Table of Contents

Title Page
Introduction
Chapter 1: Meet Fiverr.com!
Chapter 2: Meet the Marketplace and the Buyers
Chapter 3: Levels
Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Account
Chapter 5: What Can You Sell On Fiverr?
#1: Graphic Design
#1: Graphic Design
#2: Online Marketing
#2: Online Marketing
#3: Writing and Translation
#3: Writing and Translation
#4: Video and Animation
#4: Video and Animation
#5: Music and Audio
#5: Music and Audio
#6: Programming and Tech
#6: Programming and Tech
#7: Advertising
#7: Advertising
#8: Business
#8: Business
#9: Other Ideas
#9: Other Ideas
Chapter 6: Building a Best-Selling Gig
Chapter 7: Marketing Your Gig
Chapter 8: Tips and Tricks for Growing Your Fiverr Business
Chapter 9: Fiverr Success Stories
Chapter 10: Build Your Dream Job with Fiverr Today!
 The Fiverr Business Plan:
A Step by Step Guide to Making Money Online with fiverr.com, Build a
Best-Selling Gig, Market It and Make More than 2000$ a Month”

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Introduction

Have you heard of the popular website Fiverr? It’s a virtual marketplace of
ideas, contracts, and goodwill. It’s also easy to use, fun, and people are
making money on it. Yes, making money on Fiverr appears to be fairly
easy…or so it seems.
After all, how hard could it be? All you do is post your gig and then wait for
hundreds of orders to come in, right? Well, that’s not exactly how it works.
The truth is, there are more than one million Fiverr gigs that have never even
made a sale!
That’s right, they had a good idea, but didn’t make a measly five bucks
because their idea wasn’t popular. Kaput! Maybe the successful Fiverr
freelancers are just lucky and the rest of us are doomed to fail?
No, luck has nothing to do with it. There are ways to make money off the
site, it’s just that they are relatively secret. These are ideas and information
that are not public knowledge and that involve marketing and business
knowhow. That is where this book comes in.
This book will show you some of the best-kept Fiverr secrets so that you
know exactly how to make some real money with Fiverr.com and get
fortune on your side!
First, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a TOP RATED Seller and,
over the course of the last year, I have completed over 2500 orders, earning
more than $25,000. With this book, I will show you how to do the same and
develop your Fiverr success too!
So let’s roll and learn a few things about this insanely cool website, shall
we?
What You Will Learn From This Book
When you are finished reading this book, you will know the following:
• What Fiverr.com is
• All the ways you can benefit from using their website
• The different types of buyers you will meet on Fiverr.com and how to deal
with them
• How the Fiverr market works and how to make it work for you
• What you can offer and how much cash it can realistically bring you
• How to increase your income using ANY skill you have
• How to build a best-selling, high demand gig
• How to market your talents so you get constant work, raising your profits!
• How to stay consistent so that you boost your Fiverr reputation
• How to make more $$$$ than you currently make
• Tips and tricks as to how to improve your Fiverr experience
• How to build a great business plan that can bring $10,000+ a month!
In addition to learning all of this, a special BONUS is waiting for you at the
end of the book that will help you make even more money from home! I
want to see you succeed, so I hope you use it!
As I said in the beginning, this is going to be a step-by-step journey that
transforms you from a complete newbie to a Fiverr money-making monster!
If financial freedom and doing what you love is what you dream about, then
this book is for you!
Now, before we move on, let me tell you why I wrote this book for you in
the first place.
Why I Wrote This Book
My biggest motivation is my passion for challenges and writing a book is a
huge challenge…especially considering that I was once the shy kid in high
school and that the very idea of writing a book was completely foreign to
me.
Even more importantly, I want to share my experiences and inspire people to
do something that they love. I want you to avoid the trap of hating your job.
What you do to make money should be your passion and this is something
that I truly believe in.
Also, in today’s economic situation, I think that websites like Fiverr and the
“gig” economy provide a huge opportunity for young people to start their
own business. Most of my friends that are my age (in their late-20s) are
unemployed because they can’t find a decent job, even after graduating from
a university. My goal is to change that.
I want to dedicate this book to anyone with a passion for life. I hope that is
you!
Why This Book Is Different
In this book, I don’t want to waste your time with a lot of empty talk. That’s
why I will be short with the introduction. Unlike most books on making
money though, I won’t skip the hard part.
I know that many of you are saying, “Yeah, Fiverr might be great but I don’t
have any skills that will make me money!” Well, I will show you how you
can benefit from selling literally anything and how to learn a skill easy and
fast so that you can start making money on Fiverr today.
I will also show you the exact steps you need to take so you can feel
confident and ready to rule the market. I will give you a lot of examples of
successful Fiverr sellers and their gigs, as well as many insights and stats
from my own experience.
The great thing about this book is that it can help someone completely new
to Fiverr start to make money just as well as it can help a seasoned seller
learn how to shoot their business in the sky and make 5k-10k a month.
WAIT! WHAT?
Yes, it is possible to make that amount of money on Fiverr, believe it or not,
and I will show you proof! However, I do have to say that it won’t be easy
and it will involve a lot of work because Fiverr success is not a get-rich-
quick scheme; it is a long-term solid business plan. So let’s cordially
introduce you to Fiverr.com…
Chapter 1: Meet Fiverr.com!

