ViewBugReviews 249

ViewBug is a fantastic platform for photographers of all levels! I've been participating in their photo contests for over a year now and I must say it's been an amazing journey. The variety of contests they offer keeps things exciting and the community is incredibly supportive.

Winning my first photo contest on ViewBug was an exhilarating experience! The recognition and exposure I gained were beyond my expectations. I can't thank ViewBug enough for providing a platform that appreciates and celebrates the art of photography...

I can't express how much I love being a part of this community! Everyone is so welcoming and the free rewards they offer are just fantastic. Participating in contests is a bonus but the real joy comes from the support and encouragement I receive.

I have participated in other photo contests elsewhere but I find ViewBug's approach to be the most unbiased and credible. It's reassuring to know that your work is evaluated based on its merits. The ranking and voting is clear and you cannot buy votes which I think is as fair as it gets

So much to do with my photos! I made my first sale on the viewbug gigs cannot believe it. My buddy receive a new gopro camera for winning a sports related contest hope I'm next

The photo contests are both fun and challenging pushing me to explore different styles and subjects. The judges' feedback has been invaluable learning a lot... plus I can play memorama with the best photos

Had a problem with a payment and the viewbug team took about 2 days to completely resolve my concern thank you! I'm happy with the freebies I received as a premium member I got a new domain and will publish my viewbug website soon

Winning contests isn't everything; it's the sense of belonging and encouragement that make it truly special. Great to be part of viewbug.

Love the community, people have been so friendly and I've been able to access very nice rewards for free. I don't expect to win a contest but they give you a lot of motivation to keep participating.

This website used to mean a lot, but now from seeing fake edited photos, to being awarded on quite a few photos, asked to be "printed" and the like, I've never seen any of these things come to fruition. A site that has an app that doesn't keep up with the app, and allow all functions to be done on the app, as is on the website…makes no sense. The new coin rewards program was a good idea…but there are no prizes left, and the ones that are for a few…as a lot of us have been on here a long time, they're not even prizes, just discounts to buy more. This is an art based site, therefore the community wants more than to be taken for money and to pay for "VIEWBUG popularity." We're looking for real people, real contests, real fellow photographers, and real coverage on our art. The emails are just confusing, it's hard to tell if they're asking to use your photos due to you winning (I have "won" and was asked about being printed or having my photos shown) and still have no clue what ever went on. They want you to pay for any little thing you click on, and on top of that it's not all of this that makes people feel that this site doesn't give what it offers and advertises. It's how the site is handled and how you're treated as a human that puts love and creativity into what you do, and yes you want the exposure that you are expecting, and yes you want to be able to talk to real time people and be treated fairly, get real answers, be able to use the site as it's put in front of you. It's just not that way. They've taken a lot of things that used to be just free, for us posting and giving our photos to make your site what it is, you should be doing the same for all of us, no matter what even if it's just the nunber of photos that you accumulate, you're making profit off your members, and I mean paying and non. We're all members of a community, so it's time it should be just that…a community. ViewBug has great potential,, after being asked to be a curator more than once, you should be putting the contests in the hands of some of your top winning photographers…and from every category, and style. Not I just by what they spend.

I have really enjoyed viewbug since I first created my account. I would like to know if coin prizes will renew any time soon? I think refreshing them would be a great incentive for us members!

I have been a Pro+ member since 2018. This site is fine to view other photographers' work, but their contests are a joke. My latest contest entry was ranked # 1 out of 12k entries when the contest initially closed. Within a couple of days, the rank changed to # 3. The contest then went 'In Review' for a week or so. The final results came in today. My photo is now # 2,783. WTF? Contests are a joke.

Great format to gauge your audience, participate in contests and receive feedback.
Viewbug provides easy access to creating a website and logos.
The memberships are reasonable.
Uploading from phone is the only downside.

I have been an active and satisfied member of Viewbug since 2015. Recently I have had a problem with incorrect owner registration data for a domain purchased thru and managed by Viewbug. Repeated request (over 9 times) to correct this information have been ignored by member support staff. I am now saddled with a domain that I cannot use as intended because of this data registration mistake by Viewbug. As of this review, I have been "ghosted" by support staff for over a month with no remedy, or even acknowledgement of my plight, in sight.

I have been an inactive member for five years, very active six years ago. But like other reviewers I see no real benefit yet am bombarded with spambot roboreps informing me I was chosen yada yada. Front face it looks cultishly like a scheme. It's the back room I've been wondering about. How do they REALLY make money, increase value for their investors? It MUST be the images. They've built an enormous library they can sell with no ties to me or the other saps whove uploaded cool pics. Just sayin'. Fun to look through nice shots, though.

And even worse, it's like pulling teeth to contact anyone, STOP CHARGING MY CARD EVERY MONTH! This is just ridiculous!

Let alone that it become full of porn and not only good photography, they are now raised the prices compare to last year 3 times.
That still with "special offer"
Ridiculous!
I was a member since 2016 and they do not care, going to delete my account once I know all my data will be deleted and they will not use it anymore.
It's a shame that you cannot find a propere photographers community.
Do yourself a favor and don't join them.

I definitely have new favorite photography website, they are so user friendly and offer so much. They even offer help to you to showcase your photos.

I have been a Pro+ member for several years now and at first it was reasonably good value but to be honest I now see no benefit from paid for membership and in fact no real benefit at all from the site. The incessant emails are annoying, the contests are pointless, and the so-called benefits of membership offer little that can't be obtained elsewhere, often free of charge.
I shall not be renewing my membership.