How to Actually Get Started With Fiverr

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Quite a few new and budding entrepreneurs are interested in making money using Fiverr. If you are brand new to the world of online business, you may want to give it a whirl. You probably wont make a big wad of money but you can at least get your feet wet and youll also get a boost from making money online relatively fast.

If youre interested in trying it out here are a few tips:

One way of staying ahead of your competition is to have a better offer and better copy than your competitors.

Fiverr gives you space to create an ad to sell your wares.

Within that space is a place where you can describe your product or services. Most entrepreneurs have no idea what to write in that space.

If you want to try selling your talents of Fiverr, Ive made an easy way of helping you set up your first gig. I made a template that will take you through simple steps of selling your products and services.

Once you follow these instructions, you will be able to set up your Fiverr gig much faster.
Heres the instructions:

Step 1: Write down every benefit you can think of starting with your biggest benefits first. Of all the benefits you can think of that your service offers, write down your main one.

Notice: A benefit is something you will do for your customer. (Generate traffic for them; help build an email list, etc.) A feature is a surface statement of a product or service. (Like the color of a car, or how many consultations youll give someone.)

Step 2: Create a Headline that Catches Your Prospects Attention

Headline: 35 to 40 Characters in length.

Fiverr will only allow you to write about 35 to 40 characters in the headline. You will need to state exactly what it is youre offering, using as few words as possible.
Since you cant use a lot of characters in your title, you will need to think outside the box to get the job done. Dont worry, Ill show you how to do this.

Step 3: Write the Subhead

Description Section: 1200 Characters
You can only write 1200 characters in the description section, so youll need to keep it simple.

Since you can only use about 40 characters in the title of your gig, you will need to use a subhead. A subhead is like a secondary headline; in other words, it is an extra headline that tells more.

You will need to present your main benefit in the subhead and another big benefit there as well. Put your subhead in bold print and treat it as if it were a headline.

One cool trick is to present a main benefit and add a dash of mystery or interest to it. This will make your reader curious enough to want to read the rest of what you have to say.

Heres an example: This is for a gig writing blog posts for busy bloggers and entrepreneurs:

Find out How You Can Get Eyeballs Glued to Your Blog Posts
Without Writing a Single Word!

This subhead presents a main benefit―keeping readers eyeballs glued to your blog posts. It also adds mystery because it says, without writing a single word!.

Step 4: Write the Body Copy

The next section is called the body copy. An easy way to start your body copy is to write about what problems your prospect is experiencing.

In the case of this blog post gig, I decided to write about the frustrations and hassles of writing blog posts.

I made a list of all the different hassles writers face while writing blog posts. I numbered these problems from the most annoying to the least.

Once I had that completed, my task of writing my description was much easier. Not only that, but the prospect will relate to your writing and perspective better.

Step 5: Write About the SolutionYou!
The next section of your brief 1200 word description should be how you can solve the problem.

I like to write a little bit about how my services can help out the prospect while keeping it simple and short. You dont want to write too much about yourself because the copy should be more about THE PROSPECT.

Things your prospects wont care about:
How long youve been doing this stuff
How much education you have
How great you say you are (Testimonials are what you should be relying on for proof)
Stuff your prospects will care about:
How youll keep them informed on the progress of their project
How youll do whatever it takes to make them happy
How youll guarantee the work on their project

Step 5: Bullet Statements
The next thing I like to do is to write about what the client will get if they decide to hire me. Since you dont have enough room to write many full sentences, you can use bullet statements.

These statements are a series of brief ideas to help get your point across. They need to be short, concise and generate interest if they can.

Heres some of the bullet statements I came up with for the blog post gig:

Keyword targeted posts that will draw readers to your blog
Researched subjects that will unveil content to keep your readers engaged
Daily updates of the progress of your post so you wont feel like youre outside the loop
Guaranteed satisfaction of your post

As you can see, I have included how the client will benefit in each statement. (This is important to do.)

Step 6: Finish the Description Section of Your Fiverr Gig.

I like to guarantee my work somewhere near the end of the description. If a client isnt like the work Ive done for them, I give them their money back. I have yet to have it happen. So dont worry too much about people taking advantage of your guarantee.

Step 7: Write a Specific Call to Action

I like to tell people exactly what to do on Fiverr. I got this idea from the famous ad copywriter Gary Halbert. He would explain in his ad exactly what you need to do when ordering.

I tell my prospects to, Click the green Fiverr button to hire me. You dont want to leave anything to chance.

Step 8: Go Back to Check and Edit Your Description

Make sure that you go back and check your writing. You want to come off as pro as you can, so make sure you check and edit your description. One thing I like to do when I need to check my copy is to print it up and go through it line by line with a ruler. That way Im less able to leave a mistake in my copy.

Once you get the rest of your details on your gig listing on Fiverr, make sure that you keep an eye on your email. Sooner or later, youll be getting an email from an interested party.

Make sure you respond to all questions on your Fiverr offers and that youre as helpful as possible.

Step 9: Go Forth and Make Money

Now, go out there and give it your best shot. If you dont have a talent that you can market on Fiverr then read this blog post on Fiverr Gigs to get some ideas.

Let me know below if you have any questions, comments, or disagreements.

God Bless and Merry Christmas!
Elmo
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