Commission based writing payments

Discussion in 'Copywriting' started by sweetcrabhoney18, Oct 17, 2011.

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    I was just asked to work for a PLR article website but be paid on commission based on how many sales each of my sets sale. What do you all think about that? They seem to sale each set for $15 and they will give me $6 per set per sale and each set is sold 50 times. Which means over time I can earn over $200. I'm still deciding.. But it seems okay but also kind of odd..

    Loved to hear your thoughts--- Would you take a deal like this?

    Chimica
     
    sweetcrabhoney18, Oct 17, 2011 IP
  2. YMC

    YMC Well-Known Member

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    One thing you didn't mention was how many articles would be in each set.

    A big part of the deal will be how hard they will work to generate the sales and earn their $9 per sale. I could be wrong, but based on your posts here, it would seem you post in a number of forums and are somewhat known. You might be better off offering the packs on your own.

    On the other hand, if it is an established PLR site that does a fairly decent business, it might not be a bad deal. Do, keep in mind though, that the secondary market for PLR stuff is fierce. I've heard more than a few PLR writers complaining how few packs they sold vs. how many copies were being used. That's what kept me from giving it a go.

    And, one final thought, how much have PLR sales declined since the Panda update?
     
    YMC, Oct 17, 2011 IP
  3. sweetcrabhoney18

    sweetcrabhoney18 Banned

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    Really good points! It's only 3 or 5 articles per set. I'm not very active in any forum other than this one. I've sold packs before and sale some one my site but it's not the same you know?

    Thank you for your input it helped!
     
    sweetcrabhoney18, Oct 18, 2011 IP
  4. Fuzzy Chimp Media

    Fuzzy Chimp Media Peon

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    I think up front payment is important. What if this guy dies two days from now and his server goes down - no payment for you. I would try and negotiate a minimum upfront payment with additional commission payments.
     
    Fuzzy Chimp Media, Oct 19, 2011 IP