If you could ask Fiverr to change only ONE thing about the current level system, what would it be?

[nonontech]

I would suggest having a tracking system for unresponsive buyers so that after they buy a gig and never update the seller for months doesn’t affect the “Delivered on Time” of the seller. I had been on Level 2 badge for over 4 years, but because of one buyer who never update since October 2017, a few days ago, both my Level 2 and Level 1 badges have been removed. 😦

[mahinul000]

I would like to change the Cancellation rate.

[solwonder]

🎁 The Response Rate ~ I/Sellers shouldn’t be forced to reply to yucky SPAM or perverts or desperate sellers trying to convince me to buy their junk. Even though I flag & report WITHOUT sending a message; it still affects my RR. I want my energy to be solely focused on legitimate queries and regular clients.

Thank you!

And the influx of random ones just saying “Hi” :roll_eyes: (dude tell me what u want already!)

[nikavoice]

And the influx of random ones just saying “Hi” :roll_eyes: (dude tell me what u want already!)

And the influx of random ones just saying “Hi” :roll_eyes: (dude tell me what u want already!)

LMBO 😂

I know what ya mean. Most are using it as an instant messenger just to chit-chat.

I had a blah conversation once it went like this…

Timewaster: Hi

Me: Hello, how can I help you?

Timewaster: Hi

Me: :thinking:

Timewaster: Where are you from?

Me: 🤐 [flagged & reported]

Gosh, this is such a waste of ⌚ time.

[okashy]

these requirements are too high and inhumane

I feel as though associating the word “inhumane” with the way Fiverr does things is a bit over-the-top dramatic.

I feel as though associating the word “inhumane” with the way Fiverr does things is a bit over-the-top dramatic.

Oh well… try to reach every stat over than 90% and 4,8 and maintain this twice.

We’ll see if you’re going to feel a bit dramatic or not after these 2 months.

But… you’re propably not an illustrator so I guess there’s nothing to compare 😐

[misscrystal]

I feel as though associating the word “inhumane” with the way Fiverr does things is a bit over-the-top dramatic.

Oh well… try to reach every stat over than 90% and 4,8 and maintain this twice.

We’ll see if you’re going to feel a bit dramatic or not after these 2 months.

But… you’re propably not an illustrator so I guess there’s nothing to compare 😐

try to reach every stat over than 90% and 4,8 and maintain this twice.

As long as there are illustrators who do this, and have steady business, then it can be done. It IS possible.

[frank_d]

I feel as though associating the word “inhumane” with the way Fiverr does things is a bit over-the-top dramatic.

Oh well… try to reach every stat over than 90% and 4,8 and maintain this twice.

We’ll see if you’re going to feel a bit dramatic or not after these 2 months.

But… you’re propably not an illustrator so I guess there’s nothing to compare 😐

I am a motion designer, animator, what I do has several names, but I still do it.

This has nothing to do with what your field is, but with how you have organized your offering, your delivery time, and using all the tools Fiverr has given you.

[cyaxrex]

I am a motion designer, animator, what I do has several names, but I still do it.

This has nothing to do with what your field is, but with how you have organized your offering, your delivery time, and using all the tools Fiverr has given you.

This has nothing to do with what your field

That’s baloney, sorry. I will bet that the majority of voiceover artists don’t get anywhere near as many people ordering who automatically assume that they will get a video with their VO, as video creators get people automatically expecting free voice overs.

Every service niche faces challenges unique to their niche.

• Writers get orders for specialized writing, adult content, and graphic design services which they don’t offer
• Animated video makers get people ordering video editing services and vice versa
• Web designers seem to get a higher number of scam buyers who fike chargebacks for $100’s at a time

Fiverr might be trying to promote a new buzz word by implying that they give sellers ‘tools’ and that the onus is on sellers to learn how to use these, but they don’t. The one tool people have wanted for time immemorial now, is a tool which allows them to not be treated like a tool by Fiverr when a buyer orders a service in error.

[design2thrive]

change all criteria to 80%

[misscrystal]

Give us three orders per month that can be cancelled without any penalty to our stats.
It’s not ideal but would allow for the inevitable mistakes buyers make on orders.

[frank_d]

This has nothing to do with what your field

That’s baloney, sorry. I will bet that the majority of voiceover artists don’t get anywhere near as many people ordering who automatically assume that they will get a video with their VO, as video creators get people automatically expecting free voice overs.

Every service niche faces challenges unique to their niche.

• Writers get orders for specialized writing, adult content, and graphic design services which they don’t offer
• Animated video makers get people ordering video editing services and vice versa
• Web designers seem to get a higher number of scam buyers who fike chargebacks for $100’s at a time

Fiverr might be trying to promote a new buzz word by implying that they give sellers ‘tools’ and that the onus is on sellers to learn how to use these, but they don’t. The one tool people have wanted for time immemorial now, is a tool which allows them to not be treated like a tool by Fiverr when a buyer orders a service in error.

