Will Fiverr Ecommerce Model Win Over Consumers?

March 12, 2010
By the ZippyCart Ecommerce Software Content Team

There is a new ecommerce business model popping up every week, but most never take off and achieve any significant success. Fiverr.com has a simple ecommerce business that gives people a marketplace to offer up tasks or services for only five dollars. When you sign up for a free account at Fiverr, you can order tasks or services, as well as offer up your skills for five dollars. They also have a suggestion widget on the homepage where members can toss out things that they would like to see offered on Fivver. This model comes at a perfect time when people are struggling to find work, and with Fiverr they can easily make a few extra dollars. It is also great for new businesses trying to be frugal with their cash, as they can take advantage of all of the great services offered with one low price. Despite being a new site still in beta mode, Fiverr is already seeing a lot of activity from people offering up a wide array of five dollar tasks and services.

Not all things are business related that you can buy for five dollars on Fiverr, in fact many of the services or tasks being offered up on the site right now are just odd. Below are a few of the most interesting finds on Fiverr right now, but there are many more service and task offerings that you can browse on the site. Why not see what you can get for five dollars at Fiverr?

I will do 50 pushups for $5 – Seller is willing to send a video without sound.

I will do nothing just for $5 – That is right, this seller is willing to do nothing for only five dollars.

I will teach you the difference between ‘their’, ‘there’ and ‘they’re’ for $5 – English advice that may help you sort out the confusion.

I will tell you a secret about President John F Kennedy for $5 – Not sure how amazing this secret is but you have to pay five dollars to find out.