So you’ve purchased a piece of PLR software for you to “now do with whatever you want with” ..Great!
Hello.. you might be interested to learn that you might have also received an unannounced bonus…

There are many hidden dangers with a lot of the software sold with private label rights. PLR software in particular is more susceptible to this problem because it iss often supplied without any support.

The danger I’m referring to is the very real possibility of bugs in the software that without developer support can render it unusable down the line.

The problem can be attributed to a lack of ignorance on both sides of the transaction fence; the sellers don’t realise that allmost all software needs support and the buyers don’t realise that nearly all software has bugs even if they haven’t yet been found.

The software development lifecycle should always include a period of warranty support. With PLR, the software applications are more than often sold “as seen” and the latter part of that lifecycle is left in your hands as the software’s new owner/ distributer.

The problem lies in the bugs and security holes that you don’t or can’t see before you’ve handed over your money.

I once had a websites set up with one of the many articles directories that were introduced to the IM market a few months ago. After a couple of weeks of being live, I started noticing a large number of failed emails being bounced back to me. I eventually tracked down the problem to somebody exploiting a security hole in the article directory software, but not before thousands of spam emails were sent out from my website.

Not only was this heavy processing load impacting everything else on the server it shared, but it was also risking my server’s main IP address being added to any number of email blacklists. :o(

To be fair, the article directory software I purchased had problems (bugs) when supplied, as many PLR products are, ..and later I found also had NO warranty! ….Super.

Were told “The source code is yours to do with whatever you want with !”

What’s not made so clear is that any bugs are also your responsiblity and many buyers simply aren’t able to see much further than the dollar signs in front of their eyes.

Unfortunately for them, there are always hackers and crackers looking to provide the buyer with a large dose of the good old wake-up call.

Don’t be fooled into thinking that PLR software is better for you because it doesn’t tie you in with the provider (royalties / commissions) .. There are many benefits to having a well supported product.

Jamies advice:

Before your next purchase of PLR software, ask about aftersales support, especially bug fixing.