If you’ve never outsourced to a freelancer before, trying to find the right person (or anyone for that matter!) on Fiverr can get a little overwhelming. Trust me - I know!
But DON’T let that stop you.
Embrace the fear, get OUT of your comfort zone and focus on finding that special someone that is going to ease the burden, increase your productivity and (dare I say it…?!) possibly even do a better job than you would have done (ouch!).
It will be worth the ride, I promise!
Most sellers will specialise in one area - so you can make the most of their expertise and experience and get a better result. When you’ve gone through the pain once - you’ll be back again and before you know it, it will become the norm.
Here are some tips to help you feel less stressed out and better prepared to find the right person for the job:
Know your project! Before even visiting the site - make sure you have a very clear idea of the work you need doing; the results that you are expecting and an idea of the budget you will have available.
Browse the site by category to see what kinds of services are available or use the search bar if you know exactly what you are looking for. Try to be as specific as possible to ensure the search results are relevant.
Save your favourite sellers and create lists for different services. Fiverr is huge and it can get overwhelming searching through hundreds of listings to find the few that you are interested in. So make sure that when you do find them - you save them! You can Save sellers under a general ‘Saved’ list and you can create separate lists to group the types of sellers and services. This is a huge time saver and will help you next time you are on the site looking for your next project.
Post Request. If you don’t want to sort through hundreds of sellers and gigs, use the Post Request feature instead of searching. Fiverr will only show your request to people who work within the areas you’ve chosen. This will save you some time, however, you will need to allow up to 24 hours to get the results.
Not all freelancers are created equal! Make sure you look at the number of reviews and the review scores for the sellers. Read through the comments to get a better idea of how well they can help you. It’s always worth paying a little more for someone that has a lot of reviews and is consistently getting high reviews. This will reduce risk and ensure you are working with someone credible.
You will also get an idea of the sellers average response time from their profile. No-one will be on call 24/7 - but you will be surprised at how quickly some freelancers respond (particularly given time differences) and equally how slow others are to respond. Either contact the seller or read their reviews for an indicator of how reliable and responsive they are.
Make a short list of the sellers or gigs that you are interested in and contact each seller with the outline of your project. See how they communicate with you, how quick they are to respond and how they answer your queries will demonstrate their knowledge and capabilities.
Contact the seller with any specific questions. Next to the seller’s profile is a Contact button - send them a message to make sure they can actually do what you are expecting them to be able to do.
Don’t assume that the sellers will know what you need if you don’t know. Don’t rely on sellers with specialism in particular areas, to know what your business needs. They don’t know your business, your vision, your objectives - it is up to you to plan exactly what you want them to do and the results you want them to achieve. They will need clear direction and guidance from you, in order to do the job. Make sure you give it to them.
Be clear and concise when communicating with potential sellers. For many, English is their second language and so there is room for misinterpretation.
Test sellers before committing to a large project. If you are looking to outsource a large project with a new seller - break it down and test out a small part of the project with 2 or 3 sellers to see who does the best job. Then award the rest of the project to that person. Yes it will cost a tiny bit more initially but will prevent you from having to repeat the process again (and pay a second time) for a better outcome.
If attention to detail is important in the seller, mention a secret word in your brief and ask them to include this word in their response to you or when making an offer to you.
If you find a good seller and love their work, make sure you go back to them again and build a relationship with them. Outsourcing through Fiverr can be hit and miss, so if you find a good’un - keep them!
Don’t try going outside of Fiverr to work with the seller. Firstly you are protected through Fiverr if anything goes wrong or the seller doesn’t deliver on their commitment. But more so, if you try and hire them outside of Fiverr you may find your account getting banned. It’s just not worth it to save a couple of ££ - particularly if you need to use the site again in the future.
I hope these tips will help you with your outsourcing project.
Remember, like anything, this process will get better with time and experience. The more you do it, the easier and quicker it will become and it will be worth it to get your time back and allow you to focus more on your business rather than working in it.
Have a great day! 😃
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