sarahcmcooper

I live in the UK, and things here are not super - but not the worst either. Electricity and gas prices are sky high, and our government is far too incompetent to provide the level of support the country needs to tackle the cost of living crisis we are experiencing. They created a mini budget which completely tanked the £ worldwide, and has put us in a really unsure position. Food prices are rises, people can't get mortgages... I don't know where it ends. There is talk of potential scheduled blackouts over winter this year. But day to day at least we are safe. I live in the very north of the UK and daily life here hasn't changed much. It's cold, we are tough and hardy people who will get on with it. So it's nothing compared to what the Ukrainians are going through.

He was actually from Orkney! Which is a set of islands just south of us. But we have Shetland ponies and Shetland sheepdogs, they make us a bit famous! Plus the fair isle pattern of knitting comes from here. But yes, no news. That week there was also a headline about a cafe closing due to a fly infestation (and they believed the flies came from Orkney) 😅

Thank you so much everyone!

I've got a wedding on this weekend (not mine) and it got me thinking about little traditions that people have all over the place and how they're different. Here, we are in a really rural location, and it's traditional for close friends/family to make mannequins of the bride and groom and place it near the road where they are getting married, and near their house. We also have people who make mannequins and put them in their fields for special events, and to recognise things. And randomly someone put a welly boot on a fence post and now there's an entire road with different footwear on the fence posts, including sparkly platform boots. At the wedding it's customary for, instead of a first dance, an older married couple to be selected to 'lead' the married couple in a dance.

Thank you very much! 🙂

So pleased with this achievement, even if it is a month too late. Frustratingly, I hit all the necessary criteria on 16 May and have been sitting waiting since then for the month to go. So pleased when I got my email today. I don't expect to hit Level Two Seller in the next 60 days, but I'm hopeful I will do it before the year is out. I've got some repeat clients who are ordering from me time and time again, and have just got access to promoted gigs and already had an order through that. I've diversified a bit and put up some new gigs, so hopeful that they will gain some traction too. Onwards and upwards!

Congratulations!! That's huge 🙂

SO this is really specific... but I live in a really rural community and love to pick fun at the sorts of things that happen, that make the news around here. This was one from last year: https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2021/07/10/rucksack-reunited-with-its-owner/ Now when you actually look into it the rucksack was left on the top of some cliffs so people thought the owner had jumped off, fair enough. They hadn't thankfully. It still made me chuckle, I remember one of the top comments on social media when it was shared was just 'oh thank goodness I can sleep now' haha

This is your best bet, do your research. Fiverr is a complicated algorithm, you aren't going to immediately get lots of orders. Be patient and check out your competition. That thread is full of helpful info.

This is a fantastic topic! For me, I only started concentrating on freelancing in March this year. Although I have years of writing experience behind me. So here are my goals for the next six months: 1. Get to Level One Seller (3 days to go and I should be there) 2. Get to Level Two Seller (fingers crossed!) 3. Earn a five figure sum for freelancing total for the year. 4. Get 5,000 followers on Twitter (currently at 1100) 5. Get 10,000 followers on Tiktok (currently at 4500) 6. Make £500 on Amazon KDP (a marginal amount really, but still a goal for me) That's it! Or at least that's all I can think of.

Tapadh leat! (Thank you in Scots Gaelic)

Congratulations!! This is a huge achievement, and one I hope to hit one day! I have just diversified and added some more gigs, hoping to see results from them too. I have amended my prices a couple of times to try and remain competitive, but I think I must have stayed within the range of their approved price range. Who knows. I also just got access to promoted gigs, so I have promoted my gig to see if that makes a difference with orders too!

Aww wow thank you so much! I didn't realise when I first got it that it was a difficult to achieve badge so I feel even luckier now! I have been on the first page for my niche with that article for some time now. 🙂

You are absolutely not alone! I am just at the beginning of my 'world domination' and I can't wait to see how far I get!

While the long wait time to withdraw funds is frustrating, it's part of the standard process we agree to when we sign up to Fiverr. I don't know any freelancing platform that allows for payments immediately, this is an international payment service, allowing us to get jobs and payments from clients all over the world. All banks have their processing timescales which are usually 3-5 working days (at least where I am anyway) and international payments can take even longer. So I'm not surprised. However, I was really pleased that when I requested withdrawal of my funds from Fiverr after the 14 days had elapsed the money went into my bank account the same day. Personally I like to let the money gather up and then withdraw it once a month like a payslip.