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How much of a PLR article should I rewrite for my blog?

by JasonRivera
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PLR is a huge time saver for me as far as research goes. The only thing I am confused about is how much of the article do I have to rewrite to make it unique enough to escape the wrath of Google?
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  • Profile picture of the author Paycheck Rebel
    A lot....if not all. If you don't want to rewrite it look for someone on fiverr to do it...or odesk
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  • Profile picture of the author Beverley Boorer
    There is no wrath from google for using plr content. The only trouble comes with having duplicate content on your own website. In other words, if you place the same article on two pages or posts of your website you will have duplicate content.
    That said, many people want to rewrite plr so they don't offer the same info that their competition may have. For this, you can choose how much to rewrite. Some go with adding a new first and last paragraph and changing just a few sentences in between, while others like to rewrite most of it. It is all up to you.
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    • Profile picture of the author JasonRivera
      Thank you so much. I was just concerned because I thought my blog would be sent to the "supplemental results" on Google for having the same article as another site. However, your last point makes perfect sense. Adding your own insight and voice can go a long way in adding value to your readers.
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  • Profile picture of the author centurion81
    I would avoid PLR, why not have some guest posts.

    Looks more natural and the content is generally better (I did say generally).
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    • Profile picture of the author JasonRivera
      Originally Posted by centurion81 View Post

      I would avoid PLR, why not have some guest posts.

      Looks more natural and the content is generally better (I did say generally).
      In your opinion, what would be some drawbacks from having GuestPosts?
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    • Profile picture of the author mysterrio
      Originally Posted by centurion81 View Post

      I would avoid PLR, why not have some guest posts.

      Looks more natural and the content is generally better (I did say generally).
      As with everything, it all depends where you get the PLR and how you use it. I have found it harder to get guest posts that are qualified to speak about my markets.
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      • Profile picture of the author RKeele
        I would never use PLR on my website. I only write my own unique content. If you are having trouble with this pay someone to write content for you, or find guest bloggers to write and submit to your site.
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    • Profile picture of the author celente
      Originally Posted by centurion81 View Post

      I would avoid PLR, why not have some guest posts.

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      I would say do both, and make sure you work on your SEO to rank better. Then also use comments to boost this even more.

      OK, you are gunna get some here that say that is risky, but you can do this slowly and in a way to please google, and to do it properly and please google.

      Right now google is getting big at taking down sites with dodgy backlinks, but you can do this once a week, and get really good results. Even one good guest post on a higher ranking site will do wonders for you rankings. The thing there is, normally the higher ranking the site, the harder it is to do get a guest post, on some occasions I have even paid the owner to do it, and becuase its targeted sometimes the results are better than paid ads, no joke.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ruth P
    I personally do not usually rewrite it 100%, but it all depends on the topic. I do use PLR in the niches I already have experience in, so I find it quite quick and easy to go in there and add my own personal experience, maybe add to the article a bit etc. So that way I feel it's unique enough not only for Google, but also for my site visitors to really get something of value out of it.
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  • Profile picture of the author ymest
    HI there,

    You should add to the PLR articles...You can actually take portions of them and comment. Tiffany Dow wrote something on it which was really good. Here's the thread.

    Using PLR as Curated Content

    Hope this helps.

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  • Profile picture of the author Monja
    If you add your own voice in your article you have to rewrite them. To be secure from Google penalty I'd recommend re-writing around 40-50%. I know it´s high but where is the value for the visitor if he or she reads always the same stuff? Right, none. Having said that, I'm not a big fan of PLR. I'd rather buy a Fiverr Gig and then add my voice to it. This way i have really unique content and get the message across to my readers
    hope that helps
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  • Profile picture of the author rohit36
    Yups PLR is great time saver, there is a lot of misconception regarding PLRs and google penalty. so instead of listening to everyone, ask someone who uses plr and have build business around it..

    Like Beverley Boorer said "There is no wrath from google for using plr content."

    Tiffany wrote article about it too, you can ask her or ask "Ruth P"

    if you are still confused then go through the article once and rewrite it again in your own words, check out tiffany's blog for more help with PLR.

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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by JasonRivera View Post

      PLR is a huge time saver for me as far as research goes. The only thing I am confused about is how much of the article do I have to rewrite to make it unique enough to escape the wrath of Google?
      Screw Google...

