Account levels
From Dreamwidth Notes
Account levels, costs, capabilities, and limits (as currently planned) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upload userpics | 6 | 6 | 75 | 150 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 |
| Post to your journal | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Create communites | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Forward domain to journal | N | N | 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 watched users upload pictures | N | N | Y | Y |
| Receive forwarded email at @dreamwidth.org | N | N | Y | Y |
| Ping weblogs.com on posting | N | N | Y | Y |
Pricing
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. Regular pricing will be as follows.
| Time | First 6 months | After 6 months |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 months | $20.00 | $25.00 |
| 1 year | $40.00 | $50.00 |
For a discussion of the reasoning behind these prices, see Dreamwidth.org: Business FAQs
