Should You Ask For Tips On Fiverr?

Should You Ask For Tips On Fiverr?

Should you ask for tips on Fiverr after completing a gig? Many people have a pre-written message they send out along with their gig, something along the lines of thank you for ordering from me, I hope your happy with the finished product, if not please ask me for a revision before leaving feedback. I work for tips so tips are greatly appreciated. People will often have a message along those lines. Is this a good idea or does it rub people the wrong way?

I'm kind of torn on this issue and would love your guys thoughts as a buyer how you would take this? Also, if your a seller do you ask for tips after completing a gig? If so how much of an increase have you seen in the amount of tips you've received after beginning to ask for them at gig completion.

Call To Action Is A Powerful Thing

If you're into blogging, internet marketing, or if you're a Youtube creator you probably already know about a call to action. If you don't a call to action is requesting your audience do something. You'll often see a Youtuber at the end of a video say if you liked this video please thumbs up, like, subscribe and share.

It may seem silly but something as simple as asking someone to do something greatly increases the chances of someone doing it. I don't have any case studies to point to nor have I myself done any experiments to see how effective calls to action are but there is no denying they are a very powerful thing. To the point that radio stations actually have FCC regulations dictating if and how a station can call to action, so the fact that there has to be regulations means it's effective.

By simply asking for a tip, you are going to increase the number of tips you get. Some Fiverr buyers may not realize they even have the ability to tip, while others may just not think about it without a little prompting. On a recent sale a seller actually even put a link to her tip button to make it even easier for me to leave a tip. Unfortunately I was not really impressed with her work, it was an easy gig and could tell she didn't really put much effort into even this so it kind of rubbed me the wrong way her asking for a tip which brings me to my next point.

Is Asking For A Tip Tacky?

Can asking for a tip rub people the wrong way? Potentially yes. Have you ever had a waitress specifically go out of their way to ask for a tip? Probably not because we know a waitress works for tips and it's tacky to ask for one. But is Fiverr the same way? I can see it from both sides. Many people may not know you can tip a seller on Fiverr. Fiverr sellers after fees only make $4 for a gig so it's understandable someone who did a good job on a gig, a buyer may want to reward them with a few extra bucks, especially if they plan on continuing a relationship with them and continuing to buy from them in the future. Some people however will not like being asked for a tip.

Personally, on my Fiverr store I don't ask for tips. I intentionally try to keep my gigs things which don't require a ton of time, so I don't really mind working for $4 a gig. If someone tips me, it's much appreciated, and I do think deserved because I try to under promise and over deliver and whatever a given gig is I always give the buyer more than what they were expecting and generally include some bonuses as well.

I do manage to get tips though. I have a few regular buyers who tip me $10 or $15 per gig, which I'm very grateful for. The best tip I ever got was $45 and it wasn't even really a big gig but the guy orders regularly and I always make sure to go above and beyond for him.

The Verdict - Ask For Tip Or Not?

This is up to every person to decide. If you ask for tips you better make sure you do a darn good job on your gigs, over deliver and beat expectations. Also, make sure you do so in a non-aggressive manner or you could turn buyers off.