10 Fiverr Gig Ideas For Writers And How To Make Them Work
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Sometimes when you're treading in unfamiliar territory you just need someone to give you a gentle nudge to help you stay on the right path. And the terrain around Fiverr can be pretty rough.
I've put together 10 gigs that just about anyone can deliver with very little effort. In fact, most of them are so easy you'll wonder why you even needed my help!
If you can put together a Squidoo lens....
If you have your own blog about anything...
If you're a freelance article writer...
If you can string together 350 - 500 words that make sense...
Then YOU can use these gigs to make money on Fiverr...
And you could be doing it right now!
Before I start, let me make one thing perfectly clear....
I make no money from referring people to Fiverr. As far as I know they don't have an affiliate program. So feel free to click on any links you see. I make these Fiverr lenses because it warms up my writing Muse!
So easy, even a Monkey could do it!
I'm going to list out 10 different gigs. Feel free to use these to create your first gig on Fiverr. You're welcome to copy and paste if you need to but keep in mind - these Fiverr lenses are attracting a good bit of traffic. If somebody is already using a title or description then you'll have to change up your wording a bit because Fiverr doesn't allow duplicate content in the title or description.
That's not to say you can't use the same gig. Just look around Fiverr. There are lots of people who write articles or build Squidoo lenses. The key is to just get your gig created and start promoting it so you'll start to get some order.
Ready? Here we go!
WordPress Blog
Title: I Will Create A WordPress Blog for $5
Description: I will create a blog for you at WordPress.com. Includes min. 350 words of quality, unique content and 2 links to your own content. Great way to build authoritative, long-lasting backlinks!
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide one keyword, any images you'd like me to use and tell me the direction you'd like me to go with your blog post. Also include 2 links and the anchor text you'd like me to use. No adult content, please.
What you need to know: You need to be familiar with setting up WordPress blogs. Nothing fancy. If they don't like the way it looks they can change the theme. Most of these buyers are only looking for links anyway.
Blogger Blog
Title: I Will Create A Blogger Blog for $5
Description: I will create a blog for you at Blogger.com. Includes min. 350 words of quality, unique content and 2 links to your own content. Great way to build authoritative, long-lasting backlinks!
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide one keyword, any images you'd like me to use and tell me the direction you'd like me to go with your blog post. Also include 2 links and the anchor text you'd like me to use. No adult content, please.
What you need to know: You need to be familiar with setting up Blogger blogs. Nothing fancy. If they don't like the way it looks they can change the theme. Most of these buyers are only looking for links anyway.
Weebly Blog
Title: I Will Create A WordPress Blog for $5
Description: I will create a blog for you at Weebly.com. Includes min. 350 words of quality, unique content and 2 links to your own content. Great way to build authoritative, long-lasting backlinks!
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide one keyword, any images you'd like me to use and tell me the direction you'd like me to go with your blog post. Also include 2 links and the anchor text you'd like me to use. No adult content, please.
What you need to know: You need to be familiar with setting up Weebly blogs. Nothing fancy. If they don't like the way it looks they can change the theme. Most of these buyers are only looking for links anyway.
Squidoo Lens
Title: I Will Create A Squidoo Lens for $5
Description: I will create a lens for you at Squidoo.com. Includes min. 500 words of quality, unique content and 2 links to your own content. Great way to build authoritative, long-lasting backlinks!
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide one keyword, any images you'd like me to use and tell me the direction you'd like me to go with your lens. Also include 2 links and the anchor text you'd like me to use. I'm happy to promote Amazon, Ebay, Etsy or Zazzle products, too. No adult content, please. Some topics restricted by Squidoo TOS.
What you need to know: You need to be familiar with setting up Squidoo Lenses. You also need to be familiar with Squidoo TOS. I have a lens up specifically to show you how I make money with Squidoo lenses on Fiverr - How To Make Money With Squidoo And Fiverr. Read This First!
HubPage
Title: I Will Create An Original HubPage for $5
Description: I will create a unique, original HubPage. Includes min. 500 words of quality, unique content and 2 links to your own content. Great way to build authoritative, long-lasting backlinks!
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide one keyword, any images you'd like me to use and tell me the direction you'd like me to go with your lens. Also include 2 links and the anchor text you'd like me to use. No adult content, please. Topic must meet HubPages TOS approval.
What you need to know: You need to be familiar with setting up HubPages. You also need to be familiar with HubPages TOS.
Article
Title: I Will Create An Original 500 Word SEO Article for $5
Description: I will create a unique, original SEO article. Includes min. 500 words of quality, unique content.