The Story Behind the Brand

Fiverr was founded in February, 2010 by two internet entrepreneurs, Mischa
Kaufman and Shai Wininger. Based in Israel, the mission behind Fiverr was
to give people a whole new perspective for building their financial freedom.
Its goal is to be a platform that introduces freelancers with all kind of skills
to the outsourcers who need them.
Unlike many other sites that offer the same thing, Fiverr aims at making
projects three essential things—simple, fast, and fun. It takes not much more
than a minute to start buying and selling gigs, and you’ll spend a lifetime
laughing your ass off at the crazy things people are offering there. It is a
whole new freelancing experience!
If this is the first time you’ve heard about Fiverr, this is how it works. First,
you need to register, which you can do that quite easily with your Facebook
or Google+ account. Then, you browse the gigs on the site and start buying
(a slightly annoying feature is that you can use only PayPal or, after
February 12, 2014, BitCoins to make your payment) or selling your services.
What makes Fiverr so simple and effective is that all services start at $5,
hence the name Fiverr. How do they stay in business? Fiverr takes 20%
commission ($1 on $5 gigs) from each order. While you may not want to
part with that money, remember that with Fiverr, the delivery time is set by
the buyer, so the price negotiation and deadlines are already taken care of.
Everything is set and ready for you to GO, which makes it worth the money!
The Basics
There are some terms that you will see on Fiverr and later in this book, so
let’s make them clear right now. Every service that is offered on Fiverr is
referred to as a "gig’.
However, the term gig is also used to measure money. For example, if
someone says that he will do your request for two gigs, he means that he will
do it for $10 (which is five dollars times two).
‘Sellers’ are the people that offer the service and ‘buyers’ are the clients.
‘CS’ is customer support, also known as the resolution center, which is
where you can resolve any problems you might have with your orders.
Sellers that have done a number of gigs and gained levels can offer what are
called ‘gig extras’ which are additional services that they can charge more
money to complete. So, instead of earning $5 per gig, they can assess an
additional fee for these extra services, which can bring you up to $100 per
extra!
Numbers, Numbers, Numbers
Fiverr can generate “real money” and on the next page is an info-graphic
that Fiverr uploaded in 2013 that proves it. Take the time to really look at it,
because the more you know about Fiverr, the more you will be able to take
that knowledge and apply it to earn you more money!
The Fiverr website is ranked 125th in the world by Alexa and 75th in the
U.S.A. It has millions of visitors every month, and there are more than 3.5
million gigs offered on it, with a gig being purchased every 5 seconds.
That means that every day, between 15,000 and 20,000 gigs are purchased in
total. That converts to over $100,000 a day rollover through Fiverr (because
50% of the sales are for gigs that cost more than $5). This is the reason that
15% of the sellers point to Fiverr as their main income source—and so do I!
However, all of this information is nothing compared to the overall growth
of Fiverr. According to their own reports, since 2011, Fiverr has grown
exponentially—up to 600% in just 2 years. Imagine what it will be after two
more years!
Now you want a piece of the pie, right? Well, hurry up and join now so that
you get it!
My Story
Although I told you briefly who I was in the Introduction, allow me to
introduce myself more completely now. My name is George Ilian and I
currently live in Sofia, Bulgaria. I have been an active Fiverr seller for over
two years, and I first heard about Fiverr from an Australian guy by the name
of Timothy Marc who runs Freedom Business Blog.
Initially, like most people in the earlier years of Fiverr, I was first a buyer.
Then something clicked and I said to myself, “Hey George…you could offer
the same thing you are paying for.” At that time, I was launching an iPhone
app and I needed some reviews so I could get it running on the App Store.
So, I started small by offering to write a review for iOS apps, which later led
me into offering graphic design and Photoshop services.
At the beginning, I was thinking that all I had to do was post my job and
wait for clients to come running. Of course, that was a big mistake that I
fixed rather quickly. I soon began to notice what made sales come in and
what slowed them down. This is why, to this day, I continue to keep my
profile and gigs updated at least once a month.
I will go into more detail on what I actually do offer on Fiverr in a later
chapter. However, you should know right away that your offer has to be
clear and concise, and it has to solve a specific problem. In most cases, a gig
that is too general won’t make it.
I made my first graphic design gig and titled it “I will perform any
Photoshop service.” At that stage, I was new to graphic design and I really
couldn’t offer something specific. That’s why I created a vague title as every
time I had an order, I had to learn something new.
You see, before I started to sell on Fiverr, I was a real estate broker. But in
the economic recession, it was an “epic fail.” So I started learning Photoshop
by watching online courses at Lynda.com. (For Photoshop and Illustrator, I
recommend you check out Deke McClelland’s courses as he is a real master,
if you are interested in that field.)
Anyway, I spent approximately 10 days watching his courses about
Photoshop, after finishing my boring day as a real-estate broker, for about
two hours in the evening. I knew almost nothing at this stage, but I wanted to
hit the field because I figured that this was the best way to see if it was really
going to work.
I still remember my first graphic design job on Fiverr. It was exciting! It was
also purchased with an “extra fast delivery” option, so I made my first sale
for $10 and was like, “WOW!” (I gained level 1 by offering App reviews)
Now I have a solid presence in one of the graphic design subcategories with
a few gigs that work very well and I am a Top Rated Seller. I make over
$2,000 a month in income (and have been doing so for over a year now). I
can make much more, but I have other passions as well (like writing books),
that’s why I am even using some techniques to reduce the amount of orders
that I receive so I can have time for other ventures.
How do I feel, you ask? I am very happy with not having a boss and being
able to work whenever I want to!
In the next chapter, you will learn how to do what I did and apply it to any
service in any Fiverr category. I will even give you some inspirational ideas
on what you can start selling and why it works. Let’s move on to Chapter 2
and discuss the marketplace and your buyers.
Chapter 2: Meet the Marketplace and the Buyers
Different Types of Buyers
As a seller on Fiverr, you will meet all kinds of buyers and dealing with
them might be a pain sometimes. I will discuss how to deal with them in
more detail in a later chapter, but for now, I would like to introduce the idea
of “the audience” to you, because you should know the expectations of what
most people want when they buy on Fiverr.
The first type of buyer is the outsourcing small business. These are
generally good customers because they usually charge 10 times more than
what they will pay you, so they are never shy when it comes to buying
extras.
Another advantage of this particular buyer is that they hardly ever leave a
bad review. However, one problem with them is that, even if you have done
many successful jobs with them, if you make a wrong step even once, they
will probably disappear from your life forever.
Next, are the easygoing buyers. They are always very polite, understand
your schedule, and will usually never ask for more than what they have paid
for.
In fact, oftentimes they will even leave you a tip! These are the people that
really appreciate Fiverr and the fact that they can get a job done for a very
reasonable price so they will never see fit to complain about it because, after
all, losing five bucks isn’t the end of the world.
Then there are the fair buyers. They view Fiverr as a normal freelance
website just like Elance or oDesk and they are very upfront about asking for
prices for their projects and setting rates for much more than $5.
And, of course, there are the buyers that will annoy you. These people think
that since you are offering something for $5, you will do whatever they
want. They want more work done and will most likely complain a lot,
requesting endless revisions. Luckily, these buyers are the exception rather
than the usual buyers you will meet. If you meet such a buyer on Fiverr and
you know they are trouble, don’t try to please them, just to save the order.
Immediately cancel the order, the worst you can do is to attract such a buyer
to become regular customer to your services.
On the other hand, some are simply distracted buyers who will order less
and ask for more not because they are cheap or have an attitude, but merely
because they didn’t read your description. They just ordered not really
giving any thought to what they were buying. These are usually people that
are not very active on the Fiverr site so there is a big chance that you will
deliver your order and never hear any response from them afterwards.
Also, it is good to know where most buyers will come from. The top
countries where buyers originate are:
• U.S.A. - 60% to 80% of Fiverr sales come from U.S. based buyers
• U.K. - Around 20 to 25% of your sales
• Canada and Australia – Approximately 10% each
The rest of the countries have a very small market share, so you’ll want to
create your gigs in a style that will be appealing to buyers from these top
areas.
Now that you know a little bit about your buyers, lets delve into how Fiverr
works ranking and levels.
Chapter 3: Levels
This chapter is intended to help you understand the different levels that you
can achieve on Fiverr. Your goal, of course, should be to make it to the top!
3 Levels
A huge turning point for Fiverr was with the introduction of levels. This took
it from being a website where you could make an extra $200 a month to a
real freelance opportunity in every area you can imagine. Since January
2012, the levels haven’t changed and there are currently three different ones.
Level One: This level is the easiest one as you only need to make 10 sales
while maintaining a positive feedback record to reach it. It’s pretty simple
and straightforward, right?
Level One allows you to have two configurable extras for up to $20 plus an
extra fast delivery option. You also get four multiples. ‘Multiples’ mean that
a buyer can buy more than one gig at the same time. Level One gets you
more respect in the eyes of the Fiverr community and the potential buyers
too.
One thing to remember is that levels are automated (except Top Rated
Sellers) and, as every system does, this one too makes mistakes from time to
time. So, if you have made your 10 sales and have only positive reviews and
you haven’t yet been promoted to Level One, then don’t waste a second.
Contact CS so they can resolve the issue for you.
While Level One is a fine place to be, why would you stop there when you
can go to Level Two?
Level Two: This is the real deal. It allows eight multiples and three
configurable extras, plus an extra fast delivery option. The more you offer
the better.
To get to Level Two you have to be active and do quite well with your sales.
The bar is set at 50 orders for two months, which is almost an order per day.
So, how do you get to The next Level?
Top Rated Seller: I know that some of you are probably thinking now, “Hey,
I want to be a Top Rated Seller. How do I do that?” The truth is you have to
take matters into your hands to achieve this goal. Simply submit your
request to CS and ask for your profile to be reviewed by their editorial team.
In the end, it is up to them to determine whether or not you qualify.
To become a Top Rated Seller requires that you are already at Level Two
and have tons of orders under your belt, as well as great ratings. Receiving a
Top Rated Seller’s badge is becoming more difficult with the fast-growing
market, so you really have to become a high quality professional to be listed
as one. Your gigs have to really stand out and you have to be active member
of fiverr's community.
For now, let’s proceed onward to setting up your account so you can start to
work your way up those levels.
Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Account
Registration to Fiverr might seem too simple to be discussed as a strategy,
but I think there are a few things you should know, which a lot of new
people signing up for an account don’t consider. For example, you can only
have one Fiverr account.
You can’t have one seller account and one for buying gigs because Fiverr
only allows one PayPal email address to be inputted. They can detect if you
use the same PayPal account with different user names on Fiverr and, if they
do, you will be banned by IP address.
When setting up your account, I recommend that you select a Fiverr
nickname that appears professional, such as your name or something related
to your service. For example, if you do logo designs, you might name
yourself ProfessionalLogos.
This might sound silly, but remember that Fiverr ranks very well on Google.
Therefore, when someone Googles a keyword similar to this, you will be
competing back-to-back with people that are paying hundreds of dollars for
SEO.
Additionally, don’t be crazy with your profile picture because you don’t
want to scare potential buyers with something that screams that you are
unprofessional. Instead, use a picture of your face or a company logo.
You can find a lot of creative offers from people on Fiverr that will turn your
simple photo into a comic, oil painting, poster, and more. This can be a good
touch and give your gigs a nice vibe.
Also, when you write your ‘About’ page, use professional language. This is
important because it will help you build trust with your buyer. Share
something about yourself and explain why you are an expert in what you
offer. Don’t miss that chance to make a great first impression!
Here are some examples of great looking Fiverr profiles:
Annie2012
OzzieUK
Amitbt
Logo_Business
A Note About Payment
You aren’t able to set up your payment preferences until you finish your first
gig. However, there are some things you need to know once that occurs.
When withdrawing your revenues from Fiverr, there are only two methods
that work: PayPal and the Fiverr Revenue Card. I have been using both
methods and my advice is if your income is small, less than 500$ per month
stick with PayPal. If you earn more, you’d better use the Fiverr Revenue
Card and withdraw around 1000$ at a time. This way you will reduce the
charges at least at half compared to Paypal.
Okay, this covers the basics, so what can you start selling on Fiverr? Read
the next chapter and find out!
Chapter 5: What Can You Sell On Fiverr?
What can you sell on Fiverr to earn some cash? Literally anything! If you
take a look at the nine different categories and 95 subcategories, you have a
wide variety of options. There is everything from graphic design services to
buyers interested in hiring actors and musicians. There is programming, web
design, and SEO, amongst countless other ideas.
What matters most is what listings make more sales and offer the potential
for you to earn some real cash. In this chapter, I will examine all of the
categories, the most profitable gig you can create in each one, and how you
can make them work for you in the most efficient way. For each category
you will see four sections:
• Profitable Ideas. This is the section where I will highlight the most
profitable types of gigs in that category.
• Tools You Need. This section contains everything you need in order
to do the gig ideas that are the most profitable. In most cases it will
include software, equipment, and things like that. I also include the
tools you don’t need, saving you some cash.
• Earning Potential and Time Efficiency. This is basically how much
money you can make per month and how much time it will cost you to
do it.
• 5 Minute Gig Idea. This is the section where I will give you a step-
by-step manual as to how to do simple and effective gigs in roughly 5
minutes, even if you are a beginner. Let’s start with the first one—
graphic design.
#1: Graphic Design
Profitable Ideas: The gigs that make the most money in this category are
logo design, book cover designs, general Photoshop services (photos
editing), banner/header designs, and business card designs. If you want to
make money on Fiverr doing graphic design services, I strongly recommend
any of these services because there is a great demand for all of them.
Tools You Need: For completing the jobs listed above, you will need to use
professional graphic design software. When doing book covers, banners and
headers, business cards, and image editing, I recommend using Adobe’s
Photoshop for the best and most professional results. For logo designs, I
recommend Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw because they are better for
creating vector images. Don’t use any websites that offer business card
templates, book covers, and logos that you can generate from their site as
these designs are very simple, and not professional at all. This means that
they can get you in trouble and will bring you a lot of negative reviews.
Cheating in any way in this category is not advised as the competition is
really big and there are true professionals offering very good services that
can outdo you if you try to take a shortcut.
Earning Potential and Time Efficiency: You can easily make an extra
$2,000 per month doing any graphic design jobs on Fiverr. As far as time,
when you become a pro (if you are not already), you will be able to complete
orders in 5 to 15 minutes. (This estimate is based on $5 orders. The orders
with gig extras will likely take a little longer.)
5 Minute Gig Idea: A five minute gig idea for the graphic design category is
3D mockup designer. Your required tool for this job is Photoshop and you
will have to be familiar with how to use Photoshop actions and how to edit
Smart objects inside Photoshop. Get Adobe Photoshop installed on your
computer (the newer the version the better) but, before you start selling, you
will need some Photoshop actions and mockups to work with. A great
resource for free Photoshop actions is PSDCovers or Pixeden as you can
find some free and paid ones on these websites. A useful article with a lot of
suggestions for paid options is 50 Stunning Photoshop Actions. Graphics
River is a premium library for Photoshop templates and mockups that offers
very professional options, so you might want to check that out too. All of
them are paid, unfortunately, but the investment will be pretty small for what
you will get since for $5-6 you can get enough actions to create your gig. I
recommend that, before buying any mockups, you take a look around Fiverr
to see what is already offered there and aim to offer something more unique.
Once you have the Photoshop mockups on your computer, you are ready to
post your gig. Ways to create a best-selling gig will be reviewed in Chapter 6
but, for now, let’s just say that you create a gig called: “I will create a
realistic 3D mock of your book cover/logo for $5.” Book cover and logo
mockups are the most desired and the ones that can bring you the most
profit. Creating one mockup will take from 10 seconds to a minute,
depending on how fast your computer is. As a gig extra, you can offer to
create a product bundle with a few different mockups combined together.
When you have an order, download the cover the client has sent you, and
follow the steps in the tutorials to get the job done. This enables you to send
your client an awesome 3D mockup as a PNG file, making it easy to use on
their website.
Here are a few good examples of graphic design gigs and the people behind
them who have created a nice extra income with hardly any effort at all,
which is exactly what you can do too:
Designmania
Ilgeorgiev
Juotube
Dsmarketing
#2: Online Marketing
Profitable Ideas: This is the most profitable category on Fiverr, so almost
anything here is going to make you some cash. The best services, however,
are building backlinks, driving traffic to websites, adding social bookmarks,
and adding Twitter followers and Facebook likes. The list goes on and on, so
if you want to see more ideas, just review this category on Fiverr's website.
Tools You Need: In online marketing, you can use various tools and bots that
will help you accomplish your gigs in no time. The most powerful SEO tool
is Xrumer but, to use this tool, you will have to know what you are doing.
Some other tools include websites that offer Mass Ping, like Mass Pinger
and Ping Bomb (this website helps you build free back links). Also, on
BlackHat World you can find bots for everything you need, and all kinds of
tools to help you with whatever online marketing task you offer. A good
resource that I use is AddMeFast. This is a social exchange, so you can get
traffic, likes, followers, retweets, and everything from there.
Earning Potential and Time Efficiency: Here the money you can make
might go well above $10,000. However, even a more modest $2-3000 can be
achieved with couple of hours of work a day. You just have to know what
you are doing, and you will when you are done with this book.
5 Minute Gig Idea: The gig idea for this category is called: “I will provide X
number of visitors to your website.” You can buy the tool you need on Fiverr
itself for just $5 from Workerguy2013. Then you download and install the
software that will be sent to you. When you have an order, just paste the link
to the website the client provided into the software and the bot will do the
job for you, getting your clients the visitors they want. You can even take a
different approach and offer: “I will tweet your message to my Twitter real
and active followers.” If you don’t have a lot of followers now, you can get
them from Fiverr for just $5 and then simply share links to your client’s
websites. Send them proof by taking a screenshot with the tweet posted in
your account and, for ultimate results, you can even run the link into the bot
from the link above. This way, people will actually get results from your
tweet and you will have a lot of happy customers. If this is the route you
choose, it is important to make a disclaimer in your gig description that says
something like: “No results are guaranteed because human behavior is
unpredictable.” You can also add additional retweets and favorites to the gig
extras by using AddMeFast (this website is a really simple and easy to use
social exchange platform).
Some prime examples of well-working online marketing gigs include:
Pretty_promo - Retweeting gig
Dragonhawk - New visitors gig
Antwanadds - Unique visitors gig
#3: Writing and Translation
Profitable Ideas: This is a category that has a lot of potential and can be
very profitable. Because there is a huge demand for written content for
various purposes, writing and translation is gaining more and more
popularity. Also, you can easily make more money here by selling gig
extras. One profitable idea is translation and, if you are bilingual, this will be
a piece of cake for you. Also, writing all kinds of SEO optimized articles,
blog posts, sales letters, and product reviews can create a nice income, as can
proofreading and editing, as you will see in the five minute gig idea.
Tools You Need: The absolute minimum tool you need for writing is text
editing software…and a desire to write, of course, which you most likely
already have if you’re considering this option. Microsoft Word and Apple’s
Pages are very good tools, as is the free Open Office. A subscription to
services like Grammarly can be very helpful for checking your grammar
