rija_khalid

Thank you for your reply. I just saw it and, very honestly, I think I dodged a bullet. I asked this person to place an order on Fiverr instead and he was a very difficult person to work with. It took several days and at least 5 times the normal amount of work to complete his order and I decided never to work with him again. I have decided that I will keep my work on Fiverr and start my own website when I am ready!

If you’re closing your account and leaving Fiverr, then that’s your prerogative. Short answer: business contracts are complected. Forming a partnership or an LLC is a necessity when it’s with someone you don’t know. Again: If this person can’t hold up their end of the deal, is it worth the risk ? That does make sense. I suppose things could get complicated since it’s a partnership with someone I don’t know. Thank you for your advice.

The split is supposed to be 50/50, but I am not completely sure if that’s okay. I am also not quite sure what the exact plan is and I asked this person for a proper business proposal and I am waiting for their reply. Can you also kindly explain how this is a TOS violation? I am confused because I am not selling anything to them. Rather, I am trying to go on this joint venture. Thank you very much for your time and help!

Thank you for your suggestion! I’ll keep this in mind. Actually, I am a medical student, so I don’t have the time to both make the content and market it effectively. This is why I want to work with someone. Is a 50/50 split too much for this? Also, is this a TOS violation?

Thank you for your reply! Since I am not selling my service but starting a new business, can my account still be removed for this? Also, I mainly want to work with them for the marketing, although I am new to this concept so I don’t know if 50/50 divide is too much… is it?

Hello! Hope you’re having a great day! SO before you tell me about the TOS violation, I KNOW. I have been extremely careful about that and have never contacted buyers outside Fiverr unless required for my gigs. Here’s the tea. Someone saw my gig and profile and asked me if I would like to start a business with them. I basically design educational content for people. This person wants me to start a website with them that sells my content. I design the content. They do the marketing. We split the profit. It does seem simple and it is not like they are buying something from me outside Fiverr as it would be a joint venture. However, I am not sure if this too would be a TOS violation. It has been my dream to start a website with content I can take ownership of and this could be a great opportunity, but I definitely don’t want to start it on the wrong footing. Tl;dr Can you start a business outside Fiverr with someone you met on Fiverr?