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After a WEEK of working with Microsoft tech support, my computer was in worse shape than when they started. I turned to Reimage. Not only did they fix my original problem in about two hours, they went further to improve the performance of my PC and recover third-party programs that Microsoft's "repairs" had corrupted. The Reimage techs owned my problems and wouldn't let go until I was thoroughly satisfied. Yes, Reimage was expensive, but it was worth it. The time and money I spent on Microsoft was wasted. I've been using computers since 1981, and this is the best tech support I've ever received.
Sometimes, it feels like ViewBug's marketing plan is to get you to not only do your own marketing but their marketing as well. It's very easy to advertise yourself (and thus viewbug) on social media. Although they encourage you to pose photo challenges, it's a crap shoot as to whether they will put your challenge of the "hub" where others can see it. And if you don't make the hub, all you can do is spam your contacts on social media or individually invite ViewBug members without the ability to copy-and-paste or even share your challenge URL. What's up with that? And "reward points" are just vanity points, like all the silly "badges" they give.
THAT SAID, the site is addictive. I quit at one point of frustration with the patronizing attitude of "support." But I discovered, I just didn't shoot as many pictures, much less better pictures. I rejoined for the fun and learning I get from competing with professional and amateur photographers all over the world. The chances of winning any real prize (like a camera) are miniscule, but you can get rankings as how you compare to other photographers.
All in all, it's one of those sites where the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.
Hello Tom,
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and for participating within the community!
ViewBug is always appreciative when members share photos and content about/from ViewBug. That said, we definitely also invest our resources in promoting our site, contests, winners, finalists, featured images, blog features, etc. This is part of our regular process to provide as much exposure to as many of our members as possible.
With regard to Photo challenges, the goal is to allow members to create their own photo challenges that allow members from around the world to rally around a specific theme, subject, or photography style. We definitely recommend that members encourage their followers and other interested photographers to participate. We also set up a ViewBug system notification that is also sent out to all of a challenge creator's followers when their new challenge is published.
While we endeavor to include as many Photo Challenges in the main ViewBug Challenges >> Explore area, it is true that not all challenges will be included there. With that said, the criteria for getting Photo Challenges approved are included here: http://bit.ly/VBchallenges and quite often when photo challenges meet these guidelines, they're often included on the main Challenges page.
Rewards Points are not the main focus for most members on ViewBug, though many do enjoy them. Rewards points have milestones that unlock special benefits such as extra contest submissions (on top of your regular submission limits), moderator access, curator status, ambassador level, and VIP level perks, etc. You can view the milestones and their rewards points equivalents by going here: http://www.viewbug.com/user/reward-points (must be logged in to your account)
Again, we appreciate your honest feedback and we graciously accept your input. We are also glad to know you're finding pleasure in participating within the community.:-)
All the best,
The ViewBug Team
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I asked for help and was phoned back... Highly Recommended without this i don't know what i would...
Hello Tom,
Thank you for such a wonderful feedback, we're a growing company and comments like this helps us a lot and moves us closer to our goal which is to be the go-to brand for technical support services.
If you may need assistance, do not hesitate to contact us. Feel free to contact us again anytime.
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