# Change from a trial account to a paid (live) account

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### Set up your billing information

* Go to **\[your company] > Company Settings**.
* Go to the **Billing** tab.
* Add your [billing and payment information](/account-billing/manage-your-subscription/billing-and-payment.md).

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Important: If you are a Shopify user and you are selecting your payment method, you will only see one payment method: “Shopify”. This is because you are billed through Shopify and you need to approve the charges in your Shopify account. [Learn more about paying via Shopify](/account-billing/manage-your-subscription/manage-your-channable-subscription/readme.md).
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### Choose a subscription

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Tip: Learn more about how our subscriptions work and which package/plan suits your business needs.
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* Go to **\[your company] > Plans & pricing**.
* Select a package (maximum amount of items), Core plan and any additional modules.
* Click **Complete subscription**.
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### Activate your projects and channel(s)

#### Activate your project

* Go to **\[your project] > Settings > Project settings**.
* Click **Activate project**.

#### Activate your channel(s)

* Go to **Channels > \[your channel]**.
* For feeds: go to the **Preview & export** step and click **Activate feed**.
* For APIs: go to the **Settings** step and click **Activate API**.
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