What to Do When Your Fiverr Gigs Aren’t Selling

Fiverr sales have been in a slump for many people lately, if you check the forums. It seems like everyone has seen a slow April compared to January, February and March this year.

Slow times of the year are normal in freelancing. It’s why I don’t put all my eggs into one basket. When my Fiverr gigs aren’t selling, something elsewhere usually is.

But what if you don’t have anything but your Fiverr gigs? And what if you want the sales to pick up in case somewhere else slumps? Is there anything you can do when your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling?

Well, yes there is. Here are a few tips when you have a slow week or month on Fiverr.com.

Rework Your Fiverr Gigs

Your gig sales may have slowed because of the competition on the site. There are now almost four million gigs, so there is a lot of competition in every single category. You need to put yourself back up at the top, which means doing a little rework on your gig.

Check your tags, look over your gig description and even record a new video to add into your gig. If you don’t yet have a video, record one. That has been proven to improve sales by 200%, according to the site stats.

Not sure about changes you can make? I offer a gig to help you. I’ll look over your Fiverr gig and create a fully comprehensive report detailing where you can improve and some suggestions to help get you started. I also offer marketing tips if you need them.

Create a New Gig

Get your creative juices flowing. While you have some quiet time, think about new Fiverr gigs that you can place on the site.

But what can you do? You’re already doing everything you love!

Think about some of the quirky, fun and innovative gigs. You could write a message on a funny sign or offer your skills as a speaker over a video. Need inspiration? Take a look at the different types of gigs around and see if you can do something similar. Don’t copy others, but come up with your own twist on their ideas.

Creating a new gig not only takes up some time, but you will give yourself another method of revenue through the website.

Get Marketing Your Fiverr Gig

When your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling, it could be a sign that you need to do more marketing. Fiverr isn’t going to do all the work for you. It’s important to get yourself out there, and share your gig with the world.

There are lots of ways that you can market. Social media is the most common, but what about starting your own blog? You could even have a website dedicated to attracting people to your gig and linking straight back to your Fiverr profile.

Look Out for Other Opportunities

Fiverr isn’t the only place online that you can sell your services or products. There are many others that don’t take the huge 20% cut.

Even if you’re not bothered about the 20% commission, just finding somewhere else will really help with the income when your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling. It’s that mindset of not putting all your eggs into one basket, like I mentioned earlier.

There are some Fiverr copycat websites, like Fourerr and Fivesquid, or you could take to Etsy, Elance and Guru to sell your products and services. Another option is to sell through your own website if you’re up for creating that and taking more control over full-scale marketing and managing payments.

Don’t feel like you have to sit and twiddle your thumbs when your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling. There are plenty of other things to do to help improve your income.

What do you do when your Fiverr gigs aren’t selling? Share your own tips or discuss your ideas and get your income back to the level you want and need it to be.

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.

Going on Vacation: Suspend or Lengthen Your Fiverr Gigs?

You’re going on vacation, but what do you do about your Fiverr gigs? I’ve not tried the vacation mode yet, but have heard that it is really buggy. The options really are to suspend your Fiverr gigs or lengthen the delivery time.

But which one is best?

Really it depends on a few factors. I tend of lengthen my delivery times, but have suspended my Fiverr gigs in the past. Here are a few things to consider.

The Length of Your Vacation

If you’re taking longer than two weeks off, I suggest suspending the gigs. While you can lengthen your delivery date to a maximum of 29 days, people will expect you to get in touch in a timely manner. There’s also the chance of multiple people ordering every day.

Do you really want to end up with hundreds of orders to complete within the first two weeks of your return?

I’ve had the situation where I’ve lengthened my delivery to 20 days to cover the week and half that I was taking off. By the time I got back, I had 44 orders to get through. It was a lot to complete during that first week considering Fiverr is a part time gig. I couldn’t reduce the delivery time like I wanted to, and that continued for a few weeks until I finally caught up.

If you’re just taking a couple of days off, it’s often worth just lengthening the delivery time instead of suspending your orders. You’re not as likely to end up with such a large amount of orders.

If you’re away for longer than a month, you need to suspend your gigs. There is no option to extend the delivery dates longer than 29 days.

Do You Have Internet Access?

If you have constant internet access while you’re away, lengthening the delivery time is a good option. You can show that you’re still in busy and answer messages, so you run less risk of losing business.

However, do you really want to be attached to your phone while away?

I tend to put a message on my profile to warn everyone that I’m away for X number of days or weeks. I’ll answer messages at the start/end of the day and that’s it, so I can still enjoy my vacations. If I’m only away for a day or two, I won’t bother and just use my phone when I’m waiting for something or have a few spare minutes.

If you have your computer you may be able to complete a few orders. I did that a few years ago when I took some time off for Christmas. I took my laptop to my parents and got through a couple of orders on the evenings when there was nothing else to do or because I couldn’t sleep.

The Risk of Removal from Search Results

When you suspend your gigs, they will be removed from the search results. That’s understandable and expected.

The risk is when you activate your gigs again. Some people have found it takes them ages to get back into the search results. Others have found the opposite and that they go straight back in where they used to be.

I wouldn’t use this as a reason not to suspend, especially if you’re away for longer than a month.

Do you suspend your gigs or lengthen the delivery time? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!

The Green or the Red: Which Fiverr Color Do You Prefer?

Those who are on the Fiverr forums lately will notice a topic keeps coming up: what’s with the red color scheme?

It seems like Fiverr is trailing something, but only to a limited number of people. Instead of the green banners and buttons, there are redish orange ones. And I’ve got to say they look ugly! Green is bad enough to use on a computer, but red is even worse!

The problem with opting for red is the danger signal. The red is used on the system to note when an order is in a dispute, or when you’re potentially breaking a rule. For example, try typing “money” or “paypal” into a message and a red box appears with a note that you cannot send money off site. It’s a slight flaw, since there are many reasons to mention words like the two mentioned. But at least the red sends the warning, so you can work out how to rephrase your wording.

With the red there by default, the warning messages are missed. I can see a lot more people getting caught out and finding their accounts being flagged.

Another issue is that not everything changes. There are some things that are still green, so you end up with a clash of colors. It makes the site look unprofessional, and still in a beta stage.

I also hate the lack of communication. People are going to the Twitter feed to find out what the problem is, and wasting Customer Supports time. It would have been much better to put up a note saying that experiments were happening. That would also have stopped the panic of people thinking they had done something wrong.

While a change of color scheme could be fun, the whole way it was carried out and the idea of  using red were just wrong!

Think about it please, Fiverr!