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Withdrawing your earnings a week earlier should not be part of a paid program, and actually defeats the purpose of Fiverr's two week waiting period. Initially, we were told this 14 day window exists as a way to give buyers confidence that they can get revisions if necessary or have changes made to orders. While monitoring the integrity of the sale overall. But now it seems that was not true. And Fiverr was just buying time to figure out how to charge sellers a fee to get paid early. Something Upwork doesn't do.

The correct way to build a program like seller plus, is to offer those features for free in the beginning. Then take what components users find most effective, and more importantly... most popular... and offer them a paid version of those components on steroids. So not only are they getting what they want, but an enhanced model of something that's already of great use to them. Fiverr basically took a bunch of random perks and put them behind a paywall to see if users would bite. But now, some of those perks are either not working, or running out of steam. Thus SP not being sustainable.

Seller Plus makes its money much like Promoted Gigs. Off the strength of 'maybe,' and 'perhaps.' 'Perhaps,' Seller Plus will boost your sales. No guarantee, but maybe it will. And as long as that system makes money for Fiverr, they'll never change it. Even though Seller Plus itself, is starting to regress according to some users. Fiverr started Promoted Gigs and Seller Plus, and in theory they sound great. The problem is, these programs aren't sustainable. They're almost like a football team. Red hot in the first half, can't reach the end zone in the second.

I think the issue that arises comes from dim bulb buyers. Who place an order, and are unprepared to provide the necessary requirements. For example, improper documents, poorly written instructions, etc. So basically, if you don't decipher their 'trainwreck' to complete the order properly, they ask to cancel and you get a bad review. Also buyers who return later on to cancel. Long after the order is completed. Either in an attempt to stiff the seller financially, or because they just got around to reviewing the order a whole month after it was completed.

Yep. Get ready to have your patience tested. They're funny once you're just starting out though. If that's any consolation.

Buyers requests were really easy to sift through though. My method for example, was to send offers to clients in my niche regardless of their price. If the client was serious, they'd hit me back and we'd do business. I often found the $5 offerers were a mixed bag. Some really thought anything over $5 was too expensive for your services. Others, seemed to just be using it as an ultra low point for serious negotiations later on. And some... would take your offer and pass it along to someone willing to spend more money in the marketplace than they were.

In all my years of shopping online from Amazon, to Ebay, Wayfair, hosting sites, domain sellers, etc... I've NEVER been asked to leave a private review. I've only been solicited privately, to leave a review when I failed to leave an open (public) review. So for example, if I bought something from Amazon, received it, and never left a review. Then Amazon would send me an email later saying... 'How'd you like this product, or seller?' Other than that, when I left a public (open) review. That was it. Never got a solicitation email from anyone. Also if you check out most shopping sites freelancer or otherwise, public reviews are what people take into account the most when buying anything. They're basically like warnings to future purchasers. You know how many things I didn't buy, or how many final decisions I've made on purchases based on public reviews? If anything, a private review just seems like a way to goad the customer into giving the seller a bad rating. It's similar to stating something in a business meeting, and then having you co-worker approach you later in private and ask... "You don't really believe all that crap you said back there do ya?" And if you said... "No," now your co-worker has leverage against you in future dealings. I just don't find private reviews productive as a frequent online shopper who ALWAYS scrolls public reviews when I buy anything.

Private reviews were a terrible decision to add to the mix here at Fiverr. I agree. Replacing Buyer Requests with Briefs however was a good 'idea.' But briefs don't work, so the 'idea' needs some serious tweaking if it's ever going to bear fruit.

I would say it's a bed of roses every now and then. Mostly when orders come rolling in. But I'd say here lately it's been pretty tedious. Customers these days, in my experience, come in the following tiers: Ghosters - These customers come in with questions, and give you details on their project. You tell them how you can help them accomplish their aim. Then give them a price for the job. They say 'okay,' and never return again. The Unprepared - This breed of customer arrives with a goal. They want to create something. But don't have any idea of the nuts and bolts of it. And once you explain things, and ask them questions. They realize they aren't very well-versed at this stage in development. They vanish after or sometimes during... the conversation because you've made them see they don't entirely have their stuff together. Sometimes they return, sometimes they don't. The Financially Misguided - These guys and gals are always fun. They have big goals. But a budget they know doesn't fit at all. Doesn't stop them from inboxing you though and wasting your time. Even if they know you won't accept their pennies. Spammers - As advertised. These individuals just bring gibberish to the table. And it's really annoying because it usually comes at 2 or 3 am. The Randoms - These folks want to use your services but are vague in their request. Their conversational open usually starts with something like... 'I want business name,' or 'need promotion.' When you ask them what business they want named, or promoted, they remain murky. With one word answers like 'electronics,' or 'services.' It's a guessing game that isn't fun in the least. As a freelancer, I shouldn't have to pull teeth to get you to tell me about your company.

