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rabanilla76 Newbie

rabanilla76

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So far, I’ve been burned on one gig, and the other is NOT attentive and has NOT done the work (******is the name). Time is money! Please, if you’re going to accept work, do it in the time you say you’re going to do it in or or at least maintain communication with the buyer. For those who I’ve bought from, well done!

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fonthaunt Proficient

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If I am considering buying from a seller I haven’t worked with before, I message them in advance and ask a question or two that is relevant to what I need. Generally speaking, if they are responsive in messages prior to order, they will be after ordering.

I don’t expect a seller to message me daily if I have already ordered and the gig is in progress, but if I have a question I like to see if they’ll be able to get back with me. Some sellers at any level get burnout and unfortunately they may be less attentive, but the contact-first method seems to help me weed them out.

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myskillsforsale Newbie

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Sellers are not required to communicate with you effectively. If you order, they are required to fulfill the order, that’s it. They don’t have to tell you every step of the process. I understand that can be frustrating for some people.

Now, if your seller isn’t responsive and the time runs out on your gig… you can cancel and get a refund of your money as Fiverr credit. Simple as that. In fact, after an order is late, a cancellation from your end can happen immediately.

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emmaki Grand Master

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Then why didn’t you contact the seller prior to ordering to see if they could accommodate your “specialist needs”?

Just as there is caveat emptor, there is caveat venditor. Why, only last week, I had a buyer freak about about my “bad reviews”. Turns out she meant Fiverr’s bad reviews. You think that makes a good seller a happy dwarf? Think again.

As for time is money, so it is for sellers. You’re paying discount prices, remember? That means extras like overattentive service like you might get at the agency going out the window. I refer you to the below diagram.

If you do not like the Fiverr model, I suggest visiting your nearest big city agency where they will have all the tea and cakes in the world to deal with you popping up every so often. And please, don’t pat us on the head like a lapdog when we come running to your “how is the project coming along” every 5 bloody minutes.

Seriously. I’m being unfair as I don’t know the specs, OP, but that’s how it reads to me. If a part of your satisfaction is being handheld, you need to pay more. It’s that simple. Or go cheap–but then you might not be satisfied by the only important metric… the actual results.

Anyway, the diagram:

(the attachment seems to be broken again, mod/admin?)

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homeestates Contributor

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I think that you have to treat fiverr as you would any other business transaction. I wouldn’t buy a new PC for my business without checking out the reviews and trying it out first if I can.

I’d then go into my local store and ask as many questions as I could of the salesman so I knew what I was letting myself in for. Only then would I be able to make a choice based on information.

As emmaki says, this will probably mean that you have to spend more time on it and pay more for the privilege but it depends on what you want.In any business transaction you can’t have high quality delivered quickly at rock bottom prices.

Fiverr isn’t a way to bypass this rule of business.

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