Zero views on my ArtStation profile despite having a Pro subscription—any advice?

tanea

Hey everyone! I previously used ArtStation without a subscription and typically received over 100 views on my posts. I decided to try the Pro subscription for a month to see if it would enhance my visibility, but now my recent posts are getting zero to fewer than 10 views.

I haven’t posted in a few months—could that be affecting my visibility? I’m feeling a bit disappointed, as I expected the Pro subscription to provide better engagement. Any advice on what steps I can take to improve my visibility would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

iam717

any advice?

Advice: If one has the means, make their own "popular art site" do that boot all the nft people the a.i. scripts/bots and promoters.

reprimand your mods or anyone with powers to abuse users who frequent and actually apply themselves to the community at large that is dwindling. (as in check them for stalker like vibes against one individual.)

Here is a link on someones blog post that speaks about a similar situation perhaps collab. and discuss between each-other on a non modded locations where you can speak freely without someone else's bias as a form for communication control.
https://www.artstation.com/blogs/beldm00/dzPgZ/artstation-blogs-are-dead-this-is-why-i-am-here-there-for-medium

This is actual advice the only way to get what we want is to take out ("never make them mods/never prop them up") these kinds of people^ they are ruining sites and damn near everything with their own b.s.

All the best with it. on topic/ lil'more people have been saying this is to make a.i. stuff more "popular/seen", to get the kids into it so that the people who are thieves can come in and make money for doing absolutely nothing.  yes i consider anyone using any kind of a.i. a thief.

Eric Chadwick

? I can't understand your post.

Anyhow. If you want engagement, then engage. Engage by posting content frequently, preferably with quality content. Engage with your content peers, give them quality feedback. Do this with intent and focus, and engagement will follow.

zetheros

@tanea you can also try posting your work to other social media websites too (if you aren't already). A few months is a fairly long time to not post anything, not sure if even a pro status would help you there

tanea

Thank you all for the advice! I’ll start engaging more with others on the platform, and I’ll also share my work on other social media platforms to broaden my reach. I appreciate the tips and encouragement—looking forward to seeing how things improve!

kanga

Place a link to your Artstation page using the bottom of your post. We all have them. You can also get feedback on your work.

littleclaude

Hey there! First of all, don't be discouraged—you're absolutely not alone in feeling this way. It's great that you're taking the step to experiment with a Pro subscription and see how it affects your visibility but I don''t think its needed, it is however great for the tutorials and other features.

While it can be frustrating when things don't seem to improve right away, it's important to remember that growth and engagement on platforms like ArtStation can be built over time. Think of ArtStation as an end platform that all your vectors of dissemination point to. 

For example you post on Linkedin, Polycount, Discord, Unreal Forum, Twitter and so on, then mention if you would like to see more go check out this link    that's a natural way of build up views.

 - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/18BQ33

Also don't worry about views and likes. It's what's in your ArtStation when you apply for a job is what matters, no one is going to care about your view count or how many people like your artwork, they just want to see good work that is built in the correct way.

NikhilR

If you're looking for work there is definitely more benefit in posting on linkedin and highlighting an artstation portfolio among your connections than hoping for artists on artstation to come across your profile and add a like or comment.

In that sense it does help to have a more focused supporter base relevant to work opportunities around your art that can help in branding and that is far easier to acquire on linkedin over artstation. 

Personally I didn't find artstation pro to be all that useful, and with artstations approach to AI there's far too much rubbish on the site to make me feel as relevant as a human artist.
Still better than the cesspool that is x/twitter.

Ruz

@NikhilR - hey twitter is not bad at all for posting artwork, long as you tailor your feed to art stuff mainly.

does a good job with image compression too

poopipe

littleclaude said:

Also don't worry about views and likes. It's what's in your ArtStation when you apply for a job is what matters, no one is going to care about your view count or how many people like your artwork, they just want to see good work that is built in the correct way.

100% that 
I only go to artstation because there's a link on the cv/resume I'm looking at or because I want a new waifu for my desktop. 

