[GUIDE] How to write actionable answers to buyer requests

[najmoon_nahar]

Thank you for given this valuable suggestions. I have already send more then 100 buyer request but didn’t get any good result.

[monirhossain202]

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[sadadredwan]

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[saddam1947]

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[afjalmir]

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[chic_marketer]

great idea about buyer requests

[muntahaoishee]

Really good suggestion thanks for shared.

[smashradio]

Let me provide some examples (real examples from real requests!):

The wrong way:

Me (buyer): I’m looking for someone to write a skyscraper article on How To Become a Voiceover Artist. My minimum requirements are a native level of English, and the article length is 5000 words. My name is Leo, and I run a voiceover blog. The goal of this article is to beat every other guide on how to become a voiceover; in essence, creating the ULTIMATE GUIDE on the subject.

This is how I would submit a proposal for this, I enter the jungle the other day and posted about it here, it’s a realm of insanity from people who can’t be bothered to read what the buyer put.

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Hey Leo, aka Mr Radio, did you ever find a writer for this?

I’ve consumed tonnes of Booth Junkie and Bill DeWees videos online, studied acoustics and soundproofing, microphones, interfaces and DAWS. I’ve books on the subject ranging from Peter Dickson’s Voice Over Man, to Stuart Pearce’s Voice Alchemy.

I know the difference densities of materials to build a booth, and where to buy one from when you’re the world’s worst carpenter.

I’ve worked with microphones for over thirty years going back to when I kinda bunked school to do some stuff for the BBC, been a tea boy, admin, presenter and senior management at radio stations and have worked with my voice for much of my life.

To create the ultimate guide would need industry voices to take part, people like George the Tech Whittam on processing to combat poor acoustics, Nancy Wolfson chatting about performance and J Michael Collins on demo tapes, and Kev from ipDTL, or someone from Source Connect on remote connections.

Interviewing these people would be best, transcripts for web teasers selling a book and an audiobook version too.

It’ll be more than 5,000 words, but it’ll be more than the ultimate guide. It’ll be web content, a book, YouTube content and an audio book but I’d need a royalty cut considerate of what I bring to the table.

Let’s talk and make something really cool come from this

Thanks

Andy

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Okay, I admit I have industry experience but that is how I would reply to something like that.

That response would most certainly be worthy! I’m a big fan of both myself!

[slnimitz98]

Thank you for your valuable article.

[mrahmanrocks]

Great Advice smashradio

[billzauggvo]

Leo,

Outstanding post. Thank you for sharing this.

[daviesotero]

Great suggestions. Thank you for the information. I needed this.

[shahela_sharmi]

Thank you for the suggestions 🙂

[wp_expert09]

In the past, I’ve written a few guides like [Guide] How to Rank Your Gig for Better Results on Fiverr here on the forum. It turned out to be quite popular. This time, I’ve decided to tackle the responses to buyer requests on this great platform, simply because they’re a part of the experience that’s not quite so great as the rest!

I’m both a seller and an active buyer, so I can perhaps give some insight into both sides of the requests, and how you as a seller can write actionable answers that lead to more sales and less work. Yes, I believe that’s possible.

Without further ado, let’s dive in!

Which requests to answer and the ones to ignore

This might come as a surprise to some of you, but answering fewer requests might get you more sales with less work. Think about it; if you respond to every request that becomes available to you, you’re likely to spend less time on each request. That means your replies will be less focused, and you’ll probably be answering some requests that are simply not worth your time.

If you carefully consider each request in your category, and you pick out the ones with the most interesting projects at the right budget, you’ll likely be spending more time on each request. And that’s the trick here; the idea is to not pump out as many answers as possible, but the best possible answers you can craft on the best possible requests you can find.

Let’s say you’re responding to 10 requests per day. Of these 10, maybe 3 of them have a budget of more than 20 dollars. If you’re gonna take the time to carefully read each request and then craft a perfect, individual response (more on that later) to all of them, you’re likely spending a lot of time every day, while not getting much in return.

But if instead, you pick the top 3 requests (the ones with the best budget, requirements for your skill-set, and well-written instructions) you can instead spend a bit more time to craft a great response to those particular requests.

