Articles! What should I do? WSO

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I hope I word this correctly. What if someone has a product or service to sell and lets say it costs $20 to make it a WSO and the item itself does not exceed $20 and can only be sold once, where do we sell it?
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    Your subject line says "articles" but your post says "product or service" - so can you clarify? Can't imagine what type of article/product/service you could only sell once.

    Clearly, it wouldn't be profitable to create a product (must be your own product) to sell at a loss.
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  • Profile picture of the author Pete Egeler
    Maybe this will help.

    As a WSO, you offer your product to Warriors at a special price not available to the general public.

    You STILL may sell your product anywhere else you desire. It SHOULD be at a higher price than you offered it here though.

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  • Profile picture of the author Iamnotherenow
    Kay/King,

    it really doesn't matter what the product or service is.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      I wasn't asking for specifics.

      Your question was vague and mentioned three different types of sales - none of which are usually exclusive one-time sales.

      Same applies - selling at a loss (unless there is another future benefit) makes no sense.

      You need to sell such a product/article/service somewhere that allows you to advertise for free - craigslist?
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Kelsall
    Well.....

    If it would cost you $20 to have the right to advertise it as a WSO.....

    But, the product or service that you want to sell would not make you $20...

    And you did it anyway........

    Yeah....
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  • Profile picture of the author thatgirlJ
    Originally Posted by Iamnotherenow View Post

    I hope I word this correctly. What if someone has a product or service to sell and lets say it costs $20 to make it a WSO and the item itself does not exceed $20 and can only be sold once, where do we sell it?
    Put a link to it in your sig. ?

    Or...Jeremy's answer may be better :p
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    • Profile picture of the author howudoin
      I hink we are missing here something...Can you provide more details Iamnot...

      What kind of product/service/article are you trying to sell only once..

      I haven't sen any of these which can only be sold once even if you go the ghostwriting path..I mean you can generate different content for different people through your WSO for far greater than $20 cumulatively.

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  • Profile picture of the author Iamnotherenow
    I have an article pack for sale. I can not list it as a wso because i only want to sell it once. I don't have anywhere on this forum to sell it.
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  • Profile picture of the author lissie
    If they are decent articles and can pass a human editor why not split them up and offer them on AC or constant-content for full rights? I wouldn't sell unique content here -as you have figured out you won't make any money!
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  • Profile picture of the author davetdgs
    Scuse my ignorance, but what is a WSO? I am new here, and I'm learning something new with each post!

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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Wagoner
    Hi Dave,

    That would be Warrior Special Offer... WSO

    Welcome to the forum!


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  • Profile picture of the author UcheO
    Why not sell it as a PLR package and still sell it as a WSO?
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  • Profile picture of the author getmorebuyers
    You could probably find your niche ezine and see if the publisher would include your ad in exchange for a barter such as writing an article or give you a discounted rate, if you are not able to sell it here. You could try craigsllist.
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  • Profile picture of the author Iamnotherenow
    I posted an ad on craigslist already. I'm waiting to see how that goes.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
      Originally Posted by Iamnotherenow View Post

      I posted an ad on craigslist already. I'm waiting to see how that goes.
      With all due respect, if that ad on Craigslist is the same offer and same price as your WSO...then you are breaking one of the main rules of a WSO and it could be deleted...based on your own admission.

      However, I believe that is EXACTLY what the Classified section of the Warrior Forum is for. It is for the kind of offer that you may offer somewhere else, but want Warriors to see.

      If you knew you were only going to sell one @ $20, then why post it as a WSO? Why not add value and charge more? Or, sell more than one. If it's an article pack with full rights, there's a good chance the buyer is just going to turn around and sell multiple copies for a good profit.

      Anyway, I'm not sure, because I didn't check out your WSO, and some of the wording in your posts has confused me (not saying that's your fault, just that there is a disconnect somewhere).

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  • Profile picture of the author Iamnotherenow
    Michael,

    I dont have any articles as a WSO. This is regarding an article pack that I have. I never said I had an article pack as an WSO. Let's get that clear. You should not post something without checking my WSO.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
      Originally Posted by Iamnotherenow View Post

      Michael,

      I dont have any articles as a WSO. This is regarding an article pack that I have. I never said I had an article pack as an WSO. Let's get that clear. You should not post something without checking my WSO.
      Sorry, but I'm still a little bit confused as to the actual question you are asking.

      I also do not make it a habit to click on WSO links in threads that are asking about WSOs. I admitted that I may have misunderstood, but tried to offer some advice as best as I could.

      Up the price on what you're planning on offering, sell more than one, and don't post the same offer on Craigslist as you would in a WSO.

      Unfortunately, I still get the feeling I'm not answering your question (because I'm not sure I get it), but I'm doing my best.

      All the best,
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    • Profile picture of the author Bev Clement
      Why can't you post it as a wso?
      Why would you sell an article pack to 1 person for less than $20?
      Is this something you wrote yourself or bought PLR from?

      Both the classified ads and WSO cost $20 to list.

      But what I don't understand is why you would sell a service or in this case an article pack to 1 person for less than $20. That is called madness.

      Seriously, how many articles are in the pack, how long did they take you to write, why would you sell them so cheap and make a loss on the sale.

