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 “QBL” on June 02, 2023.
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@Spikes its not a W2 it is a W9 for independent contractors. But even then I don't know any company that hires independent contracts and makes them pay a fee to get receive their pay. I have been racking my noggin for a week now and cant think of ONE..
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Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
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Decent...please refer to Google to see what decent means. And sure I fully understand and am with you on your reply to my comment to this threat. Thank you for this Roy. And be assured. I understand what you mean. Do you understand what I mean? Before I allow myself going into debate ever again on a forum. First reply to me privately. This was the only exception I hand you. Please debate with me in mail. Not on the Forum. Yet thank you for your reply. Good luck creating dear fellow member!
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Posted by “Smaro” on June 02, 2023.
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I wonder what would happen if everyone all at once stopped creating and left! No shops, no vips no anything! who would they charge their precious vip to?? nice way to attract new players lol
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Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
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We have a unique structure...this calls for unique solutions.
Surely things have their costs...we never cost them anything, we make them money. Those that cost us only, and never pay, must be wiped after three months, and should not be abled to make a new account and go for a next free ride.
Free surfers with demands, must exit here after three months and our problems in this case...will be wiped along.
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Posted by “RoyMeshes” on June 02, 2023.
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I make enough for a living. Might not be a grand living, but as someone that has struggled so hard in life I really appreciate things like not having to go to the Soup Kitchen and having a roof over my head. Getting paid for doing what I love has been very rewarding. I literally started from nothing. Some people might have options for a better income but I really don't have many.
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Posted by “Spikes” on June 02, 2023.
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Can we all just imagine for a second, going in to our day job and our boss saying we need to pay them to receive our check for the month? Wouldn't that be illegal??? Isn't it technically a job, seeing as you have to sign a W2 form to even get creator payments?? How does imvu think they can do this to people
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Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
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IMVU needs money now, more features I would not suggest. I am available for debate.
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Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
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No one is making a decent income here anymore anyway. The problem sits in accounts that stay here, beg and never pay for a thing, make new accounts each week etc. Those need to be brought under control and wiped out. We should offer them 3 months free trial to check IMVU out, if not paying by then...wiping them is the only solutions, to make IMVU focus on the true paying members, and creators here. They are being mislead, by fake "baby-accounts"with big mouths, calling everything older than a day old school, that is our danger, not us.
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Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
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You are right. Thank you for that. What we need is to clean up the accounts, that demand, and never pay. That is our solution...
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Linking accounts,...well until the dust settled. I will be paying for all my creator accounts. And linking them...is not what I want to do, but just to be paying less...and than in 5 years still need to pay...I will pay for them and stay paying for them. But you start wiping accounts older then 3 months, that never paid a thing here. Start wiping them please.
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You will still be able to create without VIP, but you will not be able to earn money and request cash payouts. You will only earn credits and your real money will be on hold.
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Posted by “CatPoop” on June 02, 2023.
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This is partially why most of the valuable OG creators have left IMVU, like Pop & Lollirot for example. and MANY MANY more. They paved the way for us.
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Please clean up forum threat.
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Posted by “Sonic” on June 02, 2023.
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I really feel this and relate to the job situation. People may think an extra 50 is nothing, but there have been many times that extra 50 has paid for something I needed right at the moment I needed it.
It's kinda crazy IMVU not only charges new creators to work, basically, but now they're attempting to charge all of us to get paid.
Sure Creating allows us to make custom content, but we have to put in the effort to do that, and now we get absolutely no encouragement to do so. Yes, encouraging your community would be: good creator/customer support, updates advocated by the community, and monetization and or (even better) both. But we get none of those things anymore.
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unfortunately everyone will need vip to receive a cash payout..
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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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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “QBL” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]@Spikes its not a W2 it is a W9 for independent contractors. But even then I don't know any company that hires independent contracts and makes them pay a fee to get receive their pay. I have been racking my noggin for a week now and cant think of ONE..
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]Decent...please refer to Google to see what decent means. And sure I fully understand and am with you on your reply to my comment to this threat. Thank you for this Roy. And be assured. I understand what you mean. Do you understand what I mean? Before I allow myself going into debate ever again on a forum. First reply to me privately. This was the only exception I hand you. Please debate with me in mail. Not on the Forum. Yet thank you for your reply. Good luck creating dear fellow member!
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Smaro” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]I wonder what would happen if everyone all at once stopped creating and left! No shops, no vips no anything! who would they charge their precious vip to?? nice way to attract new players lol
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]We have a unique structure...this calls for unique solutions.
Surely things have their costs...we never cost them anything, we make them money. Those that cost us only, and never pay, must be wiped after three months, and should not be abled to make a new account and go for a next free ride.
Free surfers with demands, must exit here after three months and our problems in this case...will be wiped along.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “RoyMeshes” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]I make enough for a living. Might not be a grand living, but as someone that has struggled so hard in life I really appreciate things like not having to go to the Soup Kitchen and having a roof over my head. Getting paid for doing what I love has been very rewarding. I literally started from nothing. Some people might have options for a better income but I really don't have many.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Spikes” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]Can we all just imagine for a second, going in to our day job and our boss saying we need to pay them to receive our check for the month? Wouldn't that be illegal??? Isn't it technically a job, seeing as you have to sign a W2 form to even get creator payments?? How does imvu think they can do this to people
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]IMVU needs money now, more features I would not suggest. I am available for debate.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]No one is making a decent income here anymore anyway. The problem sits in accounts that stay here, beg and never pay for a thing, make new accounts each week etc. Those need to be brought under control and wiped out. We should offer them 3 months free trial to check IMVU out, if not paying by then...wiping them is the only solutions, to make IMVU focus on the true paying members, and creators here. They are being mislead, by fake "baby-accounts"with big mouths, calling everything older than a day old school, that is our danger, not us.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]You are right. Thank you for that. What we need is to clean up the accounts, that demand, and never pay. That is our solution...
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]Linking accounts,...well until the dust settled. I will be paying for all my creator accounts. And linking them...is not what I want to do, but just to be paying less...and than in 5 years still need to pay...I will pay for them and stay paying for them. But you start wiping accounts older then 3 months, that never paid a thing here. Start wiping them please.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Sonic” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]You will still be able to create without VIP, but you will not be able to earn money and request cash payouts. You will only earn credits and your real money will be on hold.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “CatPoop” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]This is partially why most of the valuable OG creators have left IMVU, like Pop & Lollirot for example. and MANY MANY more. They paved the way for us.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Incorruptus” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]Please clean up forum threat.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “Sonic” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]I really feel this and relate to the job situation. People may think an extra 50 is nothing, but there have been many times that extra 50 has paid for something I needed right at the moment I needed it.
It's kinda crazy IMVU not only charges new creators to work, basically, but now they're attempting to charge all of us to get paid.
Sure Creating allows us to make custom content, but we have to put in the effort to do that, and now we get absolutely no encouragement to do so. Yes, encouraging your community would be: good creator/customer support, updates advocated by the community, and monetization and or (even better) both. But we get none of those things anymore.
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Community posted 6 months ago Admin
Posted by “CatPoop” on June 02, 2023.
[Archived]unfortunately everyone will need vip to receive a cash payout..
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