[Hey, I'm a Buyer as well, maybe a Top Buyer? probably...]

What drives you to decide to order from a new seller ?

Yes, I'm asking to improve whatever is left to improve in gigs. I've done practically everything except share my gig, because I highly value my privacy and with all these deepfake and AI scams, anyone can take your picture and do whatever they want with it. However, I did indicate in a few gigs that I'm willing to arrange a meeting online with buyers I trust so that they can be sure I'm not hiding behind absolute anonymity and rest easy. 

I've added videos, showcased previous work, modified the thumbnail, description, faqs, prices, more times than I can remember. Stil, no orders. But I understand the buyer's point of view, they often stick with top rated sellers because they feel comfortable with that and I don't blame them. I've suggested on other threads that Fiverr intervenes and a good member showed me that one of Fiverr's top issues is that the market is dominated by just a handful of sellers. I'm not giving up, but I hope new sellers who are not scammers, competent, dedicated, and know what they're doing are given even a slim chance of getting an order. That, I would say, rests on Fiverr's shoulders. I'm a college student so I have to pause all of my gigs soon, but I hope I can get an order before I do. Thanks for reading.

[Will I ever get my first order?]

7 hours ago, wayne_mt said:

The word scam is a broad term. It is often used to define many types of dishonest transactions between a seller and buyer on the platform. If you search online, you can find representative lists of the most common types of scams. The scams range in dishonesty, from mendaciousness to deceit. And they affect both buyers and sellers alike.

I've gotten a few clicks, but no orders. Could you give me some information on why that may be please ?

I honestly came here to do honest work because that gets you a long way, scams get you nowhere here ( in real life with blue collar crimes scams can get you to the top) and also that's what I want and believe in: do good work, give the customer their money's worth because god knows not all people are swimming in cash. Anyway, I went off on a tangent there.

I would appreciate your point of view on this topic. thanks.

[Questions For Buyers: What do you look for in sellers?]

1) What do you look for when choosing a gig?

2) Would you ever buy from a seller with no reviews?

3) What would make you buy from a seller with no reviews?

P.S: yes, I'm asking these questions to improve my gigs.

Thanks in advance

 

 

[How many gigs are scams?]

I've recently posted something and a buyer commented that they'd like to stick to top rated and popular sellers because they don't trust gigs with no reviews and don't want to get scams, I completely agree with this buyer. But he/she posed a question that hadn't crossed my mind, how prevalant are scams on Fiverr?

[Fiverr should dedicate at least three days a month to promote new sellers]

Hello, I have a suggestions and I hope sellers can come together and demand from Fiverr to promote new sellers even for a day every month. If you gig is at the last page, your chances of getting an order are close to zero. Moreover, some new sellers are actually better at a certain service than higher level sellers. I think what I'm asking for isn't a radical change.. But it would make Fiverr a better platform for both sellers AND buyers. And give a chance to new sellers to get their first order, especially those who are actually good at what they do and better than higher level sellers, and have done everything and followed every advice to get their order (optimized description seo, good prices, etc.) and are actually committed. If some new sellers aren't good at what they do, that's on them. But comitted and skilled new sellers deserve a chance.

[How to detect buyers lying about their proficiency in a language]

I've noticed from some posts that some buyers order and then find out that the seller isn't proficent in English or any language they claim to be proficient in. I know most people aren't swimming in cash and just want the service they're promised.

the trick is to first check out if they have any samples of their work. However, they could've copied that, so look for something that's rare and couldn't be copied. Secondly, notice their spelling and punctuation in the description. And finally, the best advice I can give you is to go to their profile and see whether they've taken the Fiverr English test and how they scored, I would say that's the litmus test for determining whether the seller is actually fluent in English.

If they're claiming to be proficient in a language other than English, check the reviews. That should give you an indication as to whether they're being truthful or not.

Good luck, don't get scammed!

[Latest scam: ADVISORY!]

There's definitely going to be people who says they're fluent in a language when they're actually not, mostly in an effort to get orders. The trick is to first check out if they have any samples of their work. However, they could've copied that, so look for something that's rare and couldn't be copied. Secondly, notice their spelling and punctuation in the description. And finally, the best advice I can give you is to go to their profile and see whether they've taken the Fiverr English test and how they scored, I would say that's the ultimate guarantee that the seller is actually fluent in English.

Good luck!

[Will I ever get my first order?]

Hello, I've made 7 gigs with good thumbnails, added quality videos to every gig, refined the description, added FAQ, used seo words, chose some niche categories, and more. and I have 0 orders. Please check out my gigs and if you have experience, tell me what am I doing wrong here ?

Links:

https://www.fiverr.com/the_civil_panda/do-video-and-audio-transcription-892a

https://www.fiverr.com/the_civil_panda/write-essays-on-english-history-and-linguistics

https://www.fiverr.com/the_civil_panda/write-1000-words-on-any-writing-prompt-1013

https://www.fiverr.com/the_civil_panda/add-arabic-or-english-subtitles-or-captions-to-your-videos

https://www.fiverr.com/the_civil_panda/edit-paraphrase-and-fact-check-your-ai-and-chatgpt-content

https://www.fiverr.com/the_civil_panda/manually-proofread-and-copy-edit-your-english-writing

https://www.fiverr.com/the_civil_panda/improve-your-personal-statement-or-college-application-essay

[To what extent does pausing your gig harm your sales ?]

