# Ad summary
The ad features a small business owner, the founder of Poorboy Coffee, who shares his experience using Fiverr Pro to overcome the challenges of running a business alone. He highlights how Fiverr Pro connected him with experts for tasks like coffee bag design and SEO, showcasing the professional results and the benefits of delegating specialized work. The video combines personal narrative with visual examples of the services provided, concluding with a call to action and a discount code for viewers.
# Brand positioning
Fiverr Pro is positioned as an essential partner for small business owners, offering a solution to the overwhelming demands of managing all aspects of a business single-handedly. It aims to occupy the space of a reliable, expert-driven platform that connects entrepreneurs with vetted professionals. The brand aligns with values of efficiency, professionalism, and support for small businesses, promoting a lifestyle where founders can focus on their core passion without being bogged down by ancillary tasks. It pushes against the norm of founders having to be jacks-of-all-trades, instead advocating for leveraging external expertise. The positioning is primarily functional, emphasizing performance and the practical benefits of accessing specialized skills, but also carries an emotional undertone of relief and empowerment for the overwhelmed entrepreneur.
# Product
Fiverr Pro is a service that connects small business owners with 'actual vetted pros' who have 'reviews, portfolios, and years of experience' to help with 'bigger projects.' It is designed for small business owners who find themselves needing to learn and execute various skills (like website design, bookkeeping, and marketing) that they may have 'no interest in picking up whatsoever.' The ad demonstrates its use for 'coffee bag design' and 'SEO expert' services. The product works by providing access to a curated pool of experts, allowing business owners to delegate specialized tasks. The ad implies that Fiverr Pro addresses the purchase barrier of needing specialized skills without the commitment or cost of hiring a full-time employee, and also offers the benefit of learning from experts, as the speaker mentions being 'taught me SEO basics' to implement on his own time. The core value proposition is enabling small business owners to grow their business by offloading tasks to qualified professionals.
# Visual style
The ad features a hybrid visual style, blending polished, commercial-grade product shots and screen recordings with a more authentic, UGC-like feel in the direct-to-camera segments. The editing style is characterized by quick cuts between different scenes, maintaining a dynamic and engaging pace. There are no obvious jump cuts, but transitions are swift. The production quality feels high-end for the product shots and screen recordings, while the direct address segments have a natural, well-lit, but not overly stylized appearance, contributing to a sense of authenticity. Visual motifs include close-ups on product details and digital interfaces. The pacing is generally fast, with cuts occurring every 1-3 seconds, creating a high BPM. The audio-visual sync is strong, with visual changes and text overlays precisely timed to the speaker's words, enhancing clarity and impact.
# Hooks
Spoken: This is what it's like running a small business as the one and only employee.
Text overlay: it's like running / a small business / as the one / and only employee
Visual: 00:00–00:01: A medium shot of a male barista, appearing to be in his late 20s to early 30s, with light skin, dark hair, wearing a black baseball cap with a yellow logo, a white t-shirt, and a black apron. He is smiling and looking down at a white espresso machine, which has several white coffee cups stacked on top. Two white bags of 'Poorboy' coffee are visible on the light wooden counter. The background shows light green walls, wooden shelves with bottles and a plant, and a white speaker. The camera is stationary, slightly above eye level, capturing the bustling but intimate coffee shop setting. / 00:01–00:03: A close-up shot of a large, industrial-looking coffee bean roaster. Dark brown roasted coffee beans are pouring out of a chute into a black bin below. The machine is silver and metallic. The camera is stationary, focused on the beans and the machine's mechanism, highlighting the production aspect of the coffee business. / 00:03–00:04: A medium shot of the same male from 00:00, now wearing a dark grey long-sleeved shirt, standing in what appears to be a post office or shipping facility. He is carefully placing a small white box into a larger open cardboard box. A stack of identical white boxes is next to him on a counter. The background shows a blue counter and white walls, suggesting a functional, busy environment. The camera is stationary, slightly above eye level, capturing his focused activity.
# Funnel stage
Consideration
# Pain points
The central pain point is the overwhelming burden on small business owners who have to manage every aspect of their business, including tasks they are not skilled in or interested in. This is signaled by: "This is what it's like running a small business as the one and only employee." and "I know you know the feeling when you have to learn all these skills that you had no interest in picking up whatsoever. Like creating a website design, bookkeeping, marketing, and the list goes on, right?"
# Value propositions
- Fiverr Pro connects you with actual vetted pros that have reviews, portfolios, and years of experience to help you with those bigger projects.
- An incredible designer who delivered several different options and absolutely nailed that premium but not pretentious look.
- An SEO expert who fixed issues I didn't know were broken and taught me SEO basics to increase traffic.
- Get 10% off your first order.
