[Not getting any customers at all.]

I see you've since removed this from your Gig portfolio. Well done! 😅

Especially judging from your forum post history you've already received a warning from Fiverr for delivering non-original content.

[Not getting any customers at all.]

I'd say a big part of the issue is that you're ripping off other peoples work!

This Gig image of yours for example, is clearly a rip off of this image, and you've just ever so slightly changed the Polish text to English - https://www.mojandroid.sk/nedelny-komiks-zbytocna-radost-19-2016/

That image is clearly from a Polish artist, and not you.

In a world where all it takes is a right click, and a reverse Google image search, people aren't so easy to fool.
 

[Here is my gig, how can do improve gig impression and clicks]

6 minutes ago, arifs_studio said:

Try to stay active all the time

Completely false. Please stop spreading mis-information.
Being online or active bears zero relevance to how your Gig performs, and has absolute minimal impact on a buyer deciding to choose you over another seller.

[Here is my gig, how can do improve gig impression and clicks]

1 minute ago, helalhm68 said:

What should I do to get a quick order? I have a new gig  but I haven't received any orders yet. How do I get an 1st order? Give me a solution everyone!

Figure it out and put in the time, hard work, and research every buyer has had to do in order to get themselves established on the platform.

Fiverr is not a 'get rich quick' scheme or a platform where just anyone can come and 'quickly make a few bucks' without being skilled in the area in which you operate. You're advertising yourself as a 'professional' on your Gigs and your Fiverr profile description. If you are indeed a professional, you should already have this figured out. Or, perhaps you should be more transparent with your buyers that you're just starting out, and maybe have some experience.

[I want to change my whole gig, will that affect my visibility ?]

3 minutes ago, fiveroptic1 said:

@joshnadin Your post is only 30 minutes old and it's already been voted down to -3, bottom of the pile! This system of members selecting quality posts as opposed to spam is clearly working as it should!!!!  😒

Ah it's cool. It's Sunday, so I'm going to have a beer for every downvote I get today! 😅

[Gig improvement?]

3 minutes ago, srennielsen said:

Can someone explain what these stand for?

https://lmgtfy.app/?q=clicks+and+impressions

[I want to change my whole gig, will that affect my visibility ?]

On 10/25/2021 at 10:31 AM, rania12el said:

Hi ! I'm new to Fiverr and I created my first gig 2 months now. I didnt get any client yet but this is not the issue. 

I want to ask you please if you have any idea that if I change my whole gig and posted a new one completely will that kill my visibility ? Will that affect my ranking ? 

Thank you so much ! 

If you're currently not having any luck with your Gig and had no orders, you don't really have to worry about impacting your visibility, as you don't currently have any. 

Something is clearly not working, you have to change something. 

Don't listen to the advice stating that you 'have to make a new Gig'. 
I change my Gig(s) regularly to keep up with market trends, new things I want to offer, improving my portfolio, and several other reasons. If nobody ever edited their Gigs, nobody would ever grow and learn as sellers on the platform, and find out exactly what works for them. 

It's another stupid myth circulating around the forum that if you edit your Gig, you'll never get any orders. The people giving the same advice, ironically don't have any orders. Probably because they present their Gig poorly and don't want to change it. 🙄 

[I am new Seller on Fiverr, How to get my first order ?]

10 minutes ago, pchakrabortty said:

Patience is the key in the field of freelancing. 

Patience is not the key in the field of freelancing.

If nothing is happening for you, waiting around and hoping things will change is not the correct mindset or approach to have.
Doing nothing, or doing the exact same thing and expecting a different result is never, ever going to work.

Being pro-active is actually one of the keys to being successful in the world of freelancing.
If you want something to change, you have to figure out how to approach what you want to change, put a plan in place to get there, and then execute the plan.

If you're not getting orders and want to generate sales, want to scale up your business and start charging more, want to attract a different kind of demographic and target a new market, or whatever you want to achieve, you have to consciously put in effort and do something to make whatever you want to happen, happen.

No one ever got the results they wanted by being patient. They went out and figured out a way to get it.

[Great way to avoid bad sellers.]

