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There's BIG MONEY Right Under Your Nose On Here...(so many Warriors are missing something BIG on WF)

by Nick Brighton
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Hey all,

You know what? There's a six figure business just
WAITING to be started from nothing, right here on
the forum...

...and you don't need any contacts, or much skill for
that matter.

In fact, anything beyond what you know, can be found
for free in this forum anyway. So, what is it?

Well, many folks have "tried" it already on this forum...

...but only a few are doing it THE RIGHT WAY.

Curious?

Well, let me explain...

You've heard of PLR before, right? Of course, it's
everywhere isn't it?

Now, take a look at the facts...

1. 70-90% of PLR material sold to other marketers is CRAP
2. 90-99% of PLR material sold to other marketers requires REWRITES
3. 60-70% of PLR material sold to other marketers DOESN'T HAVE WHAT MARKETERS WANT

So, this is a great opportunity for a smart guy or gal
to really make their mark in this niche within the IM industry.

To this day, I have only ever found "average" PLR material,
charging a few bucks to own.

But if only these people knew that I would pay hundreds
of dollars for GOOD PLR...

What does GOOD PLR mean?

1. EXPERT content (well researched, well written,
and containing advice that WORKS for the reader)

2. Professional sales copy

3. Professional email sales copy promos

4. USP (nobody needs another "dog training book".
Do you research in step 1, and you'll be able to find a USP
which appeals to the market...and makes it EASY for the marketer
who buys your PLR to BANK with it)

5. The usual stuff (article packs - BUT GOOD articles,
graphics - BUT MODERN, quality graphics)

And that's all there really is to it.

I can't understand why so many folks rush their PLR creation,
just to pimp a few copies at a few bucks each. There really
is a market for high end, high quality PLR which can be sold
out of the box...

...but there are so few people actually doing it.

And before you ask...YES, I CAN do this stuff myself...
and have done many times. But sometimes, if not most
of the time, I want to buy it from you for a few hundred
bucks...instead of spending my own time doing it.

This really is a great opportunity to create PLR that
stands head and shoulders above the crowd in the
IM industry...and let's face it, that wouldn't be hard
considering the current "average" quality out there
right now.

P.S - This isn't an attack or slight on anyone selling
PLR...just an observation as a consumer and fellow
marketer...
#big #herewhy #missing #money #nose #warriors
  • Profile picture of the author Sven Schoene
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    • Profile picture of the author Nick Brighton
      Originally Posted by Sven Schoene View Post

      I believe the people who can produce REALLY high-quality content would much rather sell their stuff themselves.

      A lot of people sell their stuff as PLR because they know that their content sucks and they won't make much money from it.

      But this is just my observation and opinion, I might be totally wrong.
      That's probably very true... a lot of the PLR is just slapped together to make a quick buck.

      But there's still a huge market for PLR...and if you can sell enough volume at a higher ticket price than the usual $7 crap, then you really can make a lot more money than you would selling it yourself in some niche markets...
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  • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
    I think the problem is looking at all the low cost PLR out there. Memberships with 10 complete setups for a few bucks per month. Then you have the WSO's offering PLR. I see complete setups for just $27 or so.

    From that, I think a lot of people do not see the value in the work it takes to produce so much content.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nick Brighton
      Originally Posted by Charles Montgomery View Post

      I think the problem is looking at all the low cost PLR out there. Memberships with 10 complete setups for a few bucks per month. Then you have the WSO's offering PLR. I see complete setups for just $27 or so.

      From that, I think a lot of people do not see the value in the work it takes to produce so much content.
      The problem is: A lot of this stuff you mention is NOT anywhere near the level I'm talking about in my OP.

      And I agree...there are a lot of people who don't see the value. That's why you need to SELL it, instead of pawn it! (or just find legitimate buyers and resellers instead, who are more serious)
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      • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
        Originally Posted by Nick Brighton View Post

        The problem is: A lot of this stuff you mention is NOT anywhere near the level I'm talking about in my OP.

