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
Starting July 1, 2023, Creators will be able to link three Grandfathered Creator accounts together, with only one VIP subscription.
Creators will choose one Grandfathered account for their VIP subscription, and two additional Grandfathered accounts that will not need VIP.
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.
All three linked accounts will be eligible for the Earn Money Program and payouts.
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.
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.
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.
Make sure one of your Creator accounts has Platinum or Diamond VIP
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.
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.
Once the team receives your ticket (and your Earn Money application(s) if applicable), they will:
Check to make sure the accounts are owned by you
Confirm your Earn Money Program application has been accepted.
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.
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:
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.
When this new requirement is introduced, Grandfathered Creators without VIP will still be able to create, submit to their shop and earn Credits.
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 “Vorvolaka” on July 14, 2023.
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OH, it’s only alt accounts that get the free VIP, okay. Still a bit confused on the second thing I mentioned though. I’m guessing they just haven’t fully updated the Creator Payments page yet? I can still switch over to earning money and I don’t have VIP.
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Posted by “Meeows” on July 14, 2023.
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@PromotedI am sorry to hear that you have lost interest in the Earn Money Program. However, I completely understand that you need to do what is best for you.
To process a payout request, a VIP subscription is necessary for all types of balances. Despite this, you can still convert your earnings into Credits by making a request.
Initially, VIP gifting was intended to assist Creators in accessing the Earn Money Program's platform for account linking. However, we have successfully engineered the system so that all Creators can access that page regardless of VIP status.
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Posted by “Vorvolaka” on July 14, 2023.
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@Meeows I’m curious if that month of free VIP thing happened too… because for a bit there I was still earning money before I manually switched it to credits. I’m pretty sure this was after July 1st as well. Was it VIP or just the ability to keep earning money that was granted? If anything was granted at all? It’s very confusing. Especially considering if people without VIP are still earning money with no way to withdraw it.
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@Meeows I would also like to know how the "Imvu gifts vip to ease the change" thing happened. Did people get gifted vip? Was that last month? because it was mentioned a few days ago, so i assumed july was covered.
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Thank you for the fast reply @Meeows
So i can't get my money then? I thought the converted-to-credits-bs affects only the pending balance, not the avaivable balance.
Well, now thats sad.
But the whole thing is anyways. There will be no vip for me, theres also nothing to link. I have to quit here :)
Imvu is already paying very little to us creators. To add another 10$ to the stake.. Its unsustainable, a cruel joke and not worth it.
If they want all the cake, they better start working the bakery themselves.
So i will now loose my earned money, avaivable aswell as pendig? When will that happen.
I just checked my pended schedules and so far its all money, no credits.
"Grandfathered Creators without VIP will still be able to create, submit to their shop and earn Credits." - Is this coming like a killbutton for all current balances, not a transition?
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Thanks for the tag @Promoted! I poked around and the team is aware of this blank page and is working on a fix. Essentially, the pop-up is to inform the account owner that they are not a Platinum or Diamond VIP subscriber to request a payout.
@Promoted and @N3rdyGirl - I just checked your accounts and I don't see a Platinum or Diamond VIP associated with it and no requests for account linking.
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Posted by “Promoted” on July 14, 2023.
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I just had the exact same thing when i wanted to withdraw.
@RigsK @Meeows what is happening?
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Posted by “N3rdyGirl” on July 14, 2023.
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My account appears to have been gifted the VIP in some fashion because it is still earning money; however, when I tried to do a final payout request, a blank box pops up -.-
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on July 13, 2023.
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After three weeks of waiting my accounts are finally linked.
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Posted by “Erieann” on July 12, 2023.
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All grandfathered accounts that wish to do the earn cash program must pay for VIP.
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Posted by “jacquiline515” on July 12, 2023.
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What about those who dont have grandfathered acounts and only have the one grandfathered creater acount then what ? do they still need to pay for this BS then before they can get paid .
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on July 12, 2023.
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My alt account is still earning money, so I guess so.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on July 12, 2023.
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Progress, after a fashion at least.
I'm curious - did IMVU successfully gift VIP to all of the recorded alt accounts? Because to do so strikes me as contradictory to this bureaucratic mess that has developed so far. They apparently managed that smoothly, but can't handle the payments?
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on July 12, 2023.
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Just tried that and they say my ticket has been escalated. So back to waiting....
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on July 11, 2023.
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Silly question ... since IMVU has come down from the heavens above and gifted the alt accounts a free month of VIP - have any of you made use of the live chat with CS feature to address any of these speed bumps?
