How to rank your gigs on Fiverr

 Ranking your gig on top in Fiverr is not hard. But it isn’t the ultimate formula to success in selling on Fiverr either. Yet, it sure is the first important step to take your Fiverr journey to next level. I said it isn’t hard to rank your gigs on top because 3 of my six gigs rank on the first page and one gig ranks on number one. My experience suggests, ranking a gig has a lot to do with creating the gig the right way. Therefore, in this post, I am going to go over some of the most useful white hat SEO tricks—followed as you create your gig—that can help you rank your gigs on top, in the first page at least. Note, however, that since you can edit your created gigs any time, you need not be disappointed even if you have created your gigs already. Just read on patiently. Take notes or make changes as you read.

How to rank your gigs on Fiverr

Select SEO friendly title

The first important step in ranking your gigs is to ensure that your gig title is tagged “just perfect” when you are writing it. It is two of the metadata of your gig; algorithms use metadata to bring your gig to search results. As a rule, your title must contain keywords with which you think your buyer would search the services you provide. To get ideas for your title, search your relevant keywords as a buyer and see how many gigs are already providing service in the category. Next, analyze the titles of the gigs that appear on the top. It is a good idea to pick 15-20 titles and see which ones are most repeated. Select the repetitive title and add your USP (unique selling point) word to it. You must figure out what your unique selling point as a seller is.

Select the right category

When you are creating a new gig, you select the category in which you are going to provide your services. Try to be as accurate as possible at this stage. This is important because when buyers are looking for services, they have an option to directly select a category in which they want services. If you haven’t selected the right category, you won’t appear in the list of gigs they will be shown. You might be thinking what this has to do with where my gig appears in searches. Well, if your gig appears in the right searches its chances to get clicks increase even if the conversion does not take place. More clicks in turn will help rank your gig higher. Moreover, sellers are shown buyer requests based on which category they have chosen. If you have chosen the right category, you will be able to send offers in response to buyer requests. If you write a good copy in your proposal and get the buyer contact you, ranking of your gig will automatically improve. Algorithms track if buyers are interacting with your gigs and promote the gigs that are getting attention.

Select the right search tags

Fiverr allows you to associate five search tags with your gig. It is essential that you use the keyword that you have used in the title. You can add additional relevant tags but the one in title must be repeated in your search tags. To find out more search tags relevant to your keyword in the title, go to search bar as a buyer and write the one keyword you know; see what other words or terms Fiverr suggests below. You can use those as your further search tags. But this just a way, if your intelligence suggests otherwise, go with it. Search tags help your gig appear in search results which in turn will rank your gig higher.

Write a winning gig description

 Your gig description is what you will tell your potential employer in an interview. The only difference being that your client here is more impatient, and transaction oriented as opposed to the relationship oriented long-term employer. But wait your gig hasn’t yet appeared in the search results so why are we talking about what to tell the client? Here is why. First, you need to write a creative, conversion oriented, and SEO friendly gig description because algorithms are more likely to pick your gig and show it in the search results page if you have described your service well. Your description must use the keywords in the description to make sure it is one more piece of coherent evidence that suggests to the algorithm that this is the right gig to show to the buy. Second, if your gig appears in a search in by chance and gets a click, a well written description can boost your chance of conversion (client placing an order or contacting you).
That said, what constitutes a good description? Well, read on to find out. Firstly, your description should highlight your experience related to the service you are offering. At this point, it is not a bad idea to lie that you have a year of experience. Do not brag a lot about yourself though; it is a good idea to limit yourself to line or two. Secondly, highlight your expertise or updated tools that you are equipped with to accomplish tasks in the field. Finally, you MUST highlight your USP in a line or two. As a bonus, tell the unique benefits of purchasing your services but be careful not to enlist redundant things such as “I will deliver on time.” You must deliver on time. Don’t tell.

Get people to click, like, and add your gig to “gigs I love”

Once you have published your gig, share it with people and ask them to open the gig, like, and add to the favorite list. This sends a signal to Fiverr algorithms that this is a good gig to rank high on the search results page. While most people do this by sharing a link with people on social media. Don’t do it. Because if you do, fiver will know where the people who like you gig are coming from (Facebook, WhatsApp etc.). Instead, ask your friends to search your niche keywords, find your gig, click, and do the above-mentioned actions. This will trick the Fiverr algorithms to think these were an organic interaction with your gig.

Get a VVRO

If a buyer happens to see your new gig by chance but they see a tag “Not rated yet,” it is surely going to turn them away thinking you might ruin their time and money because you are newbie. As a solution, you need to buy a very very real order (VVRO) by telling someone to place an order on your gig in exchange for something and then leave a positive review. Note that this does not apply to you if you have a senior profile.

Stay online all the time

Once you have published your gigs and are all set to go, install Fiverr app on your phone and stay online 24/7. Along with other filters, Fiverr gives buyers a chance to apply an “only online sellers” filter through with which sellers offline at the time are filtered out. To make sure that you appear in every search, stay online all the time. I recommend you to set a distinctive, long notification tone for messages to your Fiverr inbox. In this way you will have a chance to reply as soon as you receive message. Once the client is with you in the inbox you have a greater chance to convert them. More relevant to today’s talk, if you are very responsive to messages, there are chances your gig will rank higher.

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