That will increase your chances of landing the best orders, that pay more while spending less time sending requests that will be filtered out anyway. As a buyer, I know this; 9 out of 10 answers gets filtered out when I’m going through the answers! That brings me to the next part:

Write laser-focused responses

The #1 reason that I filter out replies to my requests is because of copy-paste answers. As a buyer, I almost instantly know if the reply has been copy-pasted or custom written for me. So don’t do it. Not if you want to land a sale, that is. Spend time crafting a personal response to each request.

Let me provide some examples (real examples from real requests!):

The wrong way:

Me (buyer): I’m looking for someone to write a skyscraper article on How To Become a Voiceover Artist. My minimum requirements are a native level of English, and the article length is 5000 words. My name is Leo, and I run a voiceover blog. The goal of this article is to beat every other guide on how to become a voiceover; in essence, creating the ULTIMATE GUIDE on the subject.

Seller response: Hello dear sir… 🙂 I can be your perfect ebook writer for all your projects and I also do web design to make SEO stand out! Let me be your man for the job! I’m certified SEO and also offer backlinks and have worked on hundrests of perfect projects.

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Ok. So there’s a ton of problems with this response. I’ll get to the grammar, punctuation, and spelling issues later. You could also check out my guide Why grammar is super important for us sellers.

For now, let’s focus on the fact that this seller never even read my request. If he did, he certainly didn’t care! The reply is copied and pasted to every request this seller can find. First of all, I never asked for someone to write an eBook, nor did I ask for a web designer. It took me less than one second to determine that this response wasn’t written for me and that the seller doesn’t care for a second about my project. So why would I hire this seller?

The right way:

Me (buyer): I’m looking for someone to write a skyscraper article on How To Become a Voiceover Artist. My minimum requirements are a native level of English, and the article length is 5000 words. My name is Leo, and I run a voiceover blog. The goal of this article is to beat every other guide on how to become a voiceover; in essence, creating the ULTIMATE GUIDE on the subject.

Seller: Hi, Leo! I’ve read your request for an author to write your ultimate guide on how to become a voiceover artist. I would love to work with you to create this guide. Let me tell you a bit about me and my work, so you’ll be able to decide if I’m the right guy for this project. I’ve been working as a writer for more than 10 years, and in that time I’ve written thousands of articles on various subjects ranging from tech news to lifestyle content. I’ve worked with both large and small companies to help them stand out in the crowd of online content. I pride myself on being on-time, every time, and I believe the quality of my work speaks for itself. Here are some examples:

(buyers lists some examples).

Let me know if you have any questions! I’d love to hear from you.

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So what did this seller do right? Well: everything. First of all, he proved in the very first sentence that he’d read my request all the way through. How? Noticed I used my name in the request? This seller noticed and addressed me by my name in the beginning. Not every buyer will do that, but if you take the time to read and understand the request, you’ll notice that there’s almost always something you can mention early on in your response to show that you’ve taken an interest. You’ll also see that the seller mentioned the project itself (ultimate guide etc…) and proved that he knew what this project was about.

Second of all, the grammar is great. This seller proves by his response that he has an understanding of the English language, punctuation, and grammar. If a buyer is looking for a writer you’re almost guaranteed to be filtered out before they even read the first line through to the end if your reply is full of grammatical errors. If you can’t spell, don’t try to be a professional writer until you’ve learned the language properly.

As a footnote: the seller didn’t call me “sir”, “madam” or “dear”. This is usually an indicator that the seller isn’t very knowledgeable about the culture or language.

Read more about that in my guide: How to communicate across cultures and countries when doing business on Fiverr.

Wrapping up:

When crafting your responses to the requests, write unique and tailored responses to each one. Don’t copy-paste, especially in the introduction! Don’t mention skills that are not relevant. Be polite, and make sure your response is made up of relevant, grammatically correct content. Be personal: try to find elements of the request that you can use as an identifier right at the start to prove that you did read the request before responding. Respond to fewer requests, but spend more time on each request. Pick the ones with a good budget.

