# Fiverr Profile Guide

**Course:** Graphic Designing Mastery — ARTTECHES Nexus | **Instructor:** Ali Akbar Shah

> Honest note: Fiverr can be a good place to find your first clients, but results differ for everyone. No income is guaranteed. This guide teaches you to set up a professional profile — it does not promise orders, earnings, or success.

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## 1. Setting Up Your Profile

1. Create a Fiverr account as a **Seller** using your real name.
2. **Profile photo:** a clear photo of your face or a clean logo. No blurry or random images.
3. **Bio (short and professional):** who you are, what you design, and your main tool. Example: "I am a graphic designer. I design logos, social media posts, flyers, and brand identities in CorelDRAW. I deliver clean, print-ready files on time."
4. **Skills:** add skills that match your course: Logo Design, Social Media Design, Flyer Design, Brand Identity, Vector Tracing, Print Design.
5. **Languages:** add English and any other language you speak. Honest levels only.
6. **Link your portfolio:** add your Behance link (see Portfolio-Creation-Guide.md) so buyers can see your work.

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## 2. Creating Your First Gig

Start with **one** gig in the skill you are strongest in (for most students: logo design or social media posts).

### Gig title
Use clear keywords buyers search for. Examples:
- "I will design a professional minimalist logo for your business"
- "I will design eye-catching social media posts for Instagram"

### Category and tags
Choose the correct category (Graphics & Design → Logo Design, etc.) and add all allowed search tags.

### Gig image
Design a clean gig image (Fiverr recommends 1280 × 769 px) that shows your best sample work and 2–3 words of text, e.g. "PROFESSIONAL LOGO DESIGN". No spelling mistakes — this image is your shop window.

### Pricing tiers (Basic / Standard / Premium)
Structure each tier with clear differences:

| | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you deliver | 1 logo concept, JPG + PNG | 2 concepts, source files | 3 concepts, full brand mini-kit |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Delivery time | 3 days | 2 days | 1 day |

Start with delivery times you can truly keep. Late delivery damages your rating.

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## 3. Writing the Gig Description

Use this simple structure:

1. **What the buyer gets** (1–2 lines): "You will receive a professional logo designed in CorelDRAW, delivered as vector and print-ready files."
2. **Your process** (2–3 lines): research → concepts → revisions → final files.
3. **What you need from the buyer**: business name, style preference, colors, examples they like.
4. **FAQ (3–4 questions):** answer common questions like "Do I get the source file?" or "Can you redesign my old logo?"
5. Write in simple, correct English. Short sentences. No copied text from other sellers.

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## 4. Response-Time Habits

- Reply to every buyer message as fast as you can — ideally within 1–2 hours during your working day. Fast replies improve your ranking.
- Keep the Fiverr app on your phone with notifications on.
- Be polite and professional even with difficult buyers. Never argue in chat.
- If you cannot take an order, say so honestly instead of accepting and delivering late.

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## 5. Avoiding Policy Violations

Breaking Fiverr's rules can get your account permanently banned. Never do these:

- **No fake reviews.** Do not buy your own gigs or ask friends to leave fake reviews.
- **No off-platform payments.** Keep communication and payment on Fiverr, especially at the start. Follow the platform's current terms.
- **No copied work.** Do not sell designs copied from Google, other designers, or stock sites as your original work.
- **No trademarked logos.** Do not offer to recreate famous brand logos for commercial use.
- **No spam.** Do not send unsolicited messages to buyers.
- **Deliver what you promised.** If the gig says "source file included", include it.

Read Fiverr's Terms of Service yourself before you start selling — rules can change.

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*Next: Upwork-Profile-Guide.md in this folder, then Client-Communication-Templates.md for message templates.*