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 “Madotsuki” on June 16, 2023.
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@Sylaraia - I can understand that. There's a similar dilemma over on SL as well. Lots of creators there complain that a lot of products being sold are too cheap for their standards, and they hate that they have to compete with people who set their bar low. Kind of a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario.
If it's not a mesh body, you won't catch me dead paying ~$20 for a single product. Heck, it's bad enough on Cash Shops in MMORPGs. I think IMVU have made such an influence to seek cool cosmetics what it seeps into my gaming life.
Glamour is endgame.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on June 16, 2023.
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I feel like IMVU would love that, considering they have had past agendas to try and force artificial catalog price hikes. I remember when they sprung a 10% price hike on us, and whatever algorithm they used clustertrucked the entire situation. Some people had their prices tripled and weren't able to lower it. It caused a broad swathe of the catalog to become unpopular because the pricing couldn't compete with newer products.
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^Adding to this:
What this effectively does is put creators in a position where they would have to inflate their prices on products. I would not be surprised if we start seeing product prices upwards of 10k or more for a normal single item in the catalog. However, that runs the risk of earning even less sales if you're not considered a trusted brand. Unless you're like in the top 1% of creators making good sale numbers every month and who probably won't have to worry about this change, that's going to be a problem in the long run, and we're expected to pay IMVU monthly, not yearly.
Taking that into perspective, it's not just Grandfathered Creators I'm worried about, it's the new Creators who will one day take our place. Imagine being a new creator, all bright-eyed and bushy tailed, wanting to make your mark as a creator, only to find out that you have to fork over so much cash to even start up your own brand of products, then get gouged left and right by fees. IMVU has their whole arm right in that cookie jar.
And the only response the very few people who have no issue with this change have that I've seen so far is basically "skill issue."
... Holy cow, why did no one on IMVU staff think about the optics of this change??
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Posted by “shopdaisylogo” on June 16, 2023.
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Coincidental so am i only going to have that amount because of the 14 day hold on the cash, makes me wonder if they know the amount that will be sitting with devs ready to turn into credits. This company now i see as nothing but scandalous.
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Posted by “QBL” on June 16, 2023.
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@stuzzy You are exactly correct and let me add something else to this already debacle of a insult.. I have had friends on other social media platforms that have complained about being Double Billed sometimes Triple Billed for VIP services. When They only have one account. So Yeah Why Would we EVER WANT To sign up for that mess.. We are defiantly being FORCED down that rabbit hole.
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Posted by “QBL” on June 16, 2023.
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@iLucky You don't think we know about spending money to make money??????????????? We have dumped Thousands into this site over the years.. THOUSANDS.. We bought our names, Verified our ages, Bought Thousands of dollars worth of credits, Some of us even paid for VIP for years back in the day. I know I have.. and not just on one account either.. We pay for submit fees we gift our customers, We have bought Ad campaigns, Badges, promo bundles, Premium Names, Access pass. Shoutouts, You are preaching to the wrong choir here. So we finally get where we are breaking even and having a little Pocket change and they want us to PAY MORE... We have already invested money to make money I can assure you THAT... MySelf almost 15 YEARS OF INVESTING MONEY TO MAKE MONEY.......
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Posted by “DianaDeMysterieux” on June 16, 2023.
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That is exactly what I pointed out in my second post regarding this change. The idea of having Creators pay $10.00 a month or even $20.00 is not worth it if the cash out doesn't offset the monthly cost of VIP.
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Posted by “N3rdyGirl” on June 16, 2023.
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I stopped creating years ago, but my products still sell/derives of my products still sell. I withdraw maybe $100 per year. So, no, VIP is not worth it for me. Why should IMVU continue to profit off of my products when I can't even do that? Do you realize how much you have to make for the $10/month to be worth it? Do they only want people able to create at or near a full-time status?
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Posted by “N3rdyGirl” on June 16, 2023.
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That's what it was originally - we had to buy our name to be able to sign up as a creator.
