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My gigs will just sit there showing 5-6 reviews against $5 offerings that will show dozens.

Mine will too! This is why we should start arranging Fiverr seller support groups. Throw the fancy meetups out the window. Soon we’ll need access to foodbanks and specialist trauma counselors. I might even start my own FF group to help people recover from past Fiverr dependency. (I’ll let you imagine what FF would stand for).

As for lowering prices, I can’t see why Fiverr would push for this. I think that in the strange world inhabited by Fiverr devs, their goals are simply to leverage PRO and simultaneously encourage non-PRO sellers to bring in more buyers. - That will never work. There were already barriers in the way of doing this before. Now a seller would have to be a complete fruitcake to actively market themselves on Fiverr as opposed to another platform where they get to build up their brand without restriction.

Fiverr seller support groups

i wd love to join that group.!! In the past 2 month - My earnings gone down 3000$ to 0$ now.

Even My earnings showing in negative balance because of some order cancellation by Fiverr support after 6 month of order completion.

I think, We are just wasting our time To paying 20% to our hardwork for fiverr with No respect and care!!

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The situation is serious. The business analysis don’t look good for anyone here, specially Fiverr company. I wish I could do more to fix the terrible implications of this “tiny change” that will wipe out the market if nothing is done. I wrote that post, but I feel we are just watching the incoming tsunami while eating popcorn in a comfortable chair on the beach.

I feel we are just watching the incoming tsunami while eating popcorn in a comfortable chair on the beach.

My gut feeling is that there is worse to come. I can see Fiverr eventually scrapping gigs which don’t reach minimum monthly sales targets. That might sound very negative and catastrophic. However, 2018 has seen Fiverr seem to build up to some kind of awful crescendo and I don’t think we’ve got to the full climax yet.

Part of me even thinks that Fiverr might now be purposefully being made to fail. Insurance scam? Micha Kaufman having a funny Elon Musk 5 minutes on Twitter? Who knows… I’m not familiar with the inner workings of Fiverr but it certainly all looks a bit suspect.

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Fiverr seller support groups

i wd love to join that group.!! In the past 2 month - My earnings gone down 3000$ to 0$ now.

Even My earnings showing in negative balance because of some order cancellation by Fiverr support after 6 month of order completion.

I think, We are just wasting our time To paying 20% to our hardwork for fiverr with No respect and care!!

i wd love to join that group.!! In the past 2 month - My earnings gone down 3000$ to 0$ now.

Even My earnings showing in negative balance because of some order cancellation by Fiverr support after 6 month of order completion.

OMG! I’m so sorry! I had no idea.

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I feel we are just watching the incoming tsunami while eating popcorn in a comfortable chair on the beach.

My gut feeling is that there is worse to come. I can see Fiverr eventually scrapping gigs which don’t reach minimum monthly sales targets. That might sound very negative and catastrophic. However, 2018 has seen Fiverr seem to build up to some kind of awful crescendo and I don’t think we’ve got to the full climax yet.

Part of me even thinks that Fiverr might now be purposefully being made to fail. Insurance scam? Micha Kaufman having a funny Elon Musk 5 minutes on Twitter? Who knows… I’m not familiar with the inner workings of Fiverr but it certainly all looks a bit suspect.

Part of me even thinks that Fiverr might now be purposefully being made to fail. Insurance scam? Micha Kaufman having a funny Elon Musk 5 minutes on Twitter? Who knows… I’m not familiar with the inner workings of Fiverr but it certainly all looks a bit suspect.

Yes, I feel like Jon Snow by now… I can smell it. There is something big we don’t know.

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Part of me even thinks that Fiverr might now be purposefully being made to fail. Insurance scam? Micha Kaufman having a funny Elon Musk 5 minutes on Twitter? Who knows… I’m not familiar with the inner workings of Fiverr but it certainly all looks a bit suspect.

Yes, I feel like Jon Snow by now… I can smell it. There is something big we don’t know.

Yes, I feel like Jon Snow by now… I can smell it.

