Is Fiverr Legit, Scam or Worth it?

How Does Fiverr Work?

Fiverr is an incredibly user-friendly platform. The site is super intuitive and offers several great tools to help you weed through the massive pool of talent.  Fiverr works just like any other marketplace. Sellers list their services (gigs) and buyers who are interested in these services ask questions and if they are satisfied with answers, purchase them. Fiverr works like a middleman guaranteeing both parties are happy with the end result. Fiverr withholds 20% of every transaction. Once the seller delivered the gig and the buyer confirmed the delivery, Fiverr will pay the seller within 2 weeks (faster if you are a trusted member).

A seller level is based on delivery time, customer satisfaction, and service quality.

These are the four seller levels:

• New Seller – This is where every freelancer starts. It’s a sign that a seller is relatively inexperienced.
• Level One Seller – A seller can reach the first level after 60 days, but only if they’ve completed at least 10 gigs with a high level of satisfaction.
• Level Two Seller – Only sellers who have been on Fiverr for 120 days and have delivered 50 highly-rated and on-time orders will reach this level.
• Top-Rated Seller – If a seller’s Top Rated, it’s an excellent sign that they’ll be reliable. These freelancers have been on Fiverr for at least 180 days, and have delivered over 100 orders (earning at least $20,000), all while keeping their buyers satisfied.

Is Fiverr Safe?

Fiverr is very safe unless the transactions and communications are made within the platform. It holds the buyer payment as well as the seller’s work to protect both sides. Also, all transactions are secure and encrypted because Fiverr complies with the highest security standards as a Level 1 PCI-DSS service provider.

Data Security & Privacy: Is Personal Data Safe on Fiverr?

Fiverr is secure and encrypted, all of your personal details are protected as long as you have a secure internet connection. It complies with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is the world’s most robust privacy and security law.

Any site compliance with this law means you’ve control over accessing or deleting your personal data stored on that website.

Since Fiverr complies GDPR, you can delete or access your personal details any time you want from this platform and your personal details are safe.

Can you get scammed on Fiverr?

Well, it depends on whether you give scammers a chance to scam you or not. Just like many other platforms, Fiverr also comes with a host of possible scams as well.

But with the tips I am going to share with you, you can avoid scams, and be safe on Fiverr.

Tips to Avoid Scams on Fiverr & Be Safe

The majority of the scams happen with buyers and sellers is because they don’t know or pay attention to the red flags that might put them in a situation where they might be scammed.

Here are some tips that’ll help you to avoid scams, identify the red flags, and find out non-legitimate sellers and buyers.

Tip For Buyers

1. Nevel deal outside Fiverr 

One of the biggest reasons why most buyers get scammed is because they deal outside the platform just to avoid the Fiverr commission. Fiverr clearly mentioned that any payments outside of their platform are not guaranteed.

So never deal outside the platform especially if you didn’t work with the seller before and if any seller forces you to deal outside then it means you are probably looking at a scam.

2. Review the order within 3 days of delivery

If you placed an order but you’re not responding to the seller messages, chances are some sellers might try to trick you and deliver your order without actually finishing it.

After 3 days, the order will be marked as complete automatically and the seller will be get paid.

However, Fiverr has a grace period of 13 days after an order has been marked completed and during that period they can cancel your order for you.

To do that, you’ve to contact the Fiverr customer support team and request them to cancel the order for you because the delivered order isn’t as described in the gig.

But the best practice is whenever you order a service, it’s your responsibility to review the order within 3 days of delivery and check if it is as described in the seller service, and are you satisfied with it or not.

3. Avoid the worthless gigs that may hurt your business 

There are some types of gigs on Fiverr that are just a waste of time and can even hurt your online business.

These gigs include unlimited website traffic, YouTube video views, etc…

NEVER EVER BUY WEBSITE TRAFFIC /WEBSITE PROMOTION GIGS

Tips For Sellers

1. Nevel deal outside Fiverr

As we talked above, the buyer should never deal outside Fiverr but the same goes for the seller as well.

For sellers dealing outside the platform can be a big problem as compared to the buyers. The buyers might only lose their money but the seller might lose their account.

However, It doesn’t mean that the buyer’s account can’t be banned since they’re violating Fiverr terms of services but the buyer can create a new account in minutes.

While if the seller has good reviews and the gigs of the sellers are ranking then it will be hard for them to get orders quickly on a new account.

So if you’re a seller, never deal outside Fiverr especially if you didn’t work with the buyer before.

2. Be Transparent In Your Gig

As a seller, you’ve to be transparent about each and everything in your service and describe what buyers will get if they order your gig, especially in custom orders.

It’ll help you if a buyer expects too much from your service that wasn’t described in your gig.

By describing each and everything and then if anything goes wrong and the buyer wants to cancel the order, you can prove yourself right to the Fiverr customer support team and avoid the affect on your cancellation rate and get your payment as well.