That’s baloney, sorry.

There’s surely a nicer way to put it, especially when your reply has nothing to do with what I said.

I stand by my point that being a graphic designer does not make you fail your delivery time, response time and order completion metric more than a vo talent, or marketing specialist.

That was the point I was trying to make.

I deal with cancellations same as you do, and in fact if you look for my responses you will see I keep bringing it up whenever possible, and I do think that mutual cancellations based on buyers’ mistakes should be freebies.

We all have the same tools in our disposal. We all got the same warning to get our house in order.

I do think that some sellers are having it worst solely on the fact that they have significantly fewer sales so each cancellation or late delivery counts more.

But other than that, I’m sorry by I respectfully dsagree.

Or I just don’t see it.

[misscrystal]

This has nothing to do with what your field

That’s baloney, sorry. I will bet that the majority of voiceover artists don’t get anywhere near as many people ordering who automatically assume that they will get a video with their VO, as video creators get people automatically expecting free voice overs.

Every service niche faces challenges unique to their niche.

• Writers get orders for specialized writing, adult content, and graphic design services which they don’t offer
• Animated video makers get people ordering video editing services and vice versa
• Web designers seem to get a higher number of scam buyers who fike chargebacks for $100’s at a time

Fiverr might be trying to promote a new buzz word by implying that they give sellers ‘tools’ and that the onus is on sellers to learn how to use these, but they don’t. The one tool people have wanted for time immemorial now, is a tool which allows them to not be treated like a tool by Fiverr when a buyer orders a service in error.

Writers get orders for specialized writing, adult content, and graphic design services which they don’t offer

Animated video makers get people ordering video editing services and vice versa

Web designers seem to get a higher number of scam buyers who fike chargebacks for $100’s at a time

You and Frank are in agreement. He is agreeing that buyers order by mistake and this should not count against sellers. If you and he re-read each other’s posts you will see that.

Delivering on time and replying to messages in 24 hours counts equally for everyone. But most sellers get orders that are incorrect due to buyer mistakes, and chargebacks, so none of those should be held against them. We all agree on this.

[misscrystal]

What fiverr is trying to do is end cancellations due to the fault of sellers, and probably in particular dishonest sellers who routinely and frequently cancel orders just to avoid the inevitable bad reviews.

There MUST be some better solution to this.

[jonbaas]

I feel as though associating the word “inhumane” with the way Fiverr does things is a bit over-the-top dramatic.

Oh well… try to reach every stat over than 90% and 4,8 and maintain this twice.

We’ll see if you’re going to feel a bit dramatic or not after these 2 months.

But… you’re propably not an illustrator so I guess there’s nothing to compare 😐

Oh well… try to reach every stat over than 90% and 4,8 and maintain this twice.

My career here on Fiverr is more concerned with the high-quality work that I deliver, not the level that I have. My seller level is merely a reward given to me – or taken away from me – based upon the stats FIVERR wants me to achieve. I will always work to achieve those required marks, but I will not be depressed, swayed, or angered when things outside my control affect those marks. I am a fantastic seller – and my reputation proves it. I do not judge my success based upon my seller level.

We’ll see if you’re going to feel a bit dramatic or not after these 2 months.

I have no reason to “feel dramatic” because, as I said, my seller level does not define me. I’ll be just fine in two months… six months… a year, because I focus on my work, and let the levels fall as they will.

you’re propably not an illustrator so I guess there’s nothing to compare 😐

I am in fact, an illustrator. College trained, with a 4-year degree in Art & Design. And your point is…?

[blondey]

I would like to take a vacation without having to worry about losing my level. I may need to take a month long break for health reasons soon.

I too worried about this, as it appears messages can still come in while on VM. So, we’d need to answer those within 24 hours, something hard to do if you are travelling.

[fonthaunt]

I too worried about this, as it appears messages can still come in while on VM. So, we’d need to answer those within 24 hours, something hard to do if you are travelling.

it appears messages can still come in while on VM

I’m going to preface this what a disclaimer since I think I have this down, but I’m not positive. I think:

New buyers cannot message you or order while you are on VM

Old buyers cannot order unless you sent them a custom order without an expiration date

Anyone who has corresponded with you while you were off VM might be able to send you message but they should get a notice saying that you are on VM until X date

If that’s correct, you should be able to greatly limit what can go wrong:

If you set expiration dates on all custom quotes and make sure none will go past your planned date of VM, you should get any orders at all. That resolves any VM cancellation issues as long as you fill all deliveries first.

New buyers shouldn’t be able to message you, so you shouldn’t have a ton of message from new buyers to answer within 24 hrs. That should resolve part of you issues with response rate.

