paulmaplesden

While this is true, I still maintain it’s extremely difficult - here are the stats for the US: “In 2016, there were 9.4 million individuals with net worth between $1 million and $5 million, 1.3 million individuals with net worth between $5 million and $25 million, and 156,000 households with more than $25 million in net worth, the report says.” This is a total of 10.8 million millionaires in the US, compared to a population of 325 million - which is less than 3.5% of the population. Remember too that this isn’t just people with a million dollars in their bank accounts, this is where combined assets are $1 million or more (so cash, investments, property etc.) I expect if we were just to look at people with $1,000,000 in ready cash and investments, that number would be far lower. I do agree that people can become self-made millionaires, but they are by far the exception. One needs extraordinary luck and extraordinary effort to make it that big.

Unless you are born into a wealthy family, or have extraordinary luck and privilege, becoming a millionaire is extremely difficult. It’s not about hard work, dedication, or good ideas - although those are all important - because if it were down to those things, we would have far more millionaires! While its true that many people in Western society will earn quite a lot more than a million dollars in their lifetimes, expenses and costs eat up vast portions of that, so much so that the average wealth of an American family is as follows: This is despite fairly high median incomes: So it’s not about working “smart” or “hard.” If you really want to be wealthy, you need to: Maximize your income, either through charging more, demanding a higher salary, becoming more efficient at what you do, or working longer hours.Minimize your costs and expenses by eliminating luxury spending and budgeting so you only spend the absolute minimum.Paying off all your debts so you don’t pay any interest.Investing for the medium- to long-term, in a diversified portfolio.That’s it - I am sorry to break it to you, but there are no hacks, short cuts, or other ways to significantly increase wealth. Yes, work smarter, but not because it’s going to make you rich, but because it’s a more pleasurable way to live. Also, the older I get, I realize it’s not as much about wealth, it’s about quality of life, and the time I spend doing what I love, rather than the number of zeroes on the end of my bank balance. I also realize that one of the things I love doing, is working as a freelancer, so that’s a reward in and of itself.

Most sellers with Pro status are not TRS as far as I know. Paul is a level 2 (with 14 day clearance probably?) so if he gets demoted, it wouldn’t be to TRS. BTW, I’m sorry to everyone who lost a level in this smashup. I was only “saved” by 3% so I may be next. This thread is more of a rant than a suggestion, though. I am a level 2, but Pros actually have 7-day clearance of funds - one of the benefits of the badge, I believe.

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Yes, I will lose levels if I don’t meet standards. It does not say anything about losing my Pro badge.

What I mean is this, will PRO sellers lose their pro status? Will they be demoted to TRS? I doubt it. I think King Pros will be left alone. Fiverr loves the pros, they’re the special people, the patricians of Fiverr. The rest of us are a bunch of plebes. I honestly don’t know - although the status or not of my Pro badge will not impact me striving to meet Fiverr standards - I also imagine that a Fiverr Customer Success team member would reach out to us if we were not performing as expected. I am glad you like us so much - it sounds like you think more of Pros than we think of ourselves 😉

I believe I am under exactly the same requirements as everyone else, as the Pro badge is independent of seller level.

Once you have delievred an order, a buyer has three days to accept it or request changes. After three days, the order is automatically closed. At that point, the buyer can’t “formally” request revisions on your order. I would suggest any sellers facing the same situation as you contact CS. Oh, and also look at the number of revisions you say you will offer in your gig description.