lorena72 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I’m sure this was mentioned before but was not able to find it in the most recent discussions. Recently I’ve been having a lot of people order from me without messaging me first. On each gig, I have it very clear that people must contact me first before ordering. I assist clients for my virtual assistant work outside of fiverr and may not always be available here depending on the tasks. I made my gigs for 7-10 days in case an order takes more time. Also most of the orders are for tasks that are in depth and will take more than 45 minutes (what I offer for $5). When I tell them this, they get mad.So, besides asking to mutually cancel the order (which I have been doing), is there anything else that I can do?I read that mutual cancellations don’t count but I feel that they do. It also raises my percentage of cancellations.I know there are most likely many sellers dealing with my situation and would appreciate any advice.Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablenames Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I looked over your gig description carefully and have come to the conclusion that you are only asking for trouble with this gig. I would suggest completely overhauling this or splitting it up into multiple gigs for SPECIFIC TASKS to complete.Don’t throw in the kitchen sink. 1 Gig for Proof reading… 1 for Social Media… one for Research. Or do combos… I will Proof Read or Research for you, etc. Get real specific though.I foresee nothing but miscommunication and buyers expecting much more than what you really would like to offer for only $5. Grab their attention for a specific task, then work on upselling them towards your $5 and hour services.Just my 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anigrams Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 For the real dummies you might consider adding the 45 minutes for $5 into you title. I would also suggest to yellow highlight it in your text to focus on that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorena72 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Reply to @adorablenames: Thanks for the advice. I did at one time have more separated gigs but I have some that I suspended. Maybe I will unsuspend them or make more new ones. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorena72 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Reply to @anigrams: Good idea, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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