What is fiverr?
Fiverr is a website that advertises itself as the world’s largest marketplace for services. The fiverr website is a place where you advertise your services and find clients who will employ you.
Fiver is an online market place where both buyers and sellers converge to give and take services. It is a freelance marketplace where anybody can advertise and anybody can avail services. These can be small services or even micro services.
Fiverr is better referred to as an online
outsourcing portal that helps clients find
potential employees and vice versa.
How does it works?
Fiverr works in a pretty straightforward
fashion. There are two options that are
available with one being for the customers and the other one being for the clients. Each service on fiverr is known as a gig. The customers have the chance to showcase their skills and advertise their gigs and the clients can view these and employ them. Once the client contacts the service provider and the work is discussed, the latter gets a time limit within which they should prepare and submit the work. Once the work is submitted and marked as completed, they are paid their due.
How much will you earn from fiverr?
Earning money from fiverr is quite easy
and how much you earn will depend on your work. There is no standard earning
limit and you can earn as high as $5000 a month. But for that, you will have to pick a lucrative gig and have an impressive profile to find regular clients. There are many success stories out there and you can have one of your own depending on the skill set that you own. You need not advertise just a single gig and can have as many as you like.
What about the competition?
It is impossible for an online marketplace to not have any competition. It is obvious that many people will advertise their gigs on the platform and you will have to face stiff competition. But given how much work actually needs to get done, you might not have to stand in line for your work to be reviewed and employed. You might have to work a little hard at the very beginning to make your mark but will get progressively
easier for you to hit it off on fiverr.
How to do the pricing of your services?
The pricing policy of fiverr is quite easy to understand and exploit. As you know, you can work on the site and advertise it for $5, at least. Depending on how much you think your service is worth, you can price it accordingly. You don’t have to worry about thinking too long about pricing your services and can look up at what price your competition is offering their work at. Based on it, you can price your services accordingly.
How to create a fiverr account?
Step:1->
In order to create a account in fiverr go here:Join fiverr. As you can see, you can register with your email, Facebook account or your Google+ account. You can then choose a USERNAME for yourself. But remember that once chosen, you cannot change it. So, you should think it through. Once completed, you will get a link in your
email that you have to click to activate
the account.
Step:2->
Next, you can secure your account by choosing a security question to help secure your account. Then, you should add your PayPal account details. It is best for you to link your PayPal account, as that is the easiest and safest place for you to get your money.
Step:3->
Next, you can work on your profile. Remember to fill in all the required fields and give away honest information. You can manage your public profile and choose what you want your audience to see and what not. However, it is best to not add in any personal information like your address or phone number, as many people will be able to see what you put in. There, you will also have the option of picking the language. This language will help your customers communicate with you easily.
Step:4->
The next step is for you to start creating your gigs. Gigs, as you know, stand for your sales pitch. It is what you will use to attract your customers. You can go to Selling>Create a Gig.
There,you should first add a title to the gig in about 80 characters. Then, select the
category and sub-category that befits the
gig. You have to then select an image that
suits the gig. Next, you can add in the
description of the gig. This is probably the most important part, as your clients will finalize you based on what you add in. You will have a limit of 1200 characters. Next, you can add in the metadata that will make your gig SEO friendly. You can then add in any desired files and fill in all the other important fields. Remember to set a live portfolio as that will help showcase your work.
Step-5->
The next step is to price your gig. You should choose a gig package that will help you choose both the price of the gig and the time that it will take to complete it. This is important, as your client should know when they would get their work.
Step:6->
Once done, you can start working. But before that, you should spread the word about your fiverr profile. You can paste the link on all your social media platforms in order to educate people about it. Remember that this is an important step, as people
should know about your gigs. The more
effort you put into exposure of the gigs
as well as other marketing efforts, the
more likely people are to purchase it.
Step:7->
Once your order is placed by a client, you should begin work on it. You should look at the time period that they have given you and work accordingly. Once your work is done, you have to deliver it. For that, go to your dashboard and find TO-DO. There, you should
Step:8->
You can manage your sales. You can go to it through Selling>Managing Sales. The first option you see there will be priority option that refers to the work that is cancelled or late orders. Next, you will see the new option that refers to the new orders that you have received. The Active orders refer to the orders that you are now working upon. Late orders refer to the ones that you had to submit 24 hours before and are still
waiting. Delivered refers to the orders that you have submitted to the buyer but have not been marked complete as yet. Completed stands for the orders that you
have completed and submitted. Cancelled are for the orders that you
cancelled.
