# Creator Pause

Take a break from selling without deleting your account or losing your content.

## How It Works

Pausing your creator account stops new sales while keeping everything you've built. Your content stays hosted, existing purchases remain accessible to buyers, and you can resume at any time.

Go to **Account Settings** and click **Pause Creator Account**. You'll see a confirmation explaining what happens.

## What Changes When You Pause

**For you:**
- Your creator tier membership is canceled (no more monthly fee)
- New purchases, memberships, and tips are blocked
- Your content remains hosted indefinitely
- Your profile stays visible with a notice that you're on break

**For your fans:**
- Active memberships are set to expire at the end of their current billing period (not canceled immediately)
- Fans keep access through the remainder of their paid period
- One-time purchases and downloads remain accessible forever
- No automated email is sent to fans about the pause

## Resuming

Re-subscribe to a creator tier. When your new membership activates, your account is automatically unpaused:

- The pause flag is cleared
- Active fan memberships that haven't yet expired are un-canceled (they continue as normal)
- New purchases are accepted again

There is no separate "resume" button. Subscribing to a tier is the resume action.

## Pause vs. Delete

| | Pause | Delete |
|---|---|---|
| Content hosted | Indefinitely | Removed after 90 days |
| Fan purchases accessible | Yes | Yes (downloads already made) |
| Fan memberships | Expire at period end | Canceled immediately |
| Resume | Re-subscribe to tier | Not reversible |
| Monthly fee | None while paused | N/A |

## Limits

- No time limit on how long you can stay paused
- Suspended or deactivated accounts cannot pause (contact info@makenot.work)
- You must be an active creator (have a project) to use this feature

## See Also

- [Tiers](./tiers.md) -- creator tier pricing and features
- [Account Lifecycle](./account-lifecycle.md) -- account states and transitions