financialquazar Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 About a month ago, I received a a message about a large custom order ($400-$500 with 5000+ words) from an account that was a few days old, no picture or anything.I never received the order from that particular person, but it got me thinking, how likely are they to to to receive the finished product and then cancel?Would you be hesitant in this case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagination7413 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Can’t say one way or the other without more details.You say it was a custom order: Did they reach out to you through messaging for the custom order, or was it gotten from a BR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_d Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I’ve had a few instances like that, the reason behind it was they registered on the website specifically for that one thing they needed done.It’s not uncommon.That being said, it would be wise to be on the lookout for any red flags and make sure that when you ask questions or otherwise communicate with the client, you repeat the requests they make in your replies.It helps with customer support agents if things go south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misscrystal Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I get those all the time and rarely if ever have a problem with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoinfinnegan Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Fiverr are doing a considerable amount of promotion at the moment. As others said, be on he lookout for flags as you always should be but take good care of the client.It would be nice if these bigger ticket clients would stick around because they have positive experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
financialquazar Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Can’t say one way or the other without more details.You say it was a custom order: Did they reach out to you through messaging for the custom order, or was it gotten from a BR?They reached out through messaging first asking a few questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
financialquazar Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Fiverr are doing a considerable amount of promotion at the moment. As others said, be on he lookout for flags as you always should be but take good care of the client.It would be nice if these bigger ticket clients would stick around because they have positive experiences.Which red flags should a person be on the look out for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_d Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Fiverr are doing a considerable amount of promotion at the moment. As others said, be on he lookout for flags as you always should be but take good care of the client.It would be nice if these bigger ticket clients would stick around because they have positive experiences.I had a huge spike in inquiries yesterday and today was kind of dead up until I got two back to back orders in the 3 digits.They must be pushing for traffic hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
financialquazar Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 I had a huge spike in inquiries yesterday and today was kind of dead up until I got two back to back orders in the 3 digits.They must be pushing for traffic hard.Interesting, I have seen a spike in inquiries as well. So I have a small question for you, If you see an account that is only a few days old with no picture that wants to order a much larger article than normal for exmaple, would you be hesitant to work with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_d Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Interesting, I have seen a spike in inquiries as well. So I have a small question for you, If you see an account that is only a few days old with no picture that wants to order a much larger article than normal for exmaple, would you be hesitant to work with them?I, personally, would not have any hesitation.But I am operating at a different level and I am facilitating orders differently.I don’t want to advise you, I am just answering your question.No I wouldn’t hesitate. Unless there were red flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoinfinnegan Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Interesting, I have seen a spike in inquiries as well. So I have a small question for you, If you see an account that is only a few days old with no picture that wants to order a much larger article than normal for exmaple, would you be hesitant to work with them?If you see an account that is only a few days old with no picture that wants to order a much larger article than normal for exmaple, would you be hesitant to work with them?New accounts should not be a red flag on its own. Fiverr is working to get new accounts here and to bring in better quality buyers with bigger projects. What Fiverr sellers seem to be unaware of is that projects costing $500+ are not actually big projects in the “real world”. Getting a long-form article for a couple of hundred dollars is what buyers expect - when they want a well written, well researched, original piece of content.Fiverr has long been the outcast of the freelancing world due to us undercutting a lot of other people and websites for all types of services. Fiverr has been trying many ways to become acceptable and I think some of these new accounts are a sign of that.The attempts have been things like luring Pro sellers from elsewhere, promotional videos with influencers showing what Fiverr sellers can do, etc along with engaging with the freelancing community in general with things like And.co, donating to the Freelancer’s Union, etc.Hopefully it is working and that a new breed of buyer becomes commonplace here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misscrystal Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Interesting, I have seen a spike in inquiries as well. So I have a small question for you, If you see an account that is only a few days old with no picture that wants to order a much larger article than normal for exmaple, would you be hesitant to work with them?I just got a huge order from a new account without a picture and it’s ok. Lately most of the people who have been contacting me have new accounts.If someone places an order you do the order. What else would you do, cancel it? That wouldn’t make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhijithajithab Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 It is very usefull for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa_classydesign Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 its just good luck which helps to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
financialquazar Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 I, personally, would not have any hesitation.But I am operating at a different level and I am facilitating orders differently.I don’t want to advise you, I am just answering your question.No I wouldn’t hesitate. Unless there were red flags.Interesting. What would you consider red flags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydiawriter70 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Interesting. What would you consider red flags?Nice Question! What does red flags mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa_classydesign Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 what its mean we , its fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_bukkel Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 What does red flags means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coerdelion Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 There’s a whole thread on red flags - look for it using the search bar above.Frank’s busy and doesn’t have the time to rehash things that you could look up for yourselves … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagination7413 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 @financialquazar @lydiawriter70 @sa_classydesign @r_bukkelhttps://forum.fiverr.com/search?q=red%20flagsI would recommend the second search result, “Hoist the Red Flags” as well as this oneEDIT: As for a definition:en.wikipedia.org Red flag (idiom)The term red flag could mean either a literal flag used for signaling or, as a metaphor, a sign of some particular problem requiring attention. The earliest citation for "red flag" in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1602 and shows that at that time the flag was used by military forces to indicate that they were preparing for battle.[nb 1] The earliest citation of "red flag" in the sense of a warning is dated 1777 and refers to a flag warning of flood.[nb 2] The term and the expression "t... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa_classydesign Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 what its mean , its fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychic_diva1 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Fiverr MUST be marketing high time I believe…things have been quite “slow” the previous weeks and behold, today I woke up to 9 new orders with only one of them being from a repeat buyer! Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenabester Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Fiverr MUST be marketing high time I believe…things have been quite “slow” the previous weeks and behold, today I woke up to 9 new orders with only one of them being from a repeat buyer! Sweet!Good for you!! It’s been slow here… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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