Political Humor

I don’t use this site to write much about internet marketing, which stands to reason since it is a political humor site, but I was reading the Site Build It Scam Review and it just got to me, much in the same way it gets to me when I see anyone being threatened into submission.

The author of the review, Lis, had the balls to come out and say it like she sees it, and the assassination squad from Site Build It were sent out to attack and threaten. More than one shill for the company declares here review to be Libelous and warns of impending lawsuit.

I have to agree with the comment from Lorecee who said:

Lorecee Mar 20th, 2009 at 12:10 am

Wow, all these SBI zombie trolls are one big bucket o’ugly.

Think for a minute, you guys–does this kind of negative, nasty, condescending, threatening response to criticism of your business model reflect well on it? Or does it make people go, “I was going to pay my $300 bucks to SBI [of which $75 goes into the affiliate bucket, which I'm sure most of you have set out], but these people are awfully testy and thin-skinned. Kinda brainwashed, too. Reminds me a little of the Scientology folks, right on down to the threat of bogus lawsuits. If you were new to internet business, would you buy a product from people with these traits, even if they’re right?

I’m starting to understand why there was almost NO criticism of SBI online when I was doing research on it before joining. The shock troops bullied them into submission. First threats of lawsuits. Then a call to the hosting service. Then the C&D nastygram from the lawyer. That usually does it.

I will tell you, regardless of her take on the issue, I need look no further than the comments left by the SBI Trolls to see that the company runs itself like an Organized Crime family, and I would certainly take that into account when considering my own opinion of the review. Long story short, the reaction of SBI seems to confirm what she said. Site Build It is a scam.

There. Want to come after me for “Libel”? Fuck off trolls.

It really bothers me when you can’t find an opposing opinion about something. I’ve encountered this before, and it really bothers me when I am looking to evaluate something and there is no criticism of it. Whether it’s a product or a President, you cannot make an informed decision if you don’t have both sides of the issue.

You can filter out the criticisms. Some people are just stupid ninnies, and that is taken into consideration. For example, if I were looking for web hosting, and a review stated that the person didn’t know how to use a Cpanel, that would not matter. I already know how to do that. If they said the customer service didn’t respond for 3 days, then that would be a valid consideration.

Either way, I want negative critiques to be available as well as the positive. I felt compelled to write this because of a lack of negative criticism against SBI. If they were confident in their business model, they wouldn’t need “Truth Squads” attacking people with a differing opinion. They would know that people make judgments based on both pro and con views, and will actually be more likely to be turned off by a lack of opposing viewpoints.

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

We’ll have the next installment of our political humor novel in a few hours.

Related Site Build It! Reviews
What Constitutes a Scam? This is perfect for this site. The regulars here will love this little excerpt:

First of all, the biggest scam or scheme of 2009 is not going to involve Bernie Madoff who stole over 50 billion dollars from his clients. By far the biggest scam of the year, and in the history of the United States, is a little something called the stimulus bill of 2009. Never before have the taxpayers of America been scammed out of trillions of dollars. But hey, we voted for the guy for President right, so who is really suprised? You get what you vote for.

Allyn Hayne has a great Site Build It! Review Video. He really hits the nail on the head. SBI is a just good old fashioned Bulllllllllshit! What he has to say about “business in a box” is also very poignant. It’s also a very entertaining video in general.

Personal Development for Dummies™ looks at the cult of Site Build It! and makes the point that it is senseless to “believe in” a website platform.