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enunciator

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  1. Ugh. Dealing with the middle person instead of the actual end client can be a hassle. It is up to you to determine your policy on samples but just be aware that there are numerous "buyers" who just want something for free and have no intention of ever placing an order. The safest policy would be no money, no work. If you do offer samples, inserting a constant tone or noise into the audio to "mark" it may be good idea.
  2. So, you reluctantly agreed to perform extra work for no extra pay and still came away with a negative review? 😵Should have nipped it in the bud and requested a cancellation of the order once the buyer showed their true colors. Establish your terms and boundaries and stick with them. Simply saying something doesn't mean much if you aren't willing to back them up with appropriate actions.
  3. Wait, so you've had a similar situation before (as shown by Lloydsolutions) and are basically asking the same question as you did previously? 🤨 Are you expecting a different answer this time around?
  4. Not being comfortable with the content that you are to perform is more than enough a valid reason to discontinue the order and block the buyer from purchasing from you in the future. Inform CS of the situation but they will likely want you to relay your feelings to the buyer as well in the form of a cancellation request. It would help strengthen your position if you have clearly stated on your gig page/FAQ/order requirements section the type of script content you are unable or unwilling to perform. Hopefully, the cancellation is accepted and CS restores your order completion stat, but there will likely still be some lingering negative impact from the cancellation on your gig visibility.
  5. If I am not required to dress up as a cowboy, knight, or retro sleazy car dealer, then I most closely resemble a street vagrant. 😅
  6. It seems you've already made up your mind. Don't really get the dig against "Capitalsts." 🤨
  7. DON'T. One seller, one account. Anything else would be attempting to cheat the system and most definitely deserves a ban.
  8. I hope Fiverr corrects the clear (and self admitted) issue and instead of dispensing warnings, bans both accounts. 🤦‍♂️
  9. I think relevant keywords to ones particular gigs are more impactful than simply choosing common or uncommon keywords. There are upsides and downsides to being potentially too niche or too general, but choosing keywords that aren't relevant to what you offer won't help one iota.
  10. How to place an order and how to receive orders are vastly different questions. From having a new account with new gigs to being a master within a few days time is quite the feat!
  11. The brass tacks: Offer something people will want, present it in an appealing and coherent manner and have it reasonably priced. If your gigs don't differentiate from the mass of other gigs in that category, then don't be surprised if buyers overlook it as well.
  12. Unless if the order is done so poorly that the buyer has to resort to purchasing another seller to properly complete the task...
  13. First, I would recommend you remove unlimited revisions from all your offered gigs. Your gig images are brightly colored, but plain, with lots of text and several small, hard to see symbols/images inserted. The more concise the text, the better. There are grammatical issues with your gig descriptions, gig titles, and gig images. That's all that immediately jumped to my mind.
  14. Never should a seller have to pay a "buyer" for the "opportunity" to work for the very same "buyer." Any "buyer" requesting any money from a seller is not a buyer but instead a scammer.
  15. It ranges from possibly being the very next moment to never again. 🤷‍♂️ Consistency in receiving orders, particularly for new freelancers, is hard to come by and never assured.
  16. Hmm. There are some key omissions to commonly expressed sentiments on Fiverr, like: Fiverr only cares about experienced/longtime sellers and new sellers can never compete. or I appreciate operating on Fiverr but there are definitely components that could use improvement. Your own bias in the phrasing of the survey and in your opening post likely makes presenting any differing viewpoint pointless as well. 🤓
  17. Wait, what? I don't know much about the history of Fiverr, but is that actually true?!
  18. I use a closed set of cans to monitor my recordings since that gives me immediate feedback on how the actual recording sounds. In my small booth, speech is quite dampened and isn't an accurate depiction of how it sounds when picked up by my mic. It also allows me to notice any of the annoyingly imperceptible mouth sounds I make so I can immediately do a retake. Powerful and sensitive mics are as much a blessing as they are a curse. 😅
  19. Speech in gig videos isn't a necessity (unless your gig specifically involves your voice) but utilizing terrible sounding audio or robo-voices, in my opinion, is worse than just a bland royalty free music bed.
  20. First time seeing this (since I just sell on Fiverr and have yet to actually purchase). The wording definitely could use more finesse but Fiverr profits off of tips as well so that may very well be the reason why they present tips in such a "forward" manner...
  21. We are currently limited to six post reaction emojis (far too few IMO) and CONSTANTLY find myself grimacing at the flawed or flat out harmful advice posted ad nauseum on the forum. I think it would at least give a quick visual indicator of how many forum users do not agree with what a posts states and all but the "confused" and "sad" emoji are positive reactions but are not exactly befitting of the role. I know this will go nowhere, but just wanted to make the suggestion public... 😬
  22. I don't know who or what the OP considers an "expert," but I immediately noticed many, MANY grammatical errors in both the gig descriptions and even the gig titles. It actually makes it difficult to attempt to read and comprehend what you are saying. -Oh, and offering unlimited revisions is, simply put, a terrible idea.
  23. Uhh, this thread is many months old. It seems the OP had no success and is gone from both the site and forum.
  24. Video and animation is quite a broad category... Must have your hands full. 🤹‍♀️ I'd hope for the forum to somewhat revert to its previous state as the current iteration is absolutely inundated with users spamming terrible advice and banal replies in an meaningless attempt to "level up" their forum rank. Oh, introductions. I've been active on Fiverr for approaching two years, and I primarily offer humorous or oddball spokesperson videos and voice over.
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