Let's discuss the results of promoted gigs

[hilia_design]

On 3/1/2024 at 10:50 AM, carineb said:

I'd like to discuss promoted gigs. This program is often criticized, but few people talk about the actual numbers.

Initially, I followed Fiverr's recommendations for the CPC cap by setting my bids at $2 or $3 (which was completely crazy!), but I quickly lowered my CPC cap. I remember setting it at $0.02 per click at one point. Today, I bid between $0.05 and $0.10 per click, with a maximum daily budget of $1.

Although I don't have a very positive opinion about this program, I must admit that my results seem rather good, but I have no idea what is considered good or bad in the market!

For every dollar spent, I earn about $100.

Have you analyzed your ROI? How much do you earn for every dollar spent, and what is your CPC cap? 

how do you not have a positive opinion with good results?

[kamraanhccp]

On 3/1/2024 at 4:50 AM, carineb said:

Have you analyzed your ROI? How much do you earn for every dollar spent, and what is your CPC cap? 

These are my results from last 10 days of last month March and I have set 20$ daily budget but this 20$ is not using everyday but may be your your spend goes to 20$ in 5 days or 6 days but t really depends. Do some research and try on different gigs for 2 or 3 days and you will see result and do some stats that what is conversion for every gig.

I suggest to turn on promoted gigs for 1 - 3 gigs at max.

I am level 2 seller and my gigs are starting from 100, 110 and 120$ as a flutter mobile app developer.

[kitsunekei1]

On 3/1/2024 at 3:50 AM, carineb said:

I'd like to discuss promoted gigs. This program is often criticized, but few people talk about the actual numbers.

Initially, I followed Fiverr's recommendations for the CPC cap by setting my bids at $2 or $3 (which was completely crazy!), but I quickly lowered my CPC cap. I remember setting it at $0.02 per click at one point. Today, I bid between $0.05 and $0.10 per click, with a maximum daily budget of $1.

Although I don't have a very positive opinion about this program, I must admit that my results seem rather good, but I have no idea what is considered good or bad in the market!

For every dollar spent, I earn about $100.

Have you analyzed your ROI? How much do you earn for every dollar spent, and what is your CPC cap? 

Well I used to to earn twice of what I spent, but since a couple of months ago all the earnings I have from the promoted gigs  goes to pay my promoted gigs bill, so I dont find them very useful now, why should I work to pay for promoting if Im not having earnings from them? 
and yes I raised my prices and Im a pro seller, even with that is not worth why should i spend 500 to earn 500 and pay a bill of 500 on promoted gigs  by the end of each month is almost like the site is abusing  this feature to take more money from me 

Edited June 29, 2024 by kitsunekei1

[clemenskotoku]

On 3/1/2024 at 9:50 AM, carineb said:

For every dollar spent, I earn about $100.

Promoted gigs was great when I started using but for some time now the ROI has been bad. That's some good results. Imagine getting $4 for every dollar spent and then the commissions, that's my case.

[rcreativepro]

I stop My Fiverr Gig Promotion, Let's See Why

Hi, I am Hafijur

I have been working on Fiverr for almost 4 years and I have been promoting GIg non-stop 3 years. But I have been facing an issue last 6 months. The Promote and Ads showing system is Very Poor. We are getting more fake Clicks and More buyers clicking than inboxing us but Don't Reply 2nd text. 

I have suggestions like Facebook ads and Google ads. I am Google ads expert. We know when we set Google ads conversion ads, Google optimizes this ads buying type customer who purchased this kind of item last 3 months or something. This is great optimization for ad sales. But if they show a New user and a fake user, That means ad costs will be High.  But this system is Very poor for Fiverr promotion. They show ads without Buyer Purchase history. I am request Please save the freelancer and Fix it. 

You always need to look at it and optimize and promote ads to Clients who have an Old Order history. 

