nickj2013

From the date of your first gig click I guess?

Sounds like a bug. If you repaid the full amount back of cash advance number two, you don't owe Fiverr any money most likely.

No. This is exclusively in the case of my twitter shoutout gig. It’s happened twice in the last few months.

I've done the latter already. The former is pretty self-explanatory. It's a literal successive list of content we do not promote. With said statement headlined above it. And it's all in bold.

That's a completely different scenario. Starbucks isn't under the same performance based system that Fiverr is. Cancelling an order has no effect on their pay or reputation. However on this platform, cancelling an order, even an errant one, will serve to hurt your completion rate. Reaching out to Fiverr to cancel said order is the only solution. But this is becoming tedious when many clients back-to-back come in to do business unprepared. In terms of Starbucks though, if you walk in with no clue as to what you wish to order. Or no money to pay for it, then yes you will be told to step aside... or step outside (leave immediately).

If Fiverr sellers were given a 'choice,' as to whether or not they want to accept a clients business. For example, I run two gigs where I promote (or shoutout) brands, businesses, and companies on social media. Via our company's official FB and TwT account. What they call in the business a 'sponsored post.' Unfortunately, some people believe the term shoutout, applies to anything and everything. So they either ignore the FAQ and gig description... or just fire off an order anyways. In hopes that I'll skirt the rules just to obtain their business. I've made it abundantly clear in both gigs that we don't promote crypto, NFT, and adjacent content. Yet I've gotten two orders recently that I've had to ask Fiverr to cancel. Because those two clients apparently didn't get, overlooked, or improperly skimmed - the message. As for my other gigs, my press release gig attracted a client late last year who provided 'junk briefs' for the press release they wanted me to write. Twice. Order one I completed. But order two, simply could not be salvaged. Er go, it would be a good idea for Fiverr to expand the order que to 'hold' orders. So a seller can have time to review the information provided, and decide whether they want to do business with problem clients, or not. As it stands now, someone places an order, enters their parameters, and the clock starts ticking. But what if the brief, or info provided is not legible? Or is in an improper format? What if they're asking for things outside of your jurisdiction? What if they want you to advertise items or products on your channel, page, or website that you don't, or have made it clear you won't, promote? In order to salavage your Order Completion rate, or overall rating. You have to reach out to Fiverr and have them cancel the order manually. When a better system, would be to let the seller review the clients order. And make sure everything is 'in order.' Then, they can start the order themselves. Which means they're accepting the clients business and are ready to start the project. Every business is allowed to do this. If a Plumbing Co. for example gets a call from someone saying they want something done with pipes, which the Plumbing Co. doesn't specialize in. They can simply tell the client look elsewhere. Yet it seems here on Fiverr, we're all at the beckon call of clients who can't comprehend certain rules. And will just place orders anyways, that they know you're gonna turn down. And even in some cases when you ask for revised information, or tell them you can't perform the task because it doesn't fit within your power to do so, they disappear for days with no contact. At first, this was looked upon as a minor nuisance. But over time, it's become most taxing. Because the abundance of these sorts of people has either doubled, or tripled.

I have over 500 reviews. And have made enough coin here on Fiverr to be promoted to top rated seller. Yet I still have not. So who knows how it works really.

My order completion rate was at 89% due to a cancelled order way back on the 24th of September. However, as of now, it's dropped to 86%, and then 83%. Despite no cancellations since then. It's truly the most flawed of the bunch.

I always say the best thing to do with Buyer Requests was to have a group of curators go through the 'bogus,' or 'suspect' requests and flag them. So sellers could know to avoid those requests if they contained malicious files, or if the 'client' was unserious because they were offering such a low amount for work. Or if the client was just spamming multiple requests asking for the same thing. Instead of deleting BR altogether, flagging shady requests as just that... would've been a smarter, more efficient move. Or posting a feedback score next to the request poster. Similar to Upwork's system. Which lets freelancers know which clients are serious about paying for jobs done, and which are just 'sniffing around,' or routinely shortchange their hirees - via a visible numerical amount of money spent on the platform. Or the apple app store. That has a review score for apps. So you can make a choice to download, or not. Based on a certain percentage.

I see stuff like this in what used to be Buyer Requests. People asking for freelance writers to write material for their class project, wedding, even funerals. And these are things that are supposed to come from the heart. Or at least some attempted version of it. I couldn't imagine hiring someone to write kind words for a friend or loved one. If you can't come up with something satisfactory on your own, maybe it's time to do some self-reflection.

This, in my opinion, is a really short-sighted decision. If you're serious about making a purchase from a freelancer, you should be prepared to review the delivered goods, once it's/they're ready. It's the equivalent of making a cake, placing it into the oven, and then, when the timer goes off signaling the cake is done... you ignore the timer because you're busy doing something else. Then your cake over-cooks and it's ruined. If you knew you wouldn't have time to tend to your cake, then why not start baking later, or some other time entirely? Also, since Fiverr is still stuck in the stone age with its two week payout for most freelancers. Extended delivery time means the order is finished later. Thus, your two week payout just jumped to 21 days or maybe even longer. This helps no one. Certainly not freelancers. And allows cloddish, or dishonest clients to take advantage.

Not sure if getting rid of buyer requests entirely was a good idea. Might've been a better move to just revamp them to filter out spam.

I've never gotten twenty in a day. But here lately, most of my inbox messages have either been spam, which Fiverr blocked automatically. Or people interested in advertising their NFT project. Neither is an optimal situation.

I noticed these gray labels as well. Not sure what the idea is behind their sudden appearance.

I have briefs turned on and so far, haven’t received any messages. Probably still a work in progress.

My favorite drink tiers: Regularly Home made tea, juice (cranberry, turkey hill, minute maid, grape juice, apple juice, snapple, orange juice, arizona tea, lipton). Sometimes Soda, kool aid, milkshakes. Mostly during summer Bottled water, green tea, frozen drinks.

Picked indefinitely. Because I recently had a client from nearly a year ago, return to me looking to purchase a short screenplay I worked on for them previously. Before that, I outlined a screenplay for another client. Who then returned for an add-on order, to the earlier outline job. If I hadn’t kept either file, I would’ve been in quite the pickle.

You'll need to increase your daily budget to see more impressions. Which will lead hopefully, to more clicks.

I haven't gotten any briefs thus far. So, whenever that feature starts to work, or function, or what-have-you... I look forward to seeing what it does. As for Buyer Requests, it seems like it's on the last leg of being deep-sixed for good. Perhaps in the midst of its last gasp, some of the requests have gotten more satisfactory.

I feel like both can work, as long as you keep them fresh. Which means update each from time to time.

I can say that my experience with it has been good in the past. I think currently, it's more impressions than clicks. But it's finite both ways.

That red dot indicates you might have to raise your cpc in order to stay competitive with other marketers. As for orders. Normally you gain more inquiries from Promoted Gigs than anything else. Can’t force people to buy your services. If they get sticker shock, so be it.

I spent $20 on promoted gigs last month, and was lined up for a $206 ROI. However, that ended up only being $70 ROI thanks to two orders from an ‘extremely’ obnoxious client, who provided me with two incomplete briefs. I split the two jobs. Completed one, refunded them on the other. Hope this month is better sailing.