The U.S. Federal Government set the minimum wage (as of 2017) at $7.25 per hour. These days it would seem very difficult to find someone to work for less than that.
However, thanks to the magic of the internet, there is a way to have people do much more than you think they would – and many times for as little as $5.
Yep, you can hire someone to sing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with a ukulele on the beach or even ask someone to make a short video of themselves dancing in spandex with a custom birthday message (um, we don’t suggest that one, though) – all for $5 each – it’s that wild (and weird)!
Although this isn’t what founders, Micha Kaufman and Shai Wininger had in mind when they founded Fiverr in February 2010, the concept is exactly what they wanted. They got to thinking: What if people can employ freelancers similar to the way we buy stuff on eBay or Amazon starting at just 5 bucks?
And voila, Fiverr was born.
Mind you, Fiverr isn’t all fun and games. It can actually help your business grow – and of course, specifically, your real estate business.
How Fiverr Works
Fiverr is a marketplace for services called Gigs. Most of the Gigs you’ll see start with a $5 baseline, but the sellers are able to choose their starting price. They can also offer multiple services and price ranges using Gig Packages. Many people will have an introductory service for $5 to get you interested, and then scale it up from there.
If you want to buy and sell on Fiverr, you would have to sign up and register. But don’t worry, signing up is free!
Buy on Fiverr
Buying on Fiverr is easy and hassle-free. You can browse for the services you need on Fiverr’s catalog that’s organized into different categories. Once you find the Gig(s) you are looking for, click it for more information. You’ll see the description of the service(s), portfolio or samples of work and the prices. If you’re set on purchasing the Gig, place your order.
Just a little note, though - the purchases you make are subjected to a processing fee of $1 on certain purchases up to and including $20 and 5% on purchases above $20.
Sell on Fiverr
If you can buy anything on Fiverr, you can also sell anything.
You can browse Fiverr’s categories and see what other sellers offer. Determine what you’re good at and exploit it. Then you decide how you sell the product, but be sure to not leave room for misunderstanding and confusion. You want to make sure that:
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Your seller profile is accurate and complete
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The description of the Gig is well-written and straight to the point
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Your portfolio showcases your best work
If the buyer is happy with your service, you’ll be rewarded with a good rating and more potential clients clicking on your Gig. The buyers pay Fiverr in advance, so when the order is successfully met, you will receive 80% of the total order value. So, simply put, if your fee is $10, you’ll get $8 for every completed order.
4 Ways Fiverr Can Help with Your REI Biz
One of the things real estate investors want is to generate leads. And guess what? You can do that on Fiverr!
1. Know the Right Keywords and Boost Your Online Traffic
You have a real estate website, but the question is – do people visit it? One of the common mistakes investors make is that they run after the wrong real estate keywords.
What they do not know is that targeting hyper-niches works better. These phrases make Google recognize them more. But getting a hold of these keywords costs a lot of money.
With Fiverr, however, all it takes is $5 to get a list of 100-500 keywords that are targets for your market.
2. Get More Social Shares, Traffic and SEO Backlinks
What good is a website without traffic? And what good is traffic if people don’t find your website interesting enough?
One of the best ways to catch the attention of your target market is through the use of infographics. These are proven to be effective since people process images 60,000 times faster than words.
Not only that, 90% of the information we process daily is through images, and most importantly, 46.1% of people judge a business by its web design.
So if you don’t have an infographics, consider getting them. But the problem is, these can be really pricey. Designers usually charge around $200 to $500 for every infographic!
The good news is that you can get one done for just $5 on Fiverr! You can even find sellers who offer unlimited edits.
3. Hire a Freelancer Virtual Assistant
Mass manual entry and editing stuff has never been easier. I’m sure that you’re all too familiar with tedious, mundane tasks that you would rather outsource. But if you can’t afford to hire a full-time VA, you can get one at Fiverr.
If you need to:
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Send 500 emails
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Sort your messy inbox
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Clean up your CRM
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Send a message to all your contacts on LinkedIn
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Message people on other social media platforms
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And other day-to-day tasks…
…you can hire someone to do it for you, so you can focus your attention on what really matters.
The nice thing about Fiverr is that you don’t have to keep finding new tasks for a VA on salary. You just pay for services when you need them.
4. Generate Traffic through Slideshare
There are tons of social networks on the internet, and it can be hard to keep up. If you’re not familiar with Slideshare, it’s a social network that can potentially get you sizable traffic. Slideshare presentations easily rank higher on Google.
So if you have a few listing presentations or a digital floor plan presentation, you can share them on Slideshare and Google will recognize it. You can also put the link to your website on the slide, increasing your traffic.
Here’s the catch: making one takes time. But why make one when you can outsource it? You can order a few Slideshares from Fiverr to find the best one for your business and generate views in no time.
All you have to do is to order a few, give them the topic you want and an outline, and sit back and wait for the presentation.
Fiverr can be really helpful in upgrading your business. There are tons of categories you can choose from:
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Graphics and Design
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Digital Marketing
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Writing and Translation
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Video and Animation
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Music and Audio
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Programming and Tech
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Business
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Fun and Lifestyle
We’ll leave you with these…
Some Gigs that real estate investors might find interesting:
What do you think?
Would you outsource some of your business’ ordinary tasks? Or would you rather purchase a video of someone dancing in spandex? Share below.
Outsource! – Your money is made in the deals, not in tinkering with your infographics. Have someone else work on the minutiae. Use your time wisely.
Check out the Fiverr Blog – The blog covers a lot of topics. You can search for things like ‘real estate’ on the search bar to see how other real estate pros are using Fiverr. You’ll see all of the articles about real estate and how Fiverr can help your business.
Negotiate for Services – Same as you negotiate for real estate deals. Many Fiverr deals are custom offers for your project. That means you can compare prices and negotiate the seller’s quotes.