How To Make Money On Fiverr

The only reason why I titled the post "How To Make Money on Fiverr" is because that's what people search for.  You don't however "make money" on Fiverr, you earn it.  It's not a get rich quick website, it's a website where you offer a service and people pay you for it.

What's Fiverr you might ask?  Well it's an online community where people offer their services for only $5.  Everything from singing happy birthday to editing resumes (which is what I mostly do) can be purchased there.  You can view my Fiverr Profile here.

*Warning* some gigs are slightly risqué (nothing with adult content) but you can navigate away from those things pretty easily.

The downside of Fiverr is that they take a pretty hefty cut, 20% to be exact.  So you're only making $4 on any gig you do.  The good news is you can add gig "extras" as your rating increases to increase your revenue.  Another unfortunate downside to Fiverr is that it takes a few weeks for your money to clear as well, so not ideal if you need money immediately, but it is one of the quicker ways to earn money online.

I found Fiverr "sucess" almost by accident, I offered to re-write resumes for people and have them done in 2 days.  I was inundated with orders immediately.

Because I wanted to spend more time writing eBooks however, I changed my options so I will only write one page of a resume, and complete it within 6 days.  That slowed down the influx of orders, which is what I wanted. It also makes it more worth my time because many orders will pay $10 extra for a 2nd page and a rush order.  Now the resume I used to charge $5 for, is costing customers $15.  People are willing to pay it though because I've established very positive feedback.

There's nothing to lose posting a gig to Fiverr, give it a try if you're trying to earn extra money.  If you find you enjoy Fiverr and are interested in making more money I highly recommend the book "Fiverr Dollars" which I enjoyed and found so helpful I purchased the resale rights.  I don't necessarily endorse everything the author says, but it has excellent information.

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Blog Parties and Blog Hops 101

If you’re blogging and you’d like to grow your website traffic (some people don’t) then blog link-ups are an incredibly powerful thing.  Linking up  to other blogs can be time consuming so take these tips to maximize their effectiveness.

•     Link up with the blogs you like and that are similar to yours.  Although anything goes blog parties are out there, they won’t bring you consistent readership if the blog hosting is dissimilar to yours.  You don’t want people to just click on your blog once, you want them to visit your blog, stay awhile, and then become a follower, fan, or subscriber.
• Follow the rules.  A lot of hosts will feature blog posts that linked up the following week, the host is a lot more apt to choose your post if you’ve linked back to them. 
• Title your posts differently between the blog hops you enter, choose different pictures too.  You’ll never know what will draw a person.  Blog parties tend to have a lot of the same visitors within the same niche, so if someone skipped your post on one hop they’ll probably skip it on another, unless you do something to change it.
• Link a few posts, most parties don’t have a problem with this, in fact I really like it when partyers do this at my link up.
•  Visit some of the blogs at the blog hop or party and COMMENT.  When people put a voice to your blog name they’ll be a lot more apt to visit in the future.

What did I miss?  Feel free to list a blog party or hop that you host in the comment section, and be sure to tell us who it’s geared towards.

And by the way I host a blog party geared towards Christian Homemakers every Tuesday over at Lessons From Ivy. And here are the blog parties where I hop.

Blogging Tip, Publicizing Your Blog

If my best blogging tip is to just write something already, it’s not really worth much if you aren’t letting people know that you’re writing something.  I don’t mean taking ads out on huge websites either.  What I do mean is doing things like:

• Linking up to blog parties, choose the parties in your niche and be sure to follow the rules (not only is this proper etiquette, you might just get featured as a result).
• Commenting on other blogs.  Targeting your niche is very important.  Most bloggers don’t have a problem with you including your blog address in the signature of your comment as long as you are sincerely contributing to the conversation.
• Share every post you write to twitter and Facebook.  I used to do this manually every time I posted something, unfortunately I was also always forgetting too.  Save yourself time and use the Networked Blogs App on Facebook. 
• Encourage others to share your posts.  Put a Facebook share or like button, a pin it button, or a tweet this button in your post templates if they’re not there already.  And be sure to invite your readers to share your posts by writing something like: “If you enjoyed today’s post I invite you to share it.”

My first blog I just treated like a journal, I was ecstatic to see 1 or 2 footprints on my page (anyone remember Xanga?). Today, traffic is important to me, because quite frankly I do make a little income from ads, affiliate sales, and eBooks.  In addition I also see my writing at Lessons from Ivy to be a very important ministry.

Stats aren't everything, they're not even a real measure of "blogging success" but if you're writing you might as well let others know about it.  

So, how do you publicize your blog?

Be a Better Blogger By Guarding Your Time

Do you guard your time when it comes to blogging and writing? 

