[The Impact of Buyer Fraud on Freelancers]

I had a buyer recently place an order for a cover gig, but instead of filling out the requirements they typed "yes" in all boxes and submitted. I sent it back and sent them a nice message asking for the requirements to be redone. Never got a response and the account never came back online. I put in two separate resolution center claims to 1. have the requirements redone and 2. cancel the gig.

Because I was the one to officially cancel the gig, (because it was going to be a "late" delivery otherwise) it counted against my score and dropped it down. I had to reach out to customer support and they did remove the "canceled" order from my marks. They're now glowing again, but it was very frustrating.

I also just received a 4-star rating (first one out of 38 reviews) from a buyer who gave me an awesome review and even said they would use my services again. There has to be a better way to do this. I'm not sure if it's a moral, cultural, or accidental thing. I'm just going to stand by and see how it affects my score. Especially if they do become a repeat.

[Are you struggling to find buyers?]

10 hours ago, smartdezigns said:

 

Your gig: I will create vector illustrations of your photos: You have added only 1 image in the gallery of this gig. Add 2 more images to show your portfolio.

Should I add more photos if I pasted all my images into the first cover image? The vector gig is a new one where I don't really have a broad portfolio. What would be the best course of action? Spread my portfolio out instead of having them all (so far) on the cover image?

[Are you struggling to find buyers?]

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it 🙂

[Are you struggling to find buyers?]

Are you struggling to find buyers? I find myself having MAYBE a buyer a month. Feeling a bit defeated. I started my book cover gig in 2019 but redid everything to make it more eye catching about 8 months ago. Since then I have had 5 orders on my covers. I also have a new beta reading gig that has 1 order. My Vector Flat Art gig has none so far. Am I doing something wrong? I know there are ways to advertise, but I cant help feeling a little embarrassed to promote it. About the only platform I have that has any following is Facebook, but I don't want to bore my family with advertisements. This is a look at my analytics for each gig . How can I boost this? Are there too many graphics gigs out there for competition? Any input or advise would be appreciated. 

[Hello! New and excited to be here!]

Hi! My name is Alyssa and my gig is designing book covers. Is it common o have many different gigs or focusing on 1?
I already completed an order placed a few hours ago, which was place only 20 minutes after I activated my gig. SO, I'm super optimistic of my future here on Fiverr.

Other things about me:
I'm a cyber security major and a graphics design minor graduating in December
I have been learning Adobe for 2 years now and practicing cover designs for 4 years for free on Wattpad (an online writing platform). 
I also dabble in writing my own stories.

Looking forwards to being here 😊

[How much is too much to charge for my gig? (Beginner)]

My gig is book cover designs. I am a graphic design minor in college and have been designing book covers for free on the writing platform Wattpad. I would say I am a beginner but I have been trained in Adobe tools for 2 years now in school. What is a reasonable amount to charge for a book cover?

Since I am new to Fiverr and actually selling my covers, I listed the basic at $5. I had an order place within 20 minutes of it being active. I'm very timely, and feel that my designs are typically pretty well done. I wanted to get some reviews before bumping my pricing, but was unsure if it would matter. Is $20 too much?