I Paid 5 Designers On Fiverr To Design The Same Cover

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Dale hires five Fiverr cover designers — one at each seller tier — to design the same cover for his book ‘Amazon Keywords for Books,’ giving each the same brief: full metadata, blurb, headshot, bio, brand logo, and competitor covers for inspiration, not copying. He reports paying $30 to a new seller, Agnes Selena; $40 to top-rated seller Angie of Pro_ebookcovers; $70 to level-two seller hubspot_pro; $75 to level-one seller agnesam, whose package included an ACX audiobook cover and jacket; and $800 for Fiverr Pro marmarko’s premium package. Reviewing the deliveries, he praises the $30 cover as a steal (the seller later raised her premium price by about $10), finds Angie’s $40 cover the most creative use of space, calls the $70 cover decent but rushed with source files initially missing, and is effusive about the $800 Pro result: matrix-style artwork, a two-column back cover that fit all his copy, a print-ready dust jacket, plus five social media assets including YouTube and Twitter banners, a 3×3 Instagram set, a profile picture and a Facebook banner. He invites viewers to vote on which cover he should use.

Key takeaways

• Give every designer the same complete brief and competitor references for inspiration
• Price and tier did not predict quality linearly — a $30 new seller outperformed mid-tier gigs
• Check deliverables against the package (source files, ACX and jacket versions) and follow up on gaps
• Unlimited revisions can mask rushed first drafts; be very specific upfront
• Top-tier price bought extras and collaboration, not just a front cover

Episode details: published August 24, 2020 · 19:23 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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