The one thing you would have to do while on VM is to occasionally check your messages on mobile or have a trusted team or family member who can check in and send canned replies to the few that slip through the system. It shouldn’t be many. Overall, VM wouldn’t have a major effect on any of your level stats as long as you arrange for that daily check in yourself or by someone you trust.

Unfortunately, outside of VM, cancellations can still be a sticky issue and I hope Fiverr resolves it. It would be nice if they blocked all incoming activity during VM too, but I think that’s an easier issue to resolve on your own. (If I can get proof of the things I listed, I’ll update.)

[emily_sweet1]

I don’t think so but this system is so good for all fiverr members.

[futurepocket1]

They need to remove dings for cancellations. For one of my gigs, some websites are not eligible for the gig due to the way their website is coded and I have to cancel those orders which obviously reflects in my ratings. So “buyer requested work, which is not offered in this gig” should not ding against your overall cancellations.

But, I REALLY DOUBT that anyone at Fiverr cares to read this thread or the rants so no change will come of it.

[shashanewallace]

How often this level system works. It’s pretty bipolar. One month you’re up and the next you’re down. They need to give you time to recover from a bad month. I had a bad month. I’ve been back and forth at the hospitals resulting in several late gigs.

[jonbaas]

How often this level system works. It’s pretty bipolar. One month you’re up and the next you’re down. They need to give you time to recover from a bad month. I had a bad month. I’ve been back and forth at the hospitals resulting in several late gigs.

They need to give you time to recover from a bad month.

They already do. They give sellers 60 days to recover. Most of the core metrics clear after 60 days.

[shashanewallace]

They need to give you time to recover from a bad month.

They already do. They give sellers 60 days to recover. Most of the core metrics clear after 60 days.

I don’t necessarily agree. One, you are not evaluated after 60 days, but 30 so you’re still affected for that 30 days. Also, all your great stats from before is actually dropped and the bad month maintained for 60 days. So depends on how you want to look at it, as time to recover or time to endure.

[jonbaas]

I don’t necessarily agree. One, you are not evaluated after 60 days, but 30 so you’re still affected for that 30 days. Also, all your great stats from before is actually dropped and the bad month maintained for 60 days. So depends on how you want to look at it, as time to recover or time to endure.

I don’t necessarily agree. One, you are not evaluated after 60 days, but 30 so you’re still affected for that 30 days. Also, all your great stats from before is actually dropped and the bad month maintained for 60 days. So depends on how you want to look at it, as time to recover or time to endure.

Perhaps you are not doing the math. It is easier to recover from bad metrics if spread out over 60 days, rather than 30. Perhaps you are looking for the quicker route… which, in this case, is not the easier route.

Fiverr chose 60 days for a reason. If you look at the math, that reason is abundantly clear.

[shashanewallace]

I don’t necessarily agree. One, you are not evaluated after 60 days, but 30 so you’re still affected for that 30 days. Also, all your great stats from before is actually dropped and the bad month maintained for 60 days. So depends on how you want to look at it, as time to recover or time to endure.

Perhaps you are not doing the math. It is easier to recover from bad metrics if spread out over 60 days, rather than 30. Perhaps you are looking for the quicker route… which, in this case, is not the easier route.

Fiverr chose 60 days for a reason. If you look at the math, that reason is abundantly clear.

It is easier to recover from bad metrics if spread out over 60 days, rather than 30. Perhaps you are looking for the quicker route…

You get me wrong. I am not saying that bad metrics should fall off after 30 days. I am not advocating for a quicker policy. I am saying that in the same way, 60 days is used as the benchmark, evaluations can be done every 60 days or every 90 days. That was my simple contribution as to what I would change.

[jonbaas]

It is easier to recover from bad metrics if spread out over 60 days, rather than 30. Perhaps you are looking for the quicker route…

You get me wrong. I am not saying that bad metrics should fall off after 30 days. I am not advocating for a quicker policy. I am saying that in the same way, 60 days is used as the benchmark, evaluations can be done every 60 days or every 90 days. That was my simple contribution as to what I would change.

You get me wrong. I am not saying that bad metrics should fall off after 30 days. I am not advocating for a quicker policy. I am saying that in the same way, 60 days is used as the benchmark, evaluations can be done every 60 days or every 90 days. That was my simple contribution as to what I would change.

You are welcome to suggest that to Fiverr directly. Although, I’m fairly certain that they will decline your suggestion, for the very reasons that I have already cited. 😉

[shashanewallace]

You get me wrong. I am not saying that bad metrics should fall off after 30 days. I am not advocating for a quicker policy. I am saying that in the same way, 60 days is used as the benchmark, evaluations can be done every 60 days or every 90 days. That was my simple contribution as to what I would change.

You are welcome to suggest that to Fiverr directly. Although, I’m fairly certain that they will decline your suggestion, for the very reasons that I have already cited. 😉

Okay Jon. It still remains my ONE thing though. Monthly evaluations.