Why You Shouldn't Submit PLR to Article Databases

Here are some reasons why you shouldn't submit PLR articles to article databases/ directories.

PLR subscriptions reach many people. If everyone submits them to an article directory they will all be deleted for submission of duplicate articles.
Duplicate content might come into play and it is rumored you could see penalties from search engines.
Article marketing is about branding and using PLR for this will skew the branding that you are working towards.
Readers may think you are plagerizing or copying other sites and devalue your branding, name, link etc... while this is not true, it's also not how you want potential readers and customers to view you.
Article directories refuse duplicate content and may ban you from using their service in the future if you submit something that has already been submitted.
It is best to rewrite the content somewhat to make it unique to your site and use it to the best of your ability for affiliate sales and value to your readers.
Even with modifications, your article from PLR may appear to the be very similar to others that have done the same thing with the same article causing the same reprecussions as if it were exactly the same content.
Consider the plr process, you pay for the rights to using the PLR, putting it into a free article database is giving it away free for others to use as well, which is breaking the rights agreement of the PLR subscription in most cases.
The biggest reason above all is that you are not the only person using this article, and it would be more beneficial used in other ways on your website and in your newsletter compared to what might happen if you submit to a directory.

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