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I need advice from experienced freelancers.

I had a client project for architectural services where I already completed around 90% of the work. Everything was going smoothly, and the remaining 10% was mainly for revisions and small adjustments.

Near the end of the order, the client stopped replying for many days. I sent several follow-up messages but got no response. Since the deadline was getting close, I finalized the renders and was preparing to deliver the project.

Suddenly, the client came back and said there might be changes due to building code updates, which could affect the layout plan. The problem is, these changes are not small revisions , it would likely mean redesigning major parts from concept planning to 3D renders again.

I explained that most of the agreed work had already been completed and that major redesigns would probably require additional payment. I didn’t fully discuss pricing yet because I was waiting for his final confirmation on the changes.

I also sent a time extension request so I could properly handle the situation, but it has been many days and the client still hasn’t responded, even though I can see he’s been online. Now the new deadline is getting very close, and honestly I’m worried about getting a bad review.

What would you do in this situation?
Should I deliver the completed work to protect myself?
Or should I keep waiting for the client’s response regarding the new changes?

Would really appreciate advice from experienced freelancers.

I genuinely didn’t think Fiverr could sink any lower, but somehow they always manage to prove me wrong. Every shady, dishonest decision made by these sneaky developers and moron executives gets announced like it’s some amazing new improvement: “look how much the platform is evolving,” “great things are coming,” nonstop corporate happiness propaganda while the site gets objectively worse year after year.

I honestly think Fiverr is the only platform where getting a positive review can somehow LOWER your overall rating instead of raising it. Like seriously, how has consumer protection not gone after them already with multi-million dollar fines? Or just shut this circus down entirely?

After completely destroying the business I spent YEARS building, they still act like the problem is on my end. Back then I was making around $800-$3000/month consistently, which was perfect for where I live. Now for the past year it’s been hovering between $0-$300. And no, it’s not “AI,” it’s not some magical “market shift” either, that’s just the support team’s favorite copy-paste excuse, usually followed by the classic corporate NPC responses like “be better,” “improve your gigs,” “watch your analytics,” as if I haven’t already done that for years. 😃

So back to the original problem: I have a gig that performed really well for 2-3 years straight. It targets a very specific niche, and that niche genuinely loved and probably still would love my service if Fiverr hadn’t basically shadowbanned me overall. I barely even have real competition for this gig.

And the funniest part? Here are the actual ratings:

1 star = 1 review
3.7 star = 3 reviews
4 star = 1 review
4.7star = 2 reviews
5 star = 32 reviews

That single 1-star review happened over a year ago because I ran into one of those absolute nightmare customers who pulls the classic “if I personally don’t like something = it must be AI-generated” argument without a single rational thought involved. Didn’t use the free revision I offered, didn’t ask questions, didn’t communicate anything properly just instantly dropped a 1-star like a complete idiot.

So after seeing those stats, I contacted support and asked them how the hell this gig was sitting at a 4.4 overall rating in the first place. Of course, I got a useless AI-generated support reply that completely misunderstood the actual question. I didn’t even bother continuing the conversation because it was obviously pointless.

But here’s the best part.

After MONTHS of almost no activity, the gig finally got a new order. I completed it properly, the buyer was happy, and I got a fresh 5-star review. So naturally I thought: “Alright, maybe this finally pushes the gig back up to 4.5 or 4.6.”

At this point I genuinely have no clue how these hypocritical animals calculate gig ratings anymore because there’s absolutely ZERO transparency in their system.

So I checked the updated rating.

New rating: 4.3

Yes.
A NEW 5-STAR REVIEW LOWERED THE GIG RATING.

You literally cannot make this shit up.

F/CK FIVERR.

Does this reflect other people's experience too?

I just had to cancel work from a seller because they didn't understand at all what I was asking them to do. Like, they didn't even TRY to understand. We had a whole conversation before the order, I explained exactly how I would judge the quality, and then when it came time to deliver they were totally blindsided that the delivery wasn't what was expected.

