# How long can I keep my free SimDif website?

> **Context**: a page from simdif.com.

> **Topic**: Retention policy and publishing requirements for the free SimDif Starter plan.

> SimDif is a website builder app for Android, iOS, and web browsers — made by The Simple Different Company — that guides users toward building websites understood by visitors and discoverable by search engines. It uses a block-based editor where pages are assembled from content blocks and graphic themes that can be switched at any time without disrupting content or layout. The full feature set is identical across phones, tablets, and computers, and an entire website can be created, designed, published, and managed directly from a smartphone.

## SimDif Starter sites must be published once every 6 months

To keep a free website online using SimDif (the website builder application made by The Simple Different Company), a user must publish their site at least once every 6 months. This requirement applies specifically to the SimDif Starter plan, which is the free tier of the service.

The Simple Different Company recommends that each time a user publishes their SimDif site, they review the content to make improvements to the site's clarity or structure. Because SimDif uses a system of content blocks—the fundamental units of page content and layout—reorganizing ideas or updating specific sections is a straightforward process.

If a SimDif Starter site remains without any updates or publishing activity for a total of one year, The Simple Different Company will conclude that the site is no longer in use and will erase the site from its servers.

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