1 hour ago, ahasanahamed03 said:

For new seller what should they do?? Like new seller need reviews and they can't raise their price..

Of course you can raise your prices. What you really mean is, you don't feel like you can validate raising your prices to potential customers, and clearly showcasing the value of your service(s) at a higher price point.

If this is the case, you need to address why you feel like you're unable to charge more for what you offer, and it's not because you're a new seller.

Just because you're new doesn't mean you should be cheap. The majority of serious buyers that you will want to build long lasting business relationships with don't want to buy $5-$10 gigs at the lowest price points of your niche. Why? Because as with all things in the world, they believe they get what they pay for. How much you pay for something nearly always reflects on the quality of the product or service.

Being too cheap can actually have the opposite effect and completely put buyers off wanting to proceed with an order.
Imagine I offer to sell you a car for $10K, but you know for a fact I should be charging around $25K, the first thing you're going to be asking yourself and the person selling it is what is wrong with it to be so cheap.
The exact same principal applies as a seller on Fiverr. Even if your portfolio is excellent, you communicate well, the service you offer is fantastic, and you have all the basics right to present yourself and your gigs properly, buyers will question why someone so good, is so cheap, and believe that there must be something wrong for you not to not charge what you're worth.

Value yourself, your time, and your experience, and be confident in showcasing you're worth exactly how much you say you're worth.

[If you stay online 24/7, this will happen]

2 minutes ago, social_breeze said:

I have commented this to many posts here on the forum saying people that staying 18 hours is not possible for a human so it means Fiverr knows that you are using a auto refresher or something to spam the online seller status. 

 

But more importantly, even if it was possible, it's of no benefit.

[I found the best reason of loosing ranking on fiverr.]

On 10/17/2021 at 3:48 AM, nahidkhan415 said:

When my gig was in first page there are so many buyers who orders on basic package for their premium works. For example : someone ordered on 1 logo package but the in description he is asking for 3 logo with full brand guidelines. 

In that case fisrt I contacted them and describe everything and asked them to increase budget. But once they disagree then I cancel the order. Do you call this sanitizing? 

I based my comment on your original post below.

On 10/16/2021 at 11:41 AM, nahidkhan415 said:

The most common reason of ranking down is the order cancellation. I contacted with so many sellers with same problem and they told they cancelled 1-2 orders for having too much pressure and unexpected orders.

I cancelled my orders from fiverr support and Never loose any ratings on profile. But it causes my profile down.

Cancelling orders because of too much pressure would be a seller not managing their workload effectively, which would be the sellers responsibility, thus sanitizing reviews.

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But, there is also a reason why the order completion target is 90% and not 100%. That's because buyers will extremely occasionally order a Gig which isn't suitable for what they want. But this shouldn't happen more than once in every 10 orders, which will still allow you to meet your target. If this happens to you more frequently than this, it would indicate the seller is not being clear enough with their packages, or isn't communicating effectively enough. Which is again, on the seller. I would say this happens to me maybe once every 200 orders. I target my Gigs at a certain demographic, encourage communication before the order is placed, and explain what I offer and the difference between my packages and what's included extremely clearly.

On 10/17/2021 at 4:08 AM, alessiomaria said:

I totally understand what are you saying here. But there is many times cancelation come from Buyers and the System Punish you because of cheating client that want a Delivery for Free. That happen, We have to deal with that. 

Is not an excuse or something to mask a "Bad-Freelancing" or sanitize, etc. There is a button on Gig that say "Allow order from New Accounts" . 
Is that to avoid that kind of client? If Yes, I don't think that will be a good way to solve the problem, but the problem is true. 

Buy Hey. I'm ok with that. That is the platform, I love the way I can work with it and I will accept also the problems I can find. 
But trying just be positive in Silence isn't a good way too. Am I wrong? 

As with any business you will ever run, you are going to have losses of revenue. If you own a shop, people are going to steal things. If you ship physical products, your merchandise will break occasionally. How you deal with it, learn from it and then implement new working methods in order to factor in those losses and also prevent them from happening again is what's important.

