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looseink

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  1. I think you don’t quite understand me. The Buyer decided to cancel. You can’t do much about it. Plus, it doesn’t matter how detailed you are in your profile or Gig descriptions…some Buyers won’t read any of it.
  2. If the Buyer says it is not what they are looking for, that’s why they cancelled the order. I would accept the cancellation and move on. You will encounter some Buyers who do this. It’s not fair to new Sellers, but it happens.
  3. Thanks. Actually, I have and I left that out as I didn’t want to sound like I was self-promoting myself. I currently have 7 titles (e-Books) that I sell at a popular online e-Book platform. I have also self-published a volume of poetry of mine. I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting. My profile at another business-oriented social network listed all of my work. I self-published a number of booklets related to local history. I think I’ve completed a total of 16 titles including the e-Books. As you can tell, I don’t really keep track of it…lol
  4. Hmmm. Where do I start? I’m George and I have 40+ years of experience in Media. I have spent 20+ years in Broadcasting (DJ, news reporter, morning show host, advertising sales, advertising voice over and production, advertising script writing, music director, janitor, transmitter level reader, coffee maker, etc.) and ended that career as the Assistant Manager of the radio station in the community I have settled in, in Southern British Columbia, Canada. My second career started in 2000 when I was hired as the Advertising Sales Manager for a small local weekly newspaper. That involved all aspects of print advertising including graphic design, etc. In 2004, I bought the paper and became the President/Publisher/Owner. That included all the activities you would expect of a business owner plus all editorial duties. I also took a lot of photos for the paper. My wife assisted with all the clerical work. I started my third career quite by accident. In 2014, when things were getting hard for the newspaper, I turned to the internet looking for some way to generate some extra income. I eventually came upon the idea of doing some freelance writing on the side. Since I was already doing this in my business, why not have some fun writing blogs for other people online? I found a lot of success doing that an became a full-time freelance writer in 2016. We ended up closing the newspaper business down shortly before that. I’ve been freelancing since. Other stuff about me: I’m heavily involved in my local community as a volunteer. I’ve been either the President or Vice President of many of the non-profits that operate in our community. In 2016 I was honoured by the Rotary Club with a Paul Harris Fellowship - the highest honour Rotary issues to members or community leaders. As if I’m not busy enough, in October 2018 I was elected to our local Town Council and am currently serving a 4-year term as a local civic politician. That should be enough of an intro on me.
  5. It’s been years since I’ve watch a SuperBowl. The spots that always impressed me where the ones that Budweiser produced with their Clydesdale horses. I remember one with a horse kicking a field goal or extra point that I thought was quite clever.
  6. Thanks for adding me here. As I have not encountered this issue, I have nothing relevant to offer. I know, sort of a rarity that I have nothing to say…lol
  7. I’m at 26%. It’s a fun little graphic, but doesn’t really impact what I’m doing here.
  8. YES!!! Finally a good question…lol I’m like most everyone else here on the Forum…I like Football. Where I live in Western Canada I’ve been able to attend several CFL (BC Lions) and NFL (Seattle Seahawks) home games. I haven’t been to any in many years, but still follow the game online.
  9. Over time, if you keep delivering on time, that number will go up. Regardless, 82% is still a good rate. Don’t worry about it.
  10. Good questions. I joined Fiverr almost 5 years ago. At the time, there were far fewer Sellers here. What worked for me? Well, it took over a year before I got my first job here. In the time it took, I became a Buyer and hired a handful of Sellers for small jobs. It taught me a lot about how to best present my Gigs if I expected to get any work here. So I started with a $5 Gig. After getting a crazy amount of business, I added more Gigs and raised my prices to $10. I still got a crazy amount of work. So I split my Gigs and started running tiered pricing. So, for different options in one Gig you would be paying $15, $20 and $25 depending on the options. I was still busy. It was at this time I started increasing my rates every six months. It kept working until the pandemic flooded Fiverr with tens of thousands of newbies looking to get rich. What advice DID NOT work? Promoting myself on Social Media. That is a waste of time.