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Posted by “RigsK” on May 15, 2023.
[Archived]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
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO LINK GRANDFATHERED ACCOUNTS
Here’s how to link a Platinum or Diamond VIP Grandfathered account with two additional accounts.
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
_____________________________________________
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:
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 “Vorvolaka” on July 14, 2023.
[Archived]OH, it’s only alt accounts that get the free VIP, okay. Still a bit confused on the second thing I mentioned though. I’m guessing they just haven’t fully updated the Creator Payments page yet? I can still switch over to earning money and I don’t have VIP.
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Posted by “Meeows” on July 14, 2023.
[Archived]@PromotedI am sorry to hear that you have lost interest in the Earn Money Program. However, I completely understand that you need to do what is best for you.
To process a payout request, a VIP subscription is necessary for all types of balances. Despite this, you can still convert your earnings into Credits by making a request.
Initially, VIP gifting was intended to assist Creators in accessing the Earn Money Program's platform for account linking. However, we have successfully engineered the system so that all Creators can access that page regardless of VIP status.
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Posted by “Vorvolaka” on July 14, 2023.
[Archived]@Meeows I’m curious if that month of free VIP thing happened too… because for a bit there I was still earning money before I manually switched it to credits. I’m pretty sure this was after July 1st as well. Was it VIP or just the ability to keep earning money that was granted? If anything was granted at all? It’s very confusing. Especially considering if people without VIP are still earning money with no way to withdraw it.
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Posted by “Promoted” on July 14, 2023.
[Archived]@Meeows I would also like to know how the "Imvu gifts vip to ease the change" thing happened. Did people get gifted vip? Was that last month? because it was mentioned a few days ago, so i assumed july was covered.
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Posted by “Promoted” on July 14, 2023.
[Archived]Thank you for the fast reply @Meeows
So i can't get my money then? I thought the converted-to-credits-bs affects only the pending balance, not the avaivable balance.
Well, now thats sad.
But the whole thing is anyways. There will be no vip for me, theres also nothing to link. I have to quit here :)
Imvu is already paying very little to us creators. To add another 10$ to the stake.. Its unsustainable, a cruel joke and not worth it.
If they want all the cake, they better start working the bakery themselves.
So i will now loose my earned money, avaivable aswell as pendig? When will that happen.
I just checked my pended schedules and so far its all money, no credits.
"Grandfathered Creators without VIP will still be able to create, submit to their shop and earn Credits." - Is this coming like a killbutton for all current balances, not a transition?
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Posted by “Meeows” on July 14, 2023.
[Archived]Thanks for the tag @Promoted! I poked around and the team is aware of this blank page and is working on a fix. Essentially, the pop-up is to inform the account owner that they are not a Platinum or Diamond VIP subscriber to request a payout.
@Promoted and @N3rdyGirl - I just checked your accounts and I don't see a Platinum or Diamond VIP associated with it and no requests for account linking.
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Posted by “Promoted” on July 14, 2023.
[Archived]I just had the exact same thing when i wanted to withdraw.
@RigsK @Meeows what is happening?
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Posted by “N3rdyGirl” on July 14, 2023.
[Archived]My account appears to have been gifted the VIP in some fashion because it is still earning money; however, when I tried to do a final payout request, a blank box pops up -.-![Blank-Payout]()
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on July 13, 2023.
[Archived]After three weeks of waiting my accounts are finally linked.
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Posted by “Erieann” on July 12, 2023.
[Archived]All grandfathered accounts that wish to do the earn cash program must pay for VIP.
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Posted by “jacquiline515” on July 12, 2023.
[Archived]What about those who dont have grandfathered acounts and only have the one grandfathered creater acount then what ? do they still need to pay for this BS then before they can get paid .
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on July 12, 2023.
[Archived]My alt account is still earning money, so I guess so.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on July 12, 2023.
[Archived]Progress, after a fashion at least.
I'm curious - did IMVU successfully gift VIP to all of the recorded alt accounts? Because to do so strikes me as contradictory to this bureaucratic mess that has developed so far. They apparently managed that smoothly, but can't handle the payments?
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on July 12, 2023.
[Archived]Just tried that and they say my ticket has been escalated. So back to waiting....
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on July 11, 2023.
[Archived]Silly question ... since IMVU has come down from the heavens above and gifted the alt accounts a free month of VIP - have any of you made use of the live chat with CS feature to address any of these speed bumps?
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