Nowhere else on the planet can you get Fiverr’s combination of variety of freelance services to choose from whether you’re looking for illustrators, web programmers, an SEO expert, a language translator, voice over actors or web content writers just to name few..
But what if you may not be able to find the exact Gig you need?
There is a solution, the Post a Request feature which allows you as a buyer to post a special Gig request to the Fiverr community, and talented freelancers respond with offers.
Within this article I will show you how to exactly use the “Post a Request” functionality.
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8 Simple Steps to Publish Your Special Gig Request
- Log into your Fiverr’s account, on the upper right hand corner of the homepage click on the Buying top menu and from the drop-down list select Post a Request. If by any chance you didn’t made any purchase yet, you will find the Post a Request option by clicking on your profile picture as shown within the second image.
- Click on Post a Request and it will open a dialog box named What Service Are You Looking For?
- Here all the fun starts. In the text box, describe the service you need and be as specific as you can be within the 2500 character limit. This will make it easier for sellers to respond with an accurate offer
- Once you have fully described the service you need, under the Choose a Category dedicated section click on the arrow and select the appropriate category for the service you request. This done continue with the options offered such as your estimated time of delivery and optional, your maximum budget allocated for the service.
- You’re almost done, just click on the green Post button. Your request will be “pending” until it’s reviewed and approved by Fiverr. Once the request is approved, sellers will see it when they look within the Buyers Requests section of the website. They can then respond with offers
- To review the offers you have submitted, go back to upper menu and click once again on the Buying button but this time you select Manage Requests.
- Under this section you can see the status of your Gig request whether it’s active, paused, pending, unapproved
- To review a Gig offer, click Review Offers and if by any chance you want to delate it, pause it or even boost it you can do so under the Action drop-down list.
Once you accept the offer you will be redirected to the seller’s Gig page. If you don’t know the seller, in addition to review the freelancer’s general information (recent delivery, average response time, expertise ect…) and reviews I also suggest that you read this article I’ve published a while ago on how to find and hire the right freelancer. It’s filled with great tips and insights that I’m sure you will find very useful.
That’s it, you’re now ready to post your first special Gig request. I hope you enjoyed this small tutorial and if there is anything else you would like to learn or read about please feel free to leave me your comments or suggestions within the section here below.
Thank you nicolo didn’t know it was possible to submit custom orders. Very useful and well explained
Thank you Sigal. In case within the next future you have some questions, please don’t hesitate to visit Fiverr’s Help & Support. Under the Buying on Fiverr section you might find the answer you’re looking for.
Thanks, so helpful.
My pleasure and thank you for following Fiverr’s blog. If there is anything specific you’re looking for, please feel free to ask. Thanks
thanks. very useful and very well explained.
good very well explained
Is there a way to communicate with a seller other than messaging? It seems like a conversation needs to take place once I have found a seller to work with. Is there any form of communication allowed other than messaging?
For the time being no, messaging is the only way you actually have to communicate with a seller but also the safest one. In case of any issue Fiverr’s customer support team can then review your communication’s history and provide the most appropriate action. For more related topics, please feel free to visit the dedicated buyers’ communication section of the website.
Great post thanks for sharing
its is very helpful for me thanks
very useful. thank you
Thanks for this article.
Nicolo, I use this feature quite often and unfortunately, practically every seller that bid do not meet my qualifications. As an example, I posted a request for a writer to give me an article on the Serengeti with explicit details on what I wanted, with a maximum bid of around $200. I specifically asked for either a TRS or a PRO. Only sellers that bid were level 0 or 1. They had atrocious writing abilities – I mean tons of grammar errors. They had cut and paste responses with errors. Almost all bid $200, even though their gig page had… Read more »
Gina, first off, I’m happy that you found great professionals offering you great deals and returning great work. This is what Fiverr is all about. Now, regarding your issue, what I suggest you do whenever you fill out a job request, as you mentioned, you should be very specific with your description and guidelines. However, make it very clear that whoever is not qualified for the job you’re requesting should simply not reply or send an offer. But that’s not all.. Personally I would directly post a request within the Fiverr Pro marketplace. Just go to the seller’s profile page… Read more »