cs_evans

This is such an important point few seem to grasp. I don't know if it is because people don't have real-world business experience, or don't bother to think about how their business platform works. I have no knowledge of Fiverr's formulas, beyond what we all know, but it isn't that hard to do the decision tree for who they want to promote. Imagine two sellers selling the same service for $100 Seller 1 (poor marketing): 10,000 impressions per day, 10 clicks per day, .01 sales per day = $1 in sales per day = $0.20 per day revenue for Fiverr Seller 2(quality marketing): 1,000 impressions per day, 75 clicks per day, 1.2 sales per day = $120 in sales per day = $24 per day revenue for Fiverr If I'm running the business, I go with seller 2 all day long. There is a reason Fiverr posts your stats; it gives you extremely valuable information on what you may need to tweak.

What is your point? I've already said there are a lot of people who don't agree with the theory, but it is illustrative for people with little or no business background to get their head around.

That triple-constrain theory has been around for decades, maybe even over a century. It has a lot of push-back from some people, but it is still a good learning tool to help get people's head in the right spot. You are right, quality is always going to be more expensive, but the way to think about the constraint is, if you want quality and quickly it is going to be more expensive.

I am with @visualstudios on this one. Why does it matter? I sell my voice overs for what my market will bear, knowing full well they are going to be used elsewhere, and often to generate many X the amount I charged for it. That doesn't diminish the work I did. I have created, and am creating, the market for my voice. If someone else can generate a new market on something I have licensed to them, more power to them. With that said, I am not without sympathy. If my VO that I did for $125 showed up on a Ford Motors national commercial, I'm sure I would have a twinge or three in the bank account portion of my brain. But I would like to think I would toast it, forward it to all my buddies, and sure as heck put it at the top of my resume.

That wasn't my experience. Why would Fiverr push down someone who is making them money?

Hmmm. I just did a very basic search, though fairly narrow, for American male voice over (my category) and online; there were 342 profiles available. And this is at 10:40 p.m. on a Fri. night. Imagine what it would be during normal business hours - thousands. So again, you are spreading incorrect information. Being online does not guarantee you are going to be on any page.

Not correct. Just because you are online does not mean you are going to be on the first page. Well.......I suppose if the first page had room for 3 million gigs, you might have a shot at it.

I recommend putting more detail in your profile and creating much better gig descriptions. I looked at a couple of yours and there really isn't anything that would make me want to have you build a website for me. They aren't descriptive and are just kind of bland. Do some market research on what customers want and update your gigs.

Why does opinion matter? Fiverr has a recommended size. What are you proposing?

I have not taking you wrong. My initial comment still stands. You want the benefit of the platform, without paying for it. You are saying because the buyer liked your work, and decided to award you for it, Fiverr should not take a percentage? I posit that you would never have that opportunity to have that interaction with a buyer without the Fiverr platform, moreover, it is your obligation to give the buyer tremendous value. That fact that they tip you is irrelevant.

Agree 100%. In this case, I think Fiverr might actually generate more revenue by waiving the service fee. As a Fiverr buyer, I generally tip anytime the service/product is acceptable, but in borderline cases I'm like "well.... is it worth giving a tip if I am going to get charged more on top of it....?" I'm betting this use case is big enough for the FICO brain trust to spend some cycles on.

I completely disagree. You wouldn't even be able to get that tip if Fiverr didn't create the platform and spend millions and millions promoting and supporting it. Essentially you are saying Fiverr should eat the cost of doing business. They actually might be able to stop taking 20% of your tips if they charged 30% commission on your sales. In either case, Fiverr has to have revenue to run the business you don't seem to care for.