      The pnly parts of PLR articles you should rewrite are the parts that are badly written and the parts that are factually incorrect. Otherwise, you should be fine...
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      • Profile picture of the author connections
        Keep everything that's relevant, check your facts, and rewrite a portion to tie it in to your blog a personal way.

        Hope this helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    I always rewrite all of it :-)

    I created avideo to show how I do it :-)

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    • Profile picture of the author Monja
      well, when you rewrite all of it - it's unique but then, why should i buy plr if i write it 100% on my own?
      personally, when i buy plr i write an own introduction, add my opinion and check if it reflects what i teach. the point is not just to copy and paste.

      Originally Posted by Danny Cutts View Post

      I always rewrite all of it :-)

      I created avideo to show how I do it :-)

      How to rewrite PLR content and make it 100% Unique - Duplicate Content Checker Software - YouTube
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      • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
        Originally Posted by Monja View Post

        well, when you rewrite all of it - it's unique but then, why should i buy plr if i write it 100% on my own?
        personally, when i buy plr i write an own introduction, add my opinion and check if it reflects what i teach. the point is not just to copy and paste.
        Its a lot easier to rewrite something that is there rather than having to write the article from scratch...

        You only really have to rewrite the PLR if you plan on using it on your website and you want to get some search engine weight :-)

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        • Profile picture of the author Monja
          I agree, Danny. But then, it needs to reflect my opinion anyway. If you re-write 100% you just need an article starter - something like that. Or you can go to article directories, look for good articles and use those to re-write. Because if you do that 100% anyway, you have unique content, right?
          Or you go to other blogs, read an article and write your own with your own opinion.
          What I actually mean is: why bother to buy if I completely re-write anyway?
          PLR needs to be unique in output but should be used like a creative article starter where you use some information from.

          Originally Posted by Danny Cutts View Post

          Its a lot easier to rewrite something that is there rather than having to write the article from scratch...

          You only really have to rewrite the PLR if you plan on using it on your website and you want to get some search engine weight :-)

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  • Profile picture of the author dbrwn
    Here's the myth surrounding duplicate content and Google. If you think about it, duplicate content resides big time on the Internet. If someone took one of your articles from the article directories and published it onto their site and the article still resides on the directory, then that's duplicate content and Google really doesn't penalize that.

    Duplicate content concerning Google is just a myth and shouldn't be paid any attention to. What you should pay more attention to is the back links that you get from the articles from other sites and such, plus the traffic that is generated. People focus way too much on Google, but Goggle isn't the be all end all.

    There are other ways to get traffic, customers and subscribers that don't involve Google.
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  • Profile picture of the author GailTrahd
    Alexa Smith has addressed that duplicate content idea in many of her posts - just do a quick search for her and 'duplicate content'.

    Also, PLR is ONLY as good as the research behind it and the writer who produces it.

    That said, if it is well used content then you want to add facts and information to make yours unique AND you want it to sound like it comes from you. Your readers are usually able to detect a different voice in the writing. Give it your own flair and unique voice.

    Or, if you are satisfied with the content writing but don't want to take the time to add your own voice to the information, then use it as a guest post. At some point you probably have written under a pen name - no reason you cannot do the same thing on your own blog using PLR as the content.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stuart Walker
    You couldn't pay me to use PLR on my blogs so I'd recommend writing blog posts from scratch on your own knowledge or research.
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  • Profile picture of the author GobBluthJD
    All of it. From the beginning, to the end. In other words, just write 100% unique.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ged3
    One way to be sure that you have unique content is to rewrite it and then check with www.copyscape.com

    You will be 100% sure that you do not have duplicate content and this will keep you in good stead with Google.

    Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author Ged3
    One way of using plr articles is to just rewrite all of it.

    A simple method is to read each paragraph and rewrite it in your own words.
    You can add sentences and extra paragraphs and you will often end up with a really good article this way, often longer than the original.

    It will also help you to think of additional topics that you can write about.

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  • Profile picture of the author TegaD
    I think it comes down to what niche you are in and how comfortable you are with original PLR material. you can always check to see if and how many different iterations of the material is avialable on the net. You can check that by using copyscape or small seo tools.
    When using Plr i tend to rewrite almost all of it just to put in my own voice, and if i was feeling giddy i might even add to the material myself. hope that helps
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  • Profile picture of the author MarketingMonk
    Rewrite it and check it with copyscape.com. In this way, you can assure that your contents are unique.
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    • Profile picture of the author Stuart Walker
      Originally Posted by MarketingMonk View Post

      Rewrite it and check it with copyscape.com. In this way, you can assure that your contents are unique.
      What does it matter? It might show as unique on copyscape but it's still going to be a rehashed PLR article containing the same information you can find all over the web and no one wants to read that garbage.
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      • Profile picture of the author kingsef
        At the end of the day (cliche) isn't 90% of the content out here rehashed in some way anyway? Even the so called "unique" content.

