Fiverr Review: My Pros & Cons as a Buyer AND Seller…

Yikes. I did a Google search for Fiverr Review and I’ve found that most people are far too polarizing. It’s either the best thing since sliced bread, or it’s a scam and a complete waste of time. But we have to remember that’s the typical internet tyranny of the vocal minority, whereas I want to look at this from the perspective from the silent majority.

Case in point, do a Google search for your local McDonald’s or Walmart and you’ll see they’re blasted with 1-star reviews… does that mean they’re going out of business? Of course not. But that’s what we tend to find when the market is driven by price.

The silent majority understand the value of a McDonalds. It’s fast, convenient – I get to throwback a McDouble and fries for less than $5 (and if you don’t like there fries, you can hit the back button right now 😂). You can’t expect McDonald’s to roll out the red carpet for you…

You can’t expect the top 1% of talent for $5 on Fiverr

And most people understand that, but most business owners or freelancers don’t understand the value of Fiverr.

My review of Fiverr, as a “Fiverr Select” buyer and a Level 2 Seller…

Not only have I freelanced on Fiverr, I’ve spent $50,000 on sites like Fiverr and here’s what you need to know…

I was an outsourcing OG, I used Elance and oDesk before they merged to the behemoth known as Upwork.

Upwork and Fiverr, though operating on a slightly different model, are the biggest players in the space. As a matter of fact, I’ve covered the various problems and complaints with Upwork. I address many pitfalls with the freelance marketplace as a whole, and I strongly suggest reading it prior to proceeding with this review.

I’ve also used (and subsequently reviewed) Toptal, a freelance marketplace promising the top 3% of talent. 99designs and DesignCrowd, “crowdsourced” design companies where designers compete for your payment (the prize money).

I used Fiverr in the early days (it launched in 2010), but mostly just to test it out. I just checked and I earned a whopping total of $780. Yeah, I know. It’s not much. But back in the day where orders were typically around $5 (and your cut is a mere $4 after fees)… that’s 100+ orders.

And honestly, I had zero issues. Zero complaints from buyers. Zero issues with customer support. Nothing. Not what you’d read in your typical review of Fiverr.

But I see where why most freelancers would hate Fiverr

At the time I was a marketing consultant, and I already had access to paid marketing tools that typically cost over $100+ month. So to mitigate the costs, and to make some extra money, I sold reports on Fiverr for $5.

It took me 5 minutes, I’d run a report on a URL, export a pdf and send it to them.

Almost made a $1000 in a couple months, and I spent a total of maybe 10 hours on it? 

But I stopped, writing this now I can’t remember why. Most likely because I was a little lazy and didn’t think of it until I just put the numbers together. Honestly though, I do remember the orders did get slower and slower. Competitors started one-upping me, offering multiple reports for $5.

But that’s what happens when a market is dictated by price.

And you know what? I had no problem with it whatsoever.

I was at a point where I was making more money in other channels so I didn’t need to focus on Fiverr.

So what can we learn from this?

Want to freelance on Fiverr? Try to get paid what you’re worth, and if you can’t find another avenue.

Honestly, I doubt you can make $100+/ hr on Fiverr. Much like people don’t expect to pay $100 for a family meal at McDonalds.

Yes, the business has changed a little. Gigs aren’t restricted to $5 anymore. You can offer gig extras, custom offers, etc.

But the business is aptly named. Businesses shop there with the intention of paying $5 (or something close to it). People don’t walk into the dollar store expecting to pay $100 for an item.

I found a pretty good opportunity with a gig. I estimate it took me about 5 minutes a gig = 12 per hour. Multiply that by $4 (earnings after fees), and that comes out to $48/hr.

Find out how much you want to make per hour, and design a gig around that. The Fiverr reviews of designers complaining about spending hours for $5 – well, nobody’s forcing you to price your services like that.

Another tip is to try to up-sell off of your gig, I’ve seen many have success with this… and perhaps they are breaking the $100/hr threshold on Fiverr (and I’m sure they would be silent about it to avoid competition):

Are you a marketing or SEO consultant? Offer a website audit, perhaps that can convert into a client.

Software developer? Offer an audit of website bugs or improvements, that has potential to convert into a client in the future.

Think of it as a consultation (which most consultants offer for free anyway).

Selling on Fiverr will be tough for some niches if you want to make money. Like if you’re a writer. Or do logo design. Good luck.

Yes, I know you’re better than what you see on Fiverr. I know their tricks, I cover it all below in the section titled, “Is Fiverr a Scam?”

But for some services it’s a race to the bottom, and it’s a race that probably isn’t worth running in.

Few takeaways:

• Don’t sell your time. If you’re selling your time how much do you really expect to make? Or at least find an hourly rate and stick to it, expect to start a little lower to get reviews and build your profile, but then you should be increasing rates (eg. $25/hr to $50/hr)
• Up-sell. You’re not making much $4 at a time, but you can use lower prices to attract customers and push them towards a higher package, or gig extras. If can show value, that’s an excellent opportunity to up-sell.

What’s New in 2022? – Fiverr Pro and Skill Tests

To be honest, Fiverr has acknowledged some of its problems and has been trying to rectify them. Even adding some of the little things, eg. filtering for a Fiverr gig in the United States (though this is possible to game, it does filter out a lot).

The Skill Tests are probably an inconvenience to freelancers, but it’s great for buyers because it’s a deterrent for scammers. I’m born and raised in the US, graduated with a Bachelor’s in 2009… but I had to take a basic English test on Fiverr – and still missed a few 😅 (a 92% is still an easy pass though). Skill Tests are required if you want to post in some categories, eg. a digital marketing consultant may have to take a SEO test to have a gig in the SEO category, a graphic designer may have to take a basic test on graphic design, or to prove their knowledge on website design, Photoshop, etc. With ~40 questions, they’re quite long, they give you about 40 minutes but if you’re knowledgeable you can do it in half the time.

And yes, this can be gamed as well. Though they try to deter it as you’re not allowed to switch out of the test page (new tabs/windows, etc.), you could easily have another computer by you to Google the answers.

Fiverr Pro’s have a special badge on their gigs, and are curated by Fiverr staff. If you’re a Fiverr Seller, this is a must. But they will interview you to make sure you’re qualified. If you’re a buyer, you can rest a little easier as these “Fiverr Pros” have already been vetted.

Is Fiverr legit? Or is Fiverr a scam?

I have zero worries about Fiverr being a scam, I’ve never had any issues with them as a buyer or seller, eg. not refunding buyers when they should be, not paying sellers, etc. Their customer service has been great for me. But that doesn’t mean that their aren’t scammers on Fiverr. Like with any other freelance marketplace, Upwork, Freelancer, etc. you don’t have to worry about the company, you have to worry about the buyers and sellers who choose to use the platform. I’ve ordered many services, and can offer my two cents as an experience buyer and seller:

Behind all the fun and flash of Fiverr, there are business services that will offer you articles, promote your service to 100,000 Facebook Fans and build backlinks for you for as low as $5. Here’s what you really get:

Articles: Old content that runs through software to change a few adjectives to pass through “copyscape,” or barely readable articles from a content farm in India (but of course they’ll mention that they’re from the US, graduated with a masters in English and are the current editor for the NYTimes). Or if you browse offers in any black hat forum, or just Google “$1 articles,” you’ll see people selling articles for $1. There are people that will buy those articles and resell them on Fiverr for a “profit.” They use a original article, and then “spin” the article, mixing different words and phrases to try and game 100% uniqueness, but it’s hardly legible. It’s only $4 profit, but multiply that by 3000 and people can easily hustle their way to $10,000. I’ve tried my luck first hand, the articles I received weren’t even worthy of publishing.

