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Newbie question about PLR articles

by Malachi
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Hello, forum! I'm new here, and wanted to ask a question about an idea. I've been reading the forum for a while, and finally signed up.

I am a writer with broad interests and some time on my hands. I have written a doctoral dissertation, and have been paid to write an online college course. I've also done a monthly column for my local newspaper for a couple of years. I'm a native English speaker with a good education.

I'd like to try my hand at writing and selling PLR articles. I have a few written already, as well as outlines of others. These articles are about a wide range of topics, from health and fitness, to gardening and sustainability, to weight loss, to education. I am interesting in writing about hot topics that will generate traffic for your websites.

Here is the model I am considering: I would assemble a package of PLR articles on a certain topic, with current keywords. This would be an original package of articles that I write, rather than repackaged PLR's, of course. Then I would post a classified ad on this site, offering the package of articles. Interested persons would pay through Pay Pal, and I would email them the articles. I have strong research skills and can write about anything, but in the beginning, I'm writing about the things that I know about.

Is this basically the way it works? What advice can you give? What kind of pricing is standard for, say, a package of 5 original articles of 500-700 words each?

I welcome any input. Thanks- I'm glad to be a part of this forum, and I hope we can benefit each other.
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  • Profile picture of the author Doug Wakefield
    Gameplan is fine.

    As for pricing. Most of the better writers start out at $1 an article for our PLR.

    Obvious advice would be to have a website and make sure you SEO it the best you can. If you do a WSO you really have to overdeliver to make it work. I have ran two PLR WSOs and one worked really well, the other was not as good. The winner was the pack where I went a little overboard.
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    • Profile picture of the author Doug Wakefield
      Shoot, forgot the most important part...

      build an email list. Make sure you give a topic request field on the form.

      As for what to give away. My only giveaway (right now) is the ability to request a topic. I am really thinking about creating some PLR for building the list now too.

      Some people recommend giving away a product that explains the uses of PLR as your giveaway.

      Personal call here.
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      • Profile picture of the author Malachi
        Doug,
        Thanks for your reply. How does one build an email list? From members here who express an interest? Also, a question specific to this forum: what is the difference between a WSO and a classified ad? It seemed that they both cost the same?

        Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Marr
    It's really hard to sell a newly made PLR articles unless you own a site. This is because it's hard for people to believe if what you are selling is "NEW" articles. The only way to eliminate this is probably create a site that is specifically for selling newly made PLR which you are only selling a limited number of download per PLR packs...probably $30-$45 with 7-10 articles per pack? And if you have that constantly going you are creating credibility and trust on your website. Meaning they trust you that you won't over distribute your PLR articles to anyone and you stick by your words.

    If you are just starting this niche, I suggest go to Odesk.com You can create your own team and make money.
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  • Profile picture of the author cyong
    you can sell your PLR article from $1 to $3 for 500 words. if you have a knowledge in that particular area, it would be better you combine every thing and sell PLR ebook. You would be able to sell higher price for PLR ebook.

    You should have a website/squeeze page to sell your PLR , and capture subscribers list when they leave your website. You can then follow up with the subscribers to promote your PLR product.

    CY
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    • Profile picture of the author Malachi
      Thanks for the advice. Keep it coming- I'm taking notes!
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      • Profile picture of the author Doug Wakefield
        I mentioned a few ways to build a list.

        I personally just have a box to give me a topic suggestion. This pretty much places people who are really interested in PLR on the list.

        I have been considering creating a PLR article pack specifically to build the list though. A 5-10 pack would do for that. Probably on Internet Marketing, in general, as it would have some appeal to the market you are targeting.

        As Rob mentions, you may want to limit the number of packs sold. This gives the PLR a higher perceived value to the customer. In reality, the pack may still have been used hundreds of times across various sites anyways, so this may not really matter.

        I do not have limits on the number of packs I sell. I personally know that the power of PLR is NOT the article that is written, but instead how to re-purpose it into various other means to really supercharge your marketing. Some people will have some success with the content as-is, but the majority of people will be changing up the content to make it work anyways.

        It also goes into my business model. I want to be able to create the content once and move on. The model works very well for some people, and has treated me well so far.

        Let me say that both models work. I don't have a personal line in with Tiffany Dow, though her model of business is the one I aimed to impersonate with my store. I have a closer line to Peggy Baron and she uses limits (and charges more for them!)

        You can get the skinny on both of their models by buying their products. Peggy's runs about $17 and Tiffany just reduced hers down to $27. I have both personally and share no preference either way. Pick one of the two and run with it.

        I should mention that if you want more hand holding as to setting up the store, Tiffany is the way to go. Her product contains some videos that really goes into detail on the details. If you are like me and can manage setting up a simple site to handle the store, then pick either.
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      • Profile picture of the author ksmusselman
        Originally Posted by Malachi View Post

        Thanks for the advice. Keep it coming- I'm taking notes!
        Welcome to the forum!

