A to Z Fiverr Guide by Arqam Cheema

Quick Background: I have 1.5 years of experience on Fiverr (Part-Time), and generated
around $17k. I like to explore and experiment a lot. Hence, instead of focusing on generating
more money i focused on learning, how Fiverr's Algorithm works (Not doing freelancing
anymore, tired of self-employment)

Contents

How to Rank your Gig?. 1

TARGET MULTIPLE CATEGORIES IN ONE TITLE?. 1

WHICH TAGS SHOULD YOU ADD?. 1

HOW TO WRITE GIG DESCRIPTION?. 2

HOW TO RANK YOUR GIG WITH VVRO ORDERS?. 2

BE ONLINE. 2

How to force the buyer to click on your gig?. 3

HOW TO FORCE THE BUYER TO BUY YOUR PREMIUM PACKAGE?. 4

HOW TO PLACE AN ORDER?. 5

DO NOT ACT LIKE A BOT. 5

WAIT WAIT, DONT FORGET TO UPSELL. 6

GORAS LOVE OFFERS. 6

CHARGE MORE. 6

How to provide undeniable services?. 6

LEARN TO SAY NO.. 6

RECIPROCATION.. 7

WHAT TO DO WITH THE CLIENTS THAT HAS SMALL TASKS AND SMALL
BUDGET?. 7

INSIGHTS. 7

HOW TO SEND NON DENIABLE BUYER REQUESTS?. 8

HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIES I PROVIDED IN THE PREVIOUS
POSTS?. 8

How to scale my Freelancing career?. 9

HOW TO BUILD A STRONG AND TRUST ABLE TEAM?. 9

HOW TO HIRE THE RIGHT PERSON?. 9

HOW TO EARN THE LOYALTY OF YOUR TEAMMATES?. 10

WHICH INDIVIDUAL SHOULD YOU NEVER HIRE?. 10

Scale and Help at the Same Time. 11

Most Important Point and Bitter Reality. 11

MOST IMPORTANT POINT: KEEP TRACK OF YOUR EVERY PENNY.. 11

BITTER REALITY.. 11

HUMBLE REQUEST: 12

How to Rank your Gig?

Let’s Start..
Do not start with a highly saturated niche. Make your gig focus on a sub-niche.
 
For example; Instead of creating a gig on "I will be your article writer," create a gig on I will
write tech articles for you."
 
What is the purpose behind selecting a sub-niche?
Write "article writer" on the Fiverr search bar, and you will find around 17000 results. Now
write a tech article writer or fitness article writer, you will find around 1500.
Now, it depends on you how you find a sub-niche that is neither too saturated nor dry.
Note: Do not forget to edit your SEO title after saving your gig once.
 

TARGET MULTIPLE CATEGORIES IN ONE TITLE?

Try to use two different but relevant keywords in your title. Why? You might have seen one
same gig ranking on multiple keywords. How are they doing it? This is the trick.
For example, I will be your white paper and research paper writer.
Now, you will rank on both keywords, assume you are getting orders on one keyword,
automatically your same gig will start boosting on the other keyword as well.
 

WHICH TAGS SHOULD YOU ADD?

Again use the Fiverr search bar, and write your main keyword, use the relevant suggestions
as your tags. Or look your competitor’s tags.
 

HOW TO WRITE GIG DESCRIPTION?

Use your main keywords twice and sub-keywords once or twice in your description and
complete your intro/expertise in 1/2 sentences and use the rest in explaining what you can do
for the client. Bullet point all the things you will provide them.(don't worry much about the
description 80% buyer don't even read it).
 

HOW TO RANK YOUR GIG WITH VVRO ORDERS?

Never buy order from a low tier countries profiles and a $5-$10 order. Why? High tier
countries profiles have more worth (long buying history of the buyer also effects). The
ranking of your gig also depends on the average order value of the searched keyword as well.
 
For example: If the gigs around you are getting $50/per order on average and you buy a $10
one.
 
Do you think you will rank? Of course not! Soon, you will see your gig on the last page.
 
