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No, it is not allowed. Under the Fiverr Community Standards Integrity and Authenticity page: image1197×238 16.4 KB Sorry, but that’s incorrect. It doesn’t matter if it a stock or royalty free image. It should be an authentic image of the seller himself/herself, or one created or owned by the seller.

I guess I am feeling generous today and did the math. You will need 5 more five star reviews to bring up your current total review average above 4.5 stars and regain access to Buyer Requests. Sellers do not contact buyers, buyers contact sellers.

That’s due to having a profile rating (I believe) of less than 4.5 stars average. You’ll have to rely on the strength of your gig pages to attract customers instead of the Buyer Requests page until your average rating improves enough.

The person you are replying to is still on Fiverr, but has not been on the forum in over 3 years. And this entire thread is over 4 years old… To answer your question, you can’t change reviews. You move on and hope for more and better reviews from happy buyers, whose reviews will hopefully minimize the damage and visibility of any negative reviews.

⬆️ Freelancers work on Fiverr, not freelancers work for Fiverr. (Unless you happen to actually be directly employed by Fiverr and are a part of company staff, which is not the case for 99.9% of users.)

Just report the guy already. He might counter and claim you never gave him all the required images to properly complete the order, but that still doesn’t excuse sending an empty delivery. -And once again, sellers do not mark an order as complete. Either Fiverr automatically does so after 72 hours after delivery has elapsed, or the buyer marks it as complete.

Report the seller and open a dispute with Customer Support. Delivering absolutely nothing is a violation of Fiverr Terms of Service. It doesn’t matter if “it will look bad on their seller account” or will “mess up their account.” You’ve paid them to provide an item or service and they have not delivered anything. Orders automatically are marked complete after 72 hours time from delivery if the buyer does not dispute the order. Even if the order is “completed,” you can still dispute it with Customer Support, and should in this particular case.

This thread is 4 years old… The teenager who started this thread is no longer even a teenager or active on Fiverr or the forum it seems.

The starting $10 is a freebie from Fiverr to entice sellers to utilize the program. Once it’s used up, you either continue funding Promoted Gigs with earnings from your account or a separate payment method (credit card or Paypal account), or you just turn it off.

Thank you kindly! The funny thing is that I am well aware I have an unconventional face that would “work for radio” as the old joke goes, but I still offer video spokesperson services but intentionally “niche” myself as an unconventional/weird/humorous spokesperson. 😅

I think I remember reading an instance of the bug one or two months back, so I guess it’s still not fixed. As for your particular case, I’m pretty darn sure that revisions are irrelevant in regards to lateness. I cannot even remember the last time I saw that bold red LATE text, so I’m not the best to talk out of personal experience, but I’ve read of orders that have stayed in revision for MONTHS, eventually closed after a seemingly unending ping pong match between buyer and seller, and the order still not being considered late.

I’m from Cali, the home of “dude” and the vacation home of “bro.” 😆 It’s fairly common in face to face speech here between younger males, but yeah, electronic messaging on a business platform is an entirely different situation.

Hmm, did you request an extra for that order as well? There is a known bug that if an extra is accepted for a delivered order but is in revision, if not enough days are added to the delivery time, it erroneously is considered a real late order.

Wait, whaaat? A “real” late delivery considers only the initial delivery time, not the delivery time for any revision requests. If a revision is requested, the timer does indeed continue to run down to zero, but it is not really a late delivery if the original delivery was submitted before the deadline. The bold red LATE text honestly should be changed to not pop up if in regards to revisions. There’ve been so many posts on the forum of people who’ve freaked out from seeing it over revisions when they are actually fine.

Enthusiastic, I might give that to you. Attentive to details, a freelancer likely doesn’t remain in business for 5 years if they weren’t attentive to details…

Barriers to entry for sellers on Fiverr are minimal to non-existent and being able to meaningfully validate a seller’s services and skills is not possible without fundamentally changing the structure of Fiverr. Due to this, Fiverr truly is the wild west with sellers ranging from the good, the bad, and the ugly. Poor and scammy sellers almost always have blaring warning signs for buyers to stay away, but unfortunately, many buyers purposefully overlook these signs as they are primarily driven by trying to find the cheapest service possible… The rotten apples drag the entire platform down, but they are oblivious of the harm they inflict and only focus on attempting to extract as much money as quickly as possible from the site, apathetic of the damage in their wake.

image1388×136 90.7 KBThose do not mean the same thing. Buyers do not “always win” order disputes but they definitely are in a position of power. The highlighted portion of the message addresses the fact that buyers are able to ask for revisions or cancellations at any time during or 2 weeks after an order is closed. Asking for revisions or cancellations is not the same as validating or being granted revisions and cancellations. A seller can dispute cancellation requests and can ask for additional payment if revisions are not offered or are beyond the scope of included revisions. As aforementioned by others, offering unlimited revisions and 100% satisfaction guarantees only cripples yourself if an order is ever brought up to CS.

Such numbers and big individual orders are a pie in the sky dream for me. Well, at least I have fun most of the time with the orders I get. 😄

Don’t fret too much over conversion rate. Since you are starting out, the main hurdle is to get a handful of reviews under your belt and start establishing a track record on the platform. The main stat to be concerned about is if impressions state 0, as that is an indication that a gig is likely not active in the search engine and might require CS intervention. I’ve always had dismal impressions on my gigs, but am still getting orders every few days, sometimes multiple a day. It’s a time consuming process to build up a profile, but momentum is very much a real thing and helps things move along!

Well, if reading is too difficult a task to potentially get some helpful insight into the possible workings of Fiverr, then I guess fumbling and stumbling in the dark is the easier alternative.

they have 5 stars from 16 reviews? Sorry, typo. Non-leveled is what I meant.

Your disappointment in the comments is belied by the lack of details in your original post. In the forum, the practice of targeting or calling out specific buyers or sellers is prohibited. The seller you referenced is non-leveled, offers unlimited revisions, and sells a service of writing legal documentation and binding return policies for a dirt cheap price. Those are big warning signs that you seemed to have overlooked.

Even then, you have an alternative like people dancing around near a pot of gold like natives. Or maybe you hire Jesus to advertise something. Again, lots of options 🙂 Well, if you specifically wanted an individual in an inflatable raft that is placed in his living room, he’s the only option in the entire platform! As for Jesus, he no longer has a monopoly on Fiverr and I think there are two other sellers offering the same impersonation service. 😆

Agreed. In almost all services, there will be options available. I say almost because some oddball services haven’t been replicated yet, like the guy sitting on an inflatable boat in his living room.

Is the scope of your order the same as that listed for the gig? If your order requires additional time, effort, and consideration than the base gig, then being asked for greater compensation is only fair. Many sellers offer gig extras or higher level packages for additional options and features, but at an additional price. Thoroughly reading the gig description and what come included with a purchase is an absolute must.