I vet my buyers extremely thoroughly before agreeing to partner with them. Choosing who you work with as a seller is just important as a buyer choosing a gig. Can they communicate what they want effectively? Are they polite? What are their reviews like? Or, do I just get a general bad vibe? If so, I politely decline their order and recommend they find another seller. This will happen in most cases before the order is placed, as 99% of buyers will message you if they've never ordered with you before and you prompt them in your description.

If they fail to message me before the order, and order something which is not within my skillset, or isn't the right package etc. Cancelling the order straight away at least means I haven't worked for free. If I do complete the work, I deliver it. I'm going to be paid for my time, bad review or not. As long as I can prove to support that I've delivered exactly within the requirements, the package and gig description, you should be fine if they try to get their money back.

[I found the best reason of loosing ranking on fiverr.]

1 hour ago, nahidkhan415 said:

My Name is Nahid and I am a Level 2 seller on fiverr. I earned more than $40k  in just one year on fiverr. I used to be in the first place at first page on search result. But suddenly yesterday my gig de-ranked. Also my gig promotion service turned off automatically. Its showing unqualified now.

My gig is not available in the rearch result not even in 20 page.

I was so depressed and I was searching for the solution. The worstcase scenario is I see so many sellers facing the same problem.  

I contacted with support as well but they did not clearly mentioned any valid reason. So I decided to find it myself.

There is no such thing as being on the first page, and your idea of 'ranking' is incorrect.

'Ranking' is a fluid concept and is different for every buyer. Fiverr shows Gigs to buyers based on various factors including their location, average spend, account history, plus many other specifics. So just because you may appear on one buyers first page, does not mean you will appear on another's.

1 hour ago, nahidkhan415 said:

The most common reason of ranking down is the order cancellation. I contacted with so many sellers with same problem and they told they cancelled 1-2 orders for having too much pressure and unexpected orders.

Well, yes, Of course cancelling orders is going to impact how your Gig performs. If you cancel orders, you aren't making any revenue for Fiverr and are not making their buyers happy. Fiverr likes money, as we all do, and also likes happy buyers. You keep making them money, they will keep pushing you out to a wider audience.

1 hour ago, nahidkhan415 said:

I cancelled my orders from fiverr support and Never loose any ratings on profile. But it causes my profile down.

Please be aware when you are taking orders. Any cancellation can be harmful for your career. 

So what your saying is that you're essentially cancelling orders so that your seller rating was not effected, as you're expecting a bad review? That's called sanitizing your reviews, and is very poor practice. By sanitizing your reviews, you're manipulating how your potential buyers see you instead of competing the order to the best of your ability, and vetting your buyers by ensuring you can deliver what they want before you take on the order.

[Fiverr Forum Hidden Tricks ...not]

1 minute ago, sabbirxcode said:

https://codemanbd.com/success-stories/
look at their successful student

Buddy, without clicking your link. I'd like to tell you that I don't give two f***s about 'their successful student'.

I can promise you, no freelancer was ever successful because of that guy. You can show me as many fake seller profiles as you want. You'll never convince me or any other seller that is actually successful.

It's a money making scheme for him, that's all. An extremely poorly designed and thought out one at that. I mean, it may work on the naïve demographic that will pay attention to that trash, but anyone with more than 2 brain cells knows better.
 

[Fiverr Forum Hidden Tricks ...not]

17 minutes ago, visualstudios said:

Go to this guys channel and check a few videos. He does these "live client communication" videos, where you can see his account and his communication with leads. Wanna know what's funny? He has a bunch of these videos, and in each one the seller account he is using is different. 

I don't even want to go and watch this trash for the sake of being curious and laughing at how fake and painful it is. The guy doesn't even deserve the $0.02 in Google AdSense revenue, or the boost to his view count that he will receive from me watching it. 

[Buyer Ordered Gig, I delivered the order, then he canceled and blocked me.]

23 hours ago, bionicperson said:

They charge 20% on every sale and they don't even have a customer support phone number or email

They do have email, as this has been provided to you previously. Unfortunately, as with the majority of business in this day and age, they do not have a telephone number. The resources and money it takes to have a contact center with support being able to speak everyone's language in order to communicate effectively would mean they would have to charge way more than 20% in order to provide this service.

