Work has stopped?
Hi there. First, I love the site, the business model etc. I have no issues with how your run your business. VB and I have made a lot of money together. My W2 for 2020 was in the $20k range, 2019 was slightly less... so thank you very much for that. However, about 2 months ago, all work stopped coming in. It's almost as if my account is inactive, although I've been assured by your customer service people that everything looks normal. I'm no longer getting any bookings, either from new clients or my many returning clients that we share. "Something" is amiss, And while I'm not angry... there is plenty of work out there elsewhere... I am just wondering if this has happened to anybody else? I thought we had a great business relationship going, but it appears I've been cut off for one reason or another.
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That should have read "1099" not W2
Hi Jason,
Thank you for sharing your case with us.
I reviewed your stats, and I saw that there may be room to improve on your response time stats and contest stats (And congrats on those Booking stats!).
Our system works in the following way:
Notice that the majority of our projects are Bookings, so it's expected for Speedy and Contest project invitations to be lower. Be sure to keep your profile updated with high-quality samples and in categories where you don't see many.
Also, congrats on those projects you did in the last couple of weeks! Let's hope that the year will pick up with more and more projects for everyone!
I hope all this info helps you! Let me know if you have any further questions.
Best regards,
Daniel
Hi Jason,
I had something similar happen, but in January 2019. It was as if someone flipped a switch, and bookings stopped coming. I would blame it on Covid, but that had not yet affected the work market. That's also when the new keyword search function went into effect, so I really wonder whether I selected the wrong keywords for my samples. If one does not correctly guess what keywords clients will search for... how does one get heard? My 2019 bookings dropped by about 80% from 2018.
They are picking up a bit now, but Covid's effect on business may well be keeping bookings down at this point.
That's been my experience. Best of luck,
Joe Brown