katakatica

Charming. The thing is, I wanted quick money (and to try out writing in a different light because I'm a nerd), but with loads of trial and error, I managed to figure things out. A lot of people just... don't even try, or don't know how to try, perhaps but... I don't know, sometimes I expect at least some sort of a reply back, I guess?

If you're a new seller, perhaps you've wondered why your posts might go ignored or why you're getting the same canned advice from most people Maybe you feel like not everything that you're being told is helping, but you're willing to try. If that's the case, I might know why! The answer is simple: you're asking the wrong questions! 'How to sell stuff' is way to vague in most cases and will only provide you with generic advice. Things like 'how to rank my gig' and 'how to Fiverr' are the same. If you're genuinely keen on learning, you need to be precise and know what to ask. It's hard when you're just joining the platform, but it definitely helps. Why? If you think about it simply, not every strategy will work for, well, everyone. As a writer, I might not be able to help you. if you know how to seek out people from your niche, you will likely get better advice more suited to what you do. What should you expect from other sellers, anyway? Advice, not lessons. We will not edit your gigs or tell you exactly what is wrong (though some people might be kind enough to do that.) You need to learn how to solve your own issues based on the advice you gather - and how to think outside of the box. Freelancing isn't easy because it's not a 'regular' job. Thinking that others will solve your issues for you won't work here. Sympathy, yes, but also disagreements: not everyone agrees about certain things. Learning to accept other people's opinions (and not jumping at them if they say they think you are wrong) is important online. There' 's more to it, of course, but as you grow, you will come to understand everything. However, again, everything starts with knowing how to ask the right questions (and when to do your own research. Because, trust me, if you work online, that is very important, too.)

Read the information you were given and use it to improve.

I think you win with this approach. I give up, trying to help doesn't...help.

Your description reads poorly in general. I think you need to perhaps look at it again and try to read it out loud. Think about it this way: if someone's looking for YouTube promotions, they want to be able to talk to you efficiently, right? You need to show that you can do it. Another thing is that the way some letters are awkwardly replaced in your description makes it feel like perhaps you could have copied the words and just exchanged some things to ensure you don't get caught. I hope that's not the case, of course, but that's something to perhaps think about. The interesting thing to me is that you have 500 bookmarks on your gig but not a single sale. Just thinking logically (though I do NOT think Fiverr cares about it), that doesn't give off the right vibes, right? I mean, it's impressive, I guess, but it's also a bit odd .The truth is that at the moment, I would NOT trust you if I were a buyer. You need to know how to sell yourself (using your OWN words and skills), especially if you offer promotions.

If I were to open a bakery next to one that's been in business for a while and was doing well, don't you think it'd take a while for me to build out a stable client base? Selling is selling no matter the product. PS.: Insulting other sellers who question the logic in some posts (but never insult the people behind it) likely won't get you sales either. Just thought I'd let you know.

My response rate has been all but permanently at 98% since I missed a spam message (that was put in the spam box before me saw it.) I haven't missed anything else and reply within the hour most of the time, so that's the only thing I think could have happened. I'm mostly annoyed by how so many spammers click on promoted gigs lately. I know we're not supposed to be impacted by that, but it can't be a good sign to the system that the click we get doesn't end up as sales, can it?

The forum is full of tips from @vibronx or many of the other sellers trying to get new sellers to understand that they might not be doing things the right way. However, they get buried under posts like this (and many others.) Why is that an issue for me? Honestly, it's not. Less competition is able to see the actually useful bits of advice. That aside, though, at first, I felt like we (as in, all 'senior' sellers should try to approach things in a more gentle manner. You know when I realized that doesn't work? Years ago, I understood that people either ignore what we write or try to fight back. Some people don't benefit from gentle education; they need to face the harsh reality that they were likely lied to (and are trying to sell something they are not yet skilled at.) PS: I was on Fiverr in 2017. It was... weird. I had a nearly two-year break with small bursts of activities in it and managed to establish myself (again, even though I had bad reviews and other things) within what, six months? Being new isn't the only issue.

