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Everything posted by donnovan86
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Fiverr offers this badge manually. If you completed those requirements it's great, but the reality is that Fiverr staff manually decides if you become a TRS or not. That means you can become a TRS during the next evaluation, or you might never become one. There are thousands upon thousands of level 2 sellers that completed these requirements, but they never become a TRS.
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The gig can't be returned to its place because it most likely has to do with the seller not having a great buyer satisfaction rate. Something happened that pushed their gig away. I can tell you firsthand because my gig is also back in search, but I know for a fact from my Seller Plus manager that it has to do with a few first time buyers not sharing a great review after their orders. First time buyers are extremely important nowadays when it comes to where you end up in search. I recommend that link Vickie shared for more info.
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It was just general maintenance. Fiverr did update its algorithm a while ago to focus more on first time buyers, so that might very well be an issue.
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Fiverr 4.0 - Some thoughts on the current state of things
donnovan86 replied to frank_d's topic in Lounge
I think I will turn the Request to Order feature on, and the reason for that is because people assume a writer knows everything and can write about everything. I had to cancel an order and ended up with a 3 star review on another one in the same day, both placed without my consent, both related to medical topics that I never claimed I am able to cover. Fiverr's primary focus on first time buyers will certainly destroy some sellers, since there are no repercussions if a buyer forces someone to work on a thing they might not be qualified for. Yet any bad review or cancellation will burry the seller deep into the search results for months. I guess it is what it is.- 632 replies
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It's not about being different. The reality is that a lot of people just suggest random thingsm without knowing anything. Search the forum and you will see evidence that staying online is a waste of time. Few to no buyers use the online filter, and in the end they still focus on reviews and other factors. Plus, cheating people into believing that you are online when you are not is definitely a bad way to go about it, since most people that tell you to stay online use automatic refreshers, extensions that are not allowed.
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My Gig was performing well but it got sudden drop to zero impression?
donnovan86 replied to codes_solution1's question in Starter Questions
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My Gig was performing well but it got sudden drop to zero impression?
donnovan86 replied to codes_solution1's question in Starter Questions
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Fiverr is less about ranking and more about matching buyers with the right seller. The results you see when you search for your gig are irelevant because not everyone sees the same results, they are different for each person. Which is why the notion of Ranking is not exactly relevant. You can experiment with adding a video and then you can see if you receive more impressions or not. Generally, adding a video tends to help generate more impressions, but just like day to day life there's no guarantee that anything will happen.
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If you go to https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/360011421218-Gig-Policies and scroll a bit, you will see a section called approved links. Those are the only types of links you can add to a gig.
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Are these people joking??? Staying online will just waste your time. Improve your knowledge, create a variety of gigs and test out different images, descriptions, etc. Staying online is a severe waste of time.
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I will chime in with some things, don't take them personally 🙂 - You have no reviews, but your prices are much higher than other people that have been doing this for years. - You try to cover many things at once with these gigs, you are doing keyword research, article writing and SEO optimization. - A turnoff for some people will be that despite being a digital marketing expert, you didn't generate any sales, so they are worried you won't be generating anything for them either. That does tend to push buyers away. Lastly, these niches are extremely packed, so it's very hard to stand out these days. It was hard pre-pandemic, let alone today. Before other regulars comment here, in general buyers stay away from digital marketing experts that can't promote themselves successfully. So yeah, if you can't generate results for yourself. I recommend you also add less skills, those that you are exceptional at. You have a LOT of skills listed, I for one as a buyer would focus more on someone that just does one or a couple of things, but does them right. These are some ideas, based on what I saw on your profile. As I said, don't take any personal offense, I just tried to see things objectively as a buyer. Good luck.
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Fiverr 4.0 - Some thoughts on the current state of things
donnovan86 replied to frank_d's topic in Lounge
Well if their private reviews are great, then Fiverr is obviously going to push them since they do a good job. Since you're a Pro seller, you do have your own section to shine, which those $10 people don't. So there are benefits too. And due to your higher pricing, you can imagine there's less demand and impressions can vary quite a lot. That being said, I am a higher volume seller myself and the fact that they focus a lot more on first time buyer reviews is definitely a downside. I am already experience a massive reduction in sales, few to no messages, etc. And even my seller manager confirmed my issue is not with the buyer satisfaction rate, instead a couple of first time buyer review ended up pushing me far behind in search. It is what it is.. but yeah.. this fluctuation is far from encouraging.- 632 replies
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Payment issues for Fiverr Learn
donnovan86 replied to designer_hamim's question in Starter Questions
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Sudden drop in sales after years of great success
donnovan86 replied to thefarrahmonste's topic in Gig Advice
I have almost 10 years here and the reply would be the same. That's because it has to do with your performance. If you had bad reviews especially from first time customers, be it private or public reviews, that does have an impact. As I said, first time customers in particular seem to be extremely important these days. It doesn't matter how many years of activity you have on the site, the algorithm just takes into account your last 2 months and if your performance was not ideal during this time... you can understand why there will be issues. -
So what I said, the accounts can't sell the same service (similar). Sharing a withdrawal provider and buying from each other is obviously not allowed.
