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Believe it or not, Fiverr made my dream come true. I picked up my first instrument (guitar) when I was 7 years old, and studied with youtube and learnt from my older friends who were such good instrumentists. Later, I've picked up on piano as well, but I never had the chance to convince my parents to follow a musical school, and had to do it on my own. When I was in highschool, I got myself a copy of Ableton (which is a digital audio workstation) with the allowance money. Since then, I've experimented with producing music for myself, but never had the guts to release anything. The signs were there, but I always hesitated to pursue my dream of composing music for a living. Then, in University, I graduated Law School, and practised law, as a legal advisor for 4 years. The only constant in my life so far, was producing music and experimenting with music and sound design. In 2021, I've enrolled myself in a music production course, and realised that my level was quite advanced, eventhought I was self-taught. That gave me the courage to concieve the idea of maybe I can make some pocket-money out of this in my spare time. Therefore, in October 2022, I've found Fiverr and it's business model of Gigs, and decided to try it out. At the time, I asked my cousin for help, since he knew much more about sales and marketing, and also we were not looking for a quick cash grab. I was in charge of composing and producing the music, and he was in charge of sales & marketing. We found our niche of Video Game Music, since we are avid gamers, and the time spent playing videogames served well on my side, knowing how the music enhances different events and feelings that the game should express, and on his side it helped a lot when briefing with the customers, knowing what questions to ask. We even had some excel sheets with essential questions and flavour questions. We were very organised, and treated freelancing here as a very serious business. We analyzed our competition, learnt a lot from them, and created our first Gig which was priced, of course, at 5$. We've got 3 orders in the first 2 weeks (which was crazy if you think about it), and after that it was radio silence until January. In January we got another order, and things slowly picked up, and by March 2023, we were having around 15 orders/month on average. Then, we hit a brick wall, and decided to create our second gig, third gig and so on, and improve our first one to scale it as much as possible. From April 2023, it really started growing and the orders were quite constant. Unfortunately, in late May 2023, my cousin left since he had to focus on University studies, and there I was, having to learn the ropes of sales and marketing (which I never wanted to do, but I had to do it). By July 2023, the income made from composing music on Fiverr summed with the income from composing music outside FIverr surpassed the income I was having from my law dayjob and made me think that I could do this full time. At this time, I was working 8hr/day at the office, and 4 hr/day in the evening as a part-time job composing music on Fiverr. When the orders were piling up, there were numerous times I had to wake up 2 hours before going to office, to make sure I can create and deliver quality for my customers. This way, some days were 14+hours filled with work, and burned me out a bit. That's when I've took the risk and decided I want to pursue my calling instead of the boring office job I didn't liked. Therefore, in October 2023 I've quit my job and went freelancing full time. The first 3 months were super scary, and I often had the anxiety of thinking I did the wrong thing. The income was low, customers were fewer than before and most of my orders were from returning customers. But I was the happiest man on earth, since I did what I loved to earn my bread. Since I had a lot of free time, I've re-thinked how I marketed myself and did some drastic changes to my offers, my Gigs, and did a lot of A-B testing. In December 2023, being quite unsatisfied with my performance, I took the decision on joining the Seller Plus program and get in touch with my Succes Manager. And God, how the things changed since then. I was blessed to have the chance to meet the most involved person that helped me develop my Fiverr business and presence way further than I've ever expected. Always responsive, always helpful. With the advices from the Succes Manager and the will to risk it all for my passion, I've powered trough and took even more drastic decisions for my 2 most performing gigs. And you know what? It worked! Since then I'm having my best time here and each month is better than the last. Now I finally raised enough ammount of money to build my new recording and producing studio. I've finally received the City Permit (Authorization to Build) and the studio should be done by October 2024. All of this with the help of Fiverr which made it really easy for me (I'm not the most tech-savy person) to sell my talent and skill. Since October 2022, I've completed more than 230 Orders (90 of them being completed in the last 3 months), composed over 300 soundtracks, created sound effects and designed sound for over 100 indie video games. If you could tell my past self that this will happen, it wouldn't ever believe you. I know it's not much compared to other sellers that I look up to in my category and further, but I want to give back and hopefully help the new sellers that just started their journey here, and learn from my mistakes. This is what worked for me: Treat every order like it's your first. I had to learn this the hard way. At some point, after I got a consistent number of sales, I was starting to streamline my process of receiving orders and deliver them. Don't get me wrong, I do believe that a good business has to be streamlined to be the most efficient, but until you're not having 10 orders/day, it's not the case. My mistake was that I was less involved in the communication with my customers, and eventhought my products were higher quality than the ones from my first months of selling here, I wasn't retaining the customers like I did before. I realised that from that period of time (aproximately 3 months) there were only 2 customers that returned, while from the earlier timeframe (before streamlining my briefing and delivering process) there is still a great number of returning customers up to this day. Get involved and understand their needs personally and authentic, and they will stick with you even months later. Be prepared to revise over and over again. Of course I've started with unlimited revisions. After the first few months, I've encountered "that customer" that requested revision after revision and micromanaged everything that came into the production process, to a point where I've asked myself if he's a professional, dropshipping my services. The order lasted 2 weeks over the initial delivery time agreed. I was burned out and made the mistake of letting my ego take the wheel and confronted the customer on his practise. He accepted the delivery, never left a public review, but left a private review that hurt me even 6 months after that order. This was way before the new system was implemented, and with the help of my Succes Manager I've found out there's a private review hurting me like a truck. Now you think, "well, I can limit my revisions to only 2" but that don't work either. I've had customers keeping me in a 5+ revisions loop eventhought my offer included only 2. Don't make the mstake I've made and think the number of agreed revisions will