If you're new to Fiverr, you may be wondering how to succeed. It seems like getting started is almost impossible, right? How do you get that first sale, how do you keep getting sales once the first one is over?
Here are some tips:
1.) Undervalue your work. Sure, it takes me a good hour to write a well-researched article for a niche website with a handful of keywords thrown in, but I do 2 of those babies for just $5 and after Fiverr gets their hands in the cookie jar, I only make $4 of the sale. In my "regular" job, I make 4 dollars for re-wording 100 words worth of text that's already on a website and inserting a few keywords. It takes maybe 5 minutes. See the difference? Fiverr doesn't pay well and I'm okay with that because it's not my main source of revenue and I set my own deadlines. Gigs that ask a reasonable price for what they're offering tend to sit and rot because there's so many of us that are willing to sell ourselves short to make extra money for the holidays, etc.
2.) If you're new, be speedy. People see that you have a 10 day time frame for completion and they still want it yesterday. That's human nature. The faster you can work, the more you'll make. Beware though, if offering your gig in a shorter time frame is an "extra", you might not want to deliver before that time frame is up regardless of whether or not you can just so that people don't start expecting the "extra" for free.
3.) Always respond quickly when someone asks a question. Fiverr will email you when someone orders a gig, sends you a message, etc. If it's a job you want, be quick to answer. Otherwise, let them sit for a while.
4.) Don't cancel gigs. For whatever stupid reason, Fiverr gives negative points to sellers that cancel gigs. There's no "accept job" button so sometimes you get a buyer that is a real pain in the butt that places an order for more than you are offering and then you're in the awkward situation of having to cancel. IF that's the case, try contacting the seller first to have them initiate a cancellation and then go through Fiverr to cancel the order (you need to really have a valid reason why here) before cancelling on your own. Either of those options won't damage your rating like a self-cancel will.
5.) If you can, add a video to your gig. It doesn't have to be long or horribly creative. People just like videos for some reason.
6.) Self-promote. If you buy a gig, make sure to mention that you have gigs available as well. Do you have a blog? Add a link. Friends? Let them know. Advertise on Facebook, online, wherever you can. Once you get picked up and your rating increases, you'll start seeing more sales and you'll need to do less advertising work.
Other than that, how you get more sales depends a lot on what you do. I'm a writer and short of giving my product away for free I can't really do much to entice people. Fortunately, I've been lucky and buyers have found me pretty easily, though I've been on Fiverr for a long time. Joining Fiverr is free, so if you've been on the fence for a while, why not sign up and see if you get any bites?
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