1. How much is WebStory going to cost me? Is it FREE?
WebStory is FREE. You can download and use all of the WebStory’s features for as long as you like. And, WebStory is NEITHER adware NOR spyware too. This is because WebStory offers 2 types of activation for all users, i.e. Casual Activation (Free) or Professional Activation.
If you write your blogs or microblogs casually, you may choose Casual Activation, as it is FREE but subject to daily posting limitation.
Advantages of Casual Activation:
- Unlimited account activation for free
- Free blog and microblog management, including:
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- backup
- editing
- browsing
- comment management
- and many more…
With Casual Activation, you are subject to daily posting limits:
- Blog posting/ update — 1 daily free account validation. Subsequent account validation on the same day will require 2 credits each.
- Microblog posting — 3 daily free account validations. Subsequent account validation on the same day will require 1 credit each.
* Account Validation is required when you are trying to publish or update a post or microblog status.
Nevertheless, If you blog for a living or you blog passionately, it is highly recommended that you start with Professional Activation. You will enjoy the true freedom and fun of blogging with WebStory, i.e. all the benefits of Casual Activation MINUS the limitations!
For the pricing of Professional Activation, you may visit here.
The best thing is, you will get new WebStory upgrades free as well, regardless of how you activate your blogs or microblogs.
2. Is the Self.my blog free?
Yes, you may create as many Self.my blog as you like, and it’s free.
Additionally, WebStory account validation for posting to Self.my is also free.
Kap-Chew
The point is that every update of a published post costs 2 credits same day… and it was handled differently in the previous versions of WebStory – old versions allowed to publish 1 post each day and update it as many times as needed.
April 12, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Hi Anton, actually there is a drastic change between old version and new version. In the old version, one must choose Professional Activation when a blog is added, and there is no way to activate a blog for free.
In the new version, we have provided one more way of activation, i.e. Casual or Free activation, in which one does not need any credit to activate a blog, this is very useful for users who requires blog backup features, but with free activation, there is a limit in publishing a post, i.e. each day there is only one free publication (or account validation). Subsequent publication (including update, which also requires account validation) will require some credits.
The reason for this is that most people do not really need to update their blog post regularly, hence more users may benefit from using WebStory.
April 13, 2012 at 7:08 am