Absolutely!!! I made $150 in my first 7 days working only 12 hours as a freelance blog post writer. That’s right, I created an account on Sunday evening, set up my gig on Fiverr, waited a day, posted my gig on a blogging forum and picked up 3 orders at $50 a piece the next day. I did a little research and wrote the 6 articles to finish out the week. Plus one of the buyers tipped me $10. Oh, and the same buyer said I could write another 300 posts for him if I wanted. So, yea, I think this shows that Fiverr can be worth it.
Want to learn more about how Fiverr works and how I accomplished this in only a week? Well, read on, but first a little about myself;
Fiverr Basics
What is Fiverr?
Fiverr is a platform where sellers can offer digital services and buyers can buy a service for as little as $5.
What Services are offered on Fiverr?
Offerings from sellers on Fiverr are called “gigs” and they can vary wildly.
You can see gigs like writing blog posts, taking pictures, SEO coaching, website building, video editing, photoshopping, even video game coaching.
Is Fiverr Free
Nope. Fiver charges buyers a transaction fee of $1 for gigs up to $20. For gigs over $20 Fiverr charges a 5% fee.
For sellers, Fiverr takes a 20% cut right off the top and they even took 20% from my $10 tip.
BUT…You get something for what you are paying. The buyer pays upfront when he places an order and Fiverr holds that money. When you make your delivery, Fiverr releases the funds to you (not immediately though).
Buyers and sellers communicate strictly on the chat and messaging system on Fiverr. It is against the Terms of Service to take your business off Fiverr. If you do, you will lose your account. But this let’s Fiverr stay in the middle so you can’t take advantage or be taken advantage of the other party.
So, what you are paying for is protection. As a buyer, you’ll get what you pay for and as a seller, you will be paid. It’s worth it.
Sunday
This is my first day on Fiverr. I decided to set up my account at about noon. By 12:15 I finished with the basics. Then Fiverr offers a “getting started” course. It takes about an hour to watch. If this is new to you, it’s worth watching. If you think you have it all figured out, skim through and move on to the next step, which is creating your first gig.
Creating a gig is very easy. You describe what you are going to offer. I decided to offer my services as a blog post writer. I offered the basic service for $10 which got the buyer a 400-word post. The standard offer got the buyer a 1200 word post for $25 and the deluxe package got the buyer two 1200 word posts for $50. Here is a screenshot of my first gig…
When I finished setting up my gig I was told I have to take an English test! The test was very easy and was basic stuff like knowing the difference between “your” and “you’re” It took about 15 minutes and I was ready to go. I am curious about what other tests there are. What test would I have to pass if I offer photography services? Or video game coaching? That’s for another day.
Anyway, I spent another 30 minutes or so uploading a snazzy picture of myself and doing a quick bio to help sell the gigs. then I waited.
Monday
I spend most of Monday waiting. No messages no views until around 2:30 pm where I noticed I had gotten several views but no clicks and no orders.
Monday evening I decided to stop waiting and at least try to promote myself. I follow a group of bloggers on Facebook, and some of them are always looking to outsource their website content. They gripe about paying 4 cents a word or $40 per thousand, so I told them about the gig I was doing on fiver for a 1200 post for ONLY $25. I thought I would have been inundated with orders, but not a peep. I went to bed thinking Fiverr might just be overrated as a freelance market place.
$25 for a blog post is Cheeaaap!! Many bloggers pay their writers 3 cents a word until they have gained experience. Then the bloggers will pay 6 cents per word and up. (That’s $72 for what I’m charging $25 for) When a blogger finds a writer that does exactly what he wants in a timely manner, bloggers will pay upwards of 10 cents per word.
To put that in perspective, what I am writing a 1200 word post for is $25. At 3 cents a word that would be $36, at 6 cents a word $72 and at 10 cents a word $120! I wanted to make sure I got some gigs so I undervalued my self. At $25, a blogger has very little to lose giving you a chance. When you get too busy, then you can start increasing your rate.
Tuesday
Tuesday I woke bright and early to the message “You have a new order” on my email and Fiverr app notifications. I opened up the app and sure enough, it was a $50 order from one of the bloggers on the Facebook group.
You can believe me or not, I don’t care, but I do not participate in this group very much at all. I don’t have a bunch of friends ready to throw money at my gig. I just stalk the page and look for marketing ideas from other bloggers and SEO tips and the like. This person was a bit hesitant, but I was able to exceed his expectations and after finishing the 2 articles for him about biking, he ordered 2 more. Here is what he wrote
Wednesday
On Wednesday, his second order came in. This time he wanted two blog posts researched and written on some gun/hunting related topics. I spent Wednesday doing a little research and preparing to write the 2 posts. I needed every bit of the research because I have never been hunting, but I was able to figure out what he wanted and gave him a great post. (Not to toot my own horn, but I have it down to a system). Here is a post on MY SYSTEM!
Thursday
On Thursday I got up early because I wanted to knock these two posts out in the morning, so I could focus on filming some YouTube videos in the afternoon for Anderson Earns. At this point in my Fiverr career, I was feeling pretty good. My only goal was to show y’all that I could get at least one sale. With 2 sales of 2 posts each for a total of $100 I was pleased, but it was actually taking a bit more of my time than I was hoping it would, but, for this week, I’ll take any offers for work I can…Almost.
I completed these two posts early and submitted them to the buyer. He replied within an hour saying he wanted another 2 posts and, get this…He wanted me to write another 300+ posts. That would be $7500 at the current price, but there is no way I will keep writing for about $10 an hour. If I were back in college or if I really needed the work, I would have jumped on it like ticks on a hound dog, but my days are packed as it is, and this was just supposed to be for demonstration purposes only.
I almost forgot. He also game me a $10 tip after I finished his 4th post in 3 days.
Friday
On Friday, I explained to my buyer that I was just doing this for research for this post that you are reading. He was disappointed, but he understood and was glad to get the 6 posts I did write for him. Today I finished and submitted the 5th post and got the research done for the last post that I was to write for this buyer this week.
As yo can see, Fiverr has taken the 20% commission that they charge. You can also see that I have a balance of $0. Fiverr holds onto funds for up to 14 days for new sellers and 7 for proven sellers. Once you get a lot of orders in the pipeline, this delay will hardly be noticed.
Saturday
On Saturday morning, I finished the last of my orders and submitted them to the buyer. All in all, I was happy with the week I spent writing blog posts on Fiverr. Just as I was wrapping up the day, another order came in from a different person. It was one about beer, so I had to take it. I researched and wrote the post in about 2 hours and finished the week earning $185 including the tip and before the Fiverr cut. Net total=$148
If you want to check out my gig it is right here. Anderon’s first Fiverr gig
Thanks for reading and remember…Earn What you are Worth…and MORE!!!
Anderson
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