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Is it possible to get in trouble for using vacation mode too much? I tried to find it in previous forums but they were from a long time ago, and in the ToS I couldn’t find the exact answer.

To explain, I have a few recurring clients that have made it possible for me to stay in vacation mode and still maintain an income, however, whenever another past client messages me and wants to order, or a new client that I have contacted. I have to take myself out of vacation mode. Normally I just send custom orders, but sometimes it doesn’t work.

Sometimes I am on vacation mode for one day, and go back in it. Can I over do that? Or will it screw anything up? Haha I always feel like I have ridiculous questions, but after recent updates and new policies I find it best to not “guess” if I have reliable people I can turn to here. 🙂

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Is it possible to get in trouble for using vacation mode too much? I tried to find it in previous forums but they were from a long time ago, and in the ToS I couldn’t find the exact answer.

To explain, I have a few recurring clients that have made it possible for me to stay in vacation mode and still maintain an income, however, whenever another past client messages me and wants to order, or a new client that I have contacted. I have to take myself out of vacation mode. Normally I just send custom orders, but sometimes it doesn’t work.

Sometimes I am on vacation mode for one day, and go back in it. Can I over do that? Or will it screw anything up? Haha I always feel like I have ridiculous questions, but after recent updates and new policies I find it best to not “guess” if I have reliable people I can turn to here. 🙂

Hi there,

i would personally never suggest you to go ever in the vocation mode whether or not your income is enough to bear the living…

using it frequently will inevitably damage your reputation since you would not be having any impression on your gig…

i did it same as you and go a huge deficit.

you are lucky though but please avoid doing that …

need:slight_smile: any answer let me know thanks…

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You can choose up to 28 days per year. Click “Done”, and you’re set for your vacation.

[http://blog.fiverr.com/introducing-vacation-mode-on-fiverr/]

That´s an article from January 2014, though, so it´s pretty old by now.

Something newer I guess:

In the DURATION FIELD drop-down list, select how long you will be away. Currently, you can select from one day to two months.

https://support.fiverr.com/hc/en-us/articles/204564057-Activating-Vacation-Mode

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On 4/3/2017 at 1:01 PM, miiila said:
That´s an article from January 2014, though, so it´s pretty old by now.
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You can choose up to 28 days per year. Click “Done”, and you’re set for your vacation.

[http://blog.fiverr.com/introducing-vacation-mode-on-fiverr/]

That´s an article from January 2014, though, so it´s pretty old by now.

Something newer I guess:

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In the DURATION FIELD drop-down list, select how long you will be away. Currently, you can select from one day to two months.

https://support.fiverr.com/hc/en-us/articles/204564057-Activating-Vacation-Mode

Ya that was the one I saw so I was freaking out! Haha

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it is your luck you have the previous buyer granting you more work but they may not do it forever you do not and should not be depending on them entirely…

go ahead along with them,your circle should be vast

Yes I definitely know it won’t be forever, but I also have clients who make big orders. When I am not in vacation mode, people can just order without contacting me. When I am in vacation mode I find it stress free because I control the orders, and I won’t wake up to a surprising amount of rushed orders.

-For examples, my most recent stress load out of vacation mode happened when I had someone buy a 7,000 word order without contacting me, barely gave me any details, and rushed it into a two day delivery when I already had 5 big orders in queue. Who does that!

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in that case if you think you have orders more than you need or you can bear up the load you need to find your buddy for the same job as a partner instead.

but to me choosing vocation mode is not a way out of this problem…

But then why does it offer us the reason of vacation “because I’m overbooked” haha. I guess ya, I mean I could be complaining about not getting orders. I know it is a silly thing to ask, but I really just wanted to be sure I was not breaking any rules.

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But then why does it offer us the reason of vacation “because I’m overbooked” haha. I guess ya, I mean I could be complaining about not getting orders. I know it is a silly thing to ask, but I really just wanted to be sure I was not breaking any rules.

These were some secrets no one knows unless they go through them…

and YEAH they do offer that for the relief for those who are burdened but that mode also may lead you to one day you want the same days back as they used to be…lol

sorry but trying to clarifying you.

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These were some secrets no one knows unless they go through them…

and YEAH they do offer that for the relief for those who are burdened but that mode also may lead you to one day you want the same days back as they used to be…lol

sorry but trying to clarifying you.

No I think what you say makes sense, I just was so overloaded last month that I wanted to take a small vacation, but I don’t think that is possible because I found myself making custom orders. I took myself out of it, and until some poophead decides to order another massive order without talking to me first (I mean come on, at least give me a heads up), I guess I will stay available. Haha. 🙂

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I use vacation quite a lot to stop unsolicited orders coming in when I’m backed up. I haven’t noticed a problem - sometimes it takes a few days to get people interested in my gigs again after i come back, but that’s just me.

It’s personally saved my butt a few times when I’ve had too much on (and fiverr is not my only source of work) So I guess to me it doesn’t overly matter at the moment if there is a detriment, but I personally haven’t seen any.

