However, it feels there should be a "fair" amount to pay.
What is the fair amount to pay for blog hosting? Free is too cheap and surely subsidized