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I think it would only be an issue if the buyer didn’t know the outsourcing was taking place because that would be a breach of confidentiality. People tend to hire a seller with the expectation that that seller will do all of the work. If that isn’t the case, people should know that before they order. It may be implied say if you’re a male and your gig video has a female voiceover, but I still feel it’s wise to disclose the outsourcing and buyers appreciate transparency, anyway.

Low cost doesn’t make orders likely. It doesn’t make your gigs discoverable (in general and to your target audience) It doesn’t mean buyers will find you credible or suitable It doesn’t address issues of supply and demand. Competition is huge and loads of people sell cheap, too.

It may help expand your reach if you are two different categories, but only if both gigs are high-quality, fulfill buyer demand and don’t have massive competition. The benefit of having multiple gigs in a category is that some buyers might order your other gigs if they like what you’ve done for them. There may be limited potential for that if your gigs are totally different, unless buyers happen to need different types of gigs.

I think he’s saying different gigs, not different accounts.

Well said. That is a major turn off for buyers.

Or you could just not make up bad, false advice?

That would probably explain it, yes. Best to adapt your skills to the marketplace, not try to adapt the marketplace to yourself. It doesn’t work.

Lots you can do despite a crowded marketplace like sell things with high demand and low competition. So you have to research and create gigs strategically. Most sellers here who say they aren’t getting sales are selling extremely competitive things and doing so with no value proposition. If you aren’t getting sales in April, you aren’t any more likely to get a sale in November unless you adapt. Being idle and hoping for the best is a surefire way to fail. Researching client problems and creating solutions while you wait may change the tide. Never create a gig before you know what buyers want and what your competition is like. Many sellers create gigs without doing market research. Huge mistake. If what you want to do has thousands of sellers, it probably isn’t worth your time unless you offer something different that has high demand and low competition.

“it is just about waiting for your chance and being able to seize it when it comes!” No it isn’t at all. No one gets sales by just waiting. If you aren’t getting sales, there is a problem with your business, not bad luck. Yes there are many factors here that are out of sellers’ control. But you only compensate for those and get sales if you identify and adapt to the factors you can control. Successful sellers didn’t become successful out of luck or because they waited.

Why not enter a search of the marketplace to get insight on that? The only people who would have researched that are your competitors and they aren’t going to share their research with you because that would give you an advantage over them.

Totally! That’s a great example. It’s important to focus on quality and need, not on pumping out as many promotions as possible, hoping some of them will get bites. It doesn’t work that way and makes the person look unprofessional and desperate.

In the meantime learn about your business and market. Waiting never brought anyone a sale.

No because only individuals are allowed to have seller accounts. In terms of branding, it wouldn’t help you either. People won’t be more attracted to you simply because there are multiple people.

Um… excuse me? 😉 I’m only teasing! I agree with you. I intend to get rid of my logo pic for a head shot very soon. Your current picture is nice, reserchers_team. You look happy and friendly. You can swap your current pic for a relevant logo pic if you want, but I think you’ll be downgrading. Just my $0.02. Bahaha whoops, nothing personal! 😉

Don’t do this. It won’t help you get sales. It will put people off. You’re also not allowed to market your brand here. People do business with people, not logos.

That’s what I mean. My example didn’t involve going off Fiverr. You don’t need to do that to screen and shouldn’t. If someone asks you to communicate off Fiverr, that’s a huge, huge red flag and you should screen those people out immediately. You didn’t need to call anyone to figure out this was sketchy as heck.

No, but you can and should do your own screening: avoid anyone who asks for a Google Hangout. Block them. It’s super sketchy. There’s no reason to do this. It’s a waste of your time. And it’s not allowed.

I think this is a language misunderstanding. She didn’t literally mean cheating. She means something like a “cheat sheet,” which isn’t actually cheating. It’s a guide to making a system more efficient and effective.

Great point. As a buyer if I felt misled or noticed inconsistencies, I probably wouldn’t trust that seller and would take my business elsewhere. I imagine a lot of buyers are the same way. People like transparency and require it before they deem something credible.

Hi There, If you click on the username in the forum who you want to block and open their Forum Profile Page, you’ll see a button called “Normal” on the right hand side of their Profile Page. If you click that, a drop-down menu comes down that has “Normal,” “Muted” and “Ignored” options. When you choose ignored, you have to choose a length of time, unfortunately. It’s not permanent. Unfortunately you still see these people on menu pages, but not in the threads and you won’t be notified if they privately message or reply to your forum comments. It’s really handy for blocking the “Very good post” spam comments. No idea why people think that will get them business, but anyway…

Yeah Levels can be helpful but they don’t necessarily influence sales or even views and impressions.

It also goes against one of the fundamental reasons why a lot of people go freelance in the first place. There are entire coworking networks like coworker.com which exist solely to serve the likes of digital nomads. Excellent point. And you do exclude loads of super talented people this way.

Are you sure you don’t have 7 orders as your max setting? There is a setting on every gig for your gig to leave results once the set number of orders is reached. You can change this setting. This setting is on the gig page, accessible only in the desktop site. You can see the setting by clicking open your gig on the Gigs page.

That is not the case. The OP stated he is Iranian, living in Turkey. The OP had no say in which country they were born.Moving to another country is not a scam.If you read the post from Fiverr staff again, you’ll see it is a form of discrimination, albeit to remain within international sanctions.Again, the OP has done nothing wrong, and for you to suggest they have is insulting at best. The OP had no say in which country they were born.That’s what I’m saying. If you have contact info in one country and other contact info in another country, this is a problem. The OP had no say in which country they were born.Not relevant to my point at all. I never said or suggested that his country of origin is grounds for suspicion or rejection and it’s not fair to suggest that I did. I said it was the discrepancy in contact info that makes it suspicious. I appreciate that having to move can create those issues, but Fiverr still has to screen for issues and these discrepancies occur in actual scams, so they have to be careful. Moving to another country is not a scam.I never suggested it was and that’s not at all the point. Don’t twist my words. The point is that having contact info in one country and other contact info in another country prompts suspicion. My making that point doesn’t mean I think moving to a different country is a scam. That’s an illogical, unjust conclusion. You’re just proving my point. I’m trying to explain why discrepancy is an issue and you’re assuming that I think it’s grounds for discrimination. I’m sorry, but terms and conditions don’t change because of personal circumstances. I’m not saying that’s right or wrong. I’m saying that’s just how it is.

I didn’t miss the point about sanctions. This has no bearing on my point. This suggests Fiverr may perceive this as a possible scam and also, some people who saw his post may have wondered if there was more to the story than this seller is telling. I’m not saying there is, I’m saying the possibility is there and when you insinuate discrimination without definite proof, naturally some people may question your credibility.