If you didn’t know Fiverr is a marketplace where marketers like me and other business owners who run online businesses go to purchase cost-effective services from individuals all over the world.
This is something anybody around the world can participate in and sell services to earn money from. Fiverr pays its sellers the accumulated money they have earned whenever the seller chooses to withdraw their funds via Pay Pal, Bank Transfer, or Direct Deposit.
Here are several different services that you can post on Fiverr to make money from with no experience, expertise, or skills whatsoever. You can earn hundreds of dollars per week very easily doing these simple things in your spare time and many people do. Just make sure you apply these strategies and take action to make money from them.
Earning on Fiverr: 9 Profitable Seller Categories
#1 Spokesperson Videos
You don’t need a background in professional acting or access to top-tier filming equipment to produce effective spokesperson videos. In fact, many buyers on platforms like Fiverr are searching for genuine, relatable content that can be filmed in a natural, selfie-style format using just your smartphone.
This approachable and personal touch resonates with viewers and can often be more impactful than polished, studio-quality videos. Currently, there’s a significant market demand for videos in widely spoken languages, particularly English and Spanish, as they cater to a broad audience. By creating content in these languages, you can tap into a diverse client base looking for engaging and persuasive videos to represent their brand or message.
#2 Influencer Marketing
Leveraging a large social media following can be a lucrative way to earn money on Fiverr. Many businesses and individuals are ready to compensate you for promoting their brand across your social media platforms.
Your earnings for such services hinge on your follower count or the conversion rates achieved by the buyer.
For instance, an Instagram account boasting 250,000 followers could potentially earn $300 per post or more for endorsing a product, business, or brand.
This doesn’t just apply to Instagram it also applies to any social media account you have with a large following including Twitter.
#3 Digital Presentations
This next idea entails creating simple 10-slide editable presentations complete with infographics. There are two free resources you can use to create these presentations and sell them on Fiverr.
You can use SlidesCarnival to get tons of free editable and ready-formated templates. Each template will come with many differently formatted slides including lots of infographic-friendly ones as well which will satisfy most if not all of the requirements your customers will give you.
This tool also integrates directly into Google Slides which is the other free resource and it’s very easy to use as you can just edit, copy, paste, and delete slides. After you have created the slides for your customer you can save and download them in a PowerPoint file.
#4 Subtitling Video Clips
Fiverr sellers have been able to sell Gigs for adding subtitles to video clips in numerous languages which not only involves generating a transcript but also synchronizing the subtitles with the video when those words are being spoken in the video. Some sellers on Fiverr will charge $20 or more to do this and it’s so easy to do yourself for free.
So the trick is after the customer sends you their video just upload that video to YouTube as a private listing so no one else can view it on the platform. YouTube actually subtitles its videos automatically and it also allows you to directly download its subtitle file to your computer.
It does this very accurately and even if it does not get it 100% correct (which is rare) you can easily edit the file yourself. YouTube does support multiple languages however if you do not understand the language you will miss any possible errors so that is something to keep in mind.
#5 YouTube Video Intro/Outro Clips
You will see sellers on Fiverr offering this service for $10 and above. These video clips will usually only last for 5 to 12 seconds. You can use a site called Panzoid to create these clips and use free premade templates. When you are on the site just click on the cube box in the upper left-hand corner then click on the creations tab which will let you browse through many templates.
You are able to add the background, text, images/logos, and font. This video editor is very intuitive and recognized as being one of the very best tools for video animation.
#6 Video Ads
This is a very lucrative thing to sell because many business owners are willing to spend lots of money to have video ads created for brand exposure. You can charge $100 easily for this service and even at that price, many potential buyers would look at that as a steal.
The first thing you need to do is get royalty-free video clips that are related to the type of ad that your customer wants. You can get royalty-free clips from Videezy or Pixabay. Then string the video clips together and add a transcript if you want. Then with any free video editor, you can also include background music and add a voice-over.
The video editor I use is Shotcut and as far as the voiceover I use a special tool called Overdub and it does not sound like a robot. Overdub is very human-sounding. No one will know it was a software program speaking. You can make a full-time living doing this and have lots of fun doing it.
#7 Social Media Ads
Many influencers and business owners need high-quality custom ads for Facebook and Instagram. This type of service is in high demand and is easy to capitalize on.
This brings us back to Canva. They have templates for both Facebook Ads and Instagram Ads. Everything is drag and drop and you can edit everything very easily by changing the text and images or you can import your own images or ones that you find on royalty-free sites such as Pixabay etc.
Selling this type of gig will require a little creativity but is certainly doable.
#8 Photo Retouching
Many people look like sh*t in their selfies and are not satisfied with posting that on their social media or dating app accounts. This is where retouching or filtering that selfie can come in handy. There is a site called makeup.pho.to that can make someone look a lot better in their picture. This site can automatically retouch your face by smoothing it out and making the colors more even and normal. You can also manually select special effects like teeth whitening, remove red-eye, shine remover, and so on. Then you can download and save the new image and voila. Your customer can get a nice ego boost after posting their new look on the internet for everyone to see.
#9 T-shirt Designs
There are websites that are specifically tailored to making custom T-shirts that you can use to create stunning designs to sell on Fiverr. One such website is called Placeit. They allow you to create designs that look unique and are highly customizable. They also have thousands of pre-made templates that you can choose from. Your client or customer will believe you are an actual high-class designer. This is a very easy Gig to sell.
