Set Availability Feature

[sunnykingkoh]

Hello,
I just noticed, there is a new feature on my dashboard to “Set Availablity”. When we click on that “Set Availability” there is written “When unavailable, you won’t be able to receive new orders.” and gives us the option to set the date that from which date to which date you will be unavailable. This feature also allows you to write a custom message so that buyers can see your message when visiting your Gig or profile page. It also provides you the option to enable new buyers on Fiverr to contact you.

My question is when we will set an unavailability date but do not allow new buyers to contact us on Fiverr, then either our gigs will remain visible in the search results or not? As earlier when we did put the maximum orders limit on any gig, it got disappeared from the search.

If anyone knows the answer, please share the knowledge in the comment.
Thank you!

[graphtersawyer]

No, gigs do not remain visible in the search results. I’d recommend reading the Fiverr article on it:

Once I become unavailable, will my Gig disappear from search?

Yes, your Gig will be temporarily removed from the search. Once you become available again, your Gigs will reappear.

[sunnykingkoh]

No, gigs do not remain visible in the search results. I’d recommend reading the Fiverr article on it:

Once I become unavailable, will my Gig disappear from search?

Yes, your Gig will be temporarily removed from the search. Once you become available again, your Gigs will reappear.

Thank you! I appreciate your help!

[sunnykingkoh]

No, gigs do not remain visible in the search results. I’d recommend reading the Fiverr article on it:

Once I become unavailable, will my Gig disappear from search?

Yes, your Gig will be temporarily removed from the search. Once you become available again, your Gigs will reappear.

I have read the complete article but the question is, if our gigs will disappear from the search when we are not available then I am curious to know that how new potential buyers will contact us if we would have enabled “new buyers on Fiverr to contact me” option?

[graphtersawyer]

I have read the complete article but the question is, if our gigs will disappear from the search when we are not available then I am curious to know that how new potential buyers will contact us if we would have enabled “new buyers on Fiverr to contact me” option?

If they find your profile some other way, then they’ll contact you. But honestly, it doesn’t make much sense for you to want them to find you while you’re unavailable:

1. They’ll be forced to wait when they could to go to a seller who’s available now (if they’re in a rush or aren’t patient).
2. One will have the pressure of checking one’s messages and keeping one’s response rate up when one’s not working or is busy with a full queue.
3. It doesn’t make sense for Fiverr to promote one inactive seller over another seller who is fully available and ready to work, especially with how saturated the seller pool is.

Considering the reasons one may opt to go into unavailable mode, one doesn’t want more (if any) orders, so I don’t think it should be a major concern.

[Edit for grammar.]