Anonymous
map-marker Arlington, Virginia

Not worth your time!

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I have been on Bubblews since it started. I wrote in spurts, but had earned at least $100, but that was before they got greedy and started lowering their pay rates. I stopped writing for them for a while after that, and just today I logged in and posted one of my blog posts (which I had asked them before if it was okay to post my previously published online content, they said yes) and I just tried to log in now and my account was deleted for 'spam'. So now all my earnings are gone. I can't even believe how dumb this website has gotten - and how, exactly, is it legal to steal my money when I have done NOTHING wrong? Jerks.
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Loss:
$10
Pros:
  • Consistent payments for months
  • That i received my 1st 2 echecks
Cons:
  • Lack of payment
  • Unpaid redemption
  • Not communicating
Reason of review:
Problems with payment

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Fremont, California

Bubblews is ***!

Where is the Delete Account option on Bubblews? Nowhere! I have tried everything, and the page won't let me delete my account! And the only reason I wanted to delete my account was because I made a couple of mistakes in a post, and it wouldn't let me edit my post or delete my post! Who developed this site without thinking of customer needs at all? So, since I can't do anything about this *** site, I just changed my username to a random letter string like adkjhskffl, and my email to something equally random. I guess that's all I can do, so I'm warning you- don't join this ***, horrible site!
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Reason of review:
Poor customer service
Margareta Eng
map-marker Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Bubblews owes me $300 in pending redemptions

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Bubblews owes me $300 in pending redemptions
I had 750+ articles uploaded on Bubblews web page since May this year when I have joined. All I was doing the whole that time was posting fairly good articles and helping the web page to be promoted in a positive way. As from the middle of the August none of my redemptions were sent. My husband joined the same page shortly after me and when his account was deleted without any particular proof I decided to run away from that web site. I took off my entire content. I was right. Something bad really happened. They discontinued my entire country so now I can't log into my account and I can't request anything from them. I want my money because i needed months to write those articles and I needed hours of the daily work sharing links and promoting them. I wasted so much time and I was paid only a small portion of it. I uploaded the screenshot of my Bank and my pending redemptions which I took shortly after I took my content off.
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Loss:
$300
Cons:
  • Lack of payment
  • Locked account
  • Not communicating
Reason of review:
Problems with payment

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Los Angeles, California

I am a U.S. based Native English speaking freelance writer that was cheated out of more than $200 by Bubblews Administrators.

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In the latter part of 2014, close to an expected payment date for a cash redemption, my Bubblews account was terminated overnight without any explanation or prior incident. It was eventually claimed that I violated their terms of use, although "which terms" were violated was never disclosed to me. Being as my writing style and process was consistent the whole duration of the time that I wrote for them (nearly one year). I paid strict attention to the rules, and always used a standard article template, so as not to overlook any important elements in each post. Clearly, their excuse for the account closure was unjustified, although it was definitely consistent with the way they had always done business. The only difference last November (during the time of the incident) was the fact that their unfair practices were used on me instead of some other poor ***! More than anything, I felt like a fool for defending the website to others after countless complaints! Now, I definitely recommend steering clear of these shysters. I think Arvind Dixit and his whole staff should be investigated for fraud. Just a thought :-)
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Loss:
$235
Pros:
  • Community
  • Consistent payments for months
Cons:
  • Locked account
  • Management and policies
  • Not communicating
Reason of review:
Problems with payment

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous

Bubblews stole money from users

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Bubblews decided on New Year's Eve 2014 to NOT pay any redemptions made before 11 November 2014 and also slashed the redemptions made after that date, which means that in some cases it was less than 50% of the redemptions value. This means that Bubblews stole the money from many people on this website. The reason for this, according to Bubblews, is that other people scammed/spammed the website. This sounds to me as a bogus reason. If your colleague misbehaves, is it then logic that your boss doesn't pay you, while you did your job in a good and honest way?
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Cons:
  • Lack of payment
Lex Ser
map-marker Zagreb, Zagreb

Bubblews deleted my account under the false claim

Bubblews sent me a very short message that my account is deleted because of the duplicate content and plagiarism which is completely untrue. I posted only original articles written by myself plus I never harm the web page with any of my actions or in any way. By every possible means I followed all the rules and the TOS. They also didn't want to pay me for the 4 months and after I have requested and asked about my pending redemptions they simply deleted me. They offered no explanation about those so called duplicate posts and they have been ignoring me ever since.
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Loss:
$190
Reason of review:
Problem with delivery

Preferred solution: Full refund

Ravneet Fcy
map-marker Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Bubblews not paying my several redemptions and deleted my account. i wrote 690 articles and all are deleted at once without prior notice, after deleting my account they said non original content.