Insight: Direct orders boost your ranking as compared to custom orders. Want a quick
boost? Assume your basic package is for $10, and your medium package is for $50. Instead
of directly buying the medium package, convince your buyer to increase the quantity of the
basic package. $10 x 5 = $50. Tested this method trice; always work. (Your gig ranking will
sky rocket)
 

BE ONLINE
You might have seen many people saying that they are online all the time but cannot see their
gigs in the search list or not getting orders.
Stop using extensions and other tricks; they won't work at all. Do you want to try? Open
your seller dashboard and turn on the extension. Check after an hour or two. Now, look
closely next to your big profile pic; you won't find the "Online" tag there. Are you still
seeing it? Now, check your small profile pic (right next to switch to buying). When you are
online, a small green dot appears; it's black when you are not. In this case, it will be black.
 
The small dot must be green; after every 10-15 mins, refresh your pages manually and visit
other pages as well.

Before proceeding towards the main topic, let me clear, some aspects from the previous post.
First, Please, do not be a Lakeer ka Fakeer; my responsibility is to share strategies and
insights with you and clear your concepts with examples. But some people are considering
those examples as Pathar par Lakeer. You have to optimize my given strategies as per your
GiGs.
Second, all the aspects/strategies are interconnected, you have to focus on all of them. For the
quantity increasing strategy, if I gave an example of $10 x 5. It does not mean all of you have
to do the same. The service cost and quantity depend on your gigs and competition. A small
tip, use this strategy when the service value is 2x / 3x more than your premium package.
Assume, my premium package is for $60 and Basic for $20. Moreover, my client wants
services worth $160. So, I will request him to buy a basic package of $20 x 8. (Do not forget
to evaluate the average order value of your competitions.)
Third, please don't text me to create profiles for you, rank your gigs, overview them etc. etc. I
am here to share my knowledge, not to spoon-feed/babysit you. Clear such basics from
Youtube.
Please understand the above three points; it's for your good.

How to force the buyer to click on your gig?

Lets Start...
The two things that force a Buyer to click on your gigs are your title and your gig image.
Your title must be highly converting and as per your niche.
For example, I will create a 7 figure Shopify Dropshipping One product Store.
That "7 Figure" word will shake your client.
Before clicking on your Gig, the main thing that persuades your Buyer is your gig image.
Now, do something for me, search for your main keyword, now starting looking at all gigs in
front of you. By looking, I mean a quick gaze. Keep on gazing all the gigs, don't stop until a
gigs image makes you stop. Did you stop at a gig? Perfect! This is the one, and this is the
design and color combination you are looking for.
Tip: Use light Background colours (yellow, light green, orange) with highlighting patterns. I
am attaching two samples, one is from Fiverr and one I quickly created (of course
experimented the designs and its sells very well)
Edit: I attached the designs but the admins removed my post. So, now please check the first
two comments.
Note: Please, don't spam these designs, do some research on your own as well and find better
ones for reference.

HOW TO FORCE THE BUYER TO BUY YOUR PREMIUM PACKAGE?

Use a good pricing strategy, same as popcorn corners at cinemas do. Small for $5, Medium
for $15, and Large for $20. It will increase your average order value.
How to charge more for your services?
Do you want to charge more? I want you to build some Gurda. Why do you think a fancy
restaurant charges 5x price? Because they are providing luxury to their clients. You have to
do the same.
Stop saying; I can do this, whats your budgets, please give me an order, etc. etc.
Carefully, read the requirements of your client communicate with him/her, share your
thoughts, share your strategies, show him/her how valuable you are, share non-deniable ideas
with him/her. Charges and Delivery time etc. must be your last priority.
Note: Act like a confident person and call him by his name(or Sir/Mam, if the client is not
from the UK).
Now, when the client asks about your charges and delivery time, you must be crystal clear
and professional.
For example: For XYZ service I charge $50 + 3 days delivery if you want to avail express
delivery with 1/2 days that would be an extra $40. Please state your fast delivery add-ons and
other add-ons as well.
Important Note: Whenever you go shopping an expert salesman will always ask what do
you want and if you say a jacket and a T-shirt. He will always take you towards the jacket
first. Want to know why? Because the jacket is more expensive than a T-shirt. Once you
have bought the jacket, you won't consider the price of the t-shirt too much. Wanna know
why, its human psychology. But if you will buy a t-shirt first and then go for the jacket, you
will think that you are spending a lot of money. 80% chances, you will back off. The same
goes here, do not offer an add-on that has more cost than the actual order.
Note: Do not negotiate, unless you think its a long term client. Respectfully, deny their offer
if it's below to what you charge. Such an attitude will give surety to the client that you know
the worth of your skills and don't want to lose it. So, he will dig deeper into his pockets.

