adnagam Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I’ve gone from 37% all the way down to 9% and I’m starting to freak out!! I depend on Fiverr for income to pay my bills and now business is drying up. This is probably the lowest my conversion has been in 3 years! GRRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelancemm Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 @adnagem I have always focused on the up-sell. Even in slow times, my clients that almost always order the extras and those repeat buyers carry me through no matter what the case. Perhaps trying to utilize extras better to cover yourself for the potential upcoming down-time might be a good idea. Sorry to hear things are rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gndeuchi Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 The problem is not you actually and it is normal what you feel.With regard to the business model of Fiverr, there are many people jumping onboard and proposing services that they can’t provide, therefore deluding the effort good freelancer put in the work.There are two effects to this:Buyers falling on bad sellers due to the manyBuyers running from using Fiverr because of the bad experienceSo, as Freelancemm said, focus on the people who have already used your service by providing them with good quality work. It will drive the recurrence.Sorry to hear that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis920176 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I support gndeuchi. I think there’s a lot of new seller that keeps on coming everyday burying old gigs with a decent service. I can see that the problem here is exposure. Maybe its about time for fiverr to filter services otherwise there will be a hundred thousand gigs about logo making and none is getting a good income. For a year fiverr has supported me with my financial needs but now I’m starting to doubt that it won’t be the same. I now thinking to work away from fiverr if no improvement. I hope this don’t happen to all. By the way my gig has a nice cover, 600+ positive ratings, fast delivery, fiverr apps always on and now I even leave my computer turned on 24/7 with loud email notifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishardy Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 yeah, i’m on day 3 of an empty queue. some super seller i am, right? XD i have noticed the oversaturation of new users lately, but i reckon i just need to suck it up and hang in there like i did the last time this happened. i’ve been spending the downtime updating my gigs and videos, so at least that’s getting done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_stewart Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Mine too has dropped…How about the “fiverr ads” that they run in your gig description area, a potential customer that has picked your gig out of all the others then comes to your gig to read more and then gets distracted as they see competing ads for same type gig.That works on your conversion rate. Good for fiverr but kills the seller…again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis920176 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Reply to @chrishardy: oh my i got only one gig and i think it’ll get over decorated in a few more day if my queue would still be empty hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_sayan Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I think it’s because of the new changes in the system. Seems like they updated the search engine and other minor things in the site today.Yesterday and today have been some of the worst days I’ve had after V2 kicked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis920176 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I hope everything will be back to normal at least. Vacation is almost done for kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisko Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Same here guys! Actually that’s why i came in to see if someone else has the “forgotten gig” problem, i am sorry to see that i am not the only one.I checked my competition, they seem to have 50+ in queue but for a couple days i got nothing.c_stewart said: "fiverr ads i haven't seen these . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpreay Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 So there is a general issue here not just one person… WOWZER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_sayan Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Reply to @jpreay:Yes, there is an official thread regarding some test Fiverr is doing with the search engine (starting today).http://forum.fiverr.com/discussion/34039/search-test-starting-todayThat might be why sales are so slow lately for some sellers. Who knows what has been going on.As long as the orders keep coming, everything’s fine.Only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpreay Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Can we get an official comment on this development, there are many of us that sell on here full time that in the last several days are taking a huge beating due to lack of exposure of the gigs on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiceoverwork Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 This post is official. It’s from a Fiverr Staff member.http://forum.fiverr.com/discussion/34039/search-test-starting-today/p1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiper23 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Can someone explain the “conversion” stat to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiceoverwork Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 For example lets say you have…170k impressions846 Clicks954 Pageviews19 OrdersConversion rate is 2% ( 19 divided by 954 = .0199 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpreay Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Everyone, remember fiverr.com is a Symbiotic relationship here… fiverr makes money when we get orders and deliver them and make money. So really it does seem that most people on the forum are the “Sky is Falling” crowd. There will be ups, there will be downs but remember the business of fiverr relys on the sellers getting volume and delivering high quality and great value. Focus on the long term everything will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassygirl23 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have had days when no sales and then there are days with lots of them including upgrades. While sales are slow, take time to reread you gig, perhaps change the wording, create better ad-ons and most importantly, promote, promote, promote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjbravo Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 just for knows how good one conversion rate it’s good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_stewart Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Mine has dropped to 5% it was -12 last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachin81 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 My sales too have gone down drastically over the past few days. I’m a full timer too so it makes me nervous when things happen like this. Glad to hear that they are doing some upgrades in the search system and I really hope everything will get back to normal in the coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis920176 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I wish my gig got 2 yellow ducks on front page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtongsports Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I want to blame the holiday as I was on a great double digit per day orders streak, and then as soon as Friday hit, down down down. I want to say, hang in there for a few more days, but I too am stressing just after having the best month I’ve had so far on Fiverr. It’s amazing how quick it can go away. 😦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis920176 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Save Our Ship!!! :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpreay Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 OKAY So has anyone gotten back into the normal swing of things here yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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