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Posted by “N3rdyGirl” on June 15, 2023.
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So because of the pending timeframe, I'm going to have just about $47 in my account on June 30. Please consider letting us cash out a final time in July. Not everyone makes fast money - this plan left nowhere near enough time for smaller creators to make plans and bottom out their accounts. Converting that money into credits is 100% useless to me.
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Posted by “MRxGQxFUTURISTIKxKG” on June 15, 2023.
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I just want to announce here that I no longer have the free time to assist IMVU creators personally that want to come over to second life. This is due to the lack of interest and the negative backlash from other creators of the help being offer. I have just a few messages in my IMVU inbox that I can't respond to so I am putting my respond publicly here. I can link you up to free creator groups that assist and sandboxes where it is free for you to use to create your products as a new creator. But Due to that lack of interest I have pick up more projects for my brand. I gave it a few weeks before adding on to my schedule. I wish all the fellow IMVU creators well on their endeavors.
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Posted by “stuzzy” on June 15, 2023.
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Same old IMVU, screwing creators over any way they can. Same old DarkAngel, shilling. Some things never change. IMVU is double billing the credits. They chatrge people when they pay for them to buy your items, then they charge you for taking the money. What a scam. Glad I stopped developing years ago.
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Posted by “WickedBrujah” on June 15, 2023.
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Well said Alyissapearl
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Posted by “AeonDarkholme” on June 14, 2023.
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I don't think they care. There are millions of products in the shop already. At some point in the future I forsee them shutting down the create program entirely. They've already been caught in the past taking creators items and uploading them into their own IMVUinc Shop. Wouldn't be the first time they stole from us.
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This is ridiculous. 16 Years here as a Developer and now I have to pay to get my own money. Your credits are worth very little when converted to cash as it is and now we have to work even harder. Oi.
What if we've only one other account to link to our VIP account? And moreover, do we have to REAPPLY to the Earned Money Team, once we get this VIP?
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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 “Madotsuki” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]@Sylaraia - I can understand that. There's a similar dilemma over on SL as well. Lots of creators there complain that a lot of products being sold are too cheap for their standards, and they hate that they have to compete with people who set their bar low. Kind of a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario.
If it's not a mesh body, you won't catch me dead paying ~$20 for a single product. Heck, it's bad enough on Cash Shops in MMORPGs. I think IMVU have made such an influence to seek cool cosmetics what it seeps into my gaming life.
Glamour is endgame.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]I feel like IMVU would love that, considering they have had past agendas to try and force artificial catalog price hikes. I remember when they sprung a 10% price hike on us, and whatever algorithm they used clustertrucked the entire situation. Some people had their prices tripled and weren't able to lower it. It caused a broad swathe of the catalog to become unpopular because the pricing couldn't compete with newer products.
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Posted by “Madotsuki” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]^Adding to this:
What this effectively does is put creators in a position where they would have to inflate their prices on products. I would not be surprised if we start seeing product prices upwards of 10k or more for a normal single item in the catalog. However, that runs the risk of earning even less sales if you're not considered a trusted brand. Unless you're like in the top 1% of creators making good sale numbers every month and who probably won't have to worry about this change, that's going to be a problem in the long run, and we're expected to pay IMVU monthly, not yearly.
Taking that into perspective, it's not just Grandfathered Creators I'm worried about, it's the new Creators who will one day take our place. Imagine being a new creator, all bright-eyed and bushy tailed, wanting to make your mark as a creator, only to find out that you have to fork over so much cash to even start up your own brand of products, then get gouged left and right by fees. IMVU has their whole arm right in that cookie jar.
And the only response the very few people who have no issue with this change have that I've seen so far is basically "skill issue."
... Holy cow, why did no one on IMVU staff think about the optics of this change??
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Posted by “shopdaisylogo” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]Coincidental so am i only going to have that amount because of the 14 day hold on the cash, makes me wonder if they know the amount that will be sitting with devs ready to turn into credits. This company now i see as nothing but scandalous.
