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  1. Yeah, it wouldn't be a straightforward case, that's for sure but there's plenty of appetite among lawmakers to make big companies accountable for what's on their platforms. Think about Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc and how much effort they are required to put in to reducing the illegal material on their platforms. Similarly, AirBnb, Lyft and Uber, when there is a problem with one of their hosts/drivers, they go all out to reduce their exposure to negative publicity and legal action. The excuse of "but we just facilitate people, we aren't responsible for what they do" just doesn't work any more.
  2. IT'S HAPPENING! No, it's not a Fiverr seller (yet?) but Google has filed a lawsuit based on the fact that the company was promising results, selling reviews and threatening companies with closure of their Google business/maps listing. Read the full details here: https://searchengineland.com/google-g-verifier-lawsuit-389853 While it's not against Fiverr sellers directly, if I were one of those making the same false promises then I'd be changing my gigs immediately as I suspect Fiverr will likely remove all gigs like this. Once Google wins the case, Fiverr and every other platform are going to be terrified that they will be next and so they may finally clean up the SEO gig category. Bad news for people who do that, good news for buyers and honest sellers.
  3. Sometimes I am really not in the mood for people asking for $5 off over and over on a small order.

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    1. miiila

      miiila

      I'm often in the mood to add $5 every time they ask (time is money!). One day, I'll make that one of my basic business principles, a FAQ, and a Quick Response. 😅

      An essay about my best price as a Quick But Long Response could be nice too, but I have this vague feeling that it won't be appreciated. 

    2. eoinfinnegan

      eoinfinnegan

      I'd appreciate it

  4. Hello, Eoin,
    I am not sure what happened. But I sent you a message wherein I said I see you visited my profile. I guessed you were checking to see if I had visited the forum lately. I do not come here as often as I once did.

    In my earlier post, I mentioned the m-word that means shepherd of the forum. Perhaps that is why my message disappeared. I was saying I missed the forum days when people like Writer, Gigfreak, Woofy, and Maddie were active.

    Hopefully, no one will delete this message.

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    2. miiila

      miiila

      Thank you for the offer, Vickie, but I'm not really on FB in the first place, and also like to keep Fiverr and some other things separate. But it's nice that you have a group that works for you there. 

      "surcharge for identifying/avoiding repeated words" Yes, some people rethink their approach if you tell them it's actually more work than just translating everything, and that they also might not always do themselves a favour by "cutting out" "repeated content"; context is a thing.

    3. mariashtelle1

      mariashtelle1

      I think baby Yoda would've work for anyone 😅

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    4. vickiespencer

      vickiespencer

      I just got a notice that the you-know-whos approved of one of my responses to Eoin; that is why two of my posts above are similar.  I see I used the m word in that post. 🤣

  5. Hello, Eoin,

    I see you were taking a peek at my profile yesterday. I do not visit here as much as I once did. It was more fun when you were a mod. I miss people like Writer too.

  6. Just dropping by to say, "hi, I miss seeing you on the FF. Are you all settled in? Are you enjoying being in the city?" 

    1. eoinfinnegan

      eoinfinnegan

      Aww, thanks Vickie. Busy busy busy unfortunately, or fortunately 🙂

      Loving life in Dublin and enjoying the change a lot. Also took on a new Marketing Agency client here which is taking around half of my work time, hence my lack of forum activity. Expecting my new housemates to move in next week and one of those is going to be an assistant of sorts, so hopefully can offload some to him and free myself up a bit to do some more posting here and elsewhere. 

      Have I missed anything?

    2. mariashtelle1

      mariashtelle1

      I don’t think you missed anything major @eoinfinnegan.
      As usually a couple of dramas here and there but nothing major.
      I think it also became pretty tough to navigate and find something interesting/useful among those increased comments and duplicated posts

  7. Since you said you miss Jon, I wanted to let you know we are organizing a welcome back party of sorts on his profile. So stop by and say hello! Yes, you can bring your pups! 

  8. Finally moving house tomorrow. 

    I had my busiest month ever last month and am still trying to finish off a few orders. Had to just pause all gigs to allow me to get some free time to move. It has been a week of 12-14 hour days and early starts. Gonna take a few days now to move and settle in I think before getting back to work. 

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    2. vickiespencer

      vickiespencer

      Did you live in a quaint little Irish town before? 

    3. ahmwritingco

      ahmwritingco

      It looks so modern. I hope you won't be eavesdropping on Google's HQ, looking for some secret sauce ranking tips. 😉

    4. eoinfinnegan

      eoinfinnegan

      I lived in various areas in Dublin for approx 15 years then moved to one quite quaint small town/village when I started freelancing. I moved to a slightly bigger one (Kilkenny) during Covid and the opportunity to house share with two friends in this area came up so I jumped at it. They will be moving in next month. 

      It's a far more vibrant area within walking distance of everything really so yeah, really pleased. 

  9. The best thing about Fiverr is that anyone can join as a seller. The worst thing about Fiverr is that anyone can join as a seller. With even a low fee of $20/month as a gate, it would keep out a lot of low quality sellers, particularly those with 10-20 accounts offering the same thing. There are many of these; they do mass offers on Buyer Requests sending the same offer from all their accounts.
  10. Got vaccinated today.

    Was fine, feel a bit of pain and extremely tired but otherwise I am 

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    All hail Mr. Gates, All hail Mr. Gates, All hail Mr. Gates

    1. miiila

      miiila

      And you have a greenish forum background! I hadn't noticed there are different ones before. Did discobot give you green because you're from the Emerald Isle ...? Ah, no, no discobot no more ... and my bg is purplish ... 

      Anyway, good to hear you're vaccinated and okay so far. 

  11. Testing a potential great use for this feature - One problem I had with the old forum was that you would often get responses from people who's opinion you may not value who then derail the thread from being a useful discussion and back to "halp me" type discussions. 

    If this type of quick post is only seen by followers of mine (mostly people I follow and who I respect), then is it possible to have a near-private discussion here with like-minded and experienced/capable sellers? Let's give it a go and discuss something here and see if it gets invaded by the masses.

    When moving house, what is your biggest peeve or greatest joy?

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    2. vibronx

      vibronx

      I hate everything about moving except for the fact that it gives me a chance to find all the stuff that has been missing for months or years when I clear the place out 😅  

    3. krheate

      krheate

      Ooh, good question! When moving houses, my biggest pet peeve is that something always gets lost in the process 😩

      And my greatest joy is probably what @vibronx said- finding long lost things when I’m cleaning out!

      That experiment looked so satisfying lol! I actually tried something similar at home called elephant toothpaste.

    4. eoinfinnegan

      eoinfinnegan

      Thanks all. I've moved quite a few times before and most of the time it's been positive. Moving from a house in a country town to an apartment in the very centre of Dublin (our capital city), so it's going to be quite a change.

      I'm also going to be sharing with 2 students I know so quite an adjustment but looking forward to city life again - lockdown has only really begun to be eased here, so as you can imagine, everyone is dying to get out and enjoy the summer.

  12. Bit of news for me - just signed a lease to move back to Dublin city. When I began freelancing I moved away from the city for financial reasons but after 6 years of work, development and planning, I have taken the plunge and am moving back. Photos to follow.

  13. The seller agreed to cancel this order. I agree with the process that Fiverr doesn’t force order completion during disputes - even the sound of that is awful in terms of buying experience and would scare lots of decent people off.
  14. I’ll take that - it’s better than when I only have the latter.
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