be respected by your customers. Be prepared to revise over and over again each time you meet "that customer", because there will always be one at your frontdoor. Power trough that and provide your best service, since most of the buyers aren't unreasonable. This is how the revision system works sadly, and it's better to addapt and overcome it, especially when you're not like 500+ reviews in and a private one can hurt you even months after. Be authentic. Don't try to copy others in your category. Analyze their gigs, services and offers, and try to do better, of course, but don't try to imitate what they're doing since it's very less likely that you'll steal their audience, especially if you're looking up to seasoned sellers. The market is indeed very plentyful and customers are bombarded with 17.000 gigs when searching a certain category, but don't forget that you're selling on the internet. There will always be someone that will choose you because your unique traits. I've made the mistake to try to do what my competitors do, starting from the keywords, the style of the thumbnails, the style of how they've wrote Gig's description, and so on. Didn't worked. Why would've anyone pick me instead of my competitor who has more reviews than me and it's been there before I was? The momment I've realised this, and decided just to be myself and create my Gigs the way I thought it was good, I started gathering like-minded customers that are returning regularely, and the new ones are pretty much "my cup of tea", with of course the little exceptions (see "that customer" from above that creeps at your inbox right now). Use translation tools. As you might see from my writing, english is not my first language. Don't expect your customers to be english teachers or natives. When briefing with the customer, it's very important that you are 100% sure of what's the task and it's flavours. If you see your customer struggles to explain and you're not 100% sure of what are the fine details of the needed work, don't do my mistake and take the order and find out when you're delivering. You're loosing important time. Your time! Instead, you can see where your customer's from, translate your question in his language, send it and kindly ask him/her to respond in their native language. It happened to me many times that I had to "guess" some specific details, and since using translation tools to make sure I understand what's needed to be done exactly, the revision requests are fewer. Don't try closing the deal as soon as possible. When starting, I was always trying to close the deal as soon as possible, to make sure the potential customer won't pivot to other seller. Don't do my mistake! Make sure you put a lot of emphasis on the briefing process, since (at least in my field of work) customer requests are very subjective. If you're talking about art (music and audio in my case), some customers will see as "perfect" something that you don't. Take your time and discuss every little detail to make sure you understand their vision before accepting the order. It's risky because you might loose the potential customer to another seller? Well, yes, but it's more important to make sure you deliver exactly what your customer needs, and not get stuck in a revision loop or get over the deadline with "last minute details". Remember that every action has a direct consequence on your ranking spot and your gig's traffic, so think twice before saying you got all you need to start working on the order. Provide early drafts. It saves you so much time! With an early draft, you can make sure you won't loose your time in the wrong direction. Maybe you had all the needed details from the customer when starting the work, but guess what? There are a lot of customers that change their mind overnight. Provide them a draft as soon as humanly possible and ask for confrmation, so your time won't be wasted re-doing the job. I used to deliver the work without providing an early draft and it was a mistake. Almost 1/4 of my customers changed their mind overnight and shifted the key elements that we've agreed on initially, and when asking for the revision, I had to change structural elements of my work, resulting in almost re-doing everything since I had to addapt the rest of the work to their new requests. Educate your customers. I was just delivering the order and hoped for a returning customer. It was lazy, and it was a mistake. Before/When delivering, try to put together a small debrief on what you've actually done in your work. Your customers aren't stupid and eventhought you're an expert on your field, you could be surprised on how much your customers can learn from you and how that can beneffit you on future orders. Not long ago I've started sending my customers an explanation text with what instruments I've used, why I've used them, what's their role, what's the musical theory behind the composition and what's my personal take on all those things. This thing works! Next time you're collaborating, you'll have a much easier time to transpose customer's vision into your service, because they will know how to answer your specific questions! Give your customers some options You have that potential customer that wants to buy your 50$ service, but his budget is only 35$? I used to turn down those customers since my highest discount rate was at 20% and that way I lost potential returning customers! It was a mistake. Instead, at some point I've decided I'll take those requests, but I'll double down on the delivery time. Instead of 5 days delivery time, offer it in 10 days. That way, you will not loose a potential returning customer and you won't have to fit that project into your main scheddule. You can do it whenever you have a spare hour or two, since your delivery time is doubled! It works like a charm to me, and you'll be shocked on how many customers are not in a rush, eventhought they say so in their first message. Time is money, friend! Collect your own data I made the mistake on relying on memory and on the data shown by analytics to drive my business. Don't do that. It will save you a lot of time and you'll make informed decisions if you make your own spreadsheed with everything that happens with a relevancy for your Gigs. Try to track the most important stuff, such as: keywords performance, new customers/time frame, returning customers/time frame, types of projects done, the most asked questions or inquiries by your customers, orders that landed you tips and WHY that happened, changes made to the gig related to key factors etc. Be patient If you're treating every order like it's your first order, it's impossible not to grow. Don't make the mistake I've done by panicking when orders are not coming. It's not worth your time and your mental health. Instead, be patient, do your best on the services you provide, and try to slowly build your returning customer base. The best you can do proactively, is to fine-tune your Gigs, but be careful with that, since back-to-back changes might screw up the ranking algorithm (source for this is my Succes Manager). If you're looking to do A-B testing, wait at least 3-4 weeks in between, to have at least the minimum data to compare. I feel like there are much more to be told, but I just realised this post will take an eternity to read anyway, so I'll stop for now. I really hope my journey of pursuing my dream with Fiverr's help can motivate you and give you the strenght to power-trough rough moments, and that you can find something positive in the lessons I've learnt from my mistakes. Don't give up, and trust your skills and talent!