Social Media Promotion: Tried it, they’re usually from parody accounts with low value or from accounts with fake followers. I used one guy who built a decent legit following (even for a parody account), but he knew if he were promoting crap that those followers would soon unfollow, so he started every paid tweet with the @ symbol (which would typically mean you’re directing the tweet at a specific person). If you’re unfamiliar with Twitter, tweets that start with the @ symbol won’t be shown in your timeline. Anyone that complained, they’d get a refund. No negative review, no harm done. The black hat business continues…

Backlinks: Like the other services, you aren’t paying for someone’s time, rather an automated service. Backlink schemes on Fiverr are automated from software, not only are they not beneficial… but can actually harm your business. Fiverr SEO can work, but tread carefully. Again, I learned first hand. I tested and tried more gray-ish tactics on an old blog with little benefit, then algorithm updates crushed their rankings in the SERPS.

Graphic Designer / Logo Designer: You’ll see a lot of people using templates, instead of delivering an original design.

Fake Fiverr Reviews: Not as much of a problem anymore, because to leave a review you actually have to purchase a gig. So you could create another account, but you’d be paying the fees to Fiverr in exchange for a positive review. Sounds like a much better strategy is to price lower when you start, then you can raise your prices when you build your profile and reviews.

When it comes to Fiverr, you’re looking at a world of hurt if you’re expecting quality work for $5… So thankfully they’ve expanded pricing options beyond that. There is a huge hill that you have to climb if you want to find talented freelancers for $5. With that said, Fiverr will continue to grow, alongside their business services, because you’ll seldom find an abundance of negative reviews (but you might see some fake reviews) on a gig. Why? Because even if a seller delivers subpar work, you’ll rationalize it as, “What can I expect for $5?” Even when I did leave a negative review, it’s usually met with an offer from the seller to refund their money in exchange for removing the review. Win/Win for the Buyer and Seller. A loss for all future buyers.

Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of  fantastic gigs you can find for as low as $5, and we’ve featured many of them on our list of the best business gigs on Fiverr. But realistically, like with anything else, “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.”

That isn’t to say outsourcing can’t be successful, I think hiring on UpWork can be successful if you aren’t focused on hiring for sub $15/hr. Our post on UpWork, which illustrated the many pros and cons of the marketplace, shows exactly that. And of course, companies like TopTal who cull through talent only allowing the best of the best, is another way to successfully outsource web development, design, etc. Overall, with the Fiverr marketplace, you get what you pay for. But you can certainly find the right freelancer that can deliver quality work.

For your professional freelancer, it’s a tough road for a new seller, because as a buyer I try to stick a higher seller level ie. at least “Level One” sellers. But do the things I mentioned, start building good reviews, etc. and you might take off on the platform.

The 7 Best Gigs on Fiverr for your Business

We’ve posed the question, “Is Upwork worth it?“… but what about Fiverr? Upwork is well known as the largest freelance marketplace but Fiverr has grown exponentially since their launch. We touched on them briefly as they’re one of the companies trying to disrupt the freelance marketplace:

There are new companies aiming to disrupt the freelance marketplace, Fiverr is one example, recently allowing services up to $500 (up from $5). Fiverr differentiates by allowing freelancers to post their services as a “gig” (eg. 100 word article for $5, Illustration for $5, etc.) and let businesses come to them, albeit at a higher fee (20%). Fiverr does boast over millions of services, and they’ve recently IPO’d and went public, but a quick glance at their home page, and you’ll see that most offerings aren’t related to business services. And the business services you do find, are often not what you would expect.

Fiverr has been a company I’ve watched since day one, the market of $5 services has such a natural viral component built into it – add in the fact that sellers are willing to, “Be crazy in love with you in a video for $5” and “I will sing and dance Merry Christmas in a funny Santa costume” and you’ll understand why they’ve grown so quickly. But where there’s fun and entertainment, also lies business services that could potentially harm your business. That blog post has all the details on the pros and cons so we won’t go into details here, I’ll just leave you with the old adages, “If it seems to good to be true – than it probably is” and “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.”

Nonetheless, the point of this blog post is to actually highlight the Fiverr business “gigs” that you should consider. Purchased elsewhere, you’ll find these services marketed for over $100 each, but thanks to Fiverr you can find them for as low as $5. And that’s the beauty of Fiverr, for sellers it offers them a platform to market their services to millions of people. Unlike a freelance website like Upwork, you don’t have to sell (send proposals), buyers find you.

Top 7 Best Business Gigs on Fiverr

1. Explainer/Whiteboard Introduction Video – Fiverr has a myriad of services that offer introduction videos – but Professor Hons Von Puppet has to be the best (if you’re looking for something entertaining). These are the type of viral gigs that have helped Fiverr grow so exponentially. There’s some professional ones out there too, such as a simple white background with an attractive female speaking over it.

2. Logos – Logo work can be expensive, the European Commission was famous for spending £300,000 on a new logo. Today you can get them for as low as $5. As a designer myself, I know that there’s a lot of time and thought that goes into the perfect logo, however if you’re drawing a blank one thing you can do is order a logo on Fiverr to give you a few ideas, or you could just end up with the perfect logo. I ordered a logo right around when Fiverr started, and wasn’t too impressed (to my design standards), but it did give me a few ideas. That alone is worth $5. But now with the sudden growth of Fiverr, the demand for logo gigs has started to soar and as such, designers are taking advantage of that demand.

Recommendation: The problem with selling logos for $5, is that sellers really have to be completing them in under 10-15 minutes just to get minimum wage after fees, taxes, etc. And what many people have complained about is that the logos are being plagiarized or taken from template sites or are just downright ugly. With that being said, I’m a big advocate of the crowdsourcing route where essentially it’s a logo competition where designers compete for your business. It’s a win/win for both parties. If you really want to invest in your business, and want many logo options to choose from, checkout our review of DesignCrowd and our post on 99designs (and it’s alternatives).

But if you’re at the stage where you haven’t even incorporated, you’re on a strict budget and are just getting started than Fiverr can you a relatively decent logo quickly.

Whomever you choose, just make sure you get the source files (PSD/AI), as they’re crucial for updating your image.

3. Illustrations – If you need an illustration for your logo – or anything else, Fiverr has plenty of designers who can help you with everything from caricatures, drawings, blueprints, etc. See their selection of illustrators here.

4. Business Cards – Starting from scratch, designing a business card can take hours. Thankfully, there are a myriad of sellers on Fiverr who have already designed a business card – they just need to input the information you’d like on there.

5. Voiceovers – If you prefer to produce videos yourself, Fiverr does have plenty of sellers offering voiceovers. Sure you could record it yourself, but I’ve used a seller on there who has all the professional equipment to deliver high quality audio… the last thing you want to here in a voiceover is static or background noise. I ordered a voiceover for a recording on my voicemail to give it more of a professional feel.

