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My Experience With Actually Making Money on Fiverr
Tips from an earner in the top 1%
The freelancing platform Fiverr is a notoriously bad way to make money as a freelancer. As with all things on the internet: it’s possible. I’m in the top 1% of earners on Fiverr, working as a niche health and fitness writer. Here’s the truth about how I made money — the good, the bad, the time-wasting.
My Relationship With Fiverr
I recently wrote an article explaining how I used Instagram captions to earn $10,000 a month as a writer.
While Instagram has been an advantageous platform to market my services and connect with prospective clients, I can’t deny that Fiverr has also been a great help.
Fiverr has a bad rap. If you’re new to Fiverr, it’s an online marketplace for freelance services. It initially began as a platform offering gigs for only a fiver ($5), where the name originated. As of today, gigs can be priced at up to $995.
According to a recent report by Priceonomics, 96.3% of sellers on Fiverr make less than $500 or less per month, with the majority (70%) making less than $100. It’s estimated that only 1% of sellers are earning $2,000 or more per month.