As a bonus tip: I’d recommend to not massively underbid. If the buyer lists a budget of 100 dollars, don’t offer to do the job for 10 dollars. First of all, the buyer probably won’t take you seriously. If someone is willing to write 5000 words for 10 dollars they probably aren’t very skilled, and if they are, they certainly don’t know their value. By picking low-end jobs you’re undervaluing yourself, and you’re inviting “bad buyers” to the table. And they can be difficult to handle, believe me. I’ve written a guide on the Top 5 Communication Skills You Need When Dealing With Difficult Buyers too, so be sure to check that out!

I hope this guide helps you out with your responses! Have you tried using these tips to craft actionable answers to buyer requests? Let me know how it went!

Stay safe!

Leo

Hi, Leo! I’ve read your request for an author to write your ultimate guide on how to become a voiceover artist. I would love to work with you to create this guide. Let me tell you a bit about me and my work, so you’ll be able to decide if I’m the right guy for this project. I’ve been working as a writer for more than 10 years, and in that time I’ve written thousands of articles on various subjects ranging from tech news to lifestyle content. I’ve worked with both large and small companies to help them stand out in the crowd of online content. I pride myself on being on-time, every time, and I believe the quality of my work speaks for itself. Here are some examples:

(buyers lists some examples).

Let me know if you have any questions! I’d love to hear from you.

This is so different

[dmarketeers1]

I spent Just 1-2 minutes for reading a every request.But unfortunately ,When i completed reading Buyer request then i see a plenty of offer already sent (possibly 1min = 40+ offer sent ). 😥
How do they it ? Are they really read the request ?

[asminakter121]

Super article i ever seen

[wp_expert09]

In the past, I’ve written a few guides like [Guide] How to Rank Your Gig for Better Results on Fiverr here on the forum. It turned out to be quite popular. This time, I’ve decided to tackle the responses to buyer requests on this great platform, simply because they’re a part of the experience that’s not quite so great as the rest!

I’m both a seller and an active buyer, so I can perhaps give some insight into both sides of the requests, and how you as a seller can write actionable answers that lead to more sales and less work. Yes, I believe that’s possible.

Without further ado, let’s dive in!

Which requests to answer and the ones to ignore

This might come as a surprise to some of you, but answering fewer requests might get you more sales with less work. Think about it; if you respond to every request that becomes available to you, you’re likely to spend less time on each request. That means your replies will be less focused, and you’ll probably be answering some requests that are simply not worth your time.

If you carefully consider each request in your category, and you pick out the ones with the most interesting projects at the right budget, you’ll likely be spending more time on each request. And that’s the trick here; the idea is to not pump out as many answers as possible, but the best possible answers you can craft on the best possible requests you can find.

Let’s say you’re responding to 10 requests per day. Of these 10, maybe 3 of them have a budget of more than 20 dollars. If you’re gonna take the time to carefully read each request and then craft a perfect, individual response (more on that later) to all of them, you’re likely spending a lot of time every day, while not getting much in return.

But if instead, you pick the top 3 requests (the ones with the best budget, requirements for your skill-set, and well-written instructions) you can instead spend a bit more time to craft a great response to those particular requests.

That will increase your chances of landing the best orders, that pay more while spending less time sending requests that will be filtered out anyway. As a buyer, I know this; 9 out of 10 answers gets filtered out when I’m going through the answers! That brings me to the next part:

Write laser-focused responses

The #1 reason that I filter out replies to my requests is because of copy-paste answers. As a buyer, I almost instantly know if the reply has been copy-pasted or custom written for me. So don’t do it. Not if you want to land a sale, that is. Spend time crafting a personal response to each request.

Let me provide some examples (real examples from real requests!):

The wrong way:

Me (buyer): I’m looking for someone to write a skyscraper article on How To Become a Voiceover Artist. My minimum requirements are a native level of English, and the article length is 5000 words. My name is Leo, and I run a voiceover blog. The goal of this article is to beat every other guide on how to become a voiceover; in essence, creating the ULTIMATE GUIDE on the subject.

Seller response: Hello dear sir… 🙂 I can be your perfect ebook writer for all your projects and I also do web design to make SEO stand out! Let me be your man for the job! I’m certified SEO and also offer backlinks and have worked on hundrests of perfect projects.

---

Ok. So there’s a ton of problems with this response. I’ll get to the grammar, punctuation, and spelling issues later. You could also check out my guide Why grammar is super important for us sellers.