6. User Tests – If you’re a technology startup and/or have a web application, user tests are a must. Eric Ries details in The Lean Startup how user tests are instrumental for any startup. When he started IMVU, he just assumed that users would just “get it”, that isn’t until he brought in people to test their application did he find a myriad of issues with his product. Through the process of feedback and constant iteration, Ries was able to focus on the features that users actually wanted.

Today, you don’t have to bring in people. You can simply watch as a user records his screen and goes through your website with a set of instructions that you give him. You’re essentially watching over his shoulder. The Lean Startup spawned a series of websites dedicated to user feedback. Fiverr, however allows you to essentially cut out the middleman and purchase user tests for merely $5. As opposed to other websites who charge at least $25 per test, and they usually require you to buy multiple tests. Opt for the people offering a screencast video as opposed to a written report, and purchase a few from different sellers. Getting multiple opinions for under $25 provides so much value for your business.

7. Last but not least – post a request. If you need something small, post a request and you should see sellers sending you a message within 24 hours.

Note: Due to an influx of spam, I have to ask that sellers refrain from spamming your gig below, it will be deleted. If you would like me to review, or advertise your gig please contact us at support@sorianomedia.com.

How to Make Money on Fiverr – 10 Pros Share Their Secrets

The path to success isn’t a straight line, and for every success story on Fiverr, there are 100 failures.

Moreover, following someone’s success story is similar to them handing you their winning lottery ticket. Perhaps they were an early adopter, perhaps they were one of the lucky ones to be featured on the home page, etc. Sometimes people are in the right place at the right time. Some call it luck, but sometimes luck is just putting yourself in the position to be “lucky.”

With that being said, there are commonalties in success stories on How to Make Money on Fiverr:

1.) Build A Track Record by Copying a Top Selling Gig and Make It Better – Fiverr ranks their sellers by levels, the higher rated you are, the higher you show up in search results. Starting on Fiverr won’t cost you money, but it will cost you time. And chances are, if you’re looking for freelance opportunities on Fiverr, time is of an abundance. Someone’s writing a 300-word article? Good, you do 400. Someone’s providing a 60-second voiceover? Good, you do 2 minutes. Someone’s providing a 10-minute consultation? Good, you do 15 minutes.

You can always change it in the future, the idea here is just to build a track record.

Perhaps you can find a niche that is untapped, but chances are the best selling gigs are the best selling for a reason – there’s a lot of demand for them.

2.) Remember the End Goal, Optimize For Your Ideal Hourly Rate – You’ll never stick with Fiverr unless you can find a path to making your ideal hourly rate. And the honest truth is that it might not be there for everyone. If you’re a good designer or developer, you’ll probably have better luck on Upwork, Toptal or DesignCrowd, etc. (See our comparison of Upwork and Toptal). But that doesn’t mean there isn’t opportunity on Fiverr.

Again, using a designer as an example. It’s no secret that most of the design gigs are utilizing templates, 5 minutes editing a template at $10 a gig is potentially $60/hr plus an opportunity at more work and “gig extras”.

I started on Fiverr providing SEO reports through popular software (Majestic, SEMRush, etc.), it just took a few minutes of my time to insert the URL and download the report. Easy money. That’s back when everything was $5 a gig, now there’s much more flexibility.

3.) Protect Your Rating – Much like companies have to factor in “bad debt,” you’ll have to factor in bad customers. This is perhaps the most controversial tip, but refunding a customer $10 is much better for you in the long run. There is some wiggle room here, just remember you have to maintain a 4.7 rating to maintain higher Fiverr Levels.

10 Fiverr Pros Share Their Secrets

Here is a step-by-step walkthrough by 10 different Top Fiverr Sellers on what they did and how they did it:

1. Begin at the beginning with skills

Danny Sapio is a Product Designer and Entrepreneur. He has a personal story of how he went from making $7.65 per hour working retail to making over $1,000 per week on Fiverr. He started doing simple design jobs. He watched a few tutorials on Photoshop and came up with a few tasks he could sell on Fiverr. Within a day he had his first order. Gradually he increased the scale and difficulty of the skills he had on offer. That simple sequence of events is a wonderful demonstration of how Fiverr allows people to easily begin working their way from the ground up on skills. He did not over estimate himself but began at his own comfort level and took gradual steps from that point. This is a very valuable story for people who are worried that they have no worthwhile skills or that they are not high level enough to be salable.

Danny had several more Fiverr tips about when you are starting out. Choose a friendly customer support type image for your profile photograph. The image needs to match what people are hiring you to do. Having a custom video created that explains your services gets you more customers and so is well worth the investment. Test different categories to see the best way for clients and customers to find you. Be sure to use bold, italics and capitalization when needed to emphasize words and not have blocks of dense text.

2. Choose Your Skills From What You Have Now

Joel Young was a pastor and after reading Dave Ramsey’s book Total Money Makeover noticed abruptly that he was in a total of 50,000 dollars worth of debt. It was a compilation of a car loan, credit cards, and medical bills. He decided to focus on getting rid of it and thus started a side hustle to earn money on Fiverr. He had been a musician and so decided to try voice acting. In a year he had made $34,000 on Fiverr just using his iPhone and old equipment. He upgraded his equipment and kept on working. He now earns about $20,000 per month. He described his start and perspective on how people can begin in this quote, “Look around at what you already have and what you already do and find a way to offer it to other people and monetize it. I launched my business with an iPhone and my voice — sometimes the solution is right in front of you.”

He used skills he already had in a straightforward way to earn money. There are all types of skills and there is bound to be a good jumping off point for you with a skill you already possess. He put it like this, “You may have skills to leverage that you don’t even realize are special. If you have a passion or you’re looking for some extra spending cash, setting up and running a seller profile on Fiverr is fast and easy.”

3. Present and Behave with Excellence

Redd Horrocks is a voiceover artist. She was working a corporate job and needed to pay some debts. She was a stage manager who had been doing voiceovers on the side previously. She ran across Fiverr and started it as a side job to pay off her debt. She started working in 2013 and it escalated from there until she was doing voiceovers full time by 2014. When explaining the type of work she does she said, “The most common projects I do are whiteboard explainer videos where someone is displaying a product on a website and there’s narration. Fifty percent of my work is explainer videos and another 30% is voicemail systems. Then I do other projects like ebooks, radio, commercials, Kickstarter funding videos, cartoons, etc.” In 2016 she earned about $150,000. She earns about $150 an hour and does about 250-260 gigs a week.

4. Craft Yourself to Be Noticed

Nick Loper is an entrepreneur with his own website. He started working on Fiverr after hearing about a spectacular success story on the platform which motivated him to try it out. He was hesitant at first and gradually became more comfortable. He added a new service where he recorded himself doing a few minute long audit of a website. It was going well and he was earning about 200-400 a month doing that. He woke up to find he had been featured on the Fiverr homepage. From what he understood there were several reasons this happened. Firstly had a unique offering with broad appeal. It was a high value for the amount of money asked for it. And thirdly it was a high converting offer which means most of those who viewed it bought it. Fourthly, having a number of relevant extras increases the likelihood of being noticed. And lastly, having excellent feedback as close to 100% as possible matters. Nick had 60 to 70 positive reviews when this happened. When you are noticed and featured you gain more attention and thus generally more customers.

