You have an article or two that hasn't been bought by the client. I did one for someone a while back which they claim they didn't need anymore. I have copyscaped it and they haven't used it I don't think (as of a week or so ago anyway) so I have it, but no use. What do you get stuck with articles like this? Use them for PLR? Try to sell it normally? Wait until someone wants a similar topic and use it? The title is "What to look for when hiring a webmaster" so it's a fairly common topic and it's just over 800 words. This is the first time this has happened so would like to try and get at least some money back for my time spent researching/writing it. If it makes any difference it's a well written article that was going to be sold at my normal rate.
This is why you take some % of payment up front. I suppose you could sell it on Digital Point, in the content section.
It was a repeat client so I didn't expect them not to "want" it but I guess they was a bit vague when it came to what they actually needed because I only start the article when I am confident I know what I'm doing. I'll have a go at selling it or try to find a client who wants web related topics then I can just sell it that way as it is still unique I think Cheers
I've never had that happen. If a client contracts an article, and I write it, they pay for it. Whether or not they choose to use it after the fact isn't my concern. The only exception would be if they wanted reasonable edits or weren't happy with it for some reason other than that they changed their mind about the topic. In the future, make sure all details are in writing, and include a kill fee in your pricing structure for these kinds of situations. For now, try to sell it here in the forums or on a site like www.contenttycoon.com or www.constant-content.com I suppose.
I've had something similar happen. I sold the articles as PLR and made the money back plus some. You can put them up for sale in the BST forum. Link to the thread in your siggy.
Ditto that Jenn. However, I think it's fairly common with certain types of writers. Jenn gave some good solutions. Don't let content go to waste! And Latoya mentioned PLR on your own, which is another possible route.
I tend to come across this topic quite regularly to be honest so because I just have one I think I'll keep hold it for a rainy day. By the way how do you price your PLR work?
I start out with how much I want to make from the articles. This number should at least be what it cost you to write the articles anyway, higher if you want to make profit. Then, I work with the numbers to find what I think is a good balance between price and # rights sold. So, let's say for example, you would have sold an article for $25. A possible PLR offer would be to sell the article 25 times for $1. You've made your money, all is well. If you want to make extra in the same scenario, you could either increase the price or the number of rights you're selling or even both... Sell the article 50 times for $1 and you've doubled your rate. You always need to keep in mind, though, the probability that you'll actually sell your article that many times. I watch a few people's PLR businesses, including my own, and PLR doesn't sell out as quickly as you might project it will.