HOW TO PLACE AN ORDER?

Many buyers are new to the platform, and they don't know how to use it, even if they have a
buying history. Please use this:
Once, you have decided on the budget and delivery time and know it is the time to place the
order. Do two things.
Give him proper instructions on how to place an order directly.
For Example 1. Click on this link XYZ (your Gig). 2. Select the package with the discussed
amount and time. 3. Please submit your requirements once again, so Fiverr can have a record
of it. 4. And make the payment, please keep in mind, Fiverr has an escrow system, so I will
only receive the payment when the order is marked as complete by you.
2) Or to save you from the hassle, I can create a custom offer in the chat so you can accept it
directly. Create the offer and write "Offer Created" in the chat.

DO NOT ACT LIKE A BOT

Foreign clients are usually fond of communicating with customer supports and professional
company employees. So, don't just reply to their messages in Okay, yes, got it. You must
always reply adequately. It will show how professional you are.
Now, you are providing luxury to your client. Once, the order is placed, go to the order page
and again write a message that states: "Thanks for the order, i have everything i need
etc."
Moreover, I want you to keep your client updated. There is one major flaw in buying an
online service 80% of them don't keep you up to date. I don't want you to make the same
mistake.
After you have delivered the order, shoot a message to the buyer again, this time not on the
order page. "Your order has been delivered etc. Now again guide him with steps, how to get
the delivery, how to accept, and share your valuable feedback.
Once, you have received the feedback, don't wait, shoot a msg again " Thank you for your
valuable feed, would love to work with you again in future."

WAIT WAIT, DONT FORGET TO UPSELL

In your delivery message, add links to your relevant gigs.
For Example, You have hunted a product for your Buyer, attach gig links of sourcing,
trademark, etc. along with some persuading text.

GORAS LOVE OFFERS

Try to combine multiple services you offer and sell them in a bundle and give a small
discount on it. Mention the cost of each service and mention your discount percentage on it as
well.
Moreover, during Christmas, text your good clients and give them small discounts.

CHARGE MORE
Once you have started getting daily orders and responses from new clients, please increase
your services charges and keep on increasing it, bit by bit and be the most expensive seller of
the relevant keyword.

How to provide undeniable services?

I have completed over 550+ orders and 29 cancellations. Out of these 29 cancellations, 95%
were from my end because it didn't have the time to entertain the direct orders of the clients.
Why i have such a low canceling rate? Because i only accept those tasks which i am highly
confident about. Moreover, i would never compromise with the quality of my service.

LEARN TO SAY NO
Please, learn to say No. Trust me, these Gora's will love your honesty. Even they will beg for
your service that you are so honest and straight forward, they will request you to even try for
once.
After following Part 3, you already have 90% chances of satisfying your client, now do one
more thing. I want you to screen record your output and explain everything. What you did,
why you did this, which strategies did you used (Don't tell them how), and most important
also mention what you did extra for them. Mention it in both video and your delivery text. It
will put your client under the process of Reciprocation (will discuss it later). It will give you a
high chance of getting a tip and more orders.

RECIPROCATION
Put him under your debt, make him feel that he owes you. Usually, you have seen in our desi
culture " usney merey liye ye kia merey sarr pr boje hai, mey isko utaru gha" Its the
same for them. They will lower this burden by giving you time or making you the go-to
freelancer.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE CLIENTS THAT HAS SMALL TASKS AND SMALL
BUDGET?
If your average order value is $50, then please don't take $5 orders. On the other hand, use
the reciprocation method again. Put the client under your debt, tell him; "it will effect your
profile etc so as a sign a gesture you will do it for free" (use some emotional words).
Here you go, the client has your burden on his head.

