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  1. Oddly enough. I got a message from a client around 3 am this morning, and only found it at 9 am this morning in my inbox, when I opened the Fiverr app. 

    Normally. I get a notification on my phone, and then an email in my gmail that I have a message on Fiverr. But I got neither, this time. 

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  2. At the beginning promoted gigs proved to be quite useful. Now however, it has little to no value. You either get  a lot of impressions, and no clicks. Or clicks that don't lead to sales. I think this is because the quality of user on Fiverr now, compared to four years or so ago, has also dipped. 

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  3. 45 minutes ago, maketrack51 said:

    Hi @Kesha

    I've known for a while how overly sensitive the ranking system is to private feedback. Particularly as a higher ticket seller, I get less volume, which means that just one less than perfect private feedback score has a huge impact as lots of people don't bother to fill the form out (particularly return buyers). This can affect my earnings by up 2-3k from month to month, which, when you consider how little control I have over that other than doing my best, is a nightmare. 

    Now with the 'value for money' score (read cheapness) I feel I'm at a huge disadvantage as a result of the above. But I cant afford a race to the bottom, and why should I? It really is starting to feel like fiverr want people like me to leave the platform.

    As a final point, the new 2 year limit on the consideration of private feedback will make me extremely cautious about who I work with. I love helping people, especially those who are just starting out or are new to the platform, but Fiverr is putting so much risk on those situations now. Given how much these less than perfect private reviews can impact visibility and sales.

    Please let me know your thoughts.

    At the end of the day. The best bet is to keep Fiverr as an option, but not a figurehead of your business. And this is directly because of private reviews. Like I've said in the past, I've never heard of a website allowing private reviews for any services, unless the purchaser did not leave a review on their earlier purchase. But if they did, then what's the purpose of hassling them for a private one? They most likely leave negative reviews because Fiverr is spamming their email and they don't like that.

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  4. So basically, your ascension in level, or demotion in level, will hinge on your success score. And the latter, will hinge on how many orders your gigs have.

    Er go, if you have multiple gigs that don’t get ‘a ton’ of orders. Or one gig that is purchased ‘every now and then.’ Even if you do good work, and the gig, or gigs in question have high marks from customers. Your success score will fall because the gig isn’t popular enough?

    That’s a pretty crummy system my friends.

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  5. When it comes to private reviews. A good idea for Fiverr to implement, would be to count private reviews made by purchasers who DID NOT, previously leave a public review. For example, if a buyer bought something on the platform from a seller, didn't leave a review, let the order auto-complete, and left a private review later on - that would count against the seller. As opposed to buyers who leave 4+ or 5 star reviews in public. Then later on, drop it to -4 or less in private.

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  6. Hi. I had a major synopsis writing gig that Fiverr removed awhile ago because they claimed the video I used for the gig, violated their TOS. I asked how, and they'd never tell me. But told me the gig was deleted on their end, and could not be resurrected. Yet as of tonight, I was doing some editing to my slate of gigs and when I went to the 'view my profile page,' my synopsis gig oddly reappeared. Below is a screenshot for proof. I can't access the gig, because when I click the link, it says the page was removed (no longer exists). But I can play the video if I click the button shown in the graphic. I find it bizarre that it just 'showed back up' complete with rating, reviews, and other information. If I could get the gig back actually? That would be much appreciated. I'd gladly take down the offending video (also shown below).

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  7. On the buyer end. When I am freelancer shopping on any platform. I NEVER contact someone I am not intending to purchase a service from.

    I treat it like in-person shopping. If I am planning to buy sneakers from Foot Locker or the NIKE store? I make a decision based on a number of factors (shoe selection for example), and that’s the store that I ultimately decide to give my business to for the day. 

    Why message a freelancer when you have several others ‘in the wind?’ That’s what profiles are for. You read each one (sometimes five times if you’re me). To gather intel. Then, you compare each profile based on the information provided to you. 

    Then at some point. You start eliminating candidates until you reach your chosen freelancer. The concept of messaging someone for no reason is foreign to me. If there’s something lacking, or missing from their profile that doesn’t line up with what you’re looking for. Then that’s a sign not to choose that particular seller, and keep searching for what you’re looking for. 

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  8. They probably didn't like your prices and decided to go with someone cheaper. This often happens on Fiverr. I've had a client or two do the same to me, and then return weeks later and say... "the freelancer I hired didn't work out." I wonder why? 

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  9. On 12/12/2023 at 1:58 PM, ashirali776 said:

    Hey

    I am working on fiverr for almost 2 years now, a month before fiverr bugged my average selling price from 76$ to 45$. from then on my impressions and clicks got decreased than usual. I have reported this to fiverr, but they say that they are working on it and it doesnt have any effect on your clicks and impressions, but I know it has an effect, what should i do?

    Are you saying you decreaed your average selling price from $76 to $45, or increased the latter to the former?

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  10. On 11/11/2023 at 12:06 PM, mohtrma said:

    My impressions only reached 170, how did they increase? any suggestions or keyword recommendations?

    Promoted Gigs just isn't any good anymore. I'd recommend not using it to be honest. You'll get clicks, but no orders. So far this year, I've received just three orders from promoted gigs ($490 in sales). And spent $850 on advertising. Impressions were clocking 70,000. Clicks, barely 2,000. Inbox inquiries were the worst part though. Either spammers, or people who were not even decently versed in what they were looking for.

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  11. I offer up to three or four revisions with each order. If for some reason a client needs more, and exceeds the threshold. Then you could offer new revisions with a price tag attached. Maybe $10 bucks or so. Depending on the work required to fix the delivery up to their standards. 

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  12. 1 hour ago, leadheroes said:

    Is there any possible way to check the CPC cap for a specific category?

    Unfortunately not. In its current form, Promoted Gigs is not as detailed or extensive as other advertising services. Perhaps they'll expand its functionality in the future.

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