        And I agree...there are a lot of people who don't see the value. That's why you need to SELL it, instead of pawn it! (or just find legitimate buyers and resellers instead, who are more serious)
        I think the problem is still the fact that most people who use PLR have been conditioned not to pay too much for it.

        With so much PLR out there, good or bad, the supply is just too great to come in and over price the stuff.

        That is my thinking. People are more willing to pay a lower price for words than a higher price for results.
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        • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
          Originally Posted by Sven Schoene View Post

          A lot of people sell their stuff as PLR because they know that their content sucks and they won't make much money from it.
          There may be some people like that but not most. Most of us who produce PLR are putting a lot of effort into producing quality material. Unfortunately, the market tends to search for the bargains and is too short-sighted to see the potential so they want to pay pennies.

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          • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
            Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises View Post

            There may be some people like that but not most. Most of us who produce PLR are putting a lot of effort into producing quality material. Unfortunately, the market tends to search for the bargains and is too short-sighted to see the potential so they want to pay pennies.
            The problem is that PLR is not unique. So, PLR has to be priced much less than what original content would cost. As such, the price has to be low; otherwise, you're further ahead to have original content written.
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            • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
              Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

              The problem is that PLR is not unique. So, PLR has to be priced much less than what original content would cost. As such, the price has to be low; otherwise, you're further ahead to have original content written.
              I agree, Dan, and I won't spend a huge amount on PLR myself. But if people want a better quality piece than they get when they pay $1 per article, then they need to expect to pay more than that.

              You have to look at return on investment, I guess.

              But you could ask the same question as the OP when it comes to almost any outsourced work such as ghostwriting. I've had clients tell me that a piece that I wrote for them for $30 has returned thousands in sales and still going strong. How many of those clients do you think would be willing to pay more for the same content, given the return?

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    • Profile picture of the author prettyboy
      The sad reality is that there's a lot of newcomers entering the industry with very small budgets..and the majority will buy the cheap stuff rather than pay more and get high quality. When it comes to writing a lot of people want it more little of nothing. I've seen a lot of veteran marketers opting for the cheap stuff over quality....and they know better.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lisa Gergets
    if you can sell enough volume at a higher ticket price than the usual $7 crap
    Therein lies the problem...people want stellar PLR but not enough actually want to PAY for stellar PLR.
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    You CAN build a 6 figure business selling quality PLR, but you need to branch out from the warrior forum, have your own site to sell the PLR (one that you SEO and get ranked in the SE's), start your own list and have the patience to WAIT while you are building up the business.

    While a lot of people do want to pay just pennies for PLR, there are still quite a few that want the quality stuff and are willing to pay for it. If you consistently put out good quality, then you have a customer for life.

    It's hard work, takes attention to detail and ..... did I mention .... PATIENCE.

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    PLR is ok, but by the time I rewrite it enough to improve the quality and make it unique in Google's eyes, I wonder if I'm better off starting from scratch with Dragon Naturally Speaking and a blank slate.

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  • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
    Originally Posted by Nick Brighton View Post

    1. EXPERT content

    2. Professional sales copy

    3. Professional email sales copy promos

    4. USP

    5. The usual stuff
    Pick 2 or 3 because anyone that can do all 5 of those things probably is going to be better off selling their work as an end-user product rather than selling it as PLR.
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    • Profile picture of the author EquestrianGal
      You know... I was hoping to possibly have a WSO out in the future with some really GOOD quality PLR that I wrote myself... but it seems like as others have said that there is so much crap PLR out there that how would someone know that I researched this and put it together myself through the hard work that it takes to create good content?

      Rather than re-writing PLR, I research the material from scratch and start with a blank piece of paper. It takes time but at least that way I can be proud of my own work and feel that it is good enough to sell.
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  • Profile picture of the author butters
    Originally Posted by Nick Brighton View Post

    Now, take a look at the facts...

    1. 70-90% of PLR material sold to other marketers is CRAP
    2. 90-99% of PLR material sold to other marketers requires REWRITES
    3. 60-70% of PLR material sold to other marketers DOESN'T HAVE WHAT MARKETERS WANT
    Proof or random percentages?
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      I used to create PLR products and damn good ones.

      But no more...I killed myself in the process.

