Out of Office or Gig Pause?

[shawnevian99]

Hi, quick question. What is the best way to get a break from orders or workflow and not losing the rank? Out of Office or Gig Pausing? 

Thanks

[imagination7413]

There is no one right answer. Fiverr is unpredictable.

In general, Out Of Office is what Fiverr wants you to use, but if you plan to be away for a long period, pausing may be best.

There are dozens of threads here on the forums that will support one or the other, and a dozen more that say their gig vanished from the search results after either.

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> “Gig positions are not permanent and can rotate daily.”

This can be found here, https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/360011028318-Managing-your-Gigs , in the second paragraph.

[rahulkajla1]

If you are going on a short break, OOO (Out of Office) is the way to go.

[lloydsolutions]

Check this out: https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/360015529197-Setting-Your-Availability

[sabinespoems]

I've struggled with this decision too and after reading about it on the forum, there's a lot of mixed results (like @imagination7413 mentioned). 

It depends a bit on your motivations too. Do you want a break altogether and not having to worry about responding to messages either? Then OOO might be best (some have and some haven't experienced a loss of gig 'rank'). But just focusing on the mental aspect, it would give you a a peace of mind more. 

Would you be okay with a few orders here and there? Then you might simply want to increase your delivery time. I've done this (from 3 to 4 days to two weeks) and I still receive some orders, but definitely less. It would be advised if you do this, to set a disclaimer so people are aware it's not your usual delivery time.