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# Creator Pause |
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Take a break from selling without deleting your account or losing your content. |
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## How It Works |
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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. |
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Go to **Account Settings** and click **Pause Creator Account**. You'll see a confirmation explaining what happens. |
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## What Changes When You Pause |
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**For you:** |
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- Your creator tier membership is canceled (no more monthly fee) |
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- New purchases, memberships, and tips are blocked |
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- Your content remains hosted indefinitely |
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- Your profile stays visible with a notice that you're on break |
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**For your fans:** |
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- Active memberships are set to expire at the end of their current billing period (not canceled immediately) |
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- Fans keep access through the remainder of their paid period |
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- One-time purchases and downloads remain accessible forever |
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- No automated email is sent to fans about the pause |
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## Resuming |
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Re-subscribe to a creator tier. When your new membership activates, your account is automatically unpaused: |
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- The pause flag is cleared |
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- Active fan memberships that haven't yet expired are un-canceled (they continue as normal) |
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- New purchases are accepted again |
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There is no separate "resume" button. Subscribing to a tier is the resume action. |
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## Pause vs. Delete |
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| Content hosted | Indefinitely | Removed after 90 days | |
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| Fan purchases accessible | Yes | Yes (downloads already made) | |
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| Fan memberships | Expire at period end | Canceled immediately | |
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| Resume | Re-subscribe to tier | Not reversible | |
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| Monthly fee | None while paused | N/A | |
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## Limits |
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- No time limit on how long you can stay paused |
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- Suspended or deactivated accounts cannot pause (contact info@makenot.work) |
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- You must be an active creator (have a project) to use this feature |
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## See Also |
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- [Tiers](./tiers.md) -- creator tier pricing and features |
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- [Account Lifecycle](./account-lifecycle.md) -- account states and transitions |
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