The freelancer also can get ads for the gig advertising Fiverr for free from their point of view. They didn't want ads on Google while I was there and I understand at least some reasons why: the freelancers using Google ads would have some better advances than the other, Google is another bad platform when business and how they are treating people (they aee human ferengi also, just like Fiverr) are involved. Maybe the companies had some issues at some moment in the past and the freelancers are still feeling that heat.
The best thing a freelancer can do is to promote his or her services on his or her websites and blog. They can treat clients a little different (some clients are plain stupid) and they can pay you first on platforms like Paypal on Stripe and the buyers can see the final products or services when the providers are done working on them. Practically, on long term the freelancers are only winning from this. Fiverr can get their 20% feer for the work freelancers are selling there but that is only for a short time. Being a smart freelance will make that time shorter and shorter.
