# Pay to publish

> Build for free, then pay $30 for your first year when you publish, by card, bank transfer or voucher code. A real person reviews your site, usually within 1 business day.

https://www.launchfolio.live/docs/en/pay-and-review · 2026-10-16

Building is free. When you want your site live, you pay for your first year, then a real person gives it a quick check.

## Pay when you publish

1. **Press **Publish**** — In the editor or the Designer. Until you pay, the button has a crown. Its tip tells you the price and that everything you’ve built stays as it is.
2. **Checkout opens in a new tab** — Your editor stays open in the first tab, so nothing is lost.
3. **Pick how to pay and finish** — By card (picked for you when it’s available), by bank transfer, or with a voucher code. More on each below.
4. **Go back to your editor tab** — It updates on its own. Your site now goes to review, and Publish shows a lock until it’s approved.

Until you pay, a note under the top bar says **Free to build until …** with the date, and has a **Go to checkout** link. It opens the same payment page.

## Before you pay: what you can do, and for how long

| What | Before you pay | After you pay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Edit, use the Designer, preview | Yes | Yes |
| Visitors can see your site | No | Yes, once it’s approved and you publish |
| Upload photos and CVs | Up to 25 MB in total | No total limit |
| Upload video files | No. Add videos as a YouTube or Vimeo link instead. | Yes |
| How long we keep your site | 21 days from sign-up | While your yearly plan is paid |

> **Unpaid sites are deleted:** If you don’t pay within 21 days of signing up, your site and its uploaded files are deleted. We email you a reminder on day 14 and day 20. Asked to pay by bank transfer? Then we keep it at least until the transfer’s deadline.

*Messages you may see when uploading before you pay.*
| Message | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| Video uploads unlock once your site is paid for. Until then, add videos as a YouTube or Vimeo link. | Paste a link in **Videos & Media**, or pay first. |
| You’ve used the 25 MB of uploads that come before paying. Pay for your site to upload more — you can still reuse the files you’ve already added. | Pay for your site, or reuse a file you already uploaded. |

The size limit for each file is the same before and after paying. See [Build your site](https://www.launchfolio.live/docs/en/build-your-site#uploads).

## What you pay for

- Your own address, while your plan is active
- Content editor and visual Designer
- Light and dark colour palettes
- Videos, galleries and a contact inbox
- Version history and password mode

Your first year is $30 (USD), or less during a sale: $2.50/month, billed yearly. After that it’s $15 a year. Nothing is charged automatically. See [Billing and renewals](https://www.launchfolio.live/docs/en/billing-and-renewals).

## Try the payment page

**Practice copy** (`launchfolio.live/get-started/checkout`): The payment page. Nothing here charges you or sends anything.
1. Your address and the total for your first year: $30. Under it, the price per month, billed yearly, and what each year after costs.
2. **Credit card** comes first and is picked for you. It opens a secure card page in a new tab. If it says **Coming soon**, card payments aren’t open yet, so pick **Bank transfer**. Got a code from us? Pick **Voucher code**.
3. The button changes with the way you pick to pay.

## Paying by card

1. **You start on **Credit card**** — It’s the first way to pay, and it’s picked for you. Visa, Mastercard and other cards work.
2. **Press **Continue to payment · $30**** — Our payment partner’s secure page opens in a new tab. You type your card details there, so they never reach us.
3. **Pay in the new tab** — Meanwhile the page you came from says **Finish paying in the new tab.** It updates by itself: once your payment goes through, it shows **Payment received.** and takes you to your site. Your site then goes to review.

Closed the card page by mistake? Press **Open the payment page again**. Want to pay another way after all? Press **Choose another way to pay**.

> **Good to know:** If you see **Your payment didn’t go through.**, you haven’t been charged. Try again on the card page, or press **Try again** to open it again. The page keeps checking and moves on by itself once you’ve paid. You can also press **Choose another way to pay**.

