I can safely say that the vast majority of people I have worked for on Fiverr are really good folks - all wanting (in my case) their audio edited as quickly and as high a standard as possible, great for interaction, great to work with. I also get my fair share of people interacting for quotes, and I'm delighted to give them, delighted to do a short demo of part of the gig before somebody commits to buy it - and as is the case with all business, expect not to get as many gigs as I do get. Its a great environment, and one I enjoy participating in.
However- I wonder did any body else come across the deviousness I came across today. A buyer contacted me and asked me to do a 'simple edit' for them... I explained the terms of the gig, and they came back to me asking for a 'deal'... so I will always consider on a case by case basis - if its a 'simple edit' I'll more often then not do something for them. A 'simple edit' in this world was a detailed list with 82 edits spread over 25 minutes of audio. I pointed out that this wasn't exactly simple and the standard cost would apply... they then got snotty with me over charging for 3 gigs - and I said - look do you know what, don't order the gig so - I'm sure someone is willing to do better, but just for today that person isn't me thanks.
Now - it bugged me, so I dug a little deeper and clicked on their profile, and lo and behold they too are an audio editor, and they do half as much work as me for the same gig (in minutes). So they were trying to get me to do their work and get a tidy profit for doing nothing. That really really got my back up. I sent them a polite message saying please don't contact me again, I know what you're at basically. Guess what - no reply! How irritating! Rant over!
However- I wonder did any body else come across the deviousness I came across today. A buyer contacted me and asked me to do a 'simple edit' for them... I explained the terms of the gig, and they came back to me asking for a 'deal'... so I will always consider on a case by case basis - if its a 'simple edit' I'll more often then not do something for them. A 'simple edit' in this world was a detailed list with 82 edits spread over 25 minutes of audio. I pointed out that this wasn't exactly simple and the standard cost would apply... they then got snotty with me over charging for 3 gigs - and I said - look do you know what, don't order the gig so - I'm sure someone is willing to do better, but just for today that person isn't me thanks.
Now - it bugged me, so I dug a little deeper and clicked on their profile, and lo and behold they too are an audio editor, and they do half as much work as me for the same gig (in minutes). So they were trying to get me to do their work and get a tidy profit for doing nothing. That really really got my back up. I sent them a polite message saying please don't contact me again, I know what you're at basically. Guess what - no reply! How irritating! Rant over!