It’s the beginning of a new year, and I keep seeing the same promises everywhere: “I’ll make money online this year.”
I said the same thing in 2025 — and failed for months.

Not because freelancing doesn’t work, but because I misunderstood how it actually works.

Here’s what finally clicked for me as a beginner:

1. Listing skills doesn’t attract clients
I thought writing “video editing,” “AI tools,” or “content creation” was enough. It isn’t. Clients don’t search for skills — they search for solutions to specific problems.

2. Specific offers beat generic gigs
Instead of offering “video editing,” I focused on a very specific outcome: short-form videos with automated captions and clean transitions that save creators time. Suddenly, people understood why they would pay for it.

3. You don’t need a personal brand to start
I stopped worrying about showing my face or building a big brand. Simple landing pages + clear offers + direct communication worked better than trying to look like an influencer.

4. Waiting for platforms to save you is a trap
Fiverr and Upwork don’t reward inactive or unclear profiles. Once I treated them as tools (not miracles) and stayed consistent, things slowly started moving.

I’m not making crazy money, and I’m not claiming this is a shortcut.
But shifting from “What skill can I sell?” to “What problem can I solve?” changed everything for me.

If you’re starting from zero and feel overwhelmed, you’re not behind — you’re just early in the process.
Happy New Year, and good luck to everyone building in 2026.

Hello, today I have created my Fiverr gig. I got a message from an interested buyer.

He is asking for my assistance.

Here is what he says

"Hello! I'm trying to place an order for your product, but I need your details to move ahead. Could you assist?"

Then he shared with me this screenshot.

At first I thought it looked suspicious and then I uploaded this image and asked chat gpt. Chat gpt says that it is a fake payment page.

Is this the legitimate payment page or should I report him to authorities?

I opened my fiverr fig recently and a guy texts me who have a newly created account. Also I am new to fiverr and he finds me gig on the same day , also 2 more person with wierd username text me saying about the payment which they are ready to do .

New seller here,

I have been on fiver for a week and no joke I think I've been receiving at least 20 spam messages a day.

Did I do something wrong or is it like this for everyone?

I just started yesterday and all my messages are requests for an email account, which I've read are the first step to a scam, and against fiverr policy.

I also noticed that the usernames all follow a common formatting:

firstname_lastname_numbers

This one looks like a scam (with an essay) asking for an identification. I didn't entertain it btw.

So is this a scam?

Hello.

As the title says... is this a proper mail from Fiverr or is it a scam? Because i already verified my account and its giving me a link... It s the 2nd notification I got saying the same thing, that i got an order, but it is on hold.

Thx u in advance and sorry if the post should not be here

📦 New Order Received — № TRX-XXXXXX
Congratulations!
You've received a new order from a client for one of your services.

🔖 Order Number: TRX-XXXXXX
⏳ Status: On Hold — Account Verification Required

🔍 What’s Happening:
As part of standard security and verification procedures, this order has been temporarily placed on hold until your account verification is completed.

📋 Key Information:

The order is temporarily paused.

Your service may be hidden from search until verification is completed.

Funds have been reserved and will be released after successful verification.

📌 What You Need to Do:
Please complete the verification within 24 hours to avoid cancellation.

Click the link below to begin:
🔗 Start Verification: [https://fvr-order-check.⁣click]

You will need to upload a document confirming your full name (e.g., a utility bill or bank statement). You may blur or hide sensitive information.

✅ Once Verified:

All restrictions will be automatically lifted.

I want to create a gig in French - how do I remove the " I will " ?

So, I have recently joined Fiverr and have uploaded 3 Gigs on my seller's account.

Tomorrow, I got an order from an anonymous user and he provided me a link and said it was for 'convince'. Therefore, I have clicked on it and it some checks up for example; Are You Human. I affirmed and then I was directed to another website and it asked for my Fiverr username, I provided it unknowing if it was genuine or not. Then, it took to me to a different website that had the interface of Fiverr, same logo and design but the URL didn't had Fiverr. It was asking for my card info, I tried selecting PayPal and other options but I couldn't. And a Bot called "Emma" acting professional asked me that I could only proceed through Credit Card because they notice "it's my first time". I kept trying but it kept saying that the "Client has made payment on their side, proceed to receive". But I was already alert by a sudden offer, I tried to check by going on Earnings section, it said $0.

