Hello,
Does promotion come with a penalty?
I got promoted recently and at the same time bought a gig for a job for I needed to fix.
Ever since the promotion and my purchase, I havent been contacted by any buyers.
Before all these, I got at least 5 messages from buyers who search for a service in a day.
Its been 3 days and No message. Let alone, orders.
WHo has experienced this? or am I just paranoid
There is no correlation between your promotion to level 1 and the drop in the number of inquiries from prospective buyers. Itâs just a coincidence.
If you were promoted to level 1 within only, say, 2 or 3 months after account creation (a short duration), this perceived decline could also be due to the fact that you lost Fiverrâs ânew seller boostâ that gives new sellersâ gigs extra exposure in Fiverrâs search.
Many sellers go through this stage. It is only temporary. You just have to work a little harder right now (to pick the momentum back up), and (hopefully) you will soon be receiving 5 or more messages a day.
People keep saying âwork harderâ. How exactly do I work hard ? I still dont understand that.
Also, what can I do now to regain exposure?
Work harder: Try to win yourself a few BRs (which can be pretty difficult at times, tbh). Try to get a few to get the ball rolling. Once you deliver a few orders (with excellent feedback/reviews), your gigsâ ranking will improve. Thatâs what I do whenever I face a slump.
Some people might also temporarily slash their prices until sales pick up (which would mean that youâd have to put in more work/work harder for the same amount of money). You could also do some targeted marketing (if that works for you).
These are some of the ways how I âwork harderâ when I face a drop in sales. Everyone has their own approach/strategy (which may nor may not involve âworking harderâ) to get past the slump. Thatâs the reason why I donât like to specify the exact steps that someone needs to take. It is up to you to decide how you are going to âwork harder.â 
Thank you so much for asking that! 
Added - itâs probably my age - when anybody says âwork harderâ I get the lyrics to this in my head.
Ok. Thanks. I will try this.