Why go Pro? There are lots of very good reasons. Beyond supporting an ad-free, bot-free, troll-free social media oasis, Pro allows you to set a "Public Landing Page" (PLP) and have a profile that's visible to the outside world.
It also gives you greater control over post visibility and expiration. Pro users can limit their posts to followers only, delist posts from the public timelines, send direct messages, and even set post timers that make posts self-delete after a set interval. #CoSoTips