Number of Gigs to be a TRS

[bert_0130]

Hi guys, hope you are all well. Just want to get your insights on at least how many gigs would you prefer to have a chance to be a top rated seller? Or is there any a TRS already here who can share his experiences? Thank you in advance and keep safe..

[mariashtelle1]

There is no amount of gigs as a requirement to become TRS. Some TRS can have only one gig, some can have a few. 

[Guest abdelrahmankhal]

I think it's better to open a maximum no of gigs at the beginning  to increase your opportunities as "a quantity not a quality" then when you have more experience and a clear vision you can focus on 2 or 3 gigs and increase the quality of service.  

[mariashtelle1]

3 minutes ago, abdelrahmankhal said:

to increase your opportunities as "a quantity not a quality" then when you have more experience and a clear

You should have that clear vision from the beginning. Plus opening maximum gigs you shoul have different services to be able to provide all of them because duplicated gigs are against TOS. 

[sabinespoems]

37 minutes ago, abdelrahmankhal said:

I think it's better to open a maximum no of gigs at the beginning  to increase your opportunities as "a quantity not a quality" then when you have more experience and a clear vision you can focus on 2 or 3 gigs and increase the quality of service.  

I agree with @mariashtelle1here and that you should have a clear vision beforehand. Of course along the way you may notice 'hey I can provide this too!', but creating gigs for the sheer volume is nonsense. Especially the 'quantity not quality' metric is the worst advice you can give. It's better to focus on 1 thing your good at and deliver quality, then focus on many things and deliver mediocre work. 

For example, I only have 1 gig and that has worked perfectly fine for me. 

[catwriter]

As far as I can tell, there's no rule. It's possible to become a TRS with one gig, just like it's possible to become a TRS with a few or a bunch of gigs.

I'd say that one should focus on quality, not quantity, and not a specific number of gigs.

[bert_0130]

Thank you for all your inputs..Appreciate it guys

[newsmike]

6 hours ago, abdelrahmankhal said:

"a quantity not a quality"

I disagree. I think you should be concerned with establishing 1 or 2 gigs and sell the highest quality you can, not a bunch of low quality gigs. You should be thinking about establishing a business, not a get rich quick scheme.   

[gongor32]

10 hours ago, abdelrahmankhal said:

I think it's better to open a maximum no of gigs at the beginning  to increase your opportunities as "a quantity not a quality" then when you have more experience and a clear vision you can focus on 2 or 3 gigs and increase the quality of service.  

It isn't any random choice or automated procedure. So I don't think there is need for an creating any useless gigs. I think Fiverr checks out only your main gig. 

[miiila]

13 minutes ago, gongor32 said:

So I don't think there is need for an creating any useless gigs.

Yes, and not just that, but in fact there is even a need for not creating useless gigs, especially of the "I do X perfectly", "I do X expertly", "I do X phenomenally" variant, where X is the very same thing. I've seen that far too often, and it's certainly not what Fiverr wants to see when evaluating a seller profile for the TRS badge. 
Create as many Gigs as makes sense, don't create useless and/or duplicate Gigs, that only differ by a flowery word in the title. 

 

20 minutes ago, gongor32 said:

I think Fiverr checks out only your main gig. 

This, though, I doubt very much.

[vickiespencer]

12 hours ago, sabinespoems said:

Especially the 'quantity not quality' metric is the worst advice you can give. It's better to focus on 1 thing your good at and deliver quality, then focus on many things and deliver mediocre work. 

 

6 hours ago, newsmike said:

I disagree. I think you should be concerned with establishing 1 or 2 gigs and sell the highest quality you can, not a bunch of low quality gigs. You should be thinking about establishing a business, not a get rich quick scheme. 

 

2 hours ago, gongor32 said:

I think Fiverr checks out only your main gig. 

I am a TRS and part of the reason I was chosen was that I branded myself and made all of my gigs similar.

Just look at the profiles of other TRSs.

[fonthaunt]

47 minutes ago, vickiespencer said:

I am a TRS and part of the reason I was chosen was that I branded myself and made all of my gigs similar.

This is a great point from @vickiespencer!  By the way, Vicki, long time no talk and grats on TRS!

