Fiverr Down? What to Do When You Can’t Access Fiverr.com

Fiverr is down a lot. I’m not sure if it’s maintenance on the site, or the site just being too big and popular for its webhost. It could be a mixture of things.

But it’s annoying right?

It’s especially annoying when it happens for hours. You check the Twitter feed and they say “soon.” But whenever does that soon really mean soon? 12 hours later you can finally access your account.

Did you know you can use those 12 hours (or whatever amount of time) productively? Here are a few ideas to use your time when Fiverr is down.

Work on Orders You Can

If you make notes on paper about orders as they come in, you may be able to work on the orders. Sometimes, you can get into the orders but can’t deliver them. Other times you can access from the app, but not the website.

When you do have some access, at least work on the orders. You can then deliver them as soon as you get full access.

That’s great, but what about when you can’t work on orders?

Keep Checking the Twitter Updates

It is worth checking updates on Twitter. You will usually find out when the site is accessible.

Try not to send too many messages over the system if you can avoid it. Think about it. These people are working on getting the site up and running. Plenty of others are sending messages, so you’ll find out from them if there is an issue or not.

It could be an issue with your browser. The Twitter feed is a good indication of that too.

Stop Worrying!

Everyone on Fiverr is in the same boat as you. Fiverr being down affects all! Your buyers will also be affected.

That doesn’t mean they understand or care though.

Just stop panicking though for now. You have a very legitimate excuse should something happen. Fiverr will usually back you up should your orders run late due to the downtime.

Create Your Apology Now

Your orders will be affected. Depending on how ahead with your queue you are, you could find yourself ending up behind. It’s worth creating a standard apology right now.

Save it as a Word or text file. When you get access again, you can copy and paste the message to everyone you need to.

Think About New Fiverr Gigs

Why not use this time to think about new gigs that you can create. You can’t browse the site for ideas, but there are copycat sites out there. Take a browse to see what other people are up to.

You could even craft the outline for your gig ideas, and find images that you can use.

Create Videos for Your Gigs

Another option is to update your current gigs. You won’t be able to get into them with the Fiverr downtime, but you can work on other factors.

Why not create new images or develop a new video to place on your gig. You could even take a new photo to place on your profile image.

Look Into Marketing Options

Strangely enough, the forum is usually available when Fiverr is down. Take a browse through there and look at the marketing ideas that sellers have put up.

There are marketing ideas all over the web too, so you’re not limited if the forum is down too. Take a look at all the different options, and see about putting a few into action. You don’t need to add the links to your gigs right now. Focus on learning more about your different options and learn how to really utilize them.

Find Other Income Opportunities

Fiverr is not the only way to make money online. There are plenty of other options out there, and they’re worth looking into.

Use your time to research your different options. It could be copycat sites (and there are plenty of them) or other types of websites that allow you to buy and sell. There are some websites that allow you to set the full price, rather than being limited to $5 increments.

Plan to Get Ahead for Next Time

Fiverr will go down again. It’s inevitable. Instead of getting frustrated, plan to get ahead and ready for the next time it happens.

There are a few ways that you can do this. Start by extending your delivery times. That gives you at least one extra day. Then you want to get ahead with any orders you have. I recommend working an extra day or doing a few extra on some days just to close the gap. You want to have three or four days between the day you deliver on and the expected delivery time.

Sit Back and Relax

There’s nothing you can do. Use this time to sit back, relax and enjoy your unplanned day off. It’s annoying, yes, but there are so many ways to spend your time. Switch a planned day off for this one, and get all the things done you needed to around the house.

If you’ve got nothing to do, read a book, play some video games or just browse aimlessly online.

How do you spend your time when Fiverr is down? Share your activities in the comments below and give others ideas to stop them from worrying.