How do I increase the dollar value on my gig?

[melanief621]

I have a gig that’s worth more then $5 can someone please tell me how to increase it?

[jamesbulls]

Break it into pieces and let the buyer choose how much of the “complete” product he or she really wants. For example, maybe you’re a graphic designer, so you could break down your gig like this:

• Black line-art (bust only)
• Black line-art (full body)
• Color
• Background
• Add custom text

And so on. This is just what I could imagine off the top of my head, but there are other examples. My own gigs, for example - most of them I can’t scale down the level of quality, so I scale the quantity instead: I sell in 5, 10, and 15 minute increments for my time-based gigs, and 250, 500, and 750 word increments for my written work, etc. Or my creative writing gig: starts at 500 words, but I offer to increase another 500 words, add more characters, etc.

In this way - breaking your gig into its individual components and selling it a la carte - you can push gig extras and earn a higher income.