Review: Extra Money is Always Welcome Today with a Caveat
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2013
Her book is a good start for those who have never heard of Fiverr, much less looked into it. She gives a comprehensive overview of what Fiverr does (and later gives links to other up-and-coming competitors to Fiverr). If you begin using her advice from the outset (creating a file for ideas), by the time you finish most of the chapters, you'll have enough information to actually set a gig or two (a "gig" being an offer for work for $5). For that it deserves at least 4 stars (poor proofreading diminished it from 5).For those who know about Fiverr, it's a no-brainer and the equivalent to a child's primer. For the rest of us, it's a good beginning.I rated it only 3-stars, however, because she condones the use of sock puppet accounts and IDs for some of the gigs. Although I know it's legal to do, sock puppetry gives off the feel of lying at worst and trickery at best. Normally, a person reads reviews and comments to learn about the product and make an informed decision. When several comments are from the same person under different names and IDs, it invalidates the comments and prevents an informed decision. That is the only gripe I have about the book.Other than the above, the information is valid and useful. If you don't mind that you have to do a little research to make your gigs viable, and that most won't make money overnight, it's a good beginner's guide to Fiverr.