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rachelbostwick

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  1. Did you try using a different picture for your gig image? The error is saying there's something wrong with your image.
  2. I was only teasing, I'm sure you have lots of great tips 🙂 Your gigs look great. Truthfully, I just don't see it as a problem. There are lots of things I think should be improved on Fiverr, but I don't see this as one of them. Fiverr takes 20% of all the money that is sent to me, and I think that's fine. Any solution is just a rebalancing to try to make sure the seller gets a little more of it, and I appreciate that, but I don't think it's necessary.
  3. It doesn't have to be, until people run into problems and then complain about them instead of investigating and learning. Know what I mean? I don't make a habit of memorizing the terms of service, but if something confuses me or I don't know the answer to something, I will go and consult them instead of going to the forum to yell and demand or quit. That's not directed at you, btw, I understand you were just curious about people's opinions. But it's definitely a regular occurrence. I am fine with jumping right into things and failing all over the place, but I don't blame other people when that approach means I have to go find things out later because of it.
  4. Ahh here it is. I also don't see the point in having limits to prevent fraud as long as there is a flat 20% taken out, but there might be something I haven't thought of yet. Fiverr Help and Education Center: How much can I tip? The minimum amount is $5. For orders below $25, the tip can be up to $25. For orders above $25, the tip can be up to 100% of the price of the order. Note: These limitations are in place to prevent fraud.
  5. Speak for yourself 😉 They did - they take 20% and it's solved 😉 You're right about that. It would hurt newbies more than most people, but there would also be regular buyers who would be working with regular sellers and have a regular practice of scamming Fiverr. They definitely do. I don't remember what the exact formula is right now. On higher orders it's limited to 100% and on lower orders there is a flat cap. I've had more than one customer that wanted to tip me more than 100% on a high order and not be able to do it.
  6. I think you could make the case that they are dealing with it, by taking the 20%. 🙂 They also have a cap on tips, by making it impossible to tip more than 100%. I sort of think they should get rid of the cap, since the 20% comes out of it anyway. I've had customers who wanted to tip me more like 150% on an order. That's just more money for both of us, I don't see a downside there. But I still think they should keep the 20%.
  7. My customers, bless them, are always apologizing to me about this. They think it's sad that Fiverr takes such a hefty cut even of my tip. But honestly, a 20% processing fee for a platform that has let me sell without ever having to run an ad anywhere else, that's fantastic. They get me customers and they assume every risk that comes with doing business with strangers. Worth every dime. And like @newsmike said, if it wasn't consistent and applied to tips as well, then people would be gaming the system to keep the commission away from Fiverr. Humans are min-maxers by nature, if there's a way to get around something, someone is going to do it. Some of us old folks remember when there was no tip system at all and customers had to offer to gig you a whole new gig in order to give you a little extra money. When they implemented the actual tip system it was like Christmas. Seeing that extra money come in at the end of a good order makes my whole day. Anyone who doesn't like Fiverr's 20%? Very easy to solve. Decide how much you want to earn from a project, then add 25% to account for Fiverr's cut. Think like a business person, not like a victim. I know you can't do that for tips, but make sure you are charging enough for your work that the tip is a bonus, not something you get upset over only getting 80% of.
  8. Thank you ❤️ And I do think that the branding is so strong on your pics that they are as good as or even better than an actual photo.
  9. 100% agree. Most customers want to know who they are hiring. Having a clear, reasonably attractive photo with good eye contact* is almost as important as the grammar in your bio. *actually the eye contact in my current pic is a little weird but I really like my hair in it, and I have more compliments from customers on my hair than anything else so I think it's okay.
  10. The "long term project" bait is only annoying to me if it's "-therefore please pay me very little." One time I had someone who wanted me to format a book for him at a "bulk rate" that was laughably, laughably low. I don't remember exactly but something like five dollars. "I have a thousand of these so there will be a lot more work for you." Sir, a thousand five-dollar projects is Hell, not an enticement.
