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This includes Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, Google+, Blogger sites, and so on. This is really the best way to bring traffic to your gig from outside of Fiverr. If you don't use these tools to your advantage, you most likely will be lost in the dust of your competition. To promote yourself on those sites, create a dedicated profile on each social network for your Fiverr page (not just one gig) then link your gigs on a regular base with interesting information and maybe even a special if gig extra if buyers mention the profile with their order! Use hastags (#example) with keywords to bring in the interest from people who might not be following you.
The rest of this post will explain how to be more interesting to already browsing buyers. Just because you promote yourself on other sites doesn't mean you will automatically get their interest. When bringing traffic you are looking for sales, but without looking a little professional (unless your gig is asking you not to look professional) your gigs will not get shared among those who visited your page. So, use the following tips to leave a greater impact on viewers and ultimately earn more views and possibly buyers.
Fiverr V2 really helps with description layout thanks to paragraph separation and formatting abilities; use them! You want to make sure the extremely important stuff (like the details of what is offered) is bold while the rest of your page is aligned to catch the attention of buyers. Browse through the hand picked and featured gigs to see some examples, but DO NOT COPY THEM! You need to be original!
If your title is very long chances are people are going to ignore it. You need to be straight to the point; your description should give the details. Instead of "I will write a 500 word blog with keywords and links and post it on my site for $5" you would want something along the lines of "I will write and post a 500 word blog for $5" ... or you can get creative. Just try and keep it short and to the point.
It is a proven fact on Fiverr that sellers with an interesting video which explains the details of their offered gig get more than double the amount of sales than someone without a video. Most cell phones these days can take a decent quality video, so prop it up somewhere (to avoid camera shakes) and describe or do what your gig offers! Do this for every gig you have. Videos are not required, but they seem to be required in order to make it to Top Seller and/or Featured Seller status.
Your pictures (and video) should be relevant to your gig. When someone (regular or first time users) is scanning through your gigs, that photo next to your gig title plays a big role in whether a buyer will click on your Gig or move on. Check out the top rated competitors for your gigs to get some ideas, but BE ORIGINAL and make it your own, unique thing!
You want to make sure you have your gig in the most relevant location on Fiverr for it to be found by the target audience. It may be difficult to pick one, but do your best. If you really cannot pick one, see if you can split your gig into multiple gigs (DO NOT COPY/PASTE THE SAME GIG) so to subcategorize each into their proper sections.
Good luck out there! If you have more to add to this, please mention it! We are all in this place together ... we might as well help each other out!
This post is old! Check out the NEW post at http://forum.fiverr.com/discussion/13320/creating-promoting-your-gigs#Item_1
1. Promote Through Social Media
This includes Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, Google+, Blogger sites, and so on. This is really the best way to bring traffic to your gig from outside of Fiverr. If you don't use these tools to your advantage, you most likely will be lost in the dust of your competition. To promote yourself on those sites, create a dedicated profile on each social network for your Fiverr page (not just one gig) then link your gigs on a regular base with interesting information and maybe even a special if gig extra if buyers mention the profile with their order! Use hastags (#example) with keywords to bring in the interest from people who might not be following you.
The rest of this post will explain how to be more interesting to already browsing buyers. Just because you promote yourself on other sites doesn't mean you will automatically get their interest. When bringing traffic you are looking for sales, but without looking a little professional (unless your gig is asking you not to look professional) your gigs will not get shared among those who visited your page. So, use the following tips to leave a greater impact on viewers and ultimately earn more views and possibly buyers.
2. Arrange Your Description To Highlight Offers
Fiverr V2 really helps with description layout thanks to paragraph separation and formatting abilities; use them! You want to make sure the extremely important stuff (like the details of what is offered) is bold while the rest of your page is aligned to catch the attention of buyers. Browse through the hand picked and featured gigs to see some examples, but DO NOT COPY THEM! You need to be original!
3. Remove The Clutter From Your Gig Title
If your title is very long chances are people are going to ignore it. You need to be straight to the point; your description should give the details. Instead of "I will write a 500 word blog with keywords and links and post it on my site for $5" you would want something along the lines of "I will write and post a 500 word blog for $5" ... or you can get creative. Just try and keep it short and to the point.
4. Upload A Video
It is a proven fact on Fiverr that sellers with an interesting video which explains the details of their offered gig get more than double the amount of sales than someone without a video. Most cell phones these days can take a decent quality video, so prop it up somewhere (to avoid camera shakes) and describe or do what your gig offers! Do this for every gig you have. Videos are not required, but they seem to be required in order to make it to Top Seller and/or Featured Seller status.
5. Upload Relevant/Useful Pictures
Your pictures (and video) should be relevant to your gig. When someone (regular or first time users) is scanning through your gigs, that photo next to your gig title plays a big role in whether a buyer will click on your Gig or move on. Check out the top rated competitors for your gigs to get some ideas, but BE ORIGINAL and make it your own, unique thing!
6. Subcategorize Your Gigs Correctly
You want to make sure you have your gig in the most relevant location on Fiverr for it to be found by the target audience. It may be difficult to pick one, but do your best. If you really cannot pick one, see if you can split your gig into multiple gigs (DO NOT COPY/PASTE THE SAME GIG) so to subcategorize each into their proper sections.
Good luck out there! If you have more to add to this, please mention it! We are all in this place together ... we might as well help each other out!
This post is old! Check out the NEW post at http://forum.fiverr.com/discussion/13320/creating-promoting-your-gigs#Item_1