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theadtwins

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  1. That might be an issue. I’ve been on Fiverr for 7 years, so close to your tenure. I always say… don’t rely on a single source of online income. It can crash and burn very fast. Fiverr tracks the last 60 days, so they still include your time off, that might be what’s keeping you out of the loop. I had health issues in late October/Early November, I was removed from search for 2 months until mid-January, so it does take a while for things to get back on track. That’s very good to know, thanks. I’m definitely keeping my eyes open to any potential changes once the time off is out of my 60-day period. I’ve been following these threads over the past month. My husband and I run the business together, though I work full time outside of Fiverr. Currently writing this on my lunch break. 😝 He, however, is a freelancer full time. We don’t put all our eggs in one basket by any means, though we’ve come to count on Fiverr as a full secondary income, and he stopped putting as much focus into other side ventures due to the success we found here. We are now having to revisit other avenues out of precaution. I definitely recommend everyone do more than one thing if possible, so I second that idea for anyone else following along. The interesting thing was that updating my gig was the only thing that resulted in a spike so far. But after this drop, I’ve been trying not to touch anything and just perform well. Though I’m interested if starting a new gig could make a difference. :thinking: (Hopefully my replies are going to the right place. I’ve been a lurker for some time now and not very savvy at writing in forums.)
  2. Hey Frank, I’m curious what your thoughts are on a long time seller like myself starting a new gig to get out of a flatline rut. Back in February, I went into out of office mode due to an emergency situation, and my impressions have been completely crashed ever since. I’m the only TRS in the video category consistently stuck on the last page, despite about 8 years of positive, very successful business. Though I’ve been doing everything right and my performance stats are the highest they’ve ever been, I’ve been out of the algorithm heavily with hardly any new inquiries, except for a tiny wave about 2 weeks ago that lasted 5 days and fell again. (The only thing I can pin it on was receiving about 4 revisions in a 2 day period.) Still getting regular business from returning customers with no cancellations, late deliveries or unhappy buyers to speak of, and nothing is fixing it. I’m delivering early, and responding to messages lightening fast. I am wondering if starting a new gig would have a positive effect, or if it could hurt my stats more. Does anyone here have experience with this during a rut? About 5 days before my mini spike, I’d updated my highest performing gigs. Wondering if that helped somehow, even though I’ve heard that also takes you out of the ranking. Any insight on this situation would be greatly appreciated. For the first time in 8 years, I’m genuinely scared about my income, since this has cut off the dependency I was able to count on. I don’t feel entitled to the first page, but I do believe TRSs have earned their right to at least be discovered. 😦 Thanks again!
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