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 “DOLLB4BY” on August 27, 2023.
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no thanks
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Posted by “Erieann” on August 27, 2023.
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You get right on that. Let us know if it's any different than reaching out to them via the chat support or calling them. You know... the verified way of actually talking to someone that works there.
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Posted by “DOLLB4BY” on August 27, 2023.
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We will see at least we know they're not on this thread it's probably better to reach out to them via twitter or linkdin or smthg
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Posted by “Erieann” on August 27, 2023.
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They're busy... washing their hair.
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Posted by “DOLLB4BY” on August 27, 2023.
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No staffers still .....
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on August 27, 2023.
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You could try purchasing it over the phone, they might at least be able to give you a reason if your card doesn't work.
There are options. You may not like the options but they are there. There is an old saying "not everything is fair in love and war". Life isn't fair.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on August 27, 2023.
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I do. A psychological study showed that 75% of CEO's psych profiles match up with a sociopath's.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on August 27, 2023.
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I agree that IMVU takes the dragon's share, but your math is flawed on the original 600 credits. You decided your own profits for your product, so you're not losing out on anything. That part of the equation is no different then what a grocery store earns from a product on its shelf. That shelf price's profit for the store is far slimmer than your example after taking out the manufacturer's costs, shipping, upkeep of the store, paying employees and advertising. Everything else IMVU does, however, is complete greedbag @#$@#!!
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Posted by “DOLLB4BY” on August 26, 2023.
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use the microsoft edge browser and eliminate your ad blocker and then your cards should be fine , this happens when using chrome.
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Posted by “Doobs” on August 26, 2023.
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Oh and another version of the error
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Ok so if a product is 600 credits from which we earn about 150, that's 75% that we lose. After that, when trying to cash out, there's the tax % that is different for each country + handling fee from paypal. On top of that, now we need to pay $10 to be paid.
Now I tried to buy platinum VIP and NONE of my cards work. I tried 3 different cards + I tried my husband's card (with his permission), all of them got instantly cancelled despite having all information correctly.
With the other payments being unavailable to me (due to my location), I reached out to customer support. The 1st ticket no reply. 2nd ticket, got a reply which doesn't offer me a reason or any actual help.
So what am I to do now?! Can someone gift me VIP and then I pay them back or how am I to get the money I've worked for? Is there anyone able to help me or am I just screaming into the void? Not to mention the link provided in the response doesn't work for me, it just sends me to Next landing page.
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I just don't believe how they lack so much respect for creators/customers etc. how can this company decide to just implement this unfair forced membership without someone coming on here to explain or at least have some new perks we feel like all the staff does is hide, change their tos to benefit them financially implement things we never signed up for and make unfair and unethical business decisions without any accountability we don't agree to a forced membership and want answers, if they forced vip as an extortion tactic in order for us to take our rightful earnings they should just buy our accounts back from us or something to allow for exit we want to close out our shops with 1 button , we feel there is nobody behind this company and they haven't come to the thread is proof they are ignoring us, give us EXIT options.
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I'm not worried about the derives, those will be the last thing I hide, and people are welcome to them until I get around to them. As far as mom's shop goes, she doesn't particularly care, either. She's completely finished with IMVU and has no plans to return. As for me, when I cancel my VIP, I would like for all of my products to be hidden and set to display only as a matter of personal preference.
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The only way is to "shut-down" *all* the derives. It could be a "ruse" DMCA process...
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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 “DOLLB4BY” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]no thanks
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Posted by “Erieann” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]You get right on that. Let us know if it's any different than reaching out to them via the chat support or calling them. You know... the verified way of actually talking to someone that works there.
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Posted by “DOLLB4BY” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]We will see at least we know they're not on this thread it's probably better to reach out to them via twitter or linkdin or smthg
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Posted by “Erieann” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]They're busy... washing their hair.
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Posted by “DOLLB4BY” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]No staffers still .....
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Posted by “Polystyrene” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]You could try purchasing it over the phone, they might at least be able to give you a reason if your card doesn't work.
https://help.imvu.com/s/question/0D54p00002UtDqTCAV/announcing-vip-discount-for-quarterly-and-annual-subscribers?language=en_US
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Posted by “Erieann” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]There are options. You may not like the options but they are there. There is an old saying "not everything is fair in love and war". Life isn't fair.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]I do. A psychological study showed that 75% of CEO's psych profiles match up with a sociopath's.
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Posted by “Sylaraia” on August 27, 2023.
[Archived]I agree that IMVU takes the dragon's share, but your math is flawed on the original 600 credits. You decided your own profits for your product, so you're not losing out on anything. That part of the equation is no different then what a grocery store earns from a product on its shelf. That shelf price's profit for the store is far slimmer than your example after taking out the manufacturer's costs, shipping, upkeep of the store, paying employees and advertising. Everything else IMVU does, however, is complete greedbag @#$@#!!
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Posted by “DOLLB4BY” on August 26, 2023.
[Archived]use the microsoft edge browser and eliminate your ad blocker and then your cards should be fine , this happens when using chrome.
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Posted by “Doobs” on August 26, 2023.
[Archived]Oh and another version of the error
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Posted by “Doobs” on August 26, 2023.
[Archived]Ok so if a product is 600 credits from which we earn about 150, that's 75% that we lose. After that, when trying to cash out, there's the tax % that is different for each country + handling fee from paypal. On top of that, now we need to pay $10 to be paid.
Now I tried to buy platinum VIP and NONE of my cards work. I tried 3 different cards + I tried my husband's card (with his permission), all of them got instantly cancelled despite having all information correctly.
So what am I to do now?! Can someone gift me VIP and then I pay them back or how am I to get the money I've worked for? Is there anyone able to help me or am I just screaming into the void? Not to mention the link provided in the response doesn't work for me, it just sends me to Next landing page.
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Community posted 5 months ago Admin
Posted by “DOLLB4BY” on August 26, 2023.
[Archived]I just don't believe how they lack so much respect for creators/customers etc. how can this company decide to just implement this unfair forced membership without someone coming on here to explain or at least have some new perks we feel like all the staff does is hide, change their tos to benefit them financially implement things we never signed up for and make unfair and unethical business decisions without any accountability we don't agree to a forced membership and want answers, if they forced vip as an extortion tactic in order for us to take our rightful earnings they should just buy our accounts back from us or something to allow for exit we want to close out our shops with 1 button , we feel there is nobody behind this company and they haven't come to the thread is proof they are ignoring us, give us EXIT options.
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Posted by “Aislinn” on August 26, 2023.
[Archived]I'm not worried about the derives, those will be the last thing I hide, and people are welcome to them until I get around to them. As far as mom's shop goes, she doesn't particularly care, either. She's completely finished with IMVU and has no plans to return. As for me, when I cancel my VIP, I would like for all of my products to be hidden and set to display only as a matter of personal preference.
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Posted by “LestatDeLioncourt” on August 26, 2023.
[Archived]The only way is to "shut-down" *all* the derives. It could be a "ruse" DMCA process...
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