I imagine the final days will be like: “After a 400% growth in the phantasmagoria that is Fiverr Pro, we’ve noticed that fewer people are using Fiverr to buy services from non-Pro sellers!” (They won’t mention they purposefully killed their own customer base.)

"This is why were now just focusing on Pro. No more $5 gigs, just the best freelancers in the known universe. Like this guy who drew a half-eaten apple once! Oh, and we’re taking Fiverr Pro IPO!"

Que lots of Wall Street and Silicon Valley investment rockstars jumping into invest. Then Que, a massive pump and dump which results in a few people becoming super wealthy (all coincidentally, of course).

Then que there being just the forum left with weed bundles blowing through it and the Mods sinking into drug and alcohol dependency.

Of course, none of what I just wrote likely will happen. But you definetly know somrthing John Snow.

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Yes, I feel like Jon Snow by now… I can smell it.

I imagine the final days will be like: “After a 400% growth in the phantasmagoria that is Fiverr Pro, we’ve noticed that fewer people are using Fiverr to buy services from non-Pro sellers!” (They won’t mention they purposefully killed their own customer base.)

"This is why were now just focusing on Pro. No more $5 gigs, just the best freelancers in the known universe. Like this guy who drew a half-eaten apple once! Oh, and we’re taking Fiverr Pro IPO!"

Que lots of Wall Street and Silicon Valley investment rockstars jumping into invest. Then Que, a massive pump and dump which results in a few people becoming super wealthy (all coincidentally, of course).

Then que there being just the forum left with weed bundles blowing through it and the Mods sinking into drug and alcohol dependency.

Of course, none of what I just wrote likely will happen. But you definetly know somrthing John Snow.

taking Fiverr Pro IPO!

No one will subscribe the IPO!!

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taking Fiverr Pro IPO!

No one will subscribe the IPO!!

No one will subscribe the IPO!!

People buy anything when celebrities and big numbers are involved. Hence the existence of Kristy Alley and her celebrity health and fitness regimen. - Probably not the best diet to follow in 2018 😉

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That’s my main concern as well.

They are reinstating a race to the bottom.

My gigs will just sit there showing 5-6 reviews against $5 offerings that will show dozens.

So maybe Fiverr is expecting us to lower prices?

I agree with you that once a gig starts selling we as sellers pivot to a higher priced position.

It looks like that advantage is being stripped from our playbook.

That’s my main concern as well.

They are reinstating a race to the bottom.

My gigs will just sit there showing 5-6 reviews against $5 offerings that will show dozens.

So maybe Fiverr is expecting us to lower prices?

I agree with you that once a gig starts selling we as sellers pivot to a higher priced position.

It looks like that advantage is being stripped from our playbook.

And now look at those gigs with the eyes of a buyer… the situation is even worse.

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I agree with You and Fiverr seem forgetting What freelancer mean and Fiverr mean . i have been few years now always Love Fiverr , But most of time thing getting wrong also with those update i see many sales down for me and my friends who doing Fiverr many category , its seem to be they are going to force seller to be active every time as they introduce Evaluation if not the seller Level down , so my personal opinion is its not what freelancer or Fiverr mean this is just a another business. also Fiverr seems forgetting old seller and old days who helped them situation now they are, However now freelancer Like me have no any other way i have to with their update 😥

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I agree with You and Fiverr seem forgetting What freelancer mean and Fiverr mean . i have been few years now always Love Fiverr , But most of time thing getting wrong also with those update i see many sales down for me and my friends who doing Fiverr many category , its seem to be they are going to force seller to be active every time as they introduce Evaluation if not the seller Level down , so my personal opinion is its not what freelancer or Fiverr mean this is just a another business. also Fiverr seems forgetting old seller and old days who helped them situation now they are, However now freelancer Like me have no any other way i have to with their update 😥

Fiverr seems forgetting old seller and old days who helped them situation now they are, However now freelancer Like me have no any other way i have to with their update 😥

Yes, that is the bitter feeling that should be avoided at all costs. We should be proud of being a part of this, not feeling betrayed.

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Fiverr seems forgetting old seller and old days who helped them situation now they are, However now freelancer Like me have no any other way i have to with their update 😥

Yes, that is the bitter feeling that should be avoided at all costs. We should be proud of being a part of this, not feeling betrayed.

