What Not to Do on the Fiverr Forums

Do you spend time on the Fiverr forums? You likely see it as somewhere to promote yourself, but you really have to watch out for spamming and annoying people. I’ve heard of many people giving up on the forums because it is just a place for people to rant, spam and annoy.

Here are some of the things you need to avoid doing on the Fiverr forums.

Spamming People With Your Gigs

There is one place to promote your gigs on the forums: the My Gigs section. This is specifically placed there for you to tell people more about what you offer, why they should choose you and if you have any deals on at the moment.

There is only one time that you could promote outside of here and that’s if people specifically ask for something you offer. I’ve seen people ask for logo designers, and that is the perfect time for you to share your logo design gig.

What you shouldn’t do is hijack a thread with a post about what you offer. Even if it’s on the same topic as the thread, don’t do it. The sheriffs (moderators) are getting really annoyed at constantly removing spammy posts and regular readers hate seeing them. It doesn’t do you any favours at all!

Not Thanking People for Their Tips or Advice

When you post a question or have a concern, you want people to reply to you, right? The whole point is for others to offer their tips and advice, or answer your question. There have been way too many who go in, ask their questions or make their rant and then just disappear. They don’t acknowledge anybody for the help offered.

Go in and say thank you to people. If you don’t, people will see your name often and decide to not bother helping you a second time.

Belittling People or Arguing Back

I tried to help someone on the forum by telling her to watch her grammar and spelling (and she said she was a professional writer). All I got in return was “I think someone is in a bad mood” or something like that. No thank you or I’ll look into it. Just a message about my attitude or reasoning for bringing it to her attention. She did make the corrections but I never got a thank you.

I’ve also seen people argue with others on the forum. One user called everyone else “stupid” because they didn’t agree with his post. Others have ranted and ranted because those replying looked at it from a different view or tried to help. It’s not polite and it just ends up with others seeing you in a very bad light.

I complained about one guy who was using the forum as a way to get his religious and political views across—and then belittle everyone with opposing views. He would call people all sorts of names. After I complained, I’ve not seen him on the forums but I know he’s still on the site. Oh well, it’s a much less hostile environment.

Calling Other Users Out

It’s one of the rules not to call others out. It’s really simple. When you have a complaint and want to take it to the Fiverr forum, keep it general. Keep names and details that will identify others a secret.

Yes, there are legitimate concerns because a buyer can’t warn people about sellers and vice versa, but it protects innocent people from being named and shamed because one person has had a bad day.

Keep the forums clean and avoid spamming. It is a place for people to seek advice and help. If you’re only using it for promotional reasons, you’re not going to get the most out of it.