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Hi @soufianejanna, If your gig is performing well, Promoted Gigs is well worth your money. Promoted Gigs not only considers the bid price, but the quality of your gig - based on your performance metrics and relevancy. Here's what the Help Center says on Promoted Gigs (see below): https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/360010393757-Promoted-Gigs-Terms-of-Service Fiverr only wants to promote gigs that are high performing and doing well, so if your gig is not doing well, it might not be worth your money to use Promoted Gigs. However, if you are doing well, you can get really nice returns on your money. I've seen 15x returns when I had the Promoted Gigs feature turned on. Right now I have the Fiverr Select badge, so I turned off Promoted Gigs. I like how you can turn this feature on/off when needed. Keep monitoring to see if this is working for you and make any necessary adjustments. It took a while (maybe 2 weeks?) before I started getting inquiries from my promoted gigs.

You sound a lot like me! I like to work in my PJ's (on of the reason why I refuse to do Zoom meetings) and eat natto. My family has an organic aquaponics farm in Maui that sells healthy salad greens. We also grew moringa, taro, banana, jabong, oranges, and banana. I tried to plant a sapling cocoa tree from Samoa (in hopes of making my own chocolate), but the climate (and my black thumb) killed it. Although I haven't gone rock climbing since I lived in Utah, I did have a dream last night that I was leaping through a suburban neighborhood parkour-style. I really miss the big backyards in America. Things are a little cramped here in Tokyo. Ah...it was a great dream and I wish I could do it in real life! You shouldn't give up on rock climbing! You don't have to go complete freestyle on the first go...maybe start with the indoor walls and work your way up? When I ran in the Salt Lake City marathon, there was this 87 year old grandma who was smoking me (her and this annoying man in a banana suit). After the race, she mentioned that she didn't start running until her 50s, and last 30 years of her life was the healthiest she's ever been. Talk about inspiration!

Great post @katakatica! I think the underlying reasons behind most of the plagiarism that I see on Fiverr platform is not inspiration, but laziness and lack of skill. If it were for inspiration, I'd feel flattered. However, when I see someone plagiarizing my gig descriptions and it's clear that they really didn't put much effort into putting their gig together (i.e., researching and gaining inspiration), but rather slapped it together and published it as fast as possible to start making money, it's a bit disheartening. It's also really sad when you see that their skill level is not what they are advertising it to be.

I had so many interruptions while writing this! Thanks everyone for your comments! A lot happened while I was post-limited. 😊 I had fun reading this thread! I hope I can reply back to all of you in this single post (my 5th post of the day)! @mandyzines & @zeus777 - your fur babies are so cute! We have cat allergies at our house, but we do watch cat videos on YouTube every night. Our favorite is Hikakin's cat Maruo. I don't know why, but we just love watching him! He's so cute when he stands up like a human. Do your cats do silly things, too? You sound so healthy, @mandyzines! I need to follow your example! I'm 100% Okinawan, so supposedly we're supposed to be eating healthy and living long. My great-grandmother lived to the age of 107. However, ever since my family moved to Hawaii a few generations ago, they have had really bad diets. So I've had aunties and uncles dying from heart disease in their 30's. @zeus777 - I'm envious of your hair! Mine used to be really thick, but now it's 1/4th what it used to be. I like your secrets to good health - eating, sleeping, watching funny YT videos, laughing out loud, and going to sleep in a good mood! @williambryan392, I love to eat, too! That's why I became a food scientist. There was always free food!😂 So like you, the omad diet works very well for me! I only need to worry about my Oisix meal and I'm good for the day. ...on the hair - I think you're on to something. My husband only lets me use shampoo once a week... @katakatica, here's a picture of our Oisix dinner yesterday. Sorry for the food stains! I'm always so messy when I cook! @breals! So glad to hear that you actually became healthier during the lockdown! I got pretty soft because I wasn't chasing trains, climbing stairs, and commuting all the time. I agree with you - It's so easy to get caught up in things (including our Fiverr work) and forget about our health. I'm lucky I have my husband to remind me to take care of myself. And if I notice my pants are shrinking, that means I need to get up and move more! @smashradio - you are still young! It must be all those Monster drinks! 😂 Once you get to my age, I think you'll enjoy the siestas. Those are the highlight of my day! @ashleymahan217 - I agree with you - we have to spend time with our kids. They grow up so fast! As for me waking up and visiting the forum ...am I the only one who does this?! (if so, I probably have an unhealthy addiction to the forum)

