I want to sell PLR - Tips appreciated

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Hi guys...

After a few posts here.. I've decided to give writing and selling PLR a try.

This is what I will do:

  • Write a bunch of articles. Thinking of 10 on each subject.
  • Set up a website with WP and same paypal stuff.
  • Promoting somewhere (here maybe?)
  • Sell somewhere between 40-60 copies of each pack.
  • For about $0.5-$1 pr. article ($5-$10 a pack)
  • Perhaps even cheaper in the beginning but demandning feedback :rolleyes:
Will this work?
Should I use WSO or just a link in my sig?

Any feedback appreciated.
#appreciated #plr #sell #tips
  • Profile picture of the author hjalte81
    Anyone? I really need you guys help here.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jenni Mac
      Hi

      I'm gearing up to offer my own PLR and it looks to me as though you have it all sorted out - although if you haven't already bought that domain I'd do so right away before someone else does.

      I'd also go for a WSO and make sure that the niches I chose were hot and on the money. Once you have the WSO up and running, put a link in your sig. Also put a link to your site when you have that up and running.

      What you could also do if you have no testimonials for your writing, is to offer to write one free article for 10 or so Warriors in return for a testimonial. Testimonials from current Warriors are great confidence boosters for Warriors looking to buy.

      Bottom line is you won't know how well until you do it!
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    Yes, that will work. Don't depend entirely on WSO's but they are a great way to bring in some money and get customers while you are building traffic to your website.

    I recommend, you put up a sample article so people coming to your site can see the quality of writing they can expect.

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    • Profile picture of the author hjalte81
      I'm gearing up to offer my own PLR and it looks to me as though you have it all sorted out - although if you haven't already bought that domain I'd do so right away before someone else does.
      I've bought it before this post. But thanks anyway

      Originally Posted by cashcow View Post

      I recommend, you put up a sample article so people coming to your site can see the quality of writing they can expect.
      I was thinking something like a screenshot of the articles. Just of a few paragraphs. Would that do?

      And thanks for the answers everyone.
      Really appreciate it guys (and gals ).
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      • Profile picture of the author Jenni Mac
        Originally Posted by hjalte81 View Post

        I've bought it before this post. But thanks anyway



        I was thinking something like a screenshot of the articles. Just of a few paragraphs. Would that do?

        And thanks for the answers everyone.
        Really appreciate it guys (and gals ).
        Hi,

        Unless you have a really good reason not to, I'd just go ahead and put up the whole article. That way people who're interested can judge your writing over a whole article and not just a few paragraphs. They basically want to see if you can introduce a topic, expand on a topic and then bring that baby home to a nice conclusion and keep them interested as you do all of that. Can't really show that in a couple of paras.
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        • Profile picture of the author hjalte81
          Originally Posted by Jenni Mac View Post

          Hi,

          Unless you have a really good reason not to, I'd just go ahead and put up the whole article. That way people who're interested can judge your writing over a whole article and not just a few paragraphs. They basically want to see if you can introduce a topic, expand on a topic and then bring that baby home to a nice conclusion and keep them interested as you do all of that. Can't really show that in a couple of paras.
          You've got a point. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author kswr123
    I reckon this could work... But you'll need some great advertising. Video marketing is VERY hot, and gets LOADS of traffic to blogs if done correctly. Shoot me a PM and I'll give you a few pointers!

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  • Profile picture of the author kswr123
    Yes good point there Jenni!

    Have you thought about youtube marketing?
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  • Profile picture of the author Dana_W
    You don't have to post an article from the pack that you are selling - you can post any well written article. You just need to show people what kind of quality they will be getting when they purchase your PLR articles.
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  • Profile picture of the author Droopy Dawg
    Set up a wordpress/paypal membership site... charge a monthly fee. Start out with about 10K PLR Articles, and add about 1000 per week. This way you won't get the folks that join... download EVERYTHING... then cancel membership.

    Keep adding as the weeks go by. This is what I'm creating now. I have over 150,000 articles... and maybe 500 or so products. I will charge $17 a month membership fee.

