Account levels
Account levels, costs, capabilities, and limits (as planned before launch) for Dreamwidth Studios.
To create an account with posting capabilities, you need to either have an invite or get a paid account for a period of time. The minimum cost is $3 for one month of paid time, after which your account would revert back to a free account. If you don't want to be able to post, you may log in with OpenID.
Account capabilities
You can: | OpenID | Free | Paid | Premium / Seed |
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Post to your own journal | N | Y | Y | Y |
Post to communities | N | Y | Y | Y |
Upload icons | 6 | 6 | 75 | 200 |
Receive Inbox notifications | 25 | 25 | 500 | 1000 |
Recent comments view | 10 | 10 | 100 | 150 |
Subscribe to journals | 1000 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 |
Grant access to others | N/A | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 |
Add links to Links list | 10 | 10 | 50 | 100 |
Use tags in journal | 1000 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 |
Use site directory search | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Create new feeds | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Create communities | N | Y | Y | Y |
Edit own comments | N | N | Y | Y |
Post via email | N | N | Y | Y |
Find Similar Users | N | N | Y | Y |
Use Network features | N | N | Y | Y |
Receive own comments in email | N | N | Y | Y |
Make polls | N | N | Y | Y |
Mass-change post security levels | N | N | Y | Y |
Create mood themes | N | N | Y | Y |
View your journal entries sorted by security level | N | N | Y | Y |
Receive text messages through Dreamwidth | N | N | Y | Y |
Be notified when people stop subscribing to your journal | N | N | Y | Y |
Be notified when people stop granting you access | N | N | Y | Y |
Be notified when people vote in your polls | N | N | Y | Y |
Be notified when subscribed users upload icons | N | N | Y | Y |
Receive forwarded email at @dreamwidth.org | N | N | Y | Y |
Ping weblogs.com on posting | N | N | Y | Y |
Faster access to servers at peak load times | N | N | Y | Y |
Ability to use Google Analytics | N | N | Y | Y |
Pricing
All prices in US dollars.
Seed accounts will go on sale at launch, and will continue to be offered until 400 have been sold. The price for a seed account is $200, with no further monthly cost.
Paid and Premium Paid accounts will be offered at a discount for the first six months of Dreamwidth Studios' existence, as a thank you to those who create an account early. After six months, the prices will rise to their normal levels.
Regular pricing will be as follows.
Time | First 6 months | After 6 months |
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1 month | $3.00 | $3.00 |
2 months | $5.00 | $6.00 |
6 months | $13.00 | $17.50 |
1 year | $25.00 | $35.00 |
Time | First 6 months | After 6 months |
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6 months | $20.00 | $25.00 |
1 year | $40.00 | $50.00 |
For a discussion of the reasoning behind these prices, see Business FAQs