50 minutes ago, algenonjet said:

Focus on your studies and use the opportunity to see if or when there is time for the orders. Maybe create a timetable so you can allocate specific hours to an order and still be able to manage your studies. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the advice, I think it may be wise to give it a shot. would actually be a good plan to pause the two gigs that require a lot of time and keep the one that I can work on the  fastest. thanks again, cheers

[To what extent does pausing your gig harm your sales ?]

Hello, I created two gigs in june of 2022 and then paused them from september 2022 and just reactivated them a few days ago and published a new gig. If I hadn't paused them for that long of a period could I have gotten orders ? maybe by chance or luck , or maybe Fiverr boosted new sellers during that period and I missed out. The reason I paused them is because I'm a college student and there's a LOT of work to be done during the school year. I'm debating whether I should keep the gigs up for this upcoming year or not. My main concern is that If I get an order during the school year, a lot would follow and I wouldn't be able to keep up and properly focus on my studies.  Is there anyone here with experience who could tell me if after the first order, more orders start coming in or not. I'm open to suggestions from everyone. Thank you!

[Will I ever get my first order?]

I have 123 impressions and 2 clicks on my gig. So I guess impressions mean people saw my post and clicks mean , well, obviously someone clicked. which made me wonder since 2 people clicked, what could've made them choose not to order. I optimized my gig description many times, I adjusted the prices, I added a video, I put a work sample, I provided information about my background and why I'm qualified, etc. What am I missing here ?

[Will I ever get my first order?]

Hello everyone, I hope you can help me out. I'm not comfortable promoting my gigs on my personal facebook profile (I only use Facebook). Is there a group or community where I can promote my gigs without violating fivvers terms of service ?. I would really appreciate your help. Thank you 🙂 !

[Will I ever get my first order?]

I'm sorry, I know very little about these things. How can I use high quality media, and also I have no clue where to promote my gigs, and where can I ask for feedback? thanks!

[Will I ever get my first order?]

12 hours ago, themarineiguana said:

What you're describing is actually similar to something I think Fiverr was secretly implementing in its algorithm...

👩‍🏫 Theory time! 

For a while, especially after the pandemic when there was a sudden influx of new sellers, it seemed like Fiverr would shuffle around search results every once in a while to try to even things out.

Do I have proof? No, not really XD

But my evidence comes from the way orders would come in. There would seem to be — once every month or two (after a dry spell 🌵) — a number of prospective buyers who would contact me in a short period of time. If I was able to handle their requests, it seemed to boost my conversion rate and that would seemingly — in turn — get me even more exposure and brand new buyers. 🥳🎉
If I was correctly interpreting what was going on  — and that's a big if — because I'm not R2-D2 and I can't just ask the algorithm 🤖 ... it was actually a pretty clever strategy...

... until the 419 problem got worse. 🤦 Oh my gosh. I would have one prospective seller who would contact me with a legit project, and then an ostensible 419 seller who would basically knock the ball out of my hands (as it were) and cause a downtick in my conversion rate (which is why one of my first posts on this forum was to argue that conversion rate should be geoweighted 🌎 to tackle the 419 issue).

But over the past year, the algorithm seems to have abandoned this shuffle-and-see strategy (if it ever was the strategy to begin with), and now I'm half convinced it's relying too much on 📢 Gig Promotion.

At any rate, I see that your services are primarily language based. The only time I have thus far purchased something on Fiverr was from an amazing young lady in Indonesia (shabrinaaarifah) who translated an old Japanese short film 🎬 for me. She went above and beyond, and I would expect Japanese translation to be in especially high demand... and yet after three years, I remain her only order to date. 😔

And that's why my suggestion would be to diversify your offerings, especially now that generative AI is getting so sophisticated. My writing services, for example, have had far less interest since ChatGPT came into play, with only my legacy customers holding on thus far. My only new customers this whole year have been for my lightsaber rotoscoping gigs (something that AI probably still has difficulty accomplishing if it's trying to track a poorly lit plastic blade 😅).

Perhaps it might require learning some brand new skills, but diversifying your offerings might be key. I did that a few years ago when I learned 3D animation, something I'd long wanted to do, and that did arguably "pay dividends" not only on Fiverr but seems to be continuing to do so elsewhere as well.

Thank you so much for the advice, it made me realize how little I actually know about selling, so I really appreciate it. And yeah, I hope new sellers who are actually skilled band together and make some sort of change happen, so we can have even a small fighting chance. I agree with you that chatGPT and AI are making it really difficult for language gigs, especially essays. Although i fail to see how trasncription, captioning, and subtitles can be replaced by ChatGPT or AI. My only other skill is guitar, I've been playing it for 9 years now, but I'm not comfortable with giving online lessons. To your point, It is smart to learn a new skill, maybe Microsoft Excel or Word, so I'll give that a try. I'd have to learn first though :'). Thanks again!.

[Will I ever get my first order?]

I published two gigs over a year ago, and just published a new gig. I haven't received one single order. This isn't fair, . but then again life was, is, and will never be fair. I know that. However, I have a suggestion, I think it would be a good idea if Fiverr dedicated one day per month where it displays gigs that never got orders on the first page to give people a chance at getting some orders. If their service isn't as good as promised, that's on them. But it would serve the fiverr community overall. There are many talented sellers who never get a chance to prove that they can actually offer great service to buyers, but they never get a chance to do that. I think dedicating just one day per month to them isn't too much to ask. I'm curious to know what you guys think.