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This post makes me laugh! I have two younger sisters. One saw a pretty design with kanji on an arare snack package and had that tattooed onto her left shoulder. And it was my other younger sister, an artist, who was dating a tattooist and borrowed his tools to tattoo the design herself. It was her first time using the tools. That was many years ago. Now my sister keeps her tattoo covered because she works as a lawyer and my other sister went on to become an architect (she did marry the tattooist, though). @zeus777, I'm glad your clients are listening to you! 😊

Yay, @katakatica!!! We all know that you worked so hard to earn this!!! Your profile looks awesome with that TRS badge! 🤩

Promoted Gigs give visibility to sellers who are preforming well. I see your last order was a month ago, much like this seller that I responded to on the same issue. If others in your category are making more sales than you, they will get higher visibility and more impressions than you:

Your two gigs are to: 1) write Japanese using your poor gaijin handwriting and 2) draw really bad art. One way to see if there's a demand for your service is to look up your service in search. I couldn't find any relevant services for writing "bad Japanese" and the "bad art" only brought up 14 gigs with most of them having zero orders. One did have 3 orders, and it looks like the seller "exceeded expectations" in producing really bad MS Paint drawings. 🤣 So based on my research, I would say there isn't a high demand for your services, even though they are fun. However, if you are looking to make money, you'd have to follow @melanielm's advice ad define your target audience. If you are catering your services to Japanese people, maybe you can offer services tailored to them (such as English proofreading or English resume writing) and then add on humorous gig extras such as the bad handwriting, bad art, and maybe even some fun oyaji gags in English.

Hi @websitetunes, This feature allows you to get Buyer Briefs sent to your inbox. All you have to do is set the rate that you want. I have mine set to a minimum of $100. Buyer Briefs work much like Buyer Requests except that you'll get alerts whenever Fiverr has "matched" you to a Brief. Here's an example of a brief that I got: Here's my experience with briefs: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282796-i-got-my-first-order-from-a-buyers-brief-today/ You can also read more about Buyer Briefs here: https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/4415601609361-Brief--Match-Finding-you-buyers

Hi @maynul2022, Here are some articles for you to read to help you get started! Since you started in May and are still new to Fiverr: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/234149-new-sellers-the-true-way-to-success/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/279005-the-first-5-things-you-should-do-when-starting-your-fiverr-career/ To help you with your gig: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/243824-welcome-to-fiverr-30/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/284256-no-orders-here-are-7-updates-you-can-make-during-the-slow-times/ To help you build your Fiverr business: 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/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282867-how-to-build-credibility-on-fiverr-even-if-youre-a-new-seller-with-zero-reviews/ To help you get the most out of the forum: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/278683-new-to-the-forum-welcome-here-are-5-tips-for-efficient-forum-use-–-how-to-make-the-forum-work-better-for-yourself-and-for-everyone/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282067-my-first-25-days-–-how-i’m-getting-the-most-out-of-fiverr-forum/ Please let me know if you want more articles or have questions!

I agree - most of the Buyer Requests are either spam or sellers who are inappropriately advertising their gigs. However, Fiverr is working hard to clean up the Buyer Request! Take a look at this article below: I'm looking forward to see what improvements will be made to Buyer Requests!

Hi @cayan07, You are asking two questions, but this article answers both: 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/ Here are some more articles that will help you! https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/243824-welcome-to-fiverr-30/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/284256-no-orders-here-are-7-updates-you-can-make-during-the-slow-times/

Hi @alex_daniel1, I see you've had your account for 2 years, but haven't gotten your first sale yet. You can start by reading these topics: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/234149-new-sellers-the-true-way-to-success/ 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/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282867-how-to-build-credibility-on-fiverr-even-if-youre-a-new-seller-with-zero-reviews/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/284256-no-orders-here-are-7-updates-you-can-make-during-the-slow-times/#comment-1799002

Read these tips from this TRS and Pro seller: Here are some more comments from other Top Rated Sellers (this is the summary, you can look at their individual comments on the thread too):

Promoted Gigs not only considers the bid price, but the quality of your gig - and that's quality 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 Since your last order was 1 year ago, your gig is not seen as "relevant" because the likelihood of sales for your gig is lower than your competition. So your ad is not getting seen. If your gig is performing well, Promoted Gigs is well worth your money. I'm getting 10-11x returns from promoting my best-selling gig (which seems typical based on other posts I see on the forum). However, 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.