easily, which saves you a lot of time proofreading. Also, make sure that your
content is unique by running a Copyscape search. If you are writing blog
articles, you can easily make extra cash by offering to enhance the articles
with images. To do this, you can buy a subscription at Depositphotos or
Dollar Photo Club as they offer the cheapest solutions. Just be sure to
charge more for top quality photos than you pay for them.
Earning Potential and Time Efficiency: You can make anywhere from
$1,000 to $4,000 per month writing, depending on how much time and effort
you put in. If you are willing to grow and hire other people to help you, you
can develop a profitable writing business. Here are some sellers who provide
50-100 orders per day (they are not done by one person, don’t worry):
Amitbt, Boomsa, and Natashanixon.
5 Minute Gig Idea: This five minute gig idea involves proofreading. These
days, more and more people produce written content and they need to make
sure it looks nice and is without errors. The tools you need for this job are a
text editor and a subscription to Grammarly. Your offering might say
something like “I will proofread and edit your document up to 1000 words
for $5.” Based on my research, this is a good word count but you can go
with less or with more, whatever is best for you. The first step when you
receive an order is to check the text with Grammarly. You can check it
there for all kinds of mistakes, not just the basic once that Microsoft Word
can find. When you have checked it and it is clean from all mistakes, you
should then take a quick read through the document yourself to make sure
that the software hasn’t missed anything. Do this and you are ready to send
the buyer the finished product. You can offer to review longer documents by
multiplying the price.
You can see some successful examples of people doing this gig on Fiverr by
checking out these kinds of gigs:
Jkranak - Proofread and edit gig
Eboler - Proofread and revise gig
Daynariffic - Editing gig
#4: Video and Animation
Profitable Ideas: This is a very successful category on Fiverr and probably
the one that brings the most value to the buyers. The top three offerings in
video and animation are video testimonials (if you have a passion for acting,
this is your chance to step on the stage of Fiverr), whiteboard animations
(people that offer this use templates that you can buy from Video Hive and,
even with basic after-effects skills, you can edit and customize them to your
buyer’s needs), and logo intros (that are simple since the template is usually
very short, only a few seconds).
Tools You Need: For the different gigs you can create in this category, you
need different tools. Basically we can shrink them down to two main
categories though—a camera and video editing software. For the camera, if
you don’t have the money to invest in professional gear, you can start by
using your phone (if it isn’t a new iPhone or the latest Android device,
though, chances are the quality will suffer a lot). A budget camera that is
great for videos is the Canon S120 or older models like Canon S110 or
Canon S100, which are really great for taking HD (high definition) videos.
As far as editing software is concerned, I recommend Adobe Premier for
editing your video testimonials or Adobe After Effects for the whiteboard
animations and video intros.
Earning Potential and Time Efficiency: Again, you can make a living with
providing services in video and animation. If you produce quality work, you
can range anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 a month. The good news is that
gigs in this category (especially business testimonials) typically don’t
require a lot of time and can be scheduled best for you. For instance, if you
have a one week delivery time and a three days extra fast option, you can
always wait until you have 10 to 20 orders lined up and then do them all at
once for a few hours. This way you only have to do the gigs 2-3 times a
week.
5 Minute Gig Idea: This idea will be video testimonials and the suggested
gig name is: “I will record a high quality video testimonial for your
business.” The usual length of the videos for $5 is 30 seconds. As a side
note: always require that your buyers provide you with the script, or, if you
like to write scripts, you can offer this as an extra. Then just grab your
camera (or phone, or whatever recording device you are using) and put it on
a steady surface (preferably a tripod). Set yourself against a non-distracting
background unless your client requires otherwise, read the script a few
times, and record it. With this option, you are ready with the 30 second
recording for less than 5 minutes of work. As an extra, you can offer to add
video images or your client’s logo.
Here are some examples of great gigs in this category:
Theadtwins - Promotional video gig
Mrdesignrewind - 3D logo intro gig
Ydrawing - Whiteboard animation gig
#5: Music and Audio
Profitable Ideas: You can make a few extra bucks by audio editing, song
mastering or singing in this category, but the real money-makers here are the
voice overs.
Tools You Need: The most important tool is definitely the microphone, or
mic, you use as it will determine the quality of your voice overs. No matter
how good your voice is, if the mic is not good, you won’t sound nearly as
good as you can and should. The most basic option is to go with your
phone’s mic and record an audio note there. A cheap solution (just $20) is to
buy a pretty decent mic made by Sony. If you have a larger budget, you
might want to check the slightly more expensive professional mic offered by
sE Electronics. Additionally, you need a room where you can record
without distracting noises that can affect the quality of your voice over. A
decent computer with some audio editing software will be helpful too if you
really want to get ahead of your competition.
Earning Potential and Time Efficiency: You can make some nice money
with voice overs, earning $1,000 to $3,000 a month. Plus, you can schedule
your recordings on your terms (just like the video testimonials) so you can
make a very good hourly income if you plan it right.
5 Minute Gig Idea: As you can probably guess, the five minute gig here
will be voice overs. Your gig title could be: “I will record a professional
male/female voice over for your business.” The usual offering here varies
from 50 to 150 words per gig. The rule is simple: the more quality you can
provide, the less the words, and vice versa. For example, if you don’t have a
quality mic, you can compensate this by offering longer voice overs for $5.
Always require that your clients provide the script and you’ll want to state
that clearly in your gig because some buyers just assume that they can get
everything for $5. Some basic editing of the recording is a must as people
will often need the voice over synced to their video (you can use free
software like Audacity to do this). When doing the recordings, make sure
you have the script in front of you and you have read it a few times before
you start. This way you won’t need to record it multiple times to get it right,
allowing you to easily record 100 words in less than five minutes
Some great examples of voice over gigs are below:
Markc1542
Drewthedj
Kiffinyjean
#6: Programming and Tech
Profitable Ideas: The most profitable niche in this category is offering
WordPress related services. People often need help with editing their
websites and blogs and fixing their small issues, so this is very profitable on
Fiverr. Also, all kinds of programming skills are in high demand, so you can
make good money with them as well.
Tools you need: You need to have a good computer to do programming and
tech and, if you want to make good money, you have to have some specific
skills. HTML, WordPress, CSS, JAVA, and Objective-C seem to be the most
valued skills in this category, so if you are interested in learning something
new, these are the options you should consider.
Earning Potential and Time Efficiency: You can make good money in
programming and tech, around $1,000 to $2,000 a month, with little effort
(2-3 hours a day). If you are full-time and your gig is popular, you can go
way above $5,000.
5 Minute Gig Idea: The idea here will be very simple, although this is the
most complex category that requires the most skills. Your offering should be
something like this: “I will convert your website into an Android mobile
application.” Simply obtain the website from your client and go to
AppsGeyser or any other website that offers such a service, and convert the
app and you are ready in less than five minutes.
Here are a few examples of such gigs:
Upgradeyourself - Website to app conversion gig
Ttzachi - Build a mobile app gig
Kasunit - Convert to app gig
#7: Advertising
Profitable Ideas: In this category, the most profitable gigs offer either
promotional images or actual advertising. You can do this simply and post a
very popular gig (“I will take a picture holding your sign/logo/URL)” or, if
you have a big following on social media, you can offer to share paid
messages with your followers. The good thing about this category is that the
gigs take very little time to do!
Tools You Need: You need a couple of tools for this category, depending on
what you offer: either a good photo camera or a popular account on any
social media channel.
Earning Potential and Time Efficiency: This is not the most profitable
category on Fiverr, but if you create your gigs in the best possible way, you
can easily make $500 to $2,000 per month without much effort at all.
5 Minute Gig Idea: The gig idea for this category will be called “I will take
a picture holding your sign.” The only tool you need is a camera. You can
even use your phone if you don’t have a professional camera since most
phones these days take pretty decent photos. Just make sure your lighting is
good and the place where you take the photo is bright so that it comes out
well. When you receive the instructions from your buyer with their
logo/URL/message, you have 2 options. You can print it on paper or you can
write/draw it by hand, whichever works best for that specific project.
Here are a few examples of such gigs:
Davedube - Tweeting your ad gig
Max_promo - logo design gig
Adies - Social media promotional gig
#8: Business
Profitable Ideas: The profitable ideas in business include brainstorming
business names, book titles, pen names, domain names, and things like that.
If you have some type of informational product, like a business plan, sales
plan, or fitness/nutrition plan, you can simply give it to people for $5.
Tools You Need: In this category, you don’t need any specific tools, but
rather the skills to give people the necessary informational product or the
creativity to brainstorm cool ideas.
Earning Potential and Time Efficiency: You can make $500 to $1,500 in
the business category on Fiverr. If you are selling an informational product,
it will be very easy for you once you have it as all you’ll have to do is send it
on to your buyers.
5 Minute Gig Idea: This idea is called “The Brainstormer” and the gig title
might sound like this: “I will give your brand, business, or book a name.”
Usually, people provide 3-5 ideas for $5 and for more advanced research,
they charge more. When creating your gig, in the gig instructions you will
want to ask a few questions to understand more about your client’s needs so
you will know up front which names will work. Some good questions could
include: What is the purpose of your business? What is its philosophy? Who
is your target audience? Once you know the answers to these, use Google to
check for similar businesses or brands to see what names they use for
inspiration when it comes to creating your own.
Here are some examples of business gigs that do rather well:
Dion - Business design gig
Rapidworks - Business name gig
Sucantare -Slogan or tagline gig
#9: Other Ideas
If none of the previous categories interest you, or you’ll like to sell even
more, one category to consider on Fiverr is “Gifts.” Under this one, you can
benefit from all your craft skills by selling everything from hand-drawn
cards to buttons to more complex pieces of "art.”
You can make a nice profit if you are based in U.S. because 80% of all
buyers on Fiverr are from there and delivering overseas is typically
expensive and slow. Good news is you can always charge for the shipping
and it is added to the initial $5 automatically.
Another idea that you could consider that is really simple is to write product
reviews on Amazon or app reviews in Apple’s App Store. This was my first
gig on Fiverr and it is really simple in that it doesn’t require much effort or
much time.
When getting started with the different ideas of what you can offer,
sometimes it helps to grab a piece of paper and write down around five ideas
that you liked. Then go to Fiverr and search for similar gigs.
Check how many orders the sellers have completed and how many orders
they have in queue. If you can find five gigs with more than 500 completed
orders and more than 10 orders in queue, this means that your idea is good,
and there is a real demand for this kind of service.
As you can see, you can benefit from Fiverr in many different ways. What
seems like a simple job to you may well be something that someone else
cannot afford to do. Or maybe they don’t have the time, the skill, or even the
patience!
In any case, it is always worth five dollars to simply offer your time and
skills to help other people finish their projects. I will stop here because the
ideas and possibilities are literally endless!
If you don’t have the skills or the confidence in your skills to start offering
your services, lynda.com is a great place to gain both. They give you
unlimited access to all kind of courses, from graphic design and
programming to business and marketing.
The membership is pretty cheap as $25 is the basic option. However,
premium membership, which involves “exercise files,” is only $37 and this
is the recommended one if you are going for graphic design or programming
as it will really speed up the process.
Let’s finish this chapter with some really cool examples of gigs that are very
successful and some really fun ones too.
Profitable gig examples for inspiration:
Graphicforest - Logo design gig
Cosminmala - Multiple business designs gig
Bnn_marketing - Whiteboard gig
Youngceaser - SEO backlink gig
Dtongsports - Radio podcast gig
Twistedweb123 - Website improvement gig
Om2000_cuet - WordPress problem/solution gig
Esalaah - Creative beatbox gig
Funny gigs for FUN and crazy ideas:
Welshbloke - Happy Birthday in Welsh gig
Thegsaad - Video claiming to make love to your friend's mother gig
Mr_marcus - Juggling chainsaws and knives gig
Chapter 6: Building a Best-Selling Gig
Now that you have selected what to offer, it is time learn how to offer it so
that you can increase your sales because, even if you offer the best service, if
it is not presented in a good way, no one will buy it. Let’s start with your gig
title and description.
Your Gig Title and Description
The title and description of your gig has one very important task and that is
to describe your service accurately and in a simple way so that everyone can
understand what you offer. This seems obvious, right?
The problem is that not everyone is clear about what he/she is offering and
what the benefits are for the client. By being specific then, you “pre-qualify”
your buyer. In other words, you don’t get a lot of confused buyers coming
your way, which can lead to many cancellations and bad reviews.
Cancellations are bad because your percentage shows in your gig
description, potentially seriously harming your gig’s conversion rate. Even if
the cancelations are mutual, it can still do some damage.
As you can see from the attached image, the cancellation percent on this gig
is a very high 28%. This means that five of the 16 orders in queue will most
likely be cancelled, which is a huge loss of money.
That’s why the description has to be crystal clear. In order to make it simple
and easy to follow, I recommend you use the following formatting options:
• Use bullet points or a numbered list to highlight your key offerings
for the $5 rate.
• Mention what you do not offer if you think that some people might
confuse your service. Bold it so it can be seen from a glance.
• If you offer extras, explain them with a list as well so that buyers
know what they can get for more money.
• Look at your description as if it is your sales page and your
“contract.” Is it complete enough?
• Specifically ask buyers to read your description at the top of the page
to draw their attention to the description and help them understand that
they need to read it.
• Keep it simple and engaging, but also put some emotion into it so
people can see that you have passion for what you do.
• Always leave people the opportunity to contact you first, before
placing an order, so that you can eliminate or greatly reduce any
misunderstandings.
In the introduction part of your description, you can mention why you are an
expert and how cool and amazing your service is. This is called a sales copy.
On the next page is an example of one of my gig descriptions that you can
see to get an idea of what profitable sales copy looks like.
As you can see, everything is very clear about what the client will receive if
they choose me and how much they will have to pay for it.
Also, in the first part, I mention all the things that are lacking when working
with most other sellers on Fiverr. These are the things I have seen people
complain about in negative reviews that have been posted on other sellers’
gigs. This is a way to let your competition help you build a better gig—by
seeing what is missing and capitalizing on it.
Here are more examples of great gig descriptions:
Chaihock
Ozzieuk
Typoart9
Keegandonley
Your Gig Title
The title for your gig must be clear. Yes, it has to be catchy and simple, but it
also has to be very clear and specific about what you offer. You want it to be
almost ridiculously specific so there are no misunderstandings.
Good example titles are:
• “I will design a professional logo”
• “I will write a 500 word article for your blog”
• “I will record a 30 second HD video testimonial”
The buyers should know exactly what they will receive for $5 by looking at
the title only. To make sure, ask a friend to read it and tell you what he or she
gets from it (this is a great idea for the description too). If they don’t “get it”
right or right away, rewrite it so that they understand it better.
I know that this may not seem as important as learning how to find someone
to buy your gig, but trust me. This will be essential for your long-term
success on Fiverr.
Add a Video to Your Gig
Your gig video is the best way to shoot your gig into one of the top spots in
the recommended section on Fiverr. The editorial team really loves videos—
especially personal ones. I know you might be thinking, “I can’t represent
my gig with a video!” or maybe you think you don’t know how to do a sales
video but, no worries because I will offer you a few easy suggestions.
Here they are:
• Record yourself and explain what you offer, just like in your
description.
• Make sure your video looks professional. Don’t do it with your bed in
the background or something unintentionally funny like that. A plain
white wall and a good light are all you need to make a great looking
video.
• Make sure you are filming in daylight and that the video is not too
dark, blurry, or contains too much noise in the background.
• Use software like Adobe Premier, Movie Maker, or another program
to add cool effects.
• Begin the video with what you offer in your own words and then
show samples of your work.
• Add text or images next to you when you explain something in order
to leave a greater impact on potential buyers.
• If you are too shy to talk in front of the camera, you can always
create an animation video. If you don’t have the skills to do this, hire
someone on Fiverr to help. There are a lot of people that offer creation
of explainer videos, which can be a really nice touch to your gig.
• Do not hire an actor from Fiverr to do the video instead of you
because Fiverr’s editorial team (who approve gig videos and decide
which ones get more exposure) will notice that the video is not yours
and most likely suspend it.
• Use a professional camera and, if you don’t have one, ask a friend
that does to record you.
Remember, these tips also apply to already created gigs. So, every time you
upload a new video, it is personally reviewed by a member of Fiverr’s
editorial team, allowing you to enjoy all of the benefits of getting more
exposure.
I am spending a lot of time on the video section because this is the simplest,
easiest, and most effective way to start and boost your sales on Fiverr. Think
outside the box and don’t be afraid of the limelight!
Here are some examples of good videos and also some video gigs that might
help you enhance your gig video:
Video24
Video2014 #2
Antwanadds
Dsmarketing
Pro_ebookcovers
Calderjon
Yourawesome
Jessbepaws
Use Keywords to Improve Your Rankings Position
Keywords are important for your visibility on Fiverr. You can use up to five
and I highly recommend taking advantage of all of them. However, one
thing I have noticed is that they don’t have a huge impact unless they match
the keywords in your title.
Use Google Keyword Planner to search for keywords based on your gig’s
niche. Make a list of the highest searched keywords. You should come up
with about 10 here. List the keyword phrase along with the number of
monthly searches. These are search keywords. Next visit Fiverr and make
sure that you’re logged out. We’re going to be using the search function. Get
the list that you made and type the first three-four letters of the keyword
phrase. Fiverr will start listing suggestions as you type. This is no
coincidence. These are keywords that other users are using when searching
for services. You want to match these suggestions to keywords on your list.
These are the keywords you should be using in your title and in the keyword
section of your gig.
Also with the recently added feature that allows you to tag your gig extras,
you can categorize them as well. You should definitely take advantage of
this feature because it will help you sell more gig extras as buyers will be
able to find your more expensive offerings.
The rankings on Fiverr are many, so you can rank for specific keywords or
you can rank according to a lot of different criteria in your particular
category. Realistically, only two of these ranking options really matter.
The first one is the “recommended” one (the one that is viewed by default)
and it is the most important option because most inexperienced buyers on
Fiverr will see these results and won’t bother to check anything else. Many
buyers are new to Fiverr because of its fast expansion, so the editors
manually choose the recommended listings and they place the new gigs that
they like on this list. (It is very important to be listed when you post your gig
and I will discuss how to do this in a later chapter.)
The next ranking that is very important for attracting quality clients is the
High Rating System. A high rating can help you build momentum and
increase your sales, which is likely your goal if you’re reading this book.
Unfortunately, it takes time to become visible on Fiverr. Even if you make a
rocket launch debut, it will take you a month or so to earn this badge of
honor, so to speak. Since this ranking is based on your sales and reviews, the
more recent sales have the greater impact.
For example, imagine that you have 1,000 positive reviews, but you might
have had only 10 orders in the past month. According to the way Fiverr
works, someone with only 100 positive reviews and 100 orders made in the
past month will be way ahead of you.
From the other ranking options, only the one for express gigs is worth
mentioning. If you offer extra fast delivery by default (24 hours), then your
gig will be there. I will discuss the ups and downs of having an express gig
in a later chapter.
Providing Samples

