The post at Radio Sales Cafe, from a Chicago-area radio guy, read:

“5 DOLLARS! Check me out on FIVERR”

Intrigued and a bit skeptical, I clicked on the link.

Sure enough, there he was.

Chicago-area radio announcer will cut your :30 or :60 second radio commercial for only $5. I am heard on stations all over the U.S. and Canada. Lively, energetic voice who delivers with precision and believable style. I have a professional studio — with the ‘tightest-sounding’ room — and can deliver in one day. YOU MUST PROVIDE A SCRIPT. I DO NOT WRITE SCRIPTS. You’ll get an mp3 or .wav FAST! — and ON-TIME! BROADCAST QUALITY GUARANTEE!

Now, I have a few friends who make their living as voice-over artists, and I’m pretty sure that none of them works for five bucks a pop.

I also know a bunch of Radio production guys and gals. For them, five bucks a spot can add up to $50-100 an hour, provided they can get enough work – and that’s an attractive perk.

A quick glance at the voiceover/narration directory at Fiverr revealed page after page of posts from people willing to sell their small service for five bucks.  Well, four bucks net, after paying what amounts to a 20% commission to Fiverr.

Other specialties offered at the site include graphic design, logo creation, musical jingles, translation services, speech-writing, market research…more than 100 specific services are listed, in addition to all the things that fall under the heading of “Other.”

Have to admit, I’m curious to see what five bucks buys in some of these categories. (Seriously, logo creation for $5??  Love to see some examples.)

Sellers of services aren’t the only ones with Fiverr accounts.  There’s also a list of requests from service-seekers:

The creators of Fiverr.com seem to be doing very well with their inventive service. Evidently, so are some of the people offering their services there.  According to one testimonial, “To say Fiverr changed my life is a huge understatement.”

This is going to be one to watch, for sure. Betcha five bucks they’re on to something.