    Its gonna be pretty cool.
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    • Profile picture of the author hjalte81
      Originally Posted by Droopy Dawg View Post

      Set up a wordpress/paypal membership site... charge a monthly fee. Start out with about 10K PLR Articles, and add about 1000 per week. This way you won't get the folks that join... download EVERYTHING... then cancel membership.

      Keep adding as the weeks go by. This is what I'm creating now. I have over 150,000 articles... and maybe 500 or so products. I will charge $17 a month membership fee.

      Its gonna be pretty cool.
      So you buy the articles elsewhere and resell?
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      • Profile picture of the author hjalte81
        Originally Posted by ProductCreator View Post

        That's what I'm thinking. I had this idea myself a while back but no idea why I did not pursue it. Even just a regular online store where people can browse and buy any number of PLR packages is profitable.

        I wonder if you can easily make a living by selling 10 article per niche PLR packs....

        Let me see:

        - 10 articles per pack
        - sell conservatively 20 packs @ $10
        - gross income of $200 per pack
        - if you need $4000 a month to live on (as an example)
        - that 20 unique packs created per month or 200 articles or 6 per day.

        I think one reason I aborted this possibility is because I tend to take great care when writing PLR. I can churn out articles fast for ezinearticles but I am too much of a perfectionist when it comes to writing PLR.

        hjalte81, I say go for it! Maybe I will join you as I'm also looking at diversification of my business model. We can help push each other to reach our goals

        btw I think you should just price at $10. I don't think you need to undersell yourself.

        Maybe prepare several packs ahead of time e.g. 5 niches.

        Then sell each for $10 or bulk discount. When people see you have many niches of packs they can see that you are serious.

        As for writing examples, you don't have to necessarily reveal any of the articles in the packs, you can just any other examples of your writing if you wish.

        As an example, I wrote some custom articles for someone on elance and I just showed examples of my websites.
        This was realy helpful.
        Now.. 20 times pr. pack is a bit low dont you think?
        I was thinking at least 40 times or sell the packs at a higher price.

        It could be fun working together. PM and we'll work something out
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      • Profile picture of the author Droopy Dawg
        Originally Posted by hjalte81 View Post

        So you buy the articles elsewhere and resell?
        Yes... that (buy PLR), and I used to belong to an MLM company that I had full access to PLR and MMR products and articles.

        I downloaded everything in hopes to one day put them to use.

        After looking at some different WSOs and other IM info sites... I figured I'd put this method to test, and see how it goes.
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        • Profile picture of the author hjalte81
          There is one more thin I need to ask you guys.

          How do you pack the articles?

          In txt, pdf or doc files?
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    • Profile picture of the author stev
      Originally Posted by Droopy Dawg View Post

      Set up a wordpress/paypal membership site... charge a monthly fee. Start out with about 10K PLR Articles, and add about 1000 per week. This way you won't get the folks that join... download EVERYTHING... then cancel membership.

      Keep adding as the weeks go by. This is what I'm creating now. I have over 150,000 articles... and maybe 500 or so products. I will charge $17 a month membership fee.

      Its gonna be pretty cool.
      I imagine you read all 150,000 articles and all 500 or so products to be sure you're delivering quality content/products and not crap to your customers? Unbelievable that people are still running into these scams.
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      • Profile picture of the author Win Crow
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        • Profile picture of the author hjalte81
          Originally Posted by Win Crow View Post

          Tips:

          1) Make sure you're dealing with reputable artists/vendors
          2) Check your licenses closely. If you buy website templates pull them apart and check for stolen/watermarked images.
          3) Have the person you're buying from send you a confirmation that they do in fact own all images and content and have the right to sell such images/content.

          There was recently a thread on this forum where a couple of guys were selling website templates with stolen/watermarked images in them. This caused a lot of grief for everyone involved.
          Are you sure you're on the right thread?
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          • Profile picture of the author Win Crow
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            • Profile picture of the author hjalte81
              Originally Posted by Win Crow View Post

              I think so. The guy wanted PLR MRR tips. I just recommended that he do research on anybody he does business with in that arena. You tell me...am I way off base?