Fiverr will tell you that 220% more sales are made on gigs that have live
samples and they allow you to upload three of them. In some categories,
where the result is visual, it is a must to have them (such as with logos,
covers, testimonials, illustrations, and so on). However, this can be tricky.
For example, let’s say you’re making a gig for the writing/translation
category. I don’t recommend having a live portfolio “on” because writing is
not a visual sort of art. However, you could take a different approach.
You could create a thank you image to send to your buyers when you deliver
your work. If you cannot do it yourself, you can always find someone on
Fiverr to do it for you.
You can write something like: “Thank you for being an awesome buyer.
Working with you was a great experience and I am looking forward to
working with you again!” Make people feel good about choosing you and, in
general, being very nice will reduce the chance of angry customers leaving a
bad review.
I have spent hours working on my samples so that my gigs look their best. I
also regularly update the samples to keep up with the competition. You can’t
afford your gig to look worse than your competitors!
Here are some basic guidelines that will help you provide top quality
samples (even if you aren’t in graphic design):
• In the acting section, you could show cool pictures of yourself.
• In the voice over, you can show a mic and some equipment or use a
photo of you using your equipment—anything that gives a professional
feeling.
• If you are writer, you can post a picture of yourself (something that is
always liked by Fiverr) or you could grab some images related to
writing.
Whatever you niche is, don’t forget it has to look professional. You must not
put a selfie from your phone on your gig image as this will discard all of the
good qualities you have to offer!
Here are some great examples of gig samples in different categories:
Dolce2011 - Banner design gig
Samanyanga - Keyword optimization gig
Ilgeorgiev - Book cover design gig
Upgradeyourself - Website conversion gig
Tomsawyer711 - Math homework gig
Xxbabylovexx - Message gig
Your Instructions
If you have written everything perfectly in your description about what you
offer and for how much, there is STILL a chance that some people will order
and choose to ignore your gig’s description. The way to prevent this from
happening, at least as much as possible, is to write a few key things that
people tend to miss in your instructions.
Since they are much shorter than the description, your buyers will most
likely read them. One trick is to use special characters to attract your buyer’s
attention. In the old Fiverr, special characters were allowed even in the gig
description. They aren’t anymore, but you can still use them in the
instructions.
I always like to use stars because they make it look cool. In the instructions,
always thank people for ordering your gig too. It’s polite and will show your
buyers that you will be a good person to do business with in the future!
Here are some examples of good instructional messages for your inspiration:

Example 1
★★★ Hello and thank you very much for purchasing my gig ★★★
Please tell me about your book—anything I need to know, the title, the author, what the book is about,
what your vision is of the cover, general color scheme, the size of the cover—as the more info you
provide, the more satisfying your results will be.
★★★
Also, if you have any images, send them over OR order the gig extra for me to search and provide an
image
★★★
Best regards,
My Name

Example 2
Thank you for ordering. Please follow these instructions:
1. Provide your ONE website URL and UP TO 3 keywords, like this: {Example|Keyword|Here}.
2. Supply your ‘About Me’ text; something SIMPLE about you or your business (MAX 400
CHARACTERS {letters} ) <- VERY IMPORTANT.
3. If you ordered the SEO report, I need your main keyword and country.
Example 3
Thanks for your order. Please provide me with the following things:
1) The topic of your article.
2) Keywords. If you want me to optimize your article with specific keywords, then please let me know
the keywords you want used.
3) Website. In order to have a better idea about the content, please provide me the website URL for
which you need content.

Example 4
1) If you have the paper form, attach a scanned version of that document.
2) If you have a MS WORD version, you can attach that as well.
3) If you want your logo to be put on the form, please provide a decent quality image file of the same.
If you are confused, simply contact me :)
Don’t Underestimate any of these components in order to build a
GREAT GIG!
All of these separate components should join together naturally to form a
powerful incentive for buyers to make a purchase from you. You want them
engaged, compelled, and, most of all, you want them to buy and come back
for more!
To accomplish this, you want to avoid sending buyers away from your Fiverr
Gigs by using the wrong communication as, once they go, they might not
ever come back to complete the sale. Now it’s time to move on to a more
advanced concept in selling: Marketing!
Chapter 7: Marketing Your Gig
When it comes to marketing your gig, there are a few areas you want to
consider accentuating. By bringing these issues to your buyer’s attention,
you are more likely to get more and better jobs. Let’s go into a few of them
now.
Offer Quality Products or Services
We are still far from the day where someone will be able to go to Fiverr, pick
any gig, and get perfect results every time. This is good news for you,
especially if you are new to Fiverr but you’re not new to what you have to
offer, such as if you are an established professional trying to expand and find
new clients.
Your quality, and the marketing of it, has to be as good as the best-selling
gigs in your relevant category. I have witnessed many people that prepared
great gigs and presented great samples get 50 to 100 orders in their first
month in Fiverr. This means reaching Level Two in just two weeks!
To excel in this area requires that you give your very best in your first
orders, no matter how much (or how little) money you will earn. Hook up
new buyers and build lasting relationships and it will help you get to Level
Two quickly.
But what if you don’t have much experience and you are not an expert at
what you do? Hey, I know how you feel because this is where I was when I
first started! Don’t worry. Fiverr is a great place to start your career and learn
new skills. Certainly, preparing your samples might be tricky when you
don’t have experience to show, but if you are prepared to learn on the go,
then everything will turn out fine.
In the early stages of my Fiverr career, I used Photoshop for my jobs. After
watching a six-hour course on how to use this particular application (it took
me one week, for an hour each day), I posted my first gig. I didn’t know one
specific thing that I could offer because I hadn’t done anything for real
before. So, I stated bravely: “I will perform ANY Photoshop Service.” What
the buyers didn’t know was that I had to learn first how to do it and then
finish the job.
Now I have over 2,500 completed orders on my account, and all within the
past year. I don’t remember most of them, but I do still remember my first
orders that I did and how I was learning so many new things every single
day. It was an amazing experience and a great crash course in customer
service!
YouTube has a lot of tutorials for all kind of things and can be very helpful
for you if you need some tips on how to perform certain tasks in your area.
Prepare in advance and research where you can so that you don’t waste too
much time. The orders will become more complicated over time, but the
fulfilment you will get from doing something new and getting great
feedback for it will be more than worth it!
Setting Your Prices Right
Let’s say that you make it to Level Two and you can offer a lot of extras and
set the prices up to $40 per extra. Although it may be tempting to go as high
as you can and earn more money, you want to be careful about your prices as
a good competition analysis is a must.
You don’t want to be ridiculously more expensive than the others in your
field, but slightly more expensive is a better place to aim so that you attract
better quality buyers—buyers who seek top notch work for a reasonable
price. Setting your prices slightly higher will also most likely detract the
buyers who want a lot of work for very little money.
By making your prices $5 to $10 more expensive than the competition, you
will be making a clear statement. You are saying that you can deliver
something more than average, exceeding your customers’ expectations. This
will leave them with the feeling that they have made the right choice by
selecting you for the job and they are more likely to come back for more.
Offering a Good Delivery Time