How I Got on the Homepage of Fiverr and Earned $920 in 10 Days

5. Provide Exceptional Customer Service

Charmaine Pocek is a resume writer, career consultant, and recruiter. She started using Fiverr in 2011 writing resumes for other people and her hourly rate was about 10-15 dollars per hour. After a year and a half Fiverr promoted me to Level 2 status due to her positive reviews. In 2013 she started putting in more time and effort on Fiverr and this led her to make about $15,000 a month. It escalated to her earning 320,000 per year in 2015. She does custom offers and works considerable hours. Her tip was specifically to provide exceptional customer service by doing a little extra than what the client asks for. She said, “I get so many orders, but even a simple message saying, ‘Thank you so much for your order, I’ll be in touch,’ goes a long way. Fiverr has introduced quick messaging where you don’t have to type every word out, so for every order, even though all my orders are due in seven to ten days, I tell them within 24 hours I received their order and it will be delivered on time.” This type of personal touch will help you escalate and climb that income ladder just a touch more easily.

6. Five Stars is the Gold Standard No Bad Apples Allowed

Michael-John Wolfe is a freelancer on Fiverr. He used to own his own limo service and was driving up to 12 hours a day. He tried all types of ways to make money online and Fiverr was one on a long list of things he decided to try. He started and only really began to kick off when he was doing spokesperson testimonials. He gradually improved his equipment and rates so he could easily make 500 in one day with two gigs.

His main focus for advice is the reviews and how customer service in this area specifically can make or break you. He said, “People really judge you on your star rating and if you’re a new seller and you have five gigs and a three-star rating, you’re not going to get any orders after people have seen that you’ve had two or three bad ratings.” He said he has had over 3000 orders and all save one were five stars. His approach is delineated well in this quote from him, “I have one four-star review and the rest of my reviews are all five stars. It’s just crucial to keep that rating good. If someone’s going to give you a bad rating you need to find out why and ask them: “Hey, I made this product for you or produced for you and you gave me one star, tell me what I can do better and make any changes you need to get that five star rating.” The rating also affects how you rank in the system. Say you’re a graphic designer and you’re making logos for people, and you have two bad reviews – you’re not going to show up high in the search results.”

How Mike Made $10K in a Month on Fiverr

7. Persistence is key

Alex Fasulo was working a regular job and abruptly quit it in 2015. She turned her side job on Fiverr at the time into her main income stream. She edited articles, wrote press-releases, and et cetera. Her first day doing it full time she made one hundred dollars. That year she earned 33,000 dollars from Fiverr. And in 2017 she earned 81,000 dollars. And in 2018 she made 151,000 dollars. She puts in some serious time to earn that money working about nine hours a day and sometimes hours over the weekend. She specifically noted a platform difference with Fiverr, “One of the beauties of Fiverr, though, is the anonymity, so I don’t know who exactly these people were, and I think that’s why they like Fiverr.” The anonymity does create a unique situation for if you need work accomplished. She also loves the flexibly and personal choice she now has in her personal schedule that lets her travel and set her own hours. Alex’s story is simple she had skills and had a clear and persistent focus. However, so many people used to instant results shy away from the sheer time and work investment that success often requires. But, as Alex demonstrates if you have an excellent work ethic and the stubbornness to stick it out you can become a success. Be persistent and don’t get discouraged.

8. Be Available to Talk

Levi Newman is a Fiverr top Seller who does freelance copywriting services with a focus on crafting engaging marketing and advertising content. He loved writing since high school but joined the army so he would be able to go to college. After 9/11 he was boots on the ground in Afganistan. After the army, he got his degree and then started working. He joined Fiverr because he wasn’t a fan of the bidding system for some of the other freelance platforms. He now averages about $16,000 a month in income with another few thousand dollars of work he has to turn away because he is too busy.

His main tip is that sellers ought to be available to talk and connect to people as needed. Levi’s approach is to always respond to messages as fast as possible and to stay available. Also, he said that if you focus on each buyer individually then their positive experience is its own marketing from word of mouth.

https://www.businessgenerals.com/blog/secrets-to-making-money-on-fiverr-w-fiverr-ambassador-top-seller-levi-newman/

9. Stellar Quality Will Speak for Itself

Aaliyaan Chaudhary was a bright student born in Pakistan. He got a degree but did not want a traditional job. He began as a blogger and branched out from there. He signed up on Fiverr when it first began but had difficulty getting work on the platform so he dropped it until 2013. He started with all types of services such as designing websites to fixing WordPress errors. All of these skills he was marketing were self taught for free via the internet. But his secret to becoming a Super Seller on Fiverr is as he put it, “In short, over-delivery and quality are the keys to achieving success on Fiverr and with Packages” Stellar quality of work is its own recommendation and his previous clients kept coming back to him and recommending him to others.

https://propakistani.pk/2017/06/14/meet-aaliyaan-chaudhary-one-fiverrs-top-success-stories/

10. Fiverr Can Be The End or a Stepping Stone

Justin Matthew started out working on Fiverr and a top seller. As you have seen many people enjoy Fiverr and have no interest in taking their work outside the platform. But for others Fiverr is a manner to begin and launch into something more. Justin built a marketing agency and moved to be a media influencer. He is a digital business advisor and speaker. This isn’t a goal for everyone but it is for some. How you make money on Fiverr can directly connect to what you take with you when moving away from the platform. Fiverr can be a direct and long term way of building your business with returns personally after you have long left the platform. Of course, to have this you must manage the transition in a suitable way naturally. However, it is good to know that all the work you put in doesn’t have to vanish if life takes you a new direction. Justin said this piece of advice in reference to both business and freelancing, “You need to act as if you’re already successful. Act as if you already owned the firm for 10 years. Act as if you already knew what you learned earlier that day for 5 years. People want to follow someone who knows what they’re talking about in the space.”

There are so many nit picking guides about how to do well on Fiverr or other freelancing platforms. Yet, if you forget the overall goals and your work perspective how easy is it to make mistakes? If you aren’t focusing on excellence but rather a checklist the likelihood you won’t act suitably is obviously higher. Specifics and particulars matter but not if you forget your destination. And that is what this list is all about. It’s all those things you really needed someone to clearly elucidate in one place. I hope it helps and takes you to up to a new career level. Good luck all!

5 Unconventional Tips to Boost Your SEO with Fiverr Gigs

WARNING: You won’t find recommendations for link wheels or tiered links over here (it’s a new era – please don’t tell me that’s what you were looking for?). As a matter of fact you won’t find any “black hat” recommendations at all. How’s that possible if paid links aren’t allowed under Google’s Webmaster Guidelines? Keep reading…

But first, the obligatory disclaimer: I’m going to tell you outright that outsourcing your SEO could be a big mistake, especially if you’re just starting a business. Especially if we’re talking SEO with Fiverr, tread carefully. One mis-click and you can be sending your website down a whirlwind of Google penalties.

