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In first instance I thought that somehow Tim Ferris had brought Fiverr into the picture with his book ‘The 4 Hour Work Week’, but I’m not sure anymore as it doesn’t match in any way with the timeline when I read the book and joined the site.

I started out of curiosity in 2011. I made sales immediately, what surprised me. I remember that my first reaction to my first order was something like "Oh s**t, they want something from me!"
After a short while I stopped using the site for a couple of years, because everything was too much focused on the $5,- thing and right from the start people were more demanding the lower the price.
In 2015 I came back and it opened some other door for me.
That’s it.

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Why Fiverr and not one of the others? I looked at a few sites, Fiverr seemed the least fussy, least boring, fastest, coolest and craziest one of them, which suited me just fine.
I also liked the look&feel most (yeah, what, super important if I might end up looking at the site and UI several times a day and night). And I liked the lady with the blue-ish hair that I used to see at the front door. Inviting.
Yes, why, I base my life decisions strictly on scientific data and common sense.
No, it´s not perfect, but few things and people are, I´m most certainly not. Violently Happy with my choice so far.

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Why Fiverr and not one of the others? I looked at a few sites, Fiverr seemed the least fussy, least boring, fastest, coolest and craziest one of them, which suited me just fine.

I also liked the look&feel most (yeah, what, super important if I might end up looking at the site and UI several times a day and night). And I liked the lady with the blue-ish hair that I used to see at the front door. Inviting.

Yes, why, I base my life decisions strictly on scientific data and common sense.

No, it´s not perfect, but few things and people are, I´m most certainly not. Violently Happy with my choice so far.

Fiverr seemed the least fussy, least boring, fastest, coolest and c

Thumbs up on that. 👍

I like the flexibility of seeing many gigs in whatever I want at the same time I’m overwhelmed at the number of sellers who offer the same thing.

I like “testing” different gigs and not losing out too much. Like you, offline and rest, I’ll stick around.


You know translation gigs are the toughest for me to hire here and evaluate. Like Mario, you and other great translators - - will do great, but initially, I have no idea who delivers junk and who quality.

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So, you’re not the youngest anymore. 😁

Glad you stuck around. I’m guessing the ease of set up with zero cost lead you here?

Yep, not the youngest anymore. I think that @youssefkamel is younger than me. 😄

It was on a popular Macedonian forum, there was a thread about earning your buck online, there were many topics, click sites, watching ads, and similar. I have tried all of them, and it was not working fine, therefore, I decided to over something that was in need, and I could have converted fast. That was the Amazon reviews, oh and I’ve gotten the first order in a day, or it might have been just a couple of hours after setting up my gig_freak account. I had another account, which was just to research on what is Fiverr, what could be offered by me and et cetera.

Then, I decided to delete that account, as my username sucked, I was thinking for the username a couple of days and I came up with gig_freak. Some of you know the remainder of my story. There was a point, on the old forum, when I was one of the “mek sell” guys. 😦

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I thought it would be a good starting point for a new-ish artist (myself) to start selling commissions. I’ve been here one day and don’t even have any views on my gigs, but I’m hopeful…

It takes awhile. Be patient, you’re competing with many. 🙂

Welcome to 5r! ❤️

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It takes awhile. Be patient, you’re competing with many. 🙂

Welcome to 5r! ❤️

It takes awhile. Be patient, you’re competing with many. 🙂

Very true! I don’t expect overnight success or anything, just wondering how to get more views and whatnot! Thank you so much for the encouragement!~

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Yep, not the youngest anymore. I think that @youssefkamel is younger than me. 😄

It was on a popular Macedonian forum, there was a thread about earning your buck online, there were many topics, click sites, watching ads, and similar. I have tried all of them, and it was not working fine, therefore, I decided to over something that was in need, and I could have converted fast. That was the Amazon reviews, oh and I’ve gotten the first order in a day, or it might have been just a couple of hours after setting up my gig_freak account. I had another account, which was just to research on what is Fiverr, what could be offered by me and et cetera.

Then, I decided to delete that account, as my username sucked, I was thinking for the username a couple of days and I came up with gig_freak. Some of you know the remainder of my story. There was a point, on the old forum, when I was one of the “mek sell” guys. 😦

We forgive you for being mek sell, as you’ve grown past that.

With @bradencollins10 coming back, Youssef has now been upped. So, it’s like this now:

Baby brother: Braden

Little brother: Youssef

😁

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I thought it would be a good starting point for a new-ish artist (myself) to start selling commissions. I’ve been here one day and don’t even have any views on my gigs, but I’m hopeful…

You have a view now and even a favorite or two. Your gigs look and sound great, welcome and good luck and success. 🍀

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My friend found Fiverr ( not sure how he came across it though) and sent me the link,
casually saying “Hey, I found this, you might want to try it.”

I simply thought OK, sure, why the heck not.
It was during my summer break and I had a good amount of free time.
I did some research, created my gigs, and posted them.
Surprisingly I got my first order on the very same day.