      It makes more financial sense to create that killer product and sell it for
      yourself and ultimately make more money...a lot more.

      Yeah, I know PLR is not dead yet...but for somebody who can create an
      excellent product, it makes no sense.

      At least not to me.

      ** DISCLAIMER ** This is just my personal opinion and not to be taken as
      fact.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Originally Posted by Steve Porcaro View Post

      Where is the research and the Demographic for the customers that are willing to spend high dollars on PLR?

      If it is one topic, say 10 articles, 7 auto responders, free report 10 pages, and some graphics, but forget the sales letter.

      The quality of the content is top notch and well researched what would one for that? How many do you as the customer want the creator to sell?

      Can I sell 150 copies to keep it limited for $117 each package above. I am not sure there is a market for that price point. I could be wrong

      I think the market has been set for what people will pay for PLR and the quality came down to the levelit is being priced at.

      Steve, you hit the nail on the head. It just doesn't pay anymore. I've
      found very few people who will pay a high price for quality PLR given how
      few copies you have to limit it to.

      Let's do some simple math.

      Let's say you create a PLR pack and sell it for $97.

      Even if you sell 200 copies, that's not even $20,000...and I doubt you'd
      get many people to bite at that price point and that many copies sold.

      My first product...when I was a nobody...did close to $35,000.

      Why would I, now that I have somewhat of a name, bust my ass making
      a kick ass product and sell it for $20,000 total income?

      If I can get even that?

      It just makes no sense...at least not to me.
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  • Profile picture of the author jazbo
    If I create a product package to the quality outlined in the OP, then I sell it myself. That's why most PLR for sale is crap, the good stuff is not for sale as PLR.
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  • Profile picture of the author Colin Palfrey
    I fail to see how you can actually have a USP if you are buying PLR,
    as it isn't unique if more than one person has it.

    The high end PLR thing has been tried, even by people I know.
    The truth is it does not work, and because of this it always finds its
    balance point between $3 and $30

    If you can sell 10 packages for $100, you still would have been
    better to sell 500 packages at $2.50 and it would be far easier.
    You certainly couldn't sell more than 10 at $100 because of the loss
    of value with each sale. That is a $1000 return for a huge amount
    of effort.
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  • Profile picture of the author LB
    When you have really good content why would you short yourself by selling it as PLR?

    The flipside is that hiring people who know how to create good stuff (experts) and then getting good sales copy costs thousands of dollars. For that investment I'd rather sell it myself. Alternatively you'd have to sell each PLR copy for a lot of money to make it worth the while.

    It's been tried many times over with limited success. I'm not saying it's undoable, just that it makes more sense to sell the resulting content yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    The problem is that PLR is not unique. So, PLR has to be priced much less than what original content would cost. As such, the price has to be low; otherwise, you're further ahead to have original content written.
    This is true, but you sell many copies of each PLR pack so, in the end, you actually make more money than you would if you sold the articles as unique. Or, at least that's the idea!

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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Originally Posted by cashcow View Post

      This is true, but you sell many copies of each PLR pack so, in the end, you actually make more money than you would if you sold the articles as unique. Or, at least that's the idea!
      I meant that from the buyer's standpoint PLR prices have to be low in order to be cost-effective.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
    1. EXPERT content (well researched, well written,
    and containing advice that WORKS for the reader)

    2. Professional sales copy

    3. Professional email sales copy promos

    4. USP (nobody needs another "dog training book".
    Do you research in step 1, and you'll be able to find a USP
    which appeals to the market...and makes it EASY for the marketer
    who buys your PLR to BANK with it)

    5. The usual stuff (article packs - BUT GOOD articles,
    graphics - BUT MODERN, quality graphics)
    Steve is right. Makes no sense to the PLR seller.

    If I give you a high quality product why in the world do I have to write copy for it establish your USP, create the graphic sand headlines etc? So I create the product and have to do the hard work in marketing for you too?

    Thats crazy even if it is a norm in PLR. Thats also why PLR sellers can't put quality in. You aren't asking for a PLR Product. You are asking for a business in a box. Now whose going to sell a business that can make five figures for "a few hundred dollars".

