newsmike

Great point. I'll bet if you and I walked through the doors of the MGM Grand in Vegas, we might head in different directions based on odds. But, I totally get your sentiment. 😀

Hey Storm, Nice to see you on the forum. Seems we often wander back to the "how can I use/help/encourage new sellers, and I love the fact that there are those that have the patience of a saint in this area, but that little cynical voice in my head always kicks in, and I find myself asking if it is wise. My thought process. Whenever I need my engine tuned, I go right back to the same certified, master shop, with techs trained by German techs in fine tuning these particular engines. Perfect, out the door every time. It never, ever occurs to me to look around for some new mechanic, just starting out, who has the best of intentions to take a wrench to my engine. Why do we do this with freelancers? When we would never do it with our doctor, dentist, accountant, and hopefully never with a pilot. 😱 I suppose if one is doing so out of a sense of charity, or a lack of budget, I completely understand, however, if I need something done, I want a seasoned seller who won't waste my time, eat my money while learning their craft, or make my blood pressure rise.

https://www.fiverr.com/pro/about

Was very scary at the beginning, but I had a good deal of regular buyers who came along for the ride. It just seemed odd that your previous success had to be wiped away, while you start over. I hope one of the changes that @frank_d is teasing is that we finally get all the previous credit we deserve added back to our PRO gigs. That would take me from 110 reviews right now to 1K+ (3,000) immediately.

Actually, this is not allowed. I had to disable my regular gig with thousands of reviews on it, and start completely over with a new PRO gig which was exactly the same, just priced higher. It was the one thing that I hesitated about briefly about the move. That could be new, but this was a year ago for me.

Yeah, no more of this "Assistant TO the regional manager", stuff.

Yes, Congregations and Congos to you.

There is no such thing as being nominated for TRS. Just meeting the minimum requirements means that they might review you for TRS, but most do not receive it.

Don't buy anything priced at $5. You get what you pay for. You're welcome.

You can always test it. It should not change where you rank, though that is randomly rotated.

Yes, that is the result that many have. I'm glad you are finding that the quality of your buyers greatly improve as your prices increase. Congratulations.

I said in that post. "Unless you are a new seller." This was advice for more established sellers.

So you have the word "Pros" in your name, yet you are trolling the forum for bootleg software. Thanks for being my afternoon's entertainment.

I get it. I have had lots of times where I raised prices and sat with no orders for days until it clicked back in. Everyone's experience is different.

With the new year looming I suggest that you consider raising prices on your services for many reasons. Among them: 1. Fiverr gives you great tools to help promote your sales, but many come at a price. If you are a member of "seller plus", that is $348 per year right off the bat. Build that in. 2. Seller plus allows you to send coupons to select customers, which can build sales, but at a lower wage per project. Calculate how much the coupons cost you. Build that in. 3. Subscriptions let you sell several widgets instead of just one, but at a reduced price per widget. Calculate that and yes, Build that in. 4. "Promoted gigs" can add up quickly. If you spend just $100 per month on promoting your gigs, that's another $1,200 per year. Good program, but.. Build that in. 5. Remember that Fiverr takes 20% off the top (well deserved), but you can see that this is all adding up quickly. Build that in. 6. Global inflation and supply chain disruptions are making bread, beer and beans more expensive, but also electricity, paper, laptops, internet, cat food, and streaming. Yes, Spotify just hit me up for an additional $1 per month. Everything you use for your business and your personal life is getting more expensive. Build that in. 7. Taxes are not going down. Every politician I hear seems to want more of what I generate here on Fiverr, but they promise that this time, they will really, really spend it wisely. Build that in. If you add up what effect this will have on your earnings, it is a staggering loss, and one that we all need to prepare for. The opportunities we have to promote our services here on Fiverr are helpful, just remember to do what every corporation in the world does. They pass the cost of advertising (and literally everything else) on to the consumer. It's just good business sense, or you end up working for a lower wage year after year, unless you adjust for rising costs. I think many of us forget this and remain static, or even slide backwards because we, as individuals don't tend to think like corporations, and neglect to adjust selling price to keep pace with cost of production, promotion, and inflation. Plus, there is a hidden benefit that comes from raising prices. Fiverr algorithm (if it has any common sense at all) should favor higher priced sellers, as that makes their 20% larger. Not to mention that raising prices shakes off the most problematic buyers, and makes you appear more valuable to the high end buyers, like VID's and "Fiverr Business" buyers. I realize that it can be scary to increase prices, but I know lots of sellers who have taken the plunge and have seen the many benefits that come from doing so. If you are not brand new and trying to get that L1, you should give yourself a raise in 2022. After all if you don't, who will?

I hate people who use hate speech. Does that make me a hater? OMG I used hate speech, hating haters. This is all such nonsense. 1. You have the right to say anything you want. 2. You may get punched in the nose for it. 3. Be kind.

The more money you earn for Fiverr, the more they display your gig.

I was going to comment and offer some assistance, but since you only want advice from other people who can't sell, I'll just wish you good luck with that.

"Hate Speech" is misused as a label for anything that someone does not want to hear. It is the cancel culture battle cry.

Starting to think they outsourced the new M-O-Dz from a certain location where they are all "exparts" in such things.

No, I understood completely. I sometimes forget that sarcasm only works in English. I was pointing out that if you are too scared to raise your prices, then maybe you are too timid to compete in the roller derby of business that is Fiverr.

You can't raise your prices? You should report that to CS as it is a bug.

Self serving, wishful thinking, but entirely unfounded.

Sadly, there isn't much of a screening process for anything.

Everything is now discrimination as long as someone chooses to be offended. In fact it is the most popular way to win an argument once you have run out of facts.