Fiverr is an online marketplace that offers services and products globally starting from $5. A service or product listing on it is known as a gig. Everyone can make money from Fiverr if they have expertise in a skill. This article is for you if you want to earn money online by selling your services to needy people.
How to Make Money from Fiverr?
To make money from Fiverr, you don’t need a degree or diploma. If you have a computer with an internet connection, you can start it. Plus, you need any skills such as image designing, digital marketing, music, video, advertising or anything to sell to people.
Getting Started
Every marketplace has buyers and sellers. If you are looking to make money on Fiverr, you have to become a seller. First, visit Fiverr to sign up.
Click Join at the top right corner. After completing the signup process, click on ‘Become a Seller’ to create your seller account. You need a PayPal email to receive your earnings. If you don’t have it, visit www.paypal.com to create your PayPal account.
Optimizing Your Fiverr Profile
A well-optimized profile helps to build trust in clients and sell more on Fiverr. After your signup process, complete these steps:
- Profile image: Upload a clear picture that expresses your brand.
- About Me: Write a compelling bio about your skills and experience. Include relevant keywords to get found when people look for people like you.
- Work Experience: List your relevant experience to build trust.
- Education: Highlight any relevant education or certifications you have. They will help to build trust.
- Skills: Add the top skills in your field.
- Languages: List the languages you know and speak fluently.
Set Up Your Portfolio: Start listing your gigs to showcase your core skills. Use clear and concise titles that accurately describe your service and write the gig descriptions engagingly, highlighting the benefits for the buyers. Use keywords to get found in search results. Set your pricing and delivery time competitively as compared to other similar gigs. You can offer each gig in different packages and pricing to cater to different buyer needs. In each gig listing, add quality samples or mock-ups to showcase your skills. You can also add a FAQ section to answer commonly asked questions about your service.
Choose a Niche: Identify your niche by focussing on your skills. Are you good at article writing? Is it demanding? Is it highly competitive? Search in Fiverr and look at the results to assess the competition. After analyzing similar listings, pick your niche that is likely in demand by focusing on a specific area to stand out and sell more.
Additionally, promptly respond to clients’ inquiries politely and deliver high professional quality services on time to build a strong reputation. Promote your gigs wherever possible.
Creating and Optimizing Gigs
Now, let’s learn to create a gig and optimize it to enhance visibility and sales. Open your seller dashboard, hover your mouse over My Business, and click Gigs from the menu. Then, click Create a New Gig to start creating it. Now, you have to provide your gig title, description, pricing, packages, and SEO optimization. Let’s discuss it in more detail:
1. Make your title compelling: Be Clear and Concise. Include Primary Keywords. You can include urgency words like “fast,” “express,” or “urgent” if applicable.
Example: Professional Logo Design for Your Brand | Fast Delivery
2. Write Your Gig Description Persuasively: When writing the description, follow these:
- Grab attention with a strong opening.
- Explain how your service solves their problems.
- Highlight your skills and experience.
- Naturally integrate keywords.
- Add a Call to Action to encourage buyers to order.
Example: “Need a logo that leaves a lasting impression? I’ll create a unique, professional logo tailored to your brand. With years of experience and a keen eye for design, I’ll deliver a high-quality logo that stands out. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! ….”
3. Effective Gig Packages: To cater to various budgets and needs, you can provide different packages in the gig. Clearly say what each package includes and offer additional services for an upsell.
Example:
- Basic Package: Logo concept
- Standard Package: Logo concept, colour, and vector files
- Premium Package: Logo concept, colour, vector files, and social media kit
4. Pricing Strategy: Analyse similar gigs on Fiverr for your pricing. Start low to attract clients initially.
Example:
- Basic: $5
- Standard: $15
- Premium: $30
5. SEO Optimization: To rank higher and increase visibility, use your keywords in the title, description, and tags. Link to your other relevant gigs (if applicable). Update your gig regularly with fresh content to improve visibility.
6. Improve Continuously: Track impressions, clicks, and orders of the gig and continuously refine to improve its performance.
Advanced Selling Strategies
Try different selling strategies to generate a stream of income from Fiverr. Here is what I created a gig some time ago.
A Case-Study:
Some time ago, I thought of a simple gig idea. That was very simple, no advanced skill was required. I knew that website owners needed guest blogging sites to build backlinks but they couldn’t easily find the sites they like. I had experience finding such sites very quickly. I created a Fiverr gig titled “[I Will] Find High-Quality Guest Blogging Sites on Your Topics“. Surprisingly, I got an order after 2 days. I searched Google using various keyword methods. Compiling the best 20 sites based on the client’s requirements took me one hour. I delivered it the same day. The client was happy and gave me a 5-star rating. At that time, there were other similar gigs on Fiverr.
I charged $5 for 20, $10 for 50, and $20 for 150 sites. In the following days, I received more orders and fulfilled them to their satisfaction. Totally, I received 150 orders and could earn about $1558 from the gig.
You have seen that finding a good gig idea is just understanding the current demand and the skill to fulfil the customer’s needs. If you know the demand and can do it, you can make money from Fiverr.
But there are strategies to sell more every Fiverr freelancer can do:
Upselling Strategies
Upselling is a powerful tool to increase your average order value. Here’s how to do it effectively:
- Add a service or product that enhances the core service. For instance, if you design a logo, you can offer a social media kit as an upsell.
- Bundle upsells into your gig packages for better value perception.
- Use the upsells based on the client’s specific needs or previous orders.
Leveraging Fiverr Pro
Fiverr Pro is a tier for top-rated freelancers. You can earn more with it as you work as an expert. Here’s how to get this tier (if invited):
- Build your strong portfolio.
- Show you are a specialist in a specific area.
- Show proof of outstanding services and strong client relationships.
Tools for Fiverr Business
To get success with your freelancing services on Fiverr, there are many tools you can use. Some essential tools you may need are:
- Trello: To organise gigs, tasks, and communication with your clients.
- RescueTime: To monitor your time usage and identify productivity patterns.
- QuickBooks: To use for invoicing, expense tracking, and financial reporting.
- Zoom: To use video conferencing with clients.
- Buffer: A tool for social media management.
Resources
Learning from other’s experiences can make an expert quickly. When experimenting with some gigs initially, you may face mistakes and setbacks. So, I recommend reading some books to enhance your freelancing career and make more money.
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Ibochouba Singh is a content writer and reviewer with a passion for writing about digital marketing and tech gadgets, including software tools and new tech gadgets. He has over 15 years of experience writing for several consumers and clients, including tech startups, marketing agencies, and software companies. He is writing many articles and reviews for many websites, including nigcworld.com, buywin.in, medium.com, and quora.com.