This is another of Fiverr's initiatives to "match" qualified sellers with buyers. So, yes, the briefs will only be shown to sellers who have been pre-screened and "qualified." This is based on the information in your gigs, your "quality" performance (I believe), and the information on your gigs. I think it's much like the Buyer's Request in that it will only show to several sellers on each level. To all of you who say it's useless...have you given the AI a chance to calibrate to you? AI can't improve if you don't give it feedback. So if you are not providing feedback and only turning it off, then that won't help you at all. The matches will still be bad. At first the matches will be poor, but that should improve over time based on your feedback. It only takes a few seconds to leave feedback, and based on my experience, it only took a week of feedback before the system understood what types of briefs I wanted to get. I only use it for resumes and beta reading and have told the system "I don't offer this service" for all other briefs (even if I do offer the service). Now I get notifications with about 3-5 relevant briefs a day. Here are your choices: (I highly suggest reporting all spam, as Fiverr will take this seriously and will shut down sellers who are using this for their own promotion) If a seller messages the buyer or sends an offer, it will show up in your normal inbox. You can sort your inbox for custom offers. This is a problem for sellers who also are buyers because it won't differentiate between your offers and the offers you may be getting from a buyer brief that you submit. This is how it'll look like if you are a seller: I like this feature because you can withdraw it at any time (as I've done here). Sellers will also be notified immediately if the buyer withdraws the brief or accepts someone else's offer. If a seller contacts you after you withdraw or accept someone else's offer @gina_riley2, there is no excuse and you can immediately report them as spam. You should get less responses because Fiverr is prescreening and qualifying your matches, so you won't see as many responses as buyer requests. I think it'll take time before the "qualified" matches are really qualified. This ... is ... awesome. 😊 I think this will greatly clean up the spam as long as sellers are willing to give the AI a chance to calibrate to their preferences and report all spam.

Check out this topic! Buyer Request is being replace by Buyer Briefs:

Normally you will get this message if it's past the time for your review. You have 10 days (from the first delivery) to make a review. I've seen that message happen when a buyer's review pops up right at the 10 days, and then it expires as you (the seller) are trying to fill out the review.

@katakatica, thanks for responding to this post! I was hoping to get feedback from the younger generation as well! We're never too young or old to start taking care of our health (and we all are getting older every day). I've done a lot of damage to myself too, from freelancing. I believed in the 24/7 myth and after 2 months with only 70 hours of sleep, I ended up in the hospital. That was the first time in my life ever being "sick." I've never had a sick day at work and I think the last sick day I had as a kid was when I was 12 years old. I hate hospitals. I'm never going to do that to myself again. You're young, so I think you'll bounce back quicker than me! I love your hair! I'm also going to have to experiment with cute clothes, too. I've also never tried make-up before, so that might be fun. And I'm doing Oisix (Japan's version of Hello, Fresh) to learn how to cook up some good Japanese dishes. I agree that it shouldn't just be for my husband, it has to be for me, too! Thanks for all your comments - I always learn a lot from you!

I think this is what is happening. Fiverr seems pretty aggressive in their approach taking down "low-quality sellers." Shutting down gigs. Denying new accounts. I know there's sellers in the marketplace stating that "I will pray for you," and "I will perform a magic spell for you." I've always wondered how Fiverr determines the quality of their gigs. I haven't had any experiences with 'Positive Energy' gigs... but positive energy in general. My life turned around 360 degrees just because I went from a fearful, anxious person to a more positive person. I used to be angry at the weather for not going according to my "plans." Now I don't worry about things I can't control (not as much). I don't doubt the power of positive energy! I'd love to see that! 😂

Hi @ateeq_666, it might be coincidental that you raised your prices at the same time you might have gotten a negative private review. I think your prices are reasonable and in line with what Fiverr is recommending for Wordpress web updates. If your gig impressions were low to a negative private review, that negative review stays on your account for 2 months, which may be why you are starting to get orders again. Focus on delivering good work and keeping your customers happy. This should help your gig perform better in search.

I love Buyer Briefs, but I really hope that Buyer Briefs don't become like Buyer Requests: At least we have an option to report these sellers:

Yesterday, my husband called me to an emergency, closed-door meeting. No kids allowed. I was curious why he called the meeting. Sitting down beside his desk, I glanced at his dual-monitors and noticed all the articles and images pulled up for men’s 40+ styles and hair guides for those with graying hair. “Vickie,” he announced, “We’re no longer young like we used to be. Gone are the days of no maintenance. We’ve got to take care of ourselves!” True, we are both aging Asians. My husband hit the magic 4-0 number a couple of months ago and I hit that magic number almost a year ago. He then proceeded to go over facts and statistics regarding hair, skincare, dress, and overall health. He showed pictures of people who were aging well (as well as shocking pictures of people who were not). It was a fun meeting and I appreciate how my husband always reminds me to take better care of myself He’s the best. ❤️ Hair. I don’t have any gray hair…yet. I am looking into different, layered hairstyles instead of wearing my hair up in a bun all the time. My husband had his first white hair when he was 9 years old. So right now, he’s trying to transition to his natural gray color. I’m sure my gray hairs will start popping out any time now and my 13-year-old son will be the first person to tell me about them. Skincare. Skincare was a big topic on our meeting. My husband has great skin. He uses different things for his skin in the morning and night and even bought me some skincare products. He has reiterated to me on numerous occasions that great skin is the key to youth. I’m making slow progress there. I used to use the same soap for my face and body. Now I use face wash. I haven’t been using the skincare products he bought me. So I’ll try to be more diligent there. Dress. Style was another topic of discussion. Last week, my husband found me lounging about the apartment in his shorts (they were very comfortable by the way). Later that day he took me for a long walk. I thought it was a nice date, alone time with just me and him. But actually he was walking me to UNIQLO so that I could buy and wear my own clothes. 😂 I do need to dress better. I’m a creature of comfort. I got married in a muumuu and demanded that we have an all-you-can-eat kalua pork dinner buffet at our Hawaiian wedding. I’ll start by taking @smashradio's advice to at least start dressing up for work. I’ll also try to develop a better sense of style. My husband will be the judge. I do want to be beautiful for him. He’s the only person I want to dress to impress. Overall Health. Healthwise, I know I’m not a young’un anymore. I take afternoon sietas. I gain weight just thinking about food. I make noises as I ease into and out of chairs. My 9-year-old daughter thinks I’m hilarious and joking all the time, but I’m not. I really am starting to feel my age. I have shape, but not necessarily the shape I want. So I do need to take care of my health and fit again. Mental health wise, I need to follow my husband’s example. In the morning, he wakes up and meditates. ...I wake up and check the forum. 😂 I’ve got to make some important life changes if I plan on growing old with him. Anyone else trying to age gracefully? How are you taking care of yourself?

Hi @listentomusic, Welcome to the forum! If you select "Additional recording time," you will need to put in additional recording times for all three package options in order to save (as you mentioned) If you only want to offer additional time on the basic and standard packages, you would either have to build that into your prices or add them as separate gig extras, in the section at the bottom of your edit page. Gig extras can be added to orders either upon purchase (by the buyer), or by the seller as a "special offer" after the buyer places an order.

Hi @ateeq_666, Welcome to the forum! There must be some impressions and clicks since you did have an order several weeks ago and you have 3 orders in queue. If you saw a sudden drop in impressions in clicks, that's usually due to a negative private review from a buyer. This is different from a public review that's posted on your profile. Just so you know, each buyer will get 3 reviews for each order, and it's the private reviews (the ones you don't see) that has the greatest impact on how your gig performs in search. There's no such thing as gig ranking - Fiverr operates as a match making service. So the results you see in search will be different from what a buyer sees in search. Your gig will show up based on how relevant you are: If you have low impressions, it means that your gig is less relevant based on your performance, ratings (both private and public reviews), and services listed in the gigs. If you have low clicks, that means your gig is not appealing to the buyers who do see your gig in search. If you have low orders, that means buyers are not convinced in ordering from your when they do click on your gig. You can read more about this here: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/243824-welcome-to-fiverr-30/ The forum is a great way to learn about how to grow your business. This article is a great place to get started: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282146-how-to-be-successful-on-fiverr-common-questions-answered-and-a-collection-of-great-posts-that-helped-me-achieve-trs/ I wish you best of luck!

Hi @gayanchamira, Top Clients is available only to select sellers and you will receive an invite if you are eligible to join. You can read more about this from the Help Center: https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/4404324058513-Top-Clients If eligible to join, you'll see this below your profile picture: To add a client, you'll have to follow the instructions listed in the link that I provided you. You do need approval from your clients to add them (which is why I haven't added any clients yet).

Hi @vickiespencer - the first gig was shut down within minutes and a second one was paused. By the next day, 4 of the 5 gigs I reported were gone. I went ahead and reported the last one again and will see if it gets taken down as well tomorrow.

