Poll: Quality PLR - Would you pay more for limited availability?

by Mrs S
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I know that PLR is like Marmite - you either love it or you hate it - but I've been writing some packs of articles that I would like to offer for sale and I was wondering about price points.

I've seen some top PLR writers offering their articles for $1 a page, usually in packs of 5 or 10. This is unlimited so any number of people could actually buy the content - of course not all will use it!

The other option seems to limit the sale volume and therefore increase the price to say $3 a page or $15 for a pack of 5 articles.

So the question is which option would you take? For 5 quality articles with word counts of between 450-700 words would you prefer low cost but unlimited availability or spend more for limited distribution?

I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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  • Profile picture of the author George Wright
    I Voted #1 because no matter how much I pay, if it's plr I'm going to rewrite it.

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  • Profile picture of the author money2k
    I too voted for #1.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      I didn't vote for any option because I usually don't buy any PLR that isn't limited distribution.

      I have never seen anyone get $3 or $9 for a PLR article. No one in their right mind would pay $9 when you can get a unique article for that if you shop around.

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      • Profile picture of the author VegasGreg
        Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises View Post

        I didn't vote for any option because I usually don't buy any PLR that isn't limited distribution.

        I have never seen anyone get $3 or $9 for a PLR article. No one in their right mind would pay $9 when you can get a unique article for that if you shop around.

        Tina
        I was about to say the same thing. For $9 I can get a great quality article limited to 1 distributed (to me only).

        For $3, I may or may not be able to get the same quality for uniqueness, but either way I would have to do some re-writing.

        I like $1 per article for PLR, but if it is also limited in distribution, it moves up my buying list.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacob Anthony
    I voted #2 as I'd much prefer the distribution rights to be limited.
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  • Profile picture of the author MaverickWil
    I agree with some of the replies that however high quality the article, it still needs to be re-written in one way or another to suit personal purposes. I'd prob pay a bit more for higher quality articles so the re-edit work is not so extensive but as far as paying more for limited articles, I wouldn't go further than Option 2 (assuming this is the mid range price).

    $9 an article in packs of 5 is not that bad IMO if the work is according to custom specs but not in sets of 10.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mrs S
    Thanks for the feedback guys - it seems I missed an option which is $1 an article in packs of 5 ($5) with limited distribution.

    Of course its a numbers game - you should always rewrite PLR to a certain extent which is always much easier to do with good quality structured content so you want to pay less than paying someone to write for you specifically.

    From the other side I need to charge enough to cover the time I spent researching and writing the articles...
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  • Profile picture of the author dsmpublishing
    Hi guys

    i vote for unlimited because i always change it to suit me and when i have no one even realises that i have actually used plr.

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    • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
      It depends partly on the topic of the PLR.

      Some PLR can be found in mass amounts, and some I have to tell you is not so easy.

      I found some that was slightly more expensive recently and I would have glady paid for it - and its quantity had been sold out.

      The stuff found everywhere I won't pay a lot for. Some of it breaks down to just quarters a page.
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  • Profile picture of the author steve-wilkins
    I generally pay around $3 an article for a completly unique article so I wouldn't actually pay that for PLR because I would more than likely have to change it around anyway.

    I think if someone is to sell PLR content for artciles it would have to be an extremely low price for me to consider buying it, like around 25-50 cents an artcile, however if the PLR is of a great quality then I would consider paying higher. I'm not a fan of mass distribution PLR so it would have to be limited. That's just my view though.

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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    This is an interesting poll, indeed!

    I personally don't think that rewriting PLR is necessary (unless you want to tweak the article for a different keyword or put some unique twist on it) and I always wondered why when "everyone" says it should be rewritten that "everyone" also says that you should only buy it when the distribution is limited.

    Anyway, I agree with Tina, nobody is going to pay $9 for a PLR article and i would think even getting $3 would be a hard sell no matter how much you limit the distribution but i also see that a couple of people have voted for that so what do I know?

    I sell my packs for $13 ($9 for WSO) for 10 articles and limit the distribution to 100. Seems to work fine for me.

    When I buy PLR, I usually do like to buy limited edition stuff, but the most important factor for me is quality and I have purchased plenty of Tiffany Dow's unlimited PLR because of that.

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  • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
    I agree that this is an interesting topic and I was actually surprised that, even with the current limited sample, so many have gone for the unlimited distribution. That said, perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised since it is also what I have noticed tends to actually sell better.

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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    I agree that this is an interesting topic and I am actually surprised that, even with the current limited sample, so many have gone for the unlimited distribution. That said, perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised since it is also what I have noticed tends to actually sell better.
    Really? That is interesting to hear. I always sold limited distribution because I always "heard" that was what people wanted. Shame on me for not testing that out myself!

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    • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
      Originally Posted by cashcow View Post

      Really? That is interesting to hear. I always sold limited distribution because I always "heard" that was what people wanted. Shame on me for not testing that out myself!

      Lee
      Hi Lee

      Yes - surprises me too; and I am actually building a list of people who want the limited rights because it represents a solid business proposition. However, I sell a shed-load more of the unlimited variety.

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      • Profile picture of the author Lance K
        The truth is that you'll probably get the same number of people who actually use it whether you limit it to 10 people or sell unlimited copies. So I'd rather pay $1 for the unlimited (with the same amount of true "competition"). As others have said, it get's reworked anyway.
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  • Profile picture of the author keepitsimple
    Same here. $9 too steep, $1 is okay
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  • Profile picture of the author laurenceh
    Very interesting results. So am I guessing that there would be great value in $1 per article AND limiting the amount?

    Would that entice you to buy any more? I've gone down the limiting road myself so it is interesting to see how this thread has progressed.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      The idea of $9 for PLR is way "out there" - but to me so is $3.

      There are many unlimited PLR packages that sell for .25-.50 per article when you break it down. I certainly wouldn't pay $3 for PLR and I doubt many would.

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  • Profile picture of the author willyboy104
    How about article packs per month on a membership basis, does anyone like the idea of paying per month for xx number of articles on a certain niche when you know they are quality articles.

    For example $10 per month for 12 articles or $24 per month for 30....
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  • Profile picture of the author Mrs S
    I'm glad this has generated some discussion and it's interesting to hear from people like Will and Lee who are actually selling PLR themselves.

    The membership option is one I considered but personally I'd prefer to pay as I go for articles that I actually want than to pay a fixed price per month for packs that I might never end up using.

    It seems that the unlimited distribution for $1 an article is the most popular route and I might go that way for starters. I might test some higher priced limited distribution too just to see what works.

    I get the feeling from reading this thread that people have come to expect PLR to be poorly written and in need of a complete overhaul. That is the very reason I decided to write my own because PLR shouldn't need to be completely rewritten. Sure, tweak the title and add in your own keywords but it only needs to be changed enough that the article doesn't end up in the supplemental list. And if you want to use it for autoresponders then well written copy hardly needs to be changed at all.

    I am interested in the quality that people get when they pay $3 for unique articles - that seems like such a small fee for the writer to charge. Although I suppose if you can turn out three in an hour that must be near to minimum wage.

    I'm so happy with the set that I just wrote that I'm actually loathe to sell it at all and might just use it myself lol
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  • Profile picture of the author mrenish
    If you buy packs of 5 articles for $1 or $3 or $9 you still got to rewrite to make it unique. So why not get 149000 PLR articles as mentioned below in my signature for dirt cheap price.
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  • Profile picture of the author mike116
    I've seen many WSO's with limited quantity, so to see more folks endorse unlimited quantity is a little surprising. This is great feedback. Thanks, Mrs. S for starting the thread.
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