Sue, is a single mother of two and a voiceover artist with nearly five years of commercial radio experience. Here she is to share her story of how she managed to use Fiverr® to design the perfect career.
How I got started on Fiverr.
December 2014 was a tough time.I’m a single mom, and I found myself without a job or income right at Christmas time. It was really challenging to figure out what to do next, especially given the tough job market at the time.
As I had previously worked in radio as an announcer and news reader, I started looking for freelance voiceover work. I really needed a job that was flexible and ideally where I could work from home, so freelancing seemed like a great idea until I could find permanent work. I got some equipment, made a demo at a local studio, and registered at a few different freelance sites where I found some voiceover work advertised.
I found Fiverr at that time as well, but I couldn’t understand why people would do voiceover work for just $5.00. But after quite a few frustrating weeks spending hours a day auditioning and applying for jobs at the other sites with only a little success, I decided to look into Fiverr more. I saw it was possible to make more than $5 from a job by adding Extras, such as providing high-quality files and adding music, so I decided to create a Gig®.
After a week or so, I got my first order. Even though it was only a $5 job, it was really encouraging, so I did some research on how to best optimize my Gig. Adding a video made a huge difference, and soon orders were trickling in.
Growing my business
Once I got a few reviews, there were more and more orders, including some larger jobs, and after a few months, I was able to use the money I’d made from Fiverr to upgrade my equipment. I was then able to adjust my rates, which made the work I was doing more worthwhile, and I started to really think about doing this as a career. After a few more months, I regularly had 10 or more orders in my queue, and I often had to extend my delivery time to a week or more when I got big jobs worth a few hundred dollars.
I found that even though the rates per job may be less on Fiverr than on other sites, I don’t have the hassle of wasting hours every day auditioning and applying for jobs, sometimes competing with hundreds of other freelancers. On Fiverr, the work comes to me, which is just brilliant! A lot of my income and work now comes through Fiverr, which I love!
I’m also a buyer
I’ve worked with lots of other great Fiverr freelancers along the way. I’ve used audio and video Gigs from Fiverr sellers Toutou123 and Landongrace. I’ve used Alysmcdonough for amazingly quick transcription work and Luiscesarmx for virtual assistant and research work. I also found a gem of a graphic designer in Rachidhue, who I am now using for all my creative work, such as a logo and brand development package for a new side project I am setting up.
A year ago, I almost wrote off Fiverr, but now it is pretty much a part of my day-to-day life, and I have Fiverr to thank for getting me back on my feet and having the opportunity to work from home and be there for my kids. This is just priceless.
If you’d like to share your story about how Fiverr has impacted your life, please send it to us by email at community@fiverr.com.
How I got started on Fiverr.
December 2014 was a tough time.I’m a single mom, and I found myself without a job or income right at Christmas time. It was really challenging to figure out what to do next, especially given the tough job market at the time.
As I had previously worked in radio as an announcer and news reader, I started looking for freelance voiceover work. I really needed a job that was flexible and ideally where I could work from home, so freelancing seemed like a great idea until I could find permanent work. I got some equipment, made a demo at a local studio, and registered at a few different freelance sites where I found some voiceover work advertised.
I found Fiverr at that time as well, but I couldn’t understand why people would do voiceover work for just $5.00. But after quite a few frustrating weeks spending hours a day auditioning and applying for jobs at the other sites with only a little success, I decided to look into Fiverr more. I saw it was possible to make more than $5 from a job by adding Extras, such as providing high-quality files and adding music, so I decided to create a Gig®.
After a week or so, I got my first order. Even though it was only a $5 job, it was really encouraging, so I did some research on how to best optimize my Gig. Adding a video made a huge difference, and soon orders were trickling in.
Growing my business
Once I got a few reviews, there were more and more orders, including some larger jobs, and after a few months, I was able to use the money I’d made from Fiverr to upgrade my equipment. I was then able to adjust my rates, which made the work I was doing more worthwhile, and I started to really think about doing this as a career. After a few more months, I regularly had 10 or more orders in my queue, and I often had to extend my delivery time to a week or more when I got big jobs worth a few hundred dollars.
I found that even though the rates per job may be less on Fiverr than on other sites, I don’t have the hassle of wasting hours every day auditioning and applying for jobs, sometimes competing with hundreds of other freelancers. On Fiverr, the work comes to me, which is just brilliant! A lot of my income and work now comes through Fiverr, which I love!
I’m also a buyer
I’ve worked with lots of other great Fiverr freelancers along the way. I’ve used audio and video Gigs from Fiverr sellers Toutou123 and Landongrace. I’ve used Alysmcdonough for amazingly quick transcription work and Luiscesarmx for virtual assistant and research work. I also found a gem of a graphic designer in Rachidhue, who I am now using for all my creative work, such as a logo and brand development package for a new side project I am setting up.
A year ago, I almost wrote off Fiverr, but now it is pretty much a part of my day-to-day life, and I have Fiverr to thank for getting me back on my feet and having the opportunity to work from home and be there for my kids. This is just priceless.
If you’d like to share your story about how Fiverr has impacted your life, please send it to us by email at community@fiverr.com.
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