Bring Back Buyer Request

[mariashtelle1]

14 minutes ago, shopifysol said:

You are right but the bidding system is the beauty of any freelancing platform. If you see Upwork,

Not on fiverr. Not having bidding system is what makes fiverr business structure different. Why would they do something that already exist in the market? Why would they make the same marketplace as Upw….? If you like bidding system then there are other platforms other than fiverr 

[sunboatrecords]

The only thing I miss is clicking “remove request” until the list is empty.

And, perhaps, the content of some of these ridiculous requests.

Example: “I need somebody to compose original orchestral music, hire an orchestra, record the orchestra, mix and master the record, write a book, narrate the book, mix and master the voice-over with the music and, distribute the finished product.

Deadline: 2 days

Budget: 10 bucks

PS. Come mop my house as well.

Cheers.”

[tutu_guru]

On 12/22/2022 at 4:03 PM, labiba_rahman said:

I have researched for a long time and found that the brief system is a bad system. In this system new people are not getting work, new people are not able to show proof by working even after learning work. If one does not work or cannot show proof of work to the sellers then how will he advance? Again those old sellers are taking orders from their rank gigs. Most of them don't need to be briefed but they are being briefed. It is definitely inappropriate. In my opinion the buyer request should be brought back.Then new sellers like me can introduce myself to buyers.

I agree with you the situation of brief is really bad 😞

[cdmamun]

OMG!

At last after 1 month, Fiverr algorithm was able to match a brief with my service !!!!

But please stop! Look at the description which is matched with my service! Very funny! During my whole freelancing career started on May 2018, as far I can remember, I never provide any such service, I just have an (product) image editing gig! Although it is an image related (but not image editing related) brief, but your algorithm should check the description of the brief as well.

Beside image editing related gig, I have other gigs of book formatting, pdf form creation and retyping which sold well before this peculiar "Brief" era! But unfornately I didn't get any brief for those gigs for about 1 month by the brilliant algorithm system of Fiverr!

Man!! Please either discard this peculiar brief system and bring back the previous Buyer Request system or make it better so that we can get atleast 15 to 20 matches per month! Our freelancing career is about to be ruined for your, so called "Amazing" brief system, we are not getting jobs because we have no scope to apply!

Regards,

cdmamun

 

Edited December 30, 2022 by cdmamun
changing of a word and blurring of buyer's name on the screenshot

[oskars25]

Its good its taken down, people from You know guys  what contry i am speaking about posted to much spam or asked for so low rates i was shocked

[tutu_guru]

On 12/31/2022 at 7:43 PM, oskars25 said:

Its good its taken down, people from You know guys  what contry i am speaking about posted to much spam or asked for so low rates i was shocked

What do you mean by that

[raju520]

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[breals]

26 minutes ago, vishdrawings said:

TRS Translation. Buyer's request was crap and those who used it are also crap. The new Briefs system gets those crap requests directly to me that means my product is best and I am the best 😄

For someone who has only sold 17 gigs in 2 and a half years, I find your comment very childish and immature

Once you get beyond being a Level 1 seller then your opinion may count. But at the minute your coming across as very bitter and very condescending, and someone who is looking to blame anyone apart from yourself for your underperformance.  

I think you're singlehandedly trying to rub everyone on this forum up the wrong way, and if you spent more time concentrating on your gigs, you may get yourself more sales.   

[breals]

33 minutes ago, vishdrawings said:

TRS translation. I have more sales so what I want and say matters, what you say doesn't. So ONLY I can say it you can't 😄 

Here are some tips for you

a) It doesn't make you big and clever to insult people who have worked hard to achieve success on Fiverr. 

b) Your attitude stinks. I would seriously consider how you carry yourself before posting again.  You never know when you will need an experienced person to help you! 

c) We're entitled to an opinion just as much as you are. We have also earned the right to call you out if we need to.

d) We post based on experience, not to give you the answer you want to hear.

 

 

 

[vishdrawings]

a) b) c) d)

Edited January 5, 2023 by vishdrawings

[bobipineman]

Not fond of the entire removal of buyer request rather than modifie them so it can better filter out the spam. I got few order from it so it wasn't all that bad on the seller point of view

last year the fiver forum was broken and unusable but at least they modified the code for new functional forum. So I hope they clean the brief AI system. Last month I got 2-3 a day but didn't react to them because I was super busy now I barely got anything

[omorfaruk1124]

Sellers misuse the buyer request option very roughly. Fiverr are very aware of every feature that truly impacts the relationship between buyer and seller. Fiverr noticed for a long time that some fool sellers use the buyer request feature to get an order that's fully stupid behavior. 

[tutu_guru]

4 hours ago, omorfaruk1124 said:

Sellers misuse the buyer request option very roughly. Fiverr are very aware of every feature that truly impacts the relationship between buyer and seller. Fiverr noticed for a long time that some fool sellers use the buyer request feature to get an order that's fully stupid behavior. 

I have not heard about that before it never sounds good, but mind you it not allowed to use foul language here I am just advising you to stop this kind of language 

[sanaaliabbasi]

Hi 

Everyone I hope you are all doing well, and having a great day. 

I think, instead of the buyer request reopening, Fiverr should send the briefs properly, as I bought seller plus packages, and optimized my gigs according to that. but I realised every time whenever we edit the gigs, impressions drop down faster, and then it takes time to recover, and the loss of "impression and clicks" results in "No Briefs".

[graphic_bear]

I got 5 stars for all the orders I completed with the Buyer Request Method. But it is being more than 3 months I haven't got any orders with this new Fiverr Matching Feature. I am so disappointed now.

