Freelancing

Stage 5 · Lesson 4 of 7

Response rate and response time

Landing your first clients

Fiverr tracks your . Response rate is the share of new messages you first answer within 24 hours, over the last 90 days. Response time is the average time to your first reply, and buyers can see it.

Both affect how often your are shown. Response rate is also required for every level: 80 percent for and 90 percent above that. Use , saved message templates, for common replies, including polite noes.

Set your availability when you are away. Spam does not need a reply, but report it within 24 hours so it does not count against you.

Common trapignoring requests you cannot take, which damages your rate just as much as ignoring good buyers.

A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 1 cheat sheet entry come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it

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Practise

  • Answer briefs, reply fast and track your Gig analytics weekly

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