Have you Heard Of Fiverr: Everything You Need To Know

Have you been looking for people to do work for you online? the answer is Fiverr, this is an online platform that allows ordinary people to hire skilled personnel to do work for them and also gives skilled personnel the chance to display their gigs (what they are offering). Fiverr is a freelance platform that helps individuals.

BEST GIGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON FIVERR

Business Cards

Even in today’s digital world, if your business relies in any way on connecting with potential clients or partners in person, business cards are still a must-have.

(I bring mine to every meetup and conference I attend!)

Check out the business card design gig by huester1 for affordable custom cards that will make a great first impression. As with the logo design gig above, you can see his portfolio and find examples of past work you like.

Website Set-Up

Website set-up may mean different things to different people. I’m a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, and it’s pretty straightforward and affordable to set up your site using WordPress.

One gig I did find useful was having a Fiverr helper set up a theme to look like its demo version. I was like a kid on Christmas morning all excited for the new toy, only to learn there was a severe amount of “assembly” required!

Website Design

If you’re not loving the off-the-shelf templates and themes available, you might consider hiring alinam1. She’s got over 2000 5-star reviews for her WordPress set-up, design, and customization gig.

All her sites are mobile-friendly and you can easily add your content when she’s done.

The Best Fiverr Gigs for Building Out and Optimizing Your Website

Fiverr has a ton of technically qualified sellers and web developers willing to do small jobs and website tweaks starting at just $5.

One seller I’ve ordered from several times is wordpress_seo. It’s a US-based account that offers WordPress installations, migrations, bug fixes, SEO reports, and more. They’re very fast and affordable and have completed thousands of orders.

Install Google Analytics

After you’ve got your site online, you’ll probably want to install Google Analytics so you can see how many people are stopping by.

Of course, you can do it yourself, or hire Georgecollins to do it for you as he has for hundreds of happy customers.

Create a Custom Favicon

A favicon is the mini graphic on each browser tab; on this site, it’s the silhouette of the man running with the briefcase.

Don’t look like a rookie with the default favicon from your host!

Instead, hire Jonathan to turn your existing logo in to a favicon to improve the credibility of your site.

Make an Explainer Video

Fiverr is a great place to turn for “explainer” videos, the 30–90 second overview of what your business does.

Uniquefivex and MrExplainer are two of the top-rated sellers, but each seller in this category has its unique style and specialty so shop around and find one that fits your brand and vision.

For the most budget-friendly options, be prepared to come up with your script and narration.

Set Up Email at Your Domain

Nothing says unprofessional like using your ancient Hotmail account to correspond with potential partners and clients.

Get an email address like you@yourdomain.com to look more legit. It’s not hard to do on your own, but it’s not expensive to hire someone else to do it for you either.

Improve Your Website’s Speed

How fast (or slow) your site loads could be an important factor in whether people choose to do business with your or give up and bounce back to wherever they came from.

Site speed is an SEO ranking factor in Google and a plain ol’ smart thing to care about for the sake of your visitors.

Years ago, I hired this guy for all my sites and was happy with the results. He knows his stuff.

Get Honest User Feedback

As a Fiverr seller myself, a video website review gig was one of my most popular offerings.

You can find dozens of providers offering similar services today, and it can be an affordable way to do market research and get valuable feedback on how real people are interacting with your site.

The Best Fiverr Gigs for Marketing

There are a ton of marketing professionals freelancing on Fiverr and I’ve used several to create social media and video assets for my sites.

Marketing Consultation

Two-time Side Hustle Show guest Alex Genadinik offers an affordable marketing consultation gig on Fiverr, where he’ll get on a Skype call with you one-on-one and help come up with a personalized marketing plan for your business.

Video Intros

Another category Fiverr excels at is creating cool animated video intros with your logo. I’ve bought these myself for a couple of different sites of mine.

Check out arjunvarma1989 for 5 different intro options or divisions for a cool neon light effect.

Infographics

Infographics are popular items to share on social media (especially Pinterest) and can be an effective SEO strategy, but they’re hard to do well.

This is another area where I wouldn’t necessarily go bargain shopping, but take a look at the portfolios from some of the top-rated infographic sellers to find someone who consistently creates great work.

Social Media Images

It can be time-consuming to create graphics for your business like Pinterest pins, Facebook featured images, Twitter cover art, YouTube thumbnails, and stuff like that.

You can do it yourself with a tool like PicMonkey, or you can find a social media designer that fits your style and focus on what you do best.

The Best Fiverr Gigs for Administrative Support

Sometimes you find yourself with a one-off question or project and aren’t sure where to turn. If the work doesn’t justify a full-time hire or even an ongoing part-time role, it might make sense to see what you can get done on Fiverr.

Virtual Assistants

I haven’t had a ton of luck personally with Fiverr virtual assistants, but some are very highly rated.

You’ll find rates as low as $1 an hour (really??), and you can ask these VAs to do research, data entry, file conversions, or pretty much any other tedious little task you can think of.

Legal Questions

Under the legal category on Fiverr, you’ll find sellers who can help with your privacy policy, your patent and trademark applications, draft contracts for you, and more.

Tax Questions

Before I started working with a dedicated accountant, I turned to Fiverr when I was struggling to figure out the right number to put in a certain box on my business return.

Seller Tax help is the top-rated tax pro on Fiverr and was able to point me in the right direction.

The Best Fiverr Gigs for Podcasters

Starting The Side Hustle Show podcast has hands-down been one of my best decisions ever, but creating and producing the show takes a ton of work.

Here are a few Fiverr gigs you might consider when starting your show to sound better, look more professional in iTunes, and better serve your listeners.

Voice Over

The $15 podcast intro music and voice-over I bought for The Side Hustle Show in 2013 is probably the Fiverr gig I’ve gotten the most mileage out of.

