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End November 2020: First GIG placed on Fiverr

February 24, 2022: Email from Fiverr with their request to apply for Fiverr Pro

June 24, 2022: Reached all requirements for Top Rated Seller

August 26, 2023: First order from a brief

February 15, 2024: New rating system – Level 9

a) All this is achieved without staying continuously online

I am only online when I am working on my orders. When I'm not working during the day, I use the app to keep an eye on my notifications and inbox.

I am not using the Quick Response function in my inbox (my Avg. Response Time

Although Fiverr recommends it, it seldom leads to results. 

You're just advertising for Fiverr for free. That's why Fiverr recommends everyone to use Social Media.

Fiverr is the big winner when you use social media.

Since Fiverr made this feature available to almost everyone, its usefulness has decreased significantly.

Many barely make any profit from this feature. Some pay more for it than it brings in.

I don't need it because I get a constant flood of orders.

Why would I discount when I get a constant flood of orders? If I ever decide to discount, I do so by lowering the price of a custom order.

I only use the tags function of a gig and my gig title.

My gigs do not have the preferred gig size.

I am not using GIG extras. I only use custom orders.

I am not using videos. Maybe I will use it in the future. Using videos is not a key factor to success. 

Normally, I do not show examples in my gigs. I only show 30 examples in my portfolio. Some gigs show examples, but these are added automatically by Fiverr. I am slowly adding READ ME files with explanations about my service to each gig.

Buyers contact me very rarely through Neo. Neo does not find me or give wrong information to the buyers so I can not perform the services that Neo proposes.

I have received thousands of briefs, especially in the beginning I received about 20 a day. Now I receive about 5 a week.

Most briefs (99.5%) ask for services that I do not offer.

This hardly gives me any impressions and clicks. Not a single order was received by a "profession".

★ 4 years and 3 weeks after my first order I have reached 1000 delivered orders. That is an average of 250 orders per year. 

A message for the beggars who spam my inbox: I work alone, I do not need anyone to help me with that. Everyone who begs me for work will be reported.

★ I still have 28 active orders to complete. About 10 custom offers have been sent to buyers, and they will probably all lead to an order. My schedule for January and February is fully booked. March is filling up. 

★ Still, not a single order was delivered late and that is perfect. 

★ Unfortunately 31 cancelled orders. This number hardly grows because 

. Most of them come from my initial period on Fiverr and could have been avoided by RTO. The new cancellations come from buyers who suddenly no longer need my service. 

★ My success score has been at 9 since the start of the new system. I cannot get the score up. 

★ My portfolio will be updated, but this needs time. 

I have already received a score of 100 four times. Since Fiverr started this score, I have never had a score lower than 95. 

1) 11/27/2022 - 12/17/2022: Score 100 (3 weeks) 

2) 6/4/2023 - 6/10/2023: Score 100 (1 week) 

3) 6/18/2023 - 6/24/2023: Score 100 (1 week) 

4) 7/10/2023 until today 12/30/2024: Score 100 (16 months and counting) 

1000 orders - 4 years on Fiverr - Mythbusters

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