Thank you 

[chemavilchez]

On 6/29/2024 at 8:17 AM, kitsunekei1 said:

Well I used to to earn twice of what I spent, but since a couple of months ago all the earnings I have from the promoted gigs  goes to pay my promoted gigs bill, so I dont find them very useful now, why should I work to pay for promoting if Im not having earnings from them? 
and yes I raised my prices and Im a pro seller, even with that is not worth why should i spend 500 to earn 500 and pay a bill of 500 on promoted gigs  by the end of each month is almost like the site is abusing  this feature to take more money from me 

Same here , Sir. And same timeline. Something has changed and we don´t have a clue.

[chemavilchez]

Last August, i  canceled my promoted gig because the former month, all my earnings vanished between spam and the seller plus payment. (Yes, i earned that low).

When i cancelled promoted gig i wrote on the survey that i was sick of Spam and curious people. and that i don´t know why i have to pay for embarrassing clearly spam clicks, and that  i was almost loosing money, cause i had to work just to pay Fiverr extra services.

  Result? August was my worst month by far.

I activated again the promoted gig on September, and last week i had 3 orders.  Not big ones but at least they were "real".  But, again, almost half month, the profit will vanish paying the extra services.

I noticed a BIG change from May to June, for worse.

I honestly don´t know if something changed in the page but really, a minimal check on bot profiles, or an option for report spam, (different from report user) should be mandatory by now.

I know a refund won´t happen because this is a business, but at least, reporting the spam buyers will make them reduced.  Because some buyers are ridiculously obvious bots, that even click and write to you with your name wrong.

I have reported a few accounts like that, but never knew if Fiverr checked, banned, or even read. But i had to pay anyway. 

As far as we give Fiver their commisions, and play by the platform rules, shouldn,t we be protected a little?

[nickj2013]

I recently got an inquiry from a client via promoted gigs and it was entirely in French. First time for everything I guess. Their interest in my services was real however, so that's a plus. 

[tareque_graphic]

Right now, My gig promotion not get a good result. previously I have a good experiance with gig promotion.

[nickj2013]

I've spent $122.00 roughly over the last two months on promoted gigs, and not a single sale. I still think the system needs to become more targeted like Facebook ads.

[katakatica]

4 hours ago, nickj2013 said:

I've spent $122.00 roughly over the last two months on promoted gigs, and not a single sale. I still think the system needs to become more targeted like Facebook ads.

So this is really interesting - we are in a very similar niche but I think I have more gigs open (so perhaps it's not the most accurate comparisons still, but as accurate as it gets!)

So far this month I've spent over 200 USD - and technically earned over 1000 from it.

However...!

I've noticed (like others) that second or third orders from the same client who ordered once through promotions (or orders from people who reach out first not via ads and then via ads) count as promoted gigs still (heck, even Fiverr's choice does!) so I never know how it is. I think one order must have come from an ad (but I think it also has other labels so...)

I lowered my budget for a day or so and now my impressions / clicks have plummeted.

I think technically now that the system is open for EVERYONE it will be even more expensive (and less useful) but I agree on being able to set who we want to focus on / etc. 

I've had less spam recently though, but I was travelling (and then scampering to catch up with work so... who knows how my stats look right now ha.)

 

Edited October 24, 2024 by katakatica

[nickj2013]

10 hours ago, katakatica said:

So this is really interesting - we are in a very similar niche but I think I have more gigs open (so perhaps it's not the most accurate comparisons still, but as accurate as it gets!)

So far this month I've spent over 200 USD - and technically earned over 1000 from it.

However...!

I've noticed (like others) that second or third orders from the same client who ordered once through promotions (or orders from people who reach out first not via ads and then via ads) count as promoted gigs still (heck, even Fiverr's choice does!) so I never know how it is. I think one order must have come from an ad (but I think it also has other labels so...)

I lowered my budget for a day or so and now my impressions / clicks have plummeted.

I think technically now that the system is open for EVERYONE it will be even more expensive (and less useful) but I agree on being able to set who we want to focus on / etc. 

I've had less spam recently though, but I was travelling (and then scampering to catch up with work so... who knows how my stats look right now ha.)

 

I have ten gigs available for purchase. Not sure if that’s enough… but it’s enough for me.

