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How much can you charge for pack of PLR articles?

by troy23
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I have heard writing your own PLR articles is a good way of earning income.

If you write say 40 articles on a particular niche, how much should you aim to sell at and which sites can you add your PLR pack to?

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  • Profile picture of the author Karan Goel
    Sell it on WF! PERIOD.

    As far as price is concerned, it really is determined by the length of the article, the niche, author's nationality (native English or not) etc.

    For eg, an article on "How to remove viruses from a PC" that's 500 words long shall go for say $2-4.

    On the other hand, articles on rare niches will go for much higher prices!

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    • Profile picture of the author troy23
      Thanks for your reply. Supposing I create 40 health articles, say 450 words each. I'm a native English speaker from UK and am good at writing. I have around 100 articles in EzineArticles. Could I sell my PLR package for around $40? Is that too high? I've just trying to get an idea.
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      • Profile picture of the author Karan Goel
        Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

        Thanks for your reply. Supposing I create 40 health articles, say 450 words each. I'm a native English speaker from UK and am good at writing. I have around 100 articles in EzineArticles. Could I sell my PLR package for around $40? Is that too high? I've just trying to get an idea.
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        Hey

        In that case, I suggest you sell these 40 articles in small packs. Like packs of 10 articles each, and each one can go for up to $50 each!

        That's ral profit, ain't it??

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        • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
          Originally Posted by Karan Goel View Post

          Hey

          In that case, I suggest you sell these 40 articles in small packs. Like packs of 10 articles each, and each one can go for up to $50 each!

          That's ral profit, ain't it??

          Karan
          The going rate for a PLR article is usually $1 each. You can ask more but it's not going to sell well, at least not here.

          To the OP, generally packs of 10 are popular. 40 can be too many for most people's purposes. You can always offer the choice of each 10-pk being $10 but if they want all 40, give them a discount offer for the bundle.
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          • Profile picture of the author Liam Hamer
            I agree with Tina. Generally $1 per article and a discount for packs that consist of more than 10
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          • Profile picture of the author Karan Goel
            Originally Posted by Tina Golden View Post

            The going rate for a PLR article is usually $1 each. You can ask more but it's not going to sell well, at least not here.

            To the OP, generally packs of 10 are popular. 40 can be too many for most people's purposes. You can always offer the choice of each 10-pk being $10 but if they want all 40, give them a discount offer for the bundle.
            Hey Tina.

            Yes. I completely missed "PLR". I replied with original one-time usage rights for the articles in my mind. I apologize.

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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    troy,

    i hate to say it but "PLR" has a really bad image, i dont think there's a way you can sell 40 PLR articles for $40. You can try tho.

    The reason is that there is literally zillions of PLR articles available for free, all niches you can even think of. I have single file archives which contain more than 100.000 articles. That's why i say PLR has a bad image, not because its not not useful (in fact you CAN do a lot with PLR)...but i think you're better off offering normal writing services instead of trying to sell a PLR pack for $40.

    ("PLR" as in "can be sold many times". But no one would pay $2+ for a PLR article)
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  • Profile picture of the author Barry Unruh
    Troy, I think your question has a flaw. You are limiting yourself to PLR Packs of Articles.

    Consider this...Instead of writing 40 articles spend your time doing this:

    10 Articles on the niche (400-800 words)
    A 10 page E-Book for the niche
    10 blog posts for the niche (250-350 words)

    You may spend slightly more time on this bundle, but suddenly you have differentiated your package. It now addresses articles for promotion, a give away for buyers to use for a squeeze page, and 10 blog posts they can schedule to post to their blog.

    How much is this worth? A wild guess would be between $17 and $37. (Yea, I'll play along with the 7 theory, just for fun.) You would need to test to find out the ideal price for you, your copy, and the niche you write about.

    The strangest thing I find about your question is the fact it is really easy to get an answer. Just go to the WSO section and look for your competitors offers. See what they are selling, what they are charging, and HOW they are selling it.