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Bubblews not paying my several redemptions and deleted my account. i wrote 690 articles and all...
My all posts Followed the rules and I was actively flagging plagiarized content on bubblews. instead of paying they deleted the account. redemptions are as follows - 58.47 $ on 15/08/14* 310 $ on 07/09/14 * 81 $ on 13/09/14 * 71 $ on 17/09/14 * 73.86 $ on 21/09/14 * 110.73 $ ON 03/10/2014 * 138.17 $ on 2/11/2014* I was a loyal user at bubblews and to my knowledge I have not done injustice to any of my 690 posts. if there was any I should have informed and I would have deleted my posts myself. I have worked day and night to get this little income and promoted bubblews at my own cost. the money you are seeing here is not earned from plagiarized posts but my hard work. in the name of terms of services Bubblews itself stealing money from there users. Is there any law which can send them behind bars because poor people like me going through mentally unstable state and bubblews is responsible for that. a total of 843.23 $ is not paid. someone please sue them. I am tired of requesting them to reply and at least pay me whatever money I have earned .
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Loss:
$843
Pros:
  • Website that can pay for hard work
Cons:
  • Not paying after work is over
Reason of review:
Problems with payment

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Malolos, Bulacan

Changed the Site's Terms and Made Users wait for payment, only to be told in the end that they will no longer pay us.

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I have already filed a BBB complaint against Bubblews LLC (BBB Complaint # 5730****), but I did not receive any response or update about it, so I decided to write a review instead. I joined this website last year, July of 2014. During that time the site was promoted as social media platform where members can earn $0.01 per view/like/comment that they received. Once you have reached $50, you can claim your earnings which you will receive after 30 days. I received my first two redemptions. But on October 2014, they suddenly changed the processing time from 30 days to 60-90 days for users outside US, UK and Canada or as they call us, "international" users. As per the admin, the reason behind it was due to the number of violations or manipulations coming from these countries. I understood this and stayed on the site and waited for my redemptions to come. Until January 1st of this year, they decided not to pay us anymore, again, putting the blame on the "manipulation" that had happened. I just think that it is unfair to keep making false promises to the users and making them wait 2-3 months for something that they were not going to give in the long run. They have definitely wasted our time and made us look stupid waiting for our money only to be told in the end that we won't be receiving them anymore because of their lack in diligence in keeping the violators out of the website (if it was indeed, because of the manipulation). I really don't like being lied to and for someone to make me wait for nothing, aside from the time wasted, the site owes me more than $400. I will certainly won't be recommending the site to any of my friends from any part of the world.
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Loss:
$420
Pros:
  • Receiving my fist two echecks
  • That i received my 1st 2 echecks
Cons:
  • Not communicating
  • Lack of payment
Reason of review:
Problems with payment

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

Azael Udh
map-marker Island Garden City Of Samal, Davao

Bubblews.Com failed to pay

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Updated by user Dec 04, 2014

Bubblews still owes me my money and I have not heard from them at all. Issue has not been resolved. As of now, nothing

Updated by user Nov 19, 2014

There should be another two missed redemptions I need to add check attachment it makes it all a total of $513.18. Again I did not receive a single cent.

Bubblews.com owes me all that money and I like to have that money on my Paypal account arlanfely@***.com. If not FBI will be notified

Original review Nov 11, 2014
After writing several articles at Bubblews.Com they did not pay out my eight redemptions I have claimed in the redemption form on my Profile. After tagging and commenting on some of their articles about my missing redemptions they deleted my Account. It just happened today and I wonder if they still pay or not but so far they refused to do so. They said I violated their rules by boosting stats which is untrue since multiple account are allowed and no low says that these account can not like others. I still miss my redemptions a total worth of about 400 dollar
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Loss:
$411
Cons:
  • Running after my money
Reason of review:
Problems with payment

Preferred solution: Full refund

3 comments
Azael Udh

Unless of course they again changed it, that is what they always do make site changes so of course that is possible. By the time I joined the terms stated clearly that multiple accounts using one IP address are allowed but when you make payout that you need to provide for each account a unique Paypal.

Azael Udh

You are mistaken they are allowed just that you need to have your own unique Paypal. You can have multiple accounts on Bubblews

Guest

I've had problems too, but I must correct you. Multiple accounts are NOT allowed.

