Fiverr Versus Popular Alternatives

June 28, 2015 - PRLog -- A freelancer or freelance worker is a term commonly used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term

Fiverr (two "R"s) is a site where online freelancer offer their services in the form of "gigs" to individuals looking to have work done.

Gig providers on Fiverr receive $4.00 dollars from each gig. This is how the company makes money. Because of the low price and strange gigs like:

- a beautiful young woman will flirt with your boyfriend;
- another woman will promote your product in a bikini while kicking a heavy bag;
- someone else will breakup with your girlfriend or boyfriend;

(you are getting the idea)

...and the TV publicity on morning and news programs, Fiverr has become a huge hit.

Problems with Fiverr
But there has been some problems with Fiverr. When you look for a person to give you the best quality service on Fiverr you use the rating system. But some report that many of the 99% ratings are faked! (Fiverrs will get a fake buyer account and buy from themselves and leave positive feedback).

Others have reported the annoying problem of someone taking your assignment and then after several days never delivering the service. Yes, you are able to get your money back but it's still annoying having waited all that time and not getting the work.

Still others have claimed that the graphic design work on Fiverr is horrible. But you may want to take that with a grain of salt because many of these same people are designers trying to sell work on other sites (like Elance, Upwork, etc.) for more money.

Unhappy Gig Providers
Many gig providers have discovered that it's just not worth the time spent and have moved on to other, more profitable, platforms.

Fiverr Brokering
Some of the gurus have 'courses', and even software, that claim to teach you how to get clients to pay you big bucks for services rendered by Fiverrs. It's called brokering and you will be the middleman collecting the profit. But with so many people being familar with Fiverr these days one wonders how this could even been done.

Origin
Fiverr was founded by Shai Wininger and Micha Kaufman in 2009. Wininger came up with the concept of a marketplace that would provide a two sided platform for people to buy and sell a variety of digital services typically offered by freelance contractors. Services offered on the site include writing, translation, graphic design, video editing and programming. Fiverr’s services start at $5, which is what the company’s name is based on and can go higher with Gig Extras. Each service offered is called a “Gig”.


Better Than Fiverr?
So what are the new sites giving Fiverr.Com a run for its money and should you use them? Click on the link below to find out:

http://bestsellerbookreviews.org/fiverr/