        I mean once you learn a technique from someone that learned it from someone else, aren't you basically re-teaching exactly what you have learned in your own words?

        I am not an expert but it seems like something a good spinner could do.

        I could be wrong. But I find it hard to believe if you have multiple sites in multiple niches and your actually making a significant amount of money in this game that you have time to sit and create all of this unique content, build and optimize your sites, create and drip feed backlinks, constantly add new post, and possibly still not rank your site but have the motivation to start over.

        You may get an award for most thought provoking copy, but that doesn't seem like a formula for long term success. I could be wrong.
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        • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
          "good spinner"???

          Isn't that an oxymoron, like military intelligence, congressional ethics or jumbo shrimp?

          Or "50% unique"?
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          • Profile picture of the author kingsef
            Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

            "good spinner"???

            Isn't that an oxymoron, like military intelligence, congressional ethics or jumbo shrimp?

            Or "50% unique"?
            LOL. Good one John. I suppose it just might be. But isn't "unique" content becoming more like a fairy tale?

            Do you mean unique in the sense that the one promoting it also created it? Or that someone took the time to replace and rearrange the copy to say something different but mean the exact same thing? hmmmm
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            • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
              Originally Posted by kingsef View Post

              LOL. Good one John. I suppose it just might be. But isn't "unique" content becoming more like a fairy tale?

              Do you mean unique in the sense that the one promoting it also created it? Or that someone took the time to replace and rearrange the copy to say something different but mean the exact same thing? hmmmm
              Most of the time when the words "unique" and "spinner" come up in the same conversation, unique refers to passing some mechanical text comparison bot like Copyscape. Said spinner may be capable of spitting out a piece of text that comes in at "100% unique" and still be unreadable garbage.

              Don't even get me started on something being "xx% unique"; it's like being 50% pregnant, in that it makes no sense whatsoever.

              When I say "unique", I mean the one creating it applies their own voice and attitude to create something worth reading. It's the difference between reading a biography in an encyclopedia and one by a really good biographer.

              Too many spinners may have the "replace and rearrange" part down, but miss comically on the "mean the exact same thing" end.

              "Rewriting" by simple word substitution (like changing "dog" to "Chihuahua") doesn't make for a new article outside the confines of the aforementioned text comparison bots.

              Rewriting by taking facts, checking their accuracy, and putting a fresh (dare I say it?) spin on them, a new angle, fresh perspective, whatever term, is a different matter. With most of the PLR (not all, as there are some very competent PLR sellers in this very forum) the effort required to verify facts and massage them into something even moderately readable is more work than starting from scratch.
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  • Profile picture of the author RockNRolla
    If it's going on your own blog then I would totally rewrite the article to be safe. If, however, it is for baklinking purposes, you can afford to be a bit more lax.
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    • Profile picture of the author samanthamilner
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      It's important to rewrite your articles so that they look original and pass Google's duplicate content filter. Rewrite one paragraph at a time, use synonyms, and add your own comments.
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  • Profile picture of the author Monja
    so true. nothing worse than just copy and paste plr
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  • Profile picture of the author Charanjit
    I got to agree with he fact it is easier to rewrite a PLR article than it is to write fresh content.
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    • Profile picture of the author Stuart Walker
      Originally Posted by RockNRolla View Post

      If it's going on your own blog then I would totally rewrite the article to be safe. If, however, it is for baklinking purposes, you can afford to be a bit more lax.
      Safe from what? There is no 'danger' from using a PLR article on your site other than the fact it's likely to be generic and found elsewhere and your users want ORIGINAL content from you not generic stuff found everywhere else.

      Originally Posted by samanthamilner View Post

      It's important to rewrite your articles so that they look original and pass Google's duplicate content filter. Rewrite one paragraph at a time, use synonyms, and add your own comments.
      LOL, let's not get started on that again.