If I start mentioning every bug, the list will probably never end but I will try my best to name some. And I am aware that I am posting this in the 'Lounge' and not the 'Feedback' category because I have no hopes that Fiverr will even look at these issues and try to solve them. Some bugs have been there for more than 3 years, but still no resolution -- so, cough cough, no words to say anything. 1. Data of Promoted Gigs not updating: That's a different story as to how 80% of clicks through promoted gigs are just spam but today, my promoted gigs have stopped updating the data. For the past 9 hours, the same data has been visible and it's not updating. So, I have no clue how much I am spending, and due to the fear of getting a long bill of 1 million dollars (lmao, can't trust that I don't see a bug with billing), I have stopped promoting gigs until this issue is fixed. 2. I wrote a ticket to customer support to take a look at this issue of not updating Promoted gigs data -- and after a few minutes, I received this super-cute reply: just a single letter "s". And the best part is that on the Help Center website, there is no response visible at all, like nobody replied to my ticket. Bruh, what the hell is going on with Fiverr? I have no clue whether someone has replied, not replied, or just replied with this spam (spam from customer support, wow). 3. Whenever we keep our Fiverr app running in the background and open it again, this is what iPhone users see: nothing much but just a heart attack that they are banned from the platform. So, if you're owning an iPhone, good luck my friend, and don't forget to clear the app from 'Recent apps' every time. Apple was so proud that their phones don't lag even when you keep running multiple apps in the background that they didn't even release a 'close all' button -- but now, keep playing with this closing and opening game. And yes, my Fiverr app is fully updated, so please do not suggest updating the app. Not just me, but many iPhone users are facing this bug. 4. The new level system was launched on February 14 (the day of love) for all sellers, but if you go to your Analytics tab, you will see this message. Don't tell me that a billion-dollar company has a shortage of website developers that they do not even have time for 20 seconds to delete a few lines of code and remove this message from here. Bruh, if your website developers do not have time, then why don't you just go ahead and hire a $5 gig from your own platform so that someone else can remove it. It's been almost two months! Please do something and don't ruin the 'User experience'! 🙂🙂 5. No profile picture in order history for specific clients: I get it that it's not a big deal, but this bug has been there for the past ~3 years (since I joined the platform). Ever heard of 'User Experience'? And not to mention how hard it is to navigate/search the orders from the history. Can't you just give a 'notes' headline instead of just showing the repetitive gig name? That gig name means nothing to me and does not help in finding any order from the history. 6. Deliveries auto-changing the messages: No matter what you write in the delivery message box, after entering it, it will just change to a completely random text. I think this was fixed yesterday, but still, I would LOVE to count it in my list. Imagine how many sellers & buyers suffered from the headache and confusion due to this. Read more about this bug here: 7. Just now, someone posted that a buyer managed to bypass the 'Request to Order'. I hope that Fiverr is not launching a new tier: "Seller Plus: Double Premium," which ensures that you won't face bugs in RTO. Read about this here: 8. Lots and lots of bugs in custom offers that we faced last to last week. Custom offers were auto-expiring, there was no option of gig extras, and so on. Can't even mention all those countless bugs with custom offers. 9. The 'Online' and 'Last Seen' feature is completely bugged in the inbox. This bug has been there for the past 2-3 years at least (or maybe more), and imagine the awesome feeling of texting with the client and still, it shows you that the client was last seen 3 hours ago, lmao! 10. And countless more bugs (that are currently fixed but sometimes occur) --- such as wrong order queue number, notifications not working, and so on.

