Full timers: Who considers IMVU developing as a real job?

Elainiwen · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 5999 Location: Finland

I'm interested in the topic, that's all.
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Abbreviate · Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 4653 Location: United Kingdom

For myself, it's a hobby. I'd love for it to be my full time job. How cool would that be? Working when/if you want. Fitting it around your life. And I do see it as a real career. It's graphic design, essentially.
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Puck · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 12539 Location: USA

It a hobby I have a 3 part time jobs.
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Notorious · Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 18427 Location: USA

I am a hobbyist.

A LOT of people I chat with on here create and hope for enough sales to cover their shopping and submitting more.

A few rely on sales to help them have a little extra income to pay for their electric bills or something similar each month.

And a slight few are here (and other chat sites) as their form of full-blown income.

Times have changed at IMVU and I worry about my friends who do this for any revenue expectations.

I hope they consider looking for different jobs to be honest.
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Emmanuelle · Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Posts: 4410 Location: United Kingdom

Being a freelancer in another profession, I'd strongly advise against considering IMVU content creation as a full-time job.

It is like putting all your eggs in the same basket... never a good option.

And even if you become successful, the current context on IMVU adds some other risks of the unmanageable kind.

Jamo · Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 12770 Location: United Kingdom

Hobbyist here too

The majority of creators never earn any significant amount of credits... And si the majority are barely hobbyists really.
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Sikk · Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 11575 Location: USA - AZ

Supplemental income, emphasis on mental.
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SqkyC · Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 1325 Location: USA

There are people close to me?
:::...looks around...:::

I barely do anything here really. Been busy with real life stuff. Imvu is an artistic outlet for me.
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Whimsee · Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 1487 Location: USA - AZ

KRW · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 743 Location: Antarctica

hobby and learning.
i don't expect to ever go to a reseller, except for buying.

Elainiwen · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 5999 Location: Finland

astelair · Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 1630 Location: USA - OH

The only time art work is a hobby to me is when I’m drawing it for myself. If I’m doing art (I call it art because I have to use those skills I have to make my items) and posting it up somewhere for some one to buy it becomes a job. I did this seriously every day on IMVU when I was out of work and boy did it help me along. Now that I do have a full time job in rl IMVU has become a part time thing on the side to help me make up gas money (which is friggin outrageous), to add a lil extra to pay the light bill, and to pay on the net bill. My mom always gets this surprised look on her face if she runs out of her meds and I sell creds to get em for her Wink

The only thing that bothers me about hobbyist, and it’s not really a bother, is that it may in someway discredit those that do, do this full time if that makes any sense.
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electro57 · Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 1721 Location: Canada

Clearly it takes masive talent and dedication to make cash on IMVU
So I dont !
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iiDefinit · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 32 Location: USA

I was bored so I created..more..More...And MOre...ANd ...MORe.....AND...MORE..AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE...However it only became a hobby and then a way to free the mind of life and focus on an art.

s4F_disabled_12416706 · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 2332 Location: Indonesia

everybody in my house make money from imvu but nobody on full timer.
but its not for hobby.. the intention is to get (easy) side income.
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