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I have been on this site for several years now, thinking I will give it a chance! Well, I've wasted too much time already! If you choose to stay here for free and never upgrade to any of the paid memberships ( there is a very aggressive sales pitch for you to upgrade), you will get no exposure at all! I'm no fool! I have some pretty decent photos, and hardly anyone looked at them! I'm told that there are a large number of photographers on this site, yet when I enter any of the challenges or competitions in order to gain exposure, I noticed that in the end a very small number of people had a chance to view my photos (50 the most if I'm lucky)! I realized that half the time, my photos are not even shown! Another thing that bothers me are the winning photos! I have seen some amazing inspiring photos on this site, and yet, half the time the winning photos are a joke! I'm through! Time to move on. Out with the old, in with the new!
As a seller, I have to honestly inform other sellers that Etsy is a totally useless site! Selling on Etsy is nothing but a waste of time and energy!
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Hi Gabriella,
Thank you for your post. While upgraded accounts have more access within the site which can create more exposure opportunities, free Lite members are also able to get significant exposure.
We encourage members to give peer awards and like other photos, leave comments and interact with others. Participating in photo contests and joining photo challenges are also great ways to get more opportunities for impressions on members' images/profile. These can be effective ways to increase exposure to your work and build your network in the photography community.
We also feature some of the awesome images from among ViewBug members throughout our site, on our contest headers, as well as in our social media campaigns. Features are not exclusive to upgraded memberships.
The ViewBug Team