  11. I don't hate Jodi, and I don't even hate the political crap, but Jodi's entire run of stories has just been bad, or worse, forget-able. Really I'm a Matt Smith girl. I want to be River Song when I grow up. Love Capaldi's era, too. I just hope they don't try to go *more* political for the casting next time. I didn't care about them picking a woman if it was the right choice, but it felt so forced. I can't help but feel like all the people pushing for it disappeared once it actually happened. Chris Chibnall ended up being a terrible choice for show runner. I just hope they don't cancel it before giving someone else a shot at righting the ship. My vote for the next doctor would be Richard Ayoade. X-files is GREAT. My comfort episodes are the Dreamland two-parter. Have you tried the Audible dramatizations?
  12. I'm still really sad about this. I keep wanting to rewatch it, but what's the point without a proper ending? Even if someone did comics or something, I'd be into that. My favorites are: Strangers Things (if I had to pick one it would be this), Haunting of Hill House (and Bly Manor, too), Bones, Scrubs, X-Files, Drop Dead Diva, Firefly, and Doctor Who. I'm currently reconnecting with my teenage self by unironically rewatching Lois and Clark. Runner up is Tales From the Loop on Amazon. The show was just okay, but I love Stalenhag's artwork and the TTRPG developed to go with it more than almost any IP out there. I like a lot of others, but these are ones that I watch over and over while I'm working.
  13. I both agree and disagree. I don't have any religion on my Fiverr page or Fiverr communication, because I believe, like St. Paul said, in becoming all things to all people. I've designed books for Catholics and Satanists, people who are writing to tear down the patriarchy and people who are writing to build up white supremacy. (Really. yuck.) Spewing religious platitudes all over people who are just trying to hire you for a logo is stupid and bad business. However - I do have some of my religion on my personal business website. Two small prayers, tastefully placed. And the reason I do that is not to convert people, but for the same reason I have a few family photos up there - to show people who I am. This gives them a way to connect with me. I've gotten a couple of really nice orders from people who just liked me because we have some religious beliefs in common. I've also had people hire me because they liked my pink hair or wanted to talk to me about my beagle or my kids or my Harry Potter house. Letting them see a real person is part of getting a sale. I can always tell they've actually researched me because they address me as Rach, and I have a comment on my about page on my website, and in the FAQs of one of my biggest gigs, that I like to be called Rach. I don't know if I believe that God directed me specifically to Fiverr or not, (I believe in free will) but I do believe that he works everything together for my good, one way or another, and my business plan includes quantifiably more devotion of my time, skills, and profits to God as my business increases. When my husband fell suddenly sick last year and was no longer able to work, it was at a time when my orders had suddenly increased and his emergency hospitalization and surgery were exactly 30 days after I had been promoted to TRS. I was equipped to support my family at exactly the time when I needed it. And I'm very grateful for that.
  14. That's a lot of wrong answers. Listen to @newsmike instead. As for me, I edit my gig constantly - I'm always changing my pricing structure, clarifying things that maybe didn't make sense before, improving my gallery samples, and sharpening my sales copy. Your gig should be a constant work in progress. If you delete a gig you're going to lose any reviews on it, so unless you're selling something different or really need to change something, you shouldn't delete it. Edit it.
  15. When I first started, I cast a wide net of gigs with lots of different ideas for things people could hire me to do. I found some that I liked to do and some that I hated, but I did them all with passion and got lots of good reviews. Some of them were friends and acquaintances hiring me to do things for them for far cheaper than the work was worth, but I was happy to get those reviews. As time went by, I found out which gigs were a good combination of things I liked to do and people were willing to pay more than $5 for. I paused the gigs that were less fun and less profitable - not deleting them because you never know when a dry period will strike and I'll need those old gigs back again. And I slowly started raising my prices on things that paid well and made me happy. The best possible advice I have gotten is this - if you say yes to everything you will always be busy with things you hate. Say yes only to the things you really want to do and there will be more space in your life for those things. Now I almost always have a full queue of things that make me happy and pay pretty well. I can still do better but I've come really, really far.
  16. With almost 900 orders my review rate is 87%. Not too shabby. I think what makes a difference for me is having a very positive personal relationship with my customers. I notice a lot of my customers use my first name when they leave a review. That tells me that we have built a great rapport. I never ask for reviews but I often write the customer when the order is completed and tell thank thanks for the honor of working on their projects. Many of my projects are bigger orders that take a lot of back and forth between myself and the customer so we have time to get to know each other.
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