vickiespencer

Hmm, could imply that they got too many orders to work off? I’m not sure. I hardly get anything from promoting my gig for some reason. Since yesterday it got 36 impressions, no clicks. Why does it work so well in some categories and for others it doesn’t? Don’t even get me started on the most saturated categories only paying a fraction of what I have to pay. Maybe this category is bound to earn Fiverr less so they make up for it by charging the seller more. Which is kinda ridiculous. Yes, that seller had 15 orders and a shorter delivery time. I just checked on that seller. The seller is now are on page 8, but has 8 orders. I was just thinking that having a lot of orders is good, but if you have to pay Fiverr a higher % for every order they place later on, then maybe I do not like that. I also looked at the recent reviews of the seller. They mention the order being a bit late…

That is what puzzled me too! I had completed 2 gigs before for this buyer. Plus, with everyone who pays for clicks being moved to the front of the search pages, I would think the others of us who do not are pushed back. I have noticed several buyers in my niche be in the first position or at least the first line for many days with many orders. Then one of them went OOO. (I suppose by clicking their gig to check out how many orders they have I am getting them charged for a click. :woman_facepalming:)

@cutoutstudio Who are you thanking and for what are you thanking them? :thinking:

I will. Here is the note I sent to CS. The buyer ordered from me two times through my inbox and I made him custom offers on a gig I had not promoted. The third time he also came to me through my inbox and made a request for a gig I was promoting. When I made him an offer on that gig and he accepted it. Then when I went the dashboard, I noticed his order had a “promoted” sign on it. Screen Shot 2020-09-08 at 7.50.02 AM1381×533 110 KB

I think it appeared after the order was closed out. My husband has his master’s degree in photography. It is nice to know some photographers are doing things the old way instead of only using photoshop.

The bidding fee should only apply on clicks though which don’t necessarily all convert into orders. They shouldn’t apply to orders at all. Are you sure you didn’t have someone click on the ad the moment your returning buyer made a request? I know that’s difficult to say but I don’t think it’s how it’s supposed to work. The buyer returned 2 times after the initial gig. I doubt that was a" click on the ad the moment your returning buyer made a request." At any rate I have written to CS about it and I will find out if it is true that we are charged for each order after the first one.

I stopped the promotion. I do not want to pay Fiverr more than the 20% fee I already do. Plus, now that I stopped promoting the gig, I seem to get less orders on that gig. :thinking: However, I see where if you sell gigs with larger prices that it would be advantageous.

I tried the gig promotion and I got the following results. Screen Shot 2020-09-07 at 6.26.01 PM2824×503 69.1 KBI did get 2 or 3 buyers that have returned to my inbox to ask for custom offers. However, Fiverr charged me the $.28 fee for each of those orders too. So, it appears that if you get a buyer through the promo, that you pay Fiverr the fee for every gig the buyer orders after that. All of the orders were ten dollar orders, which I usually would pay the standard 20% to Fiverr. However, I am now being charged the 20% plus the $.28 fee per order. That means I am paying 23% to Fiverr on a $10 order instead of only 20%. I even had one buyer order three ten dollar orders that cost me an additional $.84 total for the three orders, where if the buyer had placed one 30 order, I would have only paid .28. In summary, the promo is better if the buyer places larger orders and not smaller orders. Plus, expect to give Fiverr the price you bid on every order placed by a seller who found you through the promotion.

Yes, there was “value” for you as a seller. The e-mail means that even though the buyer canceled the order, Fiverr is going to pay you for the work.

I am sure every US citizen receives a notification. My husband is a US musician, and he is given one to fill out when he is paid to perform, even if he is only $100.

I can watch squirrels from my front porch.

My old house is nearing 100 years old and has a cozy from porch. I like to relax there, sip hot coffee and read or listen to a good book.

Every US citizen that sells on Fiverr must will out the W-9

Mine stayed for a day, then poof it was gone!

No matter how much or little you make, the W-9 must be filled out if you want to keep working on Fiverr. If you do not make $20,000 then you will not be sent a 1099.

@venturaarts Welcome to the Fiverr Forum. Sellers earn their money by selling their services on Fiverr. Since you are from the US, if Fiverr has not notified you that you need to fill out the W-9 form, you soon will be.

Only if you do not fill out the form. 😉

All, you need to do if you are NOT a US citizen working and living in Pakistan is mark the “No.”

You only need to mark the “no.”

When Fiverr is required under applicable laws, it will send a 1099 form at the end of the year to the applicable tax authorities. Currently, this applies to US-based sellers who earned at least $20,000 in that year and had at least 200 separate orders. Any transaction, including tips is counted toward the 200 transactions. An order and a tip are each seperate transatctions. Money earned. In certain circumstances, we may disclose the data in your W-9 form, with applicable US tax authorities, or as otherwise required by applicable law. None of this information will be displayed publicly on Fiverr. Please leave additional questions below. *For a definition of “US Person” please read more here: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/classification-of-taxpayers-for-us-tax-purposes Are you sure? I understood it to say all US citizens must have a completed W9, but unless we make at $20,000 and complete at least 200 orders in 2020, Fiverr will not be sending out a 1099 form.

You still have to fill out the W9 Forum for the 2020 taxes. It will be for the 2020 tax season. It is for the 2020 ta season.

That is because there may be US citizens living in other countries.

I agree! It IS annoying!

Oops, replied on wrong thread! 😊

The form is only for US Citizens.