What to Do When Your Fiverr Gigs Aren’t Selling

Fiverr sales have been in a slump for many people lately, if you check the forums. It seems like everyone has seen a slow April compared to January, February and March this year.

Slow times of the year are normal in freelancing. It’s why I don’t put all my eggs into one basket. When my Fiverr gigs aren’t selling, something elsewhere usually is.

But what if you don’t have anything but your Fiverr gigs? And what if you want the sales to pick up in case somewhere else slumps? Is there anything you can do when your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling?

Well, yes there is. Here are a few tips when you have a slow week or month on Fiverr.com.

Rework Your Fiverr Gigs

Your gig sales may have slowed because of the competition on the site. There are now almost four million gigs, so there is a lot of competition in every single category. You need to put yourself back up at the top, which means doing a little rework on your gig.

Check your tags, look over your gig description and even record a new video to add into your gig. If you don’t yet have a video, record one. That has been proven to improve sales by 200%, according to the site stats.

Not sure about changes you can make? I offer a gig to help you. I’ll look over your Fiverr gig and create a fully comprehensive report detailing where you can improve and some suggestions to help get you started. I also offer marketing tips if you need them.

Create a New Gig

Get your creative juices flowing. While you have some quiet time, think about new Fiverr gigs that you can place on the site.

But what can you do? You’re already doing everything you love!

Think about some of the quirky, fun and innovative gigs. You could write a message on a funny sign or offer your skills as a speaker over a video. Need inspiration? Take a look at the different types of gigs around and see if you can do something similar. Don’t copy others, but come up with your own twist on their ideas.

Creating a new gig not only takes up some time, but you will give yourself another method of revenue through the website.

Get Marketing Your Fiverr Gig

When your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling, it could be a sign that you need to do more marketing. Fiverr isn’t going to do all the work for you. It’s important to get yourself out there, and share your gig with the world.

There are lots of ways that you can market. Social media is the most common, but what about starting your own blog? You could even have a website dedicated to attracting people to your gig and linking straight back to your Fiverr profile.

Look Out for Other Opportunities

Fiverr isn’t the only place online that you can sell your services or products. There are many others that don’t take the huge 20% cut.

Even if you’re not bothered about the 20% commission, just finding somewhere else will really help with the income when your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling. It’s that mindset of not putting all your eggs into one basket, like I mentioned earlier.

There are some Fiverr copycat websites, like Fourerr and Fivesquid, or you could take to Etsy, Elance and Guru to sell your products and services. Another option is to sell through your own website if you’re up for creating that and taking more control over full-scale marketing and managing payments.

Don’t feel like you have to sit and twiddle your thumbs when your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling. There are plenty of other things to do to help improve your income.

What do you do when your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling? Share your own tips or discuss your ideas and get your income back to the level you want and need it to be.