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Fiverr was founded by Shai Wininger and Micha Kaufman in 2009. Wininger came up with the concept of a marketplace that would provide a two sided platform for people to buy and sell a variety of digital services typically offered by freelance contractors. Services offered on the site include writing, translation, graphic design, video editing and programming.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/fiverr |
Fiverr was founded by Shai Wininger and Micha Kaufman in 2009. Wininger came up with the concept of a marketplace that would provide a two sided platform for people to buy and sell a variety of digital services typically offered by freelance contractors. Services offered on the site include writing, translation, graphic design, video editing and programming.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/fiverr CrunchBasehttps://www.fiverr.com/users/essaysharks/manage_gigs Profile - Fiverr]</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Micha|date=2013-09-17|title=The Gig Economy: The Force That Could Save The American Worker?|url=http://www.wired.com/2013/09/the-gig-economy-the-force-that-could-save-the-american-worker/|work=WIRED|publisher=Condé Nast|accessdate=17 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="sideshow">{{cite news|title=How Fiverr.com is changing the creative economy $5 at a time|url=http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/fiverr-com-changing-creative-economy-5-time-140436788.html|accessdate=2012-03-04|newspaper=Yahoo News Blog|date=3 April 2012|author= Eric Pfeiffer}}</ref> Fiverr’s services start at $5, which is what the company’s name is based on and can go up to thousands of dollars with Gig Extras. Each service offered is called a "Gig".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoover|first=Lisa|title=Fiverr Outsources Your Small Jobs for $5|url=http://lifehacker.com/5488130/fiverr-outsources-your-small-jobs-for-5|work=Lifehacker|publisher=Gawker Media|accessdate=8 March 2010}}</ref> |
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The website was launched in early 2010 and by 2012 was hosting over 1.3 million Gigs.<ref name="1 1/2 months">{{cite news|title=What Will People Do for $5? Fiverr Lets You Find Out|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/03/16/what-will-people-do-for-5-fiverr-lets-you-find-out/|accessdate=2011-04-10|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=16 March 2010|author=Mary Pilon}}</ref> The website transaction volume has grown 600% since 2011. Additionally, Fiverr.com has been ranked among the top 100 most popular sites in the U.S. and top 150 in the world since the beginning of 2013.<ref name="Fiverr TNW"/> |
The website was launched in early 2010 and by 2012 was hosting over 1.3 million Gigs.<ref name="1 1/2 months">{{cite news|title=What Will People Do for $5? Fiverr Lets You Find Out|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/03/16/what-will-people-do-for-5-fiverr-lets-you-find-out/|accessdate=2011-04-10|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=16 March 2010|author=Mary Pilon}}</ref> The website transaction volume has grown 600% since 2011. Additionally, Fiverr.com has been ranked among the top 100 most popular sites in the U.S. and top 150 in the world since the beginning of 2013.<ref name="Fiverr TNW"/> |
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Type of site | Online Marketplace, Freelance marketplace, Online outsourcing |
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| Available in | English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Shai Wininger, Micha Kaufman |
| Industry | Freelance marketplace, Online outsourcing, Service catalog |
| URL | fiverr |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
Fiverr is a global online marketplace offering tasks and services, beginning at a cost of $5 per job performed, from which it gets its name. The site is primarily used by freelancers who use Fiverr to offer services to customers worldwide.[2] Currently, Fiverr lists more than three million services on the site that range between $5 and $500.[3]
History
Fiverr was founded by Shai Wininger and Micha Kaufman in 2009. Wininger came up with the concept of a marketplace that would provide a two sided platform for people to buy and sell a variety of digital services typically offered by freelance contractors. Services offered on the site include writing, translation, graphic design, video editing and programming.[4][5][6] Fiverr’s services start at $5, which is what the company’s name is based on and can go up to thousands of dollars with Gig Extras. Each service offered is called a "Gig".[7]
The website was launched in early 2010 and by 2012 was hosting over 1.3 million Gigs.[8] The website transaction volume has grown 600% since 2011. Additionally, Fiverr.com has been ranked among the top 100 most popular sites in the U.S. and top 150 in the world since the beginning of 2013.[3]
On May 3, 2012, Fiverr secured US$15 million in funding from Accel Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing the company's total funding to US$20 million.[2]
On December 2013, Fiverr released their iOS app in the Apple App Store.[9]
On March 2014, Fiverr released their Android app in the Google Play store.[10]
During August 2014, Fiverr announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series C round of funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel and other investors. The round brings their total funding to date to $50 million.[2]
Function
Fiverr facilitates the buying and selling of "Gigs" or micro-jobs online. Gigs range from "get a well-designed business card", "a career consultant will create an eye-catching resume design", "help with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and JQuery", to "I will be your personal assistant or virtual assistant" and "I will have Harold the Puppet make a birthday video."[11]
Commercial Sector
Fiverr is a company built on the model of the Gig-economy or Temporary work, which is driven buyers of various types of works, provided by independent freelance professionals, as well as small businesses and mid-sized companies, which together are sometimes called SMBs, SMEs or [Small and medium-sized enterprises]. Participants in the gig-economy may provide their products or services working in offices, factories, on the road (ie: providing driver and delivery services), or as in the case of online marketplaces for digitally delivered services, they may even work at home.[12]
Demographics
While the Fiverr marketplace may be dominated by so-called 'Millennials' (only two percent of sellers are over the age of 55), the company has stated that the rate of sellers aged 55-64 grew 375 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2015, compared with the year before.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Fiverr.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ a b c Leena Rao (3 May 2012). "Task-Based Marketplace Fiverr Raises $15M From Accel And Bessemer". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ^ a b Robin Wauters (3 May 2012). "Fiverr helps get things done for as little as $5, raises $15m from Accel and Bessemer". The Next Web. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ^ CrunchBasehttps://www.fiverr.com/users/essaysharks/manage_gigs Profile - Fiverr
- ^ Kaufman, Micha (2013-09-17). "The Gig Economy: The Force That Could Save The American Worker?". WIRED. Condé Nast. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Eric Pfeiffer (3 April 2012). "How Fiverr.com is changing the creative economy $5 at a time". Yahoo News Blog. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ Hoover, Lisa. "Fiverr Outsources Your Small Jobs for $5". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Mary Pilon (16 March 2010). "What Will People Do for $5? Fiverr Lets You Find Out". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ Bilton, Ricardo. "Fiverr launches its first iOS app to help mobilize the up-and-coming gig economy". Venture Beat. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ Henry, Alan. "Fiverr Brings Its Low-Cost Side-Hustle Marketplace to Android". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ Dachis, Adam. "Five Annoying Life Problems You Can Solved for $5 with Fiverr". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Leamy, Elisabeth (4 August 2015). "Ways To Earn Money From Home: Services". ABCNews. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Miller, Mark (20 August 2015). "COLUMN-Seniors gear up for the sharing economy". Reuters (UK). Retrieved 31 October 2015.