  11. It was the “Suggested Bid” amount I tripled.
  12. How is this the maximum bid is $3 only So go with the maximum. With my “Promoted Gig” there was a “Suggested Bid” and THAT was what I tripled.
  13. Here’s what I did…and it got me a ton of impressions…a few clicks and some jobs. You say you’ve used the “maximum bid” suggested. I TRIPLED the maximum “suggested” bid. You won’t get noticed if you don’t think outside the box. Hope that helps.
  14. One of the most common questions posted on the Fiverr Forum I’ve noticed in the past few weeks I have been active on the Forum pages is one that asks something about a drop in Gig impressions and clicks. Here is a shortlist of probable reasons for that. Hopefully, this post will clear up some of the confusion newbies are experiencing. 1 - The Increase Of New Members To Fiverr I have noticed a huge increase in the number of posts that start with the words, “I am new to Fiverr…” There is a great deal of interest in this freelancing platform from all over the world. It seems to attract dozens of new members every hour or two. This will have a negative impact on your Gig impressions and clicks simply due to the math. This is what I mean by that. If (an example I’m making up) you were one of 100 Sellers who provided a Gig on video editing a few months ago and saw a fair deal of impressions and clicks, that made sense. Now, with so many newbies on Fiverr, you may be one in 10,000 Sellers with the same Gig. That has increased your competition by a huge amount and as a result, your impressions and clicks are going to logically drop. 2 - Gig Rotation Fiverr has (apparently) implemented a process that is known on the Forum as Gig Rotation. What this means is that if you have seen your Gig listed on Page 1 for your Gig category/keywords, it probably isn’t there anymore. Fiverr has chosen to “rotate” Gigs to make it fair to all Sellers to get Page 1 exposure. As to what tips and tricks you have to use to activate the rotation process, it’s unknown. That’s a good thing because keeping it unknown ensures that it remains fair for everyone. 3 - Your Gig Looks Tired And Dull It happens. With so much extra competition out there in recent months, you can bet that some of the new Sellers have Gig descriptions that are better than yours. They may even have Gig photos and videos that are better than yours. All this means is that with many new Fiverr members using flashy, attractive visuals, some of the impressions and clicks you are used to getting are going somewhere else. You can try to compete by updating your Gig details on a regular basis (I do this) as that will keep your Gigs looking fresh and new. It also doesn’t hurt to check out what your competitors are doing and try to be better with your presentation. There are other reasons why your impressions and clicks may be dropping from what you are used to seeing, but these are very likely the main reasons. Other Fiverr members will add to this list and hopefully everyone sees enough business in 2021 to keep busy and not worry about stats so much.
  15. Search it at your preferred web browser. I did. Can’t post about it here.
  16. I refuse to give samples of my work. Sure, I’ve probably lost business because of it. But you just can’t trust every Buyer.
  17. I suspect there is a detail or two missing in your story. Fiverr will have sent you a notice in your inbox or email explaining what the violation was from the ToS. Somehow, this has not been included in your side of the story. I know, you say “They have never showed me any proof which violation I did” but I suggest you check your inbox/email one more time.
  18. I delete Gigs that don’t get much action and create new ones all the time. I haven’t seen any negative impact on my account at all.
  19. If Fiverr was a free service, it would have gone broke some time ago and you wouldn’t be getting any work. I look at the Fiverr fees as a commission to the source that brought me the work. I also charge enough to make it worth my while after Fiverr takes their fees.
  20. It’s a slow time of year because of holidays. Just be patient.
  21. As I said before, read the Terms of Service and other posts by Fiverr to learn what you can and cannot do with your Gigs. That is the best advice I can offer. Good luck.
  22. It got flagged. I changed the title too often this month so I deleted it.
  23. Read the Fiverr posts. There is no such thing as a “magic trick” to get you noticed more than any of the rest of us. Do some homework and you’ll be fine.
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