    Lets get real here. Its not someone elses job to make money for other people. Right now I can give you a red hot product for a few hundred. One that sells like hotcakes but why in the world do I have to write your sales copy for you too? Thats why I gave up on offering PLR products (very briefly offered my products tht way). Everyone thinks a few hundred dollars is too much for them to make tens of thousands of dollars.
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    • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
      I'm just wondering why so many respondents in this thread seem to be assuming that the creator of a PLR product isn't also selling it.

      Unless it's stipulated in the sales copy, what's to stop the originator from, effectively, becoming one of its limited number of buyers, altering the product in the normal way and profiting from not only the sales of the PLR, but also from the product itself?

      Or have I missed something?


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      • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
        Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

        Unless it's stipulated in the sales copy, what's to stop the originator from, effectively, becoming one of its limited number of buyers, altering the product in the normal way and profiting from not only the sales of the PLR, but also from the product itself?
        Nothing, but then the product creator is creating additional work for himself. He not only has to create the original product and the sales page, but also rewrite both of them to sell his own product.

        Why not spend that time writing articles, blog content, bonuses, etc. instead?

        There's obviously no one-size-fits-all answer. And, the product may be a determining factor too. If it's something timely, the product creator may be better off selling it in as many ways as possible. If it's an evergreen product, the product creator may be better off keeping it to himself.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
        Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

        Unless it's stipulated in the sales copy, what's to stop the originator from, effectively, becoming one of its limited number of buyers, altering the product in the normal way and profiting from not only the sales of the PLR, but also from the product itself?
        I can't figure out why if I am in full product sales mode direct to customers why I would offer it as PLR. I'd rather do some more JVs
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  • Profile picture of the author ozduc
    Originally Posted by Nick Brighton View Post


    Now, take a look at the facts...

    1. 70-90% of PLR material sold to other marketers is CRAP
    2. 90-99% of PLR material sold to other marketers requires REWRITES
    3. 60-70% of PLR material sold to other marketers DOESN'T HAVE WHAT MARKETERS WANT
    Could you point me to the source of these facts please?
    As for #2. Well by it's very nature PLR SHOULD be re-written no matter how high a quality it is, so that percentage is probably close to accurate.
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    I think your premise is TOTALLY valid but I can't agree with the stats you post. There's lots of good PLR out there. The problem is, many of the sellers just pass the crap along without weeding out the garbage and keeping the good and offering it for sale. That's the whole idea of marketing PLR or anything for that matter.

    Business always comes down to this... So does life in general for that matter. Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you.

    In business that means that you should never sell anything that sucks out loud, or to make it real plain, that you wouldn't want to pay for yourself. That's a simple premise but a foundational one. I think it comes down to this: Provide MASSIVE value and your customers will be happy to pay for it and keep coming back.

    That applies to PLR too. It's easy to buy a pile of junk PLR and pass it on just the way you got it, a massive pile of junk. But the marketer who wants to stay in business and grow that business needs to take the time to go through his or her files and make sure they're products that people actually need and want. That's a simple premise but not always easy to live with.

    Anyway, I think PLR is still an undiscovered goldmine. Yes, there's work you'll need to do to polish it up and make it presentable but it's very small work compared to creating your own stuff... And, to the money you can bring in when you market that material in the right way. Good luck to all!
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    I meant that from the buyer's standpoint PLR prices have to be low in order to be cost-effective.
    Ahhh... I see.. Of course!
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  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    Is it just me that thinks people seem to be missing little things here - like the value of that work if done properly?

    A decent sales page will cost more than most people want to pay for a bunch of PLR.

    I can understand the premise of the OP but that's fine if you think you can get a decent copywriter to write your PLR sales page for a few dollars and your graphics guy is dead cheap.

    These things cost money to get done properly - do you really think there's a market for $1000 PLR packages when people have got used to paying $20?
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Originally Posted by Andyhenry View Post

      Is it just me that thinks people seem to be missing little things here - like the value of that work if done properly?

      A decent sales page will cost more than most people want to pay for a bunch of PLR.

