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- Introduction
- Additional Charges Outside Billing Periods
- Removing Add-ons or Downgrading Your Plan
- Monthly and Yearly Summaries
Introduction
This article provides a detailed overview of how billing adjustments are managed in your Post Affiliate Pro account. It explains how additional charges may arise outside standard billing cycles, clarifies the process for removing add-ons or downgrading plans, and describes how to access monthly and yearly usage summaries. Understanding these topics will help you proactively manage your account and avoid unexpected charges.
Additional Charges Outside Billing Periods
Additional charges may be incurred outside your regular billing cycle if you exceed your plan's usage limits, purchase extra add-ons, or upgrade your plan. When such an event occurs, the system evaluates whether the new usage cost is at least 10% and at least $20 higher than your current pre-paid amount for the ongoing billing period. If both conditions are met, you’ll receive an email notification, and there is a 3-day window to confirm or adjust your account usage. If the new usage persists after these 3 days, the system will automatically issue an invoice for the additional amount and attempt to collect the payment.
If the payment fails (e.g., due to insufficient funds), the system will retry every 24 hours until either the charge succeeds or a new billing cycle commences. If the charge is not collected before the next billing period, the outstanding amount will be added to your next invoice. If the usage increase does not meet both the 10% and $20 criteria, the difference is simply rolled into your next scheduled invoice.
Example scenarios illustrating when additional charges are applied:
Upgrading from Pro to Ultimate plan triggers an immediate charge because the difference exceeds both the 10% and $20 thresholds.
Adding a small add-on (e.g., $17 value) does not trigger an immediate charge since the $20 threshold is not met. The fee will be included in your next invoice.
Adding several add-ons at once, resulting in a significant increase, triggers an additional payment if both conditions are met.
Temporary upgrades that are reverted within the 3-day window may not result in additional charges if the net increase by the confirmation recalculation does not meet the criteria.
Removing Add-ons or Downgrading Your Plan
When you remove paid add-ons or downgrade your subscription, these changes are scheduled to take effect at the start of your next billing cycle. You will continue to have access to all current features until the end of your already-paid period. No prorated refunds are issued for unused days; instead, if your changes would result in a lower cost, the difference will be included as a credit in your next invoice. This extra credit will not appear as a negative amount in the current summary, but will be visible in your upcoming monthly or yearly billing summary. Review your plan and add-ons regularly to ensure your setup matches your needs and budget.
- Today is the 1st day of the month (1.1.) and you've recently upgraded your Trial account to the Ultimate plan. Your current pre-paid monthly usage is $269. Downgrading tomorrow to the Pro plan will provide you with a $125.80 credit that will be deducted from your next payment on your next billing day (1.2.).
- Today is the 1st day of the month (1.1.) and you've recently upgraded your Trial account to the Ultimate plan with all additional addons. Your current pre-paid monthly usage is $341. Removing all extra paid addons will provide you with a $72 credit that will be deducted from your next payment on your next billing day (1.2.).
Monthly and Yearly Summaries
Your account dashboard provides comprehensive monthly and yearly billing summaries. These summaries itemize your recurring subscription fees, any additional or one-time charges, and detailed usage statistics. Reviewing these summaries regularly allows you to track your spending, analyze usage patterns, and identify opportunities to optimize your subscription. To access your summaries, navigate to the My Account > Current summary option.
If you have credit from unused features or changes made during the previous billing period, it will be reflected in your next cycle's summary for full transparency.
Although the summary is always generated in US dollars ($), for EU customers the price on the invoice is recalculated and charged in euros (€) based on the current exchange rate on the billing date.