I can confess that most often than not when I get an order, there is a middle man who went hunting for the job and offered it to me. This to me is an indication that it is either I am not well positioned to get first hand customers or I am not working hard enough to attract them. The middle man do what is called ‘drop servicing’. It is a fact that there are people who specialize in drop servicing and make a fortune out of it. The good news is that drop servicing is open to anyone, as long as you can get a willing customer and a willing service provider, you can play in this space.
In this post I want to unveil the possibility of putting a software, whether from a cloud based or an off the shelf solution, in the place of the service provider where you only do minimal work and get the service ready for delivery. This is another option to getting started with freelancing where you deal with the customer only and get almost everything done by software.
I will be suggesting services that are in demand on fiverr and possibly the same with other freelancing platforms.
- Subtitling a video
What customers is that you synchronise the subtitles with the video. They will send you the video to transcribe and alight the tittles. If you have a video editing software such as PowerDirect, you can use it but if you don’t, you can use zubtitle.com.
You may have to deliver your work in an readily subtitled video, a txt, pdf or Word format with timelines. Don’t worry about this because the software will sort you out.
- Background removal
This is a piece of cake for those who are savvy with computers. Your normal Windows laptop comes with a ‘Paint 3D’ programme that can do this for you with little effort. Some high end smartphones have this functionality as well. If you don’t have any of these two, try canva.com.
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Backlinks
This is a bit technical such that you need some training to know the lingo and what the customer wants. Customers want to outsource this service because it is such a chore and yet necessary for content marketing. Your solution is seocleck.com.
- Html ads
The ‘html’ should not scare you. These are simply display ads. They can either be static or animated. You can use any other software that comes with your computer such as ‘Paint 3D’ or download freeware online. However, a cloud base solution that you may want to try is cretopy.com.
For all of the above suggested services, all you need to fulfill the order is time and commitment. It is your good reputation that will keep you in business. You may want to outsource if you feel overwhelmed and share from your profits.
If you are new to freelancing, this might seem a mammoth task to take on but don’t worry because I am here to help you. Space and time did not allow for me to go into more details on how each of these Gigs can be a great chance for you to start earning online. I am ready to work with you on getting at least listed on fiverr. Let’s connect through my email admin@freelancinginafrica.com.
I would like to conclude by inviting you to collaborate with other freelancers in this website who are listed in the page ‘Freelancers’. You can do so by filling in the profile template from this link “Profile template” and send to admin@freelancinginafrica.com.
I often get requests in a number of services, of which some I do not offer. I share some of these requests in my TikTok profile. If a request comes my way and it meets your profile, I will undoubtedly pass on the work to you.
