katakatica
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Honestly, the best tip is just to mark them as spam. It sucks, it really does, but everyone gets them (from top-rated sellers to newbies.) The second I open a new gig I'm swamped by them!
Something that might help is to try and be as professional (both on your profile and in your gig) as you can be. Don't seem... desperate. I think they target people who look like they'd fall for the scams the most (though sometimes they seem to just message everyone!)
I try my hardest to laugh at them myself, but it's gotten harder lately. You might have seen my recent post, I've griped about this a lot as well, but there doesn't really seem to be much of a solution. Keep on doing what you're good at and eventually, you'll get actual orders.
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20 minutes ago, jennysblue said:
What can we do now to get to the top and start making funds
Focus on starting small. Don't aim for the top yet, set your aim on being noticed.
Make sure your gigs don't have weird phrases or punctuation that sounds off (typos happen but keeping a keen eye out for them helps.)
Try to see what other people are doing, don't copy but let yourself be inspired.
Think about what YOU would be looking for in a service. Does your gig check all the boxes? Do you seem approachable but responsible in your bio? Would you purchase from yourself?
These things have always helped me personally, so maybe there's some tidbits that will help you as well!
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To me, whether you're a team of ten people or one person isn't clear in your bio. As a buyer, I prefer if it's specified a bit more clearly.
Always look at your gigs through a buyer's eyes. Would you trust yourself? Would you purchase your own services?
Unfortunately, there's a chance that you'll never get orders - though you might, of course. What you offer is a... Very competitive service to say the least and there's many other people offering the same thing. Copy-paste jobs / etc. are also things anyone can do which might make it harder to get even one order.
Is there anything else you are able to do? I'd try to see what else you can offer that has a less crowded market perhaps.
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30 minutes ago, email_shanto said:
Some of my friends are not getting order last 6 month, what's happening!!!
This of course depends on what they are selling. That being said, I think in general there have been some changes lately regarding many categories.
Up until a while back, there were some tasks you could do without 'skill' that people were still willing to buy (removing backgrounds with paid softwares, etc.) A lot of those things can now be done easily for free or for a small fee by the customers themselves. People with no variety in their skills will slowly have less and less work as there just won't be a market for them anymore.
If your friends sold something else, that could've been replaced as well (but of course, they could be going through son rough times, too.)
(Disclaimer: I know that actual digital artists need to remove backgrounds for things as well but in my head that's different as they can still find work selling their designs / etc. It was just an example but I'm sure many other categories will end up the same way. )
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Staying online all the time does nothing.
What does help is setting yourself apart from the many other sellers in your category. Niche down, try to stand out. Try to sound genuine in your description ( I personally would always avoid using AI for example, especially as the rules about it are ever changing and quite strict.)
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22 hours ago, tunahan_aydin said:
my life is not about this place, while yours seems to be about this place.
You asked for help. I pointed out what you can do to appeal to buyers. It's not easy though and never will be.
But yeah, I care about the community of the website that earns me a living. I want new sellers to do better but that requires effort from them.
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It looks like you used ChatGPT to write your description (which can be OK but you need to state it) but the biggest issue is that it doesn't read like a gig but like you researching what to do (as it was stated before as well.) People won't buy from you if it feels like you're just rattling off info at them instead of actually providing a service.
At the moment, as a buyer, I wouldn't trust you, simply because I'm not quite sure you know what you're selling based off your gig.
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3 hours ago, mdfarhan7 said:
Please check my gig and tell me what can I improve. Is everything alright in my gig https://www.fiverr.com/s/WP22k5
Despite a pretty bad review, you delivered more orders in the past week than I have. I think you're doing just fine.
That being said, your gigs look alright but pretty similar to many others. A lot of what I see in your images looks like they could be done with Canva templates (or by just many other designers as well.) Try to find a selling point that is unique to you and double down on it.
PS.: You also have some weird English in some of your titles/descriptions. While it's better than many other people's, some buyers might be worried (especially coupled with the bad review you got) about being able to chat with you properly.
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15 minutes ago, tshirt_partner said:
I have been trying for quite some time but....
Yes and no.
Some categories that were popular a few years back can now be done very easily by yourself (think - I can use Canva to cut pictures out for myself or even design easy stuff for practically free, if I really need to, etc.) AI can also 'help' (though I'm not the biggest fan of it.
Basically, new sellers have to provide skills that can't be replicated by the buyer for free, let it be something creative or just useful.
I think many 'easy' categories will disappear (or just get less and less popular) due to this. By the look of it, you might be in one of them, sadly.
(PS.: T-shirt is spelt with a -. That could also be causing you an issue.)
