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A Buyer's Perspective


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Hopefully, I am posting in the right category.

As a buyer, I wanted to give my perspective on a few things. I’ve posted a request on a few items starting small. I am now posting larger (medium) budget request now.

At least 2/3 of my sellers are newcomers that I’ve found by posting a request and accepting their bid. I’ve had really good luck with exception of a few.

Now that I am posting larger projects, I’ve noticed something that I think is really not a good idea. When I post max $10 budget and people bid $5 - that’s reasonable. Now that I’m posting larger project, I’m surprised that people are still bidding a measly $5.

There is no way anyone on Fiverr would be able to do the last two request I posted with that little bit of money. He/she would be making about 50 cents an hours. It leads me to believe they truly do not understand the requirements.

Also, I put a max budget on my request, but people bid way over that amount. When I look at their profile, I have no doubt they are really good and worth every penny, but I intentionally put a max budge to let them know that’s all I can afford.

The third thing I noticed is that I indicated on the request, the quote must include the commercial use license. At least 1/3 of the bidder’s bid the max amount (which is fine) but than the commercial use was anywhere between $20 to $40 extra (or more); which means it’s that much over my budget.

For each request, I get anywhere from a dozen to three dozen bidders; but at least 1/2 do not read my requirements, max budget, etc.

Since I’m not a seller, I have no business telling you to not bid on vague project; but as a buyer, when someone outlines what they want, please read it. Don’t randomly bid on projects. Severely underbidding is not enticing to me. Overbidding, just irritates me. If you can do the work for my max, then don’t have hidden fees.

The last seller I hired, bid under by a reasonable amount & did such an excellent job, I ended up giving her that amount as a tip, five star and a glowing write up for a review. She was a newbie. I’m happy with her, she’s happy with me - I have her as a favorite.

I hire new sellers, when they give me examples what they have done - even if they have zero reviews, who cares. Everyone needs a chance.

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New sellers like me have lost the professional way these days and when they don’t get jobs for months they become desperate. I am new on Fiverr. So far I have applied for 3 buyers request and was ignored every time. I checked out articles to find out the reasons for my failure. I think waiting and working on improving my gigs is better rather than applying for buyers request to generate sales since they buyers more often accept sellers with reviews. You always need top quality gigs to become a top seller.

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Completely agree with you stephanvogel. When I post a request, I know exactly what I want and what I can pay.

Those that post vague requirements makes me wonder about them - there are too many good sellers (mostly new and hungry ones) that get ripped off by a scam artist buyer out to save a lousy buck or two. My heart goes out to these new guys/gals because all they’re trying to do is to get that first gig, do a good job and get their first 5 star review. Which probably means they made like 25 cents an hour to deliver a great product.

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I hired a seller (I think it’s against TOS for me to post his name here) through a request that I posted - he won the bid among 15 other bidders. It was a $5 job dong an eBook cover for me (those of you savvy ones will probably look him or me up on google), and YES he was new.

He did such a great job I gave him a tip of $5. Then I hired him again to do a larger job and because I knew he would do great, advance tipped him 33%. That’s right, I ordered 4 gigs but sent him only 3 - the 4th was his tip.

I have 3 cover artist (& dozen other area experts) saved as Favorite to do jobs for me, but I still like to post request to find new ones. I don’t like to rely on one seller for everything, because you never know when someone goes on vacation, etc.

I’ve accidentally made request to someone no longer working who failed to take their gigs of line, so by posting, I know the bidders are active. I like looking at the profiles and seeing examples of their work. Do they have anything close to what I am asking for? Post some things you have done in the past. Make sure your write up is clear - don’t overbid and definitely, don’t underbid.

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As a note, I write thriller and erotica shorts/novella/novels. I hate it when I read “I will (whatever your talent) in anything.”

I always assume, “Anything” includes thrillers/mysteries.

Does “Anything” include erotica? For some people, yes, but for some, I’m sure they mean everything/anything except that. I understand the word “erotica” may be taboo in Fiverr, so maybe you can put a substitute word like" Everything including “Romance” or such??

Just a suggestion, I do not ask those that do not specify “Romance/Erotica” - I just skip over them for the seller that does state so on their page.

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That is not how it works. The reason Fiverr gave you up to 10 chances to send offers in the BR is so that you can have at least 1 chance to a job out of 10 each day. You are expected to make use of the 10 daily. That is whether you are contacted or not. Fiverr is a hub of professionals who offer their services for less. To succeed, you must work for it. Even as a Level 1 Seller with good reviews, I still send out all 10 offers in BR on daily basis. I wish you good luck.

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Are we talking Chuck Tingle erotica or more “standard” erotica (I ask as someone who did 200 fruity short stories then stopped after too many Amazon pornapocalypses)? That aside, I wouldn’t generally trust anyone who says they can do anything. That’s the clarion call of the desperate newbie who just wants work, any work. There are some erotica writers who do some part-time work here designing covers, though. I think their sexy career overtook their book cover career–it’s been a while since I was on the scene.

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True.

But not every buyer is that smart. Many just don’t know what it costs. Some assume it’s Fiverr, so everything’s worth $5. And sometimes, I’m trying to offer them something different what I think would be beneficial for them!

It’s been twice with me when I coded a higher amount and landed a gig. So yeah, I’m gonna try that again.

Of course, that’s the case mostly with the buyers who’re new either on Fiverr or in the market or both. But you know the moment we bid on those requests, there’s no information available about buyers. Just the profile picture (if they have one), their requirement, deadline, and a budget (if they cared to code one).

As a “loyal” seller, it’s my job to let my clients (both regular and potential ones) know of any possibility that could help them make more. So don’t feel irritated if I bid a higher amount, just jump to the next bidder, easy.

Hope that helps!

Ash 🙂

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@ga_riley2,

Thanks for this, it is invaluable information. As a newbie seller and coincidentally, I am also a graphic designer doing ebook and kindle covers. I always respond to the buyer’s specific instructions regarding the job.

Though it seems buyers prefer to deal with established sellers, it’s nice to know that you go out of your way in helping newbies like me.

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Hello ma’m. I am a professional Graphic designer and a photo editor with years of experiences. I am also a creative person which always gives priority to customer’s 100% satisfaction

I can do your work ASAP. If you are interested in my offer please place an order so I can start your work right away or feel free to INBOX me any time if you have any questions. I will give you 100% MONEYBACK guarantee and a LIFETIME after sales service.

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Hello lishi123. I am a professional Graphic designer and a photo editor with years of experiences. I am also a creative person which always gives priority to customer’s 100% satisfaction

I can do your work ASAP. If you are interesting in my offer please place an order so I can start your work right away or feel free to INBOX me any time if you have any questions. I will give you 100% MONEYBACK guarantee and a LIFETIME after sales service.

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Thanks for posting these comments and for having faith in new sellers.

A reason why people might quote extremely low for a large job is that it’s valuable to them to get the experience, and to get gigs for their stats etc. I don’t see any good reason to quote far higher than the seller offered, though. That is just bad manners.

Please check out my first paragraph gig here if you have any troublesome first paragraphs. (I have plenty of experience in your genre.)

Edit: I’ve removed my gig url from this post as I realised it might not be okay to do that. I hope it’s okay to mention our own gigs when they’re relevant to the conversation but if it isn’t perhaps somebody could reply and let me know. Thanks!

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