[Archived - RigsK] Important Update - Requiring VIP for Earn Money Program

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Posted by “RigsK” on May 15, 2023.

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This is an important update for Grandfathered Creators.

 

In the announcement below we stated that starting July 1, 2023, all Earn Money Creators, including Grandfathered Creators, will be required to have either Platinum or Diamond VIP in order to be in the Earn Money Program and receive cash payouts. 

 

(This requirement does not affect Grandfathered Creators who are subscribed to legacy VIP (from before Tiered VIP launched).

 

We realize this is a huge change for many Grandfathered Creators and have been closely following feedback regarding this new policy.

 

Based on your valuable input, we have come up with a solution that should make it easier for affected Creators to transition. 

 

Details are as follows:

 

LINKED ACCOUNTS FOR GRANDFATHERED CREATORS

 

  1. Starting July 1, 2023, Creators will be able to link three Grandfathered Creator accounts together, with only one VIP subscription.
  2. Creators will choose one Grandfathered account for their VIP subscription, and two additional Grandfathered accounts that will not need VIP.
  3. If a Creator already pays for Platinum or Diamond VIP on a non-Grandfathered account, they can apply it to two of their Grandfathered accounts.
  4. All three linked accounts will be eligible for the Earn Money Program and payouts.
  5. Once the accounts are linked, new earnings from these accounts will be combined into one MASA balance. Earnings from before the accounts are linked will not be combined.
  6. Grandfathered accounts that are grouped with a VIP account will not need to apply for the Earn Money Program as long as they have already been approved to participate in the Earn Money Program prior.
  7. Starting August 2023, earnings from the linked accounts can be set up to funnel into the VIP account.

 

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO LINK GRANDFATHERED ACCOUNTS

 

Here’s how to link a Platinum or Diamond VIP Grandfathered account with two additional accounts.

 

  1. Make sure one of your Creator accounts has Platinum or Diamond VIP
  2. Submit a help ticket to the Earn Money Program, requesting linked accounts. List an account that has VIP, and two Grandfathered accounts that do not have VIP.
  3. If any of the linked accounts is not in the Earn Money Program, those account(s) will need to join to earn money and request a payout. All accounts will be able to apply to the Earn Money Program without a VIP subscription. However, you will not be able to earn money or request a payout until the account has a qualified VIP subscription or is linked to a Grandfathered account with a qualified VIP subscription.
  4. Once the team receives your ticket (and your Earn Money application(s) if applicable), they will:
    1. Check to make sure the accounts are owned by you
    2. Confirm your Earn Money Program application has been accepted.
  5. As soon as your accounts are approved, the team will link them together, so all three can be in the Earn Money Program with only one VIP subscription

 

ADDITIONAL BENEFIT - JULY ONLY

 

Between July 1 and July 30, Earn Money accounts with less than $50 can convert their balances into Credits. To receive Credits, send a help ticket to the Earn Money team.

 

FAQ http://im.vu/help1072

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Original Message 5/18/23

 

Attention Creators - Starting July 1 Earn Money Payouts will require VIP

 

This is an important notice for Creators who are not signed up for VIP but still receive cash payouts in the Earn Money Program.

 

Starting July 1, 2023, all Earn Money Creators will be required to have either Platinum or Diamond VIP in order to receive cash payouts.

 

This does not include legacy Creators who signed up for VIP before the Tiered VIP system launched. They already have the equivalent of Platinum VIP and do not need to take any action.

 

CLARIFICATION:

  1. Added 5/18/23: By "legacy Creators" we mean Grandfathered Creators. Grandfathered Creators without VIP will still be able to create, submit to their shop and earn Credits.
  2. When this new requirement is introduced, Grandfathered Creators without VIP will still be able to create, submit to their shop and earn Credits.
  3. Added 5/23/23 - You will not be able to earn cash or receive payouts unless you purchase Platinum or Diamond VIP. Once you join VIP you can earn cash and receive payouts. You will not lose existing cash balances. They will simply not be available without VIP.

 

The Platinum and Diamond VIP memberships offer exclusive benefits that will help Creators make the most of their IMVU experience, including free live chat rooms, live voice broadcasting, and catalog discounts. See our store https://www.imvu.com/next/store/ for more details.

 

We realize VIP is new to many of you, and to that end, we have provided several weeks of notice so that you can review the Platinum and Diamond VIP offerings and decide which is right for you. See our store https://www.imvu.com/next/store/ for more details.

 

Thank you!

 

The IMVU Creator Team

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Posted by “Erieann” on July 18, 2023.

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The date that I signed my creator agreement, there was no cash payout option. It clearly stated that the only payout I would receive for deving was credits unless I utilized the resellers for the cash option. There was not a cash payout option until they had to do away with the resellers. Also, the creator agreement stated that once I submitted anything to the catalog, it was up to IMVU to do with what they wished with the items if I closed my account, got banned, etc because they reserved the right to do so. So yeah, they can and will if they choose to use anything in those shops that are shut down or accounts that are closed.

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Posted by “yru” on July 18, 2023.

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IMVU definitely won’t reconsider this. They never reconsider anything and we all know this by now… All I want now is to have a “hide all products/shop” option to prevent this company from earning money from my creations while I earn nothing!

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Posted by “Zachainn” on July 18, 2023.

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(What happens to the earnings from before the accounts were linked?

