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I know a lot of people have had bad experiences since the new level system launched, and I'd like to share mine because I don't see much else like it being discussed. I know people are losing levels left and right, but I was one of the lucky ones. My success score is a 10, the highest you can get, and I'm a level 2 seller. I thought this put me in a safe position, but I've been deeply struggling as well. As far as I can tell, you are given no benefits to being a 10. 

My impressions are terrible compared to before the update. I can hardly find my gig in search half the time, which makes me think they changed a lot about how that works, but haven't shared that info with us. We're all left guessing in the dark. I've had only 1 new client this month, and thank goodness a bunch of my repeat buyers showed up. They're the ones keeping my lights on at this point. 

I tried promoting my gig for a few weeks, and it made absolutely no difference. Aside from then owing Fiverr money. My income is down overall, and I actually went and got a part time job to make up the difference, because I don't see this changing any time soon. it's unpredictable. I'm miserable because I'm looking for how I can improve, but since I'm already at a score of 10 I'm just given a thumbs up and "You're doing great!" when I'm not. 

I'm just feeling very done with this platform. The only reason I'm staying right now is for my returning clients. It is definitely more for them than it is for me. I might give it a couple more months before I decide to leave. Thank you for listening to my rant, for whoever reads this. 

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