What kind of pro can you hire for five bucks?

Do you know about Fiverr? It's all sorts of people offering all sorts of professional (we all hope) services for as little as five bucks. Artists. Actors. Business experts. No, really!

There's a woman who'll review your business plan and give you a few suggestions. Five bucks. A guy who'll give you ten tips to improve your website. Five bucks. A woman who'll give you a 15-minutes life coaching session. A man who'll conduct a 15-minute strategy session. SEO plans, speeches, book covers, proofreading, intros, voice overs, advice on how to dress…anything and everything. Starting at five bucks.

All this may sound like McServices, but these little nuggets are actually a fantastic way to meet and evaluate someone who could help raise your business to the next level. A friend of mine got a logo for his new business, designed and executed brilliantly by someone he found on Fiverr. It cost more than $5, of course, but the $5 sample he got showed him that this was a designer who understood what he wanted — and that he could work with.

So it's brilliant in that sense. Another real positive is that, well, sometimes five dollars' worth is about all you need.

Do you want a nice, professional-sounding voice over for the video clip on your website? Five bucks will get you 150 words or up to thirty recorded seconds of a pro's time (in, incidentally, just about any accent that floats your business boat). Need 30 seconds of something original and copyright-free for your "hold" music? Yup, five bucks. No, I take it back — three 30-second pieces of music for $5.

Did I mention there are reviews?

If you're keeping your business afloat on a shoestring, Fiverr might be just what you need to add a nice, polished touch. And if you've got a service you can sell in small chunks and you need a creative way to find new clients, you'll want to check out the other side of it.

Buyer or seller, it's close to perfect as a way to get to know people and see how well you work together with a commitment but without a big commitment.

Nice.