Is offering an “express gig” (which is a gig with a 24-hour delivery time) a

good thing or a bad thing? The answer is both as there are pros and cons to
consider.
A huge pro is that you will have a lot of people that are in a rush and don’t
want to wait five days. These people will choose you even if they have
found someone more suitable for them because of the time factor. This is
also good news if you are new as it will get you work where you might not
have gotten it otherwise.
One con is that offering express delivery means that you are pushed to do
great work in a very short period of time. And if the buyer is from a different
time zone, you might only have 15 hours or less to do the job.
If your competition is not offering the same gigs with express delivery, that
means that the gig is not super easy to do, which means that more time is
necessary to complete it. So, as a general rule, allow yourself two to four
days and build a queue as opposed to setting time constraints that may affect
your quality of work.
This will increase your gig conversion rate significantly as buyers trust
sellers who have a large queue more so than those who do not. This is partly
because it indicates to them that other people have ordered your gig and are
happy with your work, and as socially conditioned creatures, we assume that
if many others are doing it, then it is the right thing to do!
This is why I don’t recommend offering your gig with express delivery once
you hit Level Two. You can’t get paid more for it (by offering it as a gig
extra) and it can hurt your conversion rates…two reasons to leave this option
alone if you want to make the most money you can by using Fiverr.
Making Your First Sale(s)
Now that you have high quality gigs set at the right price with a good
delivery schedule, it’s time to find some buyers. How to actually win those
first sales is not always an easy task, but you can do it! Fiverr is full of gigs
—three million and rising—so it is important to get your gig rolling as soon
as possible.
Since more than one million of the gigs on Fiverr have never been ordered,
you don’t want to be one of them. The best and easiest way to make your
first and subsequent sales then is to make sure your account and gigs have
the perfect look. It is also important to tell your clients exactly what you can
do for them, focusing on the benefits they will get from working with you.
If your gig has the total package look and feel and the Fiverr team gives it a
top spot in the recommended section of your category, you will get around
30,000 impressions in your first 30 days alone! This is the best scenario for
you and where you should aim your gig launch (Chapter 6 is of essential
importance when making this happen, so take a look at it one more time to
be sure you’ve done what you can do to make it happen). With that much
visibility and a trustworthy and professional look, there is no way your gig
won’t make a great start!
There is a scripture that says “ask and you shall receive.” Make the most of
this message by contacting Customer Support (CS) and explaining to them
that your gig and service are unique and tell them that you are a true
professional that loves Fiverr. (Yeah, being positive helps!)
CS can help you increase your visibility by giving you suggestions and
hopefully a better placement in your category. This is a 50/50 strategy and it
really depends who is looking at your request, so try multiple times for a
greater chance of success.
Uploading a video has the same effect as it has to be reviewed by CS each
and every time. This means that you can delete your video and re-upload it,
giving them another opportunity to look at it, even if nothing else on your
gig has changed. Since it might be reviewed by another person, you have a
pretty good chance of getting a top spot in the search results of your
category.
I have done this before and I am still using this tactic today to get more
visibility for my gigs. It boosts my sales and I have never been let down by
trying and trying again!
Another way to get your first sale or sales is to tell your friends that if they
need something from you, you’d rather do it through Fiverr. This way, you
will have an easy customer that you know will leave a positive review (err,
hopefully your friends are nice people!). Even though Fiverr will take 20%
commission, it is a good investment when you’re first starting out as positive
reviews are essential for your overall Fiverr success.
An additional option when it comes to getting your gig known is to be active
with Fiverr on your favorite social network sites. Fiverr has official pages on
most of them, making it easier than ever. Don’t be a spammer, of course, but
be observant of what people are talking about around you. If you see a
relevant topic, mention your gig as this will earn you some attention. If you
choose Twitter or Facebook, be sure to use hashtags followed by a word or
phrase that is relevant to your service (such as #videocreator or
#webpagewriter) and post your messages regularly.
You can even use services like AddMeFast to generate retweets for your
tweets, which will make them more popular in the search results for relevant
hashtags. It also helps to use Google keyword research for the hashtags and
check relevant forums to see which ones are the right ones to use.
I am using this tactic to promote my blog and it is proving to be very
effective. The good thing about Twitter is that you can follow a ton of people
without being banned or prohibited from following others, as can sometimes
happen with Facebook.
You can also find a person or company which is followed by a lot of your
potential buyers and start following them. A lot of them will follow back,
especially if you already have a solid number of Twitter followers (which
you can get by using AddMeFast or by ordering some followers from a
seller on Fiverr).
Don’t fool yourself though as this is a starter tactic and won’t be anything
close to real human followers, no matter what the seller says. But at least
you will have a nice number next to your followers count. Plus, this way,
spending a mere five minutes a day, you can gather 1,000 targeted new
followers every month (and these ones will be 100% real).
For the first few sales you should also be active on the buyer’s request
section. I have admittedly never made a sale using this feature of Fiverr, but
I have heard of some people that have had a success rate of over 20% doing
this so I recommend you at least consider this approach until you have a lot
of work and don’t have the time to write new offers.
To save yourself some time, prepare a good persuasive proposal to the
buyers that you can just copy and paste. This way, you won’t have to do this
every time, especially since the results are unknown.
Make Real Money by Selling Gig Extras
Over 50% of the sales made on Fiverr are for more than $5. Therefore, once
you have reached Level One or Level Two, your priority should be to ride
this positive momentum and make even bigger sales by marketing your
extras.
My average sale is $15, which means three gigs at a time, on average.
Maybe 25-35% of my orders are for $5, but I have a lot of orders that are for
$40, $60, or even $250 (yes, this was my largest single order). In fact,
having several orders like this a week is something very common to me. The
way to do this correctly is to offer very good quality with the extras since
you can be paid much more handsomely.
To start, check your competition. What are they offering and, more
specifically, what are they lacking in their gigs? Whatever they neglect could
be your chance to make some good money. There will be less competition
for that service as a result, and the ones that sell these extras will usually sell
them expensively.
For example, I do a lot of book covers and one of my best extras is providing
a royalty free stock photo for the cover. This costs $10 and is a must unless
the buyer provides their own photo, which hardly ever comes out good. I use
a subscription service so I can easily compensate my investment when
several extras are ordered.
Very few sellers offer this, and most that do use pictures that offer a very
unprofessional approach. They merely search images on Google, a large
number of which are copyrighted and can actually get clients into big
trouble.
I also offer a print-ready cover for any printer and I create CreateSpace
covers, which is something most sellers don’t do. I’ve checked and maybe I
and one or two other people offer this extra, allowing me to charge $20 for
this particular service.
Realistically, when doing my gigs, coming up with the idea takes the most
time. So, for the first $5, I will do 60-70% of the work and after that I enjoy
the extras as bonuses. These are just a few examples of what I do and what
you can do this in many other categories.
For example, in the acting section you can offer video editing extras for your
gig, such as adding a logo to the video, intro, and so on. You can charge over
$20 for that and very few people will be your competition, allowing you to
make bigger amounts of cash.
Basically, you want to look at the extras with the same approach as you did
in choosing your gig. Research the competition very well and see how you
can stand out from them.
One great way to gain an advantage with your extras is to show clients your
samples in your video. Showing that you can do something even more
special than what is advertised can be good for repeat business. The
downside is that you risk some people assuming that all of that is included in
the $5 gig, so if you take that route, you have to make these things clear.
The Importance of Repeat Customers
In my work, over 70% of the money I make comes from my regular
customers. Repeat customers are gold because these are the people you don’t
have to continuously market to and consistently bring you $300-$500 a
month in work. As you can see on the screenshot I have 175 orders from this
buyer. Having a several clients like this is solid business and the way to get
them is by under-promising and over-delivering.
Even for people with over a thousand sold gigs, this is one of the most
important factors to their success. This is also why many people are very
sensitive if your gig looks visually similar to theirs. Their greatest fear is that
some of their regular clients will choose the wrong gig and they will lose
that client!
You must make sure you leave your clients happy so that they will keep
coming back and want to work only with you. Again, checking the
competition is crucial here for winning new customers.
When using Fiverr for the first time, many buyers select two or three sellers
to do the same job. After seeing who does the best, that is the one they
choose to work with on a regular basis. If this happens to you and your
delivery time is a little longer, there is a chance that the others will have
already delivered the product and you can see what you are against and,
most importantly, what you need to beat.
Every time I have managed to capture what I am up against, I have won the
client over. However, to do this, you should always make sure to promise
less and deliver more as this is the golden rule to success on Fiverr.
You don’t want to promise miracles, but if you do more than what is
expected, your client will feel flattered and happy. The simplest example of
this is with writing. If you write 500 word articles for $5, simply offer 400
words in your gig and then always deliver around 500. This will win you a
lot of happy customers without doing more than you had planned!
Asking buyers for a review when delivering your order is also a smart idea.
Remind them that they can share if they are happy with your services. It also
doesn’t hurt to remind them that they can leave a tip too (I recommend that
you create a special gig that is only for accepting tips).
Some people will highly appreciate the work you did for them and leave a
bonus. Although you can’t expect to get rich from these types of payments, a
few hundred dollars a year in “change” is certainly not a bad thing!
Here is an example of how to ask for a review and tip:
“If you thought my service was excellent, I'd really appreciate you leaving me positive
feedback. It helps my cause here on Fiverr and it lets me know you have collected your
order. If you'd also like to tip me, you can do so here.” (And here’s where you put the link
to your tip gig!)