23 hours ago, bionicperson said:

They shouldn't allow buyers to cancel orders after they have been delivered.

In the majority of situations, no. However, if I myself was a buyer and I had been scammed by a seller I would want the opportunity to get my money back at a point past accepting delivery. If buyers could not do this at all, many would prolong accepting the delivery in fear of something not being right and not being able to do anything about it, which in turn would make the who process rather painful.

23 hours ago, bionicperson said:

What are we paying 20% for?? This is a huge issue that exists in the platform, and instead of wanting Fiverr to fix it, you defend Fiverr's crappy system and take up more unpaid work to compensate for it.

What do you get out of the 20% you pay to Fiverr?

Lol, where are you getting the idea that I take up unpaid work? I have never in my life performed work that is unpaid. You should try running your own business. I have buyers on my own website, I use other platforms, and there are operating costs for each and every one of them. In business, there are times when you're going to lose out on revenue, it happens. The way in which you deal with it is what's important. I factor the 20% fee into my prices, so I'm happy with the amount of profit I make on each order.

What do I get out of Fiverr's 20% fee? Well, I generate $1000's in profit each month by reaching a worldwide audience that I otherwise would not be able to reach. Would I prefer to pay less of a percentage? Sure, who wouldn't. I like money! However, do I think 20% is unreasonable for what's provided? No.

[Buyer Ordered Gig, I delivered the order, then he canceled and blocked me.]

14 minutes ago, bionicperson said:

That's exactly my point. The fact that Fiverr allows this type of activity, and there is nothing you as a seller can do about it, means that it's a garbage website that I don't want to be apart of. There isn't even a customer service phone number or email for Fiverr.

Fiver doesn't allow this kind of activity though, if you're patient for a few days, are polite with customer support and provide clear evidence that you've delivered what you said you would, they will resolve your issue. There's plenty you can do as a seller, as I previously mentioned, making sure you only work with credible buyers is one of them.

16 minutes ago, bionicperson said:

Everything is 80% off on Fiverr, and you will spend hours on a delivery and not be paid, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Of course there is a fee for using Fiverr as a platform. How on Earth do you think they would be able to make a profit as a business and cover their operating costs? For that fee, you get the benefit of reaching a worldwide audience. Have a reputable platform to ensure that both parties are protected. Have customer support in place to assist you. Plus many, many other benefits.

19 minutes ago, bionicperson said:

I am taking my business elsewhere.

That's your prerogative, but if this is your reaction to one bad experience, I can't say that you would be particularly missed or that the platform would be successful for you anyway. If you want to throw your toys out of the pram and go and sulk, cool bro. But that doesn't mean that Fiverr is such a negative experience for everyone just because you've unfortunately been scammed. You've clearly not even attempted to resolve the issue with support and keep a clear head about the situation.

[Buyer Ordered Gig, I delivered the order, then he canceled and blocked me.]

10 minutes ago, bionicperson said:

It's not worth continuing to use FIverr, if it allows buyers to scam you, and even penalizes your gig when it happens.

I won't be doing business on the site, anymore.

Just remember that this experience you've had is the minority of buyers that you will encounter on Fiverr. Most Buyers aren't scammers however they are out there on any platform that you will use.

As a Seller, choosing who you work with is just as important as a Buyer choosing a Gig they want to purchase.

I target my Gigs to specific demographics and vet new clients before I start working with them. I don't want to partner with Buyers that are going to be difficult, unpleasant, or going to cause problems, and I think it's relatively easy to notice red flags that should put you off working with someone.
If they have poor communication skills, can't effectively tell me what they want, or don't seem to know what they want, I politely decline.
If they try to haggle my prices on the first point of contact, I'm not interested and politely decline.
If they have the 'boss' mentality and think they can speak to me or treat me like they're my employer just because they're paying me to perform a service, I politely decline.

There are many 'red flags' that will just instantly create a bad vibe. If you get the feeling something isn't right or just don't want to work with someone in particular, don't be afraid to let them know that you don't think they would be a good fit for you and to wish them luck finding another seller that would be better suited to them.

The more you use the platform, the more you will get a feel for who is going to be a great client, and who the kind of people you want to avoid are. In turn, this will make your experience much better and you'll hardly ever encounter scammers or buyers that just aren't nice to work with.