        I would highly suggest going to Nicole Dean's site. She makes a great income doing exactly what you want to do, so if you can take some time and browse around her site, I'm sure you'll find a ton of useful information.

        NicoleOnTheNet.com

        Good luck!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Peggy Baron
    Hi Malachi,

    Doug has good advice here!

    I would also add that you should get your post count up by interacting here on the forum, building relationships and offering what you know via comments. This builds trust, which is so important here, and gets you known.

    If the articles are written by you, then I would do a WSO here rather than a classified ad. You'll get better exposure. Do a study of any PLR WSOs to see how they work and how best to structure your product(s), pricing, and delivery.

    If you can swing it, consider doing your first WSO as a "free WSO". It's not free to you, it costs the normal $40 fee, but you're giving away a free bundle of PLR where all they need to do is opt-in to get it. This helps you build your list of potential customers that you can email when you have each new pack of PLR ready.

    While it's not entirely necessary to have a website to start, it's beneficial to have one for several reasons. One is that it builds trust and shows a degree of professionalism, and another is it gives you a place to showcase all your PLR. When you do a WSO, people might buy and want to follow your link to your site to see what else you have, or they won't buy and want to follow your link to see what else you have. Yet another reason to have a website is to capture search traffic looking for specific PLR.

    ksmusselman - I would also suggest the direct link to Nicole's PLR site PLR Articles | Private Label Rights Articles & Reports

    Good luck with it!

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    • Profile picture of the author Doug Wakefield
      Here are a few PLR WSO tips that I can give you from my limited experience.

      10 packs for $7 don't seem to work too well. I made a very small profit on one run with a WSO covering 3 niches. It may have been that I wasn't focused on one niche too. Though, honestly, the traffic to that WSO was just as good to my first.

      My first was a 15 pack (with a 5 pack bonus) for $10. This is, by far, my best selling pack.. and remains in that state (ranks well on Google.) This one broke even within hours, though really didn't start to take off until my second WSO (sold more of this pack on that multi pack WSO than that one did.)

      In general, I notice that you have to really over deliver to make it work. The next one I run is going to be a storewide sale... see how that holds up.
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      • Profile picture of the author SeanOyler
        As I've been dabbling with the idea of opening a PLR store as well, I've been following some different threads through search and I've noticed Doug appear in quite a few of them.

        He's got some great advice and tips about it, so thanks Doug for being so helpful. You've given me a lot to think about too.

        I would also second the idea of running a free WSO, it's the direction I'm headed once I get some more content under my belt.

        From what I understand, PLR users are buyers so when they search for PLR, they're going to expect to pay for it. It certainly wouldn't be a bad idea to have those types of people on an e-mail list whenever you have a new PLR pack for sale, or are running a special.

        I've just discovered MailChimp as an alternative to Aweber. Although I don't have much experience with it yet, or lists in general, it seems like a good option for someone not wanting to spend much money right away. The free option lets you have 2,000 subscribers and send 12,000 e-mails a month which seems like way more than you would need for a PLR store.

        So worth a look

        Best of luck!
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        • Profile picture of the author Doug Wakefield
          Happy to help.

          Mailchimp is a great starter option for your list for exactly that reason. I personally use Getresponse for the same reason. You only get 100 subscribers, but my little tiny list would already pay for even an Aweber monthly account.

          Originally Posted by SeanOyler View Post

          As I've been dabbling with the idea of opening a PLR store as well, I've been following some different threads through search and I've noticed Doug appear in quite a few of them.

          He's got some great advice and tips about it, so thanks Doug for being so helpful. You've given me a lot to think about too.

          I would also second the idea of running a free WSO, it's the direction I'm headed once I get some more content under my belt.

          From what I understand, PLR users are buyers so when they search for PLR, they're going to expect to pay for it. It certainly wouldn't be a bad idea to have those types of people on an e-mail list whenever you have a new PLR pack for sale, or are running a special.

          I've just discovered MailChimp as an alternative to Aweber. Although I don't have much experience with it yet, or lists in general, it seems like a good option for someone not wanting to spend much money right away. The free option lets you have 2,000 subscribers and send 12,000 e-mails a month which seems like way more than you would need for a PLR store.

          So worth a look

          Best of luck!
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          • Profile picture of the author Malachi
            Thanks, everyone, for the great responses! I believe I am beginning to get a picture of how this works. Another question- where do I find the most sought-after plr topics? I know that weight loss, health and fitness, and how-to articles will be in demand, because people are searching for these things. How can I find out what else people want to buy?
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            • Profile picture of the author SeanOyler
              Originally Posted by Malachi View Post

              Thanks, everyone, for the great responses! I believe I am beginning to get a picture of how this works. Another question- where do I find the most sought-after plr topics? I know that weight loss, health and fitness, and how-to articles will be in demand, because people are searching for these things. How can I find out what else people want to buy?
              Well, like Doug wrote in one if his posts you can offer the ability for people to request topics in trade for them to sign up to your list.

