newsmike

Figure out what is different between your gigs and the TRS gigs in your vertical.

If you are a digital marketer, you are supposed to know how to get orders. How can you ask people for money to give them "digital marketing" services, when you can't do it for yourself? Maybe you should switch to selling something you actually know how to do.

I would consider thanking your customers.

So honest ratings would be better than trying to buy a good rating with false praise for a lousy buyer?

Bingo!

I very much agree that you and I will likely not find common ground. I say this because I have no problems with capitalism, nor do I feel the slightest bit exploited. As to fair treatment, I have no issues with Fiverr. I read and understood their terms prior to joining, and since then have made a lot of money, and only seen Fiverr operate within the TOS. I'd suggest that in the spirit of fairness, if you didn't like or understand the terms, why join and complain about it later? It's like signing a lease on an apartment, then complaining about the rent, even though it was disclosed right in that lease that you could have chosen not to sign. You seem to be coming from a very different perspective. If you ever find "fairness", anywhere, please let me know, but I guess there are 6 billions opinions of what that would be. Good luck.

I understand your point, but I think you nailed it when you essentially said "Don't like it, don't sell here." There have been many sellers on both sides of this issue, and it is not something that a public company should waste resources sorting out. I guess it is like the Elon Musk/Twitter situation. At the end of the day, you can buy Fiverr, or build your own. Me, I am fine with things as they are because I know I cannot create the value that Fiverr brings to the table on my own. Others, have to make that decision. But I don't see this changing, nor do I see a single justification as to why they should. The EXIT sign is above the door and illuminated in red. Now if you really want to start the fireworks, we should be discussing whether tipping is professional in the Fiverr 3.5 world or not. Tipping is customary for most jobs that a kid would take right out of high school, but hire a graphic arts firm, a recording studio, an author... pick a professional service. In the real world a contract is agreed upon, work is done, money changes hands. Tipping for these services in the freelancing environment is a remnant leftover from Fiverr when it launched as a silly "I will do anything for $5 site", but does not reflect the image of where they are going in the future. I would be fine with losing the tipping part completely in favor of a more professional look and experience.

C'mon now Jon...

Stay online 36 hours every day holding Fiber totem, no bathroom break. Congos

Silly me, I grew my own success. I should have just asked others to do it for me. Live and learn.

Jon, you didn't get the Fiverr Forum travel mug?

We shall alert the media.

Sell a lot of services and make a lot of money for Fiverr.

Every morning, checking the forum.

The only place to promote your gig is right here on fiverr, using "promoted gigs" The people on the platform are shopping, credit card in hand and ready to give you their job, provided you represent well. But, that's another post.

Congos! Wow. Go more ahead.

I know, it is amazing, and unprecedented, right? Just Wow!

Be great at something, sell that.

Make a lot of sales.

Not too often, but there are folks here who say they have people inboxing them all the time looking for work.

I also wonder if we reject too many if that is seen negatively. Maybe better to opt out than to reject a bunch?

Probably 80% just say, let's proceed, and forget the discount. Some disappear, or say, no thanks.

I am glad that you are realizing some additional success with higher rates. The people who ask for discounts are funny. It makes sense if you are buying goods, like a 24 pack of toothbrushes that you get a discount, but not when you are paying for someone's time. It's like, "You get $25 per hour to paint walls, buy I'll pay you $10 per hour if you paint 5 of them for me." I have never set a QR for that, I usually play confused and say, "I don't understand, why are you asking me to work for less than my standard wages." Works great.

So the people who give discounts, or toss in usage rights, etc for free to get the sale, will actually be slowing their progress as opposed to those who hold the line. Can you have a discount?

@frank_d So we get a gift on your birthday!. Another great set of insights. The ASP part is very interesting. Maybe we all need to work harder to ask "Do you want fries with that?" in order to move the needle with gig extra upsells. I hope you have the best birthday ever.