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  1. Thank you so much for this post. Ive been using PLR content a lot and it works great for me.

  2. Wow, fantastic content here, Jennifer! I’m still getting up and running with article marketing – written maybe 5 articles so far and can’t imagine the idea of writing 20-40 every day! I’ll definitely take these tips and see how I can use them to make my article writing process better!

  3. Absolutely fantastic Jennifer. I’ve just skim read this without clicking any links so I will be reading it again and again over the next few days.

    You should wrap this into an ebook titled “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About XXXXX And Were Afraid To Ask”.

    Go girl – You ROCK!!!

  4. Hi Jennifer,

    Great post (and some quality recommendations too)

    Just wondering what the competition was for the keywords you choose to compete for on your 8 sites.

    Also, how did you monetize the sites? Clickbank?

    Thanks!

    Chris

    From Jennifer:

    The competition was mid to low-competition. Since there were 8 target phrases some were tougher than others. Monetization was AdSense and Amazon (made money from both already).

    Thanks for reading!

    Jennifer

  5. Content plays a very important role in SERPs. Article Marketing is a best way to deliver information to others. Writing articles is like an art… Nice post about Article marketing.. Thanks..

  6. Hi Jennifer

    Brilliant post and some great recommendations. Content is definitely my big issue so anything that simplifies that part of the process gets my attention.

    A few questions if you don’t mind.

    The 8 sites you created, are you including Squidoo and or other free sites in the 8 or all new domain purchased sites?

    Is it ok to use Add On Domains when creating sites or should we be creating single site hosting sites?

    Thanks to one of the places you recommeneded, I have created 150 articles from a single un-spun article which is incredible. However, assuming I created say 8 sites as you did, would/could you put all the remaining articles on eZine articles alone pointing back to the 8 sites or would you have to spread them to many directories/sites?

    Thanks in advance

    Malcolm

    From Jennifer:

    Hiya Malcolm =) The 8 sites were each brand new .com domains I bought just for this test. One site had it’s own cpanel and the rest of the sites are add-on domains.

    I’d be really careful trying to submit spun content to EzineArticles…..it’s tough to get it approved.

    Thanks for reading!

    Jennifer
    ~PotPieGirl

  7. Hi, Jennifer

    Very interesting tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and expertise.

    I’m currently building a product of my own, with corresponding squeeze/sales pages, blog for content, etc. I will need really good content for the blog and for backlinking.

    Question 1: When you need content that is REALLY good quality – accurate, helpful information that is NOT just a rehash of what’s already out there – in a very specific niche, which is the most useful tool/service you use? (NOT the Internet Marketing niche :>)

    Until the product starts selling I don’t want to spend a large amount on articles, and I can’t write all the content myself.

    Question 2: Do you primarily use SEOLinkvine and UAW for distributing your own content, or to GET content? I ask because I’m using both services and I find that a LOT of the articles from either one are not the best quality – sometimes it’s very poor English, other times it’s BORING content! I certainly can’t “auto-publish” from either service without reviewing each article.

    Question 3: Do you ever do “content exchanges” with other niche marketers? Ask them to contribute an article/blog post for your site, and provide one in turn for theirs? Is this a strategy you would recommend?

    Thanks,
    TP

    From Jennifer:

    Hiya TP =)

    #1 – When I need the really good unique stuff, it’s written by me or my article writer. The only site that is truly all ME is this blog and training sites with my name on it. As for my niche sites, I send that to my WonderWoman (my article writer).

    #2 – I primarily use those services to submit content, but I also use them to receive content now and then. Thing is, you don’t use that content you can receive from them on your money sites.

    #3 – Not really – I’ve accepted a guest post or two here at PotPieGirl.com..and I’ve done a handful of guest posts on other blogs, but never an exchange. I would think that could be a good strategy, but usually guest posts or exchange posts can not be re-purposed – ie, you can’t publish it again anywhere – and I like to get the most out of a piece of content that I possibly can.

    Thanks for reading!

    Jennifer
    ~PotPieGirl

  8. Hi Jennifer
    Great post as always. Very informative and I do appreciate the links to the services. PLR does work well in general niches and with some good editing after being spun the articles etc. make sense and are of value to the visitor.