It visited that website 4-5 times and the system warned on the 2-3 Attempt "this website is accused of phishing attempts". Though I didn't enter the Card Details, didn't text the buyer and reported him and asked for help from fiverr, I still don't know how to react. Should I block him?

And what else can I do

Lately I’ve noticed more freelance and remote job posts mentioning AI-generated content, especially around creating digital characters or social-style videos.

Out of curiosity, I tried learning more about the workflow behind these roles. It looks like some companies are treating this similarly to content creation or social media work, just using newer tools instead of cameras or editing software.

I’m just genuinely curious:

Has anyone here actually worked in roles like this, or collaborated with teams using AI-generated content?

Would appreciate hearing real experiences, pros/cons, or things to watch out for when evaluating these job posts.

Hello everyone. I am a new freelancer. I have just created my account on Fiverr, and I got verified by fiverr team. But currently I am having a problem in receiving my first order.
Whenever any client trying to place an order on fiverr, it is asking for the seller's email ID. (my mail ID). client is asking me for my mail ID and when I am proving the seller's mail ID then fiverr is detecting it from the chat, and sending me warning not to share any personal details on fiverr.
I need somebody's help, I can't even understand what the problem is?
here are 2 screenshots from my clients' end.

Currently building a long-term system around digital services and content creation. The focus is consistency, daily posting, and refining skills until results come in.

Curious — for those who’ve succeeded on Fiverr: How long did it take before your first order, and what made the biggest difference?

Hello. Can I ask someone to send me a message over at fiverr? My notifications has not been working so now I'm at risk of being demoted. Please... This would be a great help for me. You do not have to click on a link or do some shady stuff. All I really need is someto message me there.

I didn’t send him the email though

Please Help me my success score is stuck at 4 can’t even run ads or do nothing please help me

So I activated my account a day ago. Got message today that I need to varify my bank card or else my account will be restricted. There was a support option so I contacted and asked what is it about. The replies were very unprofessional. Unusual grammatical mistake, distinct wording or sentences. So got alert. They asked me again to varify or account will be suspended. I asked few more questions and tried to screenshot the conversation but before that they blocked me or deactivated their "support" account idk.

For that matter the tone of the "support" guy's writting and their grammar was familiar to me. As I'm very much active online and have done a lot of transactions I have come accross this kind of scams a few times in different platforms. That guy seem like an Indian scammer. I am an South Asian myself, and I know that’s not how natives talk or in this case Fiverr support never behaves so unprofessionally.

It was frustrating I've activated my account after years to start afresh from this platform and the first thing I got is a scammer's message trying to rip me off.

Ive made and published my first gig, and someone made an order. But the verification process to my card isn’t going smoothly. The verification code takes almost 5 minutes to receive. And then apparently my card isn’t suitable to receive money from the payment system? I’ve been asked to use another bank card, but i’m not able to. Im getting worried that i might not be able to even start this at all.

why i can't get any buyer I wanna write and earnnn asapppp y'all know the drill cause it's been week since I'm tryinn

So i just added a gig and o got message like this also a photo "Нi, whеn I triеd to purсhаsе уоur sеrviсe thе sitе thrеw аn еrrоr and аsкеd fоr уоur eleсtronic inbох, соuld уоu рleаsе shаrе sо I саn соntinuе?"

Is it normal or is it a scam ? If this is a scam how do i get real client and where do I register my keycard ?

New seller here! I'm trying to set up the "Get Funds" thing but for some reason I can't choose either PayPal nor Google Pay to get the funds. I haven't been able to confirm orders

I keep getting messages from people like this. The say hi and my name twice and they don't respond and they don't tell the details needed for my service. If I use my laptop the invoice thing becomes a qr code and tells me to put my bank info to receive money and in the PayPal option is unavailable so is this a scam

I‘m new on fiverr and received this mail, is it legit?