Juan - I agree with you that Sellers with whatever accomplishments should feel proud. They grew their business and that’s one awesome aspect. The feeling of betrayal is that after doing best, the rules change and now you get penalized for that best. One TRS I know has over 10,000 productions but now no one will know that. Many buyers don’t take time to read the FAQ’s so why take the time to hoover over an icon. Fiverr refuses to provide proper on-boarding so Buyers, with good intentions, do bad things.

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Juan - I agree with you that Sellers with whatever accomplishments should feel proud. They grew their business and that’s one awesome aspect. The feeling of betrayal is that after doing best, the rules change and now you get penalized for that best. One TRS I know has over 10,000 productions but now no one will know that. Many buyers don’t take time to read the FAQ’s so why take the time to hoover over an icon. Fiverr refuses to provide proper on-boarding so Buyers, with good intentions, do bad things.

One TRS I know has over 10,000 productions but now no one will know that. Many buyers don’t take time to read the FAQ’s so why take the time to hoover over an icon. Fiverr refuses to provide proper on-boarding so Buyers, with good intentions, do bad things.

The buying process should be intuitive and informative. If I enter a restaurant located in a busy street and I found it almost empty in a peak hour, I immediately get suspicious and think it lacks customers for a reason. Almost certainly, I will get out there and look for another restaurant. I do not check the reasons behind the emptiness, or any explanation. I just choose another one.

I don’t expect buyers hover over the stars, nor enter the gigs to check lifetime ratings. That simply won’t happen.

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absolutely right…i think i am the one who is badly effected from the new model i have 5star rating profile with complete more than 50 orders just one oder is cancelled and all my imp and view drops i haven’t any new order after that…very bad:face_with_thermometer:

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Thank you for posting your article. I have been on this platform since 2014, worked extremely hard for my level 2 status and it was taken away from me because of one $5 mutual cancellation which was no fault of mine and I have been severely punished since. I am a professional in my field with over 30 years but as a freelancer on this platform you have no right and I have noticed that if you question the negative impact you are further punished. This is really not the platform that I joined in 2014. I hope that management will really take note of your article.

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amazing explanation. It is time to give up the fiverr and build your personal brand because your personal brand never destroy.

amazing explanation. It is time to give up the fiverr and build your personal brand because your personal brand never destroy.

No , i don’t Think So , Fiverr is the best to start anyone , and earn quite , Never stop and never give up .

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Coming from me it might not mean much but Fiverr has really shot itself in the foot with this new update. Plus, all thse ambigious rules about asking clients to leave reviews isn’t helping anybody, especially not Fiverr as a platform.

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amazing explanation. It is time to give up the fiverr and build your personal brand because your personal brand never destroy.

No , i don’t Think So , Fiverr is the best to start anyone , and earn quite , Never stop and never give up .

Maybe. Fiverr destroy my 6 years career. Fiverr did not listen my point it is buyer base platform.

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Coming from me it might not mean much but Fiverr has really shot itself in the foot with this new update. Plus, all thse ambigious rules about asking clients to leave reviews isn’t helping anybody, especially not Fiverr as a platform.

Coming from me it might not mean much

You’re right. Shut up.

That was a joke! Of course, your opinion matters. You are a dedicated, accomplished seller, who contributes to the Fiverr community and is highly respected by everyone. I personally would like to steal your Amazon gig and may very well try too. You are that much of an inspiration.

Now, stop putting yourself down.

Fiverr has really shot itself in the foot with this new update.

I think the silver bullet is in the fact that many people are quickly realizing that Fiverr looks like a cheap clone of itself. If I was the dev who came up with the latest UI change, I’d probably not dare show up at my desk on Monday.

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Coming from me it might not mean much but Fiverr has really shot itself in the foot with this new update. Plus, all thse ambigious rules about asking clients to leave reviews isn’t helping anybody, especially not Fiverr as a platform.

Coming from me it might not mean much but Fiverr has really shot itself in the foot with this new update. Plus, all thse ambigious rules about asking clients to leave reviews isn’t helping anybody, especially not Fiverr as a platform.

