Fiverr, if you aren't familiar, is an
online marketplace where you can offer your services to anyone for just $5. And
when I say services, I mean almost anything. You can get paid to write, do
graphic design, make videos, translate, edit, social media shares, the sky is
the limit.
But for newbies, instant success with
Fiverr isn't all that common. For one thing, it can be pretty hard to get your
listed gigs seen and purchased when you're just starting out. So there are a
lot of people who give Fiverr a quick whirl and then stop trying when it seems
like it will be too hard to make anything.
For today's post, I talked to several
different people who have had some success selling on Fiverr to find out what
tips they would offer to people just getting started on the site. I hope
this is insightful and helpful for you if want to do well on Fiverr but just
have no idea how to get the ball rolling.
#1 – Tips From Angie Nelson @ The
Work at Home Wife
Reviews and repeat customers are the
keys to success on Fiverr. When delivering orders, always remind your Buyers to
leave a review and Favorite your Gigs for future ordering if they were happy
with your service. Ask that if they aren't happy they allow you the opportunity
to remedy the situation before leaving a poor review. Make that personal
connection and let them know you are looking for an ongoing business
relationship and not to simply to make a few bucks and run.
Keep your basic Gig offering short and
sweet. After Fiverr fees, you are bringing home $4. The real money is in the
upsell, or Extra. Whatever your area of expertise, brainstorm tasks that can
not only be completed in 5 or 10 minutes but that are also scalable. For
example, you could offer to write three relevant, hashtagged Tweets for $5 and
then offer expedited delivery, additional Tweets and scheduling as your Extras.
Your $5 Gig just turned into $100+ per order potential.
#2 – Tips From Nick Loper @ Side
Hustle Nation
I love Fiverr both as a buyer and a
seller. One thing to keep mind is that it's a search engine, just like Google.
Only better, people searching on Fiverr are expecting to spend money. That
means thinking about what your customer might type in to try and find your
service, and including those keywords in your gig title and description.
The other must-do for new Fiverr
sellers is to add a video to your gig. This is your 60-second commercial as to
why someone should hire YOU instead of the thousands of other sellers who are
out there. Take a minute to write a solid script that briefly explains the
problem your buyer is facing, how you can solve it, and why you're uniquely
qualified to do so.
#3 – Tips From Dion Lynk, author of “$10K
on Fiverr, an Intro to Internet Income“
Decide what you want Fiverr to be for you, and work
inline with those expectations. If you want Fiverr to be a full-time business
for you, put EVERYTHING you have into making your offering a world class
product that people will want to continually purchase on an ongoing basis.
Think of Fiverr as a paid internship
where you can sharpen your customer service experience, skill set & learn
about product creation/distribution. I wasn’t very good at naming things or
design when I first started back in 2010, but I’ve grown considerably as a
creative from both a technical and mental point of view, because I’ve put many
moons into cultivating my style, process, and perspective. This has happened
both inside and outside of the marketplace, but due to the manner in which we
work on fiverr, (with the strict time constraints, global client base and varying
industry projects) I’ve developed an extremely unique skill set that allows me
to move at an elite pace both mentally and technically in all of my other
endeavors. Fiverr has essentially turned me into a well oiled machine when it
comes to making business decisions, creative resolutions and implementing
technical prowess.
For more exposure, create a free blog
with either Tumblr, Blogger or WordPress and write once per week sharing
your experience (even if you're just starting out). Over time you'll create
more traffic to your gig and an audience of people who will buy your gigs and
more.
Update July
2019
Chris
Guillebeau of Side Hustle School did a podcast about Dion's Fiverr journey if
you'd like to listen for more detail. You can check that out here. Dion has
continued to see great success with Fiverr since I originally posted this!
#4 – Tips From Connie Brentford @ We
Love Readers
I use Fiverr to
jump-start almost all of my online business ideas. It’s a great place to test
how marketable your skills are and if you truly enjoy doing a certain type of
work. Right now, I’m using Fiverr as a lead-getter to boost my new book
promotion business, We Love Readers. Here are some
beginner tips to help you create a lucrative, well-written gig from day one.
Once you've decided what type of gig
you want to offer, it's important to find out which Fiverr sellers are making
the most money with that gig and then figure out why.
