Dribbble - Reviews and experiences

Not worth it. I signed up because a promoted post caught my eye and a colleague suggested trying it. The numbers jumped fast — my follower count shot from around 75 to over 1,000 in weeks. Most of those new profiles had bad or missing photos, so they came off as bots. My actual reach didn’t improve. Job posts show up maybe once a week, if that. They push big discounts to pull you in, but the value’s limited. Easy to join though, so I tried it and now I know.

I needed a quick designer for a small project — nothing fancy, just some assets while I was juggling a move and a sore back, so I didn't want to deal with a long search. The site promised a one-off post, I paid what it showed and walked away. No big deal. Then I got almost no responses. I messaged a few people directly. Most never replied. One actually did and sent a solid portfolio, which was a nice surprise, but they flaked on the timing and never rescheduled. That part was annoying, but forgivable. The real problem was the billing. Months later I noticed repeated charges for the same listing. The post was archived on the site and there was no clear clue in my dashboard that I had signed up for a recurring plan. It took poking around and creating a new post to find a tiny note by the payment button saying it renews monthly. That’s poor design. Customer support was slow to explain and the refund request feels like it will disappear into a queue — I’ve seen similar replies on forums. So delivery of the service (actual candidate responses) was weak. Billing transparency and the support follow-up are worse. On the plus side, the one designer who did reply had good work, so the platform can work if you get lucky. Still, I wouldn’t trust it for urgent needs without constant monitoring of charges.