## Paying by bank transfer

1. **Press **Pay $30 by bank transfer**** — We show you our bank details and email them to you.
2. **Send the payment from your bank** — Put your reference in the transfer note. It looks like `LF-YOUR-NAME`, and there is a Copy button next to it.
3. **We confirm it arrived** — Bank transfers take 1–3 business days. Keep building meanwhile. Once it arrives, we review your site.

> **Careful:** Please send it within 7 days. After that, someone else can take your name until the transfer arrives.

While you wait, the note under the top bar says **Waiting for your bank transfer.** Lost the email? Press **Publish** or **Go to checkout** to open the payment page again, then **Email me the details again**.

## Using a voucher code

- Choose **Voucher code**, type the code and press **Use code**.
- Codes are 20 characters, like `XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX`. The dashes are added for you.
- Each code works once. A code covers the full price, so there is nothing to pay.

> **Good to know:** Chose bank transfer first? Then a code can’t be used on that request. [Contact us](https://www.launchfolio.live/contact) and we will sort it out.

## Free trial (when we offer one)

Sometimes we offer a free trial. When we do, checkout shows **Not ready to pay? Try it free for …** under the payment options, with the number of days.

- **Press **Start my free trial**** — Instead of paying. Your site goes to review, like a paid one. [Done]
- **We review your site** — Usually within 1 business day. Your trial days start when we approve it. [You are here]
- **Live for the trial** — Publish and share it. The editor shows **Free trial: live until …**. We email you 3 days before it ends.
- **Pay to keep it** — Pay any time: card, bank transfer or voucher code. Your site stays live and there is no second review. Your first year starts when you pay.

- One free trial per account, for your first site. Extra sites are paid when you book them.
- If the trial ends and you haven’t paid, your site goes offline. Nothing is deleted. Pay and it’s back online straight away.
- Paying by bank transfer during the trial? Your site stays live while the money is on its way.

## Sale and special prices

- Now and then the first-year price is lower than the usual $30 for a while. Checkout then shows the usual price crossed out and **Sale price until …**. Renewals are always the usual price.
- You pay the price shown at checkout. It’s decided by us when you pay, not by the page.
- Asked for bank details during a sale? The amount in your email stays the same, even if the money arrives after the sale ends.
- We may also give you a special price for your first year, just for your account. Checkout then shows that price on its own, or the usual price crossed out with a note like **40% off, just for you**. Renewals are still the usual price.
- A special price can be in US dollars, Jordanian dinars or shekels. You pay it in that currency, by card or bank transfer.
- If your special price is in dollars and a sale is cheaper, you pay the sale price.

## The review

- **Payment confirmed** — A few seconds after you pay by card, straight away for a code, and once the transfer arrives for a bank payment. [Done]
- **In review** — A real person looks at your site, usually within 1 business day. Keep building meanwhile. [You are here]
- **Approved** — We email you and it shows in the bell at the top of the editor. The lock comes off the Publish button. One click puts your site live.

While you wait, the editor shows **Your site is being reviewed.** and the Publish button has a lock on it. Everything else works.

## Your status at a glance

*Shown on the Get started page while you’re signed in.*
| Status | What it means | What comes next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Needs payment** | You’re building, but haven’t paid. | Keep building. Pay when you want to publish. |
| **Waiting for transfer** | You chose bank transfer. We haven’t seen it arrive yet. | Keep building. Once it arrives, we review your site. |
| **In review** | Paid. A person is checking your site. | Keep building. Publish unlocks once approved. |
| **Live** | Approved. | Publish whenever you like. |
| **Not approved** | Your request wasn’t approved. | You can apply again. |

## If your site isn’t approved

We email you the reason, and you are signed out. Sign in with the same Google account again. You can choose a name in onboarding to start a fresh site and a new request.

For money back, see our [refund policy](https://www.launchfolio.live/refunds) or [contact us](https://www.launchfolio.live/contact).