The document discusses the online marketplace Fiverr, which allows users to post small services that they will provide for $5. It provides background on Fiverr's founding and growth. Case studies are presented of successful Fiverr sellers who earn a significant income from the site. A survey of 24 Fiverr users found that most use it as a primary income source and intend to continue using it. However, the authors' own attempt to become a Fiverr seller was unsuccessful.

1. Fortune, Fame, & Fiverr
Jamie Rooke, Anne-Sophie Dufesne, William Mlinarich
MSCR 3210

2. Fiverr Background
*World's largest marketplace for small services*
● Launched in 2010 by Israeli entrepreneurs Shai
Wininger and Micha Kaufman
● Now have about 1,000,000 gigs posted

3. Fiverr Background
● Basic How-To:
○ Post a skill (through pictures and videos)
○ Offer to sell it for $5
○ Go up in status with more buys
○ Can be a skilled professional or
an amateur
● Skill Categories:
○ Gifts, Graphics & Design, Video & Animation, Online
Marketing, Writing & Translation, Advertising,
Business, Programming & Tech, Music & Audio, Fun
& Bizarre, Lifestyle, and Other

4. Fiverr Background
● Users go up in levels once they consistently:
○ Gain great customer satisfaction
○ Deliver gigs on time
○ Maintain high quality and ratings
● Levels allow for :
○ Profits greater than $5 per gig
○ Distribution in multiple amounts
○ Ability to add extras to gig
○ Recognition to promote profile

5. Case Study- "bookreviewstew"
● Actor selling video
services, such as
birthday greetings and
promo videos
● Fiverr accounts for 60%
of his income
● Makes sure to maintain
customer satisfaction at
all times
● Tips for new users: Use
popular gigs for
inspiration

6. Case Study- "anarchofighter"
● In just one year of posting his services on Fiverr,
"anarchofighter" was able to buy a house from his Fiverr
earnings
● Offers business services, such as brand promotion on
local media and copywriting
● Gig Extras include individual videos with improvements
and super fast service

7. Fiverr Survey Results
Total Participants: 24 Fiverr Members

8. Fiverr Results Cont.
Dollars Made Per Week

9. Fiverr Survey Cont.
Hours Spent on Fiverr Per Week

10. Fiver Survey Cont.
● 58.3% of participants hope to become a success story
on Fiverr while 41.7% are simply on Fiverr for the fun of
it.
● 66.6% of participants use Fiverr as a primary source of
income while one 33.3% of participants hold a separate
primary form of employment.
● 75% of participants stated that they do have more than
one talent/service they offer on Fiverr. While only 25%
hold only one talent/service on Fiverr.
● 83% of participants intend to be using Fiverr a year from
now while only 17% intend to give up on Fiverr at some
point.
● 83% of participants stated that Fiverr has in fact helped
their career either financially or socially.

11. Fiverr Survey Cont.
● This survey was conducted on the official Fiverr blog on two
separate discussion boards in order to obtain a variety of
users.
● Each participant is a registered Fiverr.com user. We were
able to verify this because in order to comment on the blog
you need to be a Fiverr.com user.
● Overall, 83% of the participants surveyed said that they have
had success on Fiverr.
● For those who did not have success on Fiverr.com, which the
exception of one, did not post multiple talents/services and all
spent less than 5 hours a week on Fiverr.com.
● Individuals who reported collecting more than $100 per week
all spent between 10 and 30 hours per week on Fiverr.com
and offered several, if not more, talents/services.

12. We Made Our Own Gig!
Let's See Our Success
● Gig was posted for 10
days
● Promised delivery time
of 3 days
● Shared on my
facebook and twitter
accounts
● Checked account
everyday

13. And......We Got No Hits!
What I think went wrong....
● Not enough gigs were posted
● Not enough time was spent on fiverr
● Most top sellers have videos of what they are
offering or sample pictures
● Sellers offer additional services to a gig

14. Conclusion
● Successful Fiverr sellers spend more than 5 hours a
week on the website.
● Having more than one active gig at the same time gives
the seller a better chance of getting a hit.
● Most people anticipate to still be using Fiverr a year
from now.
● Most Fiverr users have hopes of becoming success
stories like the ones posted on the site.
● More people use it as their primary source of income.

15. Conclusion
● The results of our survey indicates that Fiverr can
be a successful way to make money if the seller
dedicates a lot of time to the site. Just like any other
job, you have to put in the time to make a profit.
Fiverr allows flexibility in hours and the amount of
work varies depending on the gig.
● Although becoming a success story is not
guaranteed sellers hope to achieve this status and
are willing to put in the work to get there. If users
are able to master the site and market themselves
well they do have a chance in achieving top rated
status.

16. Bibliography
● http://blog.fiverr.com/2013/02/26/bought-a-house-with-fiverr-money/#more-
5851
● http://blog.fiverr.com/2013/03/22/actor-making-money-online/#more-6025
● http://fiverr.com/terms_of_service