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If you have been getting more 4-star reviews in the last months, you are not alone. Actually, it's a simple reason for why this is the case, and if you dont already know, it's not your fault. 

I have tried and tested one technique that makes 4-stars much less frequent.

Just a sidenote: I will not give you "5 general rules of improving your service!". No, I have 

trick that I have tried and tested, that will help.

First, to understand why my technique I will work, you need to understand why we are all getting more 4-star reviews. 


(If you know why, you can skip this part)

Fiverr has simply changed the rating system recently. 

; As a buyer you get an option to choose between 1-5 stars. That's it. 


Well, now buyers are given 5 statements (bad, good, great etc.) The reason we get alot of 4-stars is because the statement that is representing the 4 star is a natural answer. I dont remember the exact statement, but it's along the lines of 

 5-stars on the other hand is more along the lines of 

. Most buyers dont know this is a rating system, and will simply go with the most natual answer, which normally is answer 4. 

from this is that many buyers missunderstand this, and they dont understand they are leaving a review when answering these statements. 

Now that we have understood why you get 4-star reviews, let's talk about how to avoid it:

At the end of each order add something like this: 

When the order is completed you will get asked to select one of five statements regarding how satisfied you are, which corresponds to how many stars you give."
 

REMEMBER: Do NOT ask for a 5-star review. You can only ask for a review, but not a good review.

The reason why this works so good is because what I just mentioned - many buyers get confused. They dont know that answering the statements are making them leave a review. So just make them aware that the statements are the review itself! Have gotten multiple people contacting me afterwards telling me they did not mean to leave a 4 star 

Getting more 4-star reviews recently? Here is how to fix it.

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