At first I was only thinking of doing it during the summer, but I continued.
I didn’t really have a reason to quit, and by the time I was in my 6th month or so,
I had learned so much already.
I could have gone out and look for other/better paying freelance sites, but since I had already built a good base at Fiverr I didn’t really bother searching for other sites.

It’s been 6 years now I think?
I can’t thank my friend enough!

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It takes awhile. Be patient, you’re competing with many. 🙂

Very true! I don’t expect overnight success or anything, just wondering how to get more views and whatnot! Thank you so much for the encouragement!~

I don’t expect overnight success or anything, just wondering how to get more views and whatnot!

You might wish to partner up with a writer and publish something 😉

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I was in dire need of $ as the TV show I was directing at the time got canceled and the production company owed me a lot of money. (ah, good times)

I signed up on 2-3 freelancing websites, but I hated the idea of bidding for projects every morning, literally wasting the most productive part of my day.

I found Fiverr and the fact that services were set up as products, having your gigs on display for buyers to just purchase, was more appealing to me.

I quit all the other websites after my very first month on Fiverr because I was able to see the potential.

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I joined Fiverr after hearing about it from Ron Clark on HLN. Seemed a cool addition to the other options I was using. Before I knew it, Fiverr took over and I’ve not been back to the other sites. I constantly stay busy with Fiverr… even when things seem slow, I’m still very busy.

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I found Fiverr after reading an article about 5r fake Amazon reviews in the Daily Mail in December 2014. The piece made reference to ebooks and covers and since I needed some ebook work doing, I signed up as a buyer and placed a few orders.

I couldn’t work with any of the material I got back but that was my fault for being a cheapskate. Nor was I angry, I really didn’t have high expectations. It was just a test.

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I had a good paying job when I joined Fiverr as an IT professional. I was working on another freelance website (green and changed names).

I actually came to get a programmer to help with a startup I was working on. I met someone but decided to go with someone else on another freelance website (synonym of a geek). I worked with him for 2 months and lost a lot of money (it was a lot to me at that time). He was a time waster. I used to make videos locally but never provided it as a service online. It was a side hustle.

I came back on Fiverr to get someone and this time, I thought…“why don’t I post a gig”. And I did. I created a video for the startup I was working on and posted it on youtube and I started working on the website myself in my free time.

One day, I received a message from Fiverr. She said I should send her a sample, I sent her my youtube video and she ordered 8 videos from me. The rest became history. Left my job, started my company.

Now we are a registered company and Fiverr is one of our income streams. I’ve had the opportunity to meet great people that would have been difficult to reach normally. Like Directors from some Fortune 500 companies.

I have profiles and I have worked (and still working) on a couple of freelance sites and our website but Fiverr is the best experience I have ever had.

In summary, I came as a buyer and became a seller.

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I had a good paying job when I joined Fiverr as an IT professional. I was working on another freelance website (green and changed names).

I actually came to get a programmer to help with a startup I was working on. I met someone but decided to go with someone else on another freelance website (synonym of a geek). I worked with him for 2 months and lost a lot of money (it was a lot to me at that time). He was a time waster. I used to make videos locally but never provided it as a service online. It was a side hustle.

I came back on Fiverr to get someone and this time, I thought…“why don’t I post a gig”. And I did. I created a video for the startup I was working on and posted it on youtube and I started working on the website myself in my free time.

One day, I received a message from Fiverr. She said I should send her a sample, I sent her my youtube video and she ordered 8 videos from me. The rest became history. Left my job, started my company.

Now we are a registered company and Fiverr is one of our income streams. I’ve had the opportunity to meet great people that would have been difficult to reach normally. Like Directors from some Fortune 500 companies.

I have profiles and I have worked (and still working) on a couple of freelance sites and our website but Fiverr is the best experience I have ever had.

In summary, I came as a buyer and became a seller.

Woow great story, I’m a little bit jelous, i hope my day will also come!

Wish you all the best sir!

Sebastian Evans

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I started working on Fiverr after I grew fed up with my job in retail management. For years, I was department supervisor at Home Depot. I got sick of it all; the part-time employees with ridiculous availability who would STILL complain when their hours were cut, even though they were available all of three shifts a week, the sexist customers who didn’t believe I was a manager, people bringing back toilet seats covered in…well, you can imagine, getting screamed at every day of my life.
I started out working retail as such a nice and optimistic person and after five years I was on antidepressants and hated getting out of bed everyday.
I had just finished my degree in Creative Writing and I was already doing writing internships (unpaid) with a couple of companies in Boston.
I decided to quit my job and focus on writing full-time, instead of inbetween 12-14 hour shifts.
I started on Upwork, but I was already familiar with Fiverr as a customer (I got book covers made here). I didn’t expect to get a lot of work, and I already had a couple of ongoing contracts set up on Upwork. I got my first gig within a couple of days, and after that the work just kept coming. I like that with Fiverr, I have a constant pipeline of work. I can just focus on writing, and while I do some marketing, I don’t HAVE to. I also like Fiverr’s user interface and quirky, fun branding.
Now, I only work through Fiverr 🙂

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I started working on Fiverr after I grew fed up with my job in retail management. For years, I was department supervisor at Home Depot. I got sick of it all; the part-time employees with ridiculous availability who would STILL complain when their hours were cut, even though they were available all of three shifts a week, the sexist customers who didn’t believe I was a manager, people bringing back toilet seats covered in…well, you can imagine, getting screamed at every day of my life.