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15 hours ago, tunahan_aydin said:
Fırst, Experıenced users may help to develop yourself however I couldn't reach any of them :(( (SOMEONE HELP ME PLS))
Help isn't always kind or telling you, 'just be online, and you'll do better', because oftentimes, that's a lie or simply can't be proven. Help can be harsh but useful.
I told you what your issues are. No good translator will say, 'I will translation for who has looking for turkish, english'. I don't doubt your skills, I really don't, but you need to showcase them.
Look at your gig from an English buyer's perspective for a second. Would you trust someone with that many errors if you want them to translate from Turkish to English?
Not necessarily, right? When I hire a translator, it's for a polished-ish piece (which is why, despite being a polyglot, I do NOT translate. Not my thing.)
Take a step back and try to think about Fiverr as a business. There are only so many translators in each category, but your 'storefront' has to be in English no matter what, so you have to focus on polishing that. Otherwise, others (new and old sellers) will outperform you.
I do agree that new sellers should stick together and encourage each other, but you have to learn to be realistic. Do you really think that someone can earn cold, hard cash by just being online and posting their gigs everywhere?
No, right? That's what many new sellers will tell you to do.
I hope you find my advice useful. I'd love to see more translators thrive on here because that brings people just a touch closer to each other, but, well, you may have a long road ahead for that.
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16 minutes ago, tunahan_aydin said:
First of all, the way of the your speaking is condescending, THERFORE we can understand that you'r afraid of the loosing your position cause we want to fair opportunities to make money, Economis situation were affordable last years but now it is not. ıf I were you ı wouldn't talk like that.
BE RESPECTFUL OTHER PERSON'S OPİNIONS!!!!!
You do realise that I'm one of the biggest advocates for new sellers, right? I'm always trying to help and suggest features that will help.
If I'm arrogant, perhaps you aren't too far from it either.
Your gig has glaring grammar / spelling errors. That's why people might not trust you. There. I said it. I tried to word it nicely and tell you what Fiverr already gives you but perhaps I need to be more direct.
But yeah sure, I'm terrified of losing my job but so would you be, right?
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Absolutely. Only new sellers want to get paid and live well.
New sellers for the win, top-rated need no more attention!
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'Dominate' the market is a harsh word, all right? Top-rated sellers were new sellers once, and DESPITE there being other higher-rated sellers back then, they still climbed the ladder. Fiverr has ALWAYS supported newcomers: they get a boost in the beginning, there's plenty of info on how to make good gigs, etc . It's up to them what they do with those tools. I personally often purchase stuff from new sellers, and many others do, too, but buyers will ALWAYS gravitate to people who look and sound legitimate and whose gigs don't look like the 2000 others next to them, ESPECIALLY if their gigs don't look THAT good (or have spelling errors when they are writers/translators/etc. or just crappy images as artists.
Reflect first, complain later. You seem to have joined this month...
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3 hours ago, fathanzi said:
what should i do for a new sellers in fiverr???
Did you just copy the title of a post that has nothing to do with your question?
I see some serious irony here...
But seriously though... What exactly do you mean in your question? What sort of advice would help you?
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On 10/23/2023 at 8:49 AM, filipdevaere said:
You are from Bangladesh so English cannot be your native language.
Mini rant incoming (I mostly just love being a language nerd and actually thought about this a bit before!)
There IS a difference in native and bilingual (that Fiverr should know as well.) If we talked in Mandarin, Italian or French (after a few hours of warming up) I'd be fluent enough for a good chat (so pass as 'conversational / fluent for them) BUT I could never even think about writing in either of the languages. English, thus, is a tier up from all of that. (To be fair, technically I was raised bilingual, though I'm Hungarian. Where you're from doesn't necessarily mean much (though it does indicate a lie in many cases.
(Maybe indicating levels (as in A1-C2 on the (what scale was it again? I forgot) or something similar would be a better way to showcase what languages we speak?)
OP might not be the same though, especially as they have no 'seals' but I wanted to clarify the difference from a nerd's viewpoint.
THAT being said...
On 10/23/2023 at 8:37 AM, julhashmiamd said:😭 no impression no seals
You offer a cover (as in cover art, etc. right?) and deal with social media. Are you sure your art (at least what you show) is up to par with what you offer? I'm sorry but your gig image might throw most buyers off (both the typo and the image itself.)
Are you sure you're telling the truth about everything - your experience included? If yes, why not use better pictures (and documents) to showcase what you can do?
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1 hour ago, mikegorliak said:
Why are the rules so unfavorable to us as customers, who pay such high fees on Fiverr?!
