Keeping Your Response Time Low
Lesson 7 from: Fiverr Pro BootcampScott Lancaster
Keeping Your Response Time Low
Lesson 7 from: Fiverr Pro BootcampScott Lancaster
Lesson Info
7. Keeping Your Response Time Low
Lessons
Fiverr Pro Bootcamp
1Introduction to the Program
06:52 2Fiverr Seller Levels
11:17 3Pros & Cons of Fiverr
09:41 4Follow These Rules or Get Banned on Fiverr
07:02 5How to Attract High-Quality Clients
14:49 6How to Spot Nightmare Clients
13:31 7Keeping Your Response Time Low
03:42Using Promoted Gigs on Fiverr
05:42 9Overview of the Fiverr Dashboard
08:51 10Taking a Break from Fiverr
03:46 11Seller Plus Program - Is It Worth It?
02:04 12Fiverr Analytics
03:39 13Getting Your First Fiverr Sale
04:23 14The Perfect Profile Picture
03:04 15Service Provider vs. Helpful Doctor
05:46 16Profile Description
02:43 17Sharing Skills on Your Profile
02:01 18Linking to Other Accounts
02:33 19Showcasing Your Education
02:56 20Niching Down as a Freelancer
01:55 21Strategically Deciding Which Services You Will Offer
04:06 22How Long Do You Have to Wait to Apply for Fiverr Pro
02:25 23Preparing to Apply for Fiverr Pro
05:35 24The Fiverr Pro Application Process
04:54 25What Happens Once You're Accepted onto Fiverr Pro
02:12 26Dealing with Anxiety as a Freelancer
06:34 27Handling Imposter Syndrome as a Freelancer
04:36 28How to Not Get Stressed with Managing Lots of Projects
05:19 29Creating the Perfect Gig Title
01:57 30Writing the Perfect Gig Description
02:48 31Creating the Perfect Gig Video
02:25 32Creating the Perfect Gig Thumbnail
02:01 33Pricing Your Packages with Anchor Pricing
04:27 34Finding the Perfect Gig Tags
01:55 35Showcasing Your Work as Part of Your Portfolio
01:51 36Custom Gigs
04:41 37Milestone Gigs
02:47 38Setting Up Requirements Properly
03:56 39Manage Clients Like a Fiverr Pro
03:46 40How to Have a Successful Sales Call
08:32 41Setting Up Quick Responses
05:30 42Linking Up Calendly with Your Fiverr Profile
04:54 43Using Positive Reviews to Get More High-Quality Clients
04:54 44How to Tackle Negative Reviews and Turn Them into Positive Ones
13:55 45How to Encourage Clients to Write Long Positive Reviews About You on Fiverr
07:30 46Balancing Quality with Quantity
03:43 47How to Sell Services on Fiverr at a Premium
05:24 48What to Do When a Client Doesn't Reply
06:31 49What to Do When a Client Wants to Cancel the Order
08:18 50The Snowballing Method - Keeping Orders in Queue
04:38 51How to Get Favorites on Fiverr
01:28 52Upselling, Cross-Selling and Building Long-Term Client Relationships
04:42 53Brand & Portfolio Building
04:00 54Creating a Professional Email Template
01:23 55Project Management Made Easy with Notion
07:30 56How to Stay Focused While Working Remotely
06:51 57How to Travel While Freelancing
05:42 58Tracking & Growing Your Net Worth
02:04 59My Personal Journey Becoming a Freelancer
11:46 60When to Go Full-Time as a Freelancer
06:25 61Investment Strategies for Each Stage of Your Freelance Journey
04:50 62The Legal Side (NDAs, Contracts and Licenses)
02:59 63Final Thoughts
02:01Introduction to the Program
Lesson Info
Keeping Your Response Time Low
So how do you keep your average response time law on fiver whilst also kind of managing some sort of work life balance? Well, there are a few approaches that you can take to achieve this. Now, me personally, when I first started on fiver, I would have the app downloaded on my phone so that whenever a new client got in touch with me, I instantly got a notification and I could jump on the app and get back to them as soon as possible. Now, this is good if you want to be extremely proactive in getting back to clients, but it is not good for your mental health. And what I mean by that is you are constantly at the beck and call of new clients trying to get in touch with you, which is a good thing because you can be super responsive and your average response time is very low. But it also puts this overwhelming pressure on you that you need to be receptive all the time every day. I would sometimes be in bed with my wife and she would see my phone light up and it would be a client and I would u...
ltimately have to reply to them otherwise I wouldn't be able to get to sleep that isn't healthy. So, one of the things I learned is to understand that, you know, if a client really wants to work with me, and this is a little bit different at the start of your freelance career, as opposed to later on, when you have a little bit more freedom and you develop the ability to say no to projects even though they are going to pay you quite handsomely simply because you just don't need the money. The thing that I realized is that if a client really wants to work with me and they truly see me as the person who can solve that problem. One of two things will be very apparent. Number one, they won't just say hi seller or hi user name. This is my problem. They'll actually take the time to write to me and say hello Scott. So they actually know my name and they've checked out my profile and then they'll basically give me a little breakdown of what their situation is and they'll ask if I can help them. So I think the main takeaway from this particular lesson is that yes, it's important to have your average response time low but do not have it so low that it is starting to affect your mental health and your overall happiness and the flow of your day. OK? Make sure that you dedicate certain times during the day to check your messages. So maybe, I don't know, first thing in the morning and then maybe in the evening just before you close your laptop for the day or your computer, that may be a better strategy because then that gives you a long day of focus where you can really channel your energy to getting the best possible results for your current clients. And you're not having to chase after clients who are not even paying you yet. I think that's a better approach. Obviously, everyone has different ideas and different approaches to this particular situation. But in my humble opinion, I think that if a client really wants to work with me and they value me as an expert, they're going to wait a few hours for me to get back to them at the very least. So I hope that gives you a little bit of an insight in regards to how to approach, not only getting your average response time load, which is super important on fiver, but also making sure that you get a really great work life balance where it's sustainable and you're not just going 100 miles an hour, which is sometimes needed in the very beginning to be honest to get those 1st 10 to 20 reviews. But once you get those, it generally becomes a lot easier. So I hope this lesson was helpful and I will see you in the next one.