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If you're a buyer you can do whatever you want with no penalties for anything, pretty much.

Depends on the service. I work in video, and it's impossible to know if we can even do what some people ask for. Or to provide accurate pricing without project details. For $5 gigs that makes sense. For certain niches, it makes sense (I buy v/o often for projects, and I generally don't message first because there really isn't anything to discuss, just read the words on the document, if I selected a seller is because I want their voice, no way to go wrong there). But the more creative/complex the gig is, the more important it is to message first.

CONGA RATS!

$55. Or rather, 80% of $55.

Well, Fiverr could allow transfers in crypto. Not saying they should, just saying that's an obvious answer to avoid traditional payment gateways. And of course none of this is the russian sellers' fault... but these measures are not against the russian people, they are just collateral damage. Russia must be strongly pushed against the wall so they back off Ukraine. Can't do it with weapons because... nukes. Cowards (they know they would be demolished in conventional war). So yeah, they have to be hit in the economy. And that unfortunately means russian professionals, in all fields. It's not fair, but neither is fair being bombed and invaded.

Pointless if you don't know how to pitch, or if there are no good requests. This is just stupid. Worthless unless you already have a following. If you do, you don't need Fiverr anyway. If you know how to make them. It's better to have no video than a crappy one. This is not something that exists or is enforced by Fiverr, so it means nothing. You can't offer that. Congratulations, 5/5 in stupid tips.

Sure, but from what i understand the US is particularly bad in terms of retirement. In Portugal (and most of europe), for example, most people retire and live of their pension. They don't really need to have "saved for it", it's an automatic (and mandatory) process. It's taken out of your taxes, pretty much (not directly, it's a separate process, but for practical purposes it's the same idea). You don't see 70 year olds still working here because they have no retirement, and from what I've heard that's pretty common in the US. Either way, I think most freelancers should not count on pensions, and invest for retirement. That's what I'm doing, and I plan to be retired well before 60. Like, 20 years before, if all goes well. As for the % of take home you invest, that's another metric that will vary wildly, based on cost of living and earning power. If I was making 100k a year, for example, I could save (and invest, of course) 90% of it. If I was living in NY or LA, that % would be very different. Basically it boils down to this - as a freelancer in a global marketplace, you want to live in the cheapest col area/country possible (while retaining safety, stability, infrastructure, etc.), since that maximizes arbitrage potential, allowing you to save more and retire much sooner (or get much richer if you decide not to retire).

Yes, but that kind of defeats the purpose of the buyer being able to set a budget. This system just doesn't work.

Happened to me as well. I disabled the feature, there's no point if I can't contact the client and if he is not 100% clear about what he needs, I can't send a proper offer.

Coimbra, Portugal!

What is? I didn't see any exception there.

Wow, such a diverse, multicultural community.

Getting new friends, those have no idea what they're talking about.

Press x to doubt. I was in Paris recently and it was one of the worst "english experiences" in my life. I swear the french do it on purpose lol.

The first step is to have a basic grasp of the language. That's simultaneously the easiest and the hardest part - it's the easiest because it's the fastest, it's the hardest because it's the biggest hurdle to clear so you can move on to the second step. I got this from school, everyone has english classes for a couple years in my country, it's mandatory. If you don't have that, not sure how to help. Get a teacher or private tutor. You absolutely do need guidance for this first step. It's like learning how to read - how are you supposed to learn by yourself if you don't know how to read in the first place? You really can't - or it will take you forever. Now, once you know the basics, you're only starting. That's where a lot of people stop, and it shows. Just like with reading, once you know how to do it, you no longer need teachers as much - now you have direct access, and can learn by yourself. What has worked for me - games, movies, series, books, articles. The entire internet. Consume all media in english. With no subtitles. Force yourself. Your phone should be set to english. Your computer should be set to english. If you're french and like programming, don't go to french programming forums - go to american programming forums instead. You need to be immersed. Over time, this exposure will compound and you'll get better and better. This step can take years, but it's much more natural than the first step. Just like with learning to read - once you know how to do it, you can start reading bigger and more complex books with time, by yourself, with no need for any guidance. You don't give war and peace to a kid that just learned to read. He has to work up to it, by reading smaller, simpler books. It takes time. As an aside, I see too many people here focusing on the english itself, but that's only half of the equation. You can write english correctly all you want, that's not enough to be successful in a business. You need to get the culture. A lot of native speakers don't write correctly, or speak correctly for that matter. But that doesn't matter nearly as much, because they get the culture. They get the references. They get what is expected in a certain situation. That is much more important than some typos. You need to understand international business culture (which is basically american for all intents and purposes). You need to be familiar with it. You need to know certain basic things (never mention religion or politics for instance, that's a major faux pas I see constantly coming from certain sellers). Address people formally without sounding like a square. Come across as confident and in control. Etc. Once you are good enough, when you really "get it", you'll find that you can break almost any rule and get away with it. That's what humor is - breaking preconceived notions, breaking the rules. Once you are able to be funny in english, to an english speaking audience, that's when you've actually made it. Even if your spelling is not perfect.

Nope. NFT's as a technology have value. An nft of a crappy jpeg has no inherent value, it's a bubble and it will crash.

It's too informal, but at least it's technically true. Whereas "Sir", "Friend", "Brother" are not, I'm none of those things.

I think you need to rethink your definition of the words "unique" and "original"

Wanna take a guess? Let's just say I've actually seen people working hard. So they do exist.

I'm the creative director at Visual Studios, and we specialise in video editing and post production. I wish the forum would be a place for networking and growth opportunity, instead of the current spam fest.

I think one of those things was by far more effective than the other.

Nope. NFT is a technology, and that can be applied to anything. Tickets, property deeds, objects, etc. Anything that can be owned. Now, nft's of a crappy jpeg that can easily be copied and that has no value in itself selling for millions may very well be a major bubble, but that has nothing to do with the concept of nft's themselves. Having blockchain based certificates of property is a legit idea.

Yes, but how do you get 45 / 120 combinations from those?

Can you explain this a bit more? What do you mean by 45 combinations from 2 words and 120 combinations from 3 words?