    Then you just need to figure out why someone should buy from YOU, instead of your competitors.
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  • Profile picture of the author jurojin
    PLR articles are a waste of time in my book... I have 140,000 PLR articles which I got for free (I'll gladly share them with anyone that wants them). Most of the PLR article packs end up to be given free to the public (as their licensees are allowing it for most of them). They are not very popular because it is very hard to monetize PLR duplicate articles.You can do it but your options are limited.One of the few working methods to do that is using your own article dirs + twitter.
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    • Profile picture of the author chilidawg
      I would agree with much that has been stated about the "value" of plr articles.

      Perhaps you could compile the articles into a eBook. Then you could brand it and at the same time allow those that download or purchase it the right to co-brand.

      That might give you an initial income plus some long term income or traffic on the back side:rolleyes:
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      • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
        Actually I have the feeling that PLR is about to revive big time after google changes.

        But not what we get as PLR right now. I´m thinking about "author PLR".

        Think about a package made by a good writer with a portfolio to show, never released before, sold to only 30 people (no resell rights), articles of 450 words or more.

        Think about the articles also packaged as a report that has coherent continuity.

        Think about txt, doc and html versions.

        think about images for the articles already included.

        Think about an additional report with some ideas about how to use the material.

        How much a package of 10 articles in these conditions worth?

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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      Originally Posted by jurojin View Post

      PLR articles are a waste of time in my book... I have 140,000 PLR articles which I got for free (I'll gladly share them with anyone that wants them). Most of the PLR article packs end up to be given free to the public (as their licensees are allowing it for most of them). They are not very popular because it is very hard to monetize PLR duplicate articles.You can do it but your options are limited.One of the few working methods to do that is using your own article dirs + twitter.
      No one wants them because you have old or crap PLR. There are many PLR providers, myself included, who limit the licenses sold and do not allow customers to resell them with PLR.

      PLR "duplicate" articles are the easiest thing in the world to monetize. Perhaps you have not tried all the methods?
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  • Profile picture of the author linkbeasts
    Tina and Barrys advice are both very spot on. My last gig was writing for an income.
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  • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
    There are some marketers who eat up free pLR and some who view them as trash and overused.

    And yes, you can sell PLR for about $1 per page - MORE if you limit it or do add ons, like a graphics templates, for example.

    I do run WSOs in the WF for my PLR specials but most of my traffic and money come from simple Google and search engine traffic, so make sure when you list a pack on your WP blog or wherever, you title it right like: "acne plr" or whatever.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
      Originally Posted by Karan Goel View Post

      Sell it on WF! PERIOD.
      There are some topics I would likely not bother posting on this forum.

      Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

      troy,

      i hate to say it but "PLR" has a really bad image, i dont think there's a way you can sell 40 PLR articles for $40. You can try tho.
      I disagree. It will depend on the quality, the specifics of the topic, and the rights given.

      Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

      Thanks for your reply. Supposing I create 40 health articles, say 450 words each. I'm a native English speaker from UK and am good at writing. I have around 100 articles in EzineArticles. Could I sell my PLR package for around $40? Is that too high? I've just trying to get an idea.
      Thanks
      Chunking it down might make it an easier sell - but it all really depends on the specific topic and if it is limited or not.

      For example, 40 articles on a specific cancer could bring you much more than a dollar an article.

      Originally Posted by jurojin View Post

      PLR articles are a waste of time in my book... I have 140,000 PLR articles which I got for free (I'll gladly share them with anyone that wants them).
      Wow. Let me ask - did you bother to rewrite and edit any of that? Or did you just feed them all up as is to a website for everyone to see? Any attempts to make them unique?

      Originally Posted by TiffanyDow View Post

      There are some marketers who eat up free pLR and some who view them as trash and overused.

      And yes, you can sell PLR for about $1 per page - MORE if you limit it or do add ons, like a graphics templates, for example.

      I do run WSOs in the WF for my PLR specials but most of my traffic and money come from simple Google and search engine traffic, so make sure when you list a pack on your WP blog or wherever, you title it right like: "acne plr" or whatever.
      Tiff
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      What she says.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ruth P
    As all the responses in this thread show, there are so many things involved.

