FAQ Question #131

Paid users keep LiveJournal in business. To show appreciation for users who have made contributions, there are a number of features that are only available to Paid Accounts.

All paid accounts can access these features:

* Ability to create S1 custom styles and have exact control over your journal's layout (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=128)

* Access to additional styles in the S2 style system (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=168)

* Ability to use all options in the S2 customization wizards (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=171)

* Access to S2's Advanced Customization area (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=172)

* Ability to create custom mood themes (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=64)

* 15 user picture icons, rather than the 3 allowed to free users (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=46)

* Ability to purchase space for an additional 35 user pictures (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=180)

* Ability to insert polls into your LiveJournal entries (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=69)

* Access to the complete range of options for embedding your journal into your home page (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=68)

* A LiveJournal.com e-mail forwarding address (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=113)

* A personalised subdomain name (http://exampleusername.livejournal.com/ in addition to the standard http://www.livejournal.com/users/exampleusername/). Please note that you will need to convert any underscores in your username (e.g. "user_example") to hyphens in this type of URL (http://user-example.livejournal.com/). If the underscore is located at the beginning or end of your username, this type of URL may not work at all for your journal.

* Ability to set up domain forwarding, so that your domain points to your LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=129)

* Access to the text messaging feature (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=30)

* Access to your Friends of Friends list (http://www.livejournal.com/users/exampleusername/friendsfriends/)


The following features only apply to personal paid accounts, and cannot be accessed using a paid community account:

* Access to the Directory of LiveJournal users (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=123)

* Ability to create new syndicated accounts (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=137)

* Ability to post by e-mail (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=187)

* Ability to post by phone (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=183)

* Ability to get comments you post e-mailed to you (http://www.livejournal.com/editinfo.bml)

* Ability to view popular users amongst your friends (http://www.livejournal.com/friends/popwithfriends.bml)

* Priority access to LiveJournal's servers, so pages will sometimes load faster than they do for free users

In all of these descriptions, "exampleusername" refers to your unique LiveJournal username.


FURTHER READING

How do I buy a Paid Account?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=21

How do I buy a Paid Account for somebody else?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=44

What happens to my Paid Account when it expires?
http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=114