adam_angst

Yes, I know AI is a problem for us, but that would prevent people from choosing to find VO on Fiverr, it shouldn't cause my impressions to go to <300. I'm in the same boat as you. I hear praise, I've been tipped extra money on half of my recent jobs. But, your'e right, I have no idea what they're saying in their private reviews. So, I guess I need to start prepping clients before they do this private review. It's possible they're lying to me. I only had 4 reviews because I've only had like 4 jobs in the past 3 months. Fiverr is tracking performance which is down because THEY have depressed my impressions. I used to get plenty of work when I had impressions. I'm not sure what I did to get fewer impressions, and I have no idea how to turn it around. I offer the best service I can, and my clients tell me they like me. Almost all of my clients are return clients, to be honest. It's strange. But clearly someone must have said something really bad about me, and with my low number of orders that probably made up a large percentage. It only takes one person to say something bad about you if you've only had 5-10 orders in 3 months. Then it has a huge effect on your percentage wise. I'm going to have to pay for seller premium and see if I can get a personal coach to with Fiverr to help me figure out what's going on. Which is exactly what Fiverr wants. They want buyers to buy seller premium for $40/month. Who knows what's really going on. Could just be a way to get buyers to pay 40/month to find out why their impressions have disappeared.

The problem is that they're hurting high quality providers like me. Of 111 reviews I've had only ONE less than 5.0. I am 100% on all my metrics. My response time is 1 hour. And my clients tell me personally they love my work. And almost all of my clients are return clients. My clients are incredibly happy, and they tell me so personally. I almost always get tipped as well. So, I can't figure out why this is happening.

It's hard to adapt when you have no clue what's going on. Of 111 reviews I've had only ONE less than 5.0. 100% on all my metrics. And my clients tell me personally they love my work. Maybe they're lying to me? (I doubt it.) I have had some canceled orders, but not that many, and they weren't my fault. People changing their mind about something, etc. I'm marked as "highly response", I respond within 1 hour (that's what's listed on my profile). I can't imagine what could have caused my gigs to plummet to literally under 300 impressions per month. There's something going on behind the scenes at Fiverr that they're not telling us about. That's for sure. There are algorithms at work they don't tell their sellers about. I'm not sure what to do. Apparently there's nothing I can do except pay the $40 per month, and pay for placement. I did that before and got a business from it. So, I guess that's the best play at this point.

I have 100% across the board on all my performance metrics. So, there's not reason they should be penalizing me. If sellers are leaving private reviews that differ from the public reviews they've given me, and the personal feedback I receive, I'd be surprised. All I hear is praise.

Fiverr is dead now. It appears they're forcing people to pay $20, or $40, per month to get any clicks. Since those seller plus payment tiers have started my gigs have all gone to less than 10 clicks per month. It's devastating. I've had zero new client inquiries in 3-5+ months. Especially the last 3/4 months. It's too bad. I've been a pro voice talent for 7 years, there's no reason why I shouldn't be getting work. My quality is great, my clients are happy (5 stars on my reviews), and I have 100% on all my scores across the board. No reason why this should be happening except the fact that I'm not paying $20-$40 for seller plus, or paying for clicks.

This is still a serious problem. And so easy to fix, but will we ever see a fix for it?