How To Fuel Your Biz With Five Bucks

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The cost of doing business can bring your plans to start or grow your freelance business to a screeching halt. Creating a website alone can easily cost you a few hundred dollars in itself. With an open mind, and a little creativity, you can tap into resources that offer more affordable alternatives via Fiverr™. Fiverr™ is the place for people to share things they’re willing to do for 5 dollars. You’ll find a ton of fun and bazaar postings like “I will sing a song for you dressed like a hot dog for 5 dollars” but also plenty of services you can use to jumpstart your freelance career as well.

Graphics

You can cut your graphic cost exponentially by buying a Fiverr™ gig instead. Find someone to design your logo, create a website banner, or edit a picture for only five dollars per gig.

Writing

Sometimes it’s easier to write great things about everyone else but yourself. Hire a writer to compose your professional or company bio or to proofread an existing document.

Programming

Here’s a jewel! If you insist on going with a professional graphic designer for the layout of your website, use Fiverr to hire a coder to script the HTML, XML or appropriate language for a fraction of the price! Send a seller a message to negotiate terms.

Blog, Social Network and SEO Optimization

If you have a poor online presence, Fiverr™ can get you off to a great start. Snag everything from Tumblr themes to total WordPress installations, and everything in between.

Remember every seller is different, and so are the terms of their gigs.  Never go outside of Fiverr™ to do business. If something goes wrong, the loss is solely on you and it’ll make it virtually impossible for the Fiverr team to help you. The key is creativity. The opportunities are endless! 

Ebonie Flynn is an innovative, serial-entrepreneur and sole owner of Ebonie Nicole Enterprises, Inc. She plans to build businesses in the black hair industry that directly benefits nonprofits that support Sickle Cell and HIV/AIDS. Ebonie is now expanding her corporation to offer her expertise in public relations by harnessing her powerful network, natural writing ability and entrepreneurial enthusiasm to benefit her clients with a PR experience unlike any other. You can follow Ebonie on Twitter and on Facebook.