The simplest way to get a boost in ranking!

[frank_d]

Hey gang!

Happy New Year!

So as part of my strategy for 2022, I have to update 3 of my gigs, plus create two more Pro offerings.

I started with the latter which, as per usual, brought forth an abrupt case of procrastinatitis. 😜

So Instead of working on my business, I thought I'd write up a quick post to help anyone who struggles with new gig creation and wants to give themselves a quick little boost when publishing.

This is the hack you've been looking for...

So this is very straightforward, and it seems deceivingly simple. So much so, that many seasoned veterans omit this.

Take advantage of everything that Fiverr gives you.

Fill out every field.

Enable every feature.

Did you get a random invite to beta test an obscure feature? Jump in, ask questions later.

The reasoning behind this simple tip is that Fiverr's algorithm will favor every listing that seems to be the most complete.

So there's a simple but very real checklist that the search engine performs when evaluating new gigs.

The more complete your gig is, the better your chances to get ranked slightly higher than your competition.

So to make this more actionable for you:

• Fill out your gig's description, as close to the limit as possible, without of course writing random stuff just to fill up space.

• Use all 5 tags.

• Add a FAQ section.

• Enable packages.

• Enable subscriptions.

• Add all 5 of your most notable clients.

• Enable and completely fill out your portfolio.

• Create a studio.

• Add the How it works feature.

• Add gig extras. (especially the ones already made by Fiverr for you)

• Edit your Fiverr Business Seller Profile. 

 

If you don't have some of the above listed features available for your account, don't fret.

The goal is to use ALL available features to you.

 

Fiverr continuously adds more filters and options for buyers to find the right gigs.

And the easiest way to quantify a gig's potential performance, is to see how complete it is when it is published.

 

That's all for now. 

This is obviously not the "magic pill" solution most users on this forum are looking for.

BUT

This is by far the most effective trick I have discovered that requires very little effort on your end.

 

Let me know what you think, what you have experienced when publishing new gigs that performed well

and if you have any questions!

 

Frank D.

[catwriter]

Here's my question: if my gig is already Fiverr's Choice, and I haven't enabled all the available features (basically, I've enabled only what I want to use/offer, which, in my case, means no subscriptions and no gig extras), do you think that I should update my gig, or leave it as it is?

[frank_d]

Hey @catwriter

That’s a great question.

Based on my experience, if your gig is already sporting the “Fiverr choice” badge, then it is already being served more to clients and you already are at an advantage.

So maybe hold off on editing your gig while your team is winning. 😉

 

[callyofficial]

For notable clients, I don't tend to ask questions about who the buyer is, and whether they're a reputable name or from a company. I'm guessing this is something I should be doing. So for now I can only think of a few small artist/brand names I've worked for. Would you add these until I can replace them with bigger/more reputable names, so that way at least I'm using the feature?

[frank_d]

Hey @callyofficial

It’s not a simple answer, as this specific feature has a “trust signal” function.

So yes, adding your clients to enable the feature is definitely helpful, in regards to what Fiverr’s algo is looking for.

But when it comes to your actual human prospects, what will those client names do for them? Will they serve as actual trust signals? 
 

This feature is unique as Fiverr is trying to get you to “name drop” big companies.

And since they need to approve of them and add the logos on their end, I’m not even sure adding a relatively unknown brand there will even work.

 

[callyofficial]

@frank_dto Joe Public these are small names, but they're big within their niche. For example a more specialist genre/sub-genre of music. So if someone also working with that style of music approached me, it would be impressive to them, but anyone else not so much.

Edited January 1, 2022 by callyofficial

[frank_d]

@callyofficial

Oh absolutely, we are on the same page.

If the client names you will upload speak volumes for your ideal clients, then by all means go for it and update them as you go.

My main point was that I’m not sure Fiverr will approve of brands that they don’t know.

(my fifth client was a medium sized EU brand and it was rejected)

[callyofficial]

@frank_dgot you. I didn't realise they had to be approved so good to know. I'll submit a couple and see how I get on.

[catwriter]

@frank_d, I've just noticed a typo in your topic title (you wrote raking instead of ranking).

[frank_d]

Thank you @catwriter for letting me know.

Just to clarify: this has nothing to do with leaves and rakes.

[vivi123]

I will try to so your adivece, but i dident rank, i tryed all but stil not orders ! 

[frank_d]

Hey @vivi123

Not sure what you mean.

You read my post today and just applied my tips and a few hours have passed and you didn’t notice a difference in ranking?

[vivi123]

I will Make your tips today, and the next week i will tell you if something changed, in special if i increase my very low impression, just 2 per day and if i get an order..
Happy new year and thanks !! 

[frank_d]

Hey @vivi123

I just checked your profile and a gig at random.

You are not at a stage where optimization is your problem.

You have multiple gigs that are extremely alike and Fiverr most likely stopped indexing you because of that.

 

Furthermore there is evidence of past negative reviews that you simply deleted your gig, but said reviews probably had an impact in your ability to rank, especially because you have so few sales.

This is not me saying that you can’t recover, I just wanted to clarify that what I posted here will probably not help you as much as you would hope. You are starting an effort to recover which is admirable but at the same time you need to understand the issues that brought you in that situation if you are to make a change.

[fifajs]

Thank you for tips. My personal experience is the identical. Most helpful in my opinion was adding more packages, it really help me boost impresions and click. Now you have traffic, convert it and there you are, more orders!

[frank_d]

Thank you @fifajs for sharing your experience.

I agree, these tips are more about making sure your gigs are optimized for indexing and subsequent ranking.

I left out how your offering needs to be compelling enough to your avatar in order to close and get sales.

[vivi123]

17 hours ago, frank_d said:

Hey @vivi123

I just checked your profile and a gig at random.