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Posted by “QBL” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]@stuzzy You are exactly correct and let me add something else to this already debacle of a insult.. I have had friends on other social media platforms that have complained about being Double Billed sometimes Triple Billed for VIP services. When They only have one account. So Yeah Why Would we EVER WANT To sign up for that mess.. We are defiantly being FORCED down that rabbit hole.
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Posted by “QBL” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]@iLucky You don't think we know about spending money to make money??????????????? We have dumped Thousands into this site over the years.. THOUSANDS.. We bought our names, Verified our ages, Bought Thousands of dollars worth of credits, Some of us even paid for VIP for years back in the day. I know I have.. and not just on one account either.. We pay for submit fees we gift our customers, We have bought Ad campaigns, Badges, promo bundles, Premium Names, Access pass. Shoutouts, You are preaching to the wrong choir here. So we finally get where we are breaking even and having a little Pocket change and they want us to PAY MORE... We have already invested money to make money I can assure you THAT... MySelf almost 15 YEARS OF INVESTING MONEY TO MAKE MONEY.......
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Posted by “DianaDeMysterieux” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]That is exactly what I pointed out in my second post regarding this change. The idea of having Creators pay $10.00 a month or even $20.00 is not worth it if the cash out doesn't offset the monthly cost of VIP.
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Posted by “N3rdyGirl” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]I stopped creating years ago, but my products still sell/derives of my products still sell. I withdraw maybe $100 per year. So, no, VIP is not worth it for me. Why should IMVU continue to profit off of my products when I can't even do that? Do you realize how much you have to make for the $10/month to be worth it? Do they only want people able to create at or near a full-time status?
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Posted by “N3rdyGirl” on June 16, 2023.
[Archived]That's what it was originally - we had to buy our name to be able to sign up as a creator.
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Posted by “N3rdyGirl” on June 15, 2023.
[Archived]So because of the pending timeframe, I'm going to have just about $47 in my account on June 30. Please consider letting us cash out a final time in July. Not everyone makes fast money - this plan left nowhere near enough time for smaller creators to make plans and bottom out their accounts. Converting that money into credits is 100% useless to me.
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Posted by “MRxGQxFUTURISTIKxKG” on June 15, 2023.
[Archived]I just want to announce here that I no longer have the free time to assist IMVU creators personally that want to come over to second life. This is due to the lack of interest and the negative backlash from other creators of the help being offer. I have just a few messages in my IMVU inbox that I can't respond to so I am putting my respond publicly here. I can link you up to free creator groups that assist and sandboxes where it is free for you to use to create your products as a new creator. But Due to that lack of interest I have pick up more projects for my brand. I gave it a few weeks before adding on to my schedule. I wish all the fellow IMVU creators well on their endeavors.
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Posted by “stuzzy” on June 15, 2023.
[Archived]Same old IMVU, screwing creators over any way they can. Same old DarkAngel, shilling. Some things never change. IMVU is double billing the credits. They chatrge people when they pay for them to buy your items, then they charge you for taking the money. What a scam. Glad I stopped developing years ago.
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Posted by “WickedBrujah” on June 15, 2023.
[Archived]Well said Alyissapearl
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Posted by “AeonDarkholme” on June 14, 2023.
[Archived]I don't think they care. There are millions of products in the shop already. At some point in the future I forsee them shutting down the create program entirely. They've already been caught in the past taking creators items and uploading them into their own IMVUinc Shop. Wouldn't be the first time they stole from us.
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Posted by “Macabre” on June 14, 2023.
[Archived]This is ridiculous. 16 Years here as a Developer and now I have to pay to get my own money. Your credits are worth very little when converted to cash as it is and now we have to work even harder. Oi.
What if we've only one other account to link to our VIP account? And moreover, do we have to REAPPLY to the Earned Money Team, once we get this VIP?
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