Hi Guys,
Several people have requested a tutorial explaining the process of uploading a RR/PLR product to their host. For this tutorial we are going to use "Weight Warriors" (added to RRW on July 3, 2012) as an example.
Ok, so we start by downloading the product "Weight Warriors" from RRW. After it's downloaded to your computer you will need to extract it from the zip file. Depending on your computer you should be able to right click on the zipped file and select "Extract Here", "Extract To", or some variation of that. You can also use a file compression/extraction software such as 7-Zip (
www.7-zip.org) or WinZip (
www.winzip.com).
The next step is critical. Before you start selling a digital product
ALWAYS make sure that you have legal rights to sell that product. You've probably already noticed that all RRW products come with a license file. The license file will list what you legally can and can't do with that product. The license file for our example product looks like this:
Yes can be sold
Yes can sell resale rights or master resell rights
You can add the product into your product bundle or package and sell for a higher price
Yes can be added to a paid membership site
You CAN give the product away for FREE
You CANNOT offer the product as a bonus to another product you are selling.
You CANNOT sell the product on auction sites such as eBay.com
You CANNOT use nor sell this product in a dime sale event, under any circumstances at all.Ok, so the license file clearly states that we can legally resell this product. It also says that we can give it away or offer it with resale rights if we choose to. For this example we are just going to offer it with personal use rights.
So the next step is to register a domain name with a domain registrar. Two of the "big boys" in the domain registration business are NameCheap (
www.namecheap.com) and GoDaddy (
www.namecheap.com). Ok, let's see what domain names are available for our "Weight Warriors" product. Please note that you do NOT have to register a domain name for each product that you sell. You can always use sub-domains or sub-directories for your individual products. For example:
www.MyDomainName.com/ProductName1/www.MyDomainName.com/ProductName2/www.MyDomainName.com/ProductName3/www.MyDomainName.com/ProductName4/www.MyDomainName.com/ProductName5/etc ...
For this example, we are going to register a domain name intended to be used solely for this product.
Ok, so after doing a domain name availability search (can be done at your favorite registrar) I find that the domain name "WeightWarriors.com" is available but it's actually a so-called "Premium Domain Name" with a price tag of $1500. Yeah, that's not gonna happen. :-) So we dig around some more and find that the domain Weight-Warrior.com is available. Let's go ahead and register our chosen domain by following the steps that are given us by the registrar. It's a fairly straight forward process - just be prepared for a lot of "You want fries with that?" upsell offers.
SIDENOTE - Various domain registrars offer discount codes that will save you $$$ on your domain registration fees. For example: Namecheap (
www.namecheapcoupons.com/) and Godaddy (
www.fatwallet.com/GoDaddy-coupons/).
Next we need to setup hosting for our domain. Be sure that you purchase cPanel hosting as that will make your marketing tasks a whole lot easier. Just like domain name registration, there are a large number of places where you can get hosting. If you are just starting out with only one domain then a good choice would be
HostGator's Hatchling Plan (about $7 per month). If you have, or plan to have several domains then
HostGator's Baby Plan (about $8 per month) is a good option. Also, you can use this
discount code to knock of 25%: 25off71112
After you purchase your hosting plan, you will be given login details to access your hosting. Be sure to save those details! :-) Also, don't forget that all RRW Gold Members get free pro hosting.
Ok, now we have a domain and we've setup our hosting so let's start editing the salespage for our "Weight Warriors" product. When we open the "Weight Warriors" file we see that we have a "reseller" folder and a "WeightWarriors.pdf" file. The "reseller" folder contains our salepage and the "WeightWarriors.pdf" file is the actual product that we will be selling.
SIDENOTE - The "special report" folder contains a report designed to be used with a squeeze page for building your list. Within the "reseller" folder you will see a "leadcapture.html which is the squeeze page that you would use for the special report. For this example, we won't be messing with the special report nor squeeze page.
Ok, so here are the files within the "reseller" folder that we are going to be working with:
index.html --> that's our salespage
thankyou.html --> that's the page that the customer will be sent to after the purchase
images (folder) --> contains the images for the salespage
privacy-policy.html & earnings-disclaimer.html --> oh yeah, legal pages. Can't forget about keeping the lawyers happy!
Seriously though, I highly recommend that you always have a "Privacy Policy", "Terms Of Use", "Copyright Notice", "Earnings Disclaimer, " "DMCA Notice", & "Contact Us" page on your website pages. If the product that you are uploading does not come with the necessary legal pages you can always add them to the site.
Here's are several free resources for legal pages:
Policy Generator for Google Adsense Publishers
www.serprank.com/privacy-policy-generator/index.phpDMA Policy Generators
www.the-dma.org/privacy/privacypolicygenerator.shtmlSite Disclaimer Generator
www.easyriver.com/free_disclaimer.htmPrivacy Policy Generator
www.freeprivacypolicy.com/free-privacy-policy-generator.phpTerms Of Service Generator
www.bennadel.com/coldfusion/privacy-policy-generator.htmHaving listed the above generators, let me just say that my recommendation is the
Internet Marketing Law Center. It's run by attorney Brian Kindsvater (and WF member) and I highly recommend it. Yes, I am one of his customers. No, it's not free nor cheap. In fact, the price tag is a bit expensive ... however if you plan on staying in internet marketing for the long haul then it is a great investment. They offer a members area where you can get your custom legal pages such as Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, FTC Compliance, Copyright Notice, Earnings Disclaimers, DMCA Notice, JV Agreements, Cease & Desist Notices, Confidentiality Agreements, Health Issues Disclaimers, Legal Guides, Licensing Agreements, Affiliate Policy, Warranty Disclaimer, etc...
Ok, back to the salespage. If you have a basic knowledge of HTML, just right click on the index.html file open it up with Notepad, Notepad++ (
www.notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm), or TextPad (my favorite -
www.textpad.com). Or if you prefer, you can just use one of the HTML editors such as:
CoffeeCup (
www.coffeecup.com/)
Kompozer (
www.kompozer.net/)
Dreamweaver (
www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/)
Expression Web (
www.microsoft.com/expression/)
You will find that there are usually 6 modifications that you need to make on most salespages that come with MRR/PLR products:
1) Add Your Name
2) Add/Edit Date
3) Add Your Guarantee Length
4) Add Your Price
5) Add Your Payment Button
6) Add Your Legal Pages (as we mentioned above)
Ok, let's make our modifications. For this example I am going to open the index.html page with Textpad.
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