@sarahhagwood - there is only one of you and you really need to take care of yourself! I was in your shoes earlier this year, trying to be that super mom struggling to keep up with all the competing obligations that seemed to be drowning me. I ended up doing 48-hr days, sleeping only a few hours between, and kept telling myself, "I can do this!"...until I couldn't. This is one of the reasons why I came to the forum - I told myself there just had to be a better way! It's not worth it to do that to your body @sarahhagwood! Your family (and baby) needs you! For me, I had to learn how to set clear boundaries for sleep, work, family, and other competing activities. I also had to learn how to say "no" to a lot of things - not just in business, but in my personal life. I agree with @donnovan86 - I increased my average selling price from $15 to $100 (for resume writing) and doubled my delivery times. Life has been so much better! I get less orders, but make more. Higher prices has also brought in better buyers. I used to think my buyers wanted quick deliveries and discounted prices, but since I raised my prices and extended my delivery dates, I'm surprised that many buyers are okay with -day delivery. It really doesn't take long to write a cover letter, resume, or update LinkedIn, so my buyers are always happy when I deliver way earlier than 14 days. Having the longer deliveries also allows me to plan my orders better and I can schedule in time blocks that fit my family's needs.

Thanks @seven_sign, I'm doing great! I hope you are, too1 I like this topic because I know Fiverr has an initiative to increase repeat buyers and subscriptions are a great way to do that. So even though I don't really use this feature, I have turned on subscriptions on all my gigs. And lo, and behold, today I got my first ordered-right-from-the-gig-page subscription order with a 3-month subscription. We'll see how it goes! Research and Summaries is actually the only gig that I have where I'm getting the most repeat orders (and with the highest ASP), so I would highly recommend that this category get added to the list of categories available for subscriptions. I also have a beta reading gig and subscriptions aren't really helpful for this gig. Although I do get repeat orders from my beta reading gig, it is usually because the seller: A) got a really bad beta reading score from me and is coming back with a revised draft for review, B) the work is in process, so parts of the manuscript are sent as the seller finishes writing it, or C) the seller has multiple books that they want me to review. In all of these cases, the writers usually don't know how quickly they can get me the materials (and we currently can't change the dates of the subscriptions), so it only make sense for straight orders. I also don't know how helpful subscriptions are for my resume writing gig. It makes me sad if I get a repeat buyer here because it usually means that they are not getting hired. Another thought on repeat buyers - most of my repeat buyers aren't buying the same gig. They see other services I offer and they buy those services (one buyer usually uses 3-5 of my services). I don't think Fiverr is tracking that type of repeat buyer yet.

It might seem long if you are waiting for the buyer to complete the private review, but as a seller it doesn't make sense to wait for that private review. Just leave your public review of the buyer (or choose not to). I agree - a negative private review does affect your gig's visibility in search. However I do think that too many negative reviews is a reflection of poor quality. All of my negative private reviews are related to low-quality deliveries. Although negative private reviews are not really reasons to ban someone, if they are a TRS, Pro, or Business seller, too many negative private reviews may cause them to lose their status. I'm not sure if this would be enough financial incentive for Fiverr - they want more buyers because that's how they make money. I think if this were made available, there would be a lot less buyers on the platform. Maybe that's why they aren't worried about buyers viewing sellers' public reviews of them before leaving the private reviews (because this encourages sellers to leave positive reviews of buyers).

Hi @seven_sign, I never had the subscription plan on one of my gigs, even though it is one of my better-performing gigs. The Help Center still says: https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/360017173498-Subscriptions My questions are: 1. Will subscriptions be available to all sellers (regardless of performance) and in all categories? 2. Will this be rolled out/made available incrementally (i.e., for only a select group of sellers first)? I know you mentioned "today," but @melanielm and I don't seem to have this feature on all our gigs...

@daviddoyle621, did you try to email Customer Support directly at support@fiverr.com? And do you have an open support ticket? In order to contact someone at Fiverr, you have to create a support ticket. The only way to do that is by email or by the harder method that I described in the post below. Email might be the easiest way for you to get a hold of them. With the link method, you still have to click on several subjects before you get to the actual support ticket to submit (see explanation below):

If it makes you feel any better @all_asmoule, I'm the same as you. I can only make 5 posts a day. However, I agree with @smashradio - I don't see this as a bad thing. Being post-limited is a learning opportunity to see how people interact on the forum and to learn how to make your business better. @mariashtelle1 also mentioned that you have biases and wrong assumptions. I had that too when I first joined the forum. Reading, studying, and reacting to content is a great way to get rid of those biases and assumptions. I also report duplicate posts, posts that are in the wrong category, and ask to lock posts with very long threads of "thanks" and "congrats" to prevent more spammy responses. So there's a lot that you can do when you aren't able to make a post. This helps to clean up the "gig marketing" and other spam that's on the forum.

@filipdevaere, I have to change my answer that I gave to you...it looks like buyers have 14 days to leave private feedback, so no matter when you post your public review of the buyer, the buyer will always have a chance to see it before making their private review:

@asifcreate & @dev_rittick, Read these two articles!