      I haven't seen them, but something tells me that they can't be that well written to sell so cheaply and with such a lack of confidence that 1 person would buy them
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  • Profile picture of the author Iamnotherenow
    It's okay Michael,

    Maybe I worded this the wrong way. I apologize to anyone who's having a hard time understand what I'm asking.

    I just wanted to know if there was a section of the forum where I could sell a product or service that I couldn't offer as a WSO because it would not be profitable as a WSO.

    I hope I did not lose anyone with this post either..lol
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  • Profile picture of the author Iamnotherenow
    Wow, I'm under fire here. lol

    For no reason.

    I have an article pack that contains 10 500+ word articles on internet marketing. I don't know how much to sell them for. I've seen people selling articles for outrageously low prices. I didn't think that selling the same article pack to multiple warriors would be a good idea.

    The quality is good but not great. They are unique and original. I put them through copyscape last night. It took 3 days to complete this.
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  • Profile picture of the author getsmartt
    They are unique and original.
    If they are truely unique and original and not re-hashed PLR articles, then you should be able to sell them either in the Classified Section or in the WSO. You simply sell them as Articles with PLR rights, most purchasers understand that this means that multiple people will purchase the exact same articles.

    They will then determine what they want to do with them. Use them as they are, re-write them, etc.

    As long as you are honest about the articles you should have no issues.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bev Clement
    Nobody is putting you under fire, but you are not making it easy to give advice when you don't give all the facts.

    I write articles and make a good income from writing, so I am talking from experience here.

    People who sell very cheap articles sell to more than 1 person.

    Example. I would write a set of 10 article where I have decided the topic, keywords etc. I might sell them for $12 per pack but sell them to 100 different people.

    If I was selling a 10 pack of articles that I had again written deciding the topic, keywords to just 1 person I wouldn't sell that for less than $200.

    I think the problem is that you don't totally understand the difference between unique and PLR.

    Now, before you say the articles are unique it has nothing to do with the content. A PLR pack of articles are sold to a set number of people. Buyers expect the articles to be unique unless the writer says they are bought articles, but expect others to also buy them. People know if they buy a PLR pack they need to do a certain amount of work to make them different from other buyers.

    Unique articles are normally written for 1 person. These always sell for a higher rate, but don't always make more money.

    What I don't understand is why you would spend 3 days creating a product that you know will make you less than $20. That doesn't make any sense. If I spend 3 days creating a product I would expect to make 4 figures from that work.

    I think you need to decide on your business model here, because if you plan to spen 3 days writing 10 articles and make such a small income, then it isn't worth your time doing that. As I said it is madness

    Rethink your plan, either sell as a PLR cheaply or sell to 1 person at a higher rate.
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    • Profile picture of the author LuckyShony
      Hi going by what you posted, it's best if you sell them as PLR (Private Label Rights) so that you can sell the pack to more than 1 person.
      Otherwise it will be a little difficult for you to sell good and not great articles as unique rights.
      So the best way to go about it is to do a WSO and sell them to multiple people.Take my word for it.

      Good Luck and God Bless,
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Million
    Wow, is this really worth the effort? You want to sell 10 articles to one person for less than $20...

    ...Yet you're running a WSO (that has buyers) that's selling for $27. Why not create another offer that you can sell multiple copies of and throw that 10 article pack in as a bonus or upsell?

    Or...add a "you'll only see this once" offer to your current WSO and charge whatever you want for it, so you're not actually paying to sell the article packs.

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  • Profile picture of the author Iamnotherenow
    Thanks Bev,

    I think I'll make it a PLR pack and try to sell to atleast 50 buyers. I didn't look at it that way. I've been making money online for 7 years. I'm still learning things everyday. I understand that there are people with more knowledge than me in certain fields. I am open to constructive criticism. I listen to good advice. Thank you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Iamnotherenow
    Thanks,

    I offered my articles as a plr pack on another forum, got my first sale already.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
      Originally Posted by Michael Oksa View Post

      With all due respect, if that ad on Craigslist is the same offer and same price as your WSO...then you are breaking one of the main rules of a WSO and it could be deleted...based on your own admission.

      However, I believe that is EXACTLY what the Classified section of the Warrior Forum is for. It is for the kind of offer that you may offer somewhere else, but want Warriors to see.

      If you knew you were only going to sell one @ $20, then why post it as a WSO? Why not add value and charge more? Or, sell more than one. If it's an article pack with full rights, there's a good chance the buyer is just going to turn around and sell multiple copies for a good profit.

      Anyway, I'm not sure, because I didn't check out your WSO, and some of the wording in your posts has confused me (not saying that's your fault, just that there is a disconnect somewhere).

      All the best,
      Michael
      Originally Posted by Iamnotherenow View Post

      It's okay Michael,

      Maybe I worded this the wrong way. I apologize to anyone who's having a hard time understand what I'm asking.

      I just wanted to know if there was a section of the forum where I could sell a product or service that I couldn't offer as a WSO because it would not be profitable as a WSO.

      I hope I did not lose anyone with this post either..lol
      So, I sort of understood, but the key was profitability.

      The other thing you can do is put the offer in your signature only. I run "signature only" specials from time to time and they usually do quite well.

      My apologies if I came across too harshly, and I appreciate you remaining calm and explaining further.

      Wishing you every success,
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