      I can understand the premise of the OP but that's fine if you think you can get a decent copywriter to write your PLR sales page for a few dollars and your graphics guy is dead cheap.

      These things cost money to get done properly - do you really think there's a market for $1000 PLR packages when people have got used to paying $20?
      Um yeah...there's that too.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
        Sometimes it is not a matter of the PLR not being great, but the lack of rights listed by the original producer.

        I have to admit - there are packages I have purchased for decent money, only to find them available a month or two later for pennies on the dollar and offered as PLR some with rights to sell them all over again.

        As an example, there are some video loops I purchased plr rights to on this very forum. I wanted to sell these on one of my sites, and just last month while looking around ebay I find the same loops for sale for just a couple of dollars. They are from the exact same WSO as the graphics in the loops are very distinct.

        Yes, I could still offer them on my own site - but now I am staring at someone offering it for a much lower price than I personally would have charged for it and it is almost not even worth the effort anymore.

        Maybe I am too good sometimes at finding things, but it seems like some good quality stuff just gets over saturated and when it does I loose all interest.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Originally Posted by Nick Brighton View Post

    H...but only a few are doing it THE RIGHT WAY.
    Tiffany Dow does great PLR article, auto responders, ebooks
    Kate Anderson does great PLR minisites
    And I mean great ... for both of them.
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    • Profile picture of the author TimG
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      Tiffany Dow does great PLR article, auto responders, ebooks
      Kate Anderson does great PLR minisites
      And I mean great ... for both of them.
      Indeed they do and the quality of their products is good enough that if you as a buyer spend some time modifying them just enough to make your copy different from anyone else purchasing them combined with an automated sales funnel system you can make money with them.

      Those two PLR providers and a few others are the only providers I would even pay a higher price to for their products. In fact, I've purchased 3 sites directly from Kate with complete ownership for a tidy sum with the intent to dominate those 3 individual niches.

      Respectfully,
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  • Profile picture of the author jonlefave
    I agree with some of the posters here: I think if someone is going to spend a long time creating a quality product, chances are that they are going to put in the extra effort to turn it into a full fledged product for themselves and sell it to everyone at full price.

    Even when I was first introduced to the concept of PLR, I never once thought of buying rights and then selling the product as-is... I would rather just put my personal input into it. Then I would feel more confident in selling the package... and it makes me sleep better at night
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Brighton
    OK, so my figures aren't possibly accurate...just based on personal experience.

    The point I was trying to make is this:

    In a market overloaded with junk, it's easy to differentiate and make more money for your efforts.

    Maybe there ISN'T a market after all...

    ...maybe there is a market, but it's just too small to be truly viable.

    The thing I don't understand, is why people don't think they can get a return on their investment for high end PLR material? After all, many marketers (including myself) spend thousands of dollars hiring experts and outsourcers to get that project/product up and running with all the bells and whistles.

    If I find PLR that meets ,my standards before I outsource, then I've just SAVED myself potentially thousands of dollars...

    ...and as for return on investment? Well, the quality, research and general work put into the PLR tells me I'll do just fine on that front.

    I like to think of it like franchising...

    Would you prefer to start a burger bar on a street corner from scratch, or buy into a McDonalds franchise which you KNOW will produce a great ROI (all things considered)?

    P.S - And on the PLR SELLER side, well...again, think of it like McDonalds...they make millions of profits per year, and they don't exclusively franchise. ( I think someone already made a similiar point earlier in the thread actually - who says you can't play on both swings in the park? )
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  • Profile picture of the author Adam Nolan
    I almost released a 10hr video, 300+ page, 7hr audio PLR in December in the Dating / Seduction Niche as i was a professional dating coach for 4 years. It was also sponsored by some HUGE names in the Dating community.

    I was going to charge $1500 a copy and only sell 10 of them. But then thought I'd polish the hell out of it and sell it myself...

    So that's coming up in the next few weeks. Should be able to crack 3-5k passive income / month with it easily.

    I might still offer up PLR rights if the price is right, but that's bordering too far on advertising on here. So ... change of topic.

    Yes, High quality PLR's will fetch a pretty penny.