Earnings from before the accounts were linked would remain in the separate accounts The current system for payout requests would apply to those earnings.)

 

Now tell me this. You take all of ones accounts and get only one pay out. When we can't even move 10,000 credits to our other accounts? I hope I am writing this wrong..

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Posted by “Zachainn” on July 18, 2023.

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I an way over this trying to please the mobile users. I know thats where your trying to get everyone to come to. But think of us that don't use phones for dev work , play or enjoy imvu.

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Posted by “Zachainn” on July 18, 2023.

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Rigs. I am so sorry but I don't believe you all can even come here and say oh yes you can dev. But , guess what your not going to get paid for it...... Really. You think many are going to take this. Maybe some of your noobs might but I know I won't. I think this is so wrong. You all sit back and just think how much more you can control us?

 

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Posted by “Zachainn” on July 18, 2023.

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I will be closing mine and there is over 100,000 items that will be removed in not to be used sold. etc..

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Posted by “Zachainn” on July 18, 2023.

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LestatDe,

its not the matter of you having to go and beg anyone. They are going to do what every they want no matter what we say here. If this is the case then I think have we should be able to take all of our credits out of here. Close the accounts if you have more than one. Also that they will not be able to USE Our meshes for others to dev from. I have seen way to much of this. I will tell you I paid for mine and I hope that they don't use mine. So when I sign up for a creator thats NOT THAT THE TOS Said!! Change it all you want but its the date you sign for deving that counts. Its like the make their own new rules every week..... WRONG

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Posted by “Zachainn” on July 18, 2023.

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What do you mean about having other accounts? They taken those away from us?

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Posted by “Zachainn” on July 18, 2023.

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Brock I think your a 110 percent right. its called Greed. Not thinking of those that started them.

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Posted by “Zachainn” on July 18, 2023.

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Hello, I am sorry but I think all of this is way to much. You ask us to come here and Dev been here since 07. Under the grandfather account and you told us in your TOS that we are safe in not having to do VIP. You have made so many new things for Creators. The cost that you are asking us to do and then to dev. next. feed (Which I HATE) have to take some many photos, go to nest of buy from the caddy, You limit how much we can move of our own credits we have had for years. You run NO specials on VIP anyone (per say where you could buy it for a YEar) which is now gone. You don't think you don't have enough work to keep up our caddys. When we can go from a 10 to 3 which a month. I just don't get you imvu. Are you just trying to make it so we will want to go. For one items. now.. We pay the credits to dev it, To submit and then to sell it. On top of this. You get to take from each items we sell your profits. With only one items marked at 300 credits we only make 0.12 please add this up. Our time, Textures, The fees, VIP, Photo,Peer Reviews. All the nest stuff. When do we have time to make anything? Plus we come here for answers and say how we feel and you removed . Its a loose loose thing here if you ask me. Start thinking of those that help get this company get going. Now if we use a New beta Studio you get more points only if one knows how to do it. The credits have even changed. You need to slow down and fix what is not right. I know I am getting tired of logging in and seeing (ONLY) Creators Do peer reviews to make your things come out faster. I think we do way to much to what we use o do and costs us alot more....... MY thoughts

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Posted by “Polystyrene” on July 17, 2023.

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Glad I could be of help :) Studio takes a while to get used to, but unfortunately classic will be going away some time in the future (when Windows stops supporting 32-bit software).

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Posted by “jacquiline515” on July 16, 2023.

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Thank you for all your help and replying back to me Polystyrene , i apreciate it very much i also was away for almost 2 years and just got back onto imvu once again , so this vip thing was all new to me and a huge shock when i found out about it , now that i am back on again i will have to keep researching for all that has been changed here since i was last on , i see they also have a new imvu studio now as well i hope they are still keeping the classic one, becasue now we all got to get use to using a new thing once again .

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Posted by “jacquiline515” on July 16, 2023.

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@Polytyrene yes i am able to create without it and have been for a long time now , i looked into my caddy history and it goes back to 20/10 so i am granfathered in , so is all good , will get my vip tomrow but am workign on trying to recover 2 old acounts i made years ago first ,when i got hacked i made those acounts for that reason only and i am now waitign for imvu to get back to me on changing my passwords because for some odd reason the password is not working i have for tthose one acounts of mine , but i never used either of them for very long ,and never created anything on either of them so now that we have no choice and have to get the vip thing i will start using them old acounts for creating once imvu gets back to me on getting them back and then i will grandfather then to this acount ,

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Posted by “Plausible” on July 16, 2023.

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Hello @RigsK​ @Meeows​ ,

 

i have a question following up the process for linking accounts.

 

I got lucky today with finding a nice nickname. So this is a whole new account with which i want to start creating with.

 

I already do have another account that is grandfathered, has a shop, all the jazz.

I didn't join the vip program yet with the other account.

 

So, i plan to make this account VIP. Can i then link my grandfathered account to it?

Or does it not matter which account has VIP in the end?

 

I'm also wondering, what kind of VIP it is you can get via phone.

It costs almost as much as platinum, which i need.

But the description doesn't add up?

 

Is it the 5$ Vip tier?537b5144d5b08b5d942269216bebaf18

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Posted by “Polystyrene” on July 16, 2023.

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Have you been able to create up until now without a VIP subscription? If so, you are grandfathered.

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