[chrisjohann]

I am using the feature from the start quite a lot and it definitely helped. But my overall sales did not increase. So before promoted ads I had the same revenue. 

Also, I am getting around 4 spam messages per day that are promoted. I always hate this.  Just a Hi or Hy and never a follow-up. 

My daily budget goes from 30 to 45 dollars. I am too afraid to turn it off completely to test if I have the same revenue. In total, I spent US$11,529.89 and made US$85,811.77 through paid ads.

[nickj2013]

On 10/28/2024 at 6:15 PM, chrisjohann said:

I am using the feature from the start quite a lot and it definitely helped. But my overall sales did not increase. So before promoted ads I had the same revenue. 

Also, I am getting around 4 spam messages per day that are promoted. I always hate this.  Just a Hi or Hy and never a follow-up. 

My daily budget goes from 30 to 45 dollars. I am too afraid to turn it off completely to test if I have the same revenue. In total, I spent US$11,529.89 and made US$85,811.77 through paid ads.

The ROI you posted for Promoted Gigs. Is that all-time, in numbers. Or just in a few months? 

[muteebtahir]

Promoting Gigs is not working well for me. Last month, Fiverr spent $47.51 on promoting my gigs, and I got sales of only $20 from the gig promotion. After deducting the Fiverr 20% commission, I was left with $16, which means I earned $16 by running the ad for $47.51.

Last month, I had 1,846 impressions, 45 clicks, and one order.

Fiverr spent $22.65 this month in the first six days (Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 6, 2024), and I have yet to receive any messages (I have barely received 1 to 2 messages until now) from the ads.

I have 601 impressions, 21 clicks, and two responses this month till now.

My CPC is set to Auto. As you know, we do not have a setting to run Fiverr ads, so everything is in Fiverr's control.

Running ads with more spending than sales is not worth it. It's a waste of money. Do you also face such issues? How was your experience with running Fiverr ads? Any tips to improve ROI?

[priyank_mod]

Advertising never guarantees sales anywhere on the planet to any business - whether you are putting up a billboard, releasing a newspaper ad or running online promotional ads. 

Amazon or Alibaba also provide ad services to their sellers but sales are not guaranteed anywhere!! 

Ads only enhance the visibility and top-of-mind recall of your business/gigs. i.e. on Fiverr, if a buyer sees your ad a few times, they might be tempted to orders from you but no guarantees. 

[husnainalihamza]

Hello Fiverr Community,

I’d like to discuss an important issue related to Promoted Gigs. As sellers, we know academic-related work is not allowed on Fiverr under the Terms of Service, and we respect this policy. However, I’ve encountered situations where promoted buyers send academic-related requests through ads, which creates challenges for us as sellers.

Key Issues:

1. Unfair Ad Charges: When buyers click on promoted gigs to send academic-related requests, we are charged for these clicks. Since we cannot accept these tasks due to TOS restrictions, these clicks rarely convert into orders, resulting in wasted ad spend.

2. No Refund Mechanism: Currently, there isn’t a way for sellers to request refunds for ad charges incurred from academic-related requests, even though we cannot fulfill such requests under Fiverr’s rules.

Suggestions for Improvement:

• Refund Mechanism: Fiverr could introduce a refund process for clicks from requests that violate the TOS, such as academic-related work. This would ensure sellers are not financially penalized for requests we are prohibited from accepting.

• Policy Flexibility for Promoted Buyers: Alternatively, Fiverr might consider allowing exceptions for promoted buyers under the academic clause of the TOS, enabling sellers to fulfill such orders.

I believe addressing this issue will make Promoted Gigs more equitable and help sellers optimize their ad investments.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this. Let’s work together to share feedback and foster a better understanding of how these situations can be improved for everyone.

Thank you for maintaining a constructive discussion. Let’s keep the conversation respectful and in line with the forum guidelines.

Acknowledgment: This post was inspired by discussions on the Fiverr platform and insights generated with the assistance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

[imagination7413]

2 hours ago, husnainalihamza said:

Acknowledgment: This post was inspired by discussions on the Fiverr platform and insights generated with the assistance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Thank you for including citation. In the future, please put this at the head of the post, rather than the foot.

