Yes its Working: How to Earn a Side Income With The Skills You Already Have

Are you looking for ways to supplement your income?

2020 has been a crazy year, with many of us taking a hit both financially and psychologically.

But with every obstacle comes an opportunity…

We’re lucky enough to live in a world where temporary or remote work and freelance positions are going from strength to strength.

The gig economy.

As little as a decade ago, it wouldn’t have been as easy to find a side hustle to supplement a loss in income.

With freelance marketplaces, such as Fiverr, that is all different.

Believe it or not but a gig is purchased every 4 seconds on Fiverr, with freelancers and experts making anywhere from $5 to $15,000+ per project.

So if you’re looking for a way to earn some extra money in uncertain times, Fiverr is a great place to start.

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post for Fiverr.com

What can I sell on Fiverr?

The cool thing about the evolution of the gig economy and platforms like Fiverr is that they have slowly opened up opportunities for just about ANY skillset.

Once upon a time, online freelance marketplaces were only good for designers, developers, or writers. These days? If you can describe it, you can sell it.

Here are just a few of the unique skills you can sell on Fiverr:

Graphic design
Video animation
Political campaigns
Dropshipping
Podcast editing and promotion
Game development
Legal or financial consulting
Singing or voiceovers
Unboxing videos
Product package design

There is even a category for celebrity impersonators!

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Seriously, you can sell anything these days and make a side hustle income from it.

The skills I have listed above are only scratching the surface, there are over 400 categories on Fiverr to sell your expertise.

How does it work?

Getting started as a freelancer on Fiverr is pretty simple. All you need to do is sign up for free, create a gig that offers your expertise to the Fiverr audience, then wait for people to get in touch. By delivering quality work, you’ll get good reviews and be exposed to more potential clients.

You also get paid immediately after completing a gig, via Fiverr, so you don’t need to deal with invoices or chasing up clients.

The best approach? Offer a service that is highly targeted and specific, start with a lower than usual price, then work your way up as you get more feedback.

Here is an example of a Fiverr gig for logo design that is hyper-targeted:

How much can I make?

As I mentioned earlier, Fiverr gigs range from $5 to $15,000+ and you can work as much or as little as you want. So, your earning capacity is entirely up to you.

For some freelancers, they earn their entire living on Fiverr. For others, they work fulltime and make a few extra bucks on the weekend. The world truly is your oyster!

The variance in pricing comes down to a range of factors, including:

The difficulty and time it takes to complete the gig
The required expertise for the gig
The freelancer’s star rating and customer feedback history

For example, this gig for creating a 3D professional game will earn the freelancer upward of $15,000:

What if I don’t know how to sell myself?

I get it, if you’ve worked for someone else your entire career it can be a weird and confronting experience trying to sell your skills. I went through the exact same challenges when I transitioned to blogging from a corporate career over 10 years ago.

But don’t worry, there are tons of helpful resources available online to give you the tools and confidence you need to get started. In fact, Fiverr provides just about every resource you will ever need to make income as a freelancer.

Here are some of the resources Fiverr provides:

Free Fiverr Course – Discover what it takes to be a top-notch seller on Fiverr with this complimentary Learn from Fiverr course.

Fiverr Podcast – A nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds long podcast for anyone wanting to grow their business, fulfill their ambitions, or just improve their side hustle.
Fiverr Blog – Hundreds of helpful blog articles to help fine-tune your skillset as a freelancer.
Fiverr Guides – Practical online resources to help you grow your side hustle business.
Fiverr Discover – Explore top talent from the platform to get inspiration for your own gigs.

Still not sure? Check out Fiverr’s seller hub where you’ll find FAQs on just about everything you’ll need to know, or, submit a help request if you need to.

Wrapping up

The gig economy is thriving and with so much uncertainty in the traditional business world, it’s time to take things into your own hands.

Gone are the days of the 9-5 grind in a central business district, packed full of time-wasting meetings, coffee catch-ups, and water cooler banter.

Sure, we’ll get some of those things back. But the future of business is going to look very different.

Even big brands have opened their eyes to flexible and remote working, non-full-time positions, and temporary roles.

Rather than leave your fate in the hands of a corporate, take some control back by de-risking your personal income, and diversifying how you bring in money.

Freelancing, regardless of your skills, is a great way to get started. Take on your first gig and you’ll never turn back.

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