{"id":11790,"date":"2018-10-02T01:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/?p=11790"},"modified":"2021-05-28T11:53:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T11:53:45","slug":"e49-using-fiverr-for-book-covers-its-not-what-you-think","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/e49-using-fiverr-for-book-covers-its-not-what-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Fiverr for Book Covers &#8211; It\u2019s Not What You Think!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"podcast-box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/7056586\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/204a83\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/itunes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10134\" src=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Subscribe-to-Book-Marketing-Show-Podcast-on-iTunes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"45\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/GooglePlay\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10133\" src=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Subscribe-to-Book-Marketing-Podcast-on-Google-Play.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"45\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/stitcher\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10132\" src=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Subscribe-to-Book-Marketing-Show-Podcast-on-Stitcher.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"45\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiverr is an online marketplace people can find creative talent and services, many times for as little as $5. If you\u2019re an author with limited resources, using someone from Fiverr to design your book cover may sound like an appealing option. But there are also a lot of creative people offering services on Fiverr that may be poor quality. For example, when I was first starting out, I used an editor from Fiverr who wasn\u2019t necessarily very good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there are three tactics you do for when deciding on someone from Fiverr to <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/book-cover-software-designers-services\/\">design your book cover:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tip-1-provide-explicit-instructions\">Tip #1: Provide Explicit Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first tip, giving explicit instructions means you have a general idea of what you want your book cover to look like. Remember, you\u2019re not paying someone for their style; you\u2019re paying them for their Photoshop skills and their ability to put something together. When using someone from Fiverr, you might have bad luck going into it with no direction in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at other books covers, especially covers of other books in your genre to get ideas for your own. I like to browse Amazon and take screenshots of covers I like and label them with what specific elements about them I would want for future covers, such as the way the title is presented, a font or style, or a picture. You can also send the Fiverr artist pictures you\u2019d like to use on your cover that you\u2019ve already bought the rights to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><h3>Be sure to do as much as you can to get as much as you can out of your book cover so that your marketing efforts moving forward will have greater return.<\/h3><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tip-2-reviews-can-be-misleading\">Tip #2: Reviews Can Be Misleading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second tip is to look at the number of reviews someone has. If you\u2019re buying something on Amazon, you may find that the more positive reviews a product has can be an indicator that it\u2019s a popular purchase. However with Fiverr, if an artist has a lot of reviews, it could indicate that they are quick to turnaround projects and may not take the time to really design something as much as you may like.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"standard-cta testimonial nohover bottom-left\" id=\"cta-block_60a2b7aa18238\">\r\n    <div class=\"cta-inner row\">\r\n                    <div class=\"cta-media col-md-4\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"cta-media-inner\">\r\n                    \r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/click\/rocket-in-content\" alt=\"Check It Out Here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Support-sml.png\" alt=\"KDP Rocket Shirt\" height=\"187\" width=\"350\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <\/a>                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"cta-body col-md-8\" style=\"text-align:center;\">  \r\n                            <a class=\"cta-heading\" href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/click\/rocket-in-content\" alt=\"Check It Out Here\">\r\n                            <h3>We\u2019re Here to Help!<\/h3>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                        \r\n            <p>See why Publisher Rocket users love our support team.<\/p>\n            <a class=\"offer-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/click\/rocket-in-content\" alt=\"Check It Out Here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Check It Out Here<\/a>        <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p>However, you should approach going with someone with zero reviews cautiously, as well. But I find I have more success going with someone with a very low number. They\u2019re still looking for good reviews and this also means they\u2019ll take the time to really do good work, since a negative review would affect them more than the artist with many dozens of reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tip-3-going-for-the-add-ons\">Tip #3: Going For the Add-ons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The third thing to consider is choosing the right Add-ons. Fiverr can be inexpensive, but you have to look carefully at the options for purchasing your artwork. It might cost more for the rights to sell the image, meaning on your book cover. You might also have to pay extra to get the book cover in different formats, such as .jpg, .png, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I won\u2019t necessarily recommend Fiverr to everyone for their covers, I understand there are authors who may not have the means or ability to spend a lot of money at first on covers. These tips will hopefully help you with finding an inexpensive book cover that\u2019s also exactly what you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-resources-referred-to-in-this-episode\">Resources Referred to in this Episode:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fiverr.com<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/depositphotos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Depositphotos.com<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/li><li>Kindlepreneur <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-to-use-fiverr-to-make-amazing-ebook-covers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Use Fiverr to Make Amazing Ebook Covers<\/a><\/li><li>Kindlepreneur <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/book-cover-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Cover Design Mastery<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fiverr can be an excellent resource when finding an artist for your book cover. 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