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On Rewriting PLR Articles for Submission to Article Directories...

by Rikki_Fawkes
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How many of you rewrite PLR articles and submit them to article directories? I have several thousand free PLR articles and am considering rewriting them (and changing out some of the keywords) to submit to article directories and then rewrite again for my own blog.

Do you find it's easier or harder to work this way than to work from scratch? Do your conversions suffer, increase or stay the same?

Thanks!

*Edit* - and I'm talking complete rewrites, not something that would be flagged for plagiarism
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  • Profile picture of the author WritingMadwoman
    I do this all the time - and I rewrite them completely so no one would even know the original article was PLR, including if they read the PLR article. LOL

    I find it easy and fast as long as the original PLR article is good quality. Otherwise I find I'm spending too much time trying to make the concepts clearer rather than just choosing new words for them!

    Big difference.

    As for my conversions, I haven't noticed any difference from starting with a PLR article or writing my own from scratch, as long as both end up good quality they get republished.

    Wendy
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    • Profile picture of the author Rikki_Fawkes
      That's good to know, Wendy. And yes, I definitely get your meaning on spending time changing words rather than the concept.
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  • Profile picture of the author matty-81
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    • Profile picture of the author Rikki_Fawkes
      Originally Posted by matty-81 View Post

      This can work, but they really need to be rewritten carefully. Some article directories have advanced software that can detect as few as 5 or 10 words in the same order.

      I also have thousands of PLR articles, and I use them, but here's what I do:

      I'll find 5 articles that I like about the same subject and take the best points out of each. I'll then write a bulleted or "tip & trick" article with all of the points I got from the articles.

      I'll borrow one or two sentences from each article, rewrite them, and use them as my introduction. You can also do this with the conclusion of the article as well. this way, you've got a totally unique article.
      That's a good - no, great - idea! Just as long as I can find some that are similar enough, it would be easy enough just to grab a few paragraphs, rewrite them and turn them into a tip-and-trick article. Thanks!
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    • Profile picture of the author WritingMadwoman
      Great technique, I've done this too and you can create endless amounts of unique articles this way. And they don't take long at all!

      Wendy


      Originally Posted by matty-81 View Post

      I'll find 5 articles that I like about the same subject and take the best points out of each. I'll then write a bulleted or "tip & trick" article with all of the points I got from the articles.

      I'll borrow one or two sentences from each article, rewrite them, and use them as my introduction. You can also do this with the conclusion of the article as well. this way, you've got a totally unique article.
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  • Profile picture of the author sanhal
    Originally Posted by Rikki_Fawkes View Post

    How many of you rewrite PLR articles and submit them to article directories? I have several thousand free PLR articles and am considering rewriting them (and changing out some of the keywords) to submit to article directories and then rewrite again for my own blog.

    Do you find it's easier or harder to work this way than to work from scratch? Do your conversions suffer, increase or stay the same?

    Thanks!

    *Edit* - and I'm talking complete rewrites, not something that would be flagged for plagiarism
    I find it much easier to rewrite a PLR article than start from scratch. I rewrite it like I would speak it and make it flow better. I even put my own touches to articles I have had written.

    I am always expecting a rejection from EA but so far they have always been accepted!

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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    When I don't really know anything about a subject I need to write about, I find that PLR (good quality, not the crappy stuff) can be a life saver!

    What I usually do is read the first paragraph or two, then rewrite them totally in my own words ... repeat for the next paragraph and so on.

    Once I have done a couple of articles that way, I can usually just write my own from scratch or change the PLR I am rewriting considerably with the ideas from the first articles.


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  • Profile picture of the author Melanie Crouse
    If I could find decent PLR I would do this. Most of the crap I've found spend would many time write again due to make no meaning. See? How many times did you have to read that to figure it out?
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    • Profile picture of the author vicone
      That's the best way. I find it helps to read the article from start to finish, and then rewrite sentence by sentence in my own words.
      My own preference is to read a paragraph to get an understanding of the ideas or concepts it contains. Then I simply restate those in my own words. That way the finished product reflects my own style and rhythm.

      This, of course, is after doing proper keyword research to identify the keywords I wish to target. I don't just write on a 'subject' but rather on a specific keyword that I believe has a chance of ranking well in the SERPs. Within the body of the article I don't worry too much about the keyword, just write naturally.

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    • Profile picture of the author WritingMadwoman
      LOL Melanie - you got me good just now, as I was trying to read your message and it wasn't making sense I started thinking, "Geez, she's got nerve complaining about the quality of PLR when she can't even write a decent post!"

      Ohhhh, you were trying to make a POINT....I get it now....it's been a long day, don't mind me. But you gave me a good laugh!

      Wendy

      Originally Posted by Melanie Crouse View Post

      If I could find decent PLR I would do this. Most of the crap I've found spend would many time write again due to make no meaning. See? How many times did you have to read that to figure it out?
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  • Profile picture of the author Peggy Baron
    My very favorite way, rather than rewrite sentence by sentence, is to read the whole article and then write down the main point (in just a few words) from each paragraph in the body. Then I write a new paragraph in my own words around each point, add an intro paragraph and then a conclusion and it's ready to go out the door!

    Sometimes it's even easier to do this with crappy PLR (as long as it's not spun gibberish) because I'm not tempted to hold on to the well-constructed sentences like I would with quality PLR.

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  • Profile picture of the author Private Label Ebook Shop
    I have lost respect for PLR articles due to past experiences.

    I find utilizing a quality PLR ebook on the topic to be the best option as this allows me to create numerous articles on the same topic rather then spinning the same article numerous times.

    Just a matter of preference really.
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