Boost Your Earnings on Fiverr: 6 Proven Tips
- Establish Trust: Upload a genuine photo of yourself. Buyers appreciate knowing they’re dealing with a real individual.
- SEO Optimization: Incorporate relevant keywords into your profile description to highlight the services you offer.
- Showcase Your Work: Display images of completed gigs as evidence of your excellent workmanship.
- Be Responsive: Swiftly respond to inquiries to enhance your ‘responsiveness’ rating.
- Seek Clarification: Never assume you understand exactly what buyers want. Ask detailed questions post-purchase to ensure customer satisfaction and positive feedback, which boosts your search result ranking.
- Another tip is to add a sales video to your Gigs sales page as this will attract more buyers. This has been proven to get sellers more buyers and ultimately make more money.
- Exceed Expectations: Set realistic deadlines for gig completion but strive to deliver 24 hours ahead of schedule. Buyers appreciate prompt delivery.
Bonus Tips
Keep Buyers Informed: Regularly update buyers on the progress of their gig to reassure them that you’re diligently working on it.
Stay Connected: Maintain open lines of communication with the buyer throughout the gig’s duration.
I buy many Fiverr Gigs for many different things that I need to have done that I don’t want to learn or feel like doing myself and these are the things I look for before I buy. Now let’s dive into a few promotional methods you can use to amplify your exposure.
How To Promote Your Fiverr Gig
All of these Gigs are very popular and in high demand and the caveat to that is more competition. So the main problem that many freelancers face is that they have a great service but they don’t get many if any clients.
There are strategies you use to promote your services whether they be on Upwork, Freelancer, Fiverr, or on your own website. There are lots of saturated services on these sites so it’s very important to have a promotional strategy that you can implement to maximize your exposure.
1. Quora
This site gets 300 million monthly views and about 35% come from the United States. On top of that 54%, of Quora users have a combined household income of over 100k so this is a great site to promote your Gig and gain some exposure.
You can just spend maybe 10 or 15 minutes a day answering people’s questions that are related to the Gigs you are promoting. Make your answers long and detailed and try to include pictures as well.
Try to answer at least 3 questions a day and within a couple of days, you should be getting people to view and even purchase your Gig.
2. Social Media
You can join about 20 or so Facebook groups and then offer some value then post a link to your Gig in the comment of your post. You can also share your insight or knowledge on Reddit to gain even more exposure. Many people find out about Fiverr on social media platforms so this is a good place to be to gain traffic to Gigs to get orders filled.
Once you have dozens of positive reviews you will gain some traction and it will be like a snowball effect of having more and more exposure within Fiverr itself so you can generate more sales and then rapidly become a level 1 or level 2 seller.
3. Paid Ads
You might shy away from this because you’re not trying to spend money but make money I get it. However in the beginning it’s important to get those initial orders in so you can get some sort of reputation that you can leverage to have more orders coming in on autopilot.
If you’re considering paid ads then forget about Google ads or Facebook ads and instead consider Quora ads. In Quora, they have a “Create Ad” tab where you can create a campaign and do some detailed targeting to drive potential buyers to your Gig.
Realize that when someone is on Quora asking questions such as “How to get more organic traffic to your website” or something similar you have a gig that they would be interested in like you offering an SEO report so they can gain insight on how they can optimize their website to get more organic traffic to it.
Now that is just one example but you can get laser-targeted traffic to your Fiverr Gigs using these types of paid ads on Quora. Keep in mind that paid ads are not necessary to make money on Fiverr as a beginner but are just another option to consider.
4. Bonus Tips
Create a fake account on Fiverr and buy your own gig on your real account twice. This will rank your gig higher on the site for the related keywords/tags.
You can also buy views/traffic from Fiverr and send the traffic to your gig page/URL and this will boost your gigs impressions which in turn will make your gig more visible to potential buyers on the platform.
Another thing that many Top sellers do is add a video to their Fiverr gig as it can significantly boost its appeal. It allows potential clients to see and hear you, which helps build trust and credibility.
A video can also showcase your personality and work style, making your gig stand out. Demonstrating your service or product in action helps clients understand what you offer more clearly. Lastly, it can increase engagement, as videos are more likely to be shared and remembered than text alone.
Pros and Cons of Selling on Fiverr
Pros:
Accessibility: Fiverr is a globally accessible platform, enabling you to reach out to clients worldwide.
Variety of Services: You can offer a wide range of services, from graphic design to writing and programming.
Flexibility: You can work at your own pace and choose projects that align with your skills and interests.
Extra Income: It can be a good source of extra income, especially for those starting their freelance journey.
Cons:
High Commissions: Fiverr charges a 20% commission on each transaction, which can significantly reduce your earnings.
Competition: The platform is saturated with sellers, making it challenging for new sellers to get noticed.
Customer Misunderstandings: Some buyers may have unrealistic expectations due to the low-cost nature of the platform.
Dependency: Your profile and gigs are at the mercy of Fiverr’s rules and algorithms, which can lead to sudden account suspensions or gig deletions.
Difficulty in Scaling: With the majority of gigs starting at $5, it can be challenging to scale your business or earn a substantial income.
Key Takeaways
Be patient! Treat Fiverr like a business and don’t try to make it your primary source of income right now from the jump. Sometimes the volume of orders you get can be inconsistent even after you get the ball rolling.
Make sure you model after the top sellers on Fiverr and try to implement the same tactics they use in terms of how they lay out their profile, the information provided in their gig promotion, the titles they use, etc. Don’t be a copycat but try to learn from the ones that have the results that you are trying to aquire.
