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, many things were addressed over the hour. I wanted to highlight a few things I mentioned to him and his team and a few things they discussed in return. First and foremost, I talked about legitimacy, communication, and sustainability in regard to buyers, sellers, and Fiverr itself. I also used the thread that had ideas to add to the discussion, so please know that I did, in fact, present your thoughts and feelings along with my own. 

The current PRO-roll-out and the impact it's had on newly promoted sellers and existing PROs alike. The confusion it has had on how it's being implemented, how it affects existing PROs, and the legitimacy of being a "PRO" as a whole versus a "PRO" in an individual gig. 

The "hidden review system" and its legitimacy and effectiveness as it pertains to sellers. 

They've taken a lot of the thoughts and feelings about it and will be implementing new/better changes by the end of this year. 

The need to use the Verify system for new sellers, create a potential "paywall" for these new sellers, and to create legitimacy to deter spam/fake/detrimental accounts. 

The potential for adding a "paywall" for buyers using the Buyer Request feature. 

Poor communication between Fiverr and sellers and how it leads to negative experiences for buyers. And by extension, how the forums are an entry point for many buyers and sellers and the negativity surrounding a lack of communication creates poor behavior by people who should be leading by example. 

Separating experience between sellers while still establishing unique differences between each level that go beyond pricing structure. 

Creating hard-and-fast standards that everyone can see and reach for in regard to becoming a Top Rated or Pro seller and how to determine the legitimacy of each individual gig/service. 

The adoption of AI versus embracing the capabilities and offerings of real creators. Finding the right balance while making people the focus. 

Creating confidence for sellers by improving communications efforts, creating concrete standards, and finding ways to legitimize efforts through measurable data. 

While we talked about quite a lot, this was just a quick list of things I wanted to share with everyone, because it's important there is transparency in communication. And while I don't work for Fiverr and there's a lot of volatility here on the forums, 

sharing this information is still the right course of action.

 We all want to succeed and to do that we need to be clear and concise with our efforts and in the ways that we support Fiverr--and in the ways they can support us. 

This was by no means a complete list and I'm not advocating that they will implement everything we talked about. I'm simply relaying that this is what was talked about at the very highest level, so our voice is being heard where it matters most. We can only hope to maintain those lines of communication and create a better path forward together. 

As always, please feel free to leave me your feedback and please try to keep an open, positive mind. I will be sending them more information and staying in contact as per their request, so your ideas, thoughts, feelings, and suggestions are always welcome. 

(Tried tagging Vickieto but doesn't show up! Unofficially tagging you) 

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