INSIGHTS

1.     If you have bought a service from Fiverr, then you would have experienced that
Fiverr privately send you to give another feedback on the service of the seller and it
won't be public, etc. etc. As per my knowledge, that feedback directly relates to your
ranking Because it says how much value you provide to your client.
 2.     Sometimes, I had experienced that your Gig ranks according to countries as well. I
experienced it when I was buying VVRO from the USA. I told my cousin that my Gig
is on the second page and on this row (I was getting orders but still wanted to see my
self on the first page and first row). But when he searched for the keywords, I was on
the first page, tested it multiple times. So, i predicted countries also matter because
sometimes, i am getting straight USA buyers and some times there are no USA buyers
and only Saudia and UK, even i see the same ranking. If you are also getting
continuous orders, try to focus on this aspect.

Important: Don't worry, there are many wealthy clients on Fiverr, and those clients do not
prefer cheap services. So, do not even let such thought come into your mind that who will
pay me this much.

HOW TO SEND NON DENIABLE BUYER REQUESTS?

I'm not too fond of buyer requests because I hate how people send requests to a buyer. I buy
services from Fiverr as well, so usually i check how professional we Pakistani's are, so I post
job requests.
What do you think I get in response? Copy Pasted templates, I am damn sure 80-90%
won't even read the posts properly.
If you want to write a working template, get rid of this irritating habit and follow the
strategies below:

1.     First, read the post carefully, determine that you can do it or not. (Don't send
request, if you are not sure)
2.     Don't write a long letter; if you want to do it, stop right here. Rest can move ahead.
3.     Write about what your buyer wants, discuss those things; give him a hint about his
query/problem. Discuss what he wants. In the end, write about your experience "I can
solve this irritating problem because i have 6 years of experience in xyz and solving
this one is a piece of cake for me". Let me clear more with an example; a couple of
months back, I was having an issue with a WordPress theme. I posted a request for
how to do this with this theme, etc.? Received around 30 requests, and none of them
even wrote the theme's name, except one. He gave me a glimpse of how he can solve
it. That small glimpse forced me to hire him.
4.     Use 1/2 emoji in your post; it's the same as like getting right gig image. When the
buyer is scrolling tons of requests, your emoji will attract him. (don't spam emojis)
5.     Keep your request short and highly targeted. I don't want a long paragraph. Break a
paragraph after 3-4 sentences. (It gives better visibility)

HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIES I PROVIDED IN THE PREVIOUS

POSTS?
Please try to understand that all the strategies are somehow interconnected and dependent on
each other. Don't just assume in your mind you will do this and that.
Pick a paper and pencil, draw a diagram, interconnect the aspects with each other, check
where each strategy could apply, which aspect is affected by which strategy, etc.
Don't think that only getting VVROs will boost your ranking. If you are avoiding the order
factors, then forget about ranking.
Note: It will only feel difficult the first time; once you have implemented it properly, you
won't need that diagram anymore.
Insights: Try to be online during 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM, higher chances of getting orders
because buyers usually filter sellers by "online". Moreover, also use your buyer requests
during this period. (Dont text me with messages like " I cannot stay up this long, what i
should do? Ap Sabar karein phr aur kisi aur ko agey niklney ka mokaw dein", Your
competitors will wait for your unavailability, so their chances can increase.

How to scale my Freelancing career?

Once you have followed all my previous strategies, tips, and tricks, you will reach a point
where you cannot handle clients after a specific threshold. So, today we will discuss:

HOW TO BUILD A STRONG AND TRUST ABLE TEAM?

If you are getting 2-4 orders a day and 5-10+ messages from new buyers, then it is time for
you to expand. You have to make a team filled with confident and wise people. Keep in
mind; you have to act as their leader, not as their Boss. If you a habit of being a boss, then
forget about this post; please move on.

HOW TO HIRE THE RIGHT PERSON?

