The "Pay for Visibility" system is killing New Creators

Posted 14 days ago by MiGwolf

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I want to express my frustration with the current shop promotion system. I just saw the options to promote products, and it is disheartening.

We are asked to pay huge amounts of Creator Coins to get visibility. On top of that, if you are already a VIP (Emerald, etc.), you get extra time bonuses. How is a new creator supposed to compete?

IMVU is becoming a 100% "Pay-to-Win" system. Instead of rewarding original design or creativity, the system rewards whoever has the most money to spend on advertising. This makes small creators invisible—we put effort into our products but don't have thousands of credits to "buy" a spot in the search results.

This is not healthy competition. It is a monopoly for those who already have money. We need a fair algorithm that gives real opportunities to new talent, not just the biggest wallet.

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Ladyizabella posted 5 days ago

Great post MiGwolf.  I am far from new but the amount of squeeze they are putting on everything is insane.  With dwindling user numbers everything now seems to be pay to play.

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Marilena posted 6 days ago

If I spend money to promote I also want to get money from those sales...

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YutakaSuzuki posted 10 days ago

How is a new creator supposed to compete?

With How IMVU Has Been Treating Their Customers Lately,
This Is Not Like Video Games At All...

For Years People Have Gotten Privileged In Making Content,
But The Staff Has Broken A Vow On This Privilege With Users,
& A Lot Of Them Are Running Out On The Service...

This However Never Meant New Members
Would Get Better Treatment On The System
As An Alternative Replacement...

Soooo, If We Loose All The Older Creators??

How Are We Supposed To Keep This Platform Alive??

Further More, As The Top Poster Has Suggested,
It's Heartening That New Users Are Not Able To
Make & Sell Anything At All...

I Mean If Possible I Would Do All The Work,
& Provide The Credits, But Even Then I Can't
Guarantee The IMVU Staff Would Continue To
Allow That To Even Go On As They'd Probably
Just Break The Service For Credit Gifts...

It's A Real Shame What They Are Doing With IMVU, ~__~

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