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  • Profile picture of the author Wesley Cash
    To me PLR is overrated at times. But they are high quality sometimes. People who tend to put the extra effort into it are the ones with quality
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  • Profile picture of the author fated82
    I am in one membership scheme where they provide PLR articles on a daily basis. The good thing is, it's FREE to join....If you can't make much out of PLR or article writing, the next best thing will be to use it to drive up sign ups and upsell instead.

    Again it also need to target the right target audience. Maybe they should target those trying to create multiple blogs or auto blogs. What say you?
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarah Russell
    Suppose I bust my butt to put together an awesome, high quality pack of 30 PLR articles. At my current article writing rates, that's $500 worth of content, so to make that back at $7/pack, I've got to sell more than 70 packs (and that's before deducting the costs of keeping a PLR WSO high enough to actually make sales).

    I could raise my PLR pack price, but I'm still going to be competing with people who are selling packs in the $3-7 range. Even if there is a significant difference in quality, I'm not sure that there are enough people willing to pay the higher prices to support the higher cost. People's expectations for PLR are pretty low, and - unfortunately - there seems to be a lot of "do whatever it takes to make money" vs. "provide quality content to visitors" mentality going on today.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nick Brighton
      Originally Posted by honestbizpro View Post

      I kinda like what Eric Holmlund over at EricsTips.com did with a limited PLR he did in the Forex Market.

      He took one of his bread and butter products that he has had and still having great success with and offered it as PLR in a hot market. He then leads them into an affiliate program for a membership offer in the same niche.

      He included sales page and graphics then followed up with a package to make it totally unique.

      Based on the quality I felt that was worth the couple hundred he asked for.
      What an amazing marketer. That's so smart.

      I think one of the key issues people seem to be having here, is that they can't find a way to raise their prices...regardless of the increased quality.

      It's a fair argument...but not a new problem.

      Look at all the products in the world today, that essentially all do the same thing. How many times have you bought one product over the other, purely based on who made it, or the logo, or the packaging, or the way the assistant presented it to you in the store?

      This is what marketing is all about..!

      Building a brand, and a relationship, and credibility...and crucially a USP.

      If people trust you and your brand, they'll likely pay for your stuff without even thinking or blinking at the other stuff.

      Now, if your PLR has a USP...it's game over for the cheap PLR seller.

      Ultimately, consumers associate high prices with high quality. If they see something is low price, they know it will break down, have limited shelf life or just do a "mediocre" job...

      ...and that's cool. There's people who will only ever want to "scrape" by in life. But don't dismiss the fact that there ARE people out there who are spending BIG money on high quality services and products at the same time.

      Anyway, horses for courses. Whatever route you take, it's what is right for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    I've paid more than market value for PLR from good writers
    a few times.... and saw my $100Plus investment immediately
    devalued to about $1 by second and third generation resellers.

    I'm not saying I'll never pay good money for PLR again, but
    anytime somebody puts something out as PLR somebody is
    gonna buy it and lowball it to lowballers who sell it other
    lowballers who cannot compete on any standard but rock
    bottom prices.

    I've considered selling some of my stuff as PLR but I also
    think it might be better just to sell rebranding rights.
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  • Profile picture of the author nelsonbiglar
    I'm new to PLR, but can't you take a PLR article (maybe badly written) and depending on the actual usage rights and re-write the article to make it more suitable for your content. If you have the right to edit these articles, then based on the outline of the article you could turn it into a very profitable article for either a landing page or for a content page which would bring in traffic?

    Long question/comment eh?
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  • Profile picture of the author Zabrina
    Hmm... I tried selling a PLR article pack. Unique, custom-written (not rewritten) top-quality articles, 10 for $10, timely niche (early February, dating niche). Becky Hagel and Bev Clement both gave me fantastic reviews, and I launched it on a Saturday morning (supposedly the best time to launch a WSO). I sold about three copies. :p Then I launched a thread asking for help on what I was doing wrong and got banned for promoting my WSO (should've waited until my thread was over, I know now). *sighs* Needless to say, I'm not tempted to try that again soon.
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