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I agree. Even me.. I wrote lots of posts trying to help people. But no one reads them, so why waste time? Some people even told me I don't know what I am doing, so why even bother?...

If that's not proof that staying online is meaningless and without any results, I don't know what is.

Create new gigs, improve the current ones, etc. I only have orders from return clients, and a lot of people are dealing with the same thing. We are dealing with a recession, and there's also AI along with other similar things. There's still money to be made, but you have to adapt and show you are better than others. So, try to experiment and don't accept any defeat. That's what I recommend.

I've been here for 10 years. I can tell you 100% people don't care about who is online. A lot of buyers send a message to multiple people, and come back in a few hours. I had some people for whom I replied instantly and they didn't expect a reply so soon, they were amazed. If, and that's IF someone needs a seller fast, that's usually resellers or people in a rush. Mostly those will try to contact people online, but even then they want to see samples, prices. And I can tell you that resellers or people in a hurry are some of the worst clients you can have. They will constantly nag you to deliver, then force you with all kinds of revisions. Do what you want, stay online if you want, but it won't really make any difference when it comes to sales. If anything, as a buyer, I would find it very suspicious that someone is constantly online, as no one can do that. So yeah, you might even be pushing buyers without knowing.

Well I have a similar situation, although I am a writer. In my case, my Fiverr seller manager told me that private reviews were not that great, which is sad because most people barely leave a public review, mostly unhappy people will actually take the time to write a private review and those can be very damaging. She also told me that public and private reviews can be very different. So it's hard to say. It can be someone that left a private review randomly. Or maybe your push as a new seller is over, since Fiverr pushes new sellers to the front for a bit, then they remove them and push other new sellers.. Everyone receives that push, then they have to generate business on their own, use the paid ads system, etc.

It's against the Fiverr terms of service to use such a tool. Just because those "sellers" use it and they are still active.. that doesn't mean it's ok. They just weren't caught, they will get banned sooner rather than later. And no one benefits from those. Any buyer focuses more on prices, samples, etc. No one cares if you're online or not. You can live that illusion, but it won't give you sales.

You can, but should you? That's the question. I would much rather focus all my energy on a single gig rather than 7 mediocre ones. Nowadays Fiverr is focused way more on quality. While 7 gigs MIGHT bring more impressions, they might also not bring any sales because people don't find them convincing enough or high quality...

I don't understand why people want to cheat the system. You can gain orders by creating great, amazing gigs. The focus should be on what service you offer and how you can improve it. Because trust me, as someone that bought via Fiverr, I don't care if you are online or not. I am more enticed to buy if I like the way you provide your service, your samples, etc. Poeple don't care if you are online or not.

I believe you. However, you can clearly see Fiverr customer support doesn't blatantly say it's ok to use ads. They encourage you to share your gigs, and to build an audience by paying for ads. They didn't specifically say you can easily use Facebook ads or whatever to promote your gigs. And I know why, Fiverr has its own paid ads system, why would they specifically say to use other services when you can pay for theirs...? Even if they agree to it, I still think you need to be very lucky to find a specific region where people might buy your gig. At least with Google you go for a specific keyword (and you would compete against Fiverr for those keywords as they also promote themselves via Google, hence the reason why they are not ok for them). But with social media you need to target specific regions/cities/locations, which might be ok for some niches. For me as a writer, that seems like a waste and I will most likely bleed money. Even if you are someone that focuses on localized services, why not create your own website and promote it? It feels like a much better value from Facebook ads. Anyway it's my opinion and that's what this forum is for, opinions 🙂 I see no value on social ads to promote your Fiverr gigs. It's very expensive, you're just promoting Fiverr and unless you have a gig focused on a specific area (where it would make sense), it will bleed money. And as I said, Fiverr doesn't specifically say to promote gigs via social media because it's expensive (even if they agree to it), and they don't want to be responsible for any financial losses. Which I agree, as someone that promoted websites for years, social ads can be a great hit, but also a major miss. Anyway, feel free to use it, I for one I know I don't want to use this, since it will barely give me any benefit. It might be ok for someone that's willing to spend $200 for a $300 order. But for a writer with affordable prices like me, social ads would just be a waste.

I am not sure what you asked, however the reply suggests growing your social media presence via Facebook ads. They say you can share on social media and stuff. Regardless, you need to realize that you're paying 20% to Fiverr and you also pay Facebook for promotion, if you receive any sales. At that point, you're much better off promoting your own website and keeping 100% of the profits. I don't see any point in promoting my gig to an audience from a specific location, because who knows if/when I would receive an order and if it's worth it. So I still don't see the benefit of Facebook ads, even if they are ok to use. I guess someone with a very expensive gig might get a good ROI from them.

Buyer satisfaction rate is crucial on Fiverr, and having someone share a bad public review (and most likely a bad private review) will lead to a lot of problems. Fiverr pushes you back because you showed that some buyers are not happy when they work with you, so obviously that's an issue.