I am trying to stay online but I don't understand what I can do for a new order. I strictly abide by Fiverr rules. I have sharp experience in my category.MY category is Google ads. Thank you very much.

matching your logo designs effectively with the right industry-specific pick is essential for you to get more exposure for your work and attract the right clients. With Fiverr Logo Maker, you have the option of adding unlimited industry-specific options to your work, but just like too much of anything good, adding too many options that aren't strategically chosen can be counter-productive. So how do you find the happy medium and get the most impact for your choosing efforts? Our must-read article on industry selecting says it all, but here are the cliff notes: The (Not So) Secret Formula to Success with Industry selecting is... The more specific your industry picks are, the higher your logo will rank in that category. It's really that simple. Industry selections in our logo generator are divided into Head Industries, Sub-Industries, and even more specific micro-industries. The key is to be as specific as possible without going overboard – remember, you want your work to be easily found by potential clients who are looking for a logo design just like yours, not lost in a sea of too many options. Using a wide array of Head Industries on one design is not going to be as effective as using a well-suited Sub-Industries or micro-industries. Adding too many industry picks to your design can actually hinder your design's ranking, so focusing on the industry in which your logo has the highest chances of shining is your best way to stand out in a specific category. Random Industry picks will Give You Random Results Would you rather be on the first page of results in a specific industry, or on the 100th page of a more general collection of designs? It's a no brainer. By matching your logo with specific Head Industries, Sub-Industries, and micro-industries that are perfectly suited to your design, you are increasing the chances that potential clients looking for logo designs in those industries will find your work. Industry choosing is an opportunity to tell the algorithm exactly which buyers will be most likely to purchase your design. Going with too many different industries will water down your work, and make it difficult for the algorithm to place you in front of the right clients. Remember, the algorithm is advanced but it's not mind-reading – it relies on the data you provide about your design to determine where it should appear in search results. The Best Industry picks are Relevant and Specific It's the small fish in a big pond vs. big fish in a small pond scenario. Hint: You want to be the big fish 😉 Here is how you can strategically target relevant industries when adding industry picks to your logo designs: Stay Relevant: Aim for the most specific industry that your design is applicable to. Get down to the nitty gritty: Narrow it down to the micro-industry level, if you can. Know when to make the cut: Eliminate the random industry picks that don't make sense: If it isn't relevant or specific, don't add it. Get into your target buyer's mind: Look at your logo from a buyer's perspective. If you were looking for a logo for a real estate company, the chances of you selecting the motorbike-themed logo on page 100 is pretty slim. Rather, you're more likely to select one of the first relevant logos that come up in your search. Choosing RELEVANT and SPECIFIC industry pick can mean the difference between getting found first and being lost in the noise. With a little thought and strategic planning, you can tell the algorithm exactly which buyers you're looking for, ensuring that your logo designs are being seen by the right people, in the right industries, at the right time. Below are some examples of logo designs that we've optimized for maximum search results. Green industries are the industries we've added to maximize results Red industries are the relevant, yet less relevant than others, industries we've removed to ensure relevancy and specificity. Remember- It's not about right or wrong, just pick your preferred top areas. You can always come back and change it according to the logo performance. Our recommendation is to stick with four or five of the most relevant options. Our industry picks- Renovation Services, Architecture, Interior Design, Commercial Real Estate, Industrial Real Estate, Property Management, Residential Real Estate, Urban Areas Example for possible tags- house Our industry picks- Athletics, Fitness Club/Gym/Center, Dancing school, Sports Fan Club, Sports Instruction/Coaching, Sports Team/Club, Cheerleading Example for possible tags- tiger , pompoms, shield Our industry picks- Catering, Food & Beverage Blog/Channel, Burger, Pizzeria, Seafood Restaurant, Mexican Food, Italian Food, Steakhouse & Grill, Mediterranean Food, Fast Food, Bars Example for possible tags-beer, alcohol, grill, bbq Our industry picks- Hair Care, Beauty & Cosmetics Blog/Channel, Beauty & Cosmetics Products, Barber Shops Example for possible tags- clippers, trimmer Our industry picks- Agriculture Blog/Channel, Crops Farming, Landscape Design, Gardening Services Agricultural Consulting, Agriculture Blog/Channel, Agriculture Company, Green Economy, Cleaning Services Example for possible tags- grass, lawn, mower Our industry picks- Cafes & Coffee Shops, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Bakeries & Baked Goods Stores, Bars Example for possible tags- coffee, beans All logo designs by mijalzagier Read our article on industry tagging for an in-depth explanation on how to make the most of your industry tags for enhanced visibility and increased revenue on Fiverr Logo Maker.

I am a new seller on Fiverr. I have given four gigs. Now I want to delete my two gigs and add two more gigs to the new category. will there be any problem with my account?

Hello everyone, I'm reaching out here for the first time, though I've been an active reader for quite a while. Lately, I've been facing a challenge with a significant drop in orders, particularly in the category of "intro and outro" videos. As a 2nd level seller with a success score of 8, this month has been unexpectedly tough for me. I've noticed a drastic decline in the visibility and clicks for my services on Fiverr. Specifically, my primary Gig in advertising is suffering, receiving only 2-3 clicks per day. This decline has led to a notable decrease in sales over the past few days, leaving me quite concerned. I've been trying to understand the cause behind this downturn. About three weeks ago, I made a change to one of my Gigs by activating the "request order" feature. However, I decided to revert this change and deactivate the feature around 4-5 days ago. Could this adjustment have triggered any changes in the algorithm, affecting my Gig's performance? Or could this decline be attributed to seasonal factors? Previously, my Gig consistently appeared on the first page of search results when users searched for terms like "intro" and "outro." However, I've noticed it now appears on the 2nd and 3rd pages, which is concerning. I would truly appreciate any insights or assistance you can provide on this matter.

