jannatulasha Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Hello, This is jannatul Asha. I have a question. Recently The order flow is very low. Is this for everyone or just me? It's the end of the year, the client is on vacation so this is happening? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickieito Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 It's natural to have slow periods in business. My slow months were in the summer when my customers were on summer break. I'm getting a lot of inquiries right now but I'm turning customers away because I'm on vacation. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williambryan392 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, vickieito said: It's natural to have slow periods in business 100%. Ups and downs are part of the freelancing life. Busy when you want to relax, and quiet when you want to be busy lol! It was thanksgiving in the US last week, and the holiday season can be a weird time. When orders are slow you should look to launch new gigs, improve your profile and potentially even build your income in other ways. 1 hour ago, vickieito said: I'm getting a lot of inquiries right now but I'm turning customers away because I'm on vacation Are you not using OOO mode / unavailable? Edited December 7, 2022 by williambryan392 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickieito Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, williambryan392 said: Are you not using OOO mode / unavailable? No, I'm just using my Request to Order feature and Quick Responses. It's the same thing except it doesn't take my gigs off the marketplace. Edited December 7, 2022 by vickieito 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williambryan392 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, vickieito said: No, I'm just using my Request to Order feature. It's the same thing except it doesn't take my gigs off the marketplace. I doubt there's much cause for concern, it will be fine, but aren't you more concerned about the impact to conversion? Also don't you want some peace from the messages lol if you're on vacation? That was the biggest relief for me, not having to tap away on my phone regularly! I didn't realise how much I was always on it until my GF at the time was like wow, you're not on your phone 🤣 Your positioning should bounce back after unavailable, so long as it's not long than a month. I didn't go unavailable for over a year when I started, I was super worried, now I've done it 5 times for 6 weeks total this year and it hasn't impacted. Fiverr changed how much it impacts so if you are worried and avoiding it, you probably shouldn't be because you have a really strong profile already. And my word do I want the request to order feature so badly!! Edited December 7, 2022 by williambryan392 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawan21 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 8 hours ago, jannatulasha said: order flow is very low This is like a twitter news post. The title is very positive Content is very depressive. 8 hours ago, jannatulasha said: It's the end of the year, the client is on vacation so this is happening? My case is curious because I've got many orders because of the vacation.🤣 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickieito Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, williambryan392 said: Also don't you want some peace from the messages lol if you're on vacation? The last time (only time) I used OOO, I got a ton of messages, all from existing clients. So, I don't really see a benefit from using this feature if I'm already using Request to Order. New buyers are much easier to turn away with a QR. Existing clients require a lot more interaction. Also, my vacation is for 6 weeks (and I've never taken more than a day off at a time). This is a big step for me. I don't know if I can step away from Fiverr for that long. 😂 I have several subscription orders and long-term orders to work on during the holidays, so I'll see how this goes. Edited December 7, 2022 by vickieito 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williambryan392 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Just now, vickieito said: The last time (only time) I used OOS, I got a ton of messages, all from existing clients. So, I don't really see a benefit from using this feature if I'm already using Request to Order. New buyers are much easier to turn away with a QR. Existing clients require a lot more interaction. Great point well made. That makes a lot of sense. I do feel unavailable should come with the option to block prior buyers (not active orders) from also messaging. Once you've been here a while it means messages are daily. Which is obviously a good problem to have, but dang it, putting down and ignoring the phone for a day is such sweet relief! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanielm Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 12 hours ago, vickieito said: I'm just using my Request to Order feature and Quick Responses. Oh, how I wish I had that feature already! I'm about to go OoO for an end of the year vacation myself. It would be wonderful to choose the same method you do, Vickie. To answer the original question, yes. I usually see a bit of a downturn near the end of the year. I think businesses might be busy wrapping up projects and goal tracking and planning for the new year. Freelancing is certainly a career where long-term thinking and financial planning matters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manjula87 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Same here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannatulasha Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Thank you so much for @all 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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