This option has been removed by Fiverr. See this thread:

Weren't you interested in seeing "how" the OP achieved the Grand Master rank so quickly? I originally had a lot more detail in my post on how the OP did that, but figured you all saw what I saw - that the OP would select several posts made by the shepherds of the forum (which have 100-200replies) and then serial liked every one of the comments, including "thanks" and "great info." I even ran the time studies on it and found out it would only take her, on average, 10 minutes of her time to get to the 308 reactions a day needed to achieve the Grand Master rank in 23 days. That's if each reaction took 2 seconds to deliver. The OP was smart and efficient because she didn't post (typing the word "congress" takes 2-3 times as long as just reacting). So though I didn't agree with her method, I was impressed. In the same amount of time it takes me to make 1 post, the OP would have probably "liked" over 600 posts. Unfortunately, it won't be hard to gain the levels again (it'll only be minutes a day)! However, I'm hoping the OP will take my challenge to level up on the platform. To her defense, she did join Fiverr and the forum less than a month ago. And as soon as you join the forum, it immediately starts rewarding you with badges, making you think you're doing something right. I'll apologize to all the Grand Masters on this thread because I do "like" your content every day ... I even go onto your profiles and look through past content. *gasp!* 😲 It might be annoying for all of you to be "liked" so much ... but guess what? Based on my evaluation of the forum, the most "liked" content is actually the spammy responses of "thanks," "great info," and "congress." Those types of posts get more reactions than many thoughtful, insightful, or informative posts out there. So that's the only reason why I've been reacting to your content (if I do give a reaction). I should also follow @imagination7413's example of reporting those spammy posts. Yay! So all I have to do is pay the purchase price to get my free Conga robot vacuum?!!! 😍 Do we need a badge system? I've never been on a forum so far, so I wouldn't know. I've wanted to opt out of the badges since I started. I don't really see a point in having them and it makes people (myself included) seem like an expert when we're not. What I really want is to be able to post more than 5 times a day. I know this is earned based off of reputation and tenure on the forum. So it's a right I haven't gotten yet.

I couldn't agree more with you @smashradio! I don't think many sellers realize just how valuable it is to have repeat customers! Like you mentioned, if you have repeat customers, it won't hurt you when you can't be found in search or if your stats are down. I also get referrals from my repeat customers and some even ask if they can share my gig link on social media (which I'm not active on). So not only do I get ongoing orders from my happy customers, they bring me in more traffic, and I have the opportunity to have more repeat buyers. Thanks for your suggestions on how to build customer loyalty! It really doesn't take much to give a little more to your customers. You just need to know what they value and provide a little more of it, whether it's communication, or a certain quality of service.

Wow! That is the fastest I've ever seen! And it's impressive because you did it in 23 days with a reputation score of <100 and only 21 posts. That means you did "do it yourself" without having any followers liking your content to help you along. That also means you had to have reacted to over 308 posts per day to achieve your Grand Master status. Although I don't argue with serial liking @mariashtelle1's posts (I'm guilty of it too!), I was impressed with how you strategically picked content with a lot of comments so that you could reach your reaction quota very quickly each day. You were very efficient. I also noticed that you joined Fiverr the same day that you joined the forum. So you are still a New Seller with only two orders. You'll find that the platform is gamified as well, and there are statistics that you need to keep track of and targets to meet to achieve different seller levels. You can read about these requirements here: https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/360010560118-Achieving-levels If you focus on leveling up your business, now is a great time. Mark July 15th as your starting date and try to get to the next level by August 15th (the next evaluation date). This would be the fastest you could level up your Fiverr business. Then, focus on getting to Level 2. This process of growing your Fiverr business is a lot more fun (but is also a lot more work) than leveling up on the forum. It also earns you more money. However, please note that your activity on the platform (although gamified) is not a game - it is a business. Leveling up your business is all about treating your business like a business. Businesses need to be maintained. There are profits and expenses to monitor, efficiencies and time management that needs to be tracked, targets that need to be met, documentation that needs to be organized, problems that need to be solved, and quality that needs to be measured so that your business thrives. You also have to be really good at what you do and consistently deliver a quality experiences and services to grow your business. Everything you do in your business should be for the purpose of making you money. Otherwise, it's just another hobby or game that takes up your time. I think you can do it! I'm following you now because I want to see where your business is on August 15th. 😊 Good luck!