During my freelancing career, I interviewed around 60+ people and only ended up selecting 4
of them. One of them is Roshaan Malik (Unfortunately, other team members are not in this
group, so I cannot tag them). She was the most vital asset of my self-employment, yes, I am
calling it self-employment, not business even if you hire some individuals it does not mean
you are running a business.
She has such a firm grip in Writing that I only had to forward her the tasks without even
asking her if she could do it or guide her about the task She has the capability to precisely
follow the requirements and dont hesitate to Google new things. (You can hire her for
Amazon Product Description, Email Sequencing, even anything regarding Writing.)
Moreover, Alhumdulillah never faced any cancellation or revision from her outputs. I want
you to trust your team like this, and you must know what your team is capable of, what they
can do, and what is beyond their limit.
Now how I hired her and other individuals, always hire a wise person who can use his/her
mind. Who are not ready to lose the worth of their skills (in short, don't work at lower rates).
Moreover, who keep work as their priority and don't make excuses like, "mehman agaye
they, ye ho geya, wo ho geya."
If you find a person with initial skills but have the above qualities, hire him/her. Give one
hour of your time daily for a few weeks, and here you go. My teammates also learned with
time; they were not born as a pro.
Note: After Creating a great team, stop working by yourself; now your responsibility is to
handle the clients and deliver them quality output, nothing else.

HOW TO EARN THE LOYALTY OF YOUR TEAMMATES?

1.     I want you to pay them more than market rates; if you don't do this, you will never
create a trustworthy team.
2.     Act like a leader, not a Boss.
3.     Help them at every step.
4.     Provide them absolute comfort that no other employer can.
5.     Respect them, even if they screw a few times.
Keep in mind; an employer never scales a business the employees does, if your teammates
would not be happy, don't expect your self-employment to scale.
Most Important Point: One thing that I hate the most, 90% of employers don't pay their
freelancers on time. I'm not too fond of this fact; I don't care if your client paid you are not or
whatever the reason is, pay your freelancer after a task is complete. Or if you have an
agreement of weekly or monthly pay, then fulfill it on time.

WHICH INDIVIDUAL SHOULD YOU NEVER HIRE?

1.     Who doesn't know the worth of their skills and work at any price.
2.     Who don't trust their instincts and don't have the guts to move forward.

Scale and Help at the Same Time

I am being straight, so please don't get offend. Only 30% of you would be able to apply my
knowledge properly. Sorry, but this is the reality. So, once the 30% have reached the point
where they need a team. I want you guys to hire people from the remaining 70%. You must
be thinking, why would we do that? Because not everybody knows the art of selling, but
they might have a good skill set.
Filter out people from the remaining 70% and help them grow.
Most Important Point and Bitter Reality

MOST IMPORTANT POINT: KEEP TRACK OF YOUR EVERY PENNY

This is the most crucial point; it does not matter if you are running a business doing
freelancing or whatever you are doing. If you want to scale it to the next level. I want you to
track each and every penny. At the end of the month, you must have your profit separated
from your revenue.
If you cannot do this, congratulations, you are creating an illusion in front of yourself. Wait,
let's do a small experiment once you have build up a good team and getting consistent orders.
For the first 30 days, don't track your Credit and Debit and note what you feel like and
assume all the profits and stuff. Now, next month keep track of every single thing, now ask
yourself what's the difference. (Don't worry, you won't be able to ask because you would
already realize the difference).

BITTER REALITY
You must be thinking, yes, I will rest, and my team members will work Yipee, i don't have to
do anything. Want to know the truth? You will be the one working the most because once
you start getting consistent orders and messages from buyers, you will receive a notification
after every 30 mins. It won't even stop during the night. Don't forget; you have to provide
quality service. Check the output thoroughly generated by your team members and then
deliver it.
Satisfy your Clients
Kill all your desires that you will go on trips and hang out with your family and all that. If
you turn off your phone even for a day, then you are done.
At this point, you will realize how important passive income and how crucial mental peace is.
Now, you guys have the answer, why I quit Fiverr.
Congratulations, Now you guys know every inch of Fiverr; I don't want to hear excuses
in my inbox, put your effort and make it work. I might be missing a few things, but
eventually, I will upload them as well.
HUMBLE REQUEST:
Once you have reached a good point of earning, then kindly save 10% of your earning
every month and help those who really deserve it.