I’ve received two spam messages in the last 18 hours. That’s a record. 👀

I feel the questions thing is a bit overbearing. Most of my clients and I discuss their order goals via inbox. I think forcing them to answer questions during the order process is unnecessary.

No one can tell how Promoted Gigs works anymore. At the beginning it seemed stable. But now, there are times where you get a lot of impressions and clicks, but no orders. And times where you get a lot of impressions, but no clicks. And times where you get clicks but messages from people that aren't even interested in your gig. But just want to sell, peddle, or chat random gibberish. In my case, my last two clients didn't come from promoted gigs. Now compare that with this time last year, and I was getting QUALITY orders and QUALITY inbox messages from promoted gig clients. Something's changed... for the worst.

If the only way to get an errant warning removed from your profile, is to go through a success manager, then it's not really an endorsement. So much as it is a VIP or caste, system. If, for example, you couldn't get an unfair strike, struck from your driving record... without paying an extra fee to talk to some high level local authority or DMV overlord, that wouldn't be very balanced either. As far as the right buyers to work with is concerned. I think if you're good at deciphering introductory conversations via inbox, you can easily scrub your customer base of problem buyers by either blocking them. Or turning away their business.

Interesting thread. I am however put off to learn ChatGPT can be used for gig descriptions (WTF?), and the advice to boost your sales from SM's is to 'create new gigs.' Having a talent means having a ceiling. If I'm good at something, I can only offer it in so many different facets. Encouraging people to create new gigs to earn money, just compounds the problem of people offering to perform services they 'actually cannot...' perform. Or can perform on a barely average level that's not even worth the titular 'five dollars,' or 'Fiverr.'

Same here. I've found that once you answer on the mobile app, it vanishes like it should. On the desktop version though, the red dot stays. Until the message is revisted on the app. Then it disappears.

Almost any salad. As long as it doesn't contain onions, or salami. Grilled chicken ceasar, and chef's salad with ham and turkey are my favorites. I also like home made fruit cups with chunky mixed fruit, blended with pear slices.

I've used Hostinger and Haphost. Both are good hosts imo in terms of price and speed.

I still don't see the tags for gigs as useful imo. I think you're better off focusing on the wording in your gig title. I'm old enough to remember when SEO was a big deal here on Fiverr for gigs. That little slot that used to exist beneath the gig title. Now that's gone, and it's just title gig title, and keywords. The keywords don't really do much though. If I want to find my gig in search results, the proper title is a better indicator. The keywords themselves don't seem to volt you into being seen as much. Nor does adding certain words to your gig description either. It's really all about the title, and then sales to boost and stabilize your visibility.

As a story writer and screenplay writer, commercial rights (or licensing), are basically just a cherry atop the sundae imo. I charge 95% of my fee for 'the work.' The other 5% for the rights. My policy on commercial rights are if I write something for you, the rights come with the purchase. Credits are different. If my name remaining on something is part of the deal, it doesn't cost the client extra. It's simply among the list of terms they have to agree to... beforehand. Ghostwriting isn't really a big deal to me. So long as I am paid in full. Normally, commercial rights go for a huge sum only when you are approached by someone who wants to adapt, or outright purchase something you've already created. Otherwise known as an existing IP (intellectual property). At that point, they want your product because they see immense value in it. In that case, they have to pay you a robust number for it because it's an investment in a proven or existing creation. One they expect to make twice or more as much off of as they initially paid for it. These sorts of deals can last for years, decades, or longer. There's also full transference where you sell an IP of yours completely. Meaning you don't own any of it anymore. That's very different than being tapped, or hired to turn a concept of yours, or someone elses, into a piece of creative work.

It sounds like they're shaking you down when you first start out on the platform. But once you adjust your prices to normal business levels, the percentage that they take won't seem as harsh. Of course, you could also expand your business outside of Fiverr. Plenty of options out there where you get to keep all of what you make.

Seems the only reason to join SP would be to get the early payout option. Everything else that comes with it doesn't seem to be as seismic as advertised.

Sounds like the buyer is just trying to wiggle out of paying you for the job. Which is odd considering you completed it almost four to five months ago. I'd tell him to go pound sand. No refund.

I've had a few chargebacks in my time. As long you get the money, and your performance score isn't impacted. It's just the price of doing business here on the platform.

Sure! I've purchased gig images and videos from designers here on Fiverr. I'm a fantastic writer. But digital art, posters, logo's, etc. I'm pretty terrible at the 'elite' stuff. I can make an image or a logo on a 'basic' level. But beyond that, it's just not gonna happen. What I normally do is make a basic image or logo for my gigs to get a feel for what I want as a gig image. Then, once I've gathered enough data, and mapped out the weak points, and desired edits and changes of the image that 'I' made. I then hand the job off to a 'professional' designer here on Fiverr. Who has skills that are far beyond my capabilities.