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Which format do I deliver PLR in?

by kate clough
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HI! Brand new person here! I'm about to launch a PLR site. My OS is Linux so things are very different from Windows. I have a dilemma. I'm not sure what format my articles should be delivered in and I was advised to seek advice here from the pros. I don't have Notepad as an option. I have Open Office which gives me the options of Word compatible docs and a plain text format among others. Google Docs is also an option. Can anyone tell me what they do or what I should do. Thanks in advance for your advice and input.
#deliver #format #plr
  • Profile picture of the author fitz10
    I use Open Office and usually save as .txt or .doc for PLR products.
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  • Profile picture of the author russells
    If you have Open Office available to you I would use that. Just .zip them up if you can and deliver them like that.

    Hope that helps.

    ~Russ
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  • Profile picture of the author fitz10
    Russ,
    I've seen WSOs and other PLR products sold where people complained that they couldn't open Open Office's .odt format so I recommend saving in a format that is more universal.
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  • Profile picture of the author Anthony Lex
    You should always deliver your PLR in the simplest format as a text file. This gives the end user the option to make amendments where necessary as the best way to use PLR is the ability to rewrite it into something unique that is of benefit to search engines and the actual reader.

    Additionally you could supply the PLR in word and open office format if required, but always deliver your PLR in text format. This will ensure that the buyer has no issues with formatting the PLR as they see fit.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alan Petersen
      Good advice from Ftiz, stick with the more widely used file formats. I buy a lot of PLR and I use Open Office and Google Docs on a Mac. I don't have Word but it's no problem opening word docs with both Open Office and Google Docs. I also like the text files so I would suggest providing both .doc and .txt.
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  • Profile picture of the author kate clough
    WOW! Thanks everyone!
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  • Profile picture of the author GetFeeDomainName
    how about using OpenOffice's 'Export to PDF' feature? that's what Portable Document Format is for. unless you want the content to be easily editable.

    also, people,,, use LibreOffice.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    I did a poll on the WF quite a while back and the over-whelming choice was HTML. Not sure if html still is the prefered format, but it should be offered as a choice when doing a poll like this.

    From my point of view, it's easier to stip out a few HTML tags from a file, than it is to add them to a text file.
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  • Profile picture of the author imback
    HTML .doc and .rtf

    CHAD
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  • Profile picture of the author Kellie Dixon
    Consider offering your content in multiple formats just to make sure that your customers are able to open them. I'd recommend starting with .doc and .txt as it's most widely used (and can be opened on both PC and Macs).

    Just make sure that when you save from a program like Word as plain text that your content doesn't look jumbled. Sometimes exporting content from one format to another will eliminate spacing, so make sure to preview it in all of the different formats before you distribute.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom Ryan
      I'd offer it in several different formats: txt, doc, odt

      It doesn't take much time to do, and it will cut down on any support issues. Plus it gives your customers more choices.
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      • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
        Definitely offer multiple formats. It's way easy to do (at least for .doc and .txt) and it's a great way to keep customers happy.
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  • Profile picture of the author George Sepich
    I am sure you could outsource changing the documents to whatever format you wanted for only a few bucks if you can not do it yourself.

    George
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    I do doc and txt - super easy to do and people seem to like it!

    Lee
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  • Profile picture of the author Reed7
    I found Open Office is very straight forward and friendly to use. Its available, at no charge . Very stable program, over a long period of time now which I like, "no surprises", just works ...-My favorite...
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Turner
    Yes - multiple formats may be good - but make sure one of them is plain text - why? all other formats will add some of their own formating which may cause problems uploading them to the web - plain text is the only reliable format
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  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    I started out supplying just .doc but I had some people ask for copies in .txt so now I give both .doc and .txt that seems to be working well
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  • Profile picture of the author dogmachris
    Both, PDF & DOC is best.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alan Petersen
      Originally Posted by dogmachris View Post

      Both, PDF & DOC is best.
      PDF? Do you edit the PDF file directly? PLR material needs to be in an easy to edit file format. What do you use to edit the PDF document? Just curious.
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      • Profile picture of the author fitz10
        Originally Posted by Alan Petersen View Post

        PDF? Do you edit the PDF file directly? PLR material needs to be in an easy to edit file format. What do you use to edit the PDF document? Just curious.
        I've definitely gotten PLR with a .pdf and .doc included. I like getting the PDF format for ebook length PLR because I personally find it easier to read than a regular word processing document.

        Some people don't change their PLR so it's easy for them to just take the .pdf version and sell it. I don't recommend that tactic, but people do it.
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    • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
      One issue that hasn't been mentioned is the length of the product. It is apparently assumed these are short articles.

      It is also being assumed that "PLR" means full editing rights. Although that is what PLR has come to mean on places like the forum, that is not the traditional definition and not necessarily used outside of IM.

      For example, I once sold a 400 page PLR book - with the "Private Label Rights" being the right to add their name to the front page and nothing else. Buyers received their PLR version from me in pdf format.

      Once you have an understanding of what rights you are transferring, the length of the product(s) and their intended use by buyers, then the format for delivery should quickly become clear.

      For short articles, I'd suggest text and/or html since the intended use is probably for article submissions or on a website.

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      • Profile picture of the author Alan Petersen
        Originally Posted by kindsvater View Post

        One issue that hasn't been mentioned is the length of the product. It is apparently assumed these are short articles.

        It is also being assumed that "PLR" means full editing rights. Although that is what PLR has come to mean on places like the forum, that is not the traditional definition and not necessarily used outside of IM.

        For example, I once sold a 400 page PLR book - with the "Private Label Rights" being the right to add their name to the front page and nothing else. Buyers received their PLR version from me in pdf format.

        Once you have an understanding of what rights you are transferring, the length of the product(s) and their intended use by buyers, then the format for delivery should quickly become clear.

        For short articles, I'd suggest text and/or html since the intended use is probably for article submissions or on a website.

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        True that. What you described with your book, I consider to have Resell Rights not PLR. But that brings a good point for the OP... always include a document with your license indicating exactly what you can and can't do with the PLR since folks have different interpretations of PLR.
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        • Profile picture of the author Heidi White
          Originally Posted by Alan Petersen View Post

          True that. What you described with your book, I consider to have Resell Rights not PLR. But that brings a good point for the OP... always include a document with your license indicating exactly what you can and can't do with the PLR since folks have different interpretations of PLR.
          When you say 'document' do you mean a separate readme.txt file . . . and not something inside the actual pdf like:

          [YES] you may ....
          [NO] you may not?

          Heidi
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          • Profile picture of the author Alan Petersen
            Originally Posted by Heidi White View Post

            When you say 'document' do you mean a separate readme.txt file . . . and not something inside the actual pdf like:

            [YES] you may ....
            [NO] you may not?

            Heidi
            Yeppers, that's what I meant. IMO, it should also be clearly visible on the sales page as well before folks buy it.
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