timmbbo Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Well, I just celebrated my 500th purchase. For me, Fiverr has become an effective mechanism to help me market my small business. While there’s lots of tips for sellers, here’s my top-10 for buyers:#1) Don’t expect miracles. No matter what the description says, nobody is going to build an entire website, do a full production commercial, or write a full and expert-level article. Certainly, some sellers describe their gig with the slick marketing language of a real-estate ad, but no matter what you read, stay realistic. After Fiverr takes its cut, the seller has a small amount of money (time) to work with.#2) Ask questions before ordering. Want to irritate a seller? Buy the gig first, and then ask all of the pertinent questions after.#3) Provide an opportunity to rectify. These sellers live and die on their feedback, so be sensitive to that. If a seller didn’t deliver as promised, clearly state the issue and provide one good-faith effort to make right (most sellers will do so). Don’t leave negative feedback as part of an emotional reaction.#4) Be prompt. Don’t order a gig, and then sit on it, not providing the needed details for the seller to get started.#5) Be specific. Think of yourself as the executive chef, and the seller as the sous-chef. It’s your job to compose the recipe, and then then sous-chef actually crafts the product from the recipe you specified.#6) Leave feedback promptly. For good feedback, it’s like applause to a musician.#7) Don’t cancel - it hurts their ratio. One time, I bought a gig, and then wasn’t able to deliver the material, so I cancelled the gig. Then, I saw how the cancellation automatically left negative feedback. I still feel bad about that one.#8) Don’t trust the flags. Whenever you see the nationality flag, that seems to be more of a suggestion than a rule. I’ve chatted with sellers with US and Canadian flags, masked as sellers in Pakistan and India.#9) Make sure you understand the release rights. When someone creates an image, video, or sound file, do they still own copyrights to it, and are just licensing it to you, or do you own it?#10) Understand how popular your model is. For instance, I’ve seen the same pretty YouTube model providing reviews for plumbers, skin care products, trip recommendations, BBQ sauce, and so on. So, using that same model for your review…well, isn’t exactly going to come off as totally authentic.Bonus #11) Be creative! Some of these gigs are really innovative and fun. I’ve gotten custom love songs written, my message displayed all over the world, mock Marilyn Monroe breathlessly singing me happy birthday, and so on. For a measly $5, it’s one hell of a hoot!Sheriff’s Note: This post is very helpful and some good comments and kind thank-you’s have been posted throughout. No further responses are needed so this thread is now closed. Good luck with your purchases and sales! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiceoverwork Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 @timmbboThank you for a lucid and well thought out post. Wishing you continued success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbold3d Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 If only every buyer was like you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuineguidance Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 From your fingers to every potential buyer out there… great list of what us sellers need from buyers!Thanks for posting!Juli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiceoverrapper Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Great post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzieuk Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Great post, good to see buyers here that know how Fiverr works ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtengle Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I think this should be in the email Fiverr sends when buyers first open their account. It’s great advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezees Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I love this post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animusargentis Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I’ve met many good buyers and I’ve met many sh*tty buyers… It’s nice to see one of the nice buyers speak up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logodesigns01 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Every buyer needs to be like you! i face faced a buyer who took the work and told he got he wanted but he then posted negative feedback??? any reason ??? i don’t know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trafficgeek777 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Wonderful post, your thread just prompted me by the “500+ buyer,” to check how many gigs I’ve purchased so far on Fiverr. Interesting… 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyspace Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Awesome! Best buyer post I have ever read! =D> 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armer Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Awesome post.Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
businessp4u Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Nice post!Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seo_clerk85 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 If only all the buyers were like you!!! #3) , #6) for me is exactly as you described it.Thank you for the awesome post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lellydz Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 nice post…Thank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymondo Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Very well said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adversity Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Awesome post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiverrpro2 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Great post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf500 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Good post.Helps explain a lot to a newbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danish82 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Thank you! for such a great post.I hope most of the buyers here read these great tips.By the way you are a great buyer, and your post will help other buyers too…AWESOME! =D> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahalzainy Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 great post thanks alot 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mahamudul129 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Thank you very for this post…I think this create awareness in case of ordering a gig for many buyer… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mahamudul129 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I have faced many good buyers,in fact no bad buyer at all,I am thankful to fiverr for that… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandadoesit Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I am thankful for buyers like you! 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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