Step:9->
Once your work is delivered, the client will mark it as complete and you will be paid for it. Once you are paid, you can withdraw the money after 14 days.
How to advertise and find customer in order to earn $5k/month?
It is important to advertise yourself and
get word of your gig out there. Earning $5k/month is only possible if you spread the word of your gigs out there and notify people about your work.
Here are a few things that you can do to
guarantee a large audience.
What is SEO?
SEO stands for search engine optimization and is meant to help your gig turn up as the first result on a search engine. It is extremely important for you to make use of keywords that are most likely going to get typed in by your clients. The more the keyword matches, the higher your gig will be placed. You should also fill in the metadata and make use of appropriate headings that contain the important keywords.
Blog
Having a blog always helps with promoting your online presence. For this, you should start a blog and write on interesting topics pertaining to the kind of work you enjoy and your passions. You can start a free blog on blogger and start writing. If you already have a blog, then you can mention your fiverr gig and divert your audience. If you don’t have a big enough audience, then you can look and connect with popular bloggers and get them to write for you or be a guest
blogger for you. That way, you will have
the chance to get all of his or her fans to
check out your fiverr gig and at least half
of them might consider you.
Facebook is the world’s biggest social
networking site and has billions of users. You can promote your fiverr gig on
Facebook and inform all your friends about it. You also have the option of creating a separate and dedicated page for your gig. You can create a Facebook Page where you can write everything about your gig, the services you offer and share appropriate links. You can send an invite to all your friends to like it and also ask them to share it with theirs and them with theirs etc. That way, you can obtain a lot of likes for your gig and build a large audience.
Twitter is the next best social networking site that you can pick to advertise your gigs. As you know, twitter has millions of users and a worldwide reach. You can create a
separate twitter page for your company
and share links of your gigs. As you know, you can tweet about it and get others to retweet. That is sure to get you get noticed by many people, who might be based all over the world. But don’t limit it to just writing about your gig. You have to give people a reason to visit your page and writing about trending topics is sure to help you.
LinkedIn is another place where you can
promote your gigs. LinkedIn, as you know, is a site for professionals. You too can create a professional page for your company and add in links to your gigs. You have to connect with other professionals and also other companies. Don’t wait for them to look for you and connect and send them connections by yourself. You can also try the professional set up option where you
will have to pay a little fee but your gig
will reach all the right places.
YouTube
It is an absolute must for you to have your own YouTube channel if you wish to advertise your business efficiently. You can add videos of your gigs that provide information about it, describe its aspects etc. You can also add links of your gigs in the description so that people can visit your page. You must also actively participate in the comments section and answer questions. And don’t forget the call to action message that you have to provide at the end of every video. People should be reminded to check out your link that you add at the
bottom.
Instagram is where you can share pictures with the world. You can take quality pictures of the work that you provide and share the pictures on it. You can then share the links to these pictures on other sites such as Facebook and twitter. It is great to get some of your clients to help out as well and ask them to take pictures of the work that you provided to them.
Forums
It is important to participate in forum discussions. There are many forums where you can share links to your gigs. You can answer any questions that are getting asked on these forums and then add in a link to your gig. You should try and incorporate the gig in your answer so that the message is delivered subtly. You should try and visit as many forums as possible and not think of any of them as not being worthy. You never know where you might get your next client or group of clients.
Average score
It is important for your average rating to
be high in order for you to show up on
top when someone searches for you. Many buyers have cited looking at the average ratings score to find the best one. It is best to have the score between 4.5 and 5 so that people are impressed by it. You have to keep yourself in all your clients’ good books and get them to give you a good rating each time. Even if you do get a 3 or 3.5, they should be much fewer compared to the 4s and 5s that you have.
There are several things you can do to increase your rating. Giving additional value to the customer by providing extra
services free of charge or bonuses for being a repeated customer will be rewarded with higher ratings. Some bonuses can be easily added once you build a streamlined system. For example, if you were creating e-book
covers as your gig, you can set up a template file to automatically convert
your designed 2-d cover into 3-d to add
as a bonus. Once the template is created,
it takes almost no time to create the 3-d
cover which will definitely impress the
customers!
