I have chosen SBI's website building software, because:

  • I didn't know HTML or had any technical knowledge of website-building at the time.
  • It was the only Web hosting system of tools that offers a logical and powerful step-by-step process.
  • With SBI I can work on our site wherever I am, whenever I have time, at my own pace.
  • It not only caters for beginners, but is also very applicable for website-professionals (and will thus still serve me best when I become a real pro ;-))

After almost two years, I can honestly say...

This was our best investment ever (for less than a third of what we had to pay previously).

SBI's website building software took me on a great, enjoyable and absolutely amazing journey of learning to make a local business successful online.

(If you cannot make the decision about what you can make a website about, SBI even helps you to choose the best NICHE for YOU!

SBI and its president, Ken Evoy, over-deliver in every way. It includes EVERYTHING you need for a successful online business and gives excellent service for all its owners.

I have never been part of such a friendly and eager-to-help group of people than the owners on the SBI Forum. This forum helps out with ANY question or difficulty you may experience during the process of building your website. Even the most common questions are answered here in a detailed and professional way.

I am so fortunate to do something every day that I really enjoy: sharing my love and passion for the outdoors and hunting, our beautiful Kalahari and its animals – with people everywhere in the world.

It is wonderful to be able to change data, info, pictures of recent hunts and everything else on our website – just with a few clicks... here in our own home. Our business is growing even when we sleeps..;-) since SBI's website building software is managing all the technical stuff that goes with a website.

Creating our hunting business’ website is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done in my whole life.

What If...
You are a local business owner who do not have the time or the will to create your own website?

What if your current website isn't doing well at all - and you are actually paying a lot for something that isn't even generating income for you? What if you haven't made real money through your website specifically?

I mean, every monkey can put up a website thesedays. That is a known fact. And they want money for it.

But you know... it's not about putting up a website. It's about WEB SUCCESS. It's about doubling your client base. About extending your reach. About targeted traffic for your specific business. About extending your local business to GLOBAL MARKETS.

If this is what you as a local business owner experience (having an unsuccessfull website and YOU don't have time to create a better one yourself), there is another option for you.

Get a Specialist to leverage your CURRENT business.

To build a high-traffic site requires special online business-building expertise that your local Webmaster doesn't have.

Start getting real value out of a website. See how it differs from a failing website. Remember - we had this experience ourselves! And in this era you surely know that the Web has come to stay.

Let a SPECIALIST handle it for you - while you are busy elsewhere with your business.

I tell you about this because I know how disappointing it is when you have to pay a lot of money for an unsuccessful website.

Do yourself a favor and just have a look at SiteSell Services here.

It may be PERFECT FOR YOUR BUSINESS.

The results of our website...

Our business is growing with our website. To give you an idea of the growth, I included here part of our site’s traffic statistics. See how it grew!

SBI helped us to get targeted TRAFFIC to our website. How do I know? I see on my traffic stats that people looked on Google, Yahoo, Live and other search engines for keywords like Namibia hunts, African trophy hunting, Kalahari hunting, etc... and FOUND US near the top!

We get a lot of enquiries from hunters from all over the globe.
Hunters are booking hunts with us through our website. We are doing business - even though we haven't had the opportunity (due to circumstances mentioned above) to visit shows and exhibitions in person. I am also earning good money through
Google Adsense (those "Ads by Goooogle") on the site (even while I sleep ;o)

We may visit global clients and markets soon. However, these expensive ways of advertising are, because of our site's Web success, not as essential for our business like for most other hunting and safari outfitters - but merely optional.

And what could any website want more than WEB SUCCESS?
Nothing!

The best is... I did and still do get more with SBI...

SBI gave me...
All the Tools, Training and Support I need
to Expand Our Business' Income-Generating Website

These are some of the tools you'll get with SBI's website building software:

Site Build It! Tools

  • domain name registration
  • web site hosting
  • point-and-click page creation
  • customizable templates
  • content management
  • blogging
  • form builder
  • graphic manager
  • sitemaps
  • RSS feeds
  • web mail
  • market research
  • traffic stats
  • search engine optimization
  • auto-responders
  • newsletter management

Click here to read more about SBI's excellent tools for webmasters.

Even if you don't know what some of these things are (like I didn't know before), rest assured that SBI's website building software will coach you every step of the way.

They also manage and handle a lot of the technical jargon for you in the background. You can focus completely on quality content - and that is what visitors to any site are looking for!

You may need more information about this website building software...

Worried that building a website is too complicated for you?

SBI's Action Guide presents a step-by-step process, presented in both written and video formats. All you have to do is follow it. Really! The most successful SBI! owners say "all they did was follow the Guide". They don't get sidetracked, or have to guess at what to do next.

This website building software's guided approach helps you reach your goals.

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If YOU want to generate income online...
Just Give it a Go!

Blog or Build an SBI! Site

Do you realize that your business or even hobby and pastimes can generate a solid income on the Web?

(Thought Blogging is the way to go for online success? Click on the image to the right for more info.)

YOU have a special knowledge, understanding, passion, life and interest in SOMETHING.

Use it to build your own website. And for this I can honestly recommend SBI's website building software.

If you are a motivated person and like challenges – this is for you. If you follow the easy action steps given by SBI, you will have success.

Just click on the following relevant-to-your-situation link to read more about how this website building software can be your best, life-changing option:

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(Right: The Affiliate Masters Course)

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(Right: Service Selling Masters Course)

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Creativity on its own is not enough to generate income, and more importantly, recurring income. You need business smarts as well.


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So why I am offering the Masters Courses at no charge?

It's a simple answer... I want you to succeed.

Click on the images of courses you are most interested in to download it to your computer.

If you have any problems with downloading or viewing these files, contact me here and I will send them directly to you.



Why wait when your success is guaranteed? Get on with building your business. The sooner you start, the sooner you'll get results.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
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~ Mark Twain

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