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide one keyword and the direction you'd like me to go with your article. No adult content, please.
What you need to know: You just need to know how to string together 500 words coherently and strategically work in their keyword. These days keyword placement isn't even a major concern. So as long as you can use their keyword 2 or 3 times within 500 words - you're in like Flynn!
Blog Posts
Title: I Will Write Two 300 Word Blog Posts for $5
Description: I will write two blog posts, each 300 words. Unique, original SEO content. No adult topics, please.
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide one keyword, any images you'd like me to use and tell me the direction you'd like me to go with your lens. Also include 2 links and the anchor text you'd like me to use. No adult content, please. Topic must meet HubPages TOS approval. Be prepared on this one. You'll have buyers asking for one 600 word article. That's entirely up to you. Whichever you prefer.
What you need to know: You just need to be able to string together 300 words in a unique, informative and engaging manner, with a little bit of keyword love thrown in.
Product Review
Title: I Will Write One Original Product Review for $5
Description: I will write a unique, original product review for you to use on your blog or website. Includes min. 500 words of quality, unique content including features and benefits of the product.
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide a link to your product or sales page along with any keyword you'd like me to use. No adult content, please.
What you need to know: You need to be familiar with writing product reviews. Typically, I write 5 paragraphs: An intro that tells a little about the product, a paragraph that describes one or two of the special features, a paragraph that lists the features, and two paragraphs that talk about the user experience - how the features were beneficial. But you may have your own review article template!
Book Review
Title: I Will Write One Original Book Review for $5
Description: I will write a unique, original book review for you to use on your blog or website. Includes min. 500 words of quality, unique content. No adult topics, please.
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide a link the book so I can make sure we're talking about the same book.
What you need to know: You need to be familiar with writing book reviews. Again, I just try to stick with a 5-paragraph template. You do NOT have to read the book. Check Amazon or look online. Most books have at least one review before they even go to press.
Recipes
Title: I Will Create A Recipe For Your Foodie Blog for $5
Description: I will write a recipe for you to use on your blog or website. Includes min. 300 words of quality, unique content. No adult topics, please.
Instructions to Buyer: Please provide a category - like 'soup'. And then tell me if there are any specific ingredients you want me to use. No adult topics, please.
What you need to know: You need to be familiar with writing recipes, and how hard is that?! Recipes themselves are not covered by copyright. So you can use any chocolate chip cookie recipe you find anywhere on the web. But you will need to be able to get creative when writing out descriptions and directions. You'll want those sections to be original content.
Things You Should Know
- These gigs are all real and all will attract buyers. I've used every single one of them at one time or another on Fiverr. So don't worry. I'm not giving you some old, tired, outdated information. Feel free to copy these gigs - just make sure you tweak them where necessary so you're not promising something you can't deliver.
- For most of these gigs you're going to need an email address so you can confirm the accounts. You can't use your own because then the buyer won't be able to access his new account unless you give him YOUR log in information. And you definitely don't want to do that!
I use Hotmail and set up a new email address for each buyer. I keep these on file and use that same email address for every gig that particular buyer orders. You can also use Yahoo and Google. Don't use Google unless you have to. You have to use phone verification now and they'll only let you set up so many accounts. So save Google for emergenies.
- Visit these different sites and set up a few of your own blogs to see how they work so you know what you can and can NOT do. Trust me - buyers are going to be asking for all kinds of weird stuff and you don't want to promise something you can't deliver.
- Don't use the words "I won't copy and paste" on Fiverr. When you see those words on Fiverr ... it usually means that's exactly what they're going to do!
- It helps to include stuff like - "I'm a Platinum author at Ezine" or "I've been writing SEO content for umpteen years." When buyers see that in your description it just helps you stand out from the crowd a little.
- I have a template file set up so I just have to fill in the blanks, but you'll want to deliver a file to each buyer that includes the information for the email account you set up and the information for the blog or other account you set up for them. I don't keep copies of all the actual content but if you'd like to then go right ahead.
- I do keep a copy of all the articles and blog posts I've written but even that's not a necessity. You can always go back to the page where you delivered the gig and download the file you delivered to the buyer.
- Tweak these gigs and make sure you're not offering something you can't deliver. If you don't want to set up emails for everybody then tell them they have to send you the keyword and a new email address that you can use to create their accounts.
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Now that you see how easy it is, you can probably come up with a zillion ideas of your own. If you're an online writer think about the places you like to submit content. Chances are, someone will be willing to pay you to do it for them, too!
