From $10 Gigs to $32,937 a Year Freelancing Part-Time on Fiverr
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Working about 8 hours a week (381 hours total for the year), a Fiverr freelancer earned $32,937.64 in 2021 across blog writing and Pinterest management gigs, averaging $86.45 an hour.
Blog writing started at $10 for 500 words and rose to $95 for 500 words over roughly a year, with the highest single month bringing in $6,625; Pinterest management ran alongside it as a recurring service, at times bringing in more than $2,000 a month from social media clients on its own. Her first order took two weeks to land.
Her approach: "Start your prices low, much lower than you want to eventually make," build a reputation through good reviews, then raise rates gradually as demand grows -- while adding gig extras like topic brainstorming and keyword research to increase revenue per order. Fiverr takes a 20% platform fee and releases payment two weeks after delivery.
Key takeaways
- ›Started at $10 for a 500-word blog post just to win her first orders and reviews
- ›Gradually raised rates to $95 for the same service as her reputation and repeat orders grew
- ›Earned $32,937.64 in her first full year (2021) from about 381 hours of work — roughly 8 hours/week
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