    Often the problem occurs when dealing with a technical niche. If I want to give my visitors the best information I can then I have to write it myself, or hire an expert in that field.

    Now at that point there is nothing stopping me from spinning that content and use as you suggest above. Spread the spun content around for maximum benefit.

    I encourage your readers to spend a bit of extra time editing the articles that they put on their main sites and any feeder articles linking directly to the main site so that they flow and make sense.

    I suspect google will soon find a way to weight spun articles that don’t make sense. (Just a feeling not based on information) Then to keep our business intact we will need the best content on our main sites.

    Thanks again for a very informative post.
    David

    From Jennifer:

    Hi David!

    I think the two biggest “problems” with spun content are when it’s spun so horribly that it makes NO sense at all – and human reviewers from Google see it. And, when someone doesn’t even check their article before submitting and their syntax is broken and publishes with the article. How’s THAT for a {footprint|clue} indicating spun content…lol!?!?

    However, the everyday Google we deal with is a computer program. Yes, a very AMAZING computer program, but still a program none-the-less. It needs words to know what a page is about – but it cannot determine a spun article vs someone who is trying to write in their non-native tongue and it struggling (as an example). If I tried to type in French, it would look like THE worst spun article EVER…and I took 4 years of French in High School! hahahaha!

    Bottom line tho – don’t hold off on productivity due to fear of something Google MIGHT or might NOT do. Get your content out there and then roll with it. No matter what we do – things will always change.

    Thanks for reading!

    Jennifer
    ~PotPieGirl

  9. Good article with a lot of great links. As a suggestion, though, I do wish you would always have those links open up in a new window. Sometimes you did and sometimes you didn’t. When you didn’t open them in a new window, I had to do a lot of back-tracking. Just my complaint, but overall this was a great posting. Many thanks.

  10. PotPieGirl says:

    OOps – sorry! I tried to remember to do that to help folks keep their place, but apparently I over-looked some. I type all my posts in the straight HTML area so I have to remember to put that HTML code in each link….and I tend to forget things…lol!

    To everyone else — I tried to answer your questions INSIDE your own comment box.

    Thanks for reading everyone!

    Jennifer
    ~PotPieGirl

  11. Great stuff…I really enjoy reading it. I also learned a lot as I must admit that writing was one of my biggest obstacle for making money online. I have started so many times and had to stop because of my writing. So with this information that you provided I believe that I can find a niche and go for it.
    Again thanks.

  12. Hey Jennifer,

    Great post! Thanks for shedding light on how great PLR can be.

    I like your terminology better “pre-written content”. 🙂 Unfortunately, PLR gets a bad wrap. But there are a lot of great PLR providers out there!

    Another great place to get quality PLR is Peggy Baron over at All-Star PLR. Alice Seba and Nicole Dean. Along with Tiffany Dow are my favorite “go-to” people.

    Peggy also wrote a great e-book on how to write PLR which makes a great 1-2 punch with Tiff’s PLR ATM. No aff link: http://www.allstarplr.com/becomeaplrwriter/

    Your software looks interesting. Any plans on releasing a Mac version?

    Peace out.

    Alan

  13. Hi Jennifer,

    A Great Long….. Article on Content; how to get and use.. Lol..
    Wow very informative thank you…was sent a link from Tiffany Dow to check your post out.. Thanks to the both of you..

    Uhmm.. not really clued up with the word “Spin” do es it mean to edit content manually or are you talking about some software you use to edit( is there a software to spin?? )

    Thanks.

    Harj

  14. I heard there were some crazy upsells to this product. Do you have any thoughts on this.

  15. Thanks Jennifer for the detailed example of the not so complicated process. I think to often marketer’s (myself included) are looking for either the magic formula or the complicated formula. I think you have demonstrated that it’s not that difficult to find success with a little strategic thinking and rolling up the sleeves and getting to work.

    Derek

  16. Great stuff, as always, Jennifer. I’ve got hundreds of PLR articles on my computer…just gathering virtual dust.

    I think instead of thinking about new niches, I should go through a bunch of that and FIND some niches that I already have content.

    Thanks also for all the links. You always send us to good stuff.

