Oh man... Fiverr is where I started my web dev freelance career around 5 years ago... interesting times. Started building $50 sites... then $100.... then $500, to finally being able to find work outside of the platform due to the portfolio I was building along the way. Not sure how Fiverr works now, but at the time, processing and confirming 100 orders was a job onto itself! It definitely helped me get comfortable communicating with clients though. It also helped me view the work I was doing as a valuable asset versus just a hobby, which is hard to do when you're not getting paid for stuff you're creating.