              Another thing you could try is heading over to cb-analytics.com and take a look at the top products. See what's selling and make packs based on the topics of those products.

              As well, take a look at other PLR sites and look at what they're selling. Don't copy, obviously, but it might be a good idea just to take a look at the types of topics they're covering just to get an idea of the areas you could go into.
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            • Profile picture of the author Doug Wakefield
              Clickbank - was an affiliate for Zygor Guides for a while, inspired my WoW pack

              Amazon - I do a lot of writing research on the site. Get a pulse as to what people want from here.

              Warrior Forum - use the search feature, you get tons of ideas.

              Other PLR Stores - if someone else is selling a pack, then you have a decent idea that you can make money with it.

              Ebay - same reasons as Amazon.

              Your List - need ideas? Ask your fans.

              Magazines - Take a few moments to browse the magazine rack next time you go to the store. Plenty of ideas. Cosmo gives great women's niche ideas constantly.

              Physical Books - If I bought it, I know I'm not the only one interested. My Freelance Writing pack was created simply because I spent a few days reading a couple books on the topic.

              Borders/Barnes and Noble - if they sell a book on the topic, the topic sells.

              The PLR Store - More ideas as to what sells.

              Your Head (what you feel like writing about or reading on) -

              If you buy a WSO, do a plr pack on the general method involved.
              If you buy a book, do a PLR pack.
              Magazine... do a pack.
              Video Game... do a review pack.
              New TV... review pack.
              Etc...

              Just find something and write a few articles about it. Package it up and throw it on your store. From there start working on the next one. Don't spend too much time worrying about the last pack. If it sells, great... if it doesn't, your next one might do better.

              I have packs on my store that have only sold one copy (and they were up for months before that even happened.) As my inventory, and reputation, increases... the sales have just got that much easier.

              I have a little tiny list of 13 great people. I just sent an email about 3 new packs my wife handed me for the store this morning. In the 15 minutes since I have paid for my shopping cart and hosting for the month.

              Originally Posted by Malachi View Post

              Thanks, everyone, for the great responses! I believe I am beginning to get a picture of how this works. Another question- where do I find the most sought-after plr topics? I know that weight loss, health and fitness, and how-to articles will be in demand, because people are searching for these things. How can I find out what else people want to buy?
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Sounds like a good plan. I've bought Tiffany Dow's PLR articles a lot and know she makes a good living from them. Her site is PLR Mini Mart

    As for delivery via email, if you do start getting business, you might want to invest in DLGuard. It will get awfully tedious delivering every order manually. DLGuard automates the payment and delivery process securely and protects your download pages from theft.
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  • Profile picture of the author gie grace
    Thanks Doug! You've provided so much valuable info with your PLR business.

    I am in process of creating my PLR store as well. I'm just bundling up article packs before I launch a WSO.

    Great advise Sean! Mailchimp is a good alternative for those of us on budget..

    One question though, which is better to use, DLG or ejunkie?

    Tiffany recommends using DLG for product delivery but the license price is too high for me right now. Ejunkie, on the other hand, just asks for a monthly fee of $5, I believe.

    To Malachi, content creation is good way to start your online career. So many marketers need quality content which they don't have time to write.

    I would recommend buying Tiffany Dow's PLR ATM course or Peggy Baron's Become a PLR Writer.

    But if you're short on funds at the moment, then I suggest you follow these steps:

    1. Find a niche topic.

    2. Create article packs.

    3. Run a WSO selling these packs (although you need to be a War Room Member to be able to post WSO's, so you need an initial investment of at $80. $40 for War Room membership, $ 40 to run a WSO.. this may be big amount but you get a lot of exposure for it)

    4. Participate in the forum a LOT

    Hope this helps.

    Cheers,

    Gie
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    • Profile picture of the author Doug Wakefield
      I pay $15 a month for E-Junkie currently. This rate is about to go up. Believe it covers 40 products. With my store inventory and my WSOs (set up as separate products) I am around 30 products now. This cost is a non-issue as my income makes up for it easily.

      Long term DL Guard would be better, there is just that pesky issue of having the money to pay for it.

      If you are in a pinch, start out with E-Junkie and then trade it out when you can afford DLGuard. I am going to go this route eventually, not that I dislike E-Junkie.

      One big benefit to E-Junkie as a shopping cart is the ability to create a separate store inside of E-Junkie itsself. These pages rank VERY well out of the gate, and tend to hang out there until my site can take it over. Think of it like Ezine articles and how they used to be.
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