I speak only for myself, and I have no affiliation with Fiverr other than being a seller/buyer, but there is no way I can see that happening. That topic is brought up on the forums fairly often, but the fact is that would likely have a very significant impact on Fiverr's revenue. The thing so many people forget, or fail to consider, is that Fiverr is a for-profit publicly traded company, i.e., they are not here to make your life as a seller easier. Obviously that last statement is predicated on the concept that they make money by creating a, generally speaking, great market for buyers and sellers to come together. None-the-less, they are going to do what benefits the company most in the long-term, and that is not going to be giving the sellers an "out" every time they don't like a buyer. Fiverr, works off of volume, and expects you to do the same. In other words, if you are the kind of seller who manages only 1 or 2 cancellations per 100 order (or whatever the appropriate number is), then they are still going to promote your gig. However, if they give you the ability to cancel an order without consequences, then instead of doing 98 orders with 2 cancellations, you now may be a seller who does 75 orders with 25 cancellations, which as originally stated, is money out of their pocket.

Fiverr, not fiber. The name derives from the 2nd smallest denomination of paper currency in the US* (see asterisk below), i.e., a $5 bill, which is used for many transactions. The term is also used in everyday language, e.g., "I'll give you a fiverr to pick me up some lunch while you are out." * Technically speaking the $2 bill is the second smallest form of paper currency in the US, but it is rarely used.

Specifically, what kind of support are you asking for? I took a look at your profile. I recommend posting a different before and after picture showing the background removal. Something about the one you have up just doesn't look right. It looks distorted. Doesn't make me want to click into your gig. Also, add more photos, link to a portfolio, and those kinds of actions to show your work. Right now you have a description and one picture, which looks kind of odd, to showcase your work. Also, from your profile description, what does this mean? "I'm here to help you to promote your business 24x10"

What is your expectation? Most people come to Fiverr with one of three expectations. Which one of these are you? I have an amazing skill and this is an opportunity to blow the competition out of the water. I have no skill, but access to a massive buyer base and will do as little as it takes to basically scam people to earn extra income. I know success is a long and winding road but I have access to a tool which can aid me in achieving that success if I am willing to work very hard for it.

I wager you will get no help here. Instead of researching and self-learning, you spam the forum with a useless generic question You literally have a gig with clickbait in the title. Disgusting. Your profile says you are fluent in English, yet your gigs and profile clearly demonstrate you are not This absolute drivel has literally sucked a week of life out of my soul. I would encourage you to become an educated and ethical seller, and therefore provide value to this community.

You are making a joke, right? This is your profile description: Hi i am Siblu, I am a professional graphic designer and freelancer with strong experience. My goal is to provide 100% accurate service to my clients. You advertise yourself as a professional graphic designer, who want to provide 100% accurate service to your clients, and you are on the forums asking how to download a gig image? This is exactly why no one takes anyone but the best of the best seriously on here.

Getting burnt sucks, but we have all been there. You posting a candid account, pointing out your own errors, goes a long way to help others not make the same mistake, so thank you for that. Cliche's may be trite, but they are often so true: trust your gut, and you get what you pay for.

All buyers, new and experienced alike, should always keep in mind the golden triangle of cost, quality, speed. In short, it means of cost, quality, and speed, you can only pick 2. Therefore, if you want high quality and low cost, it will not be fast. If you want high quality and fast, it will not be cheap. If you want fast and cheap, it will not be high quality. In other words, there is always a trade-off when negotiating a purchase. There are some nuances to the golden triangle, as well as variations, and yes opponents, but it is a good way to ground a negotiation. It is amazing to me how many buyer requests I see where they want an experienced professional to do their job in the next 2 hours for $5. Maybe you will get lucky sometimes doing this, but in the long run, the buyer will suffer reputational risk, receiving poor quality, or other consequences.

This is particularly important as we deal with customers from all over the world. It is very common to work with people who have native languages different than our own, with different customs, and different ways of expressing themselves. Please be patient and work with your buyer to get through the challenges and you will both benefit greatly.

Not that you need me to support you, but I can't get behind you on this one. Totally support "you get what you pay for", but that doesn't innately imply poor quality. It can mean you are buying risk. Plenty of people on Fiverr are offering high quality services for $5 because that is what it takes to get their feet in the door. So the "you get what you pay for" part, is buying the risk, not necessarily the quality.