I was once a Level 2 Seller with a 4.9 rating and over $41k in sales. I stopped getting any gigs and didn't know Fiverr had gone through so many changes at that time. Before I "stopped paying attention," I had only 5 star reviews in "would recommend to a friend," "communication level" and "service as described. Realizing I had dropped the ball, I updated my profile, added links to my work as well as pictures and refined my niche. With 0 orders (and 0 ipressions), they gave me $10 for advertising, which I took advantage of. After three weeks, I have 15 clicks and 0 orders with a total of $0.53 spent and they recommend that I spend $50/day to get an order. (Of course they would - and I would recommend to my clients to buy my bulk articles gig, twice per month for best results.)
After reading that others in similar situations were spending upwards of $5-600/month on advertising only to drop out because it wasn't worth it, I decided that I will not be adding to the ad (protection) money. In the past, one of the 'perks' of Fiverr was that we paid 20% of our earnings to them in return for advertising or picking up cients that we would not have had without Fiverr. But as a writer, what is the 20% for if I have to pay for advertising? This makes no sense to me and it's sad that Fiverr went the way of the internet as a whole.
FIverr now favors those who already have prominence and money instead of leveling the playing field for everyone, which allows newbies to more easily get their foot in the door and allows buyers to find those hidden gems. In the past, my hard work, helpfulness to clients, and good reviews spoke for themselves. Today, Fiverr doesn't even recognize my account exists. I'm not sure if it's "constructive termination," it could be. But, I tend to feel like it's more of a termination due to my failure to partake in their "pay to play" scheme, which seems to be inherent in all large corporations.
I also want to add that it's not just affecting me as a seller. As a buyer - I have not had much success. Most people don't reply or reply very late, are rude, and simply don't do the work they claim to excel at. It's even difficult to find the appropriate matches when I search. The changes Fiverr has implemented have, imho, failed many people.
I was once a Level 2 Seller with a 4.9 rating and over $41k in sales. I stopped getting any gigs and didn't know Fiverr had gone through so many changes at that time. Before I "stopped paying attention," I had only 5 star reviews in "would recommend to a friend," "communication level" and "service as described. Realizing I had dropped the ball, I updated my profile, added links to my work as well as pictures and refined my niche. With 0 orders (and 0 ipressions), they gave me $10 for advertising, which I took advantage of. After three weeks, I have 15 clicks and 0 orders with a total of $0.53 spent and they recommend that I spend $50/day to get an order. (Of course they would - and I would recommend to my clients to buy my bulk articles gig, twice per month for best results.) After reading that others in similar situations were spending upwards of $5-600/month on advertising only to drop out because it wasn't worth it, I decided that I will not be adding to the ad (protection) money. In the past, one of the 'perks' of Fiverr was that we paid 20% of our earnings to them in return for advertising or picking up cients that we would not have had without Fiverr. But as a writer, what is the 20% for if I have to pay for advertising? This makes no sense to me and it's sad that Fiverr went the way of the internet as a whole. FIverr now favors those who already have prominence and money instead of leveling the playing field for everyone, which allows newbies to more easily get their foot in the door and allows buyers to find those hidden gems. In the past, my hard work, helpfulness to clients, and good reviews spoke for themselves. Today, Fiverr doesn't even recognize my account exists. I'm not sure if it's "constructive termination," it could be. But, I tend to feel like it's more of a termination due to my failure to partake in their "pay to play" scheme, which seems to be inherent in all large corporations. I also want to add that it's not just affecting me as a seller. As a buyer - I have not had much success. Most people don't reply or reply very late, are rude, and simply don't do the work they claim to excel at. It's even difficult to find the appropriate matches when I search. The changes Fiverr has implemented have, imho, failed many people.