The biggest issue I have is that this update should have happened years ago IF they were aware that the feature was buggy (or just not working the way it was intended.) If it was NORMAL for it to put people at the back of the catalogue when they came back, I think we should have been informed. Sure, I always expect a small period of silence when I'm back, which is totally understandable, but... for Fiverr to admit something was off all this time is pretty big. I do agree with you; it's a good thing in general if it's true. But when you're told 2-3 times that 'nah, you're fine, x won't affect you' (by CS), and it does, you start to lose trust (like you did.) I think... communication is a pretty serious issue on the site. (I'd be happy to talk to someone about it, even.) I'm not always amazing at communicating myself, but I try my darndest. However, I don't always feel the same from the service I (as a seller and a buyer) also pay for. I think I've noticed some positive changes, but they are often followed with doubt still. I had the weirdest experience with promoted gigs this month (I spent a lot, and had a lot of clicks but NO orders at ALL until three days ago when I suddenly made back 3x what I spent... I had lots of spam messages as well through promotions so perhaps that's why as well, but yeah...) Rant aside, I agree with you: it could be better to focus on the issues/bugs/whatever you want to call them (from this to us basically paying for spam through promotions to inbox issues, etc.). I do understand the revamp from a business standpoint, but if you scare away your best sellers (or make them ill due to not daring to take time off/etc.) it's not quite going to work. (sorry for the rant, I'm over-exhausted but the motivation to write this is very real.)

If you read the new-ish bits of the site (it was messy and had some broken links since they are revamping the feature) they seem to be talking about some sort of a waitlist instead of proper applications. It's a bit confusing to me as well but I think the rules / way people are invited are changing so it might take longer for certain niches perhaps? I got rejected about a month after applying this time. Wasn't huge on the level of communication either to be honest, the letter was a bit... Impersonal (my profile somehow remained named unknown and instead of being given a reason to the refusal I was urged to apply again once I've improved AND told to (if I don't have one yet) make an account.. I'm a TRS on here so the automated message felt a bit cold?

I do wish you all the best at getting TRS right when you're eligible for the first time, but I want to remind you not to get your hopes up too much since it's a manual process. It took me six months (after reaching $20k in earnings since those were the requirements back then) and had the same stats. it really depends, though being a Seller Plus member does, I think, help push you to the front of the line to be even considered. Back to your dilemma, I do understand the issue; as I said, I think there could be more clarity shed on it for sure. What I would do is choose a success manager and email them your concerns anyway (even if you can't video chat, they are usually super helpful!) That being said. Hopefully, you'll get the feature back, I know it can be rough not to have it when you need it the most!

From what I've understood it might be internal metrics (performance, private reviews). I've seen some people lose the feature (and then get it back eventually) or just not have it for a while though I never lost it myself. I think there was a previous topic where people were told to wait for some more info? Do you have a success manager? I'm guessing you might if you're paying for premium - I'd check in with them since they might know something (though they do pop up on the forum from time to time, it's always good to ask directly as well!) I do agree that getting some clarity on this would be useful, even if the page just stated a bit more info. Last I checked it didn't but of course it could be changing slowly as well. Out of curiosity, how do you know you'll make it to TRS? It's been a bit so I'm wondering if people are getting hints now or it's changing a bit?

Why bother CS with it? They might be able to say something but it'll likely be just saying what the TOS states or one can already find on the forum. The way I view it - when you niche down, you target a more specific audience, right? There might be 1000 people looking for writer for example, but only 100 who are looking for say, a script writer for something specific. The benefit of this is that there's also less sellers 'competing', so your chance at getting an order is likely higher. I wouldn't worry too much about impressions first, just see what works out order wise. There's loads of new sellers though so it takes a while to really get going but if you're honest and genuinely good at what you offer you're already ahead of the competition in that sense. Wait a few weeks, experiment with gigs and pricing if nothing seems to work out and see what happens.

They said this: "However, if the unavailability period runs over 30 days within a timeframe of 120 days, the Gig ranking might be affected." (source is through the link above, right after what you said) so I'm guessing that's what they mean? So basically, you won't be affected UNLESS you are away for over 30 days in 120 days? Still strangely worded, though. I'm still suffering from taking vacation out in July (had my best month in June, and everything just plummeted; that's the only reason why I can think other than everyone else being away), but I'd use the feature next time as well if I knew it was fixed/had guarantee it doesn't affect me. The explanation is a touch too vague for me (and does it also imply that before it affected us? If yes... that's a bit weird because people get sick, need to leave for whatever reasons, etc. A week off shouldn't destroy one's account.

I wouldn't say you're losing actual customers; spammers/scammers (e.g. telegram people) have no intention of ever actually having an order with you. Same for other sellers who are looking for work through you. Now, in theory, this could be an issue for one's conversion rate but...supposedly, it's not. Just mark them as spam (be polite when replying to them) and go about your day!