      Originally Posted by Charanjit View Post

      I got to agree with he fact it is easier to rewrite a PLR article than it is to write fresh content.
      Then you must not know your niche all that well. Writing articles on topics you know about should be the easiest thing ever.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kingshouse
        Then you must not know your niche all that well. Writing articles on topics you know about should be the easiest thing ever.


        My personal experience is that writing articles on topics you know is not always that easy. You can run out of ideas for a new article particularly in a small niche area. There are only a certain number of articles to write before you find yourself writing the same information in a different way.

        One of the good things about PLR is that the research is already done for you.

        Rather than scratching your head to come up with new ideas you can simply rewrite PLR. One can then return later to write some more 'original' stuff when the ideas are flowing again.

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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    Yes I agree.....
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    Fear the blank page...
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  • Profile picture of the author twinkenterprises
    It's good to summarize it or rewrite it in your own words. You can keep all the ideas, just add to it and change it a little bit.
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  • Profile picture of the author usfemail
    I would never use PLR on my own personal site. You can use it to get ideas on if you don't know about a certain subject, but don't just copy and paste.
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  • Profile picture of the author thedanbrown
    I would rewrite the whole thing if i was going to use plr articles for my site. But i guess it depends if you're trying to seo your site or will be generating traffic some other way.
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  • Profile picture of the author hustlinsmoke
    Get you a copyscape account, its only .05 cents to check each time and everytime you think it's original test it.

    I buy 500 credits a year and never use them all.
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  • Profile picture of the author Meharis
    Originally Posted by JasonRivera View Post

    PLR is a huge time saver for me as far as research goes. The only thing I am confused about is how much of the article do I have to rewrite to make it unique enough to escape the wrath of Google?
    I imagine you do want quality. If not, disregard my comment.
    Personally, I rewrite the whole article and make it even better.
    I also keep Google happy by using original photos and graphics.
    I use Copyscape to protect my original content.

    Meharis
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  • Profile picture of the author Malcolm Thomas
    I Would focus on writing high quality unique content on your own site. Forget about rewriting or rehashing PLR content that can be found everywhere else on the web.

    If you want to build a successful, high quality site, then focus on writing unique, high quality articles and NOT reworded sentences that can be found on any other site
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  • Profile picture of the author Vector Graphics
    Google will not penalize you for using PLR content. They will penalize you for having more than 1 of the exact same pages on 1 website.

    You can put PLR articles on your website as is with no problem. If you want these articles to rank in the search engines then you are going to need to rewrite them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Geri Richmond
    Hi,
    You should re-write at least 60-70% of the article. I read the article and write down some bullet points. Then I put it in my own words. Always, Always, Always change the title of the PLR.

    Hope this helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author Vector Graphics
    Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill View Post

    Who wants to read a blog full of re-written PLR? How many successful blogs use that method?
    If the content and writing is good then tons of people. Lots of successful blogs use rewritten PLR or even as is PLR for products, blog posts, webinars.

    Now if your main focus is to build an authority blog then I would keep any PLR to a minimum or leave it off the site all together.
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  • Profile picture of the author 55sadhikar
    Use BEST SPINNER to spin your articles, it will be a lot easier to re-write with BEST SPINNER , also you can check the how much of the content is unique compared to the original article...
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    • Profile picture of the author Vector Graphics
      Originally Posted by 55sadhikar View Post

      Use BEST SPINNER to spin your articles, it will be a lot easier to re-write with BEST SPINNER , also you can check the how much of the content is unique compared to the original article...
      I wouldn't use and kind of spinning software if you plan on using the PLR for your own website or as a product. Your main focus should be about having quality articles that give value and simply spinning the content is not going to give you a top notch article. You could spin it and then rewrite after, but that is just adding a step to the process.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kingshouse
    Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill View Post

    Who wants to read a blog full of re-written PLR? How many successful blogs use that method?
    I can understand your thinking but as long as the information is relevant and obviously up to date why discard rewriting it just because it's PLR? I think your blog readers would like to read it...as long as it's not just put in there to act as filler.
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  • Profile picture of the author TwinkleToes
    it all depends on the quality of PLR articles and from where you get the PLR and how you are going to use it. But according to me getting unique content is way better than to get PLR. You can hire someone to write unique articles from fiverr or forums.
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    • Profile picture of the author ajbarnes777
      Rewriting PLR is a great way to produce unique and high quality content... if you are either:

      1.) A new writer that needs practice at writing unique content.

      2.) A veteran writer that is trying to break into a new niche that they aren't familiar with.

