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The Fiverr forum has been key to me finding success as a Fiverr Seller.

Disclaimer: These are just my opinions and posts by other sellers as at May 2022 that helped me. 

Get ready, it's a long post, but answers a lot of questions that I see being asked again, and again, and again.

If you can’t be bothered to read this post or others posts on the forum then fine, but don’t complain that you’re not successful, can’t get impressions or can’t get orders. 

Credit to the authors and the forum regulars that keep this place in good shape. There are too many to mention, but special shout outs to 

 for regularly sharing info and links. I think you should be paid by Fiverr given all the value you add! 😂 

For those interested my professional background is finance and technology (on the commercial side, not the development side). 

I mainly offer business/startup consultancy on Fiverr. 

I took a semi-break from January 2021 to June 2021 (I had a full time job) 

I went full time freenlancing / Fiverr in July 2021 

I’m registered as a Fiverr Business Buyer 

I’m a Fiverr Select Buyer (formerly known as VID) 

One thing I have learned from meeting hundreds of entrepreneurs is that you don’t need to be the best at what you do to be successful. 

If you improve yourself 1% a day or a week, then in a couple of months you will start seeing a massive difference. 

You need to treat selling on Fiverr as a business. 

This means market research and offering value that Buyers need. 

Reading this post and the posts I have linked here is research. 

It will take you hours to go through everything, but

 if you can’t be bothered to spend hours on being successful, then maybe you don’t deserve the success. 🤷‍♂️

It doesn't cover EVERYTHING about Fiverr, but it covers a lot.

I’ve tried to keep it clean and clear as I know people don’t like reading, hence the bullet points. 

Firstly, if you do not know the Terms of Service, do not look at the Help Center or do not read the tips the forum gives you you are setting yourself up to FAIL. Read them.

There are soooo many tips in the Help center. 

These are the topics / questions I will cover:

What are common Fiverr myths and bad advice that should be ignored? 

What is forum etiquette and how should I behave here to get the most out of it? 

How do I optimize my gigs, increase my impressions and orders? 

How do I talk to customers and be professional to make sales? 

How can I be successful with Buyer Requests? 

What is the difference between Public and Private Ratings? 

What are the Seller levels and when will I get TRS? 

What are Buyer levels and what do they mean? 

What are promoted gigs and why can’t I use them? 

How do I deal with a cancellation after I completed the gig successfully? 

My gig was deleted by Fiverr, others weren’t, this is unfair!! 

Read the ToS!!! Read the Forum!!! Read the Help Center!!! 

1. What are common Fiverr myths and bad advice that should be ignored?

Staying online 24/7 helps your rank/visibility 

Being active on the forum helps your rank/visibility 

Posting on social media helps your rank/visibility 

Revisions requests hurt your rank/visibility 

Editing your gig hurts your rank/visibility 

Again: These statements are NOT true. Do not believe them.
 These myths were confirmed by Fiverr as not being true. 

2. What is forum etiquette and how should I behave here to get the most out of it?

Search the forum: 99.99% of questions have already been asked. 

Don’t just ask simple questions like ‘how do I get orders?’ Your question has already been asked. Search the forum!! 

You can only post your gig link in ‘My Fiverr gigs’ & ‘Improve my gig’ categories. 

Don’t call people bro/sister/lady/dear unless you are already familiar with / know that person. This is a professional space. Just use their username. 

Do not name and shame other users. If you want to share a screenshot then remove their username. 

It’s probably best to avoid religion, politics and s3x. Treat it like the workplace. 

Be kind and treat others how you want to be treated. 

You're not always going to agree with others here and that's OK. Being offensive is not. 

3. How do I optimize my gigs, increase my impressions and orders?

Read the forum, research the competition and understand your target customer. 

Look at successful Sellers in your category selling what you (want to) sell. 

Think like a Buyer - what does a Buyer want! 

Read these posts (and the help center!), they say it better than I ever could: 

4. How do I talk to customers and be professional to make sales?

This is all about asking questions, being respectful and not pushy. 

The best way to sell is actually not to sell. I know that’s confusing. 

Ask questions, understand your Buyer needs and you won’t need to push a sale, they will want to buy. Follow the tips / steps in the link below. 

Don’t use ‘bro’, ‘brother’, ‘sister’ or ‘dear’. Your target market is typically western, and this looks unprofessional. 

Don't use 'Sir' or 'Madam' unless you're certain of their gender. Even then, I'd suggest using their username or the name they sign their message with. 

Don’t use ALL CAPITALS. This looks like you're shouting. 

Don’t use multiple ‘????’ or ‘!!!!!’. This looks like you’re being demanding. The '????' is rude. Just use '?' or '!'. 

The first link below is how to be better at selling. 

The second link below is Grammarly, they have a free version / chrome plugin that will help improve your English if you need some help. 

Communication is key to being successful. 

https://salesinsightslab.com/how-to-master-art-of-selling-anything/

5. How can I be successful with Buyer Requests?

Buyer Requests are usually Buyers with very low budgets. 

Most established Sellers ignore this section. 

How to be successful on Fiverr, common questions answered and a collection of great posts that helped me achieve TRS.

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