              Thx

              Edit: It's possible I misunderstood or misread his post. If I did then please accept my apologies.
              I was not trying to be "forum-police" or anything.. Just didn't understand your post :rolleyes:
              No need for apologies...
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      • Profile picture of the author BizBoost
        Originally Posted by stev View Post

        I imagine you read all 150,000 articles and all 500 or so products to be sure you're delivering quality content/products and not crap to your customers? Unbelievable that people are still running into these scams.
        Stev, it's inaccurate to call that a scam. It's just a PLR article warehouse, of sorts. As marketers, we need to remember "target audience" and $17/mo for access to 1000s of articles with 1000s more added each month is the perfect speed for a lot of people.


        Why is that? The answer is two-fold:
        1. Some people just aren't ready to use what they get but they also hate letting a good value slip by so $17/mo for 100000s of articles to store on the HD is what many potential CUSTOMERS want to do;
        2. Because of the people I just described, it's not as if those 100000s of articles are all out there on the web already. Some, perhaps even many, are published, but most of them are, as mentioned above, languishing on hard drives around the world just waiting for their owner to "get their act together.";
        3. Even in the event that some of the articles are already published (read: Google duplicate content penalty), the price is still ridiculously excellent for repurposing such articles. There are those in the know, who would "jetspin" such articles into unique articles and then submit them to article directories for the backlinks; or, for a profitable venture, could have a ghost writer rewrite a specific series, which would be less expensive than having them from scratch.
        $17/mo for such access might be a lazy person's nightmare, but it's an entrepreneur's dream...

        Best wishes...
        Eric
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    Seems like a great idea for a WSO.
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  • Profile picture of the author kswr123
    Very interesting ideas here...
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    plr is always in an editable format, so txt
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  • Profile picture of the author AndyBlackSEO
    Why not do both. Use your sig to promote your 'WSO'.
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  • Profile picture of the author BizBoost
    Originally Posted by hjalte81 View Post

    Hi guys...

    This is what I will do:
    • Write a bunch of articles. Thinking of 10 on each subject.
    • Set up a website with WP and same paypal stuff.
    • Promoting somewhere (here maybe?)
    • Sell somewhere between 40-60 copies of each pack.
    • For about $0.5-$1 pr. article ($5-$10 a pack)
    • Perhaps even cheaper in the beginning but demandning feedback :rolleyes:
    Will this work?
    Should I use WSO or just a link in my sig?

    Any feedback appreciated.
    Hi. I didn't catch your name. It might be helpful to put it at the end of each of your posts so that persons who are new here, like me, could become more familiar with you.


    However, I'm not new to internet marketing so here are a few tips:
    • Make your packs 12, 15, 20 or 25 and test out different price points. If I want to break out in a new niche, I'd want to automate it for as long as possible and would pay for a bigger article pack. Ten is too few for me. The key, for you, would be to find out what your target audience wants.
    • Here's a creative way to work with price -- if you want between $.50 and $1.00 per article then you offer the equivalent of $1/article at your main site. When you do a WSO, you have to make an offer that is less, so you offer the equivalent of $.75/article. But, to incentivize a follow-up purchase (another step down the profit funnel), you offer all those who purchase the WSO an even further discount on their first month membership at the site (e.g. $.50/article in their 1st month's packs).
    That would not only allow you to sell a WSO below your usual price but it would offer early-comers a coupon with which to continue a trial relationship with you at a reduced rate.

    Can't wait to see what you come up with...
    Eric
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  • Profile picture of the author Samuel Lee
    Could be a great idea! I guess you would probably want to make sure that the niches you have selected first are very topical and have a good window of opportunity. The WSO idea is definitely feasible, so with targeted and quailty written PLR articles it could be great. You would probably want to make sure you have a link to your external site in your WSO as well as your sig, when things are up and running. Offer some free product giveaways to get some feedback first and then try selling it as a WSO. Good idea, and you'll never know unless you try!
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