How can I apply for a new job if we don't see job offer? I am trying to keep stay online, but I don't understand what I can do for a new order. I have sharp experience in my category. My category is AI applications. thanks

This article will help you how to be successful on Fiverr with common questions answered You can check the Tips from the Sellers category of Fiverr Forum. Tips Form Sellers Category Best of luck!

Hi @besnick_s, You are in a very competitive category, competing against other sellers offering similar services, with over 51,000+ gigs showing up when one searches for "data entry." It's not the pricing you should be worried about. You can probably charge $25 or more if you differentiate your services enough and clearly show buyers the value that you can provide for them. The problem that I see with most data entry specialists is that they look too similar, and there's nothing that makes them stand out from the 51k+ other gigs on Fiverr offering the same services. I also started with a "data entry" gig where I update technical business documents (mostly in Word or Excel) and perform research. This is a niche area where I work mostly with educational institutions, nonprofits, and businesses. I also branched out into "Website Content" where I audit and write website content, "Course Designs" where I build Thinkific courses for clients, and other gigs that are relevant to the clientele that I target. Define the clients that you want to work with. What are their pain points? Why should they work with you? Target your seller profile to those buyers and adjust as you start getting inquiries and orders. In your portfolio, you have 5 images in one portfolio - split that up into 5 different portfolios so that you can showcase each project and highlight the value you provided in each project that you worked on. Add more to your portfolio, because this can really help to make you stand out from the pack. With over 20+ years of experience, this shouldn't be hard for you to do. You also only have one, generic gig. After you define your clients, tailor your gigs to them. What services do they need? Most likely, you can provide several different services and can average 3-5 orders or more per buyer because you are the one-stop shop where they can get the services that they are looking for. This will also help your business grow faster. You have so many skills and specializations that you should have more than one gig. Have a gig on data entry, one on data visualization, one on virtual assisting. Tailor them to the customers that you are targeting (e.g., don't just list the services you provide, use the gig description to tell a story and give compelling reasons why they should work with you). Even though it may seem like 2 months is a long time without orders, this isn't uncommon for new sellers with zero orders and zero reviews. Right now, your profile is your business card, and what will convince buyers to buy from you even when your profile is lacking in reviews and orders. So do spend the time to give your portfolio/profile the professionalism and credibility it needs to stand out so that buyers will want to work with you.

Hi there. Welcome to Fiverr. Hope you will find your targeted clients soon. Remember that your buyers are not here in the forum. After exploring to your gigs, I think there are many things to be improved so that you can get your first order soon. Mainly about your gig pictures. Make it more clearer. If possible, use white background instead of black. And with 3D view is much better as a gig gallery. Buyers will be attracted to what you show. So make it more attractive as you can. You can check the other gigs in your category to get inspired about their gig pictures gallery and description. But do not copy their gigs. Good luck.

I am Rabiul Islam from Bangladesh and I recently joined Fiverr. A few days ago I created a new gig related to the Local SEO Category. Please check my gig and share your experience with this gig MY Gig: https://www.fiverr.com/share/64l57N

Hi everyone! I've been a Fiverr Seller for almost a decade and was recently promoted to TRS (after years being stuck at level 2) Super exciting! I just got an invitation to apply for Fiverr Pro in my category. I've only had conversations with 2 other pro members and both express to me that sales slow down pretty drastically when you become pro but the clients are better quality. I'm wondering if I should just stick with my happy TRS rating or apply for pro? Any insight into your experience in terms of business, messages and clients is greatly appreciated! Thank you! -Arbel

I saw her video too and although I think it's for a lot of the reasons you mentioned a MAJOR factor that she lightly touches on is the fact that AI has replaced so many writers and even voiceover artists like myself. AI is now coming for UGC creators (my main source of income as of the last 2 years) and it's important to offer features that AI cannot. Not easily done in every category. Just like many YouTube influencers quit YouTube, people will want change and move on. I personally don't see myself leaving Fiverr anytime soon and will continue to ride the waves that is freelancing ❤️

what about your gig analytics? are you receiving any clicks or impressions? if not, please continue optimizing your gig desc, keywords, and title, so that the gig can perform well in its category. Please be patient and work on improving things, hardwork always pays off:)

I'm not one to complain BUT: My feel good gig for basically happy people is rated a 9 on the success score and my gig that gets some clients who are in a bad place emotionally is the low scoring one. That gig that scores 9 is my worst seller of my gigs. However the low scoring gig is converting better than 71% of others in the category and has a click through rate of 96%. My gigs have a repeat client rate of 60% and it is the LOW SUCCESS SCORE GIG THAT HAS THE REPEAT CLIENTS. All my gigs are high dollar. So to have that gig that is low rated be the big earning gig for the past eleven years be the one that I could pause, to increase my success score, seems to be truly a serious mistake somewhere in the system. I will keep that low success score gig that has for so many years produced the bulk of my earnings It clearly should be rewarded, not thrown into the dustbin, nor moved out of sight of buyers.