Samples
When you send the samples to your clients, you should send them your best work. You should also send links to your website and other important files and links. It is best to get referrals from your current customers, as they will know others interested in the same. You can also get them to praise you, as many people are influenced by others
opinions.
Special offers
You should indulge in some lucrative
strategies in order to get more and more
customers to buy from you. As you know, everybody loves discounts and freebies. You too should make use of these schemes to attract your clients and keep them happy. Some of these schemes include giving away a special discount like 10% off if the client orders your service in bulk. You can also give away free service if they cross a certain limit like 15 or 20. Another good idea is to give away some personalized
merchandise as a gift for being a regular
customer. You can also tie up with another fiverr and come up with buy my service and get a discount on theirs type
of schemes. You can be as creative as
you like with your special offers and
attract a diverse group of clients.
Why rating/reviews matter?
When it comes to the ratings and reviews that clients leave behind, you have to try and have as many good ones as possible. Your future clients will take these reviews and ratings very seriously and choose you only if they think you are worth their money. As you know, you cannot expect to always come across great clients that will leave behind great reviews. It is tough to have a consistent winning streak and you should be ready for a few bad clients/ reviews as well.However, the service
providers like yourself can greatly
benefit from the reviews as well. These
reviews will accurately tell you what is
working and what is not working. Take
the time to read the negative reviews and
review the quality of work you are
providing. Was the review accurate?Did you do something wrong? Take the
input and learn from it. Many of the top
gigs on fiverr offer top notch customer
service and will correct their work until
the customer is completely satisfied.
Add value to the customers, and you will
be rewarded and will be on your way to
getting a top rated seller badge!
Also remember to ask your clients to give you a good rating as that will help you show up in the top 5 or 10 recommendations.
Amazon issued a lawsuit against 1114
fiverr sellers who provided fake reviews for products and services. So, it is important for you to steer clear of such controversies if you wish to remain put with your fiverr business. Most of these sellers offer to write either good/positive reviews for their clients on amazon or bad/ negative ones for the products or books that the client shares
with the seller. If you have any such requests coming your way, then you should refuse to do it and can also show it to customer support. Use your moral judgment in determining whether or not
the gigs and services you offer may breach any terms of services.
How to change the reviews?
As was mentioned earlier, it is not possible for you to always get good reviews all the time. You will also get some bad reviews that can bring down your worth. This can be a bad thing and might crush your confidence. So, it is important to try and eliminate a bad review. One way of doing it is by speaking with the client and asking him or her to edit the review. Sometimes,
speaking with them and telling them how
it will impact your business might make
them change their mind. You can send
them a message about the review and ask
them to change the review or rating for
you. But remember to get it done as soon
as possible as you might not have too
much time to get it removed or changed.
How to cancel a order?
Many times, you and a buyer might hit it
off well and everything might go according to plan. However, a problem might arise later and you might want to discontinue the project. In such a case, you and your buyer can opt for a mutual cancel. That way, you won’t have to cancel the order yourself.
However, if your client is being difficult and not agreeing to mutually cancel then you
have the option to cancel it yourself. This is a unique feature of fiverr where the seller is given the option to cancel and is better known as force cancelling.
This will, however, impact your rating
but you can successfully stop the client from giving you a bad review. After all, you have to do everything in your power to keep your account as clean as possible and away from negative reviews. Sometimes it is worth cancelling the order opposed to having an extremely negative review displayed for your gig.
Conclusion
There are many ways in which you can
use make money online but it is important to know the right way to go about it.
As you know, it is very easy for you to get started with fiverr. You will not have
to go through many procedures and can
start fairly simply.
You have to remain a bit patient especially in the beginning, work hard and finally, you will have the chance to set up a successful online business.
It is extremely important for you to give
your best regardless of whether you are
getting paid $5 or $10. Don’t think about
the price. It is obvious that you will have
to work for a small sum at the very beginning. It will not continue for long
and you can always increase the price
with time, as and when you start earning
the badges.
Each subsequent badge will allow you to raise the value at which you offer your service. If you get the pricing right, you stand a chance to make around $5,000+ a month.
There is no limit on the number of
businesses that you can open up on fiverr
and earn a lot of money from each one!
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