News & Updates
I had a chance to catch up with a Fiverr user who’s got quite a remarkable video to promote his caricature Gig!
Check it out here where I meet Brendan, aka MrEvilHairDay and talk about his awesome Gig!
This is without a shadow of a doubt the coolest video I’ve seen so far promoting a service on Fiverr. Good luck to Brendan who deserves the recognition for this masterpiece!
Happy Gigging, Fiverr!
“You may like or dislike the new Facebook profiles, but one thing is undeniable: Facebook dares to innovate on an unprecedented scale!”
Fiverr’s CEO Micha Kaufman, 2011.
The Fiverr team is proud to unveil our brand new Facebook Timeline page, complete with milestones, achievements and great content to keep you entertained. Not only will we keep followers updated with great Gig ideas, you’ll also be able to find video compilations, all of our previous Fiverr Podcasts and have direct access our official blog through the page!
Head on over to our page on over to our Fiverr Facebook page now and check it out.
Did you notice our first cover picture? That’s ‘Team Fiverr’ (well, about half of them) and yes, that is what everyone wears to Fiverr HQ on a regular basis!
Happy Gigging, Fiverr!
There’s less than five days until the Hungry Jack’s $5 Experiment airs on Australian TV and quite a fuss is being made about it in the advertising blogosphere. Here’s one example from Adverblog.
Just like you guys, we can’t wait to check out the final ad that you all made possible. As soon as we get it, we’ll post it here for all to see.
Remember, there’s less than 5 days to deliver your creative content to Hungry Jack’s if you’ve been fortunate enough to have received an order.
Happy Gigging guys, and don’t forget – April Fools’ is a com in’.
Chris Ferretti shows us once again why he’s top dog when it comes to prank calls.
Watch his interview on New York’s NY1 station where he talks about his success on Fiverr, and how he makes a smooth $1500 extra a month by impersonating celebrities like Christopher Walken:
Impressive interview, Chris. We like it a lot! It’s perfect timing as well, seeing as there’s only a handful of days left until April Fools’…
If you’re stuck for ideas on what stunts to pull on April 1st, have a look through our prank Gigs section, where you’ll find all sorts of hilarious jokes that you can pull on your pals.
Happy Gigging, Fiverr!
Last week, veteran Fiverr seller Chrishardy gave an interview to popular news network US News. Here’s part of the story…
Hardy, though, has become one of the most successful Fiverr sellers, partly because he also takes advantage of the site’s ability to “add on” products or services for more than $5. For an additional $50, he’ll record not only his voice, but the sound of entire band, for example. He says he’s earned more than $4,000 since opening his shop in September 2010. That cash has helped pay for his wife to go back to school. We asked Hardy to share some of his tips for other aspiring online earners. Excerpts:
How did you get started?
I was listening to the Clark Howard radio show and he mentioned something about Fiverr. I was curious, so I checked it out and thought it was fascinating. I started thinking, “What can I do for $5?” It took me awhile to come up with the gigs I’ve got, but once I came up with them, I thought, “This is great!” By December of 2011, it was almost like a part-time job for me.
What do you think made people buy what you were selling?
My first one was, “I will speak your message in a cartoon voice of your choosing.” It’s a personalized thing and pretty unique, and something people can use. Literally two weeks after putting up a gig on Fiverr, the Fiverr people featured it, and I got a lot more gigs. The second most-popular one is my standard voice over. I didn’t lift a finger to promote my gigs—it helped that I was featured by Fiverr.
How much money have you made?
I just cleared the $4,000 mark and I started in September 2010. It seems like a constant stream of money is going into my PayPal account.
Given the time you spend on it, how much do you think you’re earning an hour?
Recently I’ve been getting seven or eight gigs a night, and it takes me between two and three hours, but some of those have add-ons, so it might be more than $5. With lyric writing, it takes me half an hour to bang out lyrics, and Fiverr takes $1 for every $5, so I earn about $8 an hour, and I can add music for more money. It’s probably closer to $30 an hour—not enough to quit my day job yet.
