[If any of my order wan completed then if the client wants to take a revision in inbox, what should I do?]

On 7/10/2021 at 10:01 AM, coderboss said:

You should to tell your buyer that, Hey sir, I would fix/done your issue free so please don't ask about previous order.

They are not our sir, boss, King, God or anything. They are just buyers nothing more.

[Canceled order or bad review? Which is preferable?]

55 minutes ago, taslimabegum28 said:

I think, Bad review is better than Cancelling order🙂

No never, I think you are new on Fiverr.

[Canceled order or bad review? Which is preferable?]

Cancel the damn order unless your gig has more than 50 five star reviews.

[Have you ever given a client a 1 Star rating?]

7 minutes ago, newsmike said:

So, your recommendation is to give dishonest buyers great reviews in order to manipulate your own metrics, even if it causes others to waste money by buying from a bad buyer all because you are afraid?  As my good friend @zeus777 says,  DANG!     

I only leave less than 5 stars reviews to scammers or insulting buyers. Otherwise, I forgive buyers who cause small troubles considering no one is perfect.

[Have you ever given a client a 1 Star rating?]

On 5/8/2022 at 4:30 AM, newsmike said:

So honest ratings would be better than trying to buy a good rating with false praise for a lousy buyer? 

If we sellers started to give honest ratings then more than 99% of buyers will get less than 5 stars.

[Use color psychology to improve your gig]

On 1/19/2022 at 1:47 PM, bigbeardvo said:

I want a gig image that reflects the darkness of my soul. 

Black borders, black background, black Comic Sans Typeface, and black as night imagery.

My target market is sad.

😝 😄

Never use comic sans fonts. 

[Dear madam, please don't call me sir, my dear]

On 5/17/2021 at 7:42 PM, smashradio said:

I know this has been discussed repeatedly, but somehow, it seems never to get better. I’m talking about the use of “dear”, “sir”, and “madam”. Recently I’ve also been called “honey”. What’s next? “Pumpkin?”

Ok, so there might be some humour in all of this, but please, stop using “dear”, “sir”, and “madam” when doing business internationally.

I’m not your dear. Sir might be seen as respectful in some countries, but then it’s overused and unnecessary. Besides, most countries in the west won’t use “sir” in business communication.

I get that there are cultural differences, and yes, I’m sure it’s done with the best intentions. But I feel like this has been brought up many times before, without getting better. It’s gotten worse since more and more people start working online due to the pandemic.

We’re communicating across borders, cultures, and norms even more than before, which leads to some interesting situations.
If a buyer/seller calls me “dear”, that could be uncomfortable. “Dear” is mostly used for my wife, not for a random person on the internet. It’s personal. Or, at best, it could be a formal way to start a letter to an older person. At best.

This isn’t just about comfort. It’s also for your sake: you risk alienating people when calling them “sir” or “dear”, making people more cautious about you. And when you want to earn money, you don’t want people to feel uncomfortable: you want them to trust you.
For way too many years, spammers using e-mail have been using “Dear sir”, “Dear madam”, etc. to introduce themselves. For most of us, we instantly react to the words because they are so common in spam.
Instead, use the persons named in the introduction if you know it, or simply use “Hi” or “Hello”. And no, don’t say “yes dear” – say “yes”. It’s that simple. I don’t need to be called dear by a stranger.

I hope this will help anyone who uses these words to get even better at their communication skills across borders and cultures, especially when dealing with westerners/Europeans.

Now it’s time to see what we as westerners/Europeans or any other cultural area could do better. I’m a European, so I’d love to hear if there’s anything we tend to do or say that might put people from other cultures off. After all, this isn’t about putting anyone down: it’s about helping each other to communicate and succeed even more!

When buyers call me Hi man, Hi mate. It puts me off to work with them. Obviously, I am a man but you do not need to tell me that everytime to buy something from me.

And for mate, I am not your husband or friend why would you call me that?

[Have you ever given a client a 1 Star rating?]

14 hours ago, shubhamworks7 said:

Hi Everyone, 

Recently, I worked with a buyer. So, the buyer had me complete the work and he asked me to make changes 2 times and I did it free of cost also. After 2 days of closing the order, he now complaints that he doesn't like the work and wants to have refund. And even left a bad review. And Fiverr is not ready to take down the review. 

I did leave a bad review to the buyer. Can anyone tell me if this 1 bad review will affect my gig reach or in any way negatively? 

Would be obliged with any guidance. 

Thank you everyone. 

Do not worry and just respond to the review in a professional manner. One negative review will affect your gig rankings for sometime (one week or more).

[Have you ever given a client a 1 Star rating?]

On 7/21/2020 at 5:07 PM, dutchbydesign said:

I have not yet given any clients a 1 star (as yet.) I have come close. Especially to a lady who recently said a full two days work (done over a week) was only worth half of what was charged. I did the refund through Fiverr as it was milestones and she did not complain till the last delivery. Mind you, she loved the work.!! But expected unrealistic work to be done on the final delivery. Flabbergasted. So I was very close, to giving this client 1 star… but something held me back.

How about you? What are your stories and why the 1 star to a client

Yes, I have. There is nothing wrong in giving buyers 1-star negative review (should be honest though). It will free Fiverr from scammers and serve as a warning for other sellers