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You can't. You don't own your buyer. The only way you can keep them is if they see value in your service. A huge part of business is convincing a buyer that my service is better than someone else's. That's marketing, not stealing.

I'd suggest that if you are wanting to practice and grow you Voice Over performance, instead of allocating time to read, you record various works every day. Select a style, listen to how the best VO artists have tackled that project, then attempt to emulate the style in recordings. Don't copy them, but try to live in the same emotional space as them, using your own voice. Record every day, listen back, then record again.

Hi Frida, without even looking I can predict that you are selling at the $5 price point. The problem with $5 gigs is that they attract $5 buyers, who often behave like this. I suggest you immediately put your prices up to the $15-$20 range. 99% of these issues will disappear, plus you will appear more professional to those who see $5 as way too low to get quality work. As soon as one gets their first 10-15 sales, you need to push price to reflect quality. Buona fortuna

Hopefully you don't have to take a cancel on that.

This is beyond ridiculous. This is only said by people too weak to stand up for themselves and set limits. Why don't you listen to people like @vickieito and @donnovan86 and realize that your way is not working. Maybe, just maybe there are some people from whom you can learn?

It has been added to my menu of options to offer, but not activated. I occasionally offer the live direction when requested, if the buyer seems savvy enough. I price it so most will not purchase it. I do like the way they have now defined commercial and broadcast rights as 1 year.

No, why such a guilty conscience? 🙂 I really wasn't but the way you reacted, now I'm suspicious.

Fraudulent sellers are a much bigger problem on Fiverr.

Look at the bottom of this page.

Your profile says the following: I'm B2B Lead Generation Expert. I have +4 years of experience in helping businesses increase their leads and sales. I specialize in creating high-converting leads, email List Building, and business sales that get results. I Will Be Your Include Leads Guy. So the obvious question is why don't you generate some leads for yourself, and get those amazing results to build your own business? The fact that you are here begging for sales tells everyone that you have no idea how to generate sales leads for anyone. Have you considered fiction writing as a gig?

Absolutely true. But don't underestimate the power of "close enough," when cost enters the equation. Holding breath: Remember 2024 is the US presidential election, so after they spin up the new COVID variant*, instigate more "mostly peaceful" riots, and park 24/7 drop boxes at every McDonald's in the country, we may, next year as Christmas approaches, pine for the good old days of Flopopoulos. * https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gw3mkd

Canada AUS, and NZ can easily be added.

Filter so you see only buyers who are PRO, TRS, or Level 2 with at least 200 5 star reviews. Also select USA/EU/UK Not 100% guaranteed, but the higher priced gigs from these areas will be the least trouble in the areas you describe.

No, I was referring to the seller, upon whom is required to be a professional. Of course there are Karens, and grifters and cheaters everywhere. For example, Karen goes in a restaurant, orders a big steak and bottle of wine, then says, "I don't like the way the waitress treated me", and attempts to leave without paying. Of course, you don't stand for it. Part of being a professional seller is knowing how to deal with the jerks. Wouldn't simply switching on "Request to Order" fix this?

What's wrong with working it out with your buyer? That just requires communication skills as a business professional. What if someone needs additional revisions beyond what was included? Should they not be able to request them and get quoted a price to purchase them in order to get what they need for the project's completion? This always amazes me. You guys who cry about this seem to somehow hallucinate and see the word "FREE" in the "Request Revisions" button. Why is it impossible to say, "Sure thing, that will cost $50? Again, this simply requires communication skills as a business professional.

That is completely untrue. The problem stems from sellers who either foolishly offer unlimited revisions, or are unable or unwilling to charge for revisions that fall outside the scope of what was purchased, out of some sort of fear.

Unlimited revisions is the ultimate indicator that you are desperate, and unskilled. You realize that someone can literally make you revise their $5 order every day until one of you dies, right? I'm temped to buy some gigs that offer unlimited revisions and start a blog called "100,0000 revisions" to prove my point. Don't be desperate, don't offer unlimited revisions. Sell revisions.

Why not offer services where you talents lie? Low competition is where the people faking it tend to gather. High competition is where the titans gather to beat the hell out of each other. Your choice.

This point has been raised many hundreds of times, and the reason why it is not possible has also been posted hundreds of times. Perhaps search for the answer and you will understand why your suggestion is unworkable.

You have the patience of a saint.

Just a wild guess, but have you considered completing your gig information?

They won't bring back Buyer's Requests. They killed it for a reason, and they never bring back failed services.

Remember, Fiverr exposes the highest earning sellers regardless of level. PRO sellers are given the badge (theoretically) because of their qualifications, (but there have been lesser quality sellers awarded PRO lately as well, but, different discussion) so, you can become a PRO with no sales, and no sales always means no visibility.

Basic Algebra: A = How do I get sales. B = I am a lead generation expert. AxB = BS

Do you have a SM to ask? That's how we find out.