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 “HunnyHer” on June 26, 2023.
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Because some of us make a full on living here- and we arent talking about play money or vacation money or "extra Christmas money" Thats why I personally have 10 accts....its my JOB - and yes Id pay the $10 per acct to get payout if thats what I have to do....would I like it? No - but it is what it is.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on June 26, 2023.
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Can't say if this is his story, but in ancient times of yore and legend, before IMVU turned into the greedy dragon, there was an era of peace and tranquility. An era when people could trade in accounts without being plagued by the demon TOS. Tragically, like all tales involving the dragon, a new age was born without warning - one where people were no longer allowed to trade in accounts. Legend has it that certain people were cursed to forevermore exist within not one account, but dozens. They still exist today, hidden amongst us, or so the old fables say.
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Posted by “Erieann” on June 26, 2023.
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Why on Earth would anyone need 15 or 20 creator accounts? I could understand maybe 5 but no more than 10 considering the different areas that can be made. Anyway, no the other accounts, if they did not have VIP, would become credit earners.
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Posted by “BrockHoward” on June 26, 2023.
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Hello....Why would we only be able to merge 3 accounts?. What if you have 15 or 20 creator accounts?. You just get them ripped off from you?
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Posted by “BrockHoward” on June 26, 2023.
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Hello....Why would we only be able to merge 3 accounts?. What if you have 15 or 20 creator accounts?. You just get them ripped off from you?
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on June 26, 2023.
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From Rigs' post - "Starting July 1, 2023, Creators will be able to link three Grandfathered Creator accounts together, with only one VIP subscription."
They probably haven't started linking accounts yet.
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Posted by “Reclusus” on June 26, 2023.
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Dear IMVU,
I am handing the linking of my accounts Incorruptus and Reclusus, 3 more days. If not processed and helped by coming Wednesday 26th June 2023, 18:00 hours, Amsterdam/Paris time. I will stop payments to VIP, and will delete my accounts permanently.
I am totally fed up and done with being mistreated and misused. I have the promisse of RigsK she put it with the pay out team to proces, she guaranteed this by mail to me. I have it ticketed for both my accounts, which is not updated.
I am totally done, with mistreatments, WHILE PAYING FOR IT!
It is either now...or never. Suit it yourselves!
NOW GET ON IT - OR IT WILL BE BYE BYE IMVU!
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Posted by “AlawaSinz” on June 25, 2023.
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So, not only do we need to pay in through derivation cost when we submit our projects, which means buying the credits to earn the dev tokens/cash flow back as is but now you are asking creators to pay even MORE on top of the, lets say 100k plus in credits a month to be able to submit their items for sale in the first place? (Because, let's face it, the 6k you get with vip is not going to cover deving cost for the bigger pros here.) Double edged sword anyone? I personally did not get subjected or pulled into the "getting paid" game, I do it for something to do or for friends, but I know Many valuable Devs who do and have used it as a back up source of income. It is for them I speak now. The greed is going to have limits and I know quite a few who will be disabling their creations if this should push through. I think creators pay in more than enough, Legacy or Not, to have their pay earned, just through the purchase of credits alone, we are talking a good $50 to $100 a month plus (Excluding the few cents return per sale..) I think you can take their $10 from what they pay in to be able to dev/create here anyway. Just my thought but this is a sure fine way to lose even more of the player/creator base than you already have when you started pushing Next and other changes into play. IMVU is dying vs what it used to be and the more you keep on adding the weights on, the more you seal it's fate.
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on June 25, 2023.
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That is good to know, thank you. Ugh, I just want my flipping money :(
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Posted by “stymesh” on June 25, 2023.
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Yes you can make a request because the amount was debited to the creators payment page. I requested after they approved me not dealing with my schedule anymore because I'm already behind everything. And I'm anticipating the next payouts will be late as well so now I'm requesting them as soon as they become available on Creators Payment page.
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on June 25, 2023.
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Still no pay here. Does anyone know if you can make a new request while one is in limbo still? Getting very worried that I won't be able to make my second request at the end of the month and then I'll be screwed by MASA next month.
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Posted by “stymesh” on June 25, 2023.
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I wonder if this is our new normal would be. Begging for our money. :(
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Posted by “Ismeny” on June 25, 2023.
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@stymesh I am in the same situation since the past wednesday, when I received the approved message :/ no payment yet in my paypal account
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Posted by “SenseiGuru” on June 24, 2023.
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OK. Read. Question. If a creator has 15 grandfathered creator accounts. Then how can that creator possibly qualify for the new rules with having to have VIP and only get to choose 3 of there accounts and not loose the other 12 accounts?
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OK. Read. Question. If a creator has 15 grandfathered creator accounts. Then how can that creator possibly qualify for the new rules with having to have VIP and only get to choose 3 of there accounts and not loose the other 12 accounts?
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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 “HunnyHer” on June 26, 2023.