The seller immediately became unprofessional. As soon as the order was placed, communication quality plummeted. I wish I could share the exchanges. At one point, when I pointed out the discrepancies in the offer description and delivery, the seller literally told me I should "not be too hasty" and that while their offer was inaccurate now, "maybe in 10 years" (seriously!) things could change.

I obviously informed the seller that most buyers, including myself, were not basing our purchase on any such potential...

Needless to say, the seller very quickly became irate once I expressed that I was not going to let the discrepancies slide... I was actually quite surprised! When I used Fiverr regularly many years ago, myself and other sellers tried to be professional on the platform. The seller I met today was neither afraid of looking unprofessional nor of Fiverr and was not concerned in the least with being reported. At one point the seller directly threatened to try to harm my business.

What was especially baffling was when I pointed out the discrepancies between what the seller themselves offered and what they delivered, they actually acknowledged it. They understood that they were in no position to deliver what they offered or what I requested. But the seller did not see this as a problem... the best way I can describe their reaction would be to liken it to a "ha ha, I got you" moment, where I was at fault for effectively falling for the offer by not contesting their delivery from the get go or validating their gig's claims before ordering.

Mind you, this was meant to be a straightforward $100 order, which myself and the seller agreed to first trial via a $20 order. In both cases their was an objective, measurable outcome. And yet, not only did the seller not deliver on the outcome, but they totally ignored it and had no interest in even entertaining the idea of delivering what I asked for. I did not continue working with the seller after the $20 trial.

Is this just how the platform is now?

I’ve decided to cancel my Seller Plus Premium subscription. The $49 fee is becoming too much of a burden, especially with the way the billing works. Between the mid-month deduction and the fact that another $49 stays on hold until the 11th of the next month, it feels like I’m constantly down 98$.

Since my sales haven't been high enough lately to cover the cost, I can’t really justify keeping it. Has anyone else felt the same? I’d love to hear your advice.

I’ve noticed a lot of people – myself included – have seen sales drop recently, so I’m curious how things are looking for others in 2026.

• What have you earned so far this year?
• How does that compare to your usual monthly income in previous years? - People seem to miss this one, but I think it's just as important as the above question for context.
• What category are you in?

Also interested in hearing from anyone who hasn’t been affected – or is even doing better than usual.

I’ll start:

Music & Audio / Vetted Pro / Top Rated

Typical monthly (Fiverr): $3k–$5k

2026 average monthly (Fiverr): ~ $1k (April was $500 - never been this low)

Hey everyone,

After years of using Fiverr and spending thousands upon thousands, I’ve run into my first major issue.

I hired a full stack developer to build a website for me ($3,000+ project). The order was completed, however part of the agreement included an additional paid 6 months of ongoing support.

Recently there were a few minor bugs/fixes needed, and we were also in the middle of migrating full ownership of the infrastructure over to me. Thankfully I received the source code a few days ago, and two days ago the developer sent me instructions on setting up MongoDB so the database could be migrated to my own account.

Yesterday I went into our chat to organise a meeting and suddenly I could no longer contact the seller. I created an alternate Fiverr account and can no longer find their profile or gigs either. I’ve also emailed them directly but haven’t received a response.

I contacted Fiverr explaining the situation (they wouldn’t let me know what the sellers status was) but they advised they would attempt to contact the freelancer regarding the remaining support work and database migration. Fiverr also offered compensation of approximately $1,000.

I’m not very technical, so I guess I’m looking for both advice and reassurance from people more experienced than me.

At this stage I have:
- the full source code
- AWS access
- domain access
- email access

The remaining issues appear to be:
- migrating MongoDB ownership
- fixing a couple of bugs

If the original developer never responds, is this realistically something another developer could step into and finish without needing to rebuild the entire platform from scratch?

Appreciate any advice, a little stressed at the moment about the situation.

