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Make Extra Money or Start a Freelance Business on Fiverr

Updated on: February 5, 2015 By Erica Martin 1 Comment

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How to start a quick online business, at no cost, using Fiverr!If you’re trying to build a freelance business, there are several different ways you can do it. Websites like Elance and Odesk give you the opportunity to look at different projects and place bids on them.

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Another place that’s become very popular for freelancers is Fiverr. In this post I’ll explain how you can make extra money or start a freelance business on Fiverr.

What is Fiverr?

Fiverr is a website where people can sell products or services for $5.  You sell just about any product or service – some of the services I’ve personally taken advantage of include editing, eBook cover design, keyword research,  and SEO consultations.

In addition, some of the other gigs I’ve seen advertised include consulting gigs, where people will provide consultation services on a specific topic, social media management, gigs to design WordPress sites or fix WordPress site issues, transcription, and freelance writing.

You can also sell physical products on Fiverr – when you set up your gig, there’s a checkbox that you can check that says “I charge for shipping” – check that box and put in the amount that you charge.

Can I offer additional services as part of my gig?

Yes, once you’ve successfully delivered 10 gigs, you can add gig extras.  For example, if you’re a freelance writer, you could add a gig extra to write an additional amount of words for more money.  I’ve added an extra to my transcription gig that says I’ll transcribe an additional 30 minutes of audio for an additional $5, and I tacked on an additional two days for the order to be completed.

How do I offer my products or services on Fiverr?

Start by deciding what kind of product or service you want to offer for $5. Once you’ve done that, create an account at Fiverr, then go to the menu under your username and click on “My Gigs” which is listed under “My Sales,” then click on “Add a New Gig” You’ll have to give your gig a title – Fiverr gives you the structure they want you to use for your title – “I will (do something I’m really good at)”.

Please keep in mind that your gig title can only be 80 characters – when you’re typing your title, you’ll get messages letting you know when it’ s too long, too short, or just the perfect length. Then you’ll add a picture to illustrate your gig. If you don’t have pictures of your own you can go to someplace like Google Images to find a suitable picture. Next you’ll describe your gig in at least 120 characters, preferably more.

When you’re writing your gig description, be sure to clearly explain your service to your potential customers – include what you’ll do and what you won’t do. Next you’ll add tags and decide on the maximum amount of time it will take for you to deliver the gig.

The last thing you’ll do is add instructions for the buyer, such as information or files you’ll need in order to deliver the gig – in the gig instructions for my transcription gig, I ask my buyers to provide links to or attach the files they want transcribed, as well as any templates they might have so I know how to structure the transcript, and provide any instructions on how they want the audio transcribed – do they want every word transcribed, or do they want it transcribed clean verbatim?

How and when do I get paid?

When someone orders your gig, they pay at the time they order the gig,  however you’re not paid right away. After you deliver the gig, the buyer needs to mark it as complete. Once it’s marked as complete, the payment will start to clear, and you’ll normally be able to transfer it to your PayPal account or use it to order gigs for yourself two weeks after the buyer marks the order as complete.

You’ll be able to see when payments for different gigs will clear your account in Revenues, which is located under My Sales.   For example, I received my first order on my Fiverr gig on December 30. I delivered it to my client on December 31 and he marked it as complete the same day. The funds cleared my account on January 14 and I transferred them to my PayPal account the same day.

Do I keep all the money?

Unfortunately, no.  Just like most other freelance sites, Fiverr deducts fees from the different gigs. You’ll keep $4 out of the $5 that’s charged to the client, and if you chose to transfer your earnings to PayPal there’s an additional 8 cents taken out, so you’ll receive $3.92 out of every $5 gig. Of course, if your client orders gig extras, or multiple gigs, you’ll make more, but PayPal will also take out more for a fee.

What if I order gigs from other Fiverr sellers regularly? Can I put my earnings towards that?

Yes, if you order gigs from other Fiverr sellers regularly you can use your Fiverr earnings to pay for them – this is what my best Fiverr client dones. He has a few gigs on Fiverr that he offers, and the money he makes from those gigs he uses to order gigs from me and other transcribers on Fiverr so that he can have captioning on his videos for people who are hearing impaired or speak languages other than English. You’ll still need to wait for your Fiverr earnings to clear before you can apply them to gigs you order, however.

Are there other ways I can offer my services on Fiverr?

Yes, Fiverr now has a section called buyer requests, where buyers can request a certain service – you can look through the list of buyer requests and if you see one that you think you’d be able to do, you can submit an offer to the requester with appropriate gig. In addition, you can create custom gigs for sellers that contact you, if your gig doesn’t fit their needs.

If a seller contacts you about a custom offer, all you do is click the “Send a custom offer” button, fill in the description, select a category, decide on the maximum amount you would charge, and how long it would take you. Then click the “Send custom offer” button and see if the buyer accepts it.

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What if I’m not going to be able to work for a while?

That’s ok, just go into “My Gigs,” click on “Vacation Mode” then choose the reason you’ll be away and how long you’ll be away.  Buyers can choose to be notified when your gig is reactivated, and you’ll receive a daily update with the number of people on your waiting list.

Update 23-Aug-2016:

Since I originally wrote this post, Fiverr has changed their format slightly. The new features they’ve included are:

Additional Gig Packages

You can now choose to offer up to three gig packages, each with different services and different prices.

For example, on my clean verbatim transcription gig, which I currently have paused, I offer an interview transcription package, where I offer to transcribe a up to a 30 minute interview clean verbatim for $5, a sermon/speech transcription package for an audio or video of up to an hour for $10, and a podcast transcription package where I offer to transcribe up to a 2 hour audio for $20.

Fiverr has also added the option to include additional services – for my transcription packages, I include one revision, up to two or three speakers depending on the package, and proofreading.

Additional Services That Can Be Offered

Previously, the only additional service you could offer was extra fast delivery. Now, Fiverr has given sellers the option to offer extra services, depending on what kind of service they’re offering.

For my transcription gig I’ll transcribe longer recordings for an additional fee, add time-stamps, transcribe an audio with an extra speaker, and transcribe the audio full verbatim.

Option to Add an FAQ Section

If you find people asking you the same questions about your gigs over and over, you can add an FAQ section to clarify things.

Options to Transfer Earnings to Your Bank Account

When I wrote my original post, the only things you could do with your earnings were use them to order gigs, or transfer them to a Paypal account.

However, Fiverr introduced the ability to transfer your earnings to your bank account.

However if you choose this option, you have to use it exclusively – you don’t have the option to choose where you want to transfer your earnings.

I can’t say that I personally have made more money from these changes, because I haven’t done much work on Fiverr since they made the changes. I do know that others have, however.

If you haven’t set up a seller profile yet, now is a great time to do so, especially if you need to make some extra money for the holidays, or for other expenses you have coming up – you can sign up on their website at this link: https://www.fiverr.com/.

And if you’re a contractor on Fiverr, I would love to hear about your experiences since they made the changes – please feel free to comment below.

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Erica Martin

About Erica Martin

Erica lives in Cary, North Carolina. She has been married to her husband, Kevin since 2003, and  has worked for various work from home companies since 2003. She's also published two ebooks on Amazon. You can find out more about her and read some of the blog posts she's written on her website.

Comments

  1. Rakesh says

    March 19, 2015 at 9:40 am

    Hi,

    I tried Seoclerks, Thanks for letting me about Fiverr. I’ll also give it a try:)

    Thanks a lot

    Reply

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