You should be in control of your SEO. I was watching ABC’s Shark Tank the other day, a show where entrepreneurs pitch investors with hopes of raising an investment. In one particular pitch, two Harvard grads pitched Surprise Ride, a subscription service delivering interactive activities in a box to children. While they had some traction, one of the biggest mistakes (at least in Mark Cuban’s eyes) was mentioning that she hired one of the leading marketing agencies within her niche, and another company to monetize that traffic (presumably a conversion rate optimization agency). And before going out, he offered the following advice, “…The fact that you need go out and get this marketing company, you need to go out and get this optimization company, you need to get these other companies, that means you don’t have that road to success directly in your mind. When you’re an entrepreneur, you have to be able to control your own destiny.”

None of the sharks ended up investing, you can watch the entire clip here (I’d recommend it – it’s entertaining and educational):

Don’t Outsource SEO, Especially on Fiverr (but if you do, I’ll show you the white hat tactics below)

Mark Cuban was absolutely right – you have to be in control of your own destiny. And as many businesses find out, outsourcing SEO/Marketing can often times backfire with the advent of algorithmic updates like Google Panda/Penguin. Small businesses and startups aren’t the only ones to fall from poor SEO companies, even big brands like Overstock.com, JC Penny, Expedia and even Google themselves, have been hit with penalties.

Learn SEO

So what should you do? I’d recommend taking advantage of the free sources available (and there are many) until you reach a personal plateau, then you could consider hiring a SEO company to take you to the next level. Here are a few guides that are a must read for any beginner:

• Moz’s Beginners Guide to SEO
• The Noob Guide to Link Building by Michael King AKA iPullRank

It might be a lot to take in at first, but don’t be overwhelmed. Consider the Pareto Principle, where 20% of your inputs equal 80% of your outputs. That applies to SEO. With over a rumored 200+ ranking factors, and every marketer creating a piece about every one of them, it could be difficult to know what to focus on. If you focus just on the top 25 ranking factors (and SEO’s do offer their input on what they are) you could save a lot of time and still drive a ton of results. If you’re a small business, say an event planner in your city, you don’t have to be an SEO expert, you just have to better than the 30 other competitors in your city. 

When you get stuck, just ask us. There are a ton of SEO/Marketing forums and communities where SEO’s offer their advice completely gratis:

• Moz.com
• Quora (use the tag “Search Engine Optimization” when asking a questions).
• Reddit has two popular SEO subreddits reddit.com/r/seo and reddit.com/r/ bigseo

There are a host of other communities (with varying styles, approaches, etc.), those are just a few that I participate in.

Don’t put too much time into figuring out what SEO tools you need, there are hundreds of them. If your niche isn’t very competitive, you could get away without buying any. If your niche does have some competition, take advantage of free trials of Moz (they advertise 30 days, but some websites have 90 day trial coupons), Raven, SEMRush, etc.

Score some Press

Once of the strongest drivers for SEO are backlinks (as confirmed by the aforementioned survey of ranking factors), and you don’t have to know squat about SEO to get them. One of the best backlinks you can get are editorial links. If you’re starting a business, and you think your story is newsworthy, submit your story to journalists. Much like SEO, you don’t need to outsource this to a PR Agency either. We’ve talked a bit on how to send out a press release and a few of the best press release services.

“When You’re an Entrepreneur, You Have to Be Able to Control Your Own Destiny”

That quote bears repeating. If you’re an entrepreneur, don’t outsource SEO without attempting to tackle it yourself. Of course this is geared towards startups and there are some definite opportunity cost considerations, but at the end of the day, you can’t rely on other people to take you to where you want to go.

“Okay okay, but I’m on a budget and I’m looking for the best budget options and utilizing Fiverr for SEO seems best for that!”

Yes, Fiverr is the marketplace where services are priced starting at $5… but remember, “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” With Fiverr’s exponential growth and the ability for sellers to remain anonymous, the black hat SEO’s have found the perfect venue to earn extra income.

We’ve covered many of the pros and cons with Fiverr, and I’d like to add a point that I didn’t mention in that post – it’s really difficult to outsource something you’re not familiar with. I’ve seen businesses time and time again make this mistake, not just through Fiverr but to anyone who’s approached them and said, “We can rank you for this, this and this.” Which leads us to our first unconventional tip you can use to boost your SEO with Fiverr:

1. Reverse Engineer –  The point of SEO is to generate organic traffic… Well, who’s actually ranking on Fiverr? Who’s using their own tactics to drive traffic to their gigs? This is easy to find out with SEO tool SEMRush ($70/mo):

Lightly highlighted in yellow we find a seller than ranks #1 for “buy backlinks.” Running an additional report on that URL reveals that he also ranks for:

“So this Fiverr SEO seller is doing well, I should buy his social bookmarking package now right?”

Not so fast, consider this:

• The point of this first tip is to find out what sellers are doing, and perhaps locate any white hat links that could arise out of the reports. With that being said, if you do utilize this tip, don’t point the links to your main website. Utilize a domain that you don’t mind getting penalized, even if that means forking over a whopping 99 cents to buy a new one at GoDaddy.
• Utilize this tip on Fiverr SEO gigs where you could actually find white hat links that you could acquire – so link networks, guest blogs, etc. are out of the question. If you want to find out where people are submitting infographics, pdf’s, video’s, etc., this is the perfect avenue to do it. Make sure they provide reports.
• Spend $20 and find a few high rated sellers and find out what they’re doing.

Takeaways:

What I found actually surprised me, we’re talking followed links from Apple, Amazon, HP, Microsoft, etc. Granted, they’re profile links – but they’re coming from authority domains, they’re easily attainable, and could give your new website a quick hit.

2. Steal your competitors links – If you’re looking for the quick hits, skip the link wheels and instead steal your competitors links. I mean, they’ve already laid out an outline of how they’re ranking for your keywords! Chances are, they have a lot of good links that you could acquire as well – you just have to find them. You don’t need to drop a few hundred a month on link explorers like Majestic, Ahrefs, and Open Site Explorer. Other people have already paid for that and are willing to run the reports for you for $5.

3. Hire a Writer – SEO is evolving into content marketing. Buying links is against Google’s Guidelines, but hiring writers on Fiverr to create content which can generate traffic and links is another story. But finding good writers on Fiverr can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Watch out for the content farms sending slightly spun articles that pass Plagium (or various other plagiarism checkers), believe it or not a lot of the highest rated writers on Fiverr do that. SEO’s can find use with it for Web 2.0’s, or affiliate sites.. but there’s a much greater ROI for creating super targeted long-tail articles than can generate high converting traffic. My recommendation for finding inexpensive writers on Fiverr is to:

a. Domain Expertise – If you’re starting a dog website, there are a few people who write specifically on the subject – that’s the person I’d want. Fashion? Food? Their are writers for that. Remember, Google returns answers, and people want their queries answered with useful content from people with domain expertise.

b. Avoid the top sellers – Just my two cents from testing out a dozen or so writers – people with less than 100 feedback tend to write better than people with over 1000. Why? Burnout. Top sellers on Fiverr are always busy because of their tremendous feedback which leads to burnout, rushing to meet deadlines, etc.

c. Common Sense – It boggles my mind how many “top rated writers” have grammatical errors in their gig listings.

4. Buy a Video – Whether’s it’s the always funny Professor Hans Von Puppet, or an introduction video for your business. Videos are something that can get your business talked about – and perhaps land a few links in the process. Oh, and you could always build a few follow links from video websites like Screenr.com (PR7) and myVidster.com (PR3).

