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Fiverr Raises $30M for Online Services Marketplace

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Re: Fiverr Raises $30M for Online Services Marketplace

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Post by ghiculescu »

My prediction: consistent inflation causes Fiverr gigs to consistently decrease in value until they boldly "pivot" to Tenerr in 2020.

It sounds like a joke, but seriously, the name of their business does seem like it could have some ramifications in the long run.

Re: Fiverr Raises $30M for Online Services Marketplace

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Post by 1337biz »

ghiculescu wrote: post #2

My prediction: consistent inflation causes Fiverr gigs to consistently decrease in value until they boldly "pivot" to Tenerr in 2020. It sounds like a joke, but seriously, the name of their business does seem like it could have some ramifications in the long run.

I am sure the average revenue per order is quite a bit above $5. They developed lots of different ways for sellers to rise their revenue abilities.

Re: Fiverr Raises $30M for Online Services Marketplace

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Post by yitchelle »

ghiculescu wrote: post #2

My prediction: consistent inflation causes Fiverr gigs to consistently decrease in value until they boldly "pivot" to Tenerr in 2020. It sounds like a joke, but seriously, the name of their business does seem like it could have some ramifications in the long run.

You can cut and dice it in many different ways. I am starting to see what you get get for a Fiverr is getting more and more diluted. You will have to pay extra to get some useful additions.

Re: Fiverr Raises $30M for Online Services Marketplace

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Post by petercooper »

ghiculescu wrote: post #2

My prediction: consistent inflation causes Fiverr gigs to consistently decrease in value until they boldly "pivot" to Tenerr in 2020. It sounds like a joke, but seriously, the name of their business does seem like it could have some ramifications in the long run.

I don't disagree, but I've been continually impressed with how "pound shops" (dollar/99 cent stores in the US) have coped between the mid 90s and now. It seems advances in logistics, manufacturing and the ease of international trade have counteracted inflation to a certain point, at least when it comes to the cheap crud those stores tend to sell :-)

Re: Fiverr Raises $30M for Online Services Marketplace

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Post by pavlov »

ghiculescu wrote: post #2

My prediction: consistent inflation causes Fiverr gigs to consistently decrease in value until they boldly "pivot" to Tenerr in 2020. It sounds like a joke, but seriously, the name of their business does seem like it could have some ramifications in the long run.

They can switch to peddling projects that cost 5 bitcoins. That should improve their profit margins too.

Re: Fiverr Raises $30M for Online Services Marketplace

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Post by superasn »

ghiculescu wrote: post #2

My prediction: consistent inflation causes Fiverr gigs to consistently decrease in value until they boldly "pivot" to Tenerr in 2020. It sounds like a joke, but seriously, the name of their business does seem like it could have some ramifications in the long run.

I have been a regular buyer on fiverr and the transition I see so far is that the Gig is often just a "sample", while the main service offered is in the form of extras (which can be of any value like $10, $50, etc).

Example: http://www.fiverr.com/calimode/your-professional-and-kind-sp...

Re: Fiverr Raises $30M for Online Services Marketplace

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Post by DonaldH »

My sole experience with Fiverr was terrible. I paid $35 to their highest-rated logo designer, who promptly delivered the worst logo I had ever seen. I'm not usually one to complain, but I was so unimpressed that I told the seller that I was not happy with the logo. His response was basically "I don't care. See ya!" I will never use Fiverr again. I've had much better luck with Elance.
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