Do you have plans to expand?
If I could make a living off voiceovers, that would be cool. The way Fiverr goes, you don’t need to run your own website. Because of the add-ons, you can earn more than $5.
What’s your advice to other aspiring Fiverr sellers?
I’m a big fan of people using their talent rather than saying, “I’ll get you 800 likes on Facebook.” It needs to be useful and helps to have something tangible. If you over-deliver to customers, they’ll love you for it. I might do two or three takes of the same thing and let them choose the best one.
Chris Hardy is one of many talented voiceover artists that offer services on Fiverr. You should know that we love hearing stories like this from our users. If you’ve got an experience you’d like to share, drop us a line in the comments below or email feedback@fiverr.com.
Source: US News
Video makers, voice-over artists, musicians, cartoonists, dancers, singers, crazy people, listen up… This post applies very much to you…
Hungry Jack’s, the Australian version of Burger King, wants to prove that you can get great value for $5. And where better to do that than right here on Fiverr?
To coincide with the return of their $4.95 value meal, they are attempting to create a TV campaign where all the different elements cost just $5. Things like music, animation, graphics, voice-overs and well… pretty much anything that’s crazy.
Hungry Jack’s have dubbed this the ‘$5 experiment’. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be a star on national TV and would like to offer your unique talents, then now is your chance.
Post a link to your Gig in the comments section below and you may receive an order from a Hungry Jack’s representative in the next few days.
Follow the progress of the $5 Experiment on their Facebook page.
Happy Gigging, Fiverr.
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Everyone loves a good prank, don’t they? Maybe, except for the person on the receiving end. There’s just over 2 weeks left until the biggest Punk’d day of the year. Are you going to be the April’s fool or the one laughing?
I suggest the latter.
Meet video extraordinaire Oldbittygrandma, who has set up this hilarious Gig that will help you do just that.
Delivery time is set to just three days, so you’ll have plenty of time to plan when you can unleash the offending video on your unsuspecting friend.
Will you be ordering any Fiverr Gigs as an April Fool’s joke? Let us know in the comment section below.
Happy Gigging, Fiverr!
Over the weekend, a strange box arrived through the letterbox that had ‘Cheez-It’ written on it. What on Earth is a Cheez-It I thought?
I opened the box and one by one, little creatures started appearing. Were these Cheez-Its?
In total there were 8 of the cute little critters, all soft and cuddly and ready to make friends. They’d been on a very long journey and were in need of some attention.
Oh, and they all had names…
Meet Derek, the duck. Apparently, his quack echoes!
This little fella is called Stuart. He’s a dinosaur that only eats bugs. (He’s too small for reindeer and people, but don’t mention that, it upsets him.)
Fresh out of water, this is Kimberly the kissing fish. Kim often gets mistaken for a certain animated fish, but insists that she’s the real deal!
Frank is a beaver that likes to get jobs done. He’s building a shed at the moment, wants to be a sculptor and thinks dams are a waste of his time.
I didn’t catch this little blighter’s name, but I can tell you it was purple, one eyed, horned and could fly.
Meet Kenny, the robot who could ski.
This is Michelle. Michelle has a problem with facial hair and often gets told she looks like a man.
And finally, the leader of the pack – Belinda the courageous lion. She had quite a loud roar that put naughty Cheez-Its in their place!
After a bit of interrogation, I finally found out where they came from. They’d travelled many miles all the way from here. Apparently they have lots of friends that need rescuing too.
Sometimes Breathlessbloom finds herself overwhelmed and can only assist the rescue of a couple of critters a time, however there are plenty of other similar little beings that need your help. Check them out here.
Now this is the sort of promotion we like to see on a Fiverr Gig. Long time user Phalbo, who specialises in speed drawing and logos, created this awesome video presentation for his latest Gig.
We also hear that it’s Phalbo’s first anniversary as a seller on Fiverr this week. Congratulations, and here’s to another year!
Happy Gigging, Fiverrs!
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