# Discount codes at signup and a monthly or yearly switch

Enter a discount code when you choose your plan, and change between monthly and yearly billing yourself.

Canonical: https://demo.qixcount.com/help/whats-new/2026-11-11-discount-codes-and-billing-cycle

Two billing changes.

- Discount codes: when you choose your plan at signup, enter a code in **Discount code** and select **Apply**. One code applies to a signup and lowers your first payment only. With a trial, it comes off the first invoice when the trial ends.
- Monthly or yearly: the business owner can now change the billing cycle in **Plan & billing**, under **Billing cycle**. A change to yearly is paid at once, less a credit for the unused days of the current month, and takes effect when that payment goes through. A change to monthly waits for the end of the paid year and can be undone before then.

See [Create your account and start a trial](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/getting-started/create-your-account) and [Change your billing cycle or request a plan change](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/plans-and-billing/change-plan-or-billing-cycle).