I think Fiverr has shot himself in the head. I am afraid that we all have to be ready for a major traffic decrease, and that means less orders. Perhaps sellers with a solid base of returning buyers won’t see an instant drop, but it will slowly decrease as well. But oh well, as I am a huge fan of Star Trek, let me say: torpedo incoming, prepare for impact!

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Coming from me it might not mean much but Fiverr has really shot itself in the foot with this new update. Plus, all thse ambigious rules about asking clients to leave reviews isn’t helping anybody, especially not Fiverr as a platform.

I think Fiverr has shot himself in the head. I am afraid that we all have to be ready for a major traffic decrease, and that means less orders. Perhaps sellers with a solid base of returning buyers won’t see an instant drop, but it will slowly decrease as well. But oh well, as I am a huge fan of Star Trek, let me say: torpedo incoming, prepare for impact!

But oh well, as I am a huge fan of Star Trek, let me say: torpedo incoming, prepare for impact!

I feel like you’re me, just Spanish.

My personal opinion is that there has been an unexplained surge in Chroniton particles at Fiverr HQ. This is leading Fiverr devs to start experiencing time in reverse, thereby taking Fiverr back in time by devolving Fiverr as a result.

In either case, resistance to new changes is futile. This is why today I’m in warp 9.96 non-Fiverr marketing mode. 😉

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But oh well, as I am a huge fan of Star Trek, let me say: torpedo incoming, prepare for impact!

I feel like you’re me, just Spanish.

My personal opinion is that there has been an unexplained surge in Chroniton particles at Fiverr HQ. This is leading Fiverr devs to start experiencing time in reverse, thereby taking Fiverr back in time by devolving Fiverr as a result.

In either case, resistance to new changes is futile. This is why today I’m in warp 9.96 non-Fiverr marketing mode. 😉

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But oh well, as I am a huge fan of Star Trek, let me say: torpedo incoming, prepare for impact!

My personal opinion is that there has been an unexplained surge in Chroniton particles at Fiverr HQ. This is leading Fiverr devs to start experiencing time in reverse, thereby taking Fiverr back in time by devolving Fiverr as a result.

The Chroniton particles have rejuvenated me also! I am 2 years younger by now:

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But the fun isn’t over yet… the five stars icons are gone, now we have only 1 star and numbers… that means something?:

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110191_2.png juanwriter:

But oh well, as I am a huge fan of Star Trek, let me say: torpedo incoming, prepare for impact!

My personal opinion is that there has been an unexplained surge in Chroniton particles at Fiverr HQ. This is leading Fiverr devs to start experiencing time in reverse, thereby taking Fiverr back in time by devolving Fiverr as a result.

The Chroniton particles have rejuvenated me also! I am 2 years younger by now:

But the fun isn’t over yet… the five stars icons are gone, now we have only 1 star and numbers… that means something?:

But the fun isn’t over yet… the five stars icons are gone, now we have only 1 star and numbers… that means something?:

I just saw this. It is just horrendous.

I also just noticed that Wyclef Jean has been kind enough to hand pick a lot of Pro music gigs (most without reviews) as his best recommended for Fiverr buyers.

Next us writers will have J.K. Rowling dragged in to say: "I’ve worked with absolutely none of these people. Nor do I know any of them. Trust me, though. You’re definitely making a safe buying choice when you buy from people priced at $100 - $1,000 recommended by me personally."

Anyway, I’m setting up shop on a brand new Fiverr clone today and pulling out all my marketing phasers. Once that is done, I’m rebooting a couple of other platforms I haven’t used in years and uploading a library of new samples to my main Pro writing platform. - They do translation to 😉 but I’m afraid I can’t mention it’s name here.

Then I’ll be indulging in a quiet night in with Seven and Janeway. 🙂

Edit: I just realized why Fiverr might have done this. Now if you have poor feedback, it’s not even noticeable.

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No more visibly low stars, just a number. It’s like Fiverr is doing everything it can to reinvent basic consumer behavioral psychology to give itself an edge.

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