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I use vacation quite a lot to stop unsolicited orders coming in when I’m backed up. I haven’t noticed a problem - sometimes it takes a few days to get people interested in my gigs again after i come back, but that’s just me.

It’s personally saved my butt a few times when I’ve had too much on (and fiverr is not my only source of work) So I guess to me it doesn’t overly matter at the moment if there is a detriment, but I personally haven’t seen any.

Ok perfect! It sounds like we do close the the same thing, because I also get overwhelmed and I only use it when I feel that I can’t complete the current orders sufficiently. But it was working so well for a while I just kept it! Haha

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Ok perfect! It sounds like we do close the the same thing, because I also get overwhelmed and I only use it when I feel that I can’t complete the current orders sufficiently. But it was working so well for a while I just kept it! Haha

Hahah yes - for me it is a perfect way to make sure I can retain my high quality. Unfortunately even with “Please message me to discuss and make sure I am available” slathered all over my profile and gig, I still get people who order without discussing it. I used to just do it because it was easier, but tbh once I increased my prices I haven’t had many ad hoc out of the blue orders expecting the world for $5, which is a good thing. I hope it continues to work for you! 🙂

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On 4/3/2017 at 4:09 PM, madyr9228 said:

Sometimes I am on vacation mode for one day, and go back in it. Can I over do that? Or will it screw anything up? Haha I always feel like I have ridiculous questions, but after recent updates and new policies I find it best to not “guess” if I have reliable people I can turn to here. 🙂

I’m wondering if the “Limit Orders” might be helpful too? I haven’t tried it, but when you want to pause them temporarily, this may be the right solution.

Anybody know the details on which one may be better/worse, and/or how they compare?(My first guess is vacation mode will pause all gigs, and obviously this is gig specific. I’m still wondering if there are other details that make one better for some situations, but not others…)

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On 4/3/2017 at 4:13 PM, lisabaarns said:

I’m wondering if the “Limit Orders” might be helpful too? I haven’t tried it, but when you want to pause them temporarily, this may be the right solution.

Anybody know the details on which one may be better/worse, and/or how they compare?

(My first guess is vacation mode will pause all gigs, and obviously this is gig specific. I’m still wondering if there are other details that make one better for some situations, but not others…)

Yes! I definitely want to know more about this!! Becuase I had this on one gig. It works great, the problem is that when they realized it wouldn’t work on THIS gig. They ordered from another gig of mine that wasn’t maxed out. I’m happy they wanted to order from me so bad, but I mean… Come on. Haha so i wish we could have a “Max gigs in queue” for our entire order list. 

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Speaking as someone who has never, ever used vacation mode ever, I feel fully qualified to speak on this. If a level 0 seller can confidently assert TRS methods apropos of sweet diddly Guy Fawkes, so can I!

My advice? Don’t do it–work slowly towards becoming a TRS and roll in the cash while laughing at the peasants.

Case: solved.

Alternatively, just do what you need to do as the situation warrants. The end. It’s probably not best to overdo vacations as it in any professional environment–it can leave you open to:

a) getting left out on promotion
b) being accused of 'not pulling your weight’
c) disappearing into a black hole of mystery

but that’s just silly common sense speaking there, and who needs her. Or him. Whatever, who cares.

ALT solution: price yourself out of the cheapskate market. Enjoy the vague sense of loss before remembering all that time reclaimed to do your own shit, whatever that may be.

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Don’t use it, unless you want to go down in the search results.

Much easier getting back up though when you got load of old ratings. I just had a 9 month vacation from fiverr and now i got a 12 month gig outside of fiverr. I bet next year in April when i have time for online gigs again, i will be able to climb back up much faster than the first time around.

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Ya that was the one I saw so I was freaking out! Haha

I believe we get 60 days. I searched for this answer before I first used it back in Feb when it was my first weeks on here. I’m not sure how current it is as it said 2014. I wonder why this info isn’t in the Academy? I expected things to slow down upon my return but they didn’t at all. I used it this week (and will this weekend as well). I think everyone will weigh on this differently depending upon how much they work (on Fiverr) since some folks have other jobs or life commitments and Fiverr is more of a PT career for them…so I believe you will get a variety of answers but ultimately you know what’s best for you. I wouldn’t worry about it too much unless you find you’re greatly impacted by it upon return. I’ve noticed even when I wasn’t visible on the main pages, it didn’t seem to impact my orders. Good luck!

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Yes I definitely know it won’t be forever, but I also have clients who make big orders. When I am not in vacation mode, people can just order without contacting me. When I am in vacation mode I find it stress free because I control the orders, and I won’t wake up to a surprising amount of rushed orders.

-For examples, my most recent stress load out of vacation mode happened when I had someone buy a 7,000 word order without contacting me, barely gave me any details, and rushed it into a two day delivery when I already had 5 big orders in queue. Who does that!

7000 words in two days ? is that even possible ? Big props if you can write that much in two days.

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