For a long time, Fiverr has been one of the best platforms for freelancers to make cool cash and hit big opportunities. This doesn’t mean that a lot of people have not slept on the idea; however, the number of people who have had it really big with Fiverr is a whole lot.
Sheena Howard, a writer, author, and storyteller shared a story of how she went on Fiverr, paid someone about 30 bucks to find the email address of Marvel’s CEO and that was how she landed a big job and her dream one of course. This gives you an idea of the many big things that happen on Fiverr which doesn’t exclude making money too.
What is Fiverr?
Fiverr is a freelance platform where you can offer different types of services such as writing, designing, consultancy, marketing, programming, and more as a professional. This doesn’t mean that only people who have a skill to offer are on Fiverr; while you can be on Fiverr as a creative, there are also people whose sole purpose of being on the platform is to hire individuals who can handle their projects or get their work done just the way they want it. One thing you need to know about Fiverr is that it is a wide horizon for several professionals, and you are most likely in competition with people like you too, who need to bag an opportunity.
Fiverr Sign up
The first step you need to take towards getting a gig and earning on Fiverr is to sign up on the platform. To sign up on Fiverr, you need to be at least 18 years old. If you are below the required age, you can have your parents sign up on your behalf and run the account too. Also, you need to decide whether you are joining the platform as a buyer or a seller. To differentiate both terms:
Buyers: These are individuals looking to give gigs or request the service of professionals on the platforms and they are expected to pay for these services, which makes them buyers.
Sellers: If you are looking to make money from Fiverr, you are the seller. It means that you have skills to offer and services you can render and in the long run, you can help buyers with their project.
Since you are looking to make money from the platform, you are a seller and will need to create a seller account. To create your seller account;
- Visit the website – Fiverr.com
- Click on Join
- Enter a valid and active email address and click on continue
- You can also join with your Google account or Facebook
- Pick a username (Kindly note that you may not be able to change your username once created)
- The next thing is to pick a username that you are not supposed to share with anyone.
- Click on join again, then take the last step to activate your account and you are good to go.
Now that you have a Fiverr account, you can choose to log in to your account immediately and subsequently with the login details you created for yourself. Remember that you are a seller, and to activate your seller account, once you are logged in, click on “profile picture” – it has a “P” icon. Check through the menu displayed after clicking on the “P” icon and select “Become a Seller.”
How to create your First Gig on Fiverr
Creating a Gig on Fiverr is a big step towards making money for yourself, so go ahead to do it. When you get to the “Become a Seller” section, the platform believes that you are new and not familiar with how certain things work within the platform, especially if you are a seller. So, you are implored to go through the onboarding process where you will be provided with essential tips as a first-time person.
If you need to know, Gig is the service you render to buyers on the platform and to create one;
- Ensure that you have switched your profile to Selling, then, my business Gigs.
- Click on ”My Profile”, then you will see “Create a new Gig”
- Follow the instructions and template, and create your Gig.
However, you need to be more intentional about creating your Gigs if you want good results;
- Don’t give your Gig a vague title such that it confuses a buyer. Your title should be short, understandable, and straight to the point.
- Place your Gig in the right category and subcategory. If you are a writer, don’t place your Gig on design or any off category. The platform will also give you recommendations to make it easy.
- Pick a service type that will appear in the search result of the category you picked earlier. It makes it easier for buyers to locate you.
- Gig Metadata is also an element of the platform that you need to fox carefully, although it is just available to certain categories.
- Then, add at least 5 phrases that are related to the Gig you are creating. Then Save.
- Your Gig must have at least one image to be published.
- After being revised by Fiverr itself, you can publish your Gig.
Fiverr Quick View
Fiverr Quick View is a research tool that helps you as a seller to get the information you need about keywords that are currently working and how to properly manage your services in terms of ratings and other metrics. The features of the tool include;
- Data is stored locally in the browser
- Keyword extraction
- Ratings and Search results
- Personalized messages
- Previous feedbacks
- Buyer’s country and so on.
This information can help you to make a more informed decision about how you want to create your Gig.
Making Money on Fiverr
To make money on Fiverr, you need to have a skill quite alright but you also need to take the scope and pricing category very seriously;
- Narrate what service you are offering, this way, you are naming your package.
- Then, go ahead to let the potential client know how much time you need to complete the Gig. There is a drop-down button that allows you to access this feature. You can also add extras such as photos or videos as you wish.
- To be sure that you are doing the right thing, you can ask Fiverr to review or revise your Gig to see if the video or pictures added are not a problem.
- Now, you can set a price. You can create a package to give the buyers more options. For example, if you are a graphic designer, you can merge up types of design and price tag them accordingly or as a package.
- If the buyer is requesting an extra fast delivery or something extra, then you may want to review your price. Go to the option “My Gig Extra” and click “Add Gig Extra”
Extra tips you need to make money include:
- Don’t stop creating Gigs, someone is coming to request your work.
- Create a convincing and clear Gig.
- Under promise but overdeliver
- Leverage keywords that clients may look out for in your Gig description.
- Include evidence which may include pictures or videos of gigs you have worked on when creating another Gig.
- Never delay inquiries, respond almost immediately.
