(PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE AN ARTIST, THIS IS URGENT)
So I watched a video recently from ‘ADoseOfBuckley’ about Fiverr and what they’re really about, and its not just about paying people $5 to hold up a sign with Racist Epithets on them.
Fiverr is doing something that can potentially hurt entire Industries especially my Industry and other Artists like myself that are in it. How you may ask? How can providing Services (Mostly Creative) for 5 Dollars hurt anyone? Well I will tell you. The Answer is terrifying…
They are Driving Down:
- The Value of what a Service’s is Worth
- The Value of what someone’s Time is Worth
- The Value of what someone’s Talent is Worth
- And lastly selling Illegal Content that was Stolen
Now you can say that they give people the option to charge more then 5 dollars for a service, but thats not in the Spirit of the Site, which promises a Service for 5 bucks. So to make this short what Fiverr is doing is Encouraging a Race to the Bottom and completely destroy what something is worth.
Lets say I wanna Commission an Artist to do some artwork for me. They will charge me 125 dollars for it since its worth their Talent for me to pay that much. What Fiverr is doing is doing is pretty much a slap to that Artists Scrotum, since it gives me the option to go to Fiverr and get artwork done for me…for 5 Dollars.
So pretty much what Fiverr is saying is Fuck you, all those years of hard practice and training, your time spent learning, and your Talent, FUCK IT ALL ITS ONLY WORTH 4 DOLLARS SINCE WE TAKE 20% OF THE MONEY MADE!
So why am I mad about this? Mostly because by definition what Fiverr is doing is providing goods and Services at Sweat Shop Wages…and not only that….they call it “The Gig Economy” and Encourage what is essentially Legalized Sweat Shop Wages…I have to repeat that to make it as clear as possible. You need a new Logo for your Company? Go to Fiverr and get a 300 dollar Logo for 5 Bucks and there might be a good chance its stolen as well.
You can literally pay someone to Remove Watermarks from Photos own by Photographers and Artists Alike. There is no Legal reason for this at all and to top it all off, there are Fake Artists on there selling Copy-written and Trademarked work for $5 and Fiverr seems not to give a single fuck that they are profiting from stolen content. I guess they think if Facebook can do it, they can to.
My friend reversed image searched this one Artists work only to find out it was stolen…not only was it stolen…its sold by many others on Fiverr. These are all the accounts selling this stolen artwork on there.
Why waste your money one someone who will make you a Logo for 300 dollars when you can get someone to do it for a fraction of the cost? This is pretty much what Fiverr is about and it needs to be stopped.
This Ultimately will force everyone to work harder, and forces actual professionals to lower their prices in order to compete. Or give up doing what you, cuz its no longer worth it, this will destroy Industries and Professions alike.
If you are a Content Creator of any sorts, let it be Art, Photography, Music, Motion Graphics, or Video Editing….your Livelihood and Profession is endangered by Fiverr.
If you agree with this, please spread the message….Fiverr must be stopped.
Checkout the Original video detailing Fiverr’s disgusting business strategy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLjuXD6e3mc
FUCK FIVERR!