They did though for a while when the new profile format got displayed. They shared the "full name" field in the page source, even though it's in the "settings" menu and it doesn't show that that will be in the public part of the profile (above the screen that shows the "full name" and email it says "Need to update your public profile? Go to My Profile) - indicating the "full name" field wouldn't get displayed/accessed publicly (and that for changig what will be shown/accessed publicly you'd need to go to a different place, the "My Profile" page to change them), even though, before I told CS about it, it was). Fiverr also automatically enabled the option to make seller plus members see your past average purchase info and most frequently bought category. That was enabled for all users without informing them. You had to go to the bottom of the profile page to turn it off. Now there's no way to turn it off (so it's giving out what could be private info with no option to disable it), so all seller plus members you contact will be able to see a user's average purchase info and most frequently bought subcategory without their full knowledge or consent (sellers might be able to guess that that might be shown by the advert for seller plus features, but buyer-only users probably aren't told about it). Also there's a lot of tracking info on the site that the user doesn't really opt in to. Using Fiverr Neo or when the Grammarly option that was there might be/have been sending info to certain other companies (through APIs). The privacy policy says they send stuff to 3rd parties (we have no Fiverr option over which 3rd parties they send out info to). There's a "do not track" option in some browsers. Fiverr say "We do not honor browser requests not to be tracked online". Why would a company say/do that?

Anyone Please Guide ME How Can I Apply for Fiverr Pro Freelancer For Cybersecurity when I'm Visiting fiverr.formtitan.com/ftproject/pro_application_form it not showing the category of cybersecurity

Not all of them. And it's changed over the years. eg. HTML will stay as HTML if you enter it like that. so will CRM, UI and UX and SEO and KDP. Also VA stays capitalized, so does HQ, UK, US, USA, VR, CSS, HD and SAS, BBQ, PPC. PSD, CV, AWS, HR and PHP also stay capitalised. Maybe it's all the ones where it's not just the 1st letter that's capitalised stay capitalised. The word "I" also can stay capitalised (after the 1st I). It seems like British used to stay capitalized up until sometime in 2013 (or about then) but since then they're all lower-case. You could suggest it to Fiverr customer support (for it to keep the formatting, at least of a list of words like "English") since it does look bad, especially in the writing & translation category.

Initially, my gig was in the Data subcategory, which falls under the Programming and Tech main category. I specialize in data-related work associated with website development. At that time, there was no separate Data main category. However, a few days ago, Fiverr created a Data category as the main category and moved my gig from Programming & Tech to Data. Unfortunately, my gig doesn't align well with the Data category, and I've been facing difficulties in getting orders. My entire freelancing career has been affected, despite achieving 51 five-star rated orders. Could you please guide me on how to move my gig's main category from Data to Programming and Tech? Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

At first glance, determining the correct price for your Fiverr Gig can seem puzzling. For Sellers starting out and others looking to “up their game,” it can be a challenge to be both competitive and still ensure that you’re paid fairly for your work. For a Buyer to build a sustainable presence on Fiverr, it’s essential to understand and balance all the relevant factors, including your overhead—that is, expenses incurred in delivering your particular gig, including Fiverr Transaction Fees— and incorporating useful options such as tiered packages and Gig Extras. We’ve developed guidelines that will help you navigate the basic strategies and the tools at your disposal. In this article, we’ll look at two of these factors: Evaluating Your Competitors and Considering the Fiverr Transaction Fee. By looking at successful Competitors with similar gigs, you can determine an average price for the type of gig you’re creating. As unique and talented as you may be, you’ll likely have hundreds, if not thousands, of competitors on Fiverr. That might initially seem discouraging—how can you stand out in a massive crowd? When researching Top Rated sellers in your category, you'll begin to recognize specific patterns. Clear, customer-centered profiles and descriptions: One of the most important rules to success on Fiverr: don’t simply tell people about your accomplishments—explain how your talents and experience can help them achieve their goals. Even if you’re new to the platform, the experience you offer means that you will understand the needs of your clients. The most highly-rated Sellers and Gigs are always delivered on time, prepared with care, and delivered with respect. Read the reviews of your competitors and learn what buyers appreciate: Attention to detail, care for the needs of the client, on-time or early delivery; and Fair Pricing: Fair doesn’t mean cheap! The most successful and sustainable gigs on Fiverr offer pricing that reflects the value of the work. Pricing a gig too low reflects negatively on the perceived quality of the gig. Likewise, pricing too high will turn off many start-ups and individual entrepreneurs who love our platform. Evaluate the pricing of gigs similar to yours and price accordingly. Buyers expect professional quality and are willing to pay reasonably for it. You should also take into account the Fiverr Transaction Fee. One of the most significant advantages of Fiverr-based work is access to a worldwide network of buyers, a responsive and engaged customer support service, an extensive marketing program, and the robust protection provided with each transaction. Fiverr makes it possible for you to focus on what you do best while we take care of everything else. When you price your gig, always keep in mind the bottom line. Fiverr subtracts the 20% transaction fee from every financial interaction with your Buyer, including tips. In determining the price of your gig, keep in mind what you’ll receive for each gig after the transaction fee. For example, if a gig is $50, you’ll receive $40. If you price your gig at $60, you will receive $48. In the following article, we’ll take a look at tools that can motivate a buyer to purchase your gig, like tiered packages and added-cost extras, allowing you to keep the basic price low and attractive, while offering the buyer the ability to customize the Gig to fit their needs.

