Creating a gig is pretty simple. But creating a successful gig does matter. Some of the gigs rank very easily, some of them never rank or make sales. So it will be easier for you to make sales if you create a gig properly. Without further ado let’s get started:
Permalink -Think before you create a gig
Permalink is the URL of your gig. And Fiverr will never give you a chance to edit it. To clarify, you will be able to change everything on your gig except this permalink. A permalink structure of a gig is as follows: fiverr.com/your_username/first_title_of_your_gig
The first title of your gig will generate the permalink of your gig. So, go ahead and do some research depending on your niche. And make a meaningful and SEO friendly title just for the sake of generating your gig permalink. Four words are the minimum number of every gig URL. We suggest you keep 4/5 words for the permalink. You can take help from Google Trends or Keyword Planner.
For example- you are the owner of a graphic design agency or individual graphic designer, and you want to create a gig for logo design. In this type of case, your gig’s first title or the permalink will be something like: “best logo design company”. Because we just saw that “best logo design” has 10K-100K monthly search and “best logo design company” has up to 10K monthly search. So, you will get an SEO friendly permalink for your gig and the keywords have high search volume. It’s good to have your keywords on your gig permalink.
Gig Title
Your gig title is super important and this is the main aspect of clicking your gig. So make it short, simple & easy to understand by one go. However, many people advise to never change your gig title. But if you want to be successful on Fiverr, stop listening to those gurus. Some people say that your gig will not rank if you change the gig-title. But it’s not true luckily and it’s a myth about gig ranking.
On our example of creating a gig permalink, we put a title just for the sake of generating an SEO friendly permalink. Once you published your gig for the first time, come back again to gig editing and update your gig title as you see fit. For example “I will best logo design company” does not make sense. So change it to something which makes sense. And then you will have a meaningful title and SEO-friendly permalink. Awesome!
Depending on your gig category, you may find a separate field for SEO Title. So act accordingly if it exists in your niche. And even you can take help from Fiverr’s suggestion on the right sidebar.
Gig Description
Generally, sellers do mistakes by keyword stuffing and copy-pasting from somewhere else. However, before you start writing for your gig description, we suggest you go again to Keyword Planner and make a list of 5/7 top keywords people are searching for. Now start writing the description. Make sure it’s easy to understand with short sentences. Avoid using passive voice. Once you completed writing, take the help of two online FREE tools: Plagiarism Checker & Hemingway Editor. Plagiarism Checker will help you to check if your gig description contains duplicates. If it finds duplicates, don’t forget to update your description. On the other hand, Hemingway Editor will help you to check the readability of your description. The lower grade is better. Make sure your description’s grade is equal to or lower than Grade 5.
Fiverr allows 1200 characters maximum for your gig description.
Package & Pricing
Fiverr suggest you to create 3 different packages for a gig. So take their suggestion positively. However, keep your pricing logical and do not sell your service for peanuts.
Revisions are the most debatable option. Question is- how many revisions you should offer? Well, there are few pros & cons. Proficient sellers takes money for their time and do not work sine-die for the same amount. So “Unlimited Revisions” may be bad choice for you.
However, many buyers are searching by Filtering with “Unlimited Revisions”. So, if you are new to Fiverr, you can try “Unlimited Revisions” for all the packages. Not to mention, if your buyer doesn’t want, the money will never be released to you, and even they got the whole service. Unfortunately, this is how Fiverr works. So, zero or unlimited revisions do not matter end of the day. It (unfortunately) depends on your buyer. If they wish they can accept your work, or ask for revisions (out of scope).
FAQ (Freequently Asked Questions)
Add some helpful questions & their answers. And even no one asked you those questions yet, especially when you are new to Fiverr. At least ask about prerequisites, what info you need to get started, what is your gig all about and what is not, why should they buy from you instead of others, what they will get as the final product/service, etc.
It helps your gig to narrow down further. In other words, it’s one kind of substitute for your gig title. So you don’t have to do keyword stuffing on your gig title (at least:) ). For example- you create websites using WordPress, Joomla, Drupal & Wix. Now, what will be your gig title? Should you create 4 different gigs for the four platforms? Luckily, tags can handle it and you don’t have to create 4 different gigs. And you can use the four words for your Tags or if you used 1 word on your gig title, then use the rest of the 3 words on your Tags.
Your Bio -The global part of all your gigs
You can not create the bio directly from your gig but it’s the global part of all your gigs. Most of the sellers ignore it or do not utilize it properly. Believe it or not, this is the final thing your buyer reads before hiring you (in most cases). I asked a few of my clients on Fiverr about why they decided to hire me. Honestly, most of their answer points towards my bio. So it’s worth expending time to write a killer bio.
The word bio or biography is misleading itself. Because your buyers are not interested to learn about you in the first place. Instead, they are deeply interested to know about how you can help them. So avoid telling about yourself and technically tell them about how you helped other people in the past.
Conclusion
That’s it! And this how you can create a gig that will help you to make huge sales on Fiverr. There are other parts such as gig image, video, attachments, requirements, etc but I’m sure you will be able to figure them out without much hassle. We just told about the most important part of creating a gig properly.
Keep in mind, reputation is not something which you can achieve overnight. It takes time, hard work, and proof. Also creating just gigs and waiting is not enough to make sales. You have to keep your eyes on your gig analytics report such as impressions, clicks, etc. Invest some time in ranking your gigs on social media platforms.
Also, make sure each & every action is aligned with the Terms of Services and never use any shortcut. Newbies generally make mistakes without knowing the environment and sometimes get penalties or warnings. Do not trust all the advice you get on the internet. Judge everything with your ethics and take action wisely.
A good single gig can be a source of your lifetime passive income. So it’s worth expending time on improving it day by day. Be patient and never ask your friends & family to buy your gigs. Also, avoid asking your existing clients to leave feedback or review at the end of an order. This is just because it doesn’t look professional and on the other hand, Fiverr does it on your behalf. So there is no reason to reinvent the wheel.
If you can follow everything I mentioned above, it may take some time but your gig will succeed in the long run. Good luck on your path.
