[Should Non-Performing Fiverr Gigs Be Removed?]

2 hours ago, tameen007 said:

Recently, there has been some debate on whether non-performing gigs should be removed or not. Non-performing gigs can range from those that consistently deliver low-quality work to those that fail to deliver at all.

I believe it's essential to maintain the quality and reputation of the Fiverr platform by ensuring that gigs consistently meet the expectations of buyers. However, there may be differing opinions on the best approach to deal with non-performing gigs.

I would like to hear your thoughts on this matter. Do you think non-performing gigs should be removed from the platform? If so, what criteria should be used to determine when a gig is considered non-performing? And if not, what alternative solutions do you propose?

I agree that non-performing gigs should be removed, but it is very important to discuss carefully what criteria can be categorized as "non-performing". For example, let's say we use the number of orders as a parameter, which means Fiverr will remove a gig if the order is zero (0). The big question is how to implement it? how to be fair? Will we apply the same conditions to all sellers regardless of account age and seller level? I see some problems with that.

- We all know that new accounts have difficulty getting first orders because they have to compete with old accounts that already have lots of reviews and are at a higher level. Is it fair if their gig is removed because the buyer prefers a seller who has a better reputation? Does that mean Fiverr doesn't give new accounts a chance?

- Even for old accounts, this implementation is not easy. I've been on Fiverr since 2016, I was a top seller, then dropped to level 2, level 1, and even no level, simply because the market for the gig I was offering was sluggish. Once I went 4 months without getting a single order, is it fair to remove my gig in that situation? Is it necessary to specify a minimum time in the non-performing gig removal rules?

- The main uniqueness and advantage of Fiverr is the availability of various services, ranging from graphic designers, making happy birthday videos, to tarot fortune telling services. But each type of service has a different supply, demand, turnaround time, spec, price, etc. Removing the gig just because demand is low will only eliminate the uniqueness of Fiverr itself.

On the other hand, I agree that one of the parameters is the quality and whether or not an order is delivered. I think it's quite simple, if the number of failed deliveries is greater than successful ones, or if the average seller rating is below 2 or 3 stars, the gig should be removed. One problem I see with this implementation is only if problematic buyers deliberately give bad reviews, but I think that problem can also be solved by asking the Fiverr team to review that particular review.

[A new kind of scam?]

33 minutes ago, omorhasan74277 said:

Same here, I also run a discord server, and find these guys every day. They usually don't scam but they have a tendency to cancel easily and has a following pattern of chatting.
1. They want long time relationships (or so they says, probably don't they just want a cheap work done)
2. They have absurdly low prices (acts like they did not do market research)
3. "Show me update", "Get to work", Ï need to confirm from higher ups before placing order, so update me please" .......... these are the catch phrases I encountered the most so far.
4. Different accounts every time.
5. Likes to brag about account levels.
6. My opinion probably a ground of Nigerian kids, running a call center or ad farm of sorts getting orders from various sources and trying to do business on fiverr and upwork.

Well, in my case, they didn't ask for low prices, they said they would pay me 2.5 more lol. Joking aside, actually, that's also what makes me suspect that this is a scam. Usually, people who invite collaboration will usually open the conversation by introducing themselves, provide a link to their project (or studio), then offer collaboration in the hope of getting a discount (or bundle discount), but still, If I agree they will make an order in the end. Meanwhile, this person expects me to trust him completely and work for free without any guarantees.  The crazy thing, in my conversations with these 3 different accounts, not a single project link was mentioned

[A new kind of scam?]

1 hour ago, rawque_gulia said:

So, 'most of the time,' their intentions aren't to scam anyone, but rather due to their immaturity and overly optimistic hopes for their projects, they do these things. But regardless, whether it's a scam or not, staying away is the only way to protect yourself from any troubles.

Maybe you're right, but I don't know, this isn't the first time I've met someone offering to collaborate, in fact, I've collaborated twice. The difference is, when I refuse (literally refuse, or ignore the chat), people usually back off and stop contacting me. But this account instead created 2 other accounts and pretended to be someone else while offering a similar project. First, pretending to be someone else to me means there is an intention of fraud. Second, if they are not scammers, how stupid are they? Do they think I will accept their offer if they keep creating new accounts and offering the same projects?
However, I agree staying away is the best answer

[A new kind of scam?]

I didn't know if anyone had experienced this, so I was contacted by an account about a job. The problem is, he asks one question in each message, like "can you do this?", and in the next message "can you do that?". I said it would be better if he said everything in one message, because I had other things to do, and replying to his questions annoys me, not to mention the time difference could cause my response rate to drop. But he keeps asking the same way, so I ignore him.

Not long after that, another account contacted me and asked for a job that was similar to the first account, even the language style was the same. Curious, and a little suspicious, I responded to the conversation. But in the end, he asked me to send the work for free and later he would pay me double after getting the money from his Kickstarter. Obviously I rejected it, and because I was suspicious that his wording style was similar to the first account, I confronted him with "you and your other accounts better stop wasting my time", and his reply was just "hahaha".

So I decided to mark both as spam accounts. But a few minutes later a new account contacted me and offered the exact same project. Not only that, he also asked if I was a scammer because he had been scammed 10 times on Fiverr (I mean, how could he be scammed 10 times with an account that wasn't even 1 month old).  I ignored him and reported the account this time,  hope I won't get a scam like this again.

[Fiverr shows a different price than what I'm offering]

22 hours ago, xotatech said:

The fiverr commision and may be the tax is included in the increased price that your client received. 

That's what I thought too, but isn't that amount too big? Again, its almost 40% and in the end my client ended up canceling the project.

[Fiverr shows a different price than what I'm offering]

Hi everyone, I have some issues regarding the custom offer pricing.
So my client and I agreed on a price for a job of $200. However, when I sent out a special offer, the price my client received was different, which was $277.76. Is the commission fee requested by Fiverr that big? I mean that's almost 40% of the original price. 
Attached are screenshots of the price difference on the offer I gave.