I'm still reading through his posts. There's gold in every one. Here's another observation, which will also include some ponderings based on Fiverr's Q4 claims: Please take note, Fiverr. The AI Hub is a prime example of the folly of using ChatGPT for everything. Now, IIRC, Fiverr claims that AI was responsible for 4% of its revs in Q4. Indeed it does (actually GMV but I can't remember what that is and don't really care): Someone who knows stock market things will have to translate that for me, but if article A states that just 5% EBIT arises from AI and Fiverr is shouting from the rooftops about 4%, what does that tell us? Assuming EBIT isn't wildly different to GMV and for the purpose of this snarky statement, Fiverr is.... yes, performing worse than the average business with AI. I am also now wondering why they dropped the "AI" from the complex services in this section. Might it be because the more niche "complex AI services" isn't quite as impressive at all, even accounting for the fact that AI took off in 2023, so the % should be higher? You can look at their biz trends thing to see an example of huge % increases in search, although I question that people are coming to Fiverr, ready to buy a thing (i.e. they are at the final stage of their buyer journey) and type in... "AI" to the search bar. So are those numbers actually not accurate and a cumulative statistic based on the aggregate of searches that involved the word "AI"? And would that have included terms like "no AI"? Who knows. And remember, this cannot be the true statistic as Fiverr has no idea how many sellers are using AI without admitting it which further muddies the numbers and really, if you think about it, allows them to make up any old number that suits whatever narrative they're trying to sell on AI. But the real question is how many buyers is Fiverr losing because of deceptive AI (and people switching to AI since it is faster and, in all likelihood, cheaper and less problematic than working with a potentially deceptive and slow Fiverr seller)? We know 200,000 (active buyers) were lost over 2023. That's a much more concrete number, though of course not all losses will be solely because of AI. I also don't know what category mix shift really means. Is that multiple categories? Mixed AI/human categories? What? We will gloss over contextual search tool Neo, who to this day is unable to show me a seller in the United States when I ask for a seller in the United States. I would say that Neo doesn't understand context at all and is possibly the slowest and worst AI I've had the displeasure to use.

Is that you MissCrystal? Where have you been? I was wondering how Fiverr's recent changes had affected you and your overall category, especially since Fiverr's basically pushed it out of sight, out of mind (along with Fiverr Learn, which has also been removed from the Fiverr Affiliate program...) Here is my average "performance" My conversion rate is a nice 0% at the moment because you know, I have RTO turned on, a SS 10, and the leads are.... not SS10 material. Mind you, if the SS is stuck, maybe I should take on someone? Might as well get paid for writing on Fiverr for once... That's an interesting theory and I think we should all be observing our successes and failures come May 14. Which reminds me, I should probably do at least 1 gig before then so I don't disappear as a badly underperforming seller. Oops, sorry, I meant one of Fiverr's best writers with all the badges, gongs, and knowledge and a SS of 10. We shouldn't complain too much. Whatever Fiverr cooks up next will invariably be even more.... interesting.

Reminds me that I made a topic that included the subject of pricing that wasn't approved earlier. Why not? It involves AI and Fiverr so I would have thought it would have been fine. It is relevant, because I will refer to it below. And, eventually, if someone sees fit to accept my writing - not AI, sadly - I can link the two up. This article forgot considering the tax man 🙂 It's also worth noting that a consumers generally don't enjoy paying "extra" for a service and that many sellers use package prices as a bait and switch pricing model, getting clicks with low prices then springing the "real price" later on. That's when they're not scrabbling to pull them away from the platform. Of course, gig extras were only introduced as a way to help sellers charge more than $5 in the first place because sellers were demanding it, what, 10 years ago? Make note of that. Gig extras were there to increase the value of $5 gigs. Wouldn't it make more sense - you'll need to refer to the topic I created that is languishing somewhere among the Thai love spell spams and other assorted rubbish - to just eliminate gig extras altogether? Since realistically, they've moved from "helping sellers to charge more" to "locking essentials behind a hidden price wall". You know that I am correct on this because Fiverr has had to enforce certain gig extras as mandatory as well as category pricing minimums. You also know that complaints about this are not uncommon. So why not shake it up? Why not use AI to "price competitively"? Remember the little extra tip in that topic I posted on top of GPT's suggestion? That's right, Fiverr has control of the algo and can give things a nice bulky weight at the higher end. It's basically the same as the "must charge $80 for websites" policy, but more subtle and gradually pulling the marketplace up. Like your Investors Reports tell people, Fiverr is aiming upmarket and AI is its big love. Was that idea so terrible that my post could not be published and discussed with the community? I'll ignore that the conclusion reads more like an introduction and also basically tells sellers that bait and switch is kinda OK because it's "attractive" to price your gigs low and hide the good stuff behind gig extras. You don't need me to tell you how many sellers will read this and come to the wrong conclusion. Don't worry, I don't expect anyone to read this. It's intelligent and insightful - if somewhat critical - commentary that points out the flaws in Fiverr's content marketing strategy on a necropost - not exactly the raison d'être for this forum or indeed any of Fiverr's recent moves. One final point: this article was written just over a year ago. Since then, 200,000 buyers have left. Has Fiverr not considered that as AI improves and becomes even more user friendly, this trend will only worsen? Repeat after me: complex AI services can easily be performed by a GPT agent in the near future. Without the wait - and at a cost that probably equals 1 gig for 1 small thing each month. During the industrial revolution, small businesses all got swallowed up by factories. Eventually, what happened was that capitalism found that these "old fashioned" products that were "hand made" could be charged at a premium because they were "artisan" rather than factory made. History may not repeat, but it often rhymes. Another little industrial revolution era factoid for you: we only have the 5-day workweek because prior to that, factory owners were working people to the bone 7 days a week. As it turned out, this was bad for their mental and physical health. The weekend is a modern invention of capitalism. Workers in the Middle Ages had many more holidays than we do today. And what we're actually seeing with platforms like Fiverr is a neo-feudalism that also mixes in the worst bits of classical, industrial-era capitalism. All those rights won over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries are slowly being eroded. Again, Fiverr does note that a unionization of freelancers would threaten its business model. It's in the investor docs. If nobody at Fiverr can see the toweringly huge elephants lumbering in the room around it, then this company is doomed.

