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As if that was my intention. I was wrong, apparently - and I accept that. I gave what I thought was correct advice, no malicious intent here.

Because that's not how it works. The 'click' stat tracks when someone clicks on your gig through Fiverr's search. Spamming your gig on social media obviously isn't going to affect that, since it's a different site. It's old advice that was originally intended to stop people from relying entirely on Fiverr to spoon-feed them orders, but is now constantly being misused by "professionals" to claim that it'll fix all your problems. Spoiler Alert: It won't. I mean.. Really? The person you're taking advice from is allegedly a "Mentor" here, but if you take two seconds to look further they joined the site 7 days ago! They've yet to make a single sale, and all they post is nonsense. Take for example, their own woes about the exact same issue you have.. "I'm constantly marketing my gigs but I haven't received any orders yet" -rashed_50 Or how about... "even after being online 24 hours a day and constantly marketing giveaways, the gig impression is very low and the key leak is very bad" -rashed_50 Begs the question, why are they giving the same advice that they claim is not working for them? It's just bizarre.

This is a myth that has been stated several times by Fiverr staff to not be true. Your gig stats will not be increased by staying online.

If there was a guaranteed method of doing that, everyone would be doing it. And since there's only a limited number of spots on each page, you'd probably just be in the same spot anyway. There are no secrets or tricks to forcing your gig to show up on one of the first few pages - just be a quality seller, make some sales, and who knows maybe one day you'll be up there. I guess you could pay for promoted gigs, but that feature isn't available to new sellers. If you're new to selling on the site and don't know where to start, I suggest you read this post:

How do you know that? Everyone has ups and downs, it just sounds like a coincidence to me.

Sure, if I was being asked directly and didn't know the answer. But that's not the same as responding to a question on a public forum just to say "I don't know". You aren't obligated to respond to every post you see.

Then what was the point in replying?

It really is. I was away from Fiverr for a few years, and returning to see that the forum still has those issues was disappointing. I was surprised to see you, and others, still having to correct people after all that time. Patience of a saint. I think if I were completely new to the site I'd have just ignored the forum entirely because on the surface, most posts just look like spam. There really should be some required reading that debunks common rumours before people are allowed to post here.

Because they refuse to accept that it doesn't actually help. And then they watch youtube videos made by people that claim to be "fiverr gurus" that don't actually sell on the site themselves, and frequently suggest staying online 24/7. Every time people say it doesn't help, there's a dozen sellers that completely ignore them and reply to the OP insisting that it does work. That myth has been around for years, and it will never stop because these people simply don't listen. If it doesn't fit their get rich quick scheme, they don't want to know. This forum has always had a serious issue with new sellers parroting misinformation, and short of mass-recruiting mods I'm not sure there's any real way to stop it. Even then, removing/correcting those posts would be never-ending work.

That won't affect impressions. Impressions are just when your gig shows up in Fiverr search - that's literally all they are. If you pull up a search in any category, every seller on that first page gets 1 impression from you. If you go to the second page, everyone on that page gets an impression. So while yes, it is important to know how to market yourself, doing that will not change your impressions. Being online will also not affect that. That's a myth that has been debunked by Fiverr staff several times.

Even something as simple as "this buyer was difficult to work with" is a valid reason. It has always been a valid reason. As freelancers we should have the option to not work with someone we do not want to work with. As has already been stated in this thread, that doesn't necessarily mean they've broken a rule. You don't have to break a rule to be difficult to work with, so it seems a bit excessive to have to report someone for the simple offense of being annoying.

No matter how many times you say it, this will never be true. Being online does not affect your performance or whether or not someone will buy from you.

It's against ToS to communicate outside of Fiverr. Never agree to someone suggesting you do that - even if you don't end up getting scammed, your Fiverr account will most likely get banned. It's also against forum rules to post buyer/seller names. You're better off just reporting that person to Fiverr Support, given that they broke ToS when they suggested conducting business outside of Fiverr.

I think these people are going about it the wrong way. What you should be asking yourself is what services can you provide that someone would want to pay for. It shouldn't matter if the category has a ton of competition or not. And there's nothing stopping you from making multiple gigs, so why don't you just focus on what you're good at?

If that were the case you wouldn't be able to access their profile (they're also online at the time of my comment). That button in your screenshot is just there in case you want to block the buyer. You should have that button for anyone you've had messages/orders from on the site. Also, it's against forum rules to post buyer names. You should probably remove that and censor the screenshot.