Basically, Fiverr.com is a service exchange website. People post what they'll do for $5. Other people come along and buy the service. The Fiverr people keep $1 and $4 goes to the seller.
So what will people do for $5?
- Give insider travel advice for San Francisco (offered by a local)
- Fire someone over the phone
- Fix your Wordpress blog issue
- Photoshop a picture
- Answer one psychic question
- Secret shop customer service employees (via phone)
- Design a t-shirt
- Give an honest review of your music
For those desperate enough, there are offers such as "I will pray for you every night for one month for $5" and "I will marry you and love you for $5." (Ladies, he's 29 and living in Israel, if you're interested.)
There were a few things that I might be tempted to spend $5 on -- if I money to burn, which I don't. They include:
- I will sing "Happy Birthday" to anyone of your choice and put the video on YouTube. (What better gift for the person who has everything?)
- I will interpret your dream.
- I will change my Facebook status to say anything.
- I will write your family Christmas letter for $5.
- I will give you a list of 5 gift ideas for a hard-to-shop-for person for $5.
- I will make you a funky yarn scarf (no knitting or crocheting involved) for $5.
- I will name your dog or cat for $5 (I might charge $10 or $15 to name a kid).
- I will create a custom word cloud for $5.
- I make three magnetic bookmarks for $5.
How about you? What would you do for $5?