What is the most original/creative gig you ever came across?

[moonstaredits]

Hello!

I like to check gigs from time to time. One day I found a "personalized video messages from Jesus" gig. I think that would be the most original I've ever seen, and I am glad the guy is doing well with that gig... 

What is the most original/creative gig you ever came across?

[gayanchamira]

some one can create voice message from any voice even my self, that mean im going to wish "happy birthday to me"

[imagination7413]

Figureskating. Very original in the "can't be copied" sense.

[zeus777]

I once saw a gig where a guy was giving away birthday messages while he was ribbon dancing in bright blue spandex.
It's not that people can't copy it, but it was still quite unique. Not sure if he's still around though.

[psykkopatte]

The most unique gig I have seen was "I will crush an egg on my forehead with your name on it for 5$ 🤷‍♂️

Edited December 26, 2022 by psykkopatte

[noirparliament_]

I have seen one gig about a boatman, basically a guy in an inflatable plastic boat in his living room, who will give birthday messages or say anything you want him to say. His gig is really popular. His gig falls in the same category that you were talking about.

Thanks.

 

[zaur_z]

I am genuinely interested, what's the most unique or interesting gig you've ever sold on Fiverr and how did you market it to stand out from the competition?
I'd love to hear your stories !

[imagination7413]

You mean gig as in a Fiverr Gig, or gig as in an individual job? The era of strange Gigs is mostly over, though you can still find stories about them in the forums if you go back several years.

Individual jobs, though... I got to draw a character mash-up for someone who wanted it as a reference to make a cross-over cosplay. That was a lot of fun. As for standing out from competition, when Buyer's Requests were still a thing, I earned the attention of several by showing genuine interest in their project. My favorite of those, the Buyer stated that they specifically chose me because the opening line of my offer was "You had me at 'edgy anime dogs'." Basically, I connected with their vision.

[rachelbostwick]

When I first started on Fiverr, back in the old days, I hadn't really figured out my niche, so I was tossing out all kinds of lines to see how I could get a bite. I'm a good writer, so I thought I might like to do some editing or beta reading, but the market was already pretty full. And I already knew that I didn't really care for being critical (serious personality flaw) and also that a lot of people out there don't want criticism anyway. So I created a gig for beta reading that was exclusively encouraging. I read people's stories and told them what I LIKED, what was working for me, my positive impressions. It was surprisingly popular. Most gigs were advertising for their editing to be very critical, or thorough. I was the only person at the time specifically marketing myself in that category as… nice.

Unfortunately I quickly realized that beta reading is NOT for me.. With my weird brain, some work just becomes impossible for me to keep doing after a few repeats of it. Happily I was trying other things and over time found things I enjoy enough to do endlessly that people like to pay me for. I do still have that gig but it's been paused for like 7 years now. 

Another fun gig I had in Ye Olden Days was a Comic Book Styled Business card. It was cute, but way too niche. I think I sold like maybe two of them?