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I delivered the order. The buyer cancelled my order. They blocked me.
donnovan86 replied to onurileli's question in Starter Questions
Actually they can. I had someone that insulted me, said racist things and blocked me. I wanted to block them first but they beat me to it. So just like sellers are able to block others, buyers can do that too. -
I DO CHANGE MY PAYPAL ANYTIME I WANT TO WITHDRAW FUNDS
donnovan86 replied to ridwan_248's question in Starter Questions
You are not allowed to have more than one personal PayPal account. So by having more than one, you are violating their terms. The same thing if you're using other people's accounts to withdraw funds. Just so you know, in case you don't. -
You can't have more than one account on the same Wi-Fi connection. Even if it's for different people, obviously it's seen as a single person trying to create 2 accounts. The fact that you both sell logos also doesn't help. When you had your cousin create his account, you had to ask customer support for permission. And I think it would have been denied anyway since you can't have 2 people selling the same thing within the same Wi-Fi anyway. You can't do anything other than wait for the results of that review, but considering what you said and the fact you sold the same thing.. chances are very slim unfortunately.
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Fiverr tracks the past 2 months for metrics, so it will be a bit difficult to receive more traction. But that would be the same for a new account, even worse maybe.
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how can i withdraw my amount when account is under review
donnovan86 replied to ak_wcreations's question in Starter Questions
Fiverr is reviewing your account and that can take up to 90 DAYS. That means it might take up to 3 months until you are allowed to withdraw your money. That is, if they will allow it, depending on what happened and why your account was flagged. So at this point you just have to wait. -
On phone app when you click on "Cancelled orders" which page do you get??
donnovan86 replied to ncrypto's question in Starter Questions
I'm not talking about that. On the main page of the app, when you click on canceled orders, it should show you the canceled orders directly, that's how it worked until they changed the interface a bit. Now even if you tap on that, it just brings you to Analytics. What you say is within the orders menu, I guess it's serviceable but I wanted from the main menu directly. But I guess that works too. -
On phone app when you click on "Cancelled orders" which page do you get??
donnovan86 replied to ncrypto's question in Starter Questions
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On phone app when you click on "Cancelled orders" which page do you get??
donnovan86 replied to ncrypto's question in Starter Questions
Simple. I had few to no clicks as well, then there was a boost, sometimes it comes back. You most likely had a bad private review or few orders/reviews and other people surpassed you with better performance. Fiverr tracks performance within the past 2 months, and as time passes if you're not consistent and barely have any work, Fiverr will obviously bring others to the front and push you back. So yeah, it happens to everyone, even successful sellers that always have work. It's even more prevalent now that Fiverr gives more weight to first time buyers. Even if a buyer shared a private review by mistake and it was negative, that can really affect your placement in search results. I have to check. I didn't log out for a long time 🙂 Didn't see the need to. But the app is up to date though. -
On phone app when you click on "Cancelled orders" which page do you get??
donnovan86 replied to ncrypto's question in Starter Questions
For a long time you could see a history of the canceled orders. Now it just brings you to the general analytics page. I have the same complaint, you can't see that on mobile anymore and you have to go to the computer to do it. Not a huge deal, but maybe I just want to check from mobile, and this was available in the past. Just because you passed that doesn't mean you will ever be a top rated seller. Fiverr's team chooses that manually and maybe they think you don't fit what a TRS is in their eyes. This happens because you either have lower stats than competitors or you received a bad private review, which pushes you back in search. And now reviews from any first time buyer hurt even more. This is within the terms of service man, you agreed to that when signing up to the website. It doesn't matter what reviews you have. If you want funds to clear faster, you can become a part of the Seller Plus program. Most sellers on the website are level 2 so everyone would have the same perk if they would offer any. -
Fiverr 4.0 - Some thoughts on the current state of things
donnovan86 replied to frank_d's topic in Lounge
And that happens when buyers stop coming in. There will always be seller willing to make money. But if Fiverr fails to impress buyers with their talent, that will bleed money in the long run. However, I don't see why a seller would leave the platform, staying on Fiverr doesn't cost you a dime and people would come to you. Plus, you only pay any fees if you complete the project.. That's why I dislike bid-focused platforms, you can spend quite a lot of money on bids and not earn any money in return.- 632 replies
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