madmoo (a.k.a. Ang) has been a member of our community for over 2 years now. Those of you who are on the forum already know her as being a super helpful and supportive member of the community.
Ang offers a number of creative Gigs from stop motion, to custom made messages. You may recognize her Gigs where she’ll draw your logo or message on the frothy cup of cappucinno, or write out your message on toast with alphabetti. These are just a taste of the creative services madmoo provides!
Her Gigs were such a success that last September, she made the decision to leave her day job and focus on Fiverr full time! Anyways, I’ve done enough talking.
Over to you Madmoo!
A friend (Sam Cornwell) emailed me to say he’d found this site and knew I’d find it interesting. I set up an account and didn’t really expect anything to come of it.
I was shocked to get my first order around a week later and that was the start of my Fiverr addiction. I added a few more Gigs and gradually built up my sales and reputation.
I maintained my day job and did my Fiverr work in the early mornings, at night or weekends. A lot of my Gigs rely on photography. Seeing that I prefer natural light, my time was limited.
My greatest fear was getting a negative review, and whilst I would never even come close to the deadlines, I am a perfectionist so I would never deliver anything I wasn’t 100% satisfied with.
After around a year on Fiverr I had the opportunity to cut my hours at work so I decided to work part time. On my days ‘off’ I was able to work on my Fiverr orders. Somehow, because I had more time to devote to the Fiverr side of things, I’d get more orders, complete them quickly and felt in a better position to actively promote what I do (I have a Facebook page devoted entirely to my Fiverr work).
The decision to leave my job completely last September wasn’t hard for me. My job was pretty tedious and certainly not creative – I worked in a call center. The chance came up and I took it. Mine isn’t the sole income in the house, my two daughters are grown up so the financial pressures aren’t there.
Now, my life is no longer stressful and I can organize my days as I wish.
I find it hard to see myself as successful. It’s one reason I love getting feedback – when someone appreciates what I did and tells me I’m wonderful or awesome, it makes me smile.
Getting an order that auto-completes sometimes feels like a kick in the teeth, especially if I feel I did a great job. It’s like holding the door open for someone who then walks through without saying thanks. I know lots of people don’t see it that way, and lots of buyers probably don’t give it a thought.
I’ve always been creative but never really stuck at any one idea. Being on Fiverr has focused my mind. My Gig ideas tend to come to me in the middle of the night or I will see something online or in real life that sparks an idea. I love thinking up new Gigs. My biggest challenge now is to keep the Gigs fresh!
To anyone starting out or setting up new Gigs, first of all do something you enjoy. Don’t try doing something you’re uncomfortable with since you will struggle and start to resent it.
Getting that first sale is always the most difficult part and even though I’ve been on the site for over 2 years I try not to forget that each sale is important and it often takes a buyer who is trusting to take that leap of faith and be the first.
You can help yourself by having clear titles, descriptions and instructions, good Gig photos and realistic lead times. Communicate with your buyers throughout the sale where necessary. Don’t assume they know the procedure or how things work.
Put yourself in the shoes of the buyer and ask yourself how you’d feel to receive the work you did.
Thanks for sharing your story and amazing tips medium.
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