1. Log out of your Fiverr account if
you've already set one up. Fiverr offers biased results based on your prior
purchases and searches. It's better to get unfiltered results when you're doing
your research.
2. Once you've logged out, pretend
you're a customer and type in the keywords you would use to search for the gig
you’ll be creating.
3. Once the results are populated, make
sure you've picked the High Rating tab. These are the Fiverr sellers that are
making the most money for your keyword. They will likely have thousands of
order ratings. If your High Rating tab shows sellers with less than one hundred
ratings, you should seriously consider another type of gig or try a different
keyword search for the same service.
4. Look at the top 12 gigs. This is
where you want your gig to eventually appear. Most buyers won't scroll down
much on the page, so the higher the placement, the more sales you’ll get.
5. Make a list of everything the top 12
gigs have in common. Do they all have a certain type of photo or video? Do they
mention a fast-turnaround or quality work? Do they mention a special certification
or skill set? What they say and do is resonating with buyers. This is why
they’re the top sellers for their keyword/service and this is what you need to
figure out.
This research will give you an outline
to craft your own gig's sales pitch. Don't worry so much about the gig extras
when you're just starting out. Your job is to craft the perfect $5 gig first,
then worry about extras once you know you have a winner.
#5 – Tips From Alicia Washington @ Workers On Board & Home Based Mommie
I started using Fiverr to sell gigs almost a
year ago to see if it could really work for me as another resource for online
income. To my surprise, I have earned extra income every single month from
Fiverr. Although some may feel that Fiverr is too saturated with similar gigs and
there is a lot of competition, please understand that it can work for you also.
Here are a few tips to help you get started on Fiverr as a seller.
Try to keep your Fiverr gig's as simple
as possible so that the buyer will not be overwhelmed and they will know
exactly what they can expect from your gig. Provide something unique and
interesting in your Fiverr gig that another seller may not offer to help your
gig stand out. If at all possible, include a very short video in your gig
because you are 4 times more likely to get your first sale! If you are nervous
about making a video, rehearse what you are going to say so that you will
appear natural but try not to exaggerate or make promises that you can't
deliver.
Make sure that you respond as quickly
as possible to any potential Fiverr buyers that may be interested in purchasing
your gig. If you do this, you will be more likely to get sales because happy
customers will leave you positive feedback which will encourage other Fiverr
buyers to check out your gig and possibly make a purchase also. One really
important tip is to not be afraid to promote your Fiverr gigs. Even though
Fiverr gets a lot of traffic, you will need to promote your Fiverr gigs both
offline and online – if possible. Print up your personal Fiverr business cards,
promote it on social media, tell your family, friends, etc. to get the word
out. Modify your gigs to make them better. This will happen naturally as you
continue to communicate with Fiverr buyers because they may inquire about other
services that you could either incorporate or add to your gigs.
Please add extras to your gig so that
you can earn more money. One easy way to do this is to offer to fulfill that
gig in a day or even an hour for an extra $5. Trying some of these techniques
can help you not only to get your first sale but also improve your Fiverr
rating so that your gigs will show up in the results higher- leading to more
sales.
#6 – Tips From Talaat & Tai @ His and Her Money
Fiverr is a great place where you can
earn some side income and it doesn't require a lot of work. Our biggest piece
of advice for anyone that is looking to get started on Fiverr is to offer a
passion of yours as a service. When you do this, it doesn't quite feel like
work. That was one of the ways that we justified making a small amount of
profit. For every $5 gig that you offer, Fiverr will give you $4. To some that
may not be much. But, if this is something that you can do in your sleep, why
not generate some money for it, even if it is only $4.
You can develop a small ebook of
already written content that you may have on your blog, if you are a blogger.
It can literally be that simple. Fiverr does allow you to make extra money by
offering gig extras. As you generate more sales and positive feedback, your
account will get upgraded for additional benefits!
We would also recommend sharing your
gig to as many people as possible. You'd be surprise how many people need your
services. Sharing our gig on Periscope generated the most leads for us. Use
social media to your advantage. That's the easiest way to get the word out to
as many people at once.
Thanks to everyone who participated! If
you're someone who has had some success with Fiverr
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