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  1. Even if they download files with a watermark, there are easy free ways to remove these. Do not cancel. You are obviously talented. You are surrendering to fear here. Like I just told you, this often makes matters worse. Normal buyers do not ask for revisions then ask to cancel. Nor do they ask to cancel immediately after delivery. Stand your ground.
  2. It’s abuse, harassment, extortion, and psychological bullying all rolled into one. 😦 That’s why you have to fight back.
  3. If you cancel, they just come back and order again using a different account. i.e. They see they can get work for free and go hard at getting as much as possible. I haven’t had any buyer demand to cancel an order in 1-year. I get 1, then a week later I get another one who I know is the same person, because they use the same excuse, lies, and appalling language. Giving these people partial refunds would just make the problem worse. You have to kick them in the gonads, punch them in the eye, and slam the door in their face whenever they come calling.
  4. Have you tried just not refunding at all? I am guessing that you are in a similar situation to me at present, where you have buyers trying to cancel after delivery. You can just refuse. If they are scammers, they usually won’t even leave a review, as they don’t want you to leave a negative review on their profile.
  5. Now I know how my grandmother used to feel when she used to say “kids these days.” The most creative thing I can do with a smartphone is take a selfie that makes me look like one of the FBI’s 10 most wanted. Already looking for you on Sound Cloud Marty!
  6. I want you to make all my gig images from now on. Also, I love how you are also known as Marty McFly. Awesome image!
  7. Just turn high contrast mode on in your computer settings. It’d pretty much the same thing.
  8. I’m going to say no, sorry. I remember the same post as @lenasemenkova. What I gathered from that is that any countries with less than ‘best of friends’ relationships with the U.S. seem to be prohibited from using Fiverr. It is not something I agree with, so don’t shoot the messenger. I would really like to spend time in Syria, but I have heard this too is on the no-go list. If you were to get residency (and an iD card) in another country, it may be possible for you to work on Fiverr. However, I am pretty sure being in Iran leaves you at a bit of a disadvantage. Don’t blame Fiverr, though. It is more a case of your everyday political madness.
  9. Nah, AML rules say that businesses have to refund the exact same credit card a person pays with. Either this is a very stupid criminal, or they need a new dark web financial adviser. Back in 2017 and 2018, I had pretty much this exact problem with one of my gigs. I figured it was a competitor trying to sabotage me, as several people who did this were all fellow Fiverr users. Maybe try raising your prices to scare them away, or pause your gig for a day. Neither solution is ideal, though. Make sure too to report all these messages as spam and check the profiles of buyers who you are not sure of. If profiles say they only created their account in May or June, assume these are spam accounts and block, even if you are not 100% sure.
  10. The only people who become millionaires on Fiverr are people who sell cookie cutter services that take a maximum of 15-minutes to deliver. Alternatively, you can farm out orders to other sellers and platforms. It’s the same rule everywhere. You only get to being a millionaire by doing nothing but talking a good talk.
  11. I act rude and irrationally back and tell them that I know where they live and that I’m coming for them. Not really. 😉 It always depends on the situation. I have an extraordinarily rude buyer at present whom I have a strange relationship with. They have insulted me in the past, accused me of plagiarism, and pulled out the "there are lots of other writers" card. I wanted to block this person after their first order. I then planned to after their second order. However, then they ordered a third time and they have just ordered a fourth time. These are also $140 orders, so not exactly small change. Now it seems like this buyer hates my guts but is very aware that I’m the best writer they can afford to hire by a long shot. In this case, they now just order and avoid communication with me and I’m kind of happy to keep working under these circumstances. (As long as $$$'s keep flowing in.) This, though, is an exceptional circumstance. If it is a small $20 order, I now usually cancel when buyers start going postal. The way I see it, these people are determined to cancel or get me to work like a dog, and my reputation (that they can affect by leaving a review) is worth more than a maniac paying $20 for what is essentially just an opportunity to tarnish it. If it is an order over $50, I try to appease manic buyers by just revising work to their specifications (if they have any), before redelivering without saying a word. Then though, you have the rude buyers who act aggressively on purpose because they have always intended to try and get work for free by making you cancel. These people can simply not be satisfied. In this case, the first thing I do is try and determine if they are already using my work. If they are, I point this out and pen a pseudo "BTW, if you are doing what I think you are doing, I’m experienced in destroying businesses like yours by sending takedown requests with web hosts. In this case, FOC-off and try picking on another seller next time." . As I say, though, it is always different. My only universal approach is to hope that all such buyers come down with some kind of karmic flesh-eating disease.
  12. If you did the work, delivered it, and your buyer accepted delivery, you absolutely do not need to refund them. Politely tell your buyer that you are sorry, but you delivered the work they requested and that as such, you are under no obligation to offer a refund.
  13. I don’t miss office parties. I’d always be late, drink lots to catch up to everyone else, then say completely inappropriate things. Once I told the CEO of my hotel network that he the entire marketing department needed firing for targeting the wrong target market. Then he introduced me to his nice, the new social media marketing manager. I also spilled red wine on the staircase of a 14th-Century castle once and told everyone it was fine as they needed a new carpet anyway. Thankfully, I never said anything that got me fired. However, looking back, I was probably just one AGM meeting away from being given my marching orders.
  14. Hi Cyaxrex, I’m curious as to how this problem arises. I’m just trying to figure this out in my head so please don’t take offense. Does the buyer order a copy writing gig from you and then, after the fact, also ask for graphic design and Facebook ads? Could you help prevent this by offering these services as add-ons, or adding a clause to your gig descriptions that explicitly states that you do not offer any services other than what is stated in the gig? Thanks! Trust me, I am too. 😉 Some people are just manic weirdos. Whenever this happens, I get the impression someone is so fixated on a business idea they have, they assume anyone they hire can do anything they ask. They also assume that you will be just as excited about their business as they are and will be focusing on nothing but their order for the time it takes to complete. I’ve had: Someone ask me to copyright protect the word ‘trousers’ to make sure no one else in the world can ever use it.People assume I’m going to design their website for them.People assume I’m going to post their aticle somewhere or can post it anywhere they like. i.e. “We need you to post this on Fox news.”There’s no way to stop things like this from happening. They’re not common. They get less common as you raise your prices. However, I could spend a day revamping my gig description to say I do not offer graphic design, only to get someone order a 50,0000-word ebook. Why? Because I don’t say I don’t do that. Orders like this simply need to be canceled as there is no way to work around them. That is unless Fiverr makes basic sanity tests obligatory for all new buyers.
  15. This is the biggest problem with Fiverr. We do get punished and for the most unreasonable reasons. I do everything I can to avoid cancellations. However, I refuse to be held hostage by buyers. My last 2 cancellations were due to: A buyer ordering a 500-word article and asking for 35 Facebook ads.A fellow Fiverr user who asked to cancel after I delivered his order because he didn’t like it, then started trying to blackmail me by photoshoping message responses and threatening to go to CS.I know that a single cancellation results in a drop in sales. This is why I now try not to cancel to the extent that I complete work I don’t even offer. i.e, I provide copywriting, but have people assume I also do graphic design and order flyers and FB ads. I can either put in several extra hours for free creating a flyer, or cancel and potentially go a week without sales. Sadly, there is no way around it. All I can suggest is that that you try and play the algorithm at its own game. Reduce your delivery time to 1-day, increase your prices, add packages, and only increase delivery times again when your order volume is back to normal.
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