    The PLR that's been around the block for years, sold for a dollar for thousands of articles, likely isn't worth much.

    But the stuff that's written on topics that are in demand now, where people want fresh PLR that's been written by a good writer, then that is much more valuable and can fetch a higher price.

    And there are so many possible ways to package it, too. Like someone said above, I think you'll find all the answers you need from looking at what the current PLR sellers are doing, and then thinking about the unique value that your PLR package has. e.g. are you an expert on the topic? Is it on a topic that's worth a lot of money for businesses, for Adsense etc.? Is it "hot" right now in the media? All of that wil have an impact on how you should create it and how you should price it.

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    • Profile picture of the author Ehanson
      PLR packs should run between $17 and $30 like Barry said. I would bundle your articles up and sell it as a pack.

      If you want to sell PLR rights to your Ezine Articles I'm not sure if Ezine allows that or not but I'd double check. I could be wrong you but don't want them to think all those original articles you spent a lot of time creating aren't in fact yours. I personally stay away from doing that.

      You have to do your research on PLR if you're going to offer others PLR articles. They've probably been around the net for a while and every PLR guy and their brother is selling them for $1- a loosing battle in my opinion as the price depreciates over time.

      Original PLR content that's brand new sells for a little bit more than that. I think bundling it up in a pack for each niche is a better way to go though. The articles should be high quality as you don't want to sell junk to other marketers, it's a waste of everyone's time if they have to rewrite the nearly entire article if it's low quality. Some rewriting should be done on their part but nobody wants to waste their time and money.

      Another method to selling PLR is offering all of those articles as PLR videos. You can make old content new again by converting it into a video. Better yet upload theses videos to YouTube and place a link to your site where web traffic can sign up to your email list to get information they're looking for.
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

    how much should you aim to sell at
    How long is a string?

    (EDIT: Yes, I know How Long is a Chinaman's name. You can go back to waiting for the next straight line you never get in the Real World.)
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    PLR articles lost their market after Google’s search algorithm change. Now only unique content can help a webpage have a good ranking.

    Besides this fact, there are authors at odesk who write original articles for $1. Of course, their quality is quite poor.

    However, right now most internet marketers are looking for unique content.

    Think about making money by writing original articles.

    If you are a good writer you can sell your articles at Constant Content. You can sell a 500 words article for $20 - $40. However, CC’s guidelines are too complicated. They keep rejecting articles if they are not perfect enough. You have to learn their guidelines very well, and basically become a perfect writer in all ways until you can sell your articles there. However, if you are a good writer, this option is much better than trying to sell PLR articles now.

    You can also accept public requests, but you compete with many other authors who accept the same request, and you have to wait until your customer may prefer your article… It’s easy to make money at CC only if you are a good writer and you keep writing many articles because CC gets a lot of traffic. Specially now, with Google’s changes. If you write an article once in a while like me (because I have another business), you’ll sell an article only once in a while. You have to be very productive if you want to really make money there.





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    • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
      Originally Posted by clever7 View Post

      PLR articles lost their market after Google's search algorithm change. Now only unique content can help a webpage have a good ranking.
      You are not the entire world, and the only thing YOU ever do with PLR is not the only thing ANYONE ever does with it.
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      • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
        Originally Posted by CDarklock View Post

        You are not the entire world, and the only thing YOU ever do with PLR is not the only thing ANYONE ever does with it.
        yep! there is a lot that can be done with good PLR.

        ok now... sit down and take a glass of water... or maybe a beer?
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  • Profile picture of the author BlondieWrites
    Troy, you can easily sell 40 PLR articles for $40. A lot of people sell their PLR articles for $1 each. I do. A pack of 40 articles, for $1 each, would of course be $40. There are people who sell their PLR for a little more, some for a little less.

    If you have quality PLR, there's no reason you can't offer it and sell it for that price.

    As for places that one might sell their PLR, buy a domain name and install WordPress. Sell you PLR from your site. You can also run a WSO if you want to give Warriors a special price.


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