[anniejenkinson]

I agree with @sabinespoems and @vickiespencer. Having gigs of high quality is essential. If that means having just one or two, so be it.

I have only two gigs that bring me far too much work, most of which I have to decline. So, I cannot see me getting beyond a couple of gigs. (I have three but only two are regular earners now, and the third has likely fallen from visibility.)

I don't have branding for myself; I have the same very disparate and fairly terrible ads I had when I was first here! 🙂 This is because I just work, work, work and get no time to update them, though I would like to and I know they are cringeworthy in quality--but they get the business in like crazy.

When I signed up to the success program a long time ago, my manager said I would need to upgrade my videos to get enough work. Ha. I am regularly trying to *not* get booked so I'd get time to work on my gig videos and other life essentials. 

Based on that, I would say the 'number of' gigs is not relevant. What matters is:

- offer only gigs in which you are a real expert. Don't open gigs for the sake of it. It's a little like riding as a passenger alongside my partner. He believes he has to drive at the speed limit or above it. Sometimes, I'd rather enjoy the scenery and not whizz along at sixty miles an hour when there is no traffic behind us! So, just because Fiverr offers the TRS thirty gigs, that doesn't mean we need to max them out (and then fail to observe the scenery).

- don't open so many gigs that your product offer becomes diluted. Many buyers are attracted by focus and specialisms.

- ensure that every gig you advertise has something different to offer. If you have to sit down and rack your brain to come up with something new, you're probably forcing things a little; those offerings in which you excel will readily come to mind. There is no point in boring the buyers to tears with your twenty 'spot the difference' products.

[bert_0130]

4 hours ago, vickiespencer said:

 

 

I am a TRS and part of the reason I was chosen was that I branded myself and made all of my gigs similar.

Just look at the profiles of other TRSs.

wow great, congrats

[Guest abdelrahmankhal]

On 3/30/2022 at 12:05 PM, mariashtelle1 said:

You should have that clear vision from the beginning. Plus opening maximum gigs you shoul have different services to be able to provide all of them because duplicated gigs are against TOS. 

I agree with you for sure but No one who has a clear vision and knows already what he should do will ask this question. 

If he knows what he can provide, He will not ask this question. And I disagree that he should have experience and a clear vision to begin "begin not success" 

He should ask a lot of questions, "what can I do" "what should I provide" "No of gigs" 

In my opinion, If we say you should provide high-quality services or focus on one thing and shortage the ways he will never begin, I think he needs to take the steps one by one.  

[mariashtelle1]

50 minutes ago, abdelrahmankhal said:

And I disagree that he should have experience and a clear vision to begin "begin not success" 

I know that social media seems to be flooded with “get rich fast” videos and advices, however no one without knowledge and experience managed to make it, only rare people. 
If you don’t have experience it means that there is nothing you can offer to your clients. If you don’t have a clear vision - you are going to fail. Your vision might change overtime but if you didn’t choose where to start - you will fail. 
 

And this forum just proves my point: I see that people who are good at what they do being successful and I see thousands of sellers over these years that come here asking for which services sells the best and they all fail. Even if you offer let’s say logo design it doesn’t mean you will succeed if you don’t have a plan on how to start selling, what to offer you most likely will fail too. 
 

CLIENTS COME FOR EXPERTISE not for sellers that are still trying to figure out the sh*t. 

[vickiespencer]

20 hours ago, vickiespencer said:

I branded myself and made all of my gigs similar.

I want to clarify. I made my gig images similar.

My gigs are all unique.

[gongor32]

21 hours ago, vickiespencer said:

I am a TRS and part of the reason I was chosen was that I branded myself and made all of my gigs similar.

I am very close to fulfilling TRS requirements. I have two other gigs without any orders and was thinking about removing them before reaching requirements. 🤔
Do you think I shouldn't and leave them be?

[vickiespencer]

3 hours ago, gongor32 said:

Do you think I shouldn't and leave them be?

I would put 4 or 5 words on each gig image that says what you are selling. Many times when buyers are skimming gig images to find a buyer, they do not bother to read the text below the image.

The two gigs you spoke of are higher priced than the other two. Fiverr likes us to have higher-priced gigs that make more 💰. Can you tweak them to offer them for less until you start to get sales on them?

[imagination7413]

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