Reviews Are the Key to Success

One positive review turned to three, and that turned to seven and so on…at this point, all my clients were still from the gig request section. Four weeks in at around 10 completed orders, I got promoted to level one. All Fiverr sellers are rated at different levels, from “basic seller”, level one, level two, and up to “top-rated seller”, each level has advantages with more benefits as you continue to level up.

After reaching level one, I started to notice an uptick in customers buying directly from my gigs that are not from the customer request section. Now, keep in mind that my orders from the Fiverr search engine are not all a direct result of my new rank, though ranks are a part of the equation. As I completed orders and clients left five-star reviews, my gigs were slowly being ranked up to the top of the search result.

This meant as customers searched for gigs I was more likely to get noticed, as long as their search matched with what they were looking for. Being on page five of the search is a lot better than being on page 25…

Getting organic orders from search results didn’t make me stop using the buyer’s request section. I still used it, but a bit less, as more orders started coming in naturally. Fiverr rewards consistency and commitment, a steady account that gets regular orders with good reviews ranks well. After around two months, I had completed 50 orders and already broke the $1,000 barrier working just a couple of hours per day.

It is also around the same time I got promoted again — to level two. This new level allowed me to start offering more gig extras, meaning my customer could order multiples of the same gig. I also increased the price of my gigs. I felt no need to undercut similar top-selling gigs in order to attract customers. I had accumulated enough past work samples in my portfolio, and positive reviews, that gave clients a good idea of what to expect when they ordered from me. By the three-month mark, most of my orders were either from repeat customers or direct orders from the search results, with me rarely having to use the buyer’s request anymore.

My journey from zero to $1,000 on Fiverr is just one way I managed to make Fiverr work for me in the graphics and design categories. I do believe this method can work for most, if not all, the categories on Fiverr. In real life, there is no one singular way to find success, and the same holds true for earning money on Fiverr. With that said, there are some behaviors one can implement that will lead to success universally, such as not giving up and being consistent in striving for success.