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waaa that looks amazing 🤩 I do not know a lot about the 90s, I am not born yet at that time! The thing I remember though, is my dad connecting to dial-up for internet. I was sitting next to his laptop (I was 3 years old) and it made that funny noise every time. Then he would show me the interactive and cool emails that he was sent, pictures, stories, etc. 😄 If I was a freelancer in the 90s, maybe I would do like what @imagination7413 said, ship a physical copy of my art to buyers! I would also make comic books and stuff, maybe also make comics for the newspaper 😄

Heyo! I know this is the music and audio section, but I think there is something similar to this in visual art? I will just briefly say it so I don't go off topic from music and audio 😮 To do the social media marketing thingy where I promote my services, I went to places where I think there are people looking for art. I found a Discord server mainly used as a market for art commissions. One of the rules they put there: "Links that are not allowed to be for your services: Fiverr, etc." I asked why they don't allow Fiverr and I got the same response as you guys, something like "Fiverr sucks" and "It's just a bad website". Though they also said this, "Fiverr likes to lowball so much that the art there is worth so cheap". I think I agree with this though, some artists price their art cheap and are underselling ;-; But I wonder if it is the same as elitism? To avoid Fiverr's underselling community because they want to tell people that their service is worth more? I like to hear thoughts 😮

I love playing sandbox games, and games where you just chill, decorate and build stuff! Minecraft, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Stardew Valley... Recently I've been playing No Man's Sky and it is a really fun sandbox game! They really worked hard to make the game good and until now it still has more new updates 😄 I just have to remember that I have priorities too... I get carried away playing video games too much ;w;

I am a full-time student, but I get holidays, then I will turn into full-time freelancer for 1-2 months 😄 This is going to be my first time opening art commissions, basically, starting freelancing! I'm super excited!! I will post my experience after a month of working 😄 I also want to make a topic later (maybe a YouTube video if I have time to make it) like you, documenting my first month on Fiverr. As a newbie, sharing experience and advice for other newbies! YouTube really needs people that give actual good advice for working on Fiverr, and not make it look like a "get rich quick" scheme.

I want ask a question! You do not have to chase for Top Rated Seller right? Level one and two is good enough, as long as you deliver your best work and be professional? It seems like a lot of work to be trs and I do not want to be stressed out, I want to have fun ;w;

Oh! That gig that I have up right now! It is my "miscellaneous" art gig and my first gig when I did not know the advice of "make the art for a specific use". I thought I would use it in case people message me just wanting prints of my art style. I might change the title to something like posters or prints, thank you 🙂 I have some gigs in draft where I will publish when I am ready (after exams, I have to study first it is priority!) with specific use (like, stickers!). I still need to research and stuff and finish some of the arts that I am going to put in the gallery. I am also thinking about t-shirts! But I don't really know how to specifics of the design and make a mockup so I have to search on that as well. I'm doing lots of stuff soon 😄

Oh I don't mind if it is for commercial use, they can do whatever they want with the drawing 😄 What I mean is for personal use (because in the terms of service I read that you can set it for personal use only if you write it down it in your gig somewhere) I don't like to give out layered source files for that because it feels a bit weird >u< Is ok my full one page art will not be $10!!! That is the price for one sticker or one Twitch panel, I can do those in a few hours >u< Ah! I now understand from what catwriter said about that if you work for lower price you will start feeling terrible... 😞 I do have a shop in a different website though where I want to sell wallpaper, phone theme and sticker sets! I don't put all on Fiverr because it is not good to put all your eggs in one basket 😮 And yeah commissions can be tiring ;w; I think I have a unique enough art style though!! People have said that my art is cute so I will be appealing to people who are looking for cute things >u< Thank u for the advices everyone!! I will make my prices for those dominant countries and then compare with other people's gigs!! I also want to do the thingy that I raise prices if I get many commissions! I hope it works 😄

I need help about pricing! Maybe this thread can also help other people who are conflicted about their pricings? Fiverr is a bit weird on pricing art for commercial use. I have a policy where commercial use is an additional 300% to the base art price, but in the box I can only put one number for all the packages where they all have different prices. Is there a way I can do a work around using the custom offer...? Or do I have to give a flat price? The main thing about this topic is about the pricing for Fiverr, especially for art. I know Fiverr tells you that you should use social media to promote your gig, so I just did that so people can give some advice. When people saw the prices, they said something like "It's way too cheap!" and "You should think about minimum wage!" and "Try pricing it per hour instead!" When I think about minimum wage in my country (Indonesia), I could only think of that people are priced not per hour but per month of work. (Though I am not well informed, so please correct me on this.) Minimum wage here is much different than in example, USA! People can feed a family with $10 here for a week, and maybe there you won't have enough for one person in a week. (Again I can be wrong, please correct me on this.) Most of the people I sell art to are people who are not from my country, this is why they say my art is too cheap. So I decided to price my art higher. But I looked at other people's gigs who do similar as me on Fiverr... the prices are very low! I think it is because most of them come from my country (I checked by sorting it from where the seller came from out of curiosity) and if the amount is converted from USD I can see why it is reasonable to price it that way. But the problem is that by making such low prices, it creates a community where other people also sell art for very cheap! I have asked around for many different people's opinions on pricing and I made my gig pricing as comfortable as I want it to be. The problem is if I can actually compete with other artists that offer lower price and they already have 5 star reviews. I really do not want to lower my price because I have to feel confident on my self worth, but I am a newbie with no reviews yet. Should I keep my ground or do I have to give in and make it less? And a little extra, for the source file Fiverr says it has to be layered... does not that mean people can just, steal your art and claim it as theirs basically? :') Why is it recommended for artists to give out their source file? Does that feel a bit weird or no? I know it is not a must but, it does feel a bit weird for me... I am slowly starting to see the disadvantages of opening art commissions on Fiverr... 😢