  17. Hey Jennifer,

    A first-time commenter here! 🙂

    I am simply *addicted* to your stuff and I just can’t get enough of it…lol.

    Recently started out on OWM…..its a lot to digest but I am super-excited about it! 😀

    One question here –

    I just saw a webinar recording from Wealthy Affiliate (I am not a member yet but I am an avid subscriber) and the speaker in the video ‘Jay’ stated that after the Google Panda thing, non-unique & spun content is frowned upon by Google. According to him, only high-quality stuff will do.
    Don’t you think Jennifer that spinning or rewriting PLR dilutes the article to quite an extent??

    Would lov ur insight on this.

    Thank you for all the lovely posts and the great work you do! 🙂

  18. PotPieGirl says:

    Hiya Shazi –

    Thanks for your kind words and thank you for your first comment! Glad to have you here at PotPieGirl.com!

    You asked a really great question that I’d like to address, but before I do I want to say something.

    I’ve been a member of WA for years…and I know Jay very well. He is a VERY smart cookie. I just want to mention that and be clear that anything I say next is not intended to discredit him or anything of that nature, ok?

    OK, that said –

    If it was completely true that only unique/high-quality content will rank now Post-Panda, why is that with my test sites, SIX of them rank for ONE keyword? They currently rank #9, #11, #17, #21, #32, and #37 for that one keyword phrase.

    This is a keyword that ONE of my sites is targeting, but I was sure to get it in the content on each of those sites that are all using a spun version of ONE article.

    Also important to note – I did NOT build back links to 5 of these sites with this one phrase as the anchor text (one I did – it was the site that was created to target that specific phrase).

    And to top it all off, other people are using spun versions of the same article, too.

    Draw your own conclusions from what I said, but my very best advice is this – –

    When in doubt, or when you’re just curious – TEST IT YOURSELF.

    Yes, unique/high-quality content will do very well IF it has back links, and viral/sharing links, etc etc. But I have watched too many marketers – especially those that are new – spend a TON of time writing that “one perfect article” – and then finding out that they can’t rank for their phrase…or the niche doesn’t make them money.

    Thank you for a GREAT question!

    Jennifer
    ~PotPieGirl

  19. This is an excellent and very useful post. And with all the ‘less than useful’ PLR sources out there it’s definitely great to have some links to reputable writers.

  20. Hi Jennifer,

    This is my first time posting, but I’ve been following you for some time now. Out of all the folks out there, I think the material you put out is the best! Thanks for sharing your tips!

    I purchased your OWM plan over a year ago, tried it out for several month, reading and re-reading, following steps, writing articles, (which I agree is extremely painful, especially when you know little about the topic or you run out of words to say for a topic you already know about), setting up niche sites, etc

    After much frustration time and A LOT of money spent on this and that… I got No where!

    I really believe this plan will work, but I know I need to focus (part of my frustration of stopping was being pulled in MANY directions – I try to learn everything at one time – and the constant annoyance of being sold something that just was not working..

    My question is, with all the changes in Google and with Squidoo that has occurred since your plan was written, are the steps in your OWM still valid? Do you have any ammendments, I really want to go at this again, but do it correctly this time… I need to prove to my husband, I’m not crazy, that people are making money online and I’m not wasting my time and money:).

    Where do I start, what can I do? I know I need to start from scratch…. just need a little guidance here…

    Just so you know, I was a memember of Wealthy Affiliate, the keyword search was awesome, but that site was really overwhelming… just to much information that my brain was just not ready for…

    Thanks again for all the info you provide!

  21. Hi Jennifer,

    A lot of great info here.

    Question for you…Do you use Market Samurai only to keep track of rankings or do you also use it for keyword research?

    I recently got the free version and I was wondering just how useful it is.

    Thanks

  22. PLR content is still useful because it helps you to save time. You don’t have to write an article from scratch. But the downside of PLR content is that everyone and their moms are using it.

    If you want your PLR articles to rank, you will have to spend time editing to make them UNIQUE (I would say at least 80% unique). Just changing the title and few words will not get you far. Google is not stupid, they know what is PLR article.

  23. I agree on that equation, links plus good content will definitely make your keywords rank higher on search engines especially on Google it really like unique contents.

