What to do when a Fiverr seller cancels your order…or you have to cancel a...
So you’ve spent some time going through the listings on Fiverr, paying special attention to seller ratings and feedback. You made your gig choice carefully and submitted payment. Then the seller comes...
View ArticleHow to crowdsource your graphics project on Fiverr, part two
[Part two of a series. Part one is here.] Our mission is to find 10 graphic artists on Fiverr, give them all the same criteria, and see what happens. Here’s our job spec: The logo will be for...
View ArticleHow to crowdsource your graphics project on Fiverr, part three
[Parts One and Two of this series are here and here.] This crowdsourcing series has gotten a lot of views. Thanks for your support. We’re pleased to report we found a graphics seller who is friendly,...
View ArticleDutch treat: A basketful of Fiverr services from a remote village in the...
OK, we admit it. We don’t know that much about pepijn, this Fiverr seller. We’re not even sure if he’s a he or she’s a she. (We’re thinking he, though. Pepijn is Dutch for “Pippin.”) But he asked us to...
View ArticleFiverr opens New York office today
It’s Fiverr’s third anniversary and to celebrate, they’re establishing a foothold in the U.S. to “more closely engage with our American community”, as Micha Kaufman puts it. Why New York? Beats us....
View ArticleCyprus citizens hoarding cash as banks remain closed — say hello to Fiverr
If you’ve been following recent events on the small island nation of Cyprus, you know that the European Central Bank and the Eurozone authorities are demanding Cyprus levy a tax on the bank accounts of...
View ArticleLady of Spain, we adore you
Night in Madrid, blue and tender Spanish moon makes silver splendor Music throbbing, plaintive sobbing notes of a guitar While ardent caballeros serenade Meet Sheila (silaeu), your lady of Spain. She’s...
View ArticleFiverr aced out of billion-dollar market by upstart Rev
The Wall Street Journal tells us that a few of Odesk’s earliest employees have split to create a new freelance task marketplace similar to that offered by Fiverr, GigWalk, Zirtual, TaskRabbit, etc....
View ArticleThe Fiverr buffet
A year ago, perhaps two, Fiverr was still somewhat navigable but now the sheer quantity of gigs is overwhelming. Just to give youse an idea, the last time we looked there were over 3,000 people...
View Article“I guarantee SEO effectiveness, 100%”
Recently we were contacted by an SEO seller on Fiverr, who wanted to create 10 “high PR” backlinks for us for $5. We sighed. We’ve seen this movie before and it never ends well. Yet the seller...
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