5. SEO Report – This one is geared towards the non-technical business owner. Fiverr has plenty of sellers that offer a SEO report or audit, even a single tip could boost your SEO exponentially (I’m still shocked on how many small businesses don’t even set their homepage title tag).

Want more? Checkout our post on the 7 Best Business Gigs on Fiverr.

Did I leave anything out? What Fiverr SEO gigs have you used – let us know about your experiences below!

10 Tips for Becoming a Level One/Two Seller on Fiverr

If you’ve just started on Fiverr and you’re wondering how you’ll get to the next level, then you are exactly on the right screen.

Once you have created a gig on Fiverr for the first time, you will automatically be tagged as a “New Seller”.

And let’s face it, being a New Seller on Fiverr doesn’t give a great impression to the buyers, especially when you are competing in a sea of tenured sellers that do the same thing as you.

Don’t feel bad about it!

The great news is: Everyone started as a New Seller.

And in this guide, we have compiled the secrets of the successful Fiverr Sellers on how to get to the next level. Let’s start with a few posts we’ve covered and I would consider a pre-requisite to this guide:

• My Review of Fiverr – I cover both ends of the table, as both a buyer and seller. Pros and cons, trials and tribulations – the whole nine.
• How to Make Money on Fiverr, 10 Pros Share Their Secrets – These pros are either banking over $100k a year, or generating a good side income on Fiverr. Must read for new sellers.
• Fiverr Statistics show that they’re battling for the top freelance marketplace with Upwork (see how they compare).

1. Create a Plan

First, be clear to yourself on which service you would like to offer. Find a niche that you know you are going to do great at—or something unique that will make you stand out. Don’t just create a generic business or writing gig, that’s too broad. Instead niche down and offer something like “I will write a blog post on digital marketing or SEO.”

Fiverr is a “Skills” marketplace, so it’s a great idea to polish your skills first before creating your first ever gig.

2. Take Time to Build a Professional Profile

Indeed, a professional looking profile draws more buyers because it will look more trustworthy, and mere the fact the seller took the time to do it makes all the difference.

Upload a real photo of yourself, create a beautiful write-up for yourself, and most importantly, convince the buyers why they’ll have to choose you and your services.

3. Make SEO-Friendly Gigs

For your Gig to show up on your potential client’s search page, your keywords should be SEO-Friendly. And the greater visibility your gig has, the more clients and income you’ll get.

For this, you can go look at the SEO keywords being used by other sellers as an example, or you can learn how to make a fully optimized gig here.

4. Deliver Your Services Fast

Give your buyers a “wow” factor by surprising them with your fast delivery, with great value. This simple technique can make your buyers into regular clients of yours.

Always show them you’re eager and excited to be of service. Not only that you can earn money fast, but you could earn their long-term business as well!

5. Offer a Shocking Value

Put enough value on your base gig to allow you to make a great impression on the buyers.

It’s also recommended to start at a lower rate and prove yourself first and to build reviews before slowly raising your prices. Don’t count on being tipped, price your gigs accordingly.

Note: You also shouldn’t be putting all your eggs in one basket, checkout our recent posts for other sites to get started on:

• 7 Freelance Websites Software Developers Can Make $100k+
• 7 Freelance Websites Writers Can Make $100k+
• 7 Freelance Websites Graphic Designers Can Make $100k+

Even if you’re not a software engineer, writer or graphic designer – I’d recommend checking out those posts because the websites listed aren’t restricted to those categories.

6. Get Excellent Feedback

Getting great reviews is essential on Fiverr. Some buyers base their decision on just the feedback received by the sellers.

Make sure to maintain great feedback, and with that, you’ll for sure maintain great clients and income as well!

7. Test All Fiverr Options and Features

Since you can pretty much change anything on Fiverr, might as well run all sorts of trials you can do.

Use their upselling portion to your advantage, see which one of your gigs is getting more leads, or use their statistics page to see how you’re performing as a New Seller.

8. Advertise Outside of Fiverr

It’s great that there are no rules against promoting your gigs off the platform, so we suggest that you make use of this as it could be very effective in getting more buyers. Social media is where everyone is at, and you could definitely find your buyers here too.

Did you know: Some sellers are even paying for cheap ads to continuously promote their gigs!

9. Create Multiple Gigs

It’s no secret that the best way to get more sales is to make more gigs. Use all the different ways to sell your services but do not make them too identical.

Having interrelated gigs is the best option to offer many choices to your buyers. Make sure to fill out all the features of each gig as well to increase the chances of more sales.

10. Optimize the Buyer’s Requests Feature

There’s a “Buyer Request” section that will show up days after you create your first gig. It’s a great feature to make use of to get your first buyer too.

As a New Seller, you can send up to 10 offers a day. It is recommended to write custom offers rather than sending an already-made template.

Final Thoughts

It could feel overwhelming if you’re new on Fiverr, especially if you will compete with seasoned sellers who already know what they are doing.

But as long as you love what you do, you believe in your skills, and you have researched accordingly on the processes—then no one can stop you from reaching the next level.

Becoming successful on Fiverr will never be an overnight success, but it is definitely worth the ride.

How to Become a Top-Rated Seller on Fiverr

Every Fiverr seller wants to become a Top-Rated Seller… but the tl;dr is that you’ll need to make a minimum of $20,000 and finish 100 orders.

So if you’re just getting started, I’d worry more about getting to Level 1 and Level 2 on Fiverr, which we’ve covered here:

10 Tips to Becoming a Level 1 and Level 2 Seller on Fiverr

Perks of Top-Rated Seller on Fiverr:

• Access to more extensive sales tools
• Early access to all beta features
• VIP customer support that will help you with just about any type of problems
• 4X Gig Extras ($5, $10, $20, $40, $100) that will help bring up the money you’re earning
• Maximum number of Gigs compared to other seller levels
• Added exposure on the platform (In promotions and collections)

And of course, you’ll have the illustrious “Top-Rated Seller” badge on all your gigs that’s sure to increase your conversion rates.

However, being a Top-Rated Seller on Fiverr doesn’t come as easy as one would think. But it is definitely achievable if done right.

To be a Top-Rated Seller on Fiverr, you must make a minimum of $20,000 and finished at least 100 orders, all while keeping a 4.7-star rating.

And in order to be qualified for the Top-Rated level, you must complete a checklist of requirements and pass a manual evaluation by the Fiverr team. But why do most people don’t get it even though they can present good numbers? It’s because to get that title, you can’t just deliver great work. Fiverr also needs to see your commitment to your work.

And that is why we are here! We have compiled the tips on how to become a Top-Rated Seller. So, if you’re interested in knowing the process of how to get there, then this is for you.

Tip #1 – Create a Winning Gig

At the end of the day, you’ll only get the Top-Rated Seller title if you sell your Gig well… so that’s step #1 create a gig that can drive your sales. Start here, with how 10 Pros did it:

How to Make Money on Fiverr – 10 Pros Share Their Secrets 

From there see I did it in my review of Fiverr, basically you’ll want to create a gig that’s actually worth your time.

You might have to undercharge to start with, but remember, you’re playing the long game.

Don’t just create a good Gig, but create a winning one. Make a Gig that people will find useful, and be extremely good at it.

Tip #2 – Maintain a Quick Response Time

You can absolutely increase the chances of getting the deal with your potential buyer if you reply to their inquiries faster than the others. In fact, we recommend having at least an average 1 hour response time.

