I paid 5 random Fiverr freelancers to make a book cover for me

[@DaneMcBeth]

Which cover did you like best? 🤔

[@devaraj_22]

#5

[@mohammedalsaci]

5

[@ipoiarif1515]

#5

[@Samir-tg5hp]

50$ for sure

[@michaeldanielson2602]

#5 except the font is too gritty

[@jeremyfee]

I do really like the $25 one. The 3d cape pops. It's the one I would be most likely to pick up and purchase.

[@DaneMcBeth]

Interesting! It's always cool to see what other people think... Looking back at that cover, I definitely think it is a little better than what I originally thought

[@LuziSantos]

that one made me think it was about fashion (Devil wears Prada feelings to me)

[@jianashantel]

I agree, the last one was the best. It would grab my attention immediately

[@DaneMcBeth]

Definitely!

[@abdulrahimmohammed1606]

that 25 cover is better than you give it credit for ahah

[@DaneMcBeth]

To each their own! I just found it a bit bland

[@nftniche9548]

@@DaneMcBeth $25 looks like they used a template online and just changed things.

[@spacefalls8260]

@@nftniche9548 yeah i agree

[@12thDecember]

I like number 4. Not boring at all. It's crisp, elegant, and gets across the message of being disciplined quite well.

[@PassiveIncomeHustle]

I agree. The $50 one is the best. The attention to detail is amazing!...font selection, color choice and gradation, composition. Best by far!

[@DaneMcBeth]

I agree! Thanks for the support!

[@vladimir.zlokazov]

I think the 2nd is my favorite. Agree with your revisions though.

[@DaneMcBeth]

Thanks for the support! 2 is definitely a great cover

[@noopurishere]

OlivaProCreative and Nskvsky did a superb job. GermanCreative did a good job in colour contrast choice. This is a cool video idea. Keep em coming.

[@DaneMcBeth]

Thank you!! All of the designers are very talented

[@chetanartz3934]

$50 cover is really amazing.

[@residualroyaltyacademy]

lightning bolt one is 🔥🔥

[@DaneMcBeth]

haha yeah agreed bro!

[@Christolphi]

I hate the idea of designers working for this cheap. Like those 5 dollar designers are clearly skilled and all of these work was worth vastly more money.

[@DaneMcBeth]

Well, then they can go on places like Upwork and raise their pricing or simply charge more on Fiverr

[@cassie_6540]

"It's kind of gender bias" I like him👏👏👏👏👏

[@thebookishbryants]

I know I am late here, but the $25 cover was easily my favorite. It looks more clean and professional than the rest. I loved the look of the cape. It looked like it had life. Scott.

[@aliwilson7364]

Interesting! I too thought the last was the best, however I do only really see a bird with a beak and the orange slashes. Which is fine, just I don’t see the brain part. Funny how we see things differently. Just thought I’d say so you know another viewpoint.

[@laurendaryani4893]

As someone who's always wanted to embrace my artistic side and has a love for book covers myself, I'm really interested in going into freelance illustration and book design myself. I know it's Fiverr and so more on the informal side, but is this really the level of instruction that designers would get for a project from an author or publisher? Are designers ever expected to know more deeply about that book's subject matter (say, for when the book is not a well-known work of literature and so whose theme/plot is not already know ahead of time)?

[@OmgThatsIncredible]

Informal side?? You could absolutely go formal. There's people labeled as "Fiverr Pro" and some of them even ask for $600+ for making a cover.

[@drica86]

These are all pretty good I must say

[@sarahcayer2817]

The First one (orange and blue) is my favorite. It stands out and the $25 one was really good I would just take out the red stripe at the bottom.

[@phellansudworth9332]

Did anyone else jump straight onto number 5 to test out a cover 😅 awesome video thanks Dane, over delivering as usual !!!

[@DaneMcBeth]

haha 5 was my favourite by far!

[@PallaviChauhan91]

The concept in the second one is very easy to understand in the first few seconds and looks better than the 50$ one in the small thumbnail. However, I would have only changed the fonts. Nice video!

[@DaneMcBeth]

Thanks for the support Pallavi!!

[@GoodlivinGav]

Great video, but I wish you'd shown us all the covers then asked us to guess which one had cost what!

[@DaneMcBeth]

Good idea! Maybe I’ll do that next time!!

[@lindameggers1999]

changed my mind since seeing #5. Love it

[@danielpeck9309]

As I'm watching a Dane McBeth video a Dane McBeth ad pops up in the middle of the video 🤦‍♂

[@harmonfinancialcoaching]

IMO #4 looks like a best seller. 🏆😃

[@ahinds100]

My favourite cover is the $25 cover.

[@nuunasan]

What was more interesting was hearing your opinion on each cover

[@DaneMcBeth]

Awesome to hear that!

[@Oniromanciee]

It's a very nice idea you came up with! Thank you for this nice video!

[@williamwallace9826]

I also had a cover done by German Creative. It wasn't at all what I had described, and in the end I scrapped it and designed the cover myself.

[@DaneMcBeth]

nice

[@roserain7034]

Lmao damn what a disappointing

[@prodget5562]

Great video It's interesting to be in your head Keep making videos like this one You can make a video where you search for keywords so that we can see how you search. Cover number 5 is the best for me.