I have been working on Fiverr for over seven years, actually over eight years now, and I am a Vetted Pro and Top Rated Seller in the business planning category.

This year, I honestly thought things would finally take a stronger turn in terms of revenue growth, especially because I became a Top Rated Seller in November after spending years building the credentials to qualify for it. Previous years had also gone well overall, but with the rise of AI, my numbers had declined a bit, especially in 2024 and 2025.

Then, January, February, and March started extremely strong. In fact, this month I had even exceeded some of my pre-AI performance numbers. April was not bad either, quite the opposite, it went well, and even last week I still had orders coming in.

However, the worrying part is that I have not received any new messages for several days now, and I have not received any negative reviews. I also spoke with my Fiverr Success Manager, and she told me that, as far as she could share, there were no negative private reviews either.

Last week, she advised me to change some tags on my main gig. When checking from an incognito browser, I noticed that my gig has dropped by a few positions, but it is still fully visible. She also told me that this is normal, as the algorithm needs some time to adjust after the tag changes.

Still, I am honestly worried. Right now, I only have one smaller order in queue from an old client, and nothing else to work on, which is honestly quite frightening because this has never really happened to me in all these years.

Is anyone else experiencing something similar?

I would also like to promote myself outside the platform to drive traffic to my gig, but I am not sure how to move forward. Fiverr Ads seem almost inactive at the moment, and I created an Instagram post and sponsored it, but so far it has not brought meaningful results

Curious if anyone else on Fiverr is seeing this.

I’m noticing more people showing up with websites built in Framer, Lovable, Cursor, etc saying “can you make this WordPress?”

Feels like the old Figma-to-WordPress requests are slowly turning into AI-builder-to-WordPress requests.
For those doing WordPress gigs... how are you handling it?

Are you rebuilding everything manually? Turning those jobs down? Charging more because of the weird edge cases?

Genuinely curious because some of these projects look simple at first... then you realize the structure is a complete mess 😅

Fiverr sent me a notification that I qualify for cash advance of $3,000 payable as $3610.

They say 40% of me earnings will be deducted from every sale towards repayment of the amount.

Has anyone used this feature, and do you advise me to take it or not? I make an average of $4000 earnings per month on Fiverr.

Any honest financial guidance will be highly appreciated.

I’ve been freelancing on Fiverr since 2021 and have been a Top Rated Seller for the past 2–3 years. Until recently, my gigs were consistently getting around 19-20k impressions.

But a few months ago, right after delivering an order, my impressions suddenly dropped to around 500–600 and never recovered. It’s been 2–3 months now with no improvement at all.

I strongly suspect it might be related to a private review from one of the buyers around that time. I delivered two orders close together, so I’m not sure which one it could have been. The strange part is that I don’t have any bad public reviews — my overall rating is still 5 stars.

Has anyone else experienced something similar on Fiverr? Did your impressions eventually recover, or did they stay permanently low after that? At this point, I’m wondering if I should start seriously looking for alternatives.

I’ve had my Fiverr account for 2 years. I’ll be honest: I haven't made much money yet, as I was still trying to find my niche and build a client base. I was playing by the rules, waiting for my "big break," and then out of nowhere Permanent Ban.
The email says I violated Terms of Service, but doesn't specify how. It’s incredibly demoralizing to spend two years trying to build a presence on a platform only to be kicked off without a single warning or explanation, especially when I haven't even had enough orders to actually break any rules.
Has anyone else faced a ban while their account was still "small"? Is it even worth fighting to get it back, or should I just move on to Upwork?

If you encounter a buyer whose words and approach shouts "low budget", I advise that you don't take their order. 99.9% of clients who have made my time hard on Fiverr are those low-budget clients I accomodated. They will either be bossy, ask for a thousand minor revisions, and not complete the order even after they've been satisfied. If they have to rate you, they'll give you a 4.5 or 4.7. Never 5- star.

