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Please explain why your advising freelancers NOT to update their gigs? I would love to know your reasoning!

I think that all of us at some point in our freelancing careers have experienced a day like this. And for some of us, maybe even more than one. Thanks for bringing the subject up though @katakatica. It takes a lot of courage to talk about mental health due to the stigma that's still attached to it. But I think you've given a really good snapshot of what it's like to be a freelancer. A website in the UK did some research a while back that looked at the biggest factors that impact self employed people. And the results were really interesting. If you would have asked me what I thought would have been top, straight away I would have said 'the pain in the ass customers' But actually it goes a lot deeper than that. Finding work, irregularity of income and work-life balance came out top. Actually, customers came quite low down the list. But, the more I think about it, the more I realise how tough it is being a freelancer. Every day we literally wake up to put food on the table, where you're only as good as your last review. We can't rely on a sick day, and we can't switch off when we go on holiday. So it's unsurprising that a lot of us (Me included) feel constantly burn't out. 19% or 1 in 5 of the people surveyed felt that they didn't have the right amount of help and support, and I guess that this is why we keep coming back to the forum after a shitty day. It's the help and support that I get from regular posters that keeps me sane sometimes. So your post @katakatica kind of makes us all feel that we're not alone, and we can be open about our struggles. A great topic! Thank you!

I agree with @vibronx I think a lot of us would read it and definitely reflect on our own situation. It's a lonely old world being a freelancer sometimes, add to that the stress of not having a guaranteed income or sick pay and you can very quickly spiral into a dark state. I think you'll be surprised how many people would read it and think. 'that's me too' We don't talk about mental health enough (Especially in the UK) and there is still a stigma attached to it that prevents people from opening up. Your post may 'open the floodgates'. but it would definately be a worthwhile topic and discussion.

I shudder to think about what the 'Five Secret Course' contains... I may risk getting malware just to see what the content is 😀

@smrakib So what have you done to try and gain orders? I recall your profile from a few months ago where you were advised to sort out your spelling and grammar issues. Yet all of your gig images still have the word 'expart' instead of expert. Your gigs are also still littered with spelling errors. Your whole selling point as a data entry 'specialist' is to be accurate in everything that you do. So if you can't get that right then i'm not surprised that you aren't getting any orders. Finally, in your gig descriptions you claim to be in a team of 10 people? I suggest you speak to your colleagues and ask them (if they can) to appraise your gigs for the errors, as you're clearly not listening to anything that the forum is telling you. Harsh words I know, but if you're not prepared to put the hard work in, find and correct the errors in your gigs, then you need to consider if freelancing is for you.

So you asked Fiverr if you could add their badge on there? And they said yes? I'm interested to know in what capacity you worked for Fiverr? As well as wordpress and Elemenentor.

@illustrationwe You have no sales on Fiverr, and you joined the platform last month. why are you asking people to follow you in exchange for tips? Also, the link you have given is completely illiterate and contains no information/tips whatsoever. Please concentrate on your own profile before lauding yourself as a Fiverr guru!

Based on what evidence? There are lots of successful sellers that manage to make a decent income with very low impressions. I'm interested to know where you have got this number from?

So you're saying that there is a Bangladesh specific way of doing Social media Marketing? Please enlighten the forum on what this is, I'm sure we could all do with a laugh!

I find your post extremely hard to read yet you claim to be fluent in English? I'm not qualified to comment on your illustration skills. But, you need to be honest with yourself about your communication skills before you even consider hitting the share button!

@jashim560 According to your profile you're a lead generation 'expert'. Getting the sales should be a walk in the park for you?

Then don't take money from Fiverr customers if you don't know what you're doing! You're either an expert or you're not!!!! Don't make it up as you go along!

You claim to be a lead generation 'Expart' You should know who to get orders.! If you don't then you're not an expert and you shouldn't be taking people's hard earned money from them. As for the rest of you who are recommending that the OP share his gig on social media to get sales. Think about this! This is getting embarrassing for Fiverr! Illiterate gigs are being flooded on social media by people claiming to be experts in their field. @engrmanik40 Your gig image is littered with spelling errors. THIS is why you're not getting any orders! So do us all a favour and at the very least correct your errors, before you share your gig, and stop embarrassing the rest of us who are trying hard to keep the standards on this platform high. You can't even spell the company your working for Correctly!!!!

I'm intrigued to know how you think being active on the Fiverr forum will increase sales! Please let the forum know how you think this happens

But you're a digital marketer who claims to be able to grow businesses? Shouldn't you know this?

Here's by Advice! @zradnan360 Joined 13 months ago. No Orders! @wordpresspro133 Joined 8 months ago. No Orders @majharul_tanvir Joined 5 months ago. No Orders @divesh_kk Joined 21 months ago. 5 Orders You ALL claim that the best way to get orders is staying online all of the time, Yet your 4 years combined time on Fiverr has generated just 5 orders?????? You must all be holding your eyes open with matchsticks, and caffeine addicts after this long. ? Stand down, get some rest and allow people who have actually gotten orders to give the advice, as the proof shows that yours isn't working!

I would consult with a lead generation expert!!! Oh wait. You are one!

Sure it will have some impact in the short term. But your gigs are organic documents. If they need to be changed then change them. Fiverr appreciates that people need to update their content, so this fear factor about doing it in steps, or not at all is complete madness.

You're speaking Rubbish! If you need to change your gig then change it! Please don't listen to this incorrect advice! @wasifjewel some advice for you. If you don't know an answer, don't make it up for the sake of forum badges, you will only be caught out

So you're a level 1 seller, yet your gigs offer Fiverr specific coaching? Based on what experience and knowledge?????? You barely have 50 orders and you've been going for nearly 2 years! Your description in your gig is also completely inappropriate and puts hard working sellers in very bad light...... How are you setting these accounts up? Freelancers need to use their own details to prevent fraudulent account being created You're other gigs are full of Fiverr logos which are implying the you're offering a service on behalf of them, even though it's against their TOS You're services are very misleading indeed!!!! Apologies for the typos above too 🙂 I was multi-tasking, which is quite unusual for a guy I know! 🙂

Your advice is incorrect and will ultimately lead to getting freelancers banned. Asking for positive reviews is against the Fiverr TOS Please understand that when you post on the forum, your words have consequences, and if you're not 100% sure of what your writing you can easily end the careers of new freelancers if they listen to you I suggest you proofread your AI driven content before posting it in the future 🙂

Why are you advising people to ask for positive reviews? This is against the FIverr TOS and is likely to get freelancers banned. With just 1 review since you joined a year ago, you have NO experience on this platform to fall back on, and as such you shouldn't be advising people with information that you have clearly fabricated. I suggest going forward you read the forum more before contributing any further.

Well, unless you have two profiles, the one I am looking at has no available gigs, When I Google your name, I find a gig, but it says it's on hold. It may be worth exploring why this is the case first.

In principle it sounds a good idea. Although I suspect that the words 'expansion of our promoted gigs program' may be laying the groundwork for an increase in costs? However, i'm willing to take the hit if the sales generated goes up!