Jump to content

What Were You Working Before Fiverr/Freelancing?


gig_freak

Recommended Posts

What did you do before you started freelancing?

I was a High-School student that had a lot of free time and I decided to do something creative which would generate some income. But I never thought that I would go this far.

The first gig that I started offering here on Fiverr were Amazon reviews, but in the meanwhile, I started learning graphic design and social media marketing because I knew that the Amazon reviews won’t last for long. Then because of school, I made a big break of 6-7 months before I started offering my design services again, that was mid May 2015.

Share your story. 😃

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 96
  • Created
  • Last Reply

What did you do before you started freelancing?

I was a High-School student that had a lot of free time and I decided to do something creative which would generate some income. But I never thought that I would go this far.

The first gig that I started offering here on Fiverr were Amazon reviews, but in the meanwhile, I started learning graphic design and social media marketing because I knew that the Amazon reviews won’t last for long. Then because of school, I made a big break of 6-7 months before I started offering my design services again, that was mid May 2015.

Share your story. 😃

What did you do before you started freelancing?

Well, right before I choose to be a self-employed artist, I acted in a Hollywood movie. 😉

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Really? Have we all seen you in that particular movie, was it popular?

Really? Have we all seen you in that particular movie, was it popular?

Honestly, I have no idea what movies everyone has seen. But yes, I’m sure many people have seen that movie – it was produced by a major American film studio.

As to how popular it was, I don’t have that data handy either. 😉

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Really? Have we all seen you in that particular movie, was it popular?

Honestly, I have no idea what movies everyone has seen. But yes, I’m sure many people have seen that movie – it was produced by a major American film studio.

As to how popular it was, I don’t have that data handy either. 😉

Come on, now Jon. You know what I want to know . . .

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Really? Have we all seen you in that particular movie, was it popular?

Honestly, I have no idea what movies everyone has seen. But yes, I’m sure many people have seen that movie – it was produced by a major American film studio.

As to how popular it was, I don’t have that data handy either. 😉

You were one of the fans in Little Big League, weren’t you? I recognise your face!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, yeah, there’s that too. 😛

Well, yeah, there’s that too. 😛

OMG, I never thought I’d see and talk to a Hollywood actor! 😍

And my first question is rather obvious: is IMDB crooked in regards to the movie ratings? 😃

Link to comment
Share on other sites

…as for me, I used to do logo designs for 2 years on the famous 99d logo contest site. Until I made a big mistake: I published all the logos that had not won any contest in my own portfolio site, and then the 99d team banned me for having used my own designs in their already finalized and old contests 😒 It was really ugly.

But that was a good mistake, because I then came to know Fiverr, and while it was freshly started 😃

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I was a hotel manager and failed author. At the time I joined Fiverr after deciding to go freelance, I was also planning to give up and go back to pretending that I care about what happens to unprepared middle-aged English people when they go walking up mountains in Scotland.

In this case, yes, my being on Fiverr has actually saved countless lives, as now somebody does actually call mountain rescue when they don’t come back.

Note to budding Scottish Mountaineers: Fill in a route card before you leave your accommodation or people like me really will have a knees up in the pub while you are being eaten by the Grey Man of Ben MacDhui. - Really, that’s actually what happens.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, yeah, there’s that too. 😛

OMG, I never thought I’d see and talk to a Hollywood actor! 😍

And my first question is rather obvious: is IMDB crooked in regards to the movie ratings? 😃

And my first question is rather obvious: is IMDB crooked in regards to the movie ratings? 😃

I rarely look anything up on IMDB. Nor do I pay much attention to the movie critics. 😉

Link to comment
Share on other sites

In other words, @woofy31 he wants to say everything is rigged, my dear. BTW do you keep your logo designs private message me some. I really want to see what have you designed. 😛

@wp_kid - sounds just like me. 🙂

Well, I still have them in my portfolio page, but I’ve lost all source files after my older computer on which I worked decided to die (fried board, hdd with tons of bad sectors, bad ram) 😢 But I don’t care about those logo source files anymore, I could recreate them if I’d wish to, I’m more sad about all the family photos and previous dogs pics I had on it 😭

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, I still have them in my portfolio page, but I’ve lost all source files after my older computer on which I worked decided to die (fried board, hdd with tons of bad sectors, bad ram) 😢 But I don’t care about those logo source files anymore, I could recreate them if I’d wish to, I’m more sad about all the family photos and previous dogs pics I had on it 😭

One week ago I’ve got a mail that I was banned from 99designs because of inactivity. That’s actually the first freelancing site that I started to offer my design services on, but it never worked out for me as I didn’t bother actually. 🙂

@jonbaas I said that to woofy as he never mentioned that he was a designer. 🙂

Link to comment
Share on other sites

One week ago I’ve got a mail that I was banned from 99designs because of inactivity. That’s actually the first freelancing site that I started to offer my design services on, but it never worked out for me as I didn’t bother actually. 🙂

@jonbaas I said that to woofy as he never mentioned that he was a designer. 🙂

@jonbaas I said that to woofy as he never mentioned that he was a designer. 🙂

That’s why I deleted my response above.

I will note, though, that you may have intended that request for Woofy, but you actually responded to my comment – thus making it appear as though you were asking me. Your comment registered here in the forum as a response to me.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

@jonbaas I said that to woofy as he never mentioned that he was a designer. 🙂

That’s why I deleted my response above.

I will note, though, that you may have intended that request for Woofy, but you actually responded to my comment – thus making it appear as though you were asking me. Your comment registered here in the forum as a response to me.

Haven’t noticed. I just pressed on the reply button at the bottom. 🙂

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


×
×
  • Create New...