[Not get order yet😔]

On 7/23/2022 at 1:18 PM, lloydsolutions said:

You are a new seller with no sales who has just joined Fiverr this month.

Any advice you give lacks credibility.

New sellers in your position are usually asking for advice. 

PS. Posting on the forum does not benefit your Fiverr account in any way.

You don't have to trust my advice. But the information I provided seems to make sense. Don't think like me - it's your choice.

No doubt I'm a new Fiverr user and just sharing information I've learned myself. I will continue to develop on this site. I don't need advice. If I need help, I'll be sure to contact.)

P.S. The date the account was created does not in any way reflect the actual experience of the seller. I agree, this is an indicator of experience on this site, but not an indicator of real experience on other sites, and even more so experience in the area in which the seller works.

I am in no way trying to change your mind. This is your choice.

Good luck.)
Tendento

[Not get order yet😔]

The main problem lies in three things:

1. You should rethink your gig. 🤔

Analyze competitors in your field. See how they do and compare with your gig.
The problem may be in the design. If your gig's layout and front page look the same as thousands of others, your customers won't be able to. The first gig image should catch the eye of the buyer, stand out from the rest.

2. You need to promote a gig. 🤑

At first, the gig will not come across to anyone. Even if it is well designed, it lies at the very bottom, no one sees it, and this state needs to be changed. Otherwise, it will remain there.

3. Reviews 😀

Everyone has their own steps on the way to reviews. But reviews are one of the main keys to successful orders.

These are the basic steps to getting your first order. Of course, you may think that they are primitive. But at the same time, their importance and observance bring orders.

I wish everyone good luck!

Tendento 🙂

[New Buyers should buy from Established Sellers]

On 1/2/2022 at 4:26 PM, adaaguilar987 said:

A few weeks ago I hired an illustrator from Fiverr to illustrate my first children's book ever. I had many sellers respond but I finally settled for a new seller who claimed to speak English fluently and who would also format my book for KDP. A win-win, right? No. It has been a very bad experience. He cannot follow directions at all and the deadline has come and gone. I believe he doesn't understand English and even with a translator, the messages are lost. When the seller asked me to approve one image, ungrudgingly I did.  Although it was not what I had envisioned, it took so long to get this point that I agreed. This approved the WHOLE project which allowed him to get paid without doing the project (I don't know if this was done on purpose as the seller is new also). The seller did continue to try to get the illustrations done but they were all wrong. Sometimes he reverted back to errors which had taken weeks to correct, the same revision requests were submitted numerous times without him being able to make modifications, and he confused the characters in the book, just a mess which wasted time. Later, the seller also claimed that the format was not included in the $15/ page price.

Fiverr Support helped a little, they communicated with the seller and gave me a small discount for future projects. They communicated with me a lot but no real support was given. I felt trapped. You have 14 days to submit a complaint after project is completed which I did. 

Lesson:

Spend the $5. on the test illustrations. Try at least three sellers.

DO NOT approve anything until the project is completed in full.

Experienced sellers will save you a lot of time and aggravation

Make sure the seller puts the deadline you want on the order (mine put a later date than agreed upon)

 

 

 

The main problem for newcomers to Fiverr is the overestimation of their skills. Not knowing the exact timing of their work.

Many new sellers do not understand many of the principles of the site, respectively, they think that they are in a fairy tale where they will be paid a lot of money for a poorly done job.

I completely agree about the language differences. This is a rather thin line of communication, when the buyer and the seller understand each other through the word, or with the wrong manner of politeness.

Usually 2 steps can solve this problem: 🙂

Don't tell every customer how good your English is if you don't actually have that experience.

An experienced seller, even if he is a beginner, will definitely mention that he may be misunderstood or with the wrong manner of politeness. An experienced salesperson who does not speak the language will say this, knowing that his skill in his field of work will cover this problem.