How hard is it to be successful on Fiverr?
Success is a state of mind. If you think you are successful,
no other thought can change this for you. You do not need time to become
successful anymore. You do not need to walk on roads untaken to reach
somewhere. You do not need to earn some inordinate
amount to fill your bank accounts. Success is in your thoughts. If you think
you are successful, then you are.
Now, let’s cut the above bullshit and understand what the
real world feels like. Wherever you go, you will be judged, welcomed or
rejected, loved or hated, kissed or beaten, and appraised by the amount of
success that you have achieved in the onlooker’s eyes.
If you are proud of
being a freelancer who is trying to find his feet working as a Fiverr seller,
you must be able to show that on your profile. The number of reviews that you
have and the average rating that you have will tell someone how successful you
are on Fiverr. Let the lifetime earning be left for your eyes only. This is one
reason that everyone selling on Fiverr wants to be successful on Fiverr.
There is a massive pool
of other people as well, who are working on Fiverr (now) and would want to be
successful on Fiverr (one day). They want to do good, boost their pride and
also the notifications from the bank accounts after each successful withdrawal
from Fiverr.
No matter which group you fall into, it is really very hard
to be successful on Fiverr. Well, I am talking from my perspective of success as
a Fiverr seller. So, let’s keep that constant for the rest of this hurdle. In
this article, I am going to try and explain if it is tough to be a successful seller on Fiverr.
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Fight the High Competition
On Fiverr, there are a
lot of sellers, and if you search for one
particular product or service, you might find 20 or even 200 more gigs selling
the same thing that you are planning to sell. This is why you must put in
efforts to stand tall in the competition.
Always consider providing top notch services. Whatever the
gig size is – whether it is a $5 gig or a $500 big project, put in your best
efforts. Deliver the best you can. Your top-notch service will never go
unattended and will surely bring you a lot of success in the long run.
Fine Tune your Gigs
Keep fine-tuning your
gigs. Get back to your published gigs
every now and then with an intention to improve it. Gig research in your domain
can help you a lot in this. You will be able to see what is lacking in your gig
and then probably improve the gig.
Check the top-selling
gigs in your domain and find out things that they are doing. Probably you can
improve your gig too.
Did you check your gig images off late? Or the gig video? Can
you improve them? Think about these things and if you find an opportunity to enhance your gigs, please go ahead and put in
the extra effort. It is always worthy.
I check my gigs every month and try to improve them with the
additional knowledge that I have gathered in the last month or so. You might
have developed your writing skills, or
your video making skills or image designing skills in the previous month. Use them to strengthen your gig too.
Prove your Mastery
One thing which can set you apart from all the other sellers
on Fiverr is your mastery on the subject.
If you are a designer, your knowledge of PhotoShop, Illustrator, Coral Draw, PowerPoint,
etc. will show up in your work. If you
are not a master in this software, your designs will speak for themselves.
Everything on your
gig should indicate that you are the best! Remember in most gigs (like design
gigs etc.) the preview of your delivery is shown. New buyers can see your
previous work. Ensure you deliver your best.
Learn new things to improve yourself. Everyone else is doing
so. If you are not learning something new every day, remember that you are lagging
behind the other sellers who are learning new things and achieving new mastery.
Showcase what you learn in your work or your gig content.
Be Patient
Be patient with your gigs. Give them some time to settle
when you change things. It might take some time for the Fiverr algorithm to
catch the change and act accordingly. You must show patience after making
changes in your gig and wait to see it rank higher on the search results.
Nothing works overnight. You will not get rich just after opening
an account on Fiverr or after selling a few gigs. It will take time. But one
thing is sure that if you are there in the mix and continually putting in efforts to promote your gigs and add value to the clients, you can beat
the competition and move up the ladder in time. You must be hence, very patient
with your career on Fiverr.
Show Resilience
Again, this is a personal trait that you must have. You must
be ready to fight back in times of adversities. It not going to be a smooth
ride. Nobody promised it will be, right?
There are a lot of instances when you might face animosity on
Fiverr, in different forms. You must be prepared to bounce back and get going
with what you are here for – to get more work, put your best efforts and earn
money. You must be ready to accept a lot of hardships on Fiverr.
Fiverr rules do not work in our favor all the time. There are
times when we can see something terrible happening
to us, but we will be just helpless. Unfortunate cancellations, wrong orders or
orders sent to you by mistake (and later canceled
by the buyer) are widespread and they hurt the seller hard.
For instance, there will be buyers who will accept your hard
work but won’t give you a 5-star rating
just because they felt you could have done better. They may not have any
knowledge of the skills you used, but they will be highly judgmental. These bad
reviews and ratings will impact in a terrible
manner.
Some clients are
looking for free work. They will get the job
and then probably cancel the order sighting some other problem with you. You might
even earn a 1-star rating too. They don’t care what happens to your profile
after that 1-star rating. But you must care. It is your profile, after all, and you should be able to spring back.
Promote your Gigs
I keep saying this that if you are trying to sell any
digital product, you must resort to promoting those online. There is no second
way of getting more sales.
Whether you are a seller on Fiverr, or a blogger, or a YouTuber,
or a published author on Amazon and want to sell more of your assets and
services, you must promote them. As a Fiverr seller, you must encourage your Fiverr gigs on various social
media platforms and forums wherever you envision to have your target clients.
A seller must promote gigs on his own. If you rely solely on
Fiverr’s algorithm to help and sell your gigs, then you cannot expect regular sales. Go ahead
and start promoting.
Here is How to Promote Your Fiverr Gig On Quora in 2019
Own it and be Responsible
Selling on Fiverr is your business. You must own it totally.
You must be ready to take up the ownership of your gigs and profile precisely how you would if you had a physical
shop. The business on Fiverr is no different.
Your success if your responsibility. No one else can make
you a really successful seller on Fiverr. If you have good friends and family, who are ready to promote your gig on
their timelines and help you, consider yourself lucky. But do not expect
anything else at all. They are not going to take responsibility for your success.
Fiverr will help the sellers in various ways, though they
are more partial towards the buyers, in case of arguments or differences in opinions.
This is but ordinary because the money is
actually coming from the buyers. They too will not take responsibility for your success on Fiverr.
So, take ownership of your business on Fiverr and start
taking responsibility for whatever is
happening to you on Fiverr. If something terrible
is happening, try to fix it. If something good is happening, try to hold on to
it. That is how you will grow.
Conclusion
To conclude, I will agree that it is hard to be successful
on Fiverr. But I will also say that it is entirely
possible to be successful as well. Our business on Fiverr is in our hands. If we
put in the right efforts, we can stand out from the crowd and perform much
better in the coming days.
I hope the points I discussed above will help you in your
career on Fiverr. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the
comments section. I will do my best to answer your queries.
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You may also want to check out our YouTube Channel, where we post videos with various freelancing tips and tricks, which can definitely boost your freelancing career and business! The
Channel name is The Indian Freelancer and can be accessed here: www.YouTube.com/TheIndianFreelancer.
Thanks a lot,
The Indian Freelancer
Let's Learn and Grow Together!
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