Ruz

the funny thing is my instagram gets virtually zero views or likes, but when I replied in a thread about cats, I got 300 likes within 2 days and 1000's of views.

Even making a silly comment on a thread gets at least 10 likes

I think maybe giving your work a hashtag of #cutecats or #sexy ladies might help your get more views

NikhilR

@NikhilR - hey twitter is not bad at all for posting artwork, long as you tailor your feed to art stuff mainly.

does a good job with image compression too

That's true, for me the experience went down the drain when my art focused twitter attracted accounts consumed in the gamergate culture war and AI crazineess then it became a slinging match between Grummz and Alyssa Mercante
https://x.com/Grummz/status/1815864215535771959

and Del Walker and Nicki Minaj and her army of the Barbz
https://x.com/TheCartelDel/status/1829257794341740838

Add to that the israel palestine conflict and horrible images of death, destruction and antisemetic propoganda and I don't think art really mattered.
I tried to limit the feed to artists I follow, but the algorithm would keep showing me controversial content, so it didn't make sense to stay on.

And besides posting on linkedin get the engagement that actually matters if an industry job is what you're looking for.

Ashervisalis

Nikhi what are you even talking about lol

@tanea I kinda disagree with others that views and likes aren't important. Regardless of if you have a job or not, having people view and enjoy your personal art is important as an artist. It's nice and reaffirming to check your stuff and see a lot of interactions. Helps me push forward with more personal art, unlike those projects I spent long amounts of time on, only to get a couple reactions. I'd suggest dropping the ArtStation pro. I paid for it for years but honestly I have no idea if it helped me in the end. Can't find your portfolio anywhere, but if you're not getting any interactions on your art, maybe compare yourself to other artists and see if your art is up to snuff. Quality, story, imagination, visual interest, etc.

Alex_J

not sure if already mentioned, didn't read all previous replies, but probably no matter how awesome the art is, it is one awesome piece of art in a sea of awesome art. 

what will get you noticed is being involved in some communities and having people who are following your person. you can even be a lousy artist then, but if people like you and are following your journey they'll click like to support you. and if you are doing the same for others naturally they'll do it for you.

also good to zoom out and consider what the long goal is, and ask what does artstation views/likes contribute towards meeting that goal. as far as i am aware, if goal is staying employed i don't think artstation popularity helps much? could be wrong, i'm not a job seeker but thats impression i had anyway.

agree with ashervisialis above though that if you are working alone trying to build skills and a portfolio, getting some validation is a morale boost.

NikhilR

Ashervisalis said:

Nikhi what are you even talking about lol

@tanea I kinda disagree with others that views and likes aren't important. Regardless of if you have a job or not, having people view and enjoy your personal art is important as an artist. It's nice and reaffirming to check your stuff and see a lot of interactions. Helps me push forward with more personal art, unlike those projects I spent long amounts of time on, only to get a couple reactions. I'd suggest dropping the ArtStation pro. I paid for it for years but honestly I have no idea if it helped me in the end. Can't find your portfolio anywhere, but if you're not getting any interactions on your art, maybe compare yourself to other artists and see if your art is up to snuff. Quality, story, imagination, visual interest, etc.

Oh just my experience on twitter before I stopped posting on the platform.
Initially my feed had content from artists I follow and was thus mostly art/game industry updates.

With the culture war/nicki minaj/gamergate nonsense and israel palestine conflict, many artists I followed were reposting content related to this, so my feed was filled with incoherent rants from crazed barbz attacking Del Walker, Grummz and Alyssa Mercante attacking each other and antisemetic/anti israeli posts from some pro palestinian game developers.

I did try to get the algorithm back to what it used to be by unfollowing everyone, but it was simpler just to make a new account though in the end I just left.

This was the Del Walker, Nicki Minaj situation,
https://www.thegamer.com/nicki-minaj-beefing-naughty-dog-dev-ai-generated-images/

Del Walker did mention on his livestream yesterday that he was going to be less active on social media so maybe this was responsible for that decision since challenging the Barbz can get pretty crazy. 