Hi @soosmooth, Please get Customer Support involved as soon as possible whenever there is a cancelation that results from buyer error. In many of these cases Customer Support can cancel the order without it hurting your seller statistics, because it was the buyer's fault, not yours (see Point #3 in the thread below): https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/283566-today-is-day-60-and-finally-finally-i-have-an-order-completion-rate-of-100/ @newsmike also has a good response for handling buyers who want to cancel orders, even though you've delivered as promised: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282473-yesterday-buyer-opened-a-dispute-and-i-declined-3-days-gone-but-order-is-not-marked-as-complete/?do=findComment&comment=1783095 I like this story about how Fiverr compensated a seller who delivered as promised (and had to cancel the order): https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/284032-fiverr-support-canceled-a-big-order-and-compensated-earnings-for-this-order-fair-decision/: I also had to cancel an order from a disappearing buyer (that I wasn't able to deliver on because I was still waiting on information from the buyer to deliver the entire order...I did pre-deliver most of the order in chats). However, Customer Support was able to cancel the order without it affecting my stats. My Success Manager also fought for me (you'll see later on in the post that Fiverr credited me for the work that I did do): https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282216-24-hrs-until-delivery-and-no-contact-from-the-buyer-also-unable-to-deliver/ It should also not affect your seller stats if your buyer cancels because they "ordered by mistake," if they cancel before entering in the order requirements, or for a silly reason like canceling because they didn't apply a coupon code or they ordered the wrong gig.. In all of these cases, it shouldn't affect your seller stats if you cancel the order the right way: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/281909-does-it-affects-sellers-profile-rating-when-buyer-wants-to-cancel-the-order/?do=findComment&comment=1779001

Hi @smartprogressrd, Welcome to the forum! I took a look at your gig and profile and have the following suggestions: 1. In your profile bio, you end with "So in any case, it's been nice knowing you :D." Consider ending your bio with a CTA (call-to-action) to contact you, rather than just saying goodbye. 2. Your gig description says that you are fluent in English but it contains grammatical errors. Please proofread your gig description so that it is free of errors. 3. Consider adding a gig video. Fiverr says that adding videos increases user engagement by 40%. I also see that you just opened your Fiverr account this month and you are new to the forum. Here are some articles you can read to help you make the most of the forum to grow your business: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282067-my-first-25-days-–-how-i’m-getting-the-most-out-of-fiverr-forum/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/284256-no-orders-here-are-7-updates-you-can-make-during-the-slow-times/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282867-how-to-build-credibility-on-fiverr-even-if-youre-a-new-seller-with-zero-reviews/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/278683-new-to-the-forum-welcome-here-are-5-tips-for-efficient-forum-use-–-how-to-make-the-forum-work-better-for-yourself-and-for-everyone/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/234149-new-sellers-the-true-way-to-success/

@onisor_b, Congratulations on getting the Rising Talent badge! It looks great on your profile. 😊 It sounds like you only want to make minor edits on your gig, so those edits can wait until the Rising Talent badge disappears. Based on the Help Center, a Rising Talent badge is given based on a manual review by Fiverr's Editorial Team, so if you make edits to your gig, you may lose the badge since that would require another manual review. Based on your profile, you were found to provide exceptional value for the money, provide excellent customer support, and have verified skills. This badge is temporary, so once your gig reaches a certain amount of exposure, that badge will disappear. At that point you can then make those minor changes to your gig. You can read more about the Rising Talent badge here: https://www.fiverr.com/support/articles/360011204777-What-is-Rising-Talent

Hi @theamitsingh, your last delivery was 16 days ago and you only have one active order in queue, so this may have affected how your gig shows up in search. Looking at your profile, you have very good reviews and several repeat buyers. I've found that my repeat buyers carry my business during the slow times. If you are on Seller Plus, you can use coupons to encourage your repeat buyers to continue using your services. If not, as you're doing orders (like on this one open order you have), look for opportunities to get repeat orders. Deliver quality work, look for ways to solve your clients' problems, and keep your customers happy. You can make offers to Buyer Briefs and Buyer Requests to try to keep a steady flow of orders coming in when orders are not coming in through search. More orders from these three sources (existing customers, Buyer Briefs, and Buyer Requests), delivering quality work, and keeping your customers happy all affect your gig's performance and can help you gain better visibility in search.

Thanks @newsmike! I'm one of the many people who you've told to stand up professionally for my business. I tend to imagine the worst-case scenarios, and I find out that it's always worse in my mind than in real life. In real life, buyers almost always respect me when I give them reason to. So if I've raised my prices, I don't need to apologize. If they want to rush the order or change the order requirements, I don't need to feel bad about charging them an extra fee. If they exceed my revision limit, I'm more than happy to add on a revision as a gig extra. And if they yell at me, I can just respond with my @newsmike QR's so that they know I'm not someone to mess around with. 😊 Since I've started standing up for myself, my ASP has increased, my order cancelations have decreased, and my communication with my buyers has improved. There's no reason to fear when I'm delivering quality work and I clearly communicate expectations to my buyers. It also helps to have a Success Manager fighting for me when things go wrong due to buyer error. My Success Manager has gotten me my money back in those cases.

