Do you have a special skill or talent that others are willing to pay money for? Perhaps you don’t think any of your skills are valuable or marketable. But there is a market and demand for almost any skill or talent. And you’re likely to find this market on Fiverr.
Fiverr is a site designed to help people buy and sell their special talent. Since The Golden Byte is dedicated to making money, I’ll only be focusing on the selling part.
So, how is it done?
The image above explains it as simply as possible:
Step one: Create a gig and advertise it
Step two: Sit back, relax, and wait to be contacted
Step Three: Deliver your work and collect your money
That sounds almost too simple, doesn’t it? Well, the above image may somewhat mislead folks. It really is as simple as the above image depicts, but, don’t forget, you need to create your gig, advertise your talent, and do the work when your talent is ordered.
To make this even simpler, I’m going to do a step-by-step guide for part of the process. I’m going to create a gig. With pictures, of course.
Begin the gig creation process by creating a gig title. The title should be somewhat descriptive, but don’t make it incredibly long. The title in the image above is the perfect length.
Next, you’ll want to select the category in which your service falls. My service was vocal narration, so I chose “Music and Audio” and, then, “Narration & Voice Over”.
After choosing a category, select a picture or two that suggests what you’re offering. Since I’m offering a voice over, I chose a microphone.
Provide a short description of your service. You will want to list anything that concerns your offer. In my description, I stated the maximum amount of words I would say, my reason for keeping the maximum word-count low, my equipment, and negotiable factors. Obviously, you don’t have to list what I listed. Just list anything that relates to what you are offering.
Also, in the above image, you can see I listed some tags that relate to my offer. These tags will help willing buyers find my offer.
Next, select the maximum number of days it will take you to complete and deliver your offer. You’ll also want to list any specific instructions for your potential buyers. What do they need to tell you or give you in order for you to complete offer?
After you’ve completed the above tasks, you’ll be asked to submit a video file. The video you submit should relate to your offer. For example, I submitted a video that showcases my vocal talent.
You don’t have to submit a video, but submitting a video will attract more buyers.
As the above image shows, you can select whether you want to charge extra for shipping if you’re shipping a tangible product.
When all of the above tasks are completed, click the green button to publish your offer.
Before you publish your offer, you may want to preview the final offer page. You can do this by clicking the “Preview” link at the bottom of the above image.
Once you’re satisfied with the “Preview” of your offer page, you can click the “Finish” link at the bottom of the above image.
You can also use this page to advertise your offer via Twitter or Pinterest.
The above image shows the final offer page. Notice that everything I inputted on the previous pages shows up on the final page, so be careful what you decide to add on the previous pages. You don’t want your potential buyers seeing anything questionable.
And…you’re done.
Once you’ve created your gig, all you have to do is sit back, relax, and wait for an offer. You can choose to do a little extra advertising via Facebook or any other marketing site, but this isn’t necessary.
The offer rates differ on Fiverr, but the minimum amount you can charge is $5. You may wish to include additional offers, on top of the original offer, on Fiverr. You can also charge for these additional offers. For example, my standard voice over offer rate is $5, however, I'll double the maximum word amount for an extra $5. Potential buyers can choose whether to stick with the standard offer (which would cost them $5) or they can go with both the standard and the additional offer (which would cost them $10).
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