# Benefits
- not doing it alone
- Fiverr has become part of the Poorboy team
- don't have to learn skills you have no interest in
- absolutely nailed that premium but not pretentious look
- increase traffic to my site
- can implement SEO basics on my own time
- grow a business
- get one solid project off your plate
# Features
- connects you with actual vetted pros
- pros that have reviews
- pros that have portfolios
- pros that have years of experience
- help you with those bigger projects
- incredible designer
- delivered several different options
- SEO expert
- help clean up my site
- increase traffic
- fix issues on my site
- taught me SEO basics
# Call to action
head to Fvrr.co/poorboy and get 10% off your first order with code POORBOYSF
# Social proof
- they've literally become part of the Poorboy team – Male 1 (Customer)
- I worked with an incredible designer – Male 1 (Customer)
- absolutely nailed that premium but not pretentious look we were going after – Male 1 (Customer)
- I also worked with an SEO expert – Male 1 (Customer)
- not only did he fix issues on my site that I didn't even know were broken, but he also taught me SEO basics – Male 1 (Customer)
# Point of view
- Customer 80% – The majority of the video is told from the perspective of a small business owner sharing his personal struggles and positive experiences with Fiverr Pro.
- Brand 20% – When the speaker explains what Fiverr Pro is and how it works, it shifts to a more informative, brand-aligned perspective.
# Storyline
- 00:00–00:03 00:00–00:03: The video opens with a male small business owner in his coffee shop, preparing coffee, while a voiceover describes the overwhelming reality of running a business as the 'one and only employee.' This sets a relatable, slightly stressed tone, immediately establishing the core problem for the target audience.
- 00:03–00:04 00:03–00:04: The scene shifts to coffee beans being roasted, continuing the visual narrative of the coffee business, while the voiceover transitions to acknowledge that he's 'not doing it alone' anymore. This introduces a turning point and hints at a solution, shifting the tone towards relief and partnership.
- 00:04–00:05 00:04–00:05: The owner is shown packing boxes, further illustrating the hands-on, solitary nature of his work, reinforcing the initial problem statement. The visual emphasizes the sheer volume of tasks a small business owner faces.
- 00:05–00:10 00:05–00:10: The owner directly addresses the camera, explaining his partnership with Fiverr and how they've become 'part of the Poorboy team.' This is a direct, personal endorsement, establishing credibility and a sense of genuine collaboration, shifting the perspective to the customer's positive experience.
- 00:10–00:16 00:10–00:16: He empathizes with other small business owners, stating 'I know you know the feeling' of having to learn skills like website design with 'no interest in picking up whatsoever.' This directly addresses a common pain point, creating a strong connection with the audience through shared experience and a slightly exasperated but understanding tone.
- 00:16–00:21 00:16–00:21: A montage of tasks (typing on a laptop, designing on an iPad, viewing digital designs, holding coffee labels) visually represents the diverse and often unwanted skills a small business owner must acquire, such as 'creating a website design, bookkeeping, marketing.' This visually reinforces the burden and complexity of the problem.
- 00:21–00:26 00:21–00:26: The owner returns to direct address, revealing his solution: he 'realized I needed help from actual experts' and 'hired Fiverr Pro.' This presents Fiverr Pro as the direct answer to the previously established pain point, with a tone of discovery and practical wisdom.
- 00:26–00:34 00:26–00:34: He explains what Fiverr Pro is: it 'connects you with actual vetted pros that have reviews, portfolios, and years of experience to help you with those bigger projects.' This is a clear brand explanation, detailing the product's features and benefits from the customer's perspective, emphasizing trust and expertise.
- 00:34–00:44 00:34–00:44: He provides a specific example of using Fiverr Pro for 'coffee bag design,' showcasing multiple design options provided by an 'incredible designer' who 'absolutely nailed that premium but not pretentious look.' This demonstrates a tangible, successful outcome, building confidence in the service's quality and aesthetic understanding.
- 00:44–00:55 00:44–00:55: He shares another success story, working with an 'SEO expert' to 'clean up my site and increase traffic,' highlighting how the expert 'fix issues that I didn't even know were broken' and 'taught me SEO basics.' This emphasizes both problem-solving and educational benefits, showing long-term value and empowerment for the business owner.
- 00:55–01:00 00:55–01:00: The owner delivers a direct call to action, encouraging viewers who are 'trying to grow a business' or 'just need one solid project off your plate' to use Fiverr Pro. This is a clear, persuasive invitation, maintaining the helpful and relatable tone.
- 01:00–01:06 01:00–01:06: The video concludes with a visual of someone typing the Fiverr Pro URL and a shot of the owner carrying boxes, while he states the URL and offers a '10% off your first order' with a specific code. This provides clear instructions and an incentive, reinforcing the brand's support for small businesses and ending on a positive, actionable note.