[Tipping]

37 minutes ago, timothykoen said:

That is like forced tipping. A tax that is added to well goods and services like a restaurant or bar. or car repair. And in Europe there is the VAT or Value Added Tax. Also a kind of forced tipping. but the government takes their cut.

I think it's a misconception that here in Europe VAT is is a kind of 'forced tipping'.
Value Added Tax is as it states on the tin. Tax. Not a tip..
The full amount goes to the government, not the place where you bought your product or service or the person giving it to you. Unlike the States, all prices quoted are also VAT inclusive, meaning that when you go to the checkout the price stated is the price you will pay. It baffled me in the U.S that prices on items do not include sales tax, and the tax even varies from state to state.

Here in Europe, we also have laws to protect all workers ensuring that everyone is paid a minimum, livable wage, regardless of what their job is. That means that everyone is able to earn enough every month to make ends meet comfortably without having to worry about getting tips or not. I think it is much better as people in industries like customer service don't have to worry about their customers tipping or not and rely on tips to get by, and consumers don't feel obliged to tip, but they still can if they want to show appreciation.

[Tipping]

13 minutes ago, j6nyc6 said:

Anyone who doesn't tip their barber, hair stylist, nail technician, waiter/waitress, in the US is asking for trouble lol.

Yeah, I really don't like the tipping system in the U.S.
Feeling obliged to tip also puts me off wanting to tip. When I've visited America before and ate at places I've even felt quite anxious about the whole tipping situation. Not that I don't want to leave one if I've had a good experience. But worrying about how much is not enough, how much is too much, and just the general practice is a headache. In contrast, when I visited Japan I found out that tipping is seen as disrespectful and you shouldn't offer to tip!

I think as a good baseline, people and business should just charge enough to make as much profit as they want, and pay themselves and/or their staff a good livable wage. Then if your customers really like what you offer and want to show appreciation, they can go ahead and leave you a tip.

[Tipping]

43 minutes ago, atomicprintco said:

I like the idea of tipping if the seller does exceptional work. I typically use level one sellers, because they cost less. I also know the work may not be as good as higher-level sellers. However, if the work performed exceeds my expectations I would like to pay the seller more for their skills and effort. One complaint I have is that Fiverr charges a service fee for tips. I wanted to leave a $5 USD tip and the service fee was $2.28 USD. That is nearly a 50% markup. It discourages me to make a tip, when the buyer only gets two-thirds of the money I pay in the tip.

The service fee concept is actually pretty grim thinking about it.
Imagine that you're tipping the waiting staff at an establishment and the business owner is keeping a percentage of the tips. There would be uproar! Tips are also liable to be taxed after Fiverr takes their percentage off them too, leaving an even smaller percentage going to the seller.
As much as I tip in day to day life, if I was a buyer on Fiverr and found out that only 50% of my tip was going to the person who's service I wanted to show appreciation for, it would really put me off and annoy me that the platform is taking what I wanted to go to the seller directly.

[BUYER REQUEST]

9 hours ago, liton656 said:

I am a Level 2 seller on fiverr. And I never work on a budget less than my fair share. I don’t know, maybe you are not able to explain the value of your skills and your time so that's why you can’t able increase their low budget to high price.

Erm, great? I'm thrilled for you that you're level two. All that means is that you've completed $2,000 worth of orders and 50 of them whilst keeping your metrics above the baseline for promotion. I won't state what my seller level is as that's not relevant to the discussion. I positively wouldn't state my Top Rated status in bold letters though as that's a bit cringe.. 
I'm certainly able to demonstrate the value of my skills and my time, that's why my Gigs are consistently fully booked. 
I don't want to spend my time convincing anyone that I'm worth what I charge, that's why my customers come to me, and the quality of my portfolio, previous ratings plus a number of other factors speak for themselves and my clients pay me the price that I want to charge without having to negotiate my rates.

9 hours ago, liton656 said:

Usually at first everyone wants to get his work at a lower price (just like you do when you go to the market to buy anything). This does not mean that you have to do his job. If you have a problem with his budget then you can just avoid it.

