Which "rights" sell more?
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Which "rights" sell more?
I'm seeing quite a few articles selling for full rights. I've sold a few usage rights, but wondering which rights sell the best? I'm just not used to writing an article and giving all rights away - this is like ghostwriting. Any advice for a newbie?
Re: Which "rights" sell more?
I don't know how to answer for others, but for me I've sold probably 99% full rights. If they're paying me good money for it, it's no problem at all for me if they own it and can do what they like with it. This site is good if you want to write, sell and make money. I think that everyone's needs are different, but I'm not writing things that I want to keep or have control over. I just write what customers want and don't worry about ownership. Some of the usage rights articles on the site are priced cheaply and they just sit in the pool and add a few dollars to the writer's account every time they get sold. Full rights can be priced much higher, so to me it doesn't matter that I can only sell the article once.
Because you can set usage and full rights for each article, I would do that and just see which option buyers choose when they buy your articles. Good luck.
Because you can set usage and full rights for each article, I would do that and just see which option buyers choose when they buy your articles. Good luck.
Re: Which "rights" sell more?
Full rights no contest! Full rights sell way more from the catalog and full rights are usually all anybody who makes requests is looking for. (though sometimes even after buying full rights they will attribute you as the author, which is nice 
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Full Rights. I think this has always been the case. Google's recent changes to their search engine pretty much ensure that full rights will continue to outsell other license types.
Webmasters need fresh, unique and useful content. This content drives inbound marketing campaigns and helps immensely with SEO.
When I first started, I wrote a ~1000 word Forex article and listed the usage price as $10. It sold 3 times, but obviously I got the short end of the stick on that one
(my fault)
I could be wrong, but I think if you want to make money here you need to consider it a ghostwriting gig.
I don't think I've ever used the usage license since then, and I don't think I will.
Webmasters need fresh, unique and useful content. This content drives inbound marketing campaigns and helps immensely with SEO.
When I first started, I wrote a ~1000 word Forex article and listed the usage price as $10. It sold 3 times, but obviously I got the short end of the stick on that one
(my fault) I could be wrong, but I think if you want to make money here you need to consider it a ghostwriting gig.
I don't think I've ever used the usage license since then, and I don't think I will.