TRS is different from level 1 and 2. You qualify to be nominated but there's a chance that you won't get the badge for a while as it's picked manually and not automatic. You can read more about it on the page you screenshotted (and some other pages.)

That's what I'm thinking as well - basically, when you go down, everything goes down (you can't use promotions, impressions are cut, and maybe even other features disappear for a bit.) It's not - tied - to promotion, but it's one of the easiest ways to see what something is off because you get a notification about it. I can see why people might connect the two in their minds!

Redirecting (albeit indirectly) people to the answer (aka telling them to search the forum) is still an answer. It's not an easy 'just do this', but that's because business doesn't work that way. People need to be able to do research for themselves. It's not easy filtering useful vs. useless information out, knowing WHAT to even search for, but it's a basic skill. You don't 'have' to correct someone else's mistake if you find it - many times, you CAN'T, even just because you don't offer the same services. I think this attitude is one of the issues. People expect information that will help them, but that's not how it works. I can write about what worked for me, but it's on others to PROCESS that and see what THEY can do with that to help themselves. That being said, I'd love to help a little (maybe this will help!) I had a look at your gigs - what can you do for me (or for other buyers) that programs like Canva can't? Do you provide something different? Do your designs stand out? Look around online and PRACTICE until you're a designer who'd be chosen from thousands. Develop a unique style if you haven't already. Getting an order isn't easy when there are 1000s of gigs like yours. (You also go between 'I' and 'we' in one of your gigs. Decide who's providing the services, make sure you don't accidentally mislead people into thing you are/aren't a team.)

Wait what? It's kinda weird for a prank but I have noticed an uptake in briefs asking for roleplay (not the same but!) so who knows. I'd guess it -could - be for some weird school thing or something (?) but I love the absurdity of it.

If I'm math-ing correctly, 75 seconds is one minute and 15 seconds (60+15). What you had was 60+18, which is 78, so you crossed the line. I think @smartdezignsis right. All you need to do is shorten the video, and it'll likely be OK.

I'm unsure if you changed them since before, but the current images (to me) just blend in with every other gig out there. Try to make it more YOU (I know they have a picture, I'll assume it's you on it), but they just don't feel personal or 'right'. I checked one of your gigs out at as well, and the writing feels almost forced (your gig description), which is a no-no for a writer. Look around on the site and see what others are doing, get inspiration from that and try again.

It's a scam. The second you are off the site they make you pay them a fee to 'employ' you or some other bull (I never interacted with them but I've seen it all over the net. They target everyone basically... I guess it's worth it for them because for every, say, 500 messages they might send out someone falls for it? $100 bucks for basically nothing (or less or more money, I'm not sure) sounds good, right? (It doesn't, it's pretty much illegal and nasty. But some people are desperate (or meanl enough to scam others for a living.)

As a buyer (and not a seller) I personally wouldn't purchase graphic design services I could do on Canva or other sites for free. One of your gigs goes against the TOS (deleting watermarks is pretty sketchy, especially from an artist x right?) and even on your gig image, you spelled order wrong. I'm just not sure your profile, as it is now, could be trusted. What new do you bring to the table? Is your style unique or at least genuinely good? Money issues sadly isn't a reason to get online work. Most of what you show so far (with messy English, too) can be done for free. I would try to learn more about design (or learn to showcase your work better.)

I won't argue with you on this statement (I do disagree, but I know that there was a time when I sold my writing for the same price, so I'd be a hypocrite if I said too much about that) but adjusting your wordcount/offerings really seems to be the only way. Fiverr wants people who earn them more money, which is, well, understandable. I think they are slowly trying to push most sellers to reflect real market prices (ghostwriters off-site CAN be insanely expensive!). That being said, if you're new, I know it's not easy to get going with 'higher' prices, but it does look like everyone will be held to those standards at least! As for what could be done... Could you maybe offer more with one chapter? (say, detailed outline, etc., if needed?) and do custom offers if they only want the writing? I think that could be a way to make it a bit more flexible.

The rare times I encounter people like this I let them go (and have CS fix my completion rate.) Some people just don't communicate with their teams (or just change their minds...) and I believe it's better to stray out of drama like that. That being said if they do actually need the project (just need more time) you might be lucky and go through with it. Buyers don't really seem to 'get' how Fiverr works on our side so I can see why someone would cancel like this but it's definitely bothersome!