[Improvements to our availability feature]

22 hours ago, tantrikasound said:

I don't understand. Let's say I've took 3 important jobs on Fiverr from clients, and I need to focus only on those 3 projects because I can't take more workload. Let's say that those big projects require 3 months to be finished. Why should I be penalized if i set myself unavailable for more than 30 days to focus only on those big projects?

Yes! This is exactly what I was thinking - I often have to use this feature when I get booked with multiple large projects and use the selection "I'm overbooked" to communicate that to my buyers when my orders are high so they have to communicate with me before allowing their order to come through. Also, just because we're freelancers, doesn't mean we work (or need to work) 24/7, 7 days per week.

It would be nice to have somewhere on our profile to indicate days we do and don't work especially for Holidays and religious events/observances, but to set a schedule and business hours like any real business and not be penalized if someone contacts you outside of those hours... Buyers would like to see that information (I think!)! Even as freelancers, it would be healthy to have a "day off" or even the ability to set a day away schedule where you can just work on your craft and fulfill orders without being penalized for not responding to messages within minutes. During your "in-office" hours though, those interactions should absolutely count! 

I've been selling on Fiverr for almost 10 years and the burnout from this constant metrics game (even while sleeping) can be overwhelming at times. It doesn't really look like anything has changed to me.