Hi @prosjs, if you operate as a team, mention that in your profile and gig! Your buyers won't know unless you tell them. It's very misleading when you say "I am an expert" and "I am a published author" in your proofreading gig when you are not. It also doesn't give you credibility when all of your gigs have spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors in them. Is there a reason why your friend wants to operate under you, rather than creating his own account and gig? It will be hard for you to get any orders to pass off to your friend. Since you offer proofreading services, I can't proofread or check this Word document for errors. I will say that the sentences are awkward and not what I would expect from someone offering proofreading and rewriting services. As I mentioned above, focus on what you are good at (Photoshop editing). Put together a good portfolio and add gig videos to all of your gigs. The articles that I provided also have helpful tips well.

HI @prosjs, You're still new to Fiverr! Some sellers go for months before they get their first sale. It does take time to build a business, especially when you are just starting out. Since you still haven't gotten your first order yet, this gig isn't performing better than your other gigs. Your gig performs when you are getting orders. Impressions and clicks don't mean anything unless they convert to orders. Background removal and photo retouching are highly competitive categories to work in. I would say your gig images are pretty standard to what I see in search. Consider adding gig videos to all of your gigs. Fiverr states that gig videos increase user engagement by 40% (and I've seen this in my gigs). I also noticed very few of your competitors using gig videos, so that would help you differentiate yourself from your competitors. Your gig descriptions also list what you do, but doesn't convince buyers to use your services. Since you are a writer, you can write compelling gig descriptions that can help you stand out from the pack. In all of your gig descriptions, you have punctuation, word choice, capitalization, and syntax errors. You also have more errors than you have sentences in your proofreading gig. Consider only offering services that you are good at. Since you are new to Fiverr and the forum, here are some articles that you can read: https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/234149-new-sellers-the-true-way-to-success/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282867-how-to-build-credibility-on-fiverr-even-if-youre-a-new-seller-with-zero-reviews/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/282067-my-first-25-days-–-how-i’m-getting-the-most-out-of-fiverr-forum/ https://community.fiverr.com/forums/topic/284256-no-orders-here-are-7-updates-you-can-make-during-the-slow-times/

Thank you @smashradio! I always look forward to reading your posts and this one does not disappoint! You seem to intuitively know what issues I'm facing in my business and dealing with difficult buyers is one of those issues. I love how you named these buyers after the monsters in "Stranger Things." I will never look at these buyers the same. 🤣 Luckily, I can usually spot most Demandogorgons before we enter into any orders together. They are demanding right from the start and the warning signs are very clear. I try to block these buyers as quickly as possible. If they waste 3 hours of my time when we don't have orders, I'd hate to see how much of my time (and energy) they'll suck out of me if we do have an order together. You're right - they are vampires! I used to have a lot of Scopoflayers, but I found out I was breeding these types of buyers by offering "unlimited revisions, until satisfied." This was also the reason for many of my order cancelations. Since I've limited my revisions to 3, I've made my expectations very clear on how many revisions they will get and what entails a revision. If I'm clear on the scope of the order, they usually don't try to ask for more. Ahh... good point!!!😅 I tend to make too many exceptions (so it's not an exception). My Negotodog buyers are usually a combination of all three characteristics that you mentioned - they expect a low price, they can't afford me, and they have no idea what it takes to complete the project. It often takes a lot of time to educate these buyers, so I often discount (at my own expense)! Thanks for bringing up this point! I'll work on educating these buyers because I don't want to cancel any more orders due to me taking on more work than what I'm getting paid for. The worst thing about the Toxic Spider monsters is that their toxic behaviors usually don't come out until after the order is placed. Normally they are in a good mood when placing the order. Then, once the order starts, that's when things get difficult. Sometimes they're tired at the end of a long day of work, and other times they are ornery because of bad health or they had a terrible day. Either way, when they take it out on me, it's very confusing for me. I don't do well when someone is yelling at me, is extremely negative, or accusatory. I find the best thing to do is just step away from the conversation and then I come back when emotions have settled down. I really have a hard time blocking someone that I have a working relationship with. It's easy to block spam or someone from my inbox. It's harder if I have several orders with that buyer or current order with them. I still have not blocked that one buyer you told me to block several weeks ago! I feel like I have to "work things out" rather than take the easy route and block them. I also feel rude for blocking these buyers. 😟