You are not at a stage where optimization is your problem.

You have multiple gigs that are extremely alike and Fiverr most likely stopped indexing you because of that.

 

Furthermore there is evidence of past negative reviews that you simply deleted your gig, but said reviews probably had an impact in your ability to rank, especially because you have so few sales.

This is not me saying that you can’t recover, I just wanted to clarify that what I posted here will probably not help you as much as you would hope. You are starting an effort to recover which is admirable but at the same time you need to understand the issues that brought you in that situation if you are to make a change.

Hello, and thnak for your coment, When I start fiver, was 12 yeas ago, and I cant delivery on time 1 gig.
Now, I want to recover my gig and start to sell again.
Tell me what I have to do to recover and rank again.

Thank you so much and happy new year !! 

[frank_d]

Hey @timothykoen glad to help.

As far as I know the subscription feature is not accessible to everyone. If your gigs are eligible, you will see the option to enable them either on your gigs main dashboard, or while editing your gig's pricing.

 

[timothykoen]

On 1/1/2022 at 10:09 AM, frank_d said:

 

• Enable subscriptions.

and if you have any questions!

 

Frank D.

Frank, great advice. I have a little trouble with this one (Enable subscriptions). And that is, I don't know how to enable subscriptions. Maybe my gig(s) don't allow that or maybe I missed it somewhere. Can you tell me how to do this please?

Side note: I am still sorta new on fiverr. In 6 months I've only made 2 gigs and had 5 sales. 3 of those sales have been repeat cutomers. So, a subscription might be attractive to some clients. I believe I have a lot more to offer but my strategy is slow and steady. (Get one thig working before moving on th the next thing, approach.) It is time to add a new gig to my repitroire and a subscription gig seems plausable. Do I do that when creating a gig or can I update an existing gig? Either way I have not seen that option as yet. Can you help, please?

Tim

Yeah, I don't see subscriptins in my dashboard. Maybe not available for the way I am structuring the gigs. But thank you for the awareness, something I can think about.

[sadsalice_]

As a super new person on this, let me tell you I'm deeply intimidated by this community. I'm not good at following algorithms on any social media (oof), so I'm super grateful for your tips! Looking forward to have a good, and luckily, productive time on here 🙂

[frank_d]

On 1/7/2022 at 9:23 PM, sadsalice_ said:

As a super new person on this, let me tell you I'm deeply intimidated by this community. I'm not good at following algorithms on any social media (oof), so I'm super grateful for your tips! Looking forward to have a good, and luckily, productive time on here 🙂

Hey @sadsalice_

Fiverr can be intimidating at first, for sure.

The good thing about Fiverr’s algorithm is that while it’s rather complicated, there’s also a side of it that’s all about quality.

So if your gigs are solid, you end up fighting it less. If you familiarize yourself with concepts that I constantly bring up like relevancy and performance, you will see it’s just a system with rules and limitations, just like any other.

 

@timothykoen I am sorry I missed your reply. It seems like the feature is not yet available to you.

I also found out during my latest live stream, that you can’t have both milestones payment AND subscriptions enabled. It’s only one or the other.

[uk1000]

Isn't there a difference between this and what was said in the Fiverr 3.0 thread though?

In that thread:

it said:

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Ranking is no more

I started hinting about this mid-2020, then started actively talking about it.

Talking about ranking is moot, as there are no more results pages. Well technically there are, but you’ll see what I mean in a minute.

Fiverr transitioned from being a search engine like Google to being a match making service like Tinder.

But in this thread it says:

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The simplest way to get a boost in ranking!

...The more complete your gig is, the better your chances to get ranked slightly higher than your competition.

Also in this thread it says:

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Use all 5 tags.

Is there a reason why in your most recent gig it shows 3 search tags instead of 5 in the "Related Tags" section? Is is sometimes better to use less than 5 or is it that Fiverr sometimes shows less than the amount entered in the gig's "Related Tags" section (and if so why does Fiverr do that and when it does does it actually use the ones it doesn't display when users search)?

Edited January 16, 2022 by uk1000

[frank_d]

Hey @uk1000 thank you for your questions.

 

My position remains unchanged: there is no more ranking. Only relevance and match making.

However, a quick stroll on this forum will show you that users are obsessed with the word “rank”. So I had to get people’s attention and “speak their language”.

I am still talking about the same thing though as I did in Fiverr 3.0. 

As for the tags: Using any less that 5 tags is wasteful as you are not taking advantage of the opportunity to add possible terms that a buyer may use when searching.

If you are referring to the gig I live streamed, an interesting thing happened: the 3 “green” tags I used were A-OK. 
 

The two “yellow” tags I used were somehow rejected either by the system or by the manual review team that had to approve my gig. 
 

I was surprised by that myself, and I am looking into it, before adding them again.

I can post a follow-up when I find out what happened if you are interested!

[uk1000]

1 hour ago, frank_d said:

I can post a follow-up when I find out what happened if you are interested!

Yes thanks. I think knowing the reasons would be helpful. I'm sure some other members have said previously they entered more search tags than it showed (in the related tags section) after the gig was saved. So it would be interesting to know if it was a manual/automatic thing  and why.

[frank_d]

1 minute ago, uk1000 said:

Yes thanks. I think knowing the reasons would be helpful. I'm sure some other members have said previously they entered more search tags than it showed (in the related tags section) after the gig was saved. So it would be interesting to know if it was a manual/automatic thing  and why.

Sure I can absolutely post an update when I figure it out.

Keep in mind that mine is a Pro gig, so there’s a tonne of intervention from a manual review/vetting team.

They have final say whether or not a gig should be posted, and how things need to be presented.

(I also just received an email where they ask me about my pricing, so there’s that)