Getting digital odd jobs done with fiverr.com
Do you have design work or other digital odd jobs that you never get around to doing or that require some specialist skills or software? You might find fiverr.com to be really useful.
The other day I posted my first Amazon Merch t-shirt. The cleaning up of the design was done by a graphic designer I found on fiverr.com.
This is a really handy website for finding all sorts of different digital services (from graphic design to copy editing to music and video production) - and the prices start from just $5US (it works out at about $8ish Australian as there is also a transaction fee) but this is very very cheap for getting some of those digital odd jobs done.
I have thought of so many things that I can cheaply get people to do. I think I'm addicted :)
I've found it a huge pain to find reliable workers on fiverr. Several of the digital goods I received were copyrighted elsewhere, so were stolen work that I could not use. As much as I like the idea of it, getting a good product is very hit and miss and is not worth the effort.
I could definitely see that happening. How much good (or bad) feedback did the people have? I was really explicit in my request that the art had to be original, although maybe I have just been lucky so far.
I only used some of the top rated graphic designers, they all had plenty of glowing reviews. That's why I was so surprised about the end result. I don't expect much for $5, but I feel my time is worth something, and having to do a lot of research to find someone I can rely on put a big damper on it.
Very true and a good lesson to anyone thinking about using freelancing sites.
I had a look at Fiverr but only got halfway through the application before I decided it wasn't for me just yet - still looks like a great website for freelancers!
I think websites like fivver are a terrible deal for freelancers and by extension a terrible deal for those hiring.
Very nice post,sir.. Upvote