[nickj2013]

On 11/6/2024 at 3:40 AM, priyank_mod said:

Advertising never guarantees sales anywhere on the planet to any business - whether you are putting up a billboard, releasing a newspaper ad or running online promotional ads. 

Amazon or Alibaba also provide ad services to their sellers but sales are not guaranteed anywhere!! 

Ads only enhance the visibility and top-of-mind recall of your business/gigs. i.e. on Fiverr, if a buyer sees your ad a few times, they might be tempted to orders from you but no guarantees. 

True. But Promoted Gigs biggest flaw is the lack of targeting. If you're rolling out an advertising platform, users should be able to choose who sees their ad. Canadian, American, European, etc. That makes their dollar better spent.

[visualstudios]

23 minutes ago, nickj2013 said:

True. But Promoted Gigs biggest flaw is the lack of targeting. If you're rolling out an advertising platform, users should be able to choose who sees their ad. Canadian, American, European, etc. That makes their dollar better spent.

Been saying this forever, to no avail. Right now I'm probably wasting half my ad budget in worthless leads. I get spam, I get contacts from clueless people who I do not want to do business with - and it's always the same few countries. I want my ads shown exclusively to half a dozen countries, that's it.

Edited December 3, 2024 by visualstudios

[visualstudios]

On 12/2/2024 at 3:44 PM, husnainalihamza said:

Policy Flexibility for Promoted Buyers: Alternatively, Fiverr might consider allowing exceptions for promoted buyers under the academic clause of the TOS, enabling sellers to fulfill such orders.

This is total nonsense. The academic work policy is there for a reason. It can't simply go away because the clicks are paid. 

[husnainalihamza]

On 11/6/2024 at 1:40 PM, priyank_mod said:

Advertising never guarantees sales anywhere on the planet to any business - whether you are putting up a billboard, releasing a newspaper ad or running online promotional ads. 

Amazon or Alibaba also provide ad services to their sellers but sales are not guaranteed anywhere!! 

Ads only enhance the visibility and top-of-mind recall of your business/gigs. i.e. on Fiverr, if a buyer sees your ad a few times, they might be tempted to orders from you but no guarantees. 

I wanted to highlight another issue but appears like you are totally unaware of it.

[husnainalihamza]

On 12/3/2024 at 6:51 PM, visualstudios said:

This is total nonsense. The academic work policy is there for a reason. It can't simply go away because the clicks are paid. 

Yes but in such a case there must be a compensation program, we are not paying to get clicks from customers who need academic services. Thats simple they should show in ADS academic work in not allowed, or if they cannot compensate us or let us work on with promoted work of any kind.

On 12/3/2024 at 6:50 PM, visualstudios said:

Been saying this forever, to no avail. Right now I'm probably wasting half my ad budget in worthless leads. I get spam, I get contacts from clueless people who I do not want to do business with - and it's always the same few countries. I want my ads shown exclusively to half a dozen countries, that's it.

Thats a good recommendation, perhaps fiverr should let us select the target countries we wanna show ADs.

[visualstudios]

12 hours ago, husnainalihamza said:

Yes but in such a case there must be a compensation program, we are not paying to get clicks from customers who need academic services. Thats simple they should show in ADS academic work in not allowed, or if they cannot compensate us or let us work on with promoted work of any kind.

Again, nonsense.

They should compensate sellers for all spam clicks, and paid contacts that ask for things that breaks terms of service.

But "Allowing us to work on promoted work of any kind" makes no sense at all. What are you even thinking.

Fiverr: "These are the rules. You can't do illegal stuff. But hey, if you pay for clicks, go ahead, and do illegal work, then it's fine!"

Ridiculous.

"If they cannot compensate us..." - no. That's not an option. They have to compensate us. There's no alternative.

Edited December 5, 2024 by visualstudios

[nickj2013]

Promoted gigs has now been changed to Fiverr ads. Hopefully there are more changes to come that make the service more efficient.