The voice-over pro I bought from is no longer active on the platform, but there are tons of other choices to check out.

Drew the DJ is a well-rated pro for an American male voice, and Linnea has delivered over 50,000 (whoa!) gigs for female voice overwork.

Podcast Cover Art

I’ve made all 3 versions of The Side Hustle Show covert art in PowerPoint, but it might make sense to task the job to a professional designer.

Because design is so subjective, take a look at the portfolio from each seller you consider to see if their style is a fit. I’ve had the best luck outsourcing design tasks where I had a vision in my mind of what I wanted the thing to look like and provided examples of other designs I liked for inspiration.

Transcription

Getting your podcast transcribed can make your editing process faster and can help you reach people who just simply prefer to read (or who are hearing impaired).

Rates at transcription-only platforms like Rev.com are $1 per audio minute, but certain sellers on Fiverr can beat that rate — especially if you’re not in a rush.

Among the best is TransExpert, with rates as low as $0.50 per minute and thousands of 5-star reviews.

Once transcribed, it becomes easier to re-purpose your podcast into written content like blog posts and even books as well.

Audio Editing

Be respectful of your listener’s time and edit your show! This is something I notice when listening to other shows and it’s made me more conscious of every minute of audio I put out into the world.

Joel North has edited thousands of podcast episodes with glowing feedback.

The Best Fiverr Gigs for Authors

For self-publishing authors, Fiverr is a great resource to polish your rough draft into something ready to top the charts on Amazon.

Proofreading

I hired an editor for my first book and I’m so glad I did! He caught so many embarrassing typos and even formatting mistakes I completely missed.

It was money well spent for sure, as readers on Amazon expect a professional and error-free reading experience.

Editing and proofreading rates on Fiverr generally range from $0.33 to $1 per 100 words, so if your book is 20,000 words, you will find sellers in the $66 to $200 range.

Check out the listings to find your editor here.

Book Cover Design

I turned to top-rated Fiverr seller viknc harlie for the cover of my first book and it’s continued to sell every month since.

Because the book cover designers are so affordable, it might make sense to order from several sellers to see which concepts you like best — and then work with them for any revisions needed.

(I call this the “poor man’s 99designs” method.)

Book Promotion

Once you hit publish, how will you get the word out?

One book promotion service that has garnered positive feedback in the author communities I’m a part of is Bk nights gig on Fiverr.

He’s got an email list of 50,000 subscribers who look forward to daily messages about free and discounted books.

Audio Book Production

Creating an audiobook version of your book can be a great way to reach new “readers” and earn incremental royalties.

But if you don’t have the recording equipment (or desire) to read it yourself, turn to a professional narrator and don’t sweat it.

(I recorded the audio version of Buy Buttons myself and it was WAY harder than I thought it would be — both in terms of the actual reading out loud and the editing/post-production required to bring the files up to Audacity’s standards.)

Members of Side Hustle Nation recommended Adam Naranjo as their go-to narrator and producer for audiobooks.

The Best Fiverr Gigs for E-Commerce Sellers

Whether you have an e-commerce store of your own or you’re selling private label products on Amazon, several Fiverr services can help you make more sales.

Product Photography

The first impression most people will have of your product online is its photography. Are your product shots representing the item and the brand well?

A friend recommended seller, who’s completed more than 2000 product photo shoots starting at just $5.

Product Packaging Design

For many Amazon FBA sellers, the product packaging design is the last thing they consider when launching a new product. And it’s true, in the range of things that matter most, this is probably pretty low on the list since someone usually will have already bought your product before they ever see the package.

Still, your packaging can be shown in your Amazon listing and signal whether your product is a premium brand or a commodity product. When people open their package at home, what impressions will they have right out of the gate based on the packaging?

Check out some of the top-rated packaging designers on Fiverr to find one that’s a fit for your business.

Product Video

One cool way to showcase your product is with a video.

Professional videographer website video produces high-quality “cinematic” product videos that give potential buyers a 360-degree view of your product.

Product Descriptions

Seller spxmac is the #1 provider of Amazon FBA product descriptions. With thousands of completed gigs, he’s got the experience and understanding of Amazon businesses to deliver a listing page that stands out, informs, and sells.

What NOT to Buy on Fiverr

While there are lots of things you can order on Fiverr that will help your business, there are some services to avoid too.

Traffic

Several gigs promise thousands of “real” visitors to your website in a matter of days or hours.

I’m not sure exactly how these gigs work, but one thing is certain: you won’t make any sales or find long-term readers from this influx of traffic.

Similarly, in the past, you could buy thousands of followers for your social media accounts, though Fiverr seems to have cracked down on these worthless gigs.

Most SEO Services

I would stay away from any gigs offering to build links to your site, as they could do more harm than good.

Gigs that focus on SEO audits/reports and on-page optimization should be safe.

Content (Unless from Fiverr Pro)

I’ll admit I’ve been lured in by the promise of cheap article writing on Fiverr, but I’ve come to believe writing is something you get what you pay for.

All of the articles I got back required editing (some more than others), but as Google has improved I think it makes the most sense to either write something awesome yourself or pay a great writer to create that content for you.

At least that’s my take; I haven’t found any shortcuts to great content that drives results.

Your Turn

Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg of the many useful services you can find on Fiverr. If you don’t find something you want through normal browsing, you can search for gigs based on keywords or you create your gig request and post it to the seller community.

Do your due diligence and keep in mind, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

There are plenty of gigs that don’t offer much value at all, so pay attention to the feedback and do business with those sellers who are serious about their Fiverr reputation.

What’s your favorite Fiverr gig?

What’s delivered the most bang for the buck for you? Any non-spammy suggestions are welcomed in the comments below.