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That rush job on Fiverr turned out to be a repeat buyer...
I was super skeptical about a $50 logo gig someone messaged me about on Fiverr two months back. Figured it'd be a headache with endless revisions, but the guy was clear about what he wanted and paid fast. He just hired me again last week for a $200 branding package, no hassles. Anyone else had a cheap job turn into something steady?
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casey2686d ago
Funny how that works. A cheap logo gig turned into my most reliable client too. Dude just needed a simple social media kit for his launch. Three months later he's sending me referrals every other week. Lowball jobs sometimes filter out the tire kickers. The people who actually know what they want are the ones ready to pay up fast. Can't blame the platform for that.
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paulnguyen6d ago
Guess my luck works opposite. Took a $50 gig to redesign a pizza joint's menu and the guy kept asking for revisions for three months. Finally sent him an invoice for extra work and he ghosted me. But you're right that the lowball jobs do shake out the serious people. Most of my regulars now started with some dinky little project that nobody else wanted to touch. Just wish I had better radar for which cheap gigs turn into gold mines and which ones are just time sucks.
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