Professions catalog for freelancers

The professions catalog allows freelancers to showcase their skills and expertise more effectively. It helps connect freelancers with the growing demand from clients, improving the matchmaking process on Fiverr.

With professions, freelancers can offer more services than before. Instead of ordering directly, clients will be directed to contact freelancers for a quote. (Related Gigs will still be available to order.)

How it works

In addition to searching for Gigs, clients can now search for freelancers based on professions that match their needs. Search results will display profession listings, which lead to a Professions which lead to the relevant Professions tab on the freelancer’s profile. This tab provides detailed information about the freelancer’s skills, expertise, services, and value.

Adding professions

Freelancers can add up to three professions, highlighting their full range of expertise.
Under the My Business tab in the Professions page, suggested professions appear as drafts. These suggestions are based on the freelancer’s order activity and services.
To add a profession, click "Add New Profession."

Important guidelines

Fiverr’s Community Standards ensure a fair and respectful marketplace. For guidance on aligning your profession profile with Fiverr’s policies, refer to the official guidelines.

By adding a profession, you indicate that you use Fiverr as your primary job or profession and, therefore, are required to verify your information as a trader in accordance with the EU Digital Services Act.

How to Add a Profession on Fiverr

Navigating to the Professions Page and then follow the following steps:

Go to My Business in the top menu.
Select Professions from the dropdown.
Click Add New Profession on the professions page.
You'll be taken to a new page—click Next to proceed.

Step 1: Add your profession

Choose your profession from the dropdown list.
From the dropdown, select the services that align with your expertise.

Step 2: Provide details

For more information on writing a description that draws in potential clients, read Best practices for crafting your Fiverr profession.

Use the dropdown menus to choose the month and year you started offering this service.

Step 3: Link portfolio projects

Before submitting your profession, you must link at least two related portfolio projects to showcase your expertise. If you don’t have existing projects, you can create new ones.

Your portfolio projects help clients understand your skills, experience, and past work. Make sure your linked projects accurately reflect the services and skills you selected in Step 1.

There are two ways to link portfolio projects.

Option 1: Create and link a new project

Click "Add portfolio projects" – this opens a new tab with your portfolio projects.
If you don’t have any projects yet, click "Create new project" and enter relevant details.
Once your project is created, click "Link to profession" at the top right of the project image.
A new screen will appear with two steps:
- Create Project – Provide details about your work.
- Link to Profession – Choose the profession this project belongs to and save changes.
Your project is now linked to your profession.

Option 2: Edit an existing project and link it to a profession (see video)

Under "Edit to link additional projects," find the project you want to link and click the pen (edit) icon.
A new window will open. Scroll down and click "Continue" to proceed.
On the "Edit project details" screen, find the "Link this project to one of your professions" section.
Select the relevant service from the dropdown.
Choose a skill from the list.
Click "Save changes".
Return to the Professions window—your portfolio project should now be visible.

Before you can submit your profession, you’ll need to link at least 2 related portfolio projects to showcase your capabilities. If you don’t have existing projects related to your profession, you can create new ones.

Learn tips for showcasing your portfolio projects in Best practices for crafting your Fiverr profession.

Step 4: Add FAQs

This section is optional but recommended. A clear FAQ helps answer common client questions and builds trust.

Enter a question clients might ask.
Provide a concise answer (50-100 words recommended).
Click Add to save.
To include more FAQs, click Add another question.

Learn more about creating an effective FAQ section in Best practices for crafting your Fiverr profession.

Step 5: Complete tasks & submit

Before submitting your profession, you’ll need to complete a few final steps.

- If your current profile image doesn’t show your face, you’ll be prompted to update it.
- A professional, high-quality photo helps build trust and improve visibility.
- This is your public profile image and is not related to ID verification.
- The ID verification process is required to submit your profession.
- If you haven’t completed verification, your profession will remain in draft mode.
- Accounts that fail verification may face restrictions.
A short video can help showcase your personality and expertise to potential clients.

What clients will see

Listings for professions are similar to listings for individual Gigs.

Clients will see a brief overview of what you offer by showing the following:

- Profession
- Snippet from description
- Profile image
- Display name
- Freelancer level
- Location
- Languages you speak
- Skills and expertise you selected for your profession
- Either image(s) from portfolio projects that you added to your profession or your intro video (depending on your profession)
- Number of orders you’ve completed related to your profession (including both profession-specific and related Gig orders) and the average rating across all those orders.
- Baseline price for services (To ensure a fair marketplace, the price shown for “Services from” is based on your orders from the past year and will adjust dynamically with your activity, setting a baseline for quotes.)

- Years of experience in this profession
- Typical order price
- Featured clients
- Types of services you offer with instructions to contact you for a quote in any of these area
- Gigs related to your profession
- Portfolio projects added for this profession
- Work experience
- FAQs added for this profession
- Reviews for orders related to this profession

Understanding Metrics

The metrics displayed on your Manage Professions page and what clients see on your profession listing in the marketplace are different:

- The number of orders and cancellations shown are specific to the profession you’re viewing.
- This helps you track performance for each profession separately.
- Reviews, ratings, and order counts are aggregated from all orders related to that profession.
- This includes orders from any Gigs connected to that profession.
- Clients see a complete picture of your experience and performance within that field.

This distinction allows you to monitor each profession’s performance while ensuring clients get a broad view of your expertise.

Profession Troubleshooting Tips

- You can only select professions related to your existing Gigs.
- A profession that already exists in any status (active, draft, etc.) won’t appear in the dropdown because each profession can only be used once.
- Check the Draft Professions tab—some draft professions may have been automatically created for you.
If a profession is listed under drafts and not appearing in the dropdown, you can edit or delete it to make it available.
After making changes like adding a profile picture or a second portfolio project, refresh your page to see the latest updates.
- Your profession's success score is based on completed orders from related Gigs and future orders placed directly through the profession listing.
- You can view your profession score on the Level System Overview page.