​Bonkolina

Well, another election year is upon us and once again we must wade through the minefield of political posts on  Facebook.  As is usually the case, everyone's got an opinion ...

No one can tell you that you can't post your thoughts, opinions, memes and arguments for or against a particular candidate.  As a Facebook user, you are limited only by Facebook's Terms of Service, and this is how it should be. 

However, if you are an IMVU creator whose livelihood depends on attracting customers to your catalog, it might be best to think twice before engaging in political discussions on your IMVU Facebook page.    In a perfect world, expr...

"Does the attitude of the developer affect your decision to shop from them?"

This was the question posed by IMVU developer Aislinn
on the IMVU forums.  To date, 68% of 93 respondents said "yes". 

I thought this was an excellent discussion about perception vs. reality, and looking at the dynamics of the way creators and customers interact.

Negative qualities attributed to creators have been termed as "arrogant" or "rude" , "snobbish", "disrepectful", and the overall impression that  "their shit don't stink".   So is it perception or reality?
 

While it's important for any creator to deal with their customers in a polite, friendl...

We all started out somewhere.  Maybe we were always "artistic", doodling and drawing any chance we got, maybe it's a side of ourselves we never fully explored due to life's other demands and constraints.  Maybe we get satisfaction from creating something new and unique.  Whatever the reasons you decided to get into creating products for IMVU, these are some of the right ones. Creating is and always should be primarily a means of artistic or creative expression.  If that isn't your motivation, chances are you will not be successful as an IMVU creator. 

Whether you're creating in IMVU for fun, as a creative outlet, or lo...

I've decided to experiment with a blog to share information. The posts might be tips or tricks on creating, tutorials, opinions, insights, whining, complaining or otherwise pointless blather for my own amusement (and hopefully yours!).   As I am a noob to blogs, I will try not to stay too bogged down by the mechanics of creating and maintaining one, but mistakes will be made and others will be blamed. 

So, keep an eye on this space and hopefully you might actually get something useful from it.

I get lots of questions sent to my inbox and sometimes it's hard to answer every single one. There are a number of things about creatin...