      3.) A veteran writer that is having a hard time coming up with new article ideas. <-- This was my problem.

      4.) Or you just want a simpler, quicker, and more affordable way to produce content.

      It all starts with finding reputable PLR providers. The higher the quality is, the higher the quality the rewrite could be... and the easier it will be to rewrite.

      Personally, I prefer to completely rewrite a PLR article in my own words. I do this by using different rewriting tactics and paraphrasing each paragraph in my own words as if I'm explaining it to someone.
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  • Profile picture of the author zahanega
    When rewriting the article, make sure you don't change the words/sentences around so much that the meaning is changed.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fazal Mayar
    I always re-write a PLR content because it's already created content , you just try to change everything. Atleast, you already have some brainstorming instead of writing an article from 0 to finish.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexGeorge
    If you are putting this on your own blog which you see as a long term project, plus wish to gain traffic from search engines and get your content picked up and shared, it is best to have 100% well written, unique content. Something that provides value to it's readers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Kohler
    You need to rewrite the entire article. It is amazing how little Google needs in order to see that it is PLR. My personal experience is that you can add PLR to posts as long as you are also adding original content as well. So if you want to use an occasional PLR post, I would add an introduction and a conclusion. Remember that many people use content from other related websites all the time. Look at all of the news sites with similar stories. So it's okay to add PLR occasionally, but if you want to rank well, rewriting the entire article is your best bet.
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  • Profile picture of the author hngems
    I used to work on PLR articles sometime. If you are serious about making profits then I would suggest you to rewrite the whole article even the title also. If you rewrite few portion of the article then there may be changes of being indexed by Google and may also get trapped in copyscape which may sometimes affect your earnings. If you are a real writer then you must be knowing the idea of copyscape use that or rephrase your sentence. And if you have problem with time than hire someone for you to write.
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  • Profile picture of the author tcrews
    If you want to be more efficient, write article from scratch. Rewriting PLR using article spinners is just a waste of time. My 2 cents
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    • Profile picture of the author Monja
      Originally Posted by tcrews View Post

      If you want to be more efficient, write article from scratch. Rewriting PLR using article spinners is just a waste of time. My 2 cents
      agreed. but what if you just use it as a template? that is what i do sometimes, it simply makes me more efficient. but then - when i write articles from scratch i usually find my audience more engaged so i guess it is worth more to write from scratch
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    Rewrite the entire article. You want to make it your own.
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    • Profile picture of the author Monja
      Actually, you don't need PLR then ;-)

      Originally Posted by H.Miller View Post

      Rewrite the entire article. You want to make it your own.
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  • Profile picture of the author MrFume
    Actually, if you go about in that way you may as well not bother; most PLR articles are crap-they are usually written by non-native speakers and contain heaps of grammatical and even conceptual error. The main purpose of the PLR article is to give you a good point to start off, a topic framework, you should then totally re-write it in good quality english-imagine yourself reading a piece online, do you bother reading poorly written articles that the author obviously had no interest in writing, or just superficially researched to get by? PLR in general is useful, but only if the user is genuine about transforming that into something of high value.
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  • Profile picture of the author alastairhenry
    Hi Dear,

    plz read this link also as may be it is also helpful for you....
    Tips On How To Use PLR Articles : Living For Mondays

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  • Profile picture of the author Joan Altz
    Even though I sell plr content, you should not use plr articles as-is if you want any chance of getting traffic from Google search. If you don't care about that (e.g. you drive traffic from Facebook or YouTube), then do what you like. Just make sure the content is written well so your visitors get some value from your site.

    Also, let's say you have some original content that Google would like, but you want to provide more content for your visitors, then use plr articles for extra content, but install the WordPress SEO Plugin by Yoast and on each post where you'll be publishing the plr articles, just select to have each of those posts blocked for indexing. That way, Google will only index your original content, but you can have a lot of additional content for your visitors with the plr articles for when they show up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Blades
    Dude, if you're going to waste time rewriting articles, why not just write a unique article?
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  • Profile picture of the author RuthStewart
    If you have rubbish PLR it can give you something to get started on, something to give you some ideas. You could well have to re-write all of it though.

    If you buy good quality PLR then you can add it to your website as is; but it is probably better to add some sub-headings, some images - you want it to have your voice. You can use PLR to build backlinks, to make podcasts, to make YouTube videos.......the list goes on and on.

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