[@DaneMcBeth]

Agreed, thanks for the support!

[@lindameggers1999]

I like the 5.00 cover being new

[@laurazalea]

Super fascinating video! Do you outsource covers for low content books or make them yourself? And for pricing, did they tell you their price, or did you make multiple job postings with different price offers?

[@DaneMcBeth]

Thanks Laura! I used Fiverr.com for these covers so I was able to see the price before buying their gigs. For Low Content Books, I always outsource my covers so they strand out from competition since a lot of people don't outsource them.

[@jamiehineshq3336]

Geez, Dane! Remind me not to go shopping with you or to sample ice cream, but I usually eat anything which will be my downfall.

[@harpo345]

I like the $50 one but I wondered why it showed a bird's head until you said it was meant to be a brain.

[@lilydelacour]

Really like the video idea. And I agree the most expensive one was also by far the best. The first one looked kinda old as if it was created in the 90s or early 2000s. :D

[@lindagutierrez6335]

Thanks Dane. You helped me a lot with this video😀

[@kriticalkayd]

I like number two the most.

[@SmartKey01]

The $50 one is the best

[@evandahl1133]

That last one tho gonna make me act up 😅

[@DaneMcBeth]

hahaha it's fire

[@osamaettessoudaly]

Good job ♥️

[@DaneMcBeth]

Thanks for the support!

[@Dj-uy1kp]

Great video!!! How many times can u tell the designer to change the design of the cover?

[@DaneMcBeth]

On Fiverr, it depends on the designer. Most of them are unlimited revisions though.

[@Dj-uy1kp]

@@DaneMcBeth thanks

[@sallyalter6003]

Love all your videos Dane.

[@HEReIAM829]

I like the design for the last one the most, but the $25 comes in second. 😊tfs. God bless in Jesus name ❤

[@livinglifewithbry1109]

Dope video 🔥💯

[@tabbyslu]

Can you recommend some good ghost writers?

[@latoyanreid2767]

The first $5 one looks intellectual

[@ebubechiabonyi5149]

I wish you had a blind reaction to the covers

[@maratnasybulin2485]

Hi. So who did $50 cover? what's the name?

[@monejvisual9528]

You can only answer me if you have this information, namely .. is this most expensive book made as Raster or Vector?

[@ace1007]

Number 2 and 3 for me

[@carlysavage6592]

number 5

[@DaneMcBeth]

agreed 🤩

[@markg.1935]

Do you explain where to find ghost writers?

[@DaneMcBeth]

Yes

[@hustlinhitch]

Hi Dane, have you ever hired ghostwriters from fiverr?

[@zaidaziz2057]

Why doesn’t this have more views

[@DaneMcBeth]

I ask myself the same thing ;)

[@hateml7380]

Good job bro 👍 awesome

[@DaneMcBeth]

Thanks for the support!

[@Odog.]

My channel is about half the size as yours but we should really do a collaboration I really love the fiverr videos I don't know why they entertain me 🤣

[@DaneMcBeth]

Thanks for the support! Feel free to message me on Facebook

[@natan5654]

Hey Dane, just came across your youtube page and joined the course. I was wondering though, do you have a facebook group with your students that I could possibly join to bounce some ideas around?

[@DaneMcBeth]

hey Natan, yep! It's linked in the course. Here's the direct like to it! facebook.com/groups/172241467542998

[@connorslooyer]

Fire Video 🔥 2 or 5

[@DaneMcBeth]

Thanks bro, 5 was sick

[@bintube5269]

Hello

[@TwilightBizarre]

why did it take you 4 entire minutes to get to the first cover? you repeated what you said in the intro like 10 times lol

[@DaneMcBeth]

Yeah, I agree to be honest with you. Will keep that in mind for next time

[@AndrewHalliwell]

Well, he does admit to not being a writer. The fact he's so blatant about it, admitting he pays ghost writers and cover designers. He's not got a creative bone in his body. Just a parasite,in fact.

[@DaneMcBeth]

@@AndrewHalliwell A parasite! That's a new one. Thanks for the kind words Andrew.

[@AndrewHalliwell]

@@DaneMcBeth well, as a writer, that's how you appear to me... It you weren't just out to make money for yourself and you are as successful at playing Amazon as you claim, you could help them rather than exploit. Bet most of those ghost writers have work of their own they'd love to see published. You could become the ebook equivalent of a literary agent and just charge them a percentage to get those stories as many eyes as possible.

[@DaneMcBeth]

hmm, well there are actual people who ghostwrite as a career choice. I understand where you’re coming from though... However, I’m not exploiting them by any means. We work together on each book as a collaborative effort along with contracts and everything. Sorry you feel that way. Not sure it’s worthy of calling me a parasite and saying I don’t have a creative bone in my body though, it’s just business, sorry to say.

[@lillyti1896]

Very interesting video as I am currently looking for designers. But please, you definitely need to learn to speak much more slowly and to articulate. Think of all the non-English speaking native people. It is very difficult (and exhausting) to watch a whole video at such speed. You would increase your audience just with this little effort. Thanks

[@michaeldanielson2602]

Cool video

[@antispiralking0]

$50

[@netfagarap9141]

Arabic translation please

[@lindameggers1999]

what's your Fb page