The person that messaged you just sent Spam to others and they were removed from Fiverr. So obviously you can't reply to them.

It depends on the service, etc. I for one charge a certain amount per 400 words, but I don't work on more than 2000 words. One might think that the price for 4000 words will be 2 x 2000 words, but as I said, I don't work on very large orders. If I really have to, I need to charge a premium for that. So it's up to the seller to choose what price they are comfortable with. No one forces you to buy anything, so might as well ask, right?

I don't see the benefit of sharing a review on social media with no context. Sharing the gig will help bring some more exposure. So yeah, I can't see the reason why you would just share a review, other than gload or for self-motivation. I recommend sharing your gigs on social media 🙂

This thing confuses me honestly. Because he said he won't be finished until the client is happy. But the client needs to be happy until those 15 days are up, otherwise the post-gig service is up 🙂

If you browse the forum, there are thousands of topics already about that. But the reality is that even if someone tells you exactly how they generate sales (which they won't, why would they...), it might still not fit your niche and what you sell. So as I said, experiment and try things on your own. Also, offer something new, the type of services you offer are very common and you have a lot of competitors. Then there's also the fact that your prices are not affordable especially since you are a newcomer with no sales. A lot of people in your niche have some or a lot of reviews, and they charge less. Think from the buyer perspective, would you buy from someone that never old anything and which charges quite a bit or a person with some reviews, a proven track record and some sales? I tried to be as blatant and honest as possible here, hopefully it gives you some tips. And again, it's a forum, sometimes people will joke around, don't take it personal. 🙂

You asked what's wrong with yourself. Not with your gigs. We can't help you with that. A psychologist can. And by the way after that OBVIOUS JOKE I told you many of the reasons why there is a lack of sales for you and also a lot of other people. The problem is that you are waiting. Waiting for a sale won't get you anywhere. You need to try and create as many gigs as you can, experiment, see which ones receive traffic, which ones don't, etc. If you just made a gig or so and wait, it's very rare that someone will eventually find and buy it. As @grayprogrammerz said, you need to have a strategy. I've been here for almost 10 years and even I have problems generating sales this year, due to a lot of different reasons. So instead of being unhappy about a joke, learn from what everyone shared 🙂

For that you need to go to a psychologist. Leaving personal things aside, there can be a lot of reasons why your gig is not selling. Not the best English, lots of competition in your niche, gigs that are not appealing, AI, and add to that the fact that we live in a recession, people are spending less. Plus, even people with a lot of orders and great track record here barely get any sales. It's not easy to be a freelancer these days, and it's even harder to start this year. So not everyone will make it. Don't listen to the random YouTube gurus telling you it's easy to earn on Fiverr with AI tools because IT'S NOT.

No matter what, as an graphician you should create unique work on your own. I can also call myself an illustrator without any talent in this field just by grabbing random images from the internet and sharing them as my own.

You can share your gig on social media and if people click they see the review 🙂

Exactly. At that point, instead of promoting Fiverr, you better choose to create your own website and pay for your own advertising. I mean, to each his own. Fiverr won't say no, since you generate traffic for them, and you pay for it.

Well that message shows Fiverr doesn't want to have any responsibility if you waste your $$ and there's no income, yet you spent a ton on ads. They obviously encourage you to just share your gigs on social media, as they said above. Paid campaigns can be a money pit, so clearly it's a gray area. Otherwise why would they say to reach others, they could have a clear answer. Anyway, everyone is free to do whatever they want. I don't see any social media ads making a difference for a Fiverr gig. You need to know what region to target, what type of customer, it will be a longshot to target specific people that actively want to buy your gigs.. Anyway.. that's my opinion.

So basically it's what I said. They suggest promoting on social media, but they don't say to use ads. It's a very gray area and it's better if you avoid it. You might end up driving traffic to Fiverr and not getting a dime back. Anyway I for one would never use that, especially when Fiverr doesn't explicitly say if it's ok or not. It's a gray area. You can do whatever you want. The rules clearly state DON"T use GOOGLE ADS. Fiverr doesn't explicitly say to not use social media ads, but they don't say it's right either. The way you want to use social media is to share your gig links. If you use paid ads... no one guarantees any success and you can be out a lot of money in the end.

Fiverr has their own paid ads system. Why would they allow you to use someone else's paid advertising service without getting a cut? If you check the terms of service, you will automatically see this If they don't allow you to use Google Ads, I am sure they won't allow you to use any social media ads either. Fiverr encourages people to share their gigs on social media with their audience. However, since Fiverr is against paid advertising (since they obviously have their own ads program), I think it's obviously any paid promotion on social media is a risk and it can lead to a ban. There was another topic yesterday when this topic arose, but I think the terms of service are pretty clear. If Google Ads is a paid advertising service and it's not allowed, clearly paid ads on social media are a major risk and something you want to avoid. They don't specifically say social ads, but social ads have the same purpose and reasoning as Google ads, and since they don't allow that...

Older sellers have the same struggle getting orders. There can be a lot of different reasons..