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Module 3 of 12 · Build your own website · Lesson 14 of 15

Pay to keep your website live for a year

Pay the yearly fee by UPI, card or net banking, confirm it went through, and know what happens if the trial runs out first.

5 minBeginnerFor: Business owner building a websiteLast checked
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You can pay on any day of the free trial, or after it. Nothing is ever charged automatically. If the 7 days pass before you pay, visitors see a locked preview until you do, and everything you built stays saved.

By the end you can

  • Pay the yearly fee
  • Confirm the payment was received
  • Reopen a website whose trial has ended

Screens used

  • Editor, step 10: Review & go live

Steps

  1. 1

    Open step 10

    On: Editor, step 10

    Open your editor link and go to step 10. Check Total for 1 year.

    You should see: The total and a button that begins Keep it live for 1 year.

  2. 2

    Publish first if you changed anything

    On: Editor, step 10

    If you edited since you last published, the button says Publish changes instead. Tap it first. The pay button comes back with the price for your current pages.

    You should see: The Keep it live for 1 year button shows with the right total.

  3. 3

    Pay

    On: Payment page

    Tap Keep it live for 1 year. A secure payment page opens. In India you can pay by UPI, card or net banking through Razorpay. Outside India you pay by card through Stripe.

    You should see: The payment page shows the same amount as the total.

  4. 4

    Come back to your website

    On: Editor, step 10

    When the payment is done, open your editor link again and go to step 10. If it still shows the pay button, tap Already paid? Check.

    You should see: "Payment received — thank you!" and a Live until date one year ahead.

  5. 5

    If the trial already ended

    On: Editor, step 10

    Step 10 shows Trial over · site locked. Pay in the same way. If there is no pay button, tap Get a new pay link first.

    You should see: The website opens for visitors the moment the payment lands.

Tips

  • After payment you can still edit and publish as often as you like for the whole year.
  • A paid plan cannot be made bigger from the editor. To add pages later, message the agency on WhatsApp.
  • You can upload up to 60 photos once the website is paid.

Troubleshooting

"Payment could not be started right now".
The problem is on the agency's side. Tap the WhatsApp button under the message to tell them, and try again later.
You paid but the website still looks locked.
Tap Already paid? Check. If it stays locked, send the agency your payment reference on WhatsApp.
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