Thing is, the quicker you respond to your buyer leads, the more the customers and Fiverr itself will love you.

And as we’ve covered before, response time does effect your Fiverr Levels, and potentially, search performance. 

Tip #3 – Be Transparent in Your Gig Description

If your customer did not understand your Gig description well, then it could lead to a cancellation. That’s why it is very important to create an easy-to-understand and very clear Gig description.

You’d still probably get some buyers that will not read your Gig and still cancel, but please bear in mind that it’s still part of how the business is. But as long as you work on your Gig description properly, you should be safe for the most part.

Tip #4 – Always Deliver on Time

Fiverr has high standards when selecting their Top-Rated Sellers, and they would sure rather choose a seller who’s quick to deliver their services than the one who’s not.

But always be sure to set realistic deadlines. Value your buyer’s time, but value your time as a seller too. Pick a deadline that’s early enough to satisfy your buyer’s needs, but late enough to give yourself time to deliver an excellent outcome.

Tip #5 – Over Deliver Your Services

If a customer got more than what they paid for, then they would surely come back to re-purchase your services. Make sure to go out of your way and provide your buyer with an incredible experience, and you certainly won’t be forgotten.

If you’re someone who’s known for always delivering great quality work, then you will surely get more sales.

Tip #6 – Actively visit the Fiverr Community

For the Fiverr Team to notice you, you should also be an active member of the Community forum.

Being an active poster is one the of requirements of the Top-Rated Seller status, and it’s also always a great thing to do to help others with their questions.

Tip #7 – Acquire Excellent Customer Service Skills

We know it could be annoying to chat with incompetent buyers, but that is something that we sellers have to deal with. They will never be always right, but at least treat them like they are.

Try your best to enhance and master your customer service skills because being rude to customers might lead you to get bad reviews. And a bad review can literally destroy your Gig.

Tip #8 – Be Professional At All Times

Like in any other platform, a good character is always valued. And professionalism together with being respectful and true to your customers is critical to creating success on Fiverr.

Treat Fiverr just like any job in the corporate world where professionalism is very important and implemented at all times.

Fiverr is a large freelance marketplace that is known all over the world. There are millions of buyers and sellers being connected to each other on the platform.

Some sellers make it faster than others. Some sellers succeed, and some would just quit. Some take a lot of time and effort to get more sales, while others find it effortless.

But the real answer on how you can be a Top-Rated Seller actually depends on you.

How committed are you to achieving your goals?

Analyze yourself and see how much you’d like to prosper on this platform.

The Tipping Fees on Fiverr are Ridiculous, Here’s why…

The tips above are already laid out for you, all you need is to decide for yourself if you’re up for the challenge.

If you want to tip $10, Fiverr collects a service fee on the payment of $2.55, bringing the total to $12.55.

Fiverr also collects their 20% commission from the buyer (yes, even on tips)… so the buyer receives $8.

Fiverr receives $4.55 when you want to tip a seller $10.

A little silly, don’t you think?

Who are we tipping here – the seller or Fiverr?

Granted, on the selling side, I haven’t found tipping to be commonplace on freelance marketplaces (at least on my gigs), I’ve received a tip on maybe 1 out of every 5 orders.

Honestly, which I’m perfectly fine with. My gigs are priced accordingly and I don’t expect to receive a tip on Fiverr, nor when I’m running my photography business (I don’t do photography on Fiverr, here are websites I recommend for that).

Considering asking the Fiverr seller for their Venmo or email?

Too bad, can’t do that either, it’s against their Terms of Use (TOU).

If you really wanted to, you could ask for their contact information if it’s required for the gig. For example, you could ask for their email to link to a Dropbox, you could ask for their Instagram or social media to tag them for credit, or you can just Google their username.

Change the fee structure on tips on Fiverr

Let’s be honest, Fiverr won’t do away with the tip system… because they benefit the most from it.

Let’s use my previous example, let’s say there is no tipping system… and the gig was simply priced $10 more (from $40 to $50).

Well, you’d only be charged a service fee once… at the time of purchase.

So it would be $2 and change.

Instead, if you tip after the order, you can charged for another service fee.

Fiverr, if you really wanted to help sellers make more money (we know from statistics that 96.3% of Fiverr sellers make less than $500/month), I would recommend doing away with the service fee on the tip.

Getting Started on Fiverr – How Much Money Can You Make?

Fiverr has over 2.5 million active members and is available in 160 countries worldwide.

Freelancers may sign up and use the website to work remotely, offering various sorts of gigs.

In the United States and Europe, the platform is extremely popular. This post will go through the essential points: what Fiverr is, how it works, what to offer, and, most importantly, how to make money with it.

A prerequisite to this guide is our posts on:

• How to Make on Fiverr – 10 Pros Share Their Secrets – We shared 10 case studies with freelancers across different niches who found success on Fiverr
• Our review of Fiverr covers everything from pros and cons, to scams, complaints and more.
• And we compare Fiverr to other popular freelance marketplaces, Upwork and Freelancer.com.

How Fiverr Works

The Fiverr platform, which is now available as an app for Android and iOS cellphones, provides a brokerage service. What separates the platform from other freelance sites is the objective of standardization and streamlining labor as much as possible.

Choosing to work on Fiverr is a chance for freelancers and professionals searching for a gateway with high visibility.

It is really simple to begin selling your services; simply follow the instructions below:

• Create the vendor profile

• Make the gig

• Set prices

• Make the service available online.

Every detail must be considered, and especially at the start, it may be useful to provide reasonable rates in order to attract the first customers, gather the first reviews, and begin to grow the portal’s exposure.

What Is The Earning Potential On Fiverr?

According to a recent Priceonomics survey, 96.3 percent of Fiverr vendors earn less than $500 per month, with the majority (70 percent) earning less than $100. It is believed that only 1% of vendors make $2,000 or more each month.

In my experience, you have to create a popular gig, in order to do that you have to have a low price point in order to generate reviews. From there, you can think about raising your prices if you get too busy.

Some of the popular gigs have a first movers advantage, so you might have to think niche. Instead of creating a gig on “I will write a blog post for you”, try something more niche like, “I will write a photography or filmmaking article with Surfer SEO” to attract a more qualified audience.

I would take advantage of the free advertising and create as many gigs as possible – 7 for new sellers. From there, your goal is to climb the ranks of Fiverr Levels, which should increase your popularity with buyers, and in Fiverr search.

What Gigs or Services Pay The Most?

Video marketing

Earning Potential: $300 to $18,000

Overall, Fiverr discovered that popularity for video services has skyrocketed: between March 2017 and March 2018, requests for video and animation services increased by 58 percent, while orders for video marketing services — which include everything from promoting videos on social platforms to creating product demonstration videos — increased by 111 percent.

Website building,

Earning Potential: $100 to $3,000

The platform discovered that website builders are the second-highest paying service on Fiverr. These services range in price from $100 to $3,000, depending on the assignment, with Fiverr highlighting web development and e-commerce site design as particularly profitable.

Mobile app development

Earning Potential: $300 to $3,000

Another high-paying gig on Fiverr is mobile app development, which the platform discovered costs between $300 and $3,000. App development for iPhone, iPad, or Android is often offered by freelancers, with some providing up to five pages of app design, app icons, logos, and banners.