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Ailah Ddb

Bubblews only pay to a few members they choose and claim people are wrong to avoid payments

Bubblews is scam or not ? My friends and I got suspended when we redeem payments in $50 in bubblews.com Why sometimes some peopel got paid and said that Bubblews is honest when most of us got suspended when we ask for payment like those who did not get suspended? is it because bubblews does not really want to pay so suspend people without reasons, but claim they violate site rules. reason why Bubblews suspend people when they redeem payments Bubblews suspend people when they ask to pay in $50 to avoid paying to so many people. this is also a vaild proof and reason we found out why bubblews suspend people when people asked for payment, when they had even set up the redemption level from $25 to $50. Any normal company would really pay when people gave them works. but bubblews would just keep suspend people when people ask for money, dont you feel strange? If not avoid paying money to people, why bubblews suspend people when people ask for redemption? especially this case does not only happen on any one bubblers, there are a lot of people in bubblews being suspended just during their payment redemptions. If bubblews does not have any money they should just print out just show out, just tell, not to suspend people to decrease members total to try to pay to fewer/less people. this is absurd to join bubblews if they would suspend people when people ask for what they worth. Why some people said Bubblews IS NOT SCAM They got paid. They got paid each time they asked for payment, they were lucky enough to be paid everytime they redeem payment. and they think that those who did not get paid must have violated rules when the truth is many people many recent posts/news speak that bubblews is nearly out of money and always unable to pay people in time. Do you know why bubblews do that? they pay a few people, so when most people grumbled that they did not get paid, those FEW PAID MEMBERS would speak that BUBBLEWS PAY, IT REALLY PAIDS. IT MUST BE YOU HAVE PROBLEM SO NOT GETTING PAID. I GOT PAID, AT LEAST I GOT PAID EVERYTIME I suspect bubblews choose people to pay money to. Do you think it's fair that..... Do you think it's fair that.....only some few people in bubblews got paid and tell stories/lies that , those who did not get paid is because they violated site rules, but when the banned bubblews people increases we have to think that yes, bubblews does not really want to pay to so many people, so claim a lot of beautiful stories to cheat us thorough. if they want people to say they are honest and non-scam, why dont they pay to all bubblews. they deceive and cheat people to type for themselves, but when people typed, reached $50 , they said that " your work is violating what rules, which rules, this rule, that rule, every rule. " bubblews staff keeps using alibi to claim that people only get paid if they follow the site rules, but when people finish work, wish to redeem payments, they would be strict and keep deduct deduct deduct deduct deduct money from there, here, everywhere....... that is why..... yes bubblews is a scam. when you reach $50 and redeem payment, you may have the preparation to be SUSPENDED FROM BUBBLEWS
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Guest

Yes, bubblews is a scam. And they would not care if you are with them for more than a year.

Once your claim is high, they will simply delete your account for violation to avoid payment. That is their means of scamming. They hide behind the cloak of putting strict rules. Come on, look at the posts in that site, more than 90 % is non sense.

But these non sense things are paid because they belong to the slow earners in the site who cannot even construct a good English structure and are neophyte bloggers.

Guest

absolutely, today I posted and asked for the redeem button and I have found that my profile has been deleted.

I want to take this scroundrels to jail. I will not leave them .Just tell me where should I post now to file a complaint against bubblews

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| map-marker Bengaluru, Karnataka

Bubblews deleted my account as they informed me as unoriginal content and also palagrism content

I received an email from them that the account is deleted for Plagiarism/unoriginal content. They also gave me the content for Plagiarism. Please see my article and the link they provided both are different. I emailed them about that but no reply and they repeated the same thing that you can open an account again. My Plagiarism post as per the Bubblews Moderator: Fastest Hundred in ODI – 66 posted 12 days ago India toured the New Zealand team in the year 1999. India won the toss and chose to field first. New Zealand lost the first two wickets early in the innings. Then there was a third wicket partnership of 62 runs between BA Young and RG Twose. Then some good partnerships between the middle order batsmen took the team score to 300 runs. Chris Cairns was the batsman of the day by scoring 100 off 75 balls to help the team scoring run a ball. Then chasing a target of 301 to win India started their innings well with Jadeja and Ganguly with a partnership of 78 for the first wicket. But the middle order batsmen did not support the openers and Indian team just scored 230 runs losing all the wickets in 45.3 overs. Chris Harris took four Indian wickets that helped them to reduce the score. Captain Azharuddin was the pick of the batsman for the Indian team with 63 runs in 83 balls. Name: C Crains Team: New Zealand Score:100 off 75 balls (115 from 80) Also referred the original content came from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_1947–48 There is no connection between the post and the link. This is really shocking information.
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Loss:
$560
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Basauri, Basque Country

Bubblews has people writing for Months and the DO NOT pay!

Bubblews a web where you get paid to write articles, except that they don´t pay you. This is what happened to my wife, two Months writing articles for them and over $52,00 earnings and of course NO payment. An she is not the only they´ve done this to. When she claimed by e.mail to them why thy did not pay her all they said is "we´ll look into it" till today. This is another scam website and she is not the only one they have done this two, for the last four five Months they have done this to loads of people.
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$52
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Guest

Bubblews refuse to pay even old members who have never violated any terms and conditions. I was also one of them although I joined them in early July!

