nickj2013

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.

It has gotten out of control, I agree. And the level of spam these people traffic in is bottom tier stuff. Not relevant in the least.

I'd advise you to be extra careful. My gig was flagged multiple times today just for editing the title.

Briefs is a terrible system. I only keep it turned on because it's free. The day it actually bears fruit, I'll surely post about it here. 😄

I got an offer today from a client by the way... or so I thought. It was just another one of the 'CPA people.' 😐

His motives for buying the platform were sketchy from the start. And his decisions thus far in changing how the platform operates were even more short-sighted. Any rebrand of Twitter isn't going to solve anything because it's still going to reflect the alterations that he's made.

Not sure if this true. I've earned twice as much and am still a level two seller.

Sierra Mist is a flavor of soda that was available across the U.S. as of 2003 and was so popular, they launched a cranberry, and twist, flavor later on. As of this year, 2023, they rebranded to Starry. It's never too late to change a bad brand name.

I agree on buyer blues. Customers have certainly vanished from here in many aspects. However their replacements are awful.

The conversations on the old forum (circa 2014 - 2020), were much more robust and informative. Although I didn't post much because I was busy running a whole website, writing screenplays, filling orders here on Fiverr, plus working a day job, and a volunteer job. But I could always scroll the forum and pick up useful tips, and information. There were many great threads I just didn't have time to be a part of though. But every now and then, when I could I'd chime in. However now, it seems most topics are just empty calories. Although I think some of it is because Fiverr has cracked down on certain content. Such as threads started to help gigs get exposure, promotion, or ones created where users could trade awareness of each other's gigs.

Depends on which ones you mean. Some crashed and burned after the pandemic, some during. All about the product they were offering. But prior to the pandemic, Fiverr specifically was a much better platform environmentally. It just felt like during the pandemic, it hit a new gear. Which is/was to be expected. Of course that bubble wasn't gonna be sustainable. But the come down shouldn't have been this visceral.

Change is always good. The problem is, atleast in my opinion, is that the changes Fiverr's currently making have no real direction or purpose. They feel mostly, to be honest, like the platform overseers are throwing stuff against the wall to see if it sticks. I think the platform was better logistically during the pandemic, than it is now. Which is an insane thing to say, yet here we are. Its functionality, customer flow, order quality, client communication... have only gotten worse coming out of those troubled two years or so. Even this here community forum, doesn't seem as optimistic, valuable, and efficient as it used to be.

Normally I tell them my price. And they sometimes say 'that's a bit outside my budget.' I then offer a discount depending on the price. If the item is a $35 logline, then there's no rate slash to put forward. It's $35. Same with a $55 basic synopsis. If you can't afford $55 then why even bother? If it's a full page synopsis priced at $150, I'll go $140 just to do business. But nothing below that. If it's a $5,000 screenplay/script job, I'll go $4,500 because I like to write in my preferred genre. IMO, it's not about extending a discount. But how much of a discount you're willing to offer. I've found discounts work with bundles and high priced gigs. But you have to also let the customer know they aren't going to be able to take advantage. Part of doing business is allowing a customer to save money at a rate that you're comfortable with. I have no issue with writing a full-length horror-themed script for $4,500 instead of $5,000. Because I love the genre, and I love writing. But once we go below $4,000, it gets harder for me to turn a profit. At that point, I can offer to write a short film for you, or we can go our separate ways until you scrape together some more cash.

That's pretty much what I mean. But if I have a gig priced at $200, I'm willing to let it slide to $175 in order to do the customer a favor. IF the assignment appeals to me enough. The latter is key. I wrote a game script last year at a little under rate because the project sounded fun. And there were future opportunities to come from that one agreement. But do I just hand out lower rates to anyone and everyone? Absolutely not.

If a customer thinks my rate is too high, I'm willing to offer a discount. If the discount is a problem for them, my next response is... 'sorry we couldn't agree to terms. Let me know if you change your mind.'

My guess is in order to get the cash advance option, you have to have a strong run of sales. That's how I got mine in the past.

I don’t get it though. If you don’t/won’t have time to review something. Why buy it? This happens in retail also. People buy things, then return weeks later with a complaint. It’s malpractice. When I buy anything, I examine every nook and cranny to make sure I’m satisfied.

If you charged people a fee ($8.00 or so) to post a request, like Craigslist does, you'd filter out the junk posters in Buyer Requests. As a freelancer, if you were hired for a job, and did the job, and got a high mark from your client, I don't see why you should have to wait for 14 days to get paid. When other sites have a far more expedited window. Private reviews are fine for Fiverr itself. But private reviews of someone's dealings with a seller, when public reviews are right there for them to use, makes no sense whatsoever. Promoted gigs at most, is a click-through generator. But leads to very little actual sales. Which could be a result of the type of crowd visiting Fiverr in 2023, as opposed to 2020-2022.

My suggestions to improve Fiverr are as follows: Bring back Buyer Requests in a format similar to Craigslist. Where in order to post a request, there would be a small fee. Implement a system where freelancers get paid faster than 14 days. Get rid of private reviews. Improve Promoted Gigs for better ROI.

AI writing tools were really meant for a scholastic environment. Teachers from Junior High and up, often have to put together samples for certain classes. Work normally passed on to a TA (teacher's assistant), if they have one. An AI writing machine can help with that. By creating the necessary literary specimens, and help the teacher or professor lighten their work load a bit. I don't think it was ever intended for writing content fit for mass scale public consumption, such as books or films. Some people are going to learn this the hard way.

This goes back to what I said previously about the 'higher tier' programs. The coaches, assigned mentors, or what have you are really not a good selling point at all. Once all this WGA/SAG strike business gets settled in Hollywood, us writers will really see just how AI impacts the marketplace going forward.

If you feel the time and work you put in are worth that price, then that’s what you should charge.

Meet in the middle. So if your low is $5, and your high is $200. You should charge a little over $100 for most of your services.

After nearly three years, Fiverr still can't make up their mind with early payout. When it was available to me, it would mostly work with orders that were marked as complete. But every now and then, it was also compatible with orders that were auto completed. Then sometimes it wouldn't be available at all, then others times it would be available on a consistent basis. And there were even sometimes, were it wouldn't show up on orders until the second week of the month. It's disappointing to hear they're still acting erratic with it. Especially because as a system, it charges you money to withdraw early. So the more people that use it, the more profitable for Fiverr. And yet, they still can't get their act together.

Maybe it's just the writer in me talking, but imo, your gig description should ALWAYS be written by you the seller. If you're not honest about that portion of your services, how can a buyer trust anything purchased from you?