I do my best writing on a notepad or a laptop that isn’t hooked up to the internet.  Why?  Because the second I check my e-mail, or Facebook page I have 100 other things that are vying for my attention that have nothing to do with writing.

Sometimes my e-mails or Facebook messages are legitimate matters that need to be dealt with immediately. But I’ll be honest, most of the time my time spent in my e-mail or Facebook isn’t very fruitful.  Nope, I get sucked into time-line stalking of friends I haven’t spoken with in years, or worse yet I read WAYYYYYY to many Yahoo news articles. (If I’d just use swagbucks for all my searches this wouldn’t happen)

Leisure time on the internet isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but leisure time on the internet can seriously cut into other goals as well. 

I have a house to tend to, children to raise, and a hundred other non-computer related things that need to be done.  When it’s time to get on the computer to blog or write if I don’t prioritize what needs to be done first I’ll get swept away in the non-essentials. 

For example:

Reading 10 blog posts does nothing to grow my blog.  Choosing 5 blog posts that sincerely interest me and writing thoughtful comments however does.

Facebook stalking old friends does nothing except make me nostalgic for old times.  Whereas taking a minute and writing a quick e-mail to the same old friend actually creates a renewed connection.

For the writer it is so easy to get distracted, especially when ideas are running dry.  Before you go on the computer make a list of what you need to accomplish.  5 things (to me at least) seems to be a good number for a to-do list, not too many but just enough things to get something accomplished.

 For me my list generally looks something like this:

1)Write Blog Post(s)

2) Link Up blog posts

3) Read  3 blog posts and COMMENT

4) Check my Facebook page and E-mail

5)Write or edit current eBook for “X” number of minutes

What do you do to guard your time?

The Secret to Growing Your Blog

(pin me)

I'm about to give you the biggest secret about growing your blog.   If you take this secret I guarantee your readership will increase.  I know this because I've been blogging for a little while now and this one secret has ABSOLUTELY worked with ALL of my blogs.

I'd be classified mostly as a Christian homemaking blogger over at Lessons From Ivy.  My main purpose  is simply to encourage other Christian moms like me.  The thing about homemaking blogs though is the writers tend to be homemakers.  And the thing about homemakers is we tend to be (or at least should be) busy.

I could get consumed with fiddling with my sidebar widgets or post template.  I could spend Hours promoting my website if I had the time (and some days I do).  In fact there are an huge number of things that could occupy my time when blogging that have nothing to do with my number 1 blogging secret.

If I was a full time writer (and maybe one day my husband and I will be) I'd be able to do all those things that perfect a blog.  But since I'm not, and since my time is precious to me, I need to be picky about how I spend my time blogging.  Which is why I'm about to share the most important thing bloggers should do.  This is the thing you should do before anything else.


Are you ready for it?

The Number one secret?

Guaranteed to increase your pageviews?

Write Something Already!!!!

All the sidebar tweaking, leaving comments, linking up, blog hopping, and blog promotion in the world won't bring consistent traffic to your blog unless you're updating it!

When it comes to blogging post first, promote later.  

Strive for 5 posts a week, 3 posts minimum.  Just keep posting. Just keep posting.

Take 3 hours one day and write 10 posts to schedule in advance.  Use a big picture and around 200 words a post if you're strapped for time, but post post post.

I've witnessed blogs sky-rocket in popularity and grow big very quickly, but the majority of blogs with large readerships grew slowly with constant posting.

So, go write something!  (But leave a comment telling me how often you update your blog after sharing this post of course)

New Blog Designs

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Packages Includes

•  Background
• Matching Button With Blog Name and Grab Box
• Themed Header with up to 4 Pictures (pictures optional)
• Installation (optional)

This package will not be re-sold. 

Additional customization available for additional cost.

My online reputation is VERY important to me, if you are not satisfied you will be completely refunded.

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At checkout you will immediately be sent an e-mail with further information.  Be sure to check your spam folder.  Once I hear from you I will generally get back with you within 12 hours (24 at the most).

Available Designs

These are pre-made blog Packages. 
For Blogger
What you see is what you get.

Unique Blog Design Package

 $10 if you agree to link back to my website
 (use code linkback at checkout)

$15 without discount code

Packages Includes

•  Background
• Matching Button With Blog Name and Grab Box
• Themed Header with up to 4 Pictures (pictures optional)
• Installation (optional)

This package will not be re-sold. 

Additional customization available for additional cost.

My online reputation is VERY important to me, if you are not satisfied you will be completely refunded.

Roses and Lilies (This page's blog design)

Red and White Floral

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Fruit Salad Blog

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Musical Pink

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At checkout you will immediately be sent an e-mail with further information.  Be sure to check your spam folder.  Once I hear from you I will generally get back with you within 12 hours (24 at the most).