• Make your own Products
  • Build your own Brand
  • Earn Credits
  • Learn new Tools
  • HAVE FUN!

What is the IMVU Creator Program?

Join the FUN and CHALLENGING world of IMVU Content Creators. We give you the basic tools to get started, and the rest is up to your imagination. Earn Credits and build up your own retail empire as you learn industry standard tools and receive validation for your hard work. Gain experience and status as you create products for IMVU members all over the world.

Make your own products

Create your own original designs and start profiting from your efforts. Become a better artist and learn how to start a small business. You can begin small and graduate from simple Stickers, and clothing textures, to 3D Rooms, Furniture and even Flash scripted games. Don't see what you want in the catalog? MAKE YOUR OWN!

 

Earn Credits

After you purchase your avatar name, you can invest your credits into a business that will earn you even more credits over time! With hard work and a little capital, you may discover a lucrative side business that will earn you financial rewards as you continue to develop as an entrepreneur and artist.

What skills do I need?

If you can already use a 2D paint program, Flash, or a 3D program like MAX, you're ahead of the game. If you're still learning, you can gain experience with the same tools that are used by the computer gaming industry.

Discover what many other IMVU Content Creators have: the harder you work, the more lucrative your new business will become.

What should I know before I start?

All Creators must know about several IMVU policies including the Virtual Goods Policy, the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service. You must review these policies in advance of becoming a Creator.

While you can make lots of content as a Creator, you will need a 2D paint program that exports JPG, GIF and PNG files. You will also benefit from having 3DS MAX 7 (currently supported version) and Flash./p>

creator news

Creator Credit Refund is now LIVE

Hi everyone,

In the next few minutes, the Creator Credit Refund system is going to be turned on.

A general summation of what is going to happen is as follows:

1.    Any creator whose product is re-rated for any reason whether from being flagged, through the DMCA, TOS Violation, or any violation which is deemed appropriate by customer service; if warranted, will be refunding their buyer out of the creators account.
2.    This process only affects credits, no Developer Token or Predits will be taken at any time for any refund.
3.    If a creator wishes to dispute a re-rating they need to contact ratingdispute@imvu.com with the Product ID and information to dispute. The response time may take anywhere from 24 to 48 business hours, however if backlogged please expect longer delays.
4.    Only affects those who should receive a refund. If you hold an AP pass and a product is re-rated to AP, there will not be any refund given. The only buyer who receives a refund is the GA buyer. Also, this includes gifted products as well. I was able to get validation on this question.
5.    If a re-rated product is disputed and found innocent the credits are returned by the CS Agent to the creator, after they follow the process by contacting rating dispute.
6.    If it is found you have to refund a buyer for your product, you will receive a homepage message with what product, how many customers were impacted, and what their share of the refunds will be.
7.    If your account is brought to 0, IMVU will cover the difference, however any further credits you obtain will be taken by IMVU to pay off the debt your account holds.
8.    Refund charges will also appear on the Customer Balance Events in your creator report page.
9.    The only products affected by a refund is the target product, not the derived. If a derived product is affected it is because they were also re-rated.
10.     This only affects those who are re-rated as of today. Any re-ratings that occured prior from today are not affected by this.
11.     If the VGP should receive an addendum and it affects creators with a refund, IMVU will cover the full amount of refunds. However any product found in violation of that new rule after IMVU covers the cost, the creator will be responsible for the refund.
12.     Any product moved to UFI will be the responsibility of the creator to refund all buyers who used credits.

Also, the refunding process is just a tool. The other processes like flagging, banning accounts, re-rating, etc. are not immediately tied together. The initiation of refunding occurs if the CS Agent deems it being necessary.

I will post any changes here and on the creator portal in the FAQ if any new information is added.

Any issues found please write to creatorsupport@imvu.com

Thanks,

Posted by Rob Quick on Aug 14 at 12:31

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