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@vickiespencer

They are often 24-36 hours behind.

Forum: Come for the grammar, stay for the gif's

OK, I'll go first:

Same here. I think the system that does not allow SM's to really help us needs review and reinvention. I would have welcomed something along the lines of "Let's take a snapshot of your KPI's today, then I want you to do these 3 things. Then let's meet in 1 month to look at the KPI's" That is success management worth paying for.

It's like going to the doctor with a broken arm, and being told "Don't smoke, exercise and watch what you eat. That'll be $348 please."

All Swiss I'll bet?

Dear Success Managers, To take a page from Micah Kaufman's recent "Open Letter to AI" in the New York Times, let me state clearly that as Fiverr sellers, we come in peace. There is no doubt that the "seller plus" concept provides valuable insight, but in light of the many successful sellers who recently suffered a simultaneous and unexplainable drop in impressions and sales, we ask that you consider offering more substantial remedies to address the problem. For example, many in the forum have told some version of the following story. In late January or early February, impressions dropped to nearly nothing. In my case from thousands per day to maybe 100 if I am lucky. Of course as impressions go, so do sales. As many other did, we turned to our SM's for answers, and unfortunately, we received essentially the following as advice: Look at your keywords Freshen your gigs Create additional gigs This is largely the same sort of cut and paste advice that non SP members get whenever they contact support and ask why they are not getting sales. However in this case, it was many very successful sellers with well performing gigs that were essentially switched off simultaneously. Let me state clearly that I very much like both my previous and current SM's, and in no way blame the following analysis on them, but instead on the secretive and opaque system that prevents them from providing any assistance that is truly actionable. I am not alone in having been told flat out that there are things which the SM's cannot share with us, however I am not asking for the key to the algorithm. I am instead asking why after many of us have counseled with our SM's, not one person has said they received any real analysis or more importantly a strategy to fix the problem. Again, we are successful sellers who suddenly hit a wall, not noobs asking why we are not getting sales. I personally pay $348 per year for SP. My hope is that for that amount of money, I would get a deep analysis of exactly why I am suddenly experiencing this, along with specific recommendations to fix it. Otherwise, what is the point? I could save the money and email support to be told the review my keywords. I am not writing to complain about the SM's, as I know their hands are tied and they are only allowed to provide vague and generic help. But when something of this magnitude sidelines a bunch of successful sellers, I'd like to ask if the SM's cannot become advocates for us, with specific advice to actually fix the issue. We are, after all paying for such help. SM's, I am asking for you to advocate for us and "Manage our Success". Perhaps discuss amongst yourselves and management how you can provide actionable help for those of us who continue to subscribe to premium help in the form of "SP" who are now presenting you with a real problem and are looking to you for help and guidance. I look forward to your response. Thank You

Can you kill your conversion rate like this? Lots of people browsing AI junk who click on and then off your gigs without buying?

They do know how to shoot themselves in the foot better than anyone else, we unfortunately are the collateral damage.

Any sales?

If you were really a "b2b" lead generation expert" You would have so much business that you would not be here asking for orders. Further, if you were really: You would never, ever say "Then feel free to knock me."

... That'll be $39 please.

@breals @vickiespencer @afreensdesign Note: OP did not even get this in the proper forum category.

I just made breakfast.

No, that was my doing to illustrate how the free version could make money. "Doctors readily agree that smoking is the #1 cause of lung cancer, but if you are going to, it is widely accepted that Marlboro really satisfies."

They will do what all other endeavors do. You either pay for the ad free version or get the free version which would have ChatGPT give answers such as: Me: Write a short description of reptile evolution. ChatGPT: Reptile evolution is a complex and diverse process that occurred over millions of years, beginning around 310 million years ago. The first reptiles evolved from ancestral amphibians, and were characterized by adaptations that allowed them to live on land, such as a more efficient respiratory system and the ability to lay amniotic eggs. Over time, reptiles diversified into a wide range of species, including dinosaurs, crocodiles, snakes, and turtles. These species evolved unique adaptations that allowed them to thrive in different environments and niches, such as the development of feathers for flight in birds and the ability to move quickly on land in lizards. The evolution of reptiles played a significant role in shaping the biodiversity of the planet, and their descendants continue to be important members of ecosystems today. in fact if it were not for the Gecko developing the ability to speak, most people would not realize that they could save 15% on their auto insurance by switching to Geico.

I believe we are at that point now as several societal trends making news would indicate.

I am sorry that I am useless at providing answers, do you have another question? LOL

Long thread, but worth the read. Skip the scientific stuff, but note the deception. WARNING: ChatGPT made up fake science studies and tried to peddle them. It was unrepentant and continued to try to deceive. LOOOOOOOOOONG PAUSE HERE.

If you think that luck is involved that is probably your problem. Luck is working hard over a long time and getting good at what you do. It's takes a long time and it is not easy, but you need to get out of the "luck" mindset if you are going to prosper. Instead go get better than everyone else in your vertical. I don't get to do the Coke super bowl ad, but I do get to do narration for internal videos regularly.

Big clients don't use freelancers? I'm gonna have to tell my client>

400,000 "digital marketers" from a certain location who all work for Microsoft are hella mad.

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