It's Math (though I understand your feelings!) If you have 12 orders and 1 cancellation, for example, your completion rate will be about 92% (so you will go from 100 to 92.) If you deliver, say, 3 more orders (so it's 15 out of 16 that you complete, that will be just under 94. The jump upward isn't as big because that's how counting works (I might be slightly off with the numbers, but the theory is the important bit, right?
In addition to THAT, only orders in a 60-day period count, so it's possible that you might deliver 3 more orders but 'lose' two in the process (as you delivered them, say, 63 days ago now.)
That being said, if your customer cancels for a reason outside of your control (e.g. they don't need your product anymore for whatever reason, they ordered the wrong thing, they want too much and refuse to pay more, etc.) you MIGHT be able to get your rate corrected by CS. This depends on the reason why you had a cancellation, but I've been helped out before.
The rules aren't unfavourable (though you need to know how to ask for help if needed, etc.) it's just due to how the calculation behind the % work.
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On 10/16/2023 at 2:30 PM, mannan_islam360 said:
What method will I use to get the job done quickly?
I don't know, what WILL you use?
The question is a bit hard to understand since you're asking yourself. I'd focus on getting a 'job done correctly' instead of quickly.
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I mean, the logos are cute, undoubtedly, but were they created by you? Based on what @brealssays, I don't think so.
Logo designers don't just copy other people's work and sell it as theirs; they, you know....design.
Unless, of course, YOU created all of your examples and others uploaded onto shutterstock/etc. That could be possible, too I guess?
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5 minutes ago, adnankhattak193 said:
there should be a way resolve this, previously everyone has chance to submit a proposal, since introducing brief, most of the people rarely get match,
I get plenty of matches, though I do agree the system could be smoother as often it's still spam or just stuff I don't do.
But the thing is, the biggest issue with BR was how easy it was to spam buyers. I set up a few because I needed certain things for my personal projects and 9/10 offers I would get were spam or completely unrelated. The rest were alright but I also got 10-15 inbox (spam) messages, too which was a huge bother.
You're not looking at BR as a tool for buyers but only as one for sellers. The buyer experience with it was awful and often lead to nothing but spam.
Now, it could have been fixed if the spam was controlled and the amount of sellers who saw each request was controlled but isn't that basically what briefs do?
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Fiverr very likely won't do it. BR was spammy beyond fixing. I understand that some people relied on it but that was never supposed to be the case.
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6 minutes ago, corinne_n said:
This site is so counter intuitive, I don't get it!
Nope, it's pretty easy to use once you read the rules and do a bit of research. I think the TOS/help centre has some really good articles on how gigs work and just in general, but yeah, for the most part, you wait for people to message you. You might get briefs (they are a little like a messageboard in the sense that they are sent out to multiple sellers, though only a few at a time and might not always be super relevant), but other than that, that's basically it.
Basically, Fiverr's business model is a bit more like any other online store: you browse between gigs and choose the one (as a buyer) that fits you the most. It doesn't make it bad or wrong; it's just not the same as the others.
As for spam...yeah, that sucks, but eventually, it does get a little better. Just mark it as spam and ignore it.
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I don't think there's a real average since there are a lot of people who never end up getting (any) orders. I think i got my first order a week or so in, but I'm not sure how normal that is, especially now with the site being VERY busy.
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It's a scam. Just mark them as spam and ignore them as much as you can but it does get annoying for sure.
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I feel like part of the issue might be you having five very similar gigs (just by the look of it at least.) Is there nothing else you can offer?
If none of them work, maybe it's time to re-think that this site is for you (as your profile stands now at least?)
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2 hours ago, bullzeragames said:
Thank you !
Just implemented your advice , Should I add thumbnails or real time unity editor images ?
I would add unity images or something similar that really shows off what you do. (Maybe even a gig video.) Avoid copyrighted material (even if others are doing it, etc.) Show your own / unique style.
Aren't you also a bit too cheap for making a whole game?
(I'm also in the industry and know what level / game designers make normally though I'm not sure about what you do exactly.)
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How many hours do you spend for freelancing career?
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I like to think about passive vs. active works hours. I will spend an hour or two (altogether) talking to clients a day, 3-5 hours writing (maybe a bit more if I have a LOT of work OR less when I have less), an hour or two a week on my gigs (seasonal stuff, updating, etc. and the rest of my dedicated work time on call (aka not at the computer necessarily but having an eye on it.)
At some point in the day, I need a break. I'm sure some others are different but I personally can't write for 8 hours straight, I'd go mad!
This still makes about 8 hours a day (sometimes more if there's something urgent at night going on.) I am off most weekends and often away / out. Of course, it took me a while to settle into a routine but it works for me quite well.
Working efficiently is the best thing I've learned so far as a freelancer. Sure, there are longer days but I personally don't think working 14 hours a day would work for me (or would make sense for that matter!)