I have learned to read and turn them down to make my life easier on Fiverr.

Hey everyone. I was in talks with many creators, starting up a big project. After one animator sent me an offer I told him I didn't think it would work out and thanked him for his time. This wasn't for any reason other than he was hard to communicate with and the other animators I found delivered better quality animations. I had archived the chat so I don't know if he messaged me anything after that.

Shortly after my account was permanently suspended, I assume because he reported me as I haven't done anything that would breach TOS.

I spent the last 3 days finding creators and negotiating, and now it's all gone.

Has anyone else had this happen? Can this be resolved?

I see a lot of "I'm going to vibe code a website for you" offers for 50-200$, why? (Claude Code pro costs 20$ a month)

I worked for a lovely client on artwork for her business that she runs with her son. We worked well together and she loved my artwork and working with me.

Her son opened his own Fiverr account so he could get me to design something as he too liked what I designed for his mom.

It's been a nightmare!!

I delivered the first delivery. He disappeared for several days and the order was automatically marked as complete. Since he's new to Fiverr, I decided to continue to work on his project with him when he eventually came back online. HOWEVER, whoever is giving him his 'revisions' is the worst KAREN type of person I have ever dealt with. I get revisions that are essays long. Telling me to use 150 kerning on text, which is ridiculous, then telling me the kerning is too much!!! Asking me to cut out an image from its background using the pen tool! Just ask me to remove the background, of course I know how to do this, I am a professional designer and I know what a pen tool is! Basically when I make their revisions, they don't like it, because obviously the revisions are of a mentally unstable person who thinks they are a designer. And so, amidst the insults thrown in here and there, it's been a few back and fourths. He disappears for days, 3 to 4 days and returns with these essays from his Karen!

I really want to tell him to hit the road. What would you do?

I know Fiverr takes around 20% for each order you get from customers, but I want to see the receipt or any kind of form showing the total payment from customers, the deduction taken by Fiverr, and how much I will earn from the order. Not simply show what I get from the order.

So i wrote so many ticket's where they merged them and replied me after 12 days like my gigs got removed without any warning i gave them proofs like many people are using that services which you are saying me prohibited and removed my gigs there were orders on my that gigs i want them back and Fiverr just responded with we can't restore your gigs they violated our terms and make my ticket closed and marked it as solved

So my question is should i generate another ticket with my issue written on it or it is useless now they will not solve my issue?? Kindly tell me the solution

Hi everyone,
I have been on Fiverr for a few months and all I received were scam messages. I have recently received a quest from a new client with no gig history and all, but he texted me seems genuine, and asked for my experience and resume.
May I know if this is common? What are the things should be included in resume?
Thank you!

Hi everyone,
I recently set up a Fiverr profile but so far it’s only been a magnet for bots. I’m looking for advice from seniors on how to break into the "human" side of the marketplace.

During my time at university, I've designed several posters, advertisements, and social media graphics. I’m comfortable with Canva and want to turn this into a side gig, but I'm struggling to get any real traction.

I have a few questions:

1. Saturation vs. Demand: Is the "Social Media Design" or "Poster Design" niche too crowded for a new seller in 2026? Should I be narrowing down to a more specific industry?

2. Strategy: What’s the best way to showcase university-level work in a portfolio to attract professional buyers?

3. Translation: I’ve seen some seniors say translation pays well. Since I’m trilingual (English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Chinese), is that a viable path for me to take too, or should I stick to design?

4. Stopping Bots: Does the bot spam ever end, or is there a specific way to set up my gig that signals I'm only looking for serious, non-automated inquiries?

Thanks in advance for any tips you can share!

I had an order that was... woefully incomplete. The person vastly misrepresented their capabilities and lied about their delivery with faked screenshots. I spoke with customer service and they agreed with my assessment and were going to cancel the order and refund the money. That was 10 days ago and support has ghosted me, no responses, nothing.