Heyo! I will echo what @smashradio said here, Fiverr just does not want any trouble ;u; I had a similar experience elsewhere that is not Fiverr where I sold something and it got taken down. I asked customer service and I got the same reply of "we do not know if the drawing you used is made by you". I think if it is not from the algorithm made by Fiverr, it could be that someone else that reported it. The way some companies see this kind of report is that they don't usually check the claim because it would take them too much time, and they just take it down. They really don't know if it is made by you! Company does not want to get sued by anything regarding copyright, especially companies that have services that can be used for commercial use. Of course if you can prove that it is yours and they will put it back, and maybe give you a feedback on how to make sure that you will not get the same report again. I really hope though that it was just a mistake by Fiverr and not out of someone's malicious intent. Taking down their competitors by reporting them... o_o;;

Oh! I turn those on for sure. But I would like an actual queue system where the countdown timer starts from as soon as I deliver the previous person's order and start working on the next person's order :')

I have a portfolio, but I can't put my portfolio because I'm not a high enough level seller to do so :') But no good reviews is understandable. My art is going to be less than $100 for a full color, but I kept asking around and I got mixed results from other people's opinion ranging from $30-$200. So that is why I am very confused on how to price my gigs.

I am a bit worried for this as a newbie seller doing art commissions. Everyone says if you are starting out on Fiverr you should lower your price. But artists always say, never lower your price! Someone giving me advice even told me they would pay $100 for my art if I keep practicing and I feel very honored. Though as a newbie, will people buy your stuff with the high prices, or will it turn people away? I set prices for what I am comfortable with, but idk if anyone will order from me because I am a newbie with high prices.

ooo I never set any goals because I end up not doing them anyway, but I think if I post stuff for people to see then maybe it will motivate me to do them because people are watching and cheering >u< Study at least 1 hour a day, when it is not class time. (I procrastinate a lot, maybe this will help me focus on studying more) Play less video games. Maximum 2 hours a day (I have a problem ;-;) Make a wallpaper, phone theme and sticker set once a month (For a shop I have in a different website, and so that I keep drawing and practicing) Learn beginner 3D modelling (I want to make 3D stuff of my doodles! Have to learn the blender donut tutorial 😮 ) Improve drawing anatomy (I am doing my best!) Finish drawing all the assets for one area in a game I am making (I want to make a game for free as a hobby but I keep forgetting to do them :') ) I have one extra goal but this is for next year: start streaming 🙂 but I just try to prepare all the things I need for now! I hope this is not hard for me to do!!

Wait since people are asking for this, I want to ask a question! How does the queue system work? If there is no actual queue system, I would really like a queue system ;w; Lets say there are three people in queue ordering in my gig. It takes me about a week to complete one order, so I put on my gig as 7 days delivery. Does the day countdown start from as soon as they order, or as soon as I deliver the one I'm working on and I start working for the person next in the queue? If it is the first option does that mean I have to work for three orders simultaneously in a week? O_O Oh, maybe a "limit order in queue for all my gigs" option, so there is a limit for how many orders in queue I can get altogether regardless of the gig 😮

Thank you 🙂 I think I already wrote on the forum here that I want to start doing art commissions on July and I'm super super excited! But you mentioned the beach, I asked my parents if we could go to the beach and they said yes so yaaaay I'm going to the beach too 😄

Noooo this month I have to study for exams until the end of the month ;-; I am here because I'm procrastinating hehehe :3c Next month though will be exciting because it will be summer holiday!! I get a chance to do whatever I want for a month weeeee 😄

Oh dear lord please please please do not do this. Not only it makes you look fake, I think it is not allowed, and Fiverr will think your gig is suspicious and that will make you not get sales. I think the author posting this is asking for your experience on getting a first order and not asking for advice? Maybe you should read before going around and copy pasting advice 😠

I am a newbie with no sales so take me with a grain of salt >u< but when I see this sentence somehow it makes me very, uh, annoyed that I have to type something? xD You seem to be blaming the buyers instead of trying to improve yourself ;-; You are also dismissing the gigs that have a lot of orders as "poor quality". Have you thought that people seem to be looking for something that they need that u are dismissing as "poor quality"? I got so many advice from the regulars in this forum that marketing is more like catering to what the customers need! Tweaking your gig to make it so you can help people as best as you can! (If I'm wrong please someone help correct me >u<) Please listen to the forum regulars they have really good advice don't dismiss them ok? ;w; This is just my thought. I'm sorry, I just really want to shout at every single people who give those bad copy paste advice but I am post limited ;w; (Not at you though, keep learning and you will become a great seller one day :))

I am thinking of taking this art commissions thing very seriously. When I earn enough money from the commissions I make, I want to improve my drawing skills and increasing my presence on social media. I was thinking of streaming, so for extras and since it is trending nowadays, I want to have someone on Fiverr rig and design a vtuber (virtual youtuber) model for me. It is a lot though, if I remember correctly, $200-$300? I hope it is going to be a good investment!! Omg I saw someone that made a gig that says "I will make very bad ms paint drawings for you" and I almost want to make a gig like that for funsies xD

I am going to start art commissions on Fiverr next month, I am so excited!! I agree with @visualstudios about the description of Fiverr. It does feel like people setting up a shop! I love the regular posters here on the forum, they are all so kind, friendly and helpful for people who genuinely need help! I am most excited on doing stuff for the graphics for streamers section!! Even though it sounds like a lot of work, but I really feel like its going to be super super fun!! 😄