Using Fiverr to Practice Helping People Make More Money

I'll admit it.

Up until a few days ago, I had never checked out Fiverr.

The whole concept turned me off because it feeds into the bargain basement mentality, which is already rampant enough.

As I was checking it out, I confirmed my preconception that a lot of people were giving away their valuable talents for mere pennies. (Because somewhere along the way, they failed to learn how to communicate the value they offer.)

I mean, come on...

A Powerpoint VSL (from my script) for $5? Seriously? $5? Yup. I bought one. And what I got in-return is something I'm accustomed to paying a lot more for. Legit. I tipped the dude $100 just to make myself feel better.

Okay...

But as I surfed around a little more, I saw some, shall we say, intriguing ads.

For one...

I checked out a former ad agency dude giving people some taglines for their businesses.

I thought to myself, "Even if people don't use his tags, it gives them an insight into how an ad guy thinks and helps them see their business from a whole new perspective."

Pretty cool.

Then I asked myself, "If I was going to offer something on Fiverr, what would it be... and why?"

Here's what I came up with:

A lot of people need help. And if you have the ability to assist new IMers, without compromising your day... why not?

Even better...

If you could use a Fiverr ad to get your own creative juices flowing, while you help other people in whatever aspects of IM you excel in, how amazing would that be?

No...

I'm not talking about making money; I'm talking about accepting the $5 as just a small exchange of energy for your brief consulting expertise.

I'm also a brand guy.

I integrate branding into direct response campaigns.

I thought, "Why don't I offer people 15 minutes of my time to help them organize their vision - so they can hone in upon their brand and become WAY more productive?"

I'm in the process of doing that right now. I just need to make a quick video for my pitch (waiting for the dark circles under my eyes to disappear - after a long night of meeting deadlines.)

My point is...

Everyone needs practice to continue growing as an IMer.

You can use Fiverr to help newbie Internet Marketers and use those interactions to potentially stumble upon new ideas for your own business.

Just a thought.

Mark

P.S. I apply the same philosophy when I post here on the WF. In the process, I've made some pretty awesome connections in the last few years here that have changed my life for the better. You never know what's possible when you reach out and offer a helping hand. That's all I'm saying.