Fiverr Lets You Make Money Online Doing Whatever You Want
There are thousands if not millions of ways to make money online, some are real opportunities, some aren’t. If you take the time to think about each one, you should be able to tell which are real and which aren’t.
Today, I’d like to present to you a website that will allow you to make money doing whatever you want, from graphic design, to marketing, to programming, to translation and even some silly things. The website is called Fiverr, and basically you can sell your services or products for $5.00 a shot.
Here are some of the things I’ve done and gotten paid (via Paypal) for:
- Post a status update on Facebook or Twitter.
- Follow someone on Twitter, or like a Facebook page.
- +1 a link on Google Plus.
- Translate from English to French.
- Comment on blogs.
- Write articles on my blog with links.
I don’t do anything hard, or that takes too much time, after all you wouldn’t want to have to spend an hour doing something for only five bucks. I usually try and make it things I can do in 5-10 minutes, and if it will take longer, I’ll tell the buyer that I can only do it if they purchase more gigs.
A very popular service is video creation or graphic design, I have no experience in both fields so that’s why I don’t offer any of those services, but I have bought 6 logos on Fiverr, 2 were incredible, 3 were good and only 1 was a bust, so it’s a great average, especially for only five dollars a shot.
I’m thinking of ordering a video for a landing page of mine, I might order 2-3 and then test them for the best one.
Take a look at Fiverr today, and if you have no ideas what services you can offer, check the right hand side for ideas, you can contact the members directly if you’re willing to do what they want for five bucks.
Article by Jamie Northrup
I’m a Canadian web consultant based in Montreal. I have been working online since 1995 and have experience in web development, web design, e-commerce, eBay, social networking and online marketing
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Twitter: brillbloggers
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Fiverr is certainly a great idea, but it takes a lot of work to make any real sort of money I think. However every fiverr counts!
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Twitter: deucegroup
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They key is to make sure you put things that are easy for you to do and bring value to others, think of skills that you have that you can do something quickly that would be worth $5 for others, and not take all of your time.
Something I do a lot is upsell my customers after they have ordered a gig, I offer them better or bigger products/services for extra gigs.
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Twitter: MattEMacLeod
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I have seen several upsells when you buy a gig, but I have yet to been able to find how you can add upsells to your gigs? What am I missing?
Twitter: deucegroup
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At the bottom of the page when you’re creating your gig, there’s a section titled “Gig Extras” that’s where you can add extras.
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Twitter: MattEMacLeod
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No, I see how to accept and upsell as a buyer. What I meant was if I am a provider, how can I add upsells to gigs that I am providing?
Twitter: deucegroup
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Sorry had to reply to this message since the other one was at the last level.
What I explained is for adding the extras as a seller, you can see a picture here: http://www.jamienorthrup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/fiverrgigextras.jpg
I circled the part for the extras.
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I’ve checked out Fiverr its neat. The only thing is that every one list their skills there and we are not sure if its going to work. And some don’t even seem professional.
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Twitter: deucegroup
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There are some people that aren’t professional, like eBay, eLance or other websites that is based on users check the reviews. In some cases you can even ask the seller for a sample of work or a mock up of what you want.
Twitter: techthreat
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For all the work we get 5$
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Twitter: spamfighter
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I am very excited about fiverr. I just cant see anyone making any money there. I generally like what i orderd there but there is always the suspecion they are gaming the seller ratings
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Twitter: deucegroup
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Honestly Kim, I haven’t seen any suspicious feedback on any seller accounts, but it’s only 5 bucks, so you have to be careful not to get the expectations too high.
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Twitter: bestof5rr
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Kim’s right. Some people do game the ratings. There are people I know who have bought their own gigs (using a second Fiverr account) to boost their credibility. After all, who would you rather buy a gig from, all else being equal: Someone with zero feedback or someone with eleven?
Since buying one of your own gigs only costs you $1.08 (you spend $5 but you get $3.92 back), it’s easy to see why people do it.
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Twitter: deucegroup
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Do you have any examples to show us, it seems like a lot of money for each rating, I’ve ordered about a hundred gigs, and the work hasn’t always been great, but always what was promised. Some people expect too much.
Most of the time the issue I have is people not delivering on time.
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Twitter: thedankeller
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I am definitely a fan of Fiverr and have been using it for a while. I have had success in providing resume critiques for 5 bucks and have converted many of them into full paying customers for my resume writing business. I have also purchased link building type packages in the past. I think I will head on over and see if I can buy some posts with incontent links. I have a couple of new sites that I am looking to build links for.
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Twitter: deucegroup
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Hi Dan,
You can check out my gigs on Fiverr, my username is DeuceGroup, I have links available on sites PR0 to PR3.
You can also contact me directly for a better rate on bulk order through my website, by clicking on my name above.
Thanks,
Jamie
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Twitter: spieletrend
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This is a really nice business idea! Really makes me wonder why not more people wrote about this website yet. Thanks for the link, I’m checking fiverr out right now.
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Twitter: reviewsin
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I really like Fiverr, the idea is spectacular and with the amount of conversation being blurted around the web, I am betting it’s going to be a big success. I’ve used it to hire for logo creation and for the money, the experience has been good. I love the idea of having videos done, for only $5 a shot how can you go wrong? Even if it only had a 50% success ratio. I haven’t used it for anything else yet and I haven’t tried to offer any services yet but I’m sure that is coming soon.
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Twitter: iphoneapprevguy
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I used fiverr for some link building a while back and it was awesome. I try to buy the ones that have more quality based links rather than quantity. I just think that if I get 10-20 PR4-7 backlinks it’s better than a 1000 low pr links or worse no follow links. It’s a nice way to outsource a few things without breaking your bank!
John
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I have been on fiverr since past few weeks but unfortunately not able to get my first &5. Fiverr is very much clear. The only thing is competition and quality of service which can help you earn better.
Twitter: deucegroup
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You can advertise your gig in different forums or on Google Ads or Facebook Ads. Good luck Lauren
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I never been in Fiverr but as I read your article on how it will let you to make money more effective. By the way thanks for introducing Fiverr, it sounds interesting!
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Twitter: deucegroup
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My pleasure Nicholle and good luck with Fiverr
Jamie Northrup recently posted..You Can Find Me On Blog Engage!
I have been using Fiverr for such a long time now, I use it to buy all sorts of services. We once bought a birthday gift for a friend which was some guy dancing in a hotdog outfit. Gave us such a good giggle!
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Twitter: deucegroup
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I have to admit Jessie, I’ve bought some pretty weird things to just for fun or for pranks.
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I discovered your web page ideal for my needs. It contains useful and beneficial content. It features very beneficial subjects for many individuals to obtain a lot from it.
Bought a few Fiverr backlink gigs the other day and had some good results! Not sure how affective these links actually are but worth a trial!
Twitter: deucegroup
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I’ve bought a few gigs for backlinks, some ended up better than others, but overall it was worth the money.
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