Search and display marketing services

Earning Potential: $100 to $2,000

Search Engine Optimization and display marketing services are also on Fiverr’s list of the greatest paid ways to make money, with one assignment ranging from $100 to $2,000. Sellers in this category frequently collaborate with firms such as Google and Facebook to set up, manage, and optimize ad campaigns, and many also provide consulting services for Google AdWords, which is Google’s online advertising service.

Chatbot Developers

Earning Potential: $10 to $2,000

Chatbot development, or the design of a computer software capable of simulating a human conversation, earns from $10 to $2,000.

Chatbots are frequently utilized on popular services such as Slack, Skype, or on a webpage and may be used to assist in the sale of a product or in interacting with a potential consumer. Some providers not only provide chatbot creation but also digital marketing techniques to go with it.

How Does Fiverr Earn Revenue?

Fiverr’s primary source of revenue is transaction-based fees.

When a customer places an order, he or she pays Fiverr the Gig price plus a 5% service charge, with a minimum service cost of $2; following successful completion of an order, Fiverr makes 80 percent of the Gig price accessible to the Gig seller.

Freelancer.com vs Fiverr

Freelancer.com is a popular freelancing marketplace just like Upwork and Fiverr. But while the latter have exploded in popularity, what is Freelancer.com doing to differentiate themselves? 

Upwork and Fiverr have since gone public on the stock market, commanding a market cap of $6 billion and $7.5 billion, respectively. Upwork is 296% over the last year, and Fiverr is up 202%.

Freelancer.com, an Australian company trades on the OTC markets currently commanding a market cap of $450M AUD ($350M USD).

Relatively small in comparison, Freelancer.com still holds on to one major competitive advantage:

10% Fee for Fixed or Hourly Projects on Freelancer.com

Freelancer.com takes a little less commission than their competitors.

It’s 20% on Fiverr, which isn’t too bad considering it’s free advertising and you can price accordingly. Note that the Freelancer.com Services Marketplace, which is similar to Fiverr, matches their fee at 20%.

Upwork has a sliding scale based on billed amount with each client. It’s 20% up to the first $500, then it drops to 10% based on billings $501-$10000. Then it drops to 5% at $10001 and above.

Both Freelancer.com and Upwork charge buyers a 3% service fee on payments. Service fees for buyers on Fiverr at 5.5% as of March 2021, and orders under $50 are subject to a $2 small order fee.

Because of this, Freelancer.com is a fan favorite for freelancers.

However, since it’s much smaller than their competition, they also have far less talent (volume, not quality).

Where should you hire freelancers?

As a buyer, the fees are the same for me and I have access to more talent, that’s the reason I prefer Upwork and Fiverr for most services. Search my Upwork review and Fiverr review for my complete guides on both platforms. I’ve also listed the best business gigs on Fiverr, and my favorite SEO gigs on Fiverr.

For graphic design, I favor the crowdsourced model, with DesignCrowd being our favorite. You can see how they compare against 99designs and Crowdspring here.

For web development, Toptal still reigns king for me, with Upwork coming in as a close second (see Upwork vs Toptal). There’s also a few other Toptal alternatives (Upstack, Coding Ninjas) to consider.

But what about for freelancing?

What better way to get a unique take on freelancing on Freelancer.com, then to hire one of their top writers to write this the rest of this article. In all fairness, Mahrukh is relatively inexpensive at only $100 per 5000 words. So without further ado…

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On average, more than 25 million users completed 12 million-plus projects with this website. Several companies are using this website as an independent profession for outsourcing software developers, graphic designers, writers, and others. Today, I will discuss how finding work opportunities are still reliable on freelancer.com by featuring it compared to other freelancing sites. Also, I will discuss if it is still relevant and more.

Why is Freelancer.com still relevant for freelancing?

Here’s the interesting part: Freelancer.com is the most reliable and relevant site for freelancing. I found it still relevant to freelancing due to the following reasons.

• All types of work projects are available, ranging from application development to babysitting.
• It comes with built-in business management tools to keep in touch with employers. I use native messenger for contacting employers on both mobile and desktop. I also track my working hours from the Freelancer Desktop App.
• Remarkable performance is recognized after consistent and satisfactory work to appreciate freelancers.
• Controlled and secure Milestone Payment System

How does Freelancer.com work?

Freelancer works in a professional but simple way. To work as a Freelancer, there is a need for an account. Back in 2014, when I started freelancing, I registered an account on Freelancer.com through my Facebook Account. There is also an option of getting registration via email and password. After creating an account, I completed my profile by listing my particular skills.

It gets better to take exams and showcase results for demonstrating job competency. When everything is set, project bidding helps find a job. I used to send a bid proposal on the job and receive payment after completing the work of the accepted bid. That money can be withdrawn from Freelancer.com when the project completes.

Is Freelancer.com legitimate?

Yes, Freelancer is a legitimate freelancing website. Frankly speaking, I find it the most well-established and reliable website in the freelance marketplace. Freelancer enjoys a remarkable history since 2019 and has 2 million Facebook followers, 14,000 Instagram, and 200,000 Twitter followers.

A guy working on clients project

Does a Freelancer.com charge money?

Freelancers charge almost $5 on fixed-price jobs and a 10% fee for beginners. When it comes to hourly projects, 10% is deducted from every payment. The exams freelancers take to improve the account credibility costs $5, $10, and $15. I also participated in such exams to display results on my account in order to grab employers’ attention.

Is freelancer.com safe for payments?

Of course, it is a safe platform for payments. Having a milestone payment system reduces the chances of scams and makes it more worthy. This site takes payment from the employer when he accepts my proposal. And that payment will be transferred to my account after finishing the project. The best part of Freelancer is secure and reliable payment.

Freelancer.com Pros

• Businesses can save money by taking work from freelancers because the company does not need to pay for vacation leave and other benefits.
• Freelancer sets his working hours and enjoys this freedom.
• Professionals are provided with access to more projects on Freelancer.com.
• Less fee, i.e., 10% per project as compared to other freelancing websites.

Freelancer pros: Work from anywhere and anytime

Freelancer.com Cons

• It gets worse when an account is banned without any explanation.
• Provide an opportunity to do eight jobs only in free membership.
• High fee for per-hour projects.
• Often pays less wage than worth.

Frustrations While Using Freelancer.com

There are some frustrations people often face on freelancer.com. I also experienced when it comes to membership fees for doing more projects. Due to this high fee for both employers and freelancers, there are negative reviews stuck for determining the use of this freelance staffing platform. Also, employers have to pay a hefty fee to increase the visibility of projects by ads. These things are creating problems for freelancers.

Can you get scammed on Freelancer.com?

There is also the possibility of being scammed but at a very low rate. To avoid scams, I bid only on the projects of those employers whose accounts are verified and enjoy high ratings. Scammers often ask to go outside the website but staying on the website for payment and projects is reliable. Besides this, sharing personal account information can also bring a scam.

Bottom Line: Cope up With Drawbacks and Frustrations of Freelancer.com

Considering the working time and service fee helps track freelancing work via screenshots. In this way, I never get frustrated.  This is an awesome strategy to make business more competitive and affordable. Doing so will not only increase your work credibility but also make it secure.