For now, let’s focus on the fact that this seller never even read my request. If he did, he certainly didn’t care! The reply is copied and pasted to every request this seller can find. First of all, I never asked for someone to write an eBook, nor did I ask for a web designer. It took me less than one second to determine that this response wasn’t written for me and that the seller doesn’t care for a second about my project. So why would I hire this seller?

The right way:

Me (buyer): I’m looking for someone to write a skyscraper article on How To Become a Voiceover Artist. My minimum requirements are a native level of English, and the article length is 5000 words. My name is Leo, and I run a voiceover blog. The goal of this article is to beat every other guide on how to become a voiceover; in essence, creating the ULTIMATE GUIDE on the subject.

Seller: Hi, Leo! I’ve read your request for an author to write your ultimate guide on how to become a voiceover artist. I would love to work with you to create this guide. Let me tell you a bit about me and my work, so you’ll be able to decide if I’m the right guy for this project. I’ve been working as a writer for more than 10 years, and in that time I’ve written thousands of articles on various subjects ranging from tech news to lifestyle content. I’ve worked with both large and small companies to help them stand out in the crowd of online content. I pride myself on being on-time, every time, and I believe the quality of my work speaks for itself. Here are some examples:

(buyers lists some examples).

Let me know if you have any questions! I’d love to hear from you.

---

So what did this seller do right? Well: everything. First of all, he proved in the very first sentence that he’d read my request all the way through. How? Noticed I used my name in the request? This seller noticed and addressed me by my name in the beginning. Not every buyer will do that, but if you take the time to read and understand the request, you’ll notice that there’s almost always something you can mention early on in your response to show that you’ve taken an interest. You’ll also see that the seller mentioned the project itself (ultimate guide etc…) and proved that he knew what this project was about.

Second of all, the grammar is great. This seller proves by his response that he has an understanding of the English language, punctuation, and grammar. If a buyer is looking for a writer you’re almost guaranteed to be filtered out before they even read the first line through to the end if your reply is full of grammatical errors. If you can’t spell, don’t try to be a professional writer until you’ve learned the language properly.

As a footnote: the seller didn’t call me “sir”, “madam” or “dear”. This is usually an indicator that the seller isn’t very knowledgeable about the culture or language.

Read more about that in my guide: How to communicate across cultures and countries when doing business on Fiverr.

Wrapping up:

When crafting your responses to the requests, write unique and tailored responses to each one. Don’t copy-paste, especially in the introduction! Don’t mention skills that are not relevant. Be polite, and make sure your response is made up of relevant, grammatically correct content. Be personal: try to find elements of the request that you can use as an identifier right at the start to prove that you did read the request before responding. Respond to fewer requests, but spend more time on each request. Pick the ones with a good budget.

As a bonus tip: I’d recommend to not massively underbid. If the buyer lists a budget of 100 dollars, don’t offer to do the job for 10 dollars. First of all, the buyer probably won’t take you seriously. If someone is willing to write 5000 words for 10 dollars they probably aren’t very skilled, and if they are, they certainly don’t know their value. By picking low-end jobs you’re undervaluing yourself, and you’re inviting “bad buyers” to the table. And they can be difficult to handle, believe me. I’ve written a guide on the Top 5 Communication Skills You Need When Dealing With Difficult Buyers too, so be sure to check that out!

I hope this guide helps you out with your responses! Have you tried using these tips to craft actionable answers to buyer requests? Let me know how it went!

Stay safe!

Leo

Hi, Leo! I’ve read your request for an author to write your ultimate guide on how to become a voiceover artist. I would love to work with you to create this guide. Let me tell you a bit about me and my work, so you’ll be able to decide if I’m the right guy for this project. I’ve been working as a writer for more than 10 years, and in that time I’ve written thousands of articles on various subjects ranging from tech news to lifestyle content. I’ve worked with both large and small companies to help them stand out in the crowd of online content. I pride myself on being on-time, every time, and I believe the quality of my work speaks for itself. Here are some examples:

(buyers lists some examples).

Let me know if you have any questions! I’d love to hear from you.

This is so different

[sn_graphic_arts]

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