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You told him false, useless information because he wanted 15 day success? Thanks for clarifying. Hey @frank_d can we get a badge for effective use of sarcasm?

I was gonna tell him, but I only have the 16 day solution.

#2 is false. Please don't spread false information on the forum. It will not get you orders, and makes you appear uninformed as to how Fiverr actually works.

Fiverr actually suggests editing your gig as much as needed to continue to improve the gig description and hone in on keywords that are effective. Don't believe the naysayers. I edit mine every time I feel it needs a tweak. If you submit a new video, it may take a day to get approved, but otherwise, don't hesitate to improve your gigs because of silly, unfounded fears.

No Knock is the Wurst. 🤪

You are still wrong. Your example does not prove your point. Using your "logic", you could also make the point that you have over 100 sales because your gig description has both vowels and consonants in it. Here's a level 1 seller who is offline and has many more sales than you, and there are hundreds more. https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/praxis-math/praxis-math-lessons/gtp--praxis-math--lessons--statistics-and-probability/a/gtp--praxis-math--article--correlation-and-causation--lesson

The question was how to avoid bad sellers. So my answer is valid. Now if the question were to become "How to help new sellers get reviews", you may want to start that thread. But the best way is to buy from experienced sellers with good reviews.

The SM7b is warm and beautiful. Only thing is that it needs extra gain, so lots of folks put a Cloud Lifter between the mic and the preamp to really make this mic sparkle. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CL1Cloud--cloud-microphones-cl-1-cloudlifter-1-channel-mic-activator

Raise your prices, and read their reviews.

1. Check their reviews 2. Check the forum and see if they intentionally spread false or misleading information such as the "stay online always" folly. This has been debunked literally hundreds of times here. So if sellers are still saying these type of things they are either, not paying attention and do not posess the basic knowledge to properly function on Fiverr. Or, since no one can go without sleep, more than likely, discussing how to "appear" online always, essentially misrepresenting themselves to get orders. That is plainly dishonest, and should warn you based on the simple dishonesty of it.

How can someone stay online 24 hours per day? You would have to either sleep sometime, or misrepresent your online status? Are you sure that dishonesty is the best advice?

1 out of 3 ain't bad.

Yes, some things are worth preserving. I use British Siri on my iPhone, cause it's so fun when she says "Your appointment is scheduled.", or "Turn into the car park." I've got to see if she says lift instead of elevator, and I won't dare ask for a cig.

Yes, but I decided that the 2 week course at the Broadway Bartending academy was the way to go. FWIW, I applaud that you never surrendered the pound, and in the long run I think Brexit will allow you to control your own destiny far better than control from Belgium. If only Italy would get IT-exit going now...

@leannelrivers The sun never sets on your empire. China was elusive for the longest time, but alas, I now rule them in my 51%

Probably the key right there. The private review system that fiverr has most likely factors in here, so by focusing on quality only, you stood out. Congratulations. Bravo!

That is quite a set of mental gymnastics to go through as opposed to just quoting me correctly and responding to what I actually said. You don't know that. Nor do I, but you speak theories with such absolute certainty, as if you have applied these measures before, and have witnessed the results. Which of course you haven't.

I never suggested that finances were a virtue. You know that. What I actually said was having finances in the game (along with other things like heart and soul) makes people even more motivated not to fail, because there is a higher price to pay if things do not work out. Please try to quote me accurately. Misquoting me, just so you can attack your innacurate version of my words does not help your argument.

I know speechwriting and translation get hammered by people who use Google translate, or just plagiarize others work and sell as their own. I think there can be a solution that works, no one is suggesting that the fee levels in this thread are the only scenario that work. But I appreciate that you are open minded about raising quality to make fiverr a world clas freelance site. I'd like to hear more of your thoughts. So far, I have gotten a lot of folks offering resistance to change, and not one has suggested an alternative. But I believe that allowing the status quo is not sustainable if we are to grow fiverr into what it can be.

I said all 3, not just finances. 3 points of commitment as opposed to two. Simple really.

No, one that assumes that those who sacrifice and put their heart, soul and financial assets into something will take it more seriously than someone with a disposable account who can make a new one every week.

I would rather suspect that it would morph from "low quality" to "high quality" as a logical result of what we are discussing.