Personal Finance Advice
I Did Freelance Gigs on Fiverr for 3 Months to Make Extra Money
This is how much cash I got.
I’m a senior in high school, and my parents won’t let me get a job so that I can focus on my academics. The problem is this: I’m broke! I gotta pay for things, and it would be nice to save up since I’m about to go to college. Then I stumbled upon Fiverr.com over the summer. All kinds of people are doing odd jobs there for extra money, and some even do it full-time. I said to myself, “You love to write, why don’t you upload a few gigs for some cash?” So I did.
Here’s an overview of what happened each month:
July
I started off really excited. I knew that I wouldn’t become rich immediately, but I figured by creating a few gigs for $5, I’d get at least one within the first few weeks. Even one in the first month. Sigh. I was wrong.
My original gigs were centered around writing (duh):
- Write an article for you
- Edit your piece of writing
- Revise your PowerPoint presentation
Unfortunately, I didn’t get anything that the first month.
August
Although I was a bit pessimistic at this point, I didn’t want to give up so soon. New users can only upload seven gigs at a time, so to maximize the chances that someone would buy one I added more.
One of them was, “I will be active on your Discord server for a week” for $5. I thought this would be the least popular gig. But yet again, I was wrong.
I got one order on August 3rd, and I was ecstatic! And when that week was over, he decided to buy my gig again the next week! Unfortunately, I didn’t get my next order until the 28th, but three orders for that month was three more than I got in July!
September
Now, this is when it really started taking off. By now these were the gigs I added (and what they currently are):
- I will revise your PowerPoint presentation
- I will actively participate on your Discord server
- I will moderate and run your Discord server
- I will tutor you in English and help you become a better writer
- I will write an article for your blog
- I will write a poem about you
- I will proofread and edit any piece of writing in English
The Discord one became extremely popular. So popular that I couldn’t keep up with demand, and I had to raise my prices from $5 per week to $20 for one week, $25 for two weeks, and $30 for three weeks. And guess what. People continued to purchase the gigs.

October
To this day, I still haven’t gotten one order for any of my writing gigs. I’ve had three for the PowerPoint one. By far, the Discord ones have been the most popular. I would much rather do the writing/PowerPoint gigs, but hey, the Discord ones make me money.
And oh, I didn’t mention how much my Discord moderation gig is. $100 for 30 days. Even though it’s only been up for a few weeks, I’ve already had one person purchase it, and two more inquire about it. There’s clearly an untapped market for this kind of thing.
So… How much money did I make?
October has clearly been my most successful month, and as of when I’m writing this, it’s only October 13th! Not even halfway through the month!

I’ve made a total of $165, but I have another $144 in current orders. $112 of the $165 was made in October alone!
One thing to note is that Fiverr holds onto your earnings for a few weeks to give the buyer a chance to dispute them. It makes sense, but that means I still haven’t been able to withdraw the full $165 yet. Still, I’m not complaining!
What are some tips for new freelancers on Fiverr?
They’re pretty similar to what I’d say to a new writer on Medium:
- Don’t give up. It was slow for the first two months, but you can see that in that third month was when it started picking up. I had so many orders that I couldn’t handle them all!
- Do what you’re good at. It might not always work (like in my case), but you should try to find a niche that you can fill, and fill it.
- Branch out, and be flexible. I didn’t completely know what to expect when I first started, but I sure as heck didn’t think talking on people’s Discord servers would be my most popular gig! If your gigs aren’t getting many orders, try something else.
- Work with your clients. The gig economy is a powerful thing, and it can provide you with many opportunities. I’m not saying you have to be BFFs with all of your clients, but you want them to order again and spread the word about you to their friends.
- Don’t be a pushover. While you should work with your clients, this doesn’t mean you should be taken advantage of. I started off by pricing my gigs way too low, and when I started getting more orders I noticed that I either had to increase my price by a lot or stop doing freelance work.
- Understand that this is just the beginning. It took a few months, but now my income has skyrocketed. As long as I keep doing what I’m doing, I’m sure that it’ll continue this trend.

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