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That is a perfect example of one element of reverse causality. Thanks for pointing it out @vickieito

Being a native English speaker does not necessarily mean one can string a sentence together ... innit ... A great many native English speakers don't appear to understand the difference beween "less" and "fewer" - or proper usage of apostrophes or other punctuation. There are also a great many "native" English speakers who are not - that becomes obvious in their posts here on the forum and, more seriously, in chat with buyers. Fiverr requires a pass on the English test because not everyone is honest about their language abilities. A great many sellers here on Fiverr are, shall we say, economical with the truth. Fiverr's doing their best to catch them. Although I'm pretty sure the answers to the tests can easily be found online. That's the only explanation for some people passing, while clearly having only a smattering of a language they assert is their mother tongue ...

There is also the issue of reverse causality ... I'm not sure Fiverr has done reserch taking that into account ...

Merry Christmas to all, whether you celebrate or not 🙂

Lol! I got a First - my essays were extremely robotic, full of relevant jargon and generally crafted in extremely "sophisticated" language. Not like I write here ...

Your technical English is well above average. Problem is, most people don't speak technical and *really* don't want to think much while they're reading. Reading age in most places other than technical / academic sites or papers should be around 14-15 years. Makes it easy to read and understand, while passing the AI test. How do I know? I put one or two of my essays from university through an AI detector. Was highly amused when they came back as AI generated. I graduated in 2008, well before AI was available. And don't have a time machine

Thanks for checking in, @damooch916 - sometimes, even here, we can become isolated from real life, forgetting that our friends here are just as reaal as the ones we interact with physcally. This year has been better for me than last - significantly so in my little corner of Fiverr. Wary about the new "transparency" being introduced to "help" us all in our businesses here and how it will affect everyone going forward into 2024. My health has significantly improved over the year, due to dietary changes and a stubborn determination to be unpopular with my doctors. Whatever works, right? @zeus777 - sorry to hear about your cat. Hope he returns soon, no worse for his adventures. My cat will be 21 this year. He is diabetic, toothless, loud, but still able to jump up onto chairs and beds - and generally imposing his will on the household. We are, apparently, pretty useless servants to his magnificence. Hey ho. Someone sent a small Paddington Bear anonymously that arrived yesterday. No note, so no idea who. It's good to have a Christmas mystery to think aboout over the holidays! Good luck to all in 2024!

Hey, @emmaki - good to see you back here ... always enjoy your posts!

... Yeah - I knew one or two of them ...

Is second life still a thing?

"Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity" - Iron Jawed Angels

He can still use Facebook, linkedin, twitter, instagram, truth social, youtube and a miriad of other social media advertising. If he's any good at it, any/all/a combination will work. If he's not, then nothing will work.

Very sorry to see this Vicky - a devastating loss for you and your family. You're in my thoughts

Whether or not you get *any* of the features mentioned in the seller plus program depends on when you signed up - and, quite possibly the contract laws of your state. I signed up before there were any conditions, therefore have all the featured listed, since at that time the only condition was that you paid for it. If at the time you signed up, there was a "see more" link that you ignored - because who reads the T&Cs, right? - the conditions would have been outlined on the page the "see more" link lead to. I agree that the seller plus page is not as clear as it could be. However, as with anything Fiverr offers, studying the terms of service carefully reduces misunderstandings.

Freedom of speech applies only towards speech or writing aimed at government or other public figures in the USA. Even then, there are limits. There is some debate about whether or not the US Constitution covers foreigners even when they are on US soil. In Europe there are no written constitutional rights about freedom of speech, although there are rights that have developed by convention over time. No idea what the rules are in your country - do you? Fiverr is not a government or public figure. It is a company with its own rules about how we behave both here on the forum and on the main site. To your point: CS are in a difficult position - they are paid to behave in a certain way and to communicate certain thiings; there are also not as many of them as there used to be. No matter how frustrated you feel, be polite. It's not their fault Fiverr has its little ways. If you're polite and understanding of their position, you may be able to persuade them to pass you up the hierarchy until you reach someone who can say "yes" to you. If you are tetchy with them, they will get fed up with you and start to ignore you - or even block you, so you'll get nowhere.

The terms of service have changed signed I signed up to the progam. Without notice. Please try to understand that I am not a newbie - I think I mentioned that before ... ?

When i signed up to seller plus, there was no limit to early payout - nothing about "specific sellers" or having to be eligible in some way. It was part of the package. I have just poined out to CS that not having it in those circumstances is technically breach of contract. I was told it would be back shortly. I've been patient. Now I feel peeved.

Yes, that's how you work out how to optimize for google. However, Fiverr is not google - it has a totally different algorithm based, so we're told, on search intent, rather than keywords I don't know how that works. All I can say is my experience. When I ignore keyword plaement in gig descriptions, relying on my attractive personality and sense of humour ... I get nothing. When I carefully place keywords in title and description, I get some traction. Descriptions must contain no more than three instances of the same keyword - but as @mariashtelle1 pointed out, there's no other way of saying "logo" when that's what your gig is about. I mainly use different keywords in tags.

Myth

I have the same issue. I'm paying for it - but it's not there any more. My SSM says she'll help but doesn't. It's really annoying

I have not been lucky with SSMs - think I'm on my 4th now? Part of the issue is that they're given over 300 sellers each to look after, which is impossible. I, personally, have taken to writing directly to my SSM's AI - the response is quicker that way. If yours is away and you're getting an autoresponse saying that, then wait til they get back. Here's a template: Dear [whoever]'s AI Query: [Ask your question here in very simple terms - no ranting, no jokes, just the question.] Regards And yes, there are features I signed up to, but don't have, which is mildly irritating. Apparently SSMs move on one way or another fairly frequently, so before you know it, you'll have a different one.

Everyone knows AI can't do math - it was the very first thing tech trolls broke when AI emerged ...

I play with AI a lot and can now look at even a couple of paragraphs and know whether or not it's AI generated - there's something about it that's just ... off. Not in a bad way, but just off - as if it's slightly out of focus or something.