I hadn’t heard of Fiverr.com until about a week ago when Traci Hayner Vanover introduced me to with her new ebook, Five Dollar Fortunes: Successfully Sell on Fiverr.com.

Like most of us who run small businesses online, I hear about a lot of new sites and ways to make money online but this one caught my interest and definitely has possibilities!

Let’s start with Fiverr.com.  It’s a site a little bit like eBay, only everything on it is $5.  That’s it.  $5.  Nothing higher.  Nothing Lower.  Sounds a little crazy, right?  You can purchase goods or services from sellers and then rate them after they deliver.  Like any site I found a few weird things (offers to leave odd voice mail for you), some downright strange listings (why would I pay $5 for a video of someone drunk?), a couple of questionable services ($5 could get me fake positive feedback–I’ll skip that one, thanks!) , but also a lot of interesting deals and introductory services from businesses and professionals.  It’s one of those sites where just browsing can have you laughing out loud.

So, silliness aside, is it any good for small businesses?  With Traci’s guide, definitely! [Read more...]