Its not too different from going up against the Biebz (Justin Beibers army of preteen fangirls) except the Barbz are more likely to follow through with their threats since they act on wild instinct like bear cubs protecting their mama bear.  
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meet-the-barbz-the-nicki-minaj-fandom-fighting-the-nicki-hate-train-705438/
I'd be more aligned to participating in this rubbish if it involved british humor.
https://youtu.be/X7kz4uMXFlE

And this was the one between Grummz and Alyssa Mercante from Kotaku
https://thatparkplace.com/kotaku-senior-editor-alyssa-mercante-plays-dumb-and-blames-mark-kern-after-she-described-japanese-people-as-racist-for-calling-out-assassins-creed-shadows/
Alyssa left kotaku just before layoffs and is now in Montreal, she is currently in conflict with Youtuber Smash JT and they are looking to ruin each other through litigation. (something about him calling out her nude modeling as sex work and her stalking his wife because of his support for online death threats against her)
https://thatparkplace.com/alyssa-mercante-declares-she-will-be-pursuing-legal-remedies-against-youtuber-smash-jt-after-his-lawyer-rejected-her-demands/

The israel palestinian one is all over the internet, I really wouldn't get into it here.

Though to get to the point, its better to post on linkedin since you can build connections more relevant to getting work in the industry. 

Alex_J

internet is really nuking some peoples brains

Rima

Yeah, you can ignore NikhilR. He's just trying to hijack the thread to talk about his culture war shit again that's totally not right wing culture war shit while all being linked from right wing shitsites that go on about "DEI" and "woke" and Sweet Baby Inc.

It's just not relevant to the point of the topic.

Neox

how is having a pro account linked to having viewers?

i am not sure you can buy "viewers" on artstation, much like you can on social media, but i wouldnt be surprised. but whats the gain here? fake viewers who dont care, just a high number of nothingness.

as with any platform this has to be earned, over long times, just buying a pro account doesnt offer you more views, your content will do that and time, so much time.

Alemja

I think it's slight misinterpretation of how Pro works, particularly of this bit:

Which is part of the offering on the pro page: https://www.artstation.com/subscribe/pro

Which could theoretically give you more views by making it easier for people to find you in search. However if you have no work you won't show up in search on the site, whether you have pro or not. Plus you need to have a reason for people to search for you to get that boost in views.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it, out of all of the perks pro offers this is like one of the lowest priorities for why I would have pro. Likes and views can help with spreading your work around but are ultimately meaningless in the grand scheme of things, especially with algorithms really prioritizing quantity over quality, they feel hollow. It indirectly punishes 3D artists because out work can take a lot of time, especially with the current caliber we're expected to hit. Make stuff for yourself, and to attract the kinds of jobs you're interested in, don't worry about anything else.

NikhilR

Rima said:

Yeah, you can ignore NikhilR. He's just trying to hijack the thread to talk about his culture war shit again that's totally not right wing culture war shit while all being linked from right wing shitsites that go on about "DEI" and "woke" and Sweet Baby Inc.

It's just not relevant to the point of the topic.

My point was that posting on LinkedIn, rather sharing your artstation post on LinkedIn can give it more traction in a curated network that more professional than Twitter and less crowded than artstation.

The most recent controversy was this art directors post suggesting candidates applying to Obsidian entertainment are being discriminated against based on their race.

 https://x.com/totlmstr/status/1861901573825470554

Content like this does drown out a lot of posts involving art.
More context on that situation,
https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/former-co-owner-of-obsidian-entertainment

Sage

tanea said:

Hey everyone! I previously used ArtStation without a subscription and typically received over 100 views on my posts. I decided to try the Pro subscription for a month to see if it would enhance my visibility, but now my recent posts are getting zero to fewer than 10 views.

I haven’t posted in a few months—could that be affecting my visibility? I’m feeling a bit disappointed, as I expected the Pro subscription to provide better engagement. Any advice on what steps I can take to improve my visibility would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Do what Eric said and post good work often, don't worry about trying to get views. If you want to get more views post on several places, if the work is good people will stop by and leave comments. Don't get discouraged. It's more important to be helpful and part of a community.