Everyone has to start from the bottom, which may be an intimidating and even frustrating ordeal. This post is to hopefully help sellers find the answers they need without having to score through the whole forum for answers. Please be aware that the forum on Fiverr is not a way to contact Customer Support. If you are having a serious issue with your account or an offensive user, please contact the Support Team directly through the Customer Support button on the bottom of the Fiverr page.
This discussion is not a location for you to promote your gigs, even if they offer something related to something mentioned to this gig. Please promote your gigs in the "My Fiverr Gigs" category of the forums. Thank you.
Look at Featured & Top Sellers for inspiration!
This does not mean copy their gigs or offer the same things they do. What you need to do is get the motivation to be yourself and look inside yourself for your unique skills. Can't come up with any? Start writing down every little thing you do at work, school, and in your free time and you just might realize there is a lot more to you than you think. Seriously, not everyone can do everything you are able to do, so market that stuff and go for it!
There are only 80 characters in a gig title, and really should should stay below that without difficulty. The words you use should be words a buyer/customer would use to find something, so don't add all the extra keywords, especially since you can put those in your description or tags. Need a little encouragement, look around at the other gigs sold in the same field as you are trying to sell, but do not copy that!
With the current set-up of Fiverr, you can only offer a gig to a Buyer Request if your gig and the buyer's request are the same category and sub-category, so be aware of how your buyer would think and sort your gig properly.
When a buyer is browsing the Fiverr search, they will only see an image and the gig title, so try to not have any words in your image and still make it eye catching and appealing.
High Quality is key!My smartphone has a 8MP camera, which is really good for a clear and crisp video image; I just have to make sure to turn it on it's side rather than upright so the image takes the full screen in a video on my computer. Natural softlight is the best lighting to use for this, so try standing about 5-10 feet away from a window where an overcast is happening. Too much light (like blinding sun) will wash you out, while too little light (like a stormcloud day) will cause too many shadows. Videos are submitted for review by Fiverr before they are public, so don't panic if you do not see your video right away. Patience is all part of the process.
That should be all there is to creating a gig! Again, don't be alarmed if something goes wrong or your stuff isn't showing up right away, it takes time to get used to and it takes more time for Customer Support to fix it. ^_^
This discussion is not a location for you to promote your gigs, even if they offer something related to something mentioned to this gig. Please promote your gigs in the "My Fiverr Gigs" category of the forums. Thank you.
~.~Creating A Gig~.~
When you sign up for Fiverr, you get all excited to be able to finally make some 'easy' cash online. To create a gig, click "Sales" on the top bar of the Fiverr page, then the green "Create Gig" button on the right side. Here are the tips the other Fiverr sellers suggest.• Step One: Research
The KEY to being successful on Fiverr is making a gig with originality. This means you need to really be different than the rest of the sellers here! Sure, you can offer something similar, but to really stand out and make a difference, you need to be yourself and come up with something new. How?Look at Featured & Top Sellers for inspiration!
This does not mean copy their gigs or offer the same things they do. What you need to do is get the motivation to be yourself and look inside yourself for your unique skills. Can't come up with any? Start writing down every little thing you do at work, school, and in your free time and you just might realize there is a lot more to you than you think. Seriously, not everyone can do everything you are able to do, so market that stuff and go for it!
• Step Two: An Enchanted Title
Do not explain everything you are going to do in your title, it just makes it cluttered and it will cut off the words strangely in a link. A wonderful Top-Seller here made the best statement for this. "When a buyer clicks on your gig, there should be no surprises." This means you need to keep your title direct and to the point.There are only 80 characters in a gig title, and really should should stay below that without difficulty. The words you use should be words a buyer/customer would use to find something, so don't add all the extra keywords, especially since you can put those in your description or tags. Need a little encouragement, look around at the other gigs sold in the same field as you are trying to sell, but do not copy that!
• Step Three: The Right Department (Categories)
You don't go to the kitchen appliances section of a department store to look for shoes (at least, I hope not), so don't try to place your gig into a category and subcategory which would not make sense from a buyer's view. Your gig may fit into multiple categories, so it is up to you to judge which one makes more sense and fits more of the details of the offer. If you really cannot decide, perhaps separating what you offer into multiple gigs based on each part of what you offer will help. Do not make the same gig for two different categories!With the current set-up of Fiverr, you can only offer a gig to a Buyer Request if your gig and the buyer's request are the same category and sub-category, so be aware of how your buyer would think and sort your gig properly.
• Showing Off Your Talent (Pictures)
The gig gallery is where you upload images to represent your gig. Images must be in JPEG format, 682 pixels wide x 459 pixels high and no more than 2MB each. Your image needs to be related to the service you are offering, or better, show buyers who they’ll be working with and by adding a photo of yourself. Your image cannot be a stock image or something you do not own the copyrights to.When a buyer is browsing the Fiverr search, they will only see an image and the gig title, so try to not have any words in your image and still make it eye catching and appealing.
• Your Full Offer (Description)
Your description needs to contain as much useful information as possible in less than 1,200 words. Don't just restate your gig offer and your credentials, include a bullet-point list of what exactly they will receive when they order. Be as clear as possible on what you will and will not do so you run into less issues in the future. I try to include the phrase, "Please contact me before ordering so we can work out the details," so I have less surprise gig orders.• You're It! (Tags)
Many people say the tags are key to getting sales, but I cannot show you any hard evidence. You have five(5) tags available to you, which can be multiple words or a single word. Again, think as your buyer would think and add tags which are relevant to your gig and not mentioned in the title. I often ask friends to review my gigs and give me a few words that first come to their heads when they think of the service I provide.• Express Yourself (Video)
I believe the video is really what sells a gig in the end. I know I am due to an update on my gig videos since the changes made to Fiverr. It is true that the best sellers on Fiverr get up in front of a camera and introduce the gig on their own, but this isn't absolutely required. I highly recommend showing at least a picture of yourself, and I definitely recommend using your own voice. If you have a computer, you most likely have some free video editing software where you can make a picture slide show with special effects and your own sounds, or an actual video recording with all the options to clip and edit. I use Windows Movie Maker, personally.High Quality is key!My smartphone has a 8MP camera, which is really good for a clear and crisp video image; I just have to make sure to turn it on it's side rather than upright so the image takes the full screen in a video on my computer. Natural softlight is the best lighting to use for this, so try standing about 5-10 feet away from a window where an overcast is happening. Too much light (like blinding sun) will wash you out, while too little light (like a stormcloud day) will cause too many shadows. Videos are submitted for review by Fiverr before they are public, so don't panic if you do not see your video right away. Patience is all part of the process.
That should be all there is to creating a gig! Again, don't be alarmed if something goes wrong or your stuff isn't showing up right away, it takes time to get used to and it takes more time for Customer Support to fix it. ^_^