[Archived]Because some of us make a full on living here- and we arent talking about play money or vacation money or "extra Christmas money" Thats why I personally have 10 accts....its my JOB - and yes Id pay the $10 per acct to get payout if thats what I have to do....would I like it? No - but it is what it is.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on June 26, 2023.
[Archived]Can't say if this is his story, but in ancient times of yore and legend, before IMVU turned into the greedy dragon, there was an era of peace and tranquility. An era when people could trade in accounts without being plagued by the demon TOS. Tragically, like all tales involving the dragon, a new age was born without warning - one where people were no longer allowed to trade in accounts. Legend has it that certain people were cursed to forevermore exist within not one account, but dozens. They still exist today, hidden amongst us, or so the old fables say.
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Posted by “Erieann” on June 26, 2023.
[Archived]Why on Earth would anyone need 15 or 20 creator accounts? I could understand maybe 5 but no more than 10 considering the different areas that can be made. Anyway, no the other accounts, if they did not have VIP, would become credit earners.
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Posted by “BrockHoward” on June 26, 2023.
[Archived]Hello....Why would we only be able to merge 3 accounts?. What if you have 15 or 20 creator accounts?. You just get them ripped off from you?
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Posted by “BrockHoward” on June 26, 2023.
[Archived]Hello....Why would we only be able to merge 3 accounts?. What if you have 15 or 20 creator accounts?. You just get them ripped off from you?
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on June 26, 2023.
[Archived]From Rigs' post - "Starting July 1, 2023, Creators will be able to link three Grandfathered Creator accounts together, with only one VIP subscription."
They probably haven't started linking accounts yet.
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Community posted over 1 year ago Admin
Posted by “Reclusus” on June 26, 2023.
[Archived]Dear IMVU,
I am handing the linking of my accounts Incorruptus and Reclusus, 3 more days. If not processed and helped by coming Wednesday 26th June 2023, 18:00 hours, Amsterdam/Paris time. I will stop payments to VIP, and will delete my accounts permanently.
I am totally fed up and done with being mistreated and misused. I have the promisse of RigsK she put it with the pay out team to proces, she guaranteed this by mail to me. I have it ticketed for both my accounts, which is not updated.
I am totally done, with mistreatments, WHILE PAYING FOR IT!
It is either now...or never. Suit it yourselves!
NOW GET ON IT - OR IT WILL BE BYE BYE IMVU!
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Posted by “AlawaSinz” on June 25, 2023.
[Archived]So, not only do we need to pay in through derivation cost when we submit our projects, which means buying the credits to earn the dev tokens/cash flow back as is but now you are asking creators to pay even MORE on top of the, lets say 100k plus in credits a month to be able to submit their items for sale in the first place? (Because, let's face it, the 6k you get with vip is not going to cover deving cost for the bigger pros here.) Double edged sword anyone? I personally did not get subjected or pulled into the "getting paid" game, I do it for something to do or for friends, but I know Many valuable Devs who do and have used it as a back up source of income. It is for them I speak now. The greed is going to have limits and I know quite a few who will be disabling their creations if this should push through. I think creators pay in more than enough, Legacy or Not, to have their pay earned, just through the purchase of credits alone, we are talking a good $50 to $100 a month plus (Excluding the few cents return per sale..) I think you can take their $10 from what they pay in to be able to dev/create here anyway. Just my thought but this is a sure fine way to lose even more of the player/creator base than you already have when you started pushing Next and other changes into play. IMVU is dying vs what it used to be and the more you keep on adding the weights on, the more you seal it's fate.
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on June 25, 2023.
[Archived]That is good to know, thank you. Ugh, I just want my flipping money :(
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Posted by “stymesh” on June 25, 2023.
[Archived]Yes you can make a request because the amount was debited to the creators payment page. I requested after they approved me not dealing with my schedule anymore because I'm already behind everything. And I'm anticipating the next payouts will be late as well so now I'm requesting them as soon as they become available on Creators Payment page.
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on June 25, 2023.
[Archived]Still no pay here. Does anyone know if you can make a new request while one is in limbo still? Getting very worried that I won't be able to make my second request at the end of the month and then I'll be screwed by MASA next month.
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Posted by “stymesh” on June 25, 2023.
[Archived]I wonder if this is our new normal would be. Begging for our money. :(
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Posted by “Ismeny” on June 25, 2023.
[Archived]@stymesh I am in the same situation since the past wednesday, when I received the approved message :/ no payment yet in my paypal account
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Posted by “SenseiGuru” on June 24, 2023.
[Archived]OK. Read. Question. If a creator has 15 grandfathered creator accounts. Then how can that creator possibly qualify for the new rules with having to have VIP and only get to choose 3 of there accounts and not loose the other 12 accounts?
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Posted by “SenseiGuru” on June 24, 2023.
[Archived]OK. Read. Question. If a creator has 15 grandfathered creator accounts. Then how can that creator possibly qualify for the new rules with having to have VIP and only get to choose 3 of there accounts and not loose the other 12 accounts?
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