  24. It’s true that PLR articles are great but as mentioned above that everyone one has a chance to use them in their own way and making it unique to Google is the tricky part. Google makes notice of repeated information and could over saturate the search engine with repetitious information.

  25. Hi Jennifer,

    This is a great article and it shows your great skill at writing articles which many of us don’t possess.

    I remember somewhere you mentioned you don’t like hype. That Killer Content guy is nothing but hype. I really don’t care where he goes on vacation and what kind of luxury car he has. He almost put me to sleep. I had to hit the back button on that one.

    The Ultra Spinnable Articles sounds promising. Aren’t those the ones you used to build the 8 sites with?

    I’ve had some success getting WordPress sites ranked in Google. I’ve done three test sites with some relatively easy keywords and debuted on page one with two of them with no backlinks, so I know this stuff works.

    I was thinking maybe starting with the Ultra Spinnable Minis since I’m not in the big leagues with you, yet. Although, if you search for “make $200 a day online” in Google without the quotes, you’re #2 and I’m #3. The thing is you’re really doing it and I’m just a wannabe. 🙂

    I like your style Pot Pie Girl. Keep on posting your tips and tricks. I’m learning stuff.

    Stacyman

  26. Despite the importance of backlinks and SEO optimization, the most important thing in that branche is interesting and useful content of the site. That can’t be replaced by any SEO techniques and tips. Anywhere, the article is amazing, you have great talent to write, please continue with your posts.

  27. So many IM trainers are harping on quality content these days, it makes me think I need to become a novelist to get anywhere. The good thing is, content quality is relevant to the market competition, so in many markets, it’s not hard to stand out with your content. Amazing post..

  28. Really good article! Thanks.

    I’ve been following this blog of yours for almost a couple of years. I was wondering how many visitors you are averaging on a daily basis. I noticed that globe of yours that you have on the right sidebar is now full of “red dots”. A year or so ago I would see a few “red dots”, but nothing like it is today! Congratulations to your success.

  29. First of, I bought your OWM a couple of years back, through WA. I still have your training course and did try to implement it at Suidoo. My problem was back then (about 3 years ago) that I wanted more control of my content/web-present so I started my own website(s).
    After a while I gave up, actually after having spend more than $2K which is to me a lot of money, lol
    Now I am back online and more determined than ever to make this work.
    I am not a good writer, but also not afraid of putting what I write on my website, as I am sure I will get better as time goes by (hopefully).
    My problem is as it was before, I am trying to do too many things at once and easily get sidetracked.
    Even though I keep telling myself to only follow one ‘guru’ at the time, I always end up following/signing up for a bunch of newsletters or programs. Many of which I don’t have the time to read, but who I would like to be associated with, lol If that makes sense…
    My point is that I can’t afford to hire any one, and also can’t entice any of my friends or family to write content on a subject they get to choose. But writing is for me the easier part, getting the word out is harder for me…
    Any way I have always admired you and knew from the get go that you did something right! Now I just need to get on with it and get going again.

  30. What about new internet marketers like me? Is it wise to pay for PLR if I can afford it or should I wait until I’m a bit successful with the website?

  31. I am rather new at this and a few months ago I never even thought about what “content” was. I just Google for something when I needed an answer or was looking to buy something. Content really is important. Good content is even better!!!

  32. I heard there were some crazy upsells to this product. Do you have any thoughts on this.

  33. He Jennifer,

    I joined Killer Content – haven’t been able to figure our how to get my chosen articles to link up to my wordpress free blog- the videos are confusing. The program is awesome and when I figure it out – WOW !!

    Anyway, I need help with what to type in what place and where to go to get my kc articles to publish.

    Would like to upgrade but I need to make a few bucks first. Thanks – Deb

  34. Great article Jennifer, as always you provide lots of great info.

  35. Great monster of a post. I have yet to venture into PLR articles, but am seeing more and more internet marketers promoting its effective use. I will eventually start using it to facilitate the writing process. Thanks.

  36. I love the way you have simplified things in this post and agree that many internet marketers over-complicate things, always looking for the shiny new thing or that new “secret” formula. In fact there is a formula – as you have shown above – but it is not secret.

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