Reminds me that I made a topic that included the subject of pricing that wasn't approved earlier. Why not? It involves AI and Fiverr so I would have thought it would have been fine. It is relevant, because I will refer to it below. And, eventually, if someone sees fit to accept my writing - not AI, sadly - I can link the two up. This article forgot considering the tax man 🙂 It's also worth noting that a consumers generally don't enjoy paying "extra" for a service and that many sellers use package prices as a bait and switch pricing model, getting clicks with low prices then springing the "real price" later on. That's when they're not scrabbling to pull them away from the platform. Of course, gig extras were only introduced as a way to help sellers charge more than $5 in the first place because sellers were demanding it, what, 10 years ago? Make note of that. Gig extras were there to increase the value of $5 gigs. Wouldn't it make more sense - you'll need to refer to the topic I created that is languishing somewhere among the Thai love spell spams and other assorted rubbish - to just eliminate gig extras altogether? Since realistically, they've moved from "helping sellers to charge more" to "locking essentials behind a hidden price wall". You know that I am correct on this because Fiverr has had to enforce certain gig extras as mandatory as well as category pricing minimums. You also know that complaints about this are not uncommon. So why not shake it up? Why not use AI to "price competitively"? Remember the little extra tip in that topic I posted on top of GPT's suggestion? That's right, Fiverr has control of the algo and can give things a nice bulky weight at the higher end. It's basically the same as the "must charge $80 for websites" policy, but more subtle and gradually pulling the marketplace up. Like your Investors Reports tell people, Fiverr is aiming upmarket and AI is its big love. Was that idea so terrible that my post could not be published and discussed with the community? I'll ignore that the conclusion reads more like an introduction and also basically tells sellers that bait and switch is kinda OK because it's "attractive" to price your gigs low and hide the good stuff behind gig extras. You don't need me to tell you how many sellers will read this and come to the wrong conclusion. Don't worry, I don't expect anyone to read this. It's intelligent and insightful - if somewhat critical - commentary that points out the flaws in Fiverr's content marketing strategy on a necropost - not exactly the raison d'être for this forum or indeed any of Fiverr's recent moves. One final point: this article was written just over a year ago. Since then, 200,000 buyers have left. Has Fiverr not considered that as AI improves and becomes even more user friendly, this trend will only worsen? Repeat after me: complex AI services can easily be performed by a GPT agent in the near future. Without the wait - and at a cost that probably equals 1 gig for 1 small thing each month. During the industrial revolution, small businesses all got swallowed up by factories. Eventually, what happened was that capitalism found that these "old fashioned" products that were "hand made" could be charged at a premium because they were "artisan" rather than factory made. History may not repeat, but it often rhymes. Another little industrial revolution era factoid for you: we only have the 5-day workweek because prior to that, factory owners were working people to the bone 7 days a week. As it turned out, this was bad for their mental and physical health. The weekend is a modern invention of capitalism. Workers in the Middle Ages had many more holidays than we do today. And what we're actually seeing with platforms like Fiverr is a neo-feudalism that also mixes in the worst bits of classical, industrial-era capitalism. All those rights won over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries are slowly being eroded. Again, Fiverr does note that a unionization of freelancers would threaten its business model. It's in the investor docs. If nobody at Fiverr can see the toweringly huge elephants lumbering in the room around it, then this company is doomed.

Check the page about how the success score works, and how you can improve it. Also a detail that some missed, your score can get lower if you have less orders when compared to others in your category. So if someone outsources a ton, uses AI and churns a lot of orders, you will have your score lower because they have lots more orders and reviews than you. Which is sad, because it pits regular sellers against agencies that obviously don't disclose are agencies..