[shenteriamarie]

Removing the buyer's request section was NOT a good idea. As a seller here since 2015, I know how hard it can be when starting out on this platform. BR was a great tool for newbies to possibly get business. By relying on the "match system" it literally shuts out a lot of people from getting any sales. 

Even if people copy and paste their responses within BR that is not difficult to spot, just going through to recognize who the real buyers or sellers are is what matters. At least on Upwork people can find jobs they can do, Fiverr made a terrible decision with this. 

Then with the crap shoot of buyers that can be very ignorant, if they leave negative feedback automatically your gig is placed lower in search, zero real visibility and forget about getting top rated seller. I hired a Fiverr Success Coach and fixed my gigs perfectly to the instructions he provided, did I get TRS, no! Their next complaint was that the audio in my voice over gig wasn't at the standards of others. Yet when viewing TRS voice over gig feedback in comparison to mine, they had 1 star and 2 star ratings. I have 548 (5-star) ratings and 7 (4-star) ratings. I literally don't understand this platform, it seems to be getting worse as time goes on.

Even the promoted gigs section is horrifying, it worked great for me in 2021, but by 2022 I had spent $100 and received $0 in return. I had to turn those off immediately! What is this Facebook ads now??? 

I feel bad for newbies, this platform is changing a lot and it seems to only be catering to the ones on the top. 

[vinu1984]

What if both Buyer Request and Get Briefs are included in Fiverr platform...

Buyer Request specifically for new joiners, people who are just starting, who are trying to make a name for themselves. Once they have sufficient orders and great customer reviews, their account automatically upgrades to subsequent levels & moves to "Get Briefs" feature...

And Get Briefs specifically for Level1, Level 2, Top Rated etc etc etc

[vickieito]

On 1/20/2023 at 9:41 AM, shenteriamarie said:

I feel bad for newbies, this platform is changing a lot and it seems to only be catering to the ones on the top. 

Hi @shenteriamarie, it looks like you have done really well on Fiverr. I'm sorry you've had all those negative experiences that you mentioned above.

I posted my first gig Nov 2021, so I don't know how the platform was before then, but so far it has been a great platform to work on.

I was a new seller until mid-Jan 2022, quit my day job and started freelancing full-time at the end of February, and became a Level 2 seller in March.

I would agree that there has been a lot of changes in 2022, but most of them have been really good and helpful for me as a seller on the platform. I don't think the platform is catering just to higher sellers.

There are a ton of resources to help newer sellers grow their businesses and the matching system is what makes Fiverr unique from other platforms. I prefer this method because I don't like bidding on projects. It's nice to have buyers come to me.

I've also spent a lot of time studying how Fiverr's matching system works and this has helped me get orders and improve my business, gigs, and quality as a seller. The resources in the Help Center and the forum have also been very helpful.

It may be hard for new sellers to grow their businesses on Fiverr, but it is possible with the matching system that Fiverr has set up.

[aookie13]

noo why was it removed :(

[andrew_writyfly]

6 hours ago, aookie13 said:

noo why was it removed 😞

Because it was abused apparently. Fiverr could have added simple rules against abuse that would result in a ban. Now they have a very bad version of that.

[rabiulr]

No way because there is new update system

[natphiri]

On 1/22/2023 at 7:20 AM, vickieito said:

There are a ton of resources to help newer sellers grow their businesses and the matching system is what makes Fiverr unique from other platforms. I prefer this method because I don't like bidding on projects. It's nice to have buyers come to me.

That’s good for you, but that doesn’t mean what worked for you will work for others. I believe being a Fiverr seller is a personal experience. New sellers liked the buyers request feature and got orders from there. If sellers want to “bid” on a project, that is okay. If they’d like buyers come to them, that is okay too. As long sellers are getting orders and they are satisfying their customers

[vickieito]

2 minutes ago, natphiri said:

that doesn’t mean what worked for you will work for others. I believe being a Fiverr seller is a personal experience.

I agree! What I've experienced isn't what others will. Fiverr's platform works well for me for many reasons unique just to me.

4 minutes ago, natphiri said:

New sellers liked the buyers request feature and got orders from there. If sellers want to “bid” on a project, that is okay.

However, this is what Fiverr is moving away from. Fiverr discontinued buyer requests because it doesn't fit their business model of being a matching service. The Brief & Match system may not generate enough orders to sustain most sellers who depended on the buyer requests. Unlike buyer requests that allowed 50 sellers or more to bid on a single project, briefs only match a buyer to 1 or 2 sellers at a time. There's a lot less opportunities to bid on projects and sellers don't have as much control on which briefs they get matched to.

If a seller wants to bid and make offers, Fiverr might not be the best platform to work on. There are plenty of other places where sellers can bid for jobs.

[andrew_writyfly]

20 hours ago, rabiulr said:

No way because there is new update system

We are talking about the old one.

[natphiri]

12 hours ago, vickieito said:

However, this is what Fiverr is moving away from. Fiverr discontinued buyer requests because it doesn't fit their business model of being a matching service

If this is the reason, then BR should have been removed entirely and not replaced with a supposedly better matching service, Briefs. A seller still has to offer/bid when they are matched with a buyer. So I don’t see how briefs fit their business model from that logic. 

12 hours ago, vickieito said:

If a seller wants to bid and make offers, Fiverr might not be the best platform to work on. There are plenty of other places where sellers can bid for jobs.

Also, I have noticed whenever this topic comes up about Fiverr not being a bidding market place. BR was never a main feature on Fiverr, but it was a feature to help buyers who couldn’t find what they were looking for when searching for gigs. Other platforms also have the searching gig -whatever it’s called - but it isn’t their main feature. 

Edited January 24, 2023 by natphiri