If you check out the thread on blogging vs Site Build It, particularly the comments, you will notice that I got a little contentious with a commenter. Why?

The main reason is that I think that “Jay” was using this platform to blatantly advertise a product.

“So what you might ask… Wade, you promote products on here all the time.”

Uh… yeah… it’s my blog… I can do that.

My issue wasn’t that Jay mentioned SBI at all - I brought it up I guess. It was the fact that the posts he wrote went beyond just “hey, I have used it, it’s great” and went into claims that I though were both over the top and blatantly untrue. Some facts for you:

1. More people online are making money without using SBI or Sitesell than are making money with it. It’s not the “only way” to make money online or for newbies to build sites that get SEO ranking
2. “Hundreds of thousands of people” are most likely not using SBI (Dr. Ken, correct me if I am wrong_ so this is hype.
3. Even If “hundreds of thousands of people” are using SBI, chances are (as with any money making system) that a small percentage of them are actually doing well. So… hype again.

And then, after the hype, the commenter posts a link to his review (read sales) page for SBI to jack my traffic on the thread to his page where he has affiliate links for SBI.

Jay, I don’t mind if you comment on my blog… but if you want to advertise, please contact me for rates.

In summary - I love to promote products and programs that I really like. I am happy to have commenters mention their projects in context, but if you want to have your ad copy included on my blog, contact me to see if something can be worked out. If I check out your product or program and it’s passes muster with me, I’ll let you know what the ads rates are or if I want to support it free or with an affiliate cut. You never know.

Oh… last note- Jay - I will actually be happy to identify when I post affiliate links in a post.

God Bless!

Wade