All right, easy so far? Great, now let’s talk about how to maximize your
profit!
Chapter 8: Tips and Tricks for Growing Your
Fiverr Business
Now that you have created your Fiverr account, set up your best-selling gig,
and are marketing it like a pro, it is time to build your Fiverr business even
more. That is what this entire chapter is dedicated to helping you do, so
prepare to increase your income substantially!
Reviews
Maintaining a solid 100% positive record is a must on Fiverr and it is
something that is not really that hard to achieve. In fact, Fiverr gives you
many ways to almost ensure that you don’t receive a negative review!
What I suggest is to be careful about working with some buyers. Usually, the
worst clients exhibit specific behaviors early on. Often, their instructions are
messy and not straight to the point which makes it extremely difficult to get
a clear idea of what they actually want.
When this happens, you can always try messaging them first before starting
with their order. Another option is to send the work as a message without
actually delivering it. Now, you might be thinking, “What if they grab it and
leave?” Believe it or not, this has never happened to me.
By taking this route, you can see if the client will like the work without
giving them a chance to leave bad feedback. You definitely shouldn’t do this
all the time because buyers will want more modifications to the work when
you offer them the opportunity. However, you should do this when there is
serious doubt about whether the client might say that they don’t like it, or
offer some other excuse why it is not exactly what they were looking for.
The more sales you make on Fiverr and the more and more buyers you meet,
the more experience you will gain. You will soon be able to judge each
buyer individually and determine whether it will be a pleasure to work with
him or her, or if it will likely be more trouble than its worth.
The tone of a “good buyer” is usually friendly and you can feel his or her
enthusiasm when they send you a message. They obviously appreciate that
you offer your service for only $5 and are thankful to be working with you.
On the other hand, “bad buyers” have a more demanding and threatening
tone when they write messages to you. This doesn’t mean you should be
afraid of them or cancel their orders immediately; you just need to be more
careful with them and try not to give them the opportunity to leave bad
feedback.
To get a feel for a buyer, check their background on Fiverr and see what
reviews they have left before (so that you don’t end up with a “bad egg”). To
do this, simply go to Google and in the search box write “site:Fiverr.com
[username].” This will bring up results from gigs that the buyer has
purchased in the past and you will be able to see what feedback they left for
other sellers. You can get some very good information using this trick which
can save you a lot of trouble and time.
Additionally, sometimes you run into buyers who haven’t ordered all of the
extras they were supposed to. Here is an example of a good delivery
message to send to them to deal with this issue professionally:
Hello,
Here are a few options for the cover. Please take a look them and let me know how you
find them. If any changes are needed, just let me know. The covers are for Kindle.
The 3D version is extra, so please check the gig description for reference. I have a
separate gig for 3D images, where you can choose from over 20 styles here:
http://fiverr.com/ilgeorgiev/convert-your-flat-2d-cover-into-an-awesome-3d-book
I have included a bonus for you (my gig extra #1), which is a few choices for a royalty
free image. I will send the PSD file, once you approve the design you like the most.
Best regards,
My Name

In this case, the buyer made an order for $15 bucks, but actually wanted a
service that costs $30. I made a bonus on something that cost me almost
nothing (because I am already paying a subscription for the images) and the
PSD file costs me nothing as well because I already have it, giving them the
feeling that they got more regardless.
After this message, I had a happy buyer and a second order for 3D images.
Also, the buyer now knows that next time they will have to pay for the
image. If you do the request without informing them of these things, they
will most likely return and want the same service for the same price again,
which is something that you don’t want to happen.
Automated Delivery Messages
Optimizing your work process will become essential if you want long-term
success on Fiverr because when you have a lot of orders it may be too time
consuming to explain the same thing over and over again. What I
recommend is that you create a template that you can just tweak for every
order.
The main part stays the same but you can replace names and other key
information to tailor it to your specific buyer. This will save you a lot of time
and yet you will remain a great professional. You might also consider
including an offer for revisions in the delivery message, since this will
reduce the chance of you receiving negative reviews.
Spend some time writing your message to make it sharp and well structured.
If you just write something on the spur of the moment, it will likely sound
clumsy and unprofessional. Here are some examples of great delivery
messages:
Hi There,
Many thanks for your order. I really appreciate you taking the time to order from me!
I've created your links within the websites in the attached report. You will notice that
there are 13 links in total, which means that I have included 3 free bonus links. I have
submitted as much of your content as possible to each site (some sites allow the full
article and some only allow a small snippet).
I have also given you the gig extra for the login details, as well as the SEO report.
Now for the magic bit: All of your links have been sent to the premium indexing service
and will be crawled by Google in the next few hours, going on a 15 day push for
indexing.
Many thanks again and if you have ANY questions, whatever the reason, I'm always here
to help, so just drop me a message here on Fiverr.
If you thought my service was excellent, I'd really appreciate you leaving me positive
feedback. It really helps my cause here on Fiverr and it also lets me know you have
collected your order.
If you'd also like to tip me, you can do so here: [link to your tip gig here]
The Kindest Regards and Best of Luck
[Your Name Here] :)

Or, this one:

Hello,
I am glad to inform you that I have completed your article for 1000 words. Please check
the attachment.
 This article is absolutely unique, as per your instructions, but if you have any concerns,
please let me know.
You can collect this gig by pressing the heart button so that you can find it easily in
future.
Please do leave me feedback as it really means a lot to me. :)
Best Regards
[Your Name Here]

Of course, this one works too:

Hi [buyer’s name],
Here is the completed work. Please check it out!! :)
**** If you need anything else or see ANY problem with it, just leave a message. I want
to make sure you are 100% satisfied before leaving your feedback ****
I am happy to accept tips for the good work I do :)
[link to your tip gig]
Thanks,
[Your Name Here]

All of these examples allow you to make great contact with your buyers without having to come up
with the same message over and over again. The more time you save doing things like this, the more
time you have to work on gigs and earn more money!