I started out working retail as such a nice and optimistic person and after five years I was on antidepressants and hated getting out of bed everyday.

I had just finished my degree in Creative Writing and I was already doing writing internships (unpaid) with a couple of companies in Boston.

I decided to quit my job and focus on writing full-time, instead of inbetween 12-14 hour shifts.

I started on Upwork, but I was already familiar with Fiverr as a customer (I got book covers made here). I didn’t expect to get a lot of work, and I already had a couple of ongoing contracts set up on Upwork. I got my first gig within a couple of days, and after that the work just kept coming. I like that with Fiverr, I have a constant pipeline of work. I can just focus on writing, and while I do some marketing, I don’t HAVE to. I also like Fiverr’s user interface and quirky, fun branding.

Now, I only work through Fiverr 🙂

I got sick of it all; the part-time employees with ridiculous availability who would STILL complain when their hours were cut, even though they were available all of three shifts a week, the sexist customers who didn’t believe I was a manager, people bringing back toilet seats covered in…well, you can imagine, getting screamed at every day of my life.

You have my sympathy, did some years in retail too. I am sure it has made you better able to deal with people on Fiverr and less likely to rant because someone just asked for a revision or because you got a bad review. Retail really prepares you for dealing with the general public but like you mention, it is really tough going a lot of the time.

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I got sick of it all; the part-time employees with ridiculous availability who would STILL complain when their hours were cut, even though they were available all of three shifts a week, the sexist customers who didn’t believe I was a manager, people bringing back toilet seats covered in…well, you can imagine, getting screamed at every day of my life.

You have my sympathy, did some years in retail too. I am sure it has made you better able to deal with people on Fiverr and less likely to rant because someone just asked for a revision or because you got a bad review. Retail really prepares you for dealing with the general public but like you mention, it is really tough going a lot of the time.

It is true. As miserable as I was there (towards the end), it really did prepare me for work as a Freelancer. The role that most prepared me was one of my positions before I was promoted to supervisor. I was what they call a “Customer Order Specialist” and most of my interaction with customers, vendors, and installers was via email. I learned a lot about how to interact professionally via email and how tone doesn’t always come across on the computer, so you have to be careful. I’m most grateful for my time in that role.

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I started working on Fiverr after I grew fed up with my job in retail management. For years, I was department supervisor at Home Depot. I got sick of it all; the part-time employees with ridiculous availability who would STILL complain when their hours were cut, even though they were available all of three shifts a week, the sexist customers who didn’t believe I was a manager, people bringing back toilet seats covered in…well, you can imagine, getting screamed at every day of my life.

I started out working retail as such a nice and optimistic person and after five years I was on antidepressants and hated getting out of bed everyday.

I had just finished my degree in Creative Writing and I was already doing writing internships (unpaid) with a couple of companies in Boston.

I decided to quit my job and focus on writing full-time, instead of inbetween 12-14 hour shifts.

I started on Upwork, but I was already familiar with Fiverr as a customer (I got book covers made here). I didn’t expect to get a lot of work, and I already had a couple of ongoing contracts set up on Upwork. I got my first gig within a couple of days, and after that the work just kept coming. I like that with Fiverr, I have a constant pipeline of work. I can just focus on writing, and while I do some marketing, I don’t HAVE to. I also like Fiverr’s user interface and quirky, fun branding.

Now, I only work through Fiverr 🙂

I started out working retail as such a nice and optimistic person

Working in hospitality was the same for me. When I finally quit and left, I slept almost for 3-days straight and started to feel like a whole new person. The thing is, once you freelance, you can’t go back to the real world. Last year I had a drunk pervy old man take it upon himself to grab my bum while I was listing absolutely everything the table next to him was allergic too.

First I said, ‘please stop that.’ Then when he did it again I just punched him.

“You stay in the kitchen now, okay?” My then manager informed me.

Then this year, I got a part-time job in a local shop but lasted all of 2-hours, due to the manager using every moment to attempt to imbue me with a sense of awe at his business and customer service skills. That would have been fine if he had any. The thing is, when you keep the lights off to save on the electricity bill, only putting them on when customers come in…Yeah…

Anyway, good luck. Since you are now an official exile from the real world, there is now only this or politics. The latter pays better but even with that you have a whole initiation ceremony and all kinds of other evils.

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