Not at all. This is a concept that does not exist where I'm from. I know there is a 'haggling' culture in certain demographics, but that does not mean everyone wants something at a lower price. Lower price means lower quality a lot of the time, not always; but most of the time. Most people believe that they get what they pay for. Not every buyer wants services at a lower price, I target my services towards the European and American markets and people hardly ever try to negotiate prices.
I think buyers and sellers from places where a haggling culture exists, need to realize that in the western world, the price of something is the price, and starting a business relationship by trying to get it cheaper is not the way to show the selling party you have respect for them and their skills.

When I go to the 'market', I pay the price that is shown. If I don't want to pay the price, I don't buy the product or service. I wouldn't walk into a Lamborghini dealership and ask them to sell me a car for cheaper just because Toyota sell them for $500,000 less. It's the same concept.

As previously stated, I'm just saying that Buyer Requests are not the key to being successful on this specific platform. You can't deny that the vast majority of work offered are $5 Gigs, and any actual professional would charge $100's if not $1,000's for the same service.

If you want to spend your time trawling though buyer requests, that's up to you. Cool.
But please don't tell me that you wouldn't prefer to simply wake up every day to the type of client you want to work with paying the exact prices you want to charge just sitting in your order queue instead of asking people if you can work for them.

[BUYER REQUEST]

I don't use buyer requests. Personally, I think they should be removed from the platform. Many will disagree, but that's just my opinion.

99% of them are drastically underpaid and overworked. The people posting them aren't enjoyable to partner with and generally don't value you.
Unless it's something extremely niche, or the buyer has a good reason that the Gigs already available on the platform aren't suitable for them, the only reason they post a request is because they want the service at far less than any buyer who's Gig is actually worth buying will charge.

Fiverr is designed around the concept of buyers coming to you. If I wanted to look for suitable jobs every day, I would use a different platform where you can bid on jobs, there are plenty of them out there.

If you're relying on buyer requests to get your orders, and you aren't getting them through your Gig(s), you're doing something wrong. I don't know of any sellers on Fiverr that are successful that ever look at the buyer request section.

Okay, so you're a brand new seller and are willing to do a few jobs at a super low rate just to gain some feedback and build an order history. I still wouldn't recommend it, but each to their own.

I just think that there is an unhealthy fascination throughout the forum with people spending far too much time and effort worrying about the buyer request section when it's not the path to becoming a successful freelancer. If you spent that time actually working on how you present your Gigs, your profile, and establishing yourself as a reputable, consistent and legitimate seller, it would be far more beneficial than trawling through underpaid and demoralizing buyer requests each day. 

[Tipping]

3 hours ago, chknfoot_sammy said:

This may be unpopular, but it needs to be out here.
Tipping is only a thing in the USA where waiters, and waitresses, are not paid a living wage for some reason.
That should change. It isn't normal, or customary. 
What is the idea of after being paid for a service, to stick your hand out, and ask for more for the service you just charged for?
I know it is Fiverr, and not the artists.
I don't know which country Fiverr is based out of, but this tip thing should be taken off.

Tipping is not only a thing in the USA, I live in the UK and have lived in various places all over the world and every country has different customs when it comes to tipping.
Yes, I agree that in countries like the US people should be paid a livable wage without the need for leaving a tip. However, that doesn't mean that tipping should just not exist at all. No one should feel obliged to tip. If you simply do not want to do, or feel like the service did not deserve a tip, don't tip.
I like to tip to show my appreciation of the service I've received. I tip my barber, servers in hospitality, other freelancers who've performed a service for me. Basically, if I think they've done a good job, I like to show my appreciation.
On the flip side, as a seller and someone who accepts tips, I never, ever expect a tip from anyone. I especially would never ask for a tip from a buyer. If I do get one, I really, really appreciate it and feel like the person leaving the tip is showing the same appreciation I leave others when I tip. If they don't tip, and leave a great review, I also feel a sense of appreciation. It's just one way of showing that appreciation to someone.
You're not 'sticking your hand out and asking for more' just because the facility to leave a tip exists. If you don't want to tip or don't believe in the concept, simply don't tip. It's your prerogative.