Private Label Rights

Sherab,

We don't usually discuss PLR in the copywriting forum. Here at WF the term "copywriting" is reserved for sales letters and emails, etc. directly intended to make sales. Very little PLR is of this type. This thread will likely be moved.

In regards to your stated questions - I'm really not sure where the felony idea came from. Many, many people out in the world use other people to write their material. For example, most, if not all, of the speeches the President gives, are written by professional speech writers. He may or may not give them the original idea. It's likely that he has someone whose job it is to provide the talking points and then review the speech to make sure it accurately conveys his position.

The only difference between paying someone to write content like this just for you and buying PLR is that with PLR many other people have the same rights to present the writing as their own. The best PLR restricts how many copies are sold so there is less competition.

Yes, if you are trying to build trust, versus just using the PLR for SEO purposes, you will need to read it carefully and potentially rewrite it so that it agrees with your point of view. PLR is also more effective for SEO when you rewrite it.

If you write it yourself then you have to research the material, select topics, organize them into articles with key points, and then write the material. Reading and editing PLR takes less time. At least for me. Even if the only thing I use it for is ideas for articles I write in my own words, then properly priced PLR still helps me out.

Nobody is likely to call you bad names for asking an
innocent question. You'll find a lot of threads about
using PLR and public domain content, but mostly on
the main forum.

The WarriorForum has a search feature that's
not too hard to figure out. You'll find your questions
about PLR are common ones.

Sherab,

You make some valid points.

You can view the PLR as research notes as an outline which you can edit and add to rather than the finished article. This is still faster than starting from scratch. Only use PLR which you agree with and is high quality and that your readers will benefit from.

See yourself as a commissioning editor for you website, your job is to edit and organize the content not necessarily write every word.

The key thing is whether the visitors are getting value from the content.

Think of PLR as better than a blank slate. You don't have to start from scratch and do all the research - the PLR writer has already done that.

I think there's a difference in what you do to the PLR depending on where you're posting it.

- If it's a niche site that you are not putting yourself into, you can certainly use quality PLR as is. I do recommend you change the title and the first and last paragraph at least. You'll want to add your keywords, plus in the last paragraph you'll want to direct the reader to do something (click on an affiliate link, buy your ebook, read a different post, or whatever.)

- If you're posting to your personal blog or a blog with a big ME factor, change the PLR. Add your personality, your story, your examples, etc. Make it unique.

As far as PLR products go, you do want to make them your own. Add quality - your experience, case studies, graphics, screen shots, new title, and more information. For example, if the PLR ebook has 5 chapters, add a 6th. If there are 7 bullet points, add 3 more or make each bullet point a chapter. Maybe you have other PLR you can add to it? Also, you can add screencasting videos to add value.

Good luck!
Peggy

The trick is to change the plr content a bit. use different sources and some of your own ideas to make it your own. try to create an angle. you will increase your profits and trust by doing this and then you can truelly call it your product.