Too Long; Didn't Read
<a href="https://99designs.com/" target="_blank">99designs</a> receives a lot of hate on the <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/internet" target="_blank">internet</a> from professional, successful designers. The main arguments I’ve seen are that contests and spec work are a great way to have your work ripped off, to work for free, or to submit a <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/design" target="_blank">design</a> into the ether that goes unappreciated or unrecognized.