The same day I redeemed was the same day they posted a violation warning (by bubblewsSupport2).

They have NEVER responded to any emails (questions) to them other than those that report other true spammers and violators.

Not even questions about whether something like linking to my own blog is allowed.

What I redeemed ($128) and non-redeemed came up to $199 for me (unpaid).

Please sign this petition if you have been victimized: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/bubblews-non-payment

Or else report to the FBI and FTC online! They should be shut down ASAP before more people gets scammed!

Guest

Yes they are scamsters! I also found out some DIRT about them!

Ailah Ddb

They suspend people when people nearly go $50.00USD because bubblews does not want to pay money to people. they not only rise from $25 to $50 they even delay the people - they delay people on the payment period.

I still remember that I got suspended in $46.35USD and wish to write to people bubblews is scam site !!!!!

Ailah Ddb

My w1cht3l bubblews got suspended when it was $46.35.

Ailah Ddb

I got suspended when I goes $46.35. yes bubblews suspend people when they redeem payment

Ailah Ddb
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my w1cht3l bubblews got suspended March 2014, with $46.35 final accumulated payment.

Guest

I also did a lot of writing for them and reached over $100,00 and they NEVER PAID me either. BUBBLEWS IS A SCAM SITE!

Ailah Ddb
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bubblews would suspend if you redeem payment. they dont want to pay us

Guest

I heard about them lately and how they scam people by not paying them either, specially those that are not from the USA or the UK, well another of the many scam sites of course.

Ailah Ddb
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when people redeem payment ($50) bubblews staff would lock your account saying you violate site rules

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Anonymous
map-marker Bidhuna, Uttar Pradesh

Bubblews not pay my redemption payment

I joined this www.bubblews.com website last year 2014.During that time the site was promoted as social media platform where members can earn $0.01 per view/like/comment that they received. Once you have reached $50, you can claim your earnings which you will receive after 30 days. I received my first two redemptions. suddenly changed the processing time from 30 days to 60-90 days for international users.waiting for our money only to be told in the end that we won't be receiving.the site not pay my 6redemptions more than $350.please help Name-Piyush Bubblews.com user id- piyush2014 Email id-piyushkushawah2011@***.com india
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Loss:
$350
Cons:
  • Unpaid redemption
Reason of review:
Problems with payment

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Lipa, Batangas

Only Old Members Get Payment In Bubblews Since The Payment Policy Changed

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I have redeemed several times and have never received any payment at all. I started posting articles in Bubblews recently and did well until they suspended all active members in Vietnam and Pakistan. Since then, it has been very difficult to earn likes and comments. They removed the views which means they are not paying for it anymore. Several people, mainly new members wrote about their missing payments. They even left comments about payment in Bubblews staff's articles as if begging to give them their money. Mind you, they are all pleading and asking nicely but they never get a reply. I think Bubblews is a ticking time bomb. I have a feeling that the owners of Bubblews are just waiting for the right time to push the 'button' that will deactivate the Bubblews website...and all the members can say goodbye to their money. With all the non-payment issues, the founders even got the nerve to request from their members to vote for them in the Forbes 30 Under 30 and asking their members to tweet this: Also if you can tweet this out from your accounts we would greatly appreciate it “I nominate Arvind Dixit & Jason Zuccari co-founders of ‪@GoBubblews for ‪@Forbes ‪#My30Under30 ” And many retweeted. I just don't know how this is happening. Can somebody get this straight and help me get our hard earned money?
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Anonymous
map-marker Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Bubblews Never Pays, No Explanation

They promise to pay. They lie. They also lie about "speak freely, write your world." People who complain get reported by self-appointed censors. The posts are deleted and often the accounts are too, with no explanation or warning. The Bubblews contract doesn't say anything about that. Bubblews just keeps all your money. The Bubblews contract says that if you break a rule with a post, you won't get paid for that post. The truth is, you won't get paid for any of your work: Bubblews will keep everything you earned on every post, even though you made a mistake only once. And Bubblews won't even tell you you broke a rule --- sometimes an unwritten rule --- until you try to redeem. So you can lose huge amounts of money. Bubblews also doesn't pay when promised. It says it will pay within seven days, but it's more like three weeks IF the e-cheque isn't cancelled. More and more often, e-cheques bounce. I wrote on Bubblews for months and didn't receive 11 payments totalling $600. I e-mailed again and again and finally got one form response saying they'd look into it. Every e-mail since has been ignored. I've e-mailed every week for six months now and no reply. My account is still active and still making money for Bubblews. Bubblews is a SCAM!
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Loss:
$600
1 comment
Guest

It is definitely a scam. They will pay at first then stop payment when you are already hooked and you have invited lots of friends to join in. Worst, they will tag you as a violator so they could divert the fault.

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