Beware of Scammers
Sadly enough, there are scammers that come to Fiverr with the idea of
receiving free work. If you take a look at places like BlackHat World you
will see that, on most of the topics related to Fiverr, people will mention a
quick strategy on how to get work done for free.
One of the things they recommend is selecting a seller with great feedback,
getting your work done, and then saying you didn’t like it. They know that
feedback is essential for Fiverr sellers and they won’t risk their reputation,
so they share this knowledge with scammers to help them get their work
done without having to pay for it.
Unfortunately, some people are willing to do this, and some even leave a bad
review just to force you to offer a cancellation instead of having negative
feedback. The best way to deal with these types of people, especially if the
order is for $5, is to give their money back to them and be happy that you
never have to work with them again!
In order to minimize these “blackmail clients,” you should always tell them
when you deliver the work that you offer the opportunity for revisions (or
just send them the work as a message, as I suggested earlier). This way they
won’t have the chance to leave a bad review since you ask them to let you
know if they want anything changed and provide an opportunity right then to
revise it.
When they ask for a specific change and you do it, even if they leave a bad
review, you can message Customer Support and they will take care of it by
removing the unfair feedback—and you get to keep the money. Bonus!
Improving Your Conversion Rate
Another important trick when it comes to building your business is to
maintain a better conversion rate (that is, the number of people that visit
your gig whom will actually buy from you). One way to do this is to
carefully organize your projects in your queue. A larger queue builds more
trust in buyers and triggers their subconscious mind to think, “If so many
others are doing it, it must be good!”
Here are a few of the tactics we’ve already discussed that will help you
improve your conversion rate and increase your sales:
• Manage a delivery time of 3-4 days. This will allow some orders to
wait in your queue for a while, but not beyond a week.
• Send the work as a message initially instead of delivering the order.
Remember that delivered orders are instantly removed from the queue,
so this will allow you to keep the orders in the queue longer without
annoying your buyers with long waiting periods, making it a win-win
strategy. The bigger the queue the faster the new orders come in.
• Collaborate with other sellers. You can search for people that offer
something close to your service or something that your buyers have
wanted and asked for, but you haven’t been able to provide, and
collaborate with them. For example, if you offer to do video
testimonials, but you have no clue how to edit the videos and add effect
or intros, you can find a video editor and include an extra that you can
order from him. You can then have the work done from your video
 editor for not more than $5 to $10, and turn around and sell it for $20 as
a great enhancement to your videos. The editor gets more work, you get
more money, and the client gets better videos!
A Note About Offering More Gigs
An important question I often hear is, “How many gigs should I have for
what I offer? Is it better to have one gig, or to make more gigs in the same
category?” My answer to this is that I highly recommend you focus on one
particular gig in a relevant category and only create a second gig in the same
category if it is an addition to the service provided in the first one.
Otherwise, it will complicate matters in the long term when you have more
gigs that offer the exact same thing.
Also, with multiple gigs offering the same thing, you lose a lot of exposure
and a lot of sales. For instance, instead of having one gig that has 300
positive reviews, when you split them up, you will have three gigs that have
100 reviews each. A gig with 300 reviews is much more effective and will,
most importantly, rank higher in the High Rating searches.
Another important factor to consider to keep your business growing and
competitive is to regularly update your gig by going through the ideas
provided in Chapter 6 and improving each of your gig components on a
regular basis. Improve your video, edit your samples, or write your
description just a little better.
If you don’t do anything to update your presence, your gig will sink lower
and lower until the sales drop to zero. I have seen this happen to successful
sellers that have had great working gigs for half a year, earning them over
300 positive reviews. Then, they slowly disappear from the scene solely
because newer and better competition appeared and they did nothing to
improve themselves and make their gig more competitive.
Don’t make that same mistake. Update your gigs to be better and more
attractive on a regular basis.
Become a Visionary
If you do well with the crowded market after a period of at least one year,
you might reach a point where you have tons of orders. Great, right? Yes, but
now is not the time to coast. Now is time to become a visionary and grow
bigger and better! How?
Whatever tasks you do that do not require your personal presence (like video
testimonials, voice overs, or modeling), hire someone to help you with them.
If you are making more than $2,000-$3,000 in any given month, the most
valuable resource you have will be time, so this strategy may be a lifesaver
for you when your orders outweigh your ability to fill them.
Go to a platforms like Elance where you can find good graphic designers,
writers, translators, programmers, and basically any other kind of freelancers
you need. Post a job stating that you are hiring a full-time position for your
business.
Offer a salary of approximately $500-$1,000 a month (depending on the
required skills) and you will easily find a good quality worker that can work
for hours a day, every day, just for you. This will enable you to have more
free time and still earn almost the same amount of cash as you have been
making doing all the work yourself, enabling you to fully enjoy your Fiverr
success.
If you have even more orders coming in, hire a second person to help you.
Unfortunately, Fiverr does not currently offer a good accommodation for
such solid businesses, but I am hopeful that it will in the near future.
You can’t have a shared account on Fiverr and you can’t give anyone else
limited access to your account, so you will have to personally deliver the
work to your buyers and communicate with them yourself. If you grow to
this level, at least you will only deal with the communication part of
business and, you could even assign this task to a relative or someone very
close to you that you can trust, if you so choose.
Another important place you should be regularly visiting is the Fiverr
forum. Being an active member of the community can help you get a Top
Rated Seller badge or a featured gig. You will also be able to find a lot of
useful information about what is going on in the community, the latest trends
in the marketplace, and learn how to improve your gigs and make more
money on Fiverr!
We are now almost to the end of this book! However, before we recap
everything you’ve learned, let me share with you a couple of stories about
others who are in the middle of a very successful Fiverr career.
Chapter 9: Fiverr Success Stories
Although you’ve learned many different ways to make Fiverr a success for
you, it may still seem like a dream. That is why I want to share with you
some success stories; to help you see that it is possible to do what you love
and make a great income at the same time. Here are seven that do just that:
Story #1: Amitbt
Although Fiverr is known as a site that sells low-priced gigs, there are a lot
of professionals who are using it to make some extra cash, and Amitbt is one
of them. In fact, even though he was doing fairly well as an attorney who
worked in the marketing field, he started playing around with Fiverr (at first
as a buyer) and found himself not even a year later quitting his job and doing
it full-time. Talk about a success!
Amitbt contributes his success as a writer and marketing service provider on
Fiverr partly due to his ability to gain new customers and keep his current
clients coming back for more. He does this by letting them know what other
gigs he offers, by preparing press releases that inform others about his
services, and by participating in forums to increase his visibility. He also
offers his clients a 100% satisfaction guarantee and agrees to do any number
of revisions required to get the content the way the customer wants it.
What does Amitbt see as the most important part of success on Fiverr?
Doing what you love. When you are passionate, you are determined. And
when you are determined you will succeed. Just like he has.
Story #2: Madmoo
Madmoo started on Fiverr like a lot of other people, using it as a part-time
gig for extra money, but not expecting much. She quickly learned that she
was wrong and, about a year after joining, decided to cut her full-time job to
part-time and spend more time on Fiverr offering her clients photography-
based services. Fast forward to September, 2013 and Madmoo was earning
enough to quit her other job entirely so she could focus on Fiverr full-time.
Madmoo loves the fact that Fiverr allows her to use her creativity. She
continues to come up with new and innovative gigs based on ideas she has,
whether they are something that appears in her mind when she is lying in
bed at night or they are formulated based on something she has seen.
Madmoo echos Amitbt when she says that you need to love what you do in
order to be successful at it. She is absolutely in love with Fiverr and uses her
buyers’ feedback to motivate her even more.
Story #3: Anarchofighter
If you wonder how much money you can make on Fiverr, Anarchofighter
can help answer that question. After using the site mainly as a buyer, he
switched to becoming a seller which allowed him to earn enough to buy a
house. Yes, a house!
Anarchofighter offers business services on Fiverr and admittedly loves the
fact that he doesn’t have to struggle with himself over how to price what he
sells. For him, the tough part was deciding what he could offer. But once he
got past his own mental hurdles, he put his plan into action and has created a
lucrative income as a result.
What tips does he have to offer a new seller on Fiverr? Get started
immediately, build a good reputation, and constantly test your approach.
Modify your gigs until they work best for you and your $5 orders can bring
in a lot of extras—a whole house worth, to be exact!
Story #4: OzzieUK
OzzieUK proves that you don’t have to live in a big city to do well on Fiverr.
He is able to bring the rest of the world to the comforts of his small U.K.
town, and apparently he does it well as—in less than two months working on
Fiverr’s platform—he has earned “50% world domination” with his gigs!
And he has managed to do it with a 100% buyer rating!
Just like in the previous stories, OzzieUK (whose real name is Wayne)
started out as a buyer hiring out small tasks for his web design business.
Once he realized how much he was paying out, he thought about how he
could be cashing in on some of the profit. And cash in, he has. Some months
he earns up to $5,000!
His secret? Consistency. Whether you buy a $5 gig from him or spend
hundreds in extras, OzzieUK is going to treat you the same. He also stresses
the importance of using video to help your buyers get to know you.
Active on the Fiverr forum, OzzieUK now helps other Fiverr members
succeed, just as he has!
Story #5: Tom and Susan
Not only can Fiverr help you grow your bank account, it can also help you
strengthen your relationship—like it has for Tom and Susan. Known on
Fiverr as SUcantare, Tom and Susan are a New York couple who are
engaged to be married and don’t want the wedding to place them in debt.
Tom had been dabbling on Fiverr and Susan began to see the money he was
making. So, together they decided that this would be the perfect opportunity
for them to have the wedding they’ve always wanted without paying for it
for decades to come. And they’ve never been happier since making that
decision.
They’ve both kept their full-time jobs but continue to collaborate on Fiverr
gigs, often working together for the benefit of their clients. Other sellers on
the site will also benefit when their wedding nears as they intend to hire
some of them for their invitations and other wedding essentials.
That makes this partnership a win-win situation all the way around!
Story #6: Makemebark
Sticking with our couple’s theme, Makemebark, also known individually as
Sebastiaan and Zummi, met via the Internet. No, they didn’t meet on Fiverr
(but that would make a good story, wouldn’t it?), but their passion for
graphic design solidified their relationship by joining their careers as well as
their hearts, and together they offer their clients services such as
advertisements and illustrations.
In working as a team, they get to spend their days discussing projects and
clients, dividing their duties so that they each get to do what they love. This
helps them understand what each other are going through and they are
always there to lend a hand when the other person is in need, thereby
strengthening their bond even more.
Their Fiverr incomes have allowed them to travel about, buy a new vehicle,
and they’re even looking at renting a house in Sebastiaan’s homeland of the
Netherlands. What a good life they’ve created…and Fiverr has been and
continues to be a big part of it!
Story #7: Silvervirtual
As I said earlier, you can make money in video and voice overs and
Silvervirtual is living proof of that. Delivering thousands of gigs to date, she
initially joined Fiverr out of financial necessity. Work was slowing due to the
economy, but the bills still needed to be paid. So, Fiverr was intended to be a
temporary solution, but has now become a permanent way for her to earn
enough income to support her family.
To make this situation even more of a blessing, Silvervirtual stresses that
joining Fiverr has made her feel more fulfilled and happier about life. She
loves what she has learned, and continues to learn, even allowing her to
work while travelling abroad with her husband.
Silvervirtual attributes her success to maintaining good communication with
her buyers, providing more than expected, and remembering that even if you
aren’t getting paid for everything you do, you’ll make out better in the end.
Karma is good like that.
After hearing these seven stories, does it make you want to jump right in and
go? Before you do though, let’s use the last chapter to recap the things we
covered so you can begin to build your dream job with Fiverr…today!
Chapter 10: Build Your Dream Job with Fiverr
Today!
Following the steps and tricks I have showed you in this book will allow you
to create gigs that will generate you the money you want and give you the
freedom to work for yourself. Remember that in order to get started on a
good note, you want to:
1. Research your gig idea well. Use Google and browse Fiverr’s categories
to do this.
2. Write a best-selling description. Focus on three key points: what you offer
for $5, what you will offer for more money, and why you are an expert
that can provide a great experience for your buyers.
3. Record a video to represent your gig. This will allow your gig to get more
visibility and talking to the buyers “in person” will build trust.
4. Upload great samples of your work. Use the samples as ad banners,
adding information on them about what you offer as gig extras.
5. Optimize everything about your gig. Optimize your title, keywords, and
delivery message so that they look as professional as possible.
6. Be proactive in order to make your first sales. Use your friends, social
networks, the buyers’ requests section, and ask customer support to
place your gig higher in your category (or, at least see what advice they
can give you to help with this).
7. Follow all the tactics you learned on how to market your gig and
maximize your sales. Manage the queue well, sell a lot of extras, offer
quality, and maintain 100% positive reviews.
8. Build lasting relationships with your buyers by always promising less
and delivering more. Impress them and leave them with the feeling of a
great professional experience.
9. Constantly improve your gig to keep up with the competition. Go through
all the steps over and over again to be on the top level all the time.
Become a visionary and start a company when the jobs come piling in.
These chapters are broken down into an easy-to-manage process that will
allow you to build best-selling gigs. Go through all of them patiently and
professionally and you will build a solid Fiverr business!
You will have to put a lot of work into it, yes, but the end result will be very
satisfying and very well worth your time. You will create a pride-driven,
independent career that you can work from the comfort of your home,
without answering to a boss. All you have to do is take action and your
financial freedom is in your hands.
Now what do you say you and I go over to Fiverr and take a look around?
Let’s start building your “Gig Empire.” You have the knowledge and know-
how that you need at this point; all that is left to do is take action and get
results.
I know you can do it, because I did it. I have faith in you that you can make
this happen.
Thank you for purchasing my book! I know you could have picked from
dozens of books about making money, but you took a chance with mine and
I appreciate it.
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