How to Be Featured on Discover

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Our goal with the Discover Feed is to curate and showcase images that are entertaining, diverse, fresh, positive, informative, inspiring, and encouraging. At IMVU, we are a community that welcomes every race, color, and gender. We want to ensure everyone gets a chance to participate and be featured.

But how do you get featured? Keep reading, and we’ll reveal the most important tips, along with our Discover Guidelines, which outlines content not suitable for the Discover Feed.

Important Tips

Following these expert recommendations can greatly boost the visibility of your content and significantly enhance the likelihood of your image being featured in the Discover Feed.

Tip 1: High Quality Avatar & Image

Ensuring your Avatar and image is of high quality is essential as it highlights the best aspects of IMVU. When we emphasize high-quality, we're referring to the aesthetics and overall appearance of your avatar and picture. Your photo should encompass the following:

Optimal lighting, vibrant colors, and distinct features
Clear, glitch-free presentation
An engaging background that complements the theme
Fashionable attire sourced from our extensive catalog
High image resolution for crisp detail without pixelation
Creative accessories like jewelry, hats, scarves, etc.
Stylish hairstyle that enhances your avatar's look
Proper posture and angle of the body with no disproportionate parts

Your photo can feature just you, a crush or partner, or your besties!

Tip 2: Captivating Background

Selecting the right background is crucial as it sets the tone and mood for your photo. A well-chosen background enhances the overall aesthetic and storytelling of your image. Consider snapping a picture in your favorite room or exploring one of the hundreds of thousands of themed rooms available. Don't forget to tag your location and share where you took the pic to add depth to your submission.

Tip 3: Caption & Hashtag

A picture is worth a thousand words, but a caption helps us know what you’re thinking! By adding a descriptive caption, you are telling a story, motivating us, and allowing us to experience emotion through it. Keep it short and to the point. If you’re posting for a specific campaign, don’t forget to include the hashtag in your caption!

Here are a few ideas:

Incorporate emojis to add personality and emotion
Utilize hashtags for ongoing campaigns
Share a meaningful quote to convey your photo’s message
Add an engaging caption
Keep it short and sweet, leaving a lasting impression

Tip 4: Find Inspiration

Creativity often involves thinking outside the box and tapping into your imagination, but we understand that it can be challenging at times. That's why we encourage you to dive into any new campaigns we launch, whether it's Weekend Outfit Challenges, Discover Theme of the Day, hosted parties, or our monthly themed social events.

Explore IMVU's Discover Feed and find inspiration - https://www.imvu.com/next/feed/explore/

Discover Feed Guidelines

To maintain an inclusive and welcoming Discover Feed experience for all users, we have specific criteria regarding the content we post.

We do not feature images that contain the following:

Logos, branded or copyrighted products or material
Alcohol bottles, drinkware, bars, cigarettes, or illicit substances
Religious, occult or hate symbols
Access Pass (AP) clothing, products, or poses, including rude gestures
Sexualized or sexually suggestive content (note: breasts must maintain a 50% minimum coverage, even if the item is rated GA)
Nipple or nipple ring marks visible through outfits, or excessive bulges or shapes in male pants.
Lingerie or underwear, including any visible above, or below clothing.
Furries in flesh-toned colors or body outlines that resemble nudity.
Weapons, violence, or suggested violence
Blood (note: we may make exceptions for Halloween-themed campaigns, but excessive blood is not permitted)
Profanity on clothing, or products, including tattoos
Pregnant avatars, or children
Edited or retouched images (except for Top Edit Tuesday)
Captions that contain profanity, spam, or found to be inappropriate
Images from users with display names or profile content that violates the Terms of Service
Any image against IMVU Terms of Service, including the Community Guidelines and Virtual Goods Policy asa