5 reasons why Fiver is the DARKEST DUMP online

I do agree that Fiverr generally sucks, but definitely not for the reasons you mentioned.

With math like that, I really hope that you have an accountant to do your taxes.

Technically that can happen with pretty much any online marketplace according to their TOS, I don't know of any large ones who can't shutdown your account for any reason.

The search function returns related results, they just aren't that good. Kind of like Yahoo

This has been happening since the beginning of time. There's tons of services you could find for free, or pay someone for them. You can find hosting for free, but that doesn't mean it's as good as when you pay for it.

Duh... the amount people are willing to work for will vary based on their economy and needs. That doesn't even just apply to online services, it also applies to offline services and products. That's just common sense.

By the way, "Fiver" is actually "Fiverr" and "Bangladeshians" is actually "Bangladeshis"

And the worst thing is that, there are many fake gigs out there.

I wouldn't want to be a seller on there, but as a buyer it is useful for some things.

Well you can also charge more for additional services, if you do that i can see you make some good money, if you have a good an popular gig that is ofcourse.

But with all the bad gigs there it shouldn't be too hard to stand out of the crowd.

Do you think that fiverr is on its way out in 2015? I've been a buyer before, and it's turned out fine. I agree, being a seller is way tougher... for a smaller payout.

I prefer to tell people what I want and then let them bid for my work. The other way around doesn't work for me and that is why I don't use Fiverr

I agree with the search results, most of the time they are useless.

It's not all bad though, there are some quality gigs. My sig promotes my gig which, i believe, is of high quality and well worth the $5.

Upselling is incredibly important and you will see that many of the more technical jobs require gig extras to get the job completed.

What I do hate are the fees!

I have purchased a couple of useful gigs on Fiverr ... but as with all things in life you get what you pay for.

Is it becoming an online sweat shop for low paid economies?

It is just a matter of perception .. $5 can go a lot further in Bangaladeshian (lol) and the other very mispelt countries you mention.

Let me put it this way if it was called Twenty Fiverr I reckong this forum would be quiet as many people from here would be focussing on their gigs.

BernardR

As a seller on Fiverr, my way of thinking is to use Fiverr as a way to get leads (and leads who have paypal accounts and actually use them to buy things online) and sell them something I can deliver in less than 5 minutes.

As a buyer on Fiverr, you really need to know which gigs are worth buying and which are a waste of time and money. This is learned through experience. One tip when buying gigs on Fiverr : just because a gig has had 200 buyers, does not necessarily mean that the gig is fabulous and gets all kinds of results. What you need to look for is how many of those 200 people who bought that particular gig are repeat buyers of that gig. That will give you a much better idea of the value / effectiveness of that gig.

I stopped using them over a year ago. I use to make good money as a seller, but towards the end it just was NOT worth the little money I got in return. *shrugs*

One seller's trash, is another seller's treasure. I love them for the gig providers. They do awesome work for me for CHEAP. I hope Fiverr never goes out of business.

You have to weigh out the gig and the time involved. If you can knock something decent out in 15 min. or less, then you might want to do it, especially if what you do is fun.

But as a long term business? NAH......

From a business stand point for me it helps a lot with outsourcing it's a good investment. Their are some sellers that make a good living doing what they are doing, some sellers are a waste of money. It's a fair deal for all parties involved, and if they don't like how Fiverr is treating them they are freelancers and they can always pack up their bags and go elsewhere to somewhere like Elance and oDesk and charge more. There are many good talents that would survive with or without Fiverr. Me, as a buyer will continue to use Fiverr until it no longer exists.

Fiverr is the BEST. I've made THOUSANDS of dollars off Fiverr as a seller AND BUYER! It's not perfect and it's not for everybody but given its REACH, nothing comes close!

Well I have no problems with them and I think your facts are wrong here as long as I know they only charge $1 per gigs from seller so he can still have $4 with them.

Another thing is it's not limited to 3 countries their are thousands of people over their who are from USA, UK and other developing countries so it all depends on persons rather then mention country name.

Free things never come with quality which you want so I would say you get what pay.

Actually I think that Fiverr is pretty good, we've got a small operation set in fiverr with 5 accounts, virtual assistants that are handling it and other virtual assistants that do the gigs themselves and it's pretty profitable, those $4 transactions can add up, especially when you know how to leverage it and make more with "gig extras".

Fiverr does have a few weak points for sure but it also have a few very good points. I like Fiverr (please don't shoot me ;-)

I use it frequently. Proof reading is a gig I purchase frequently.

As some others mentioned already, it is a matter of finding the 'good' gigs. Yes, there is a lot of 'junk' but once you found a gig/seller you like you can then repurchase. No more searching.

In PPC in some niches you pay $10 plus per click and even more. That is sort of to get a slightly warm prospect to a landing page.

Fiverr pays you four bucks to get a buyer. That's a deal.

Anyone who runs a serious offline business know that in many cases the cost of acquisition is over $50 for a lifetime client so getting paid to be allowed to demonstrate your skills is a privilege not a negative.

How many businesses give out free samples just to get buyers?

Realising that you have the ability to follow-up, generate a relationship and build a business with effectively no capital.

I'd stop winging and start building but if you think you can make money just selling on fiverr I'll share with you something that has guided me over the years....

There is always someone who is either cleverer or more stupid than you who can sell for a cheaper price.

I know what I am shopping and where to order from.
As long as I am benefiting, I don't care about myths.

Looks like the OP has an agenda against fiverr posting multiple threads , most probably a sour banned guy. Fiverr works period, you just have to filter out the crap and find the gold just like every marketplace.

Probably Karthik Reddy is a fiverr employee, and it is his attempt to shaming any free discussion about the fact that fiverr takes over 50.00% fees and commissions on each transaction, and the other many multiple problems with their service

1st, you are wrong about the charges,they take 20% of you initial earnings, and then charge you like 1$ when you cash out.. I know fiverr has gone to shi* , even charging the buyers 0.50$ booking fee, so gigs on fiverr are no longer a fiver

Not gonna complain too much about it yet though cuz currently earning $500 a month on it.. When that stops I'll be back to complain

I have used Fiverr a lot in the past for stuff like Virtual Assistants, and for some coding work for plugins and apps. Haven't had any real issues (just a few people who wasted my time). If someone can't do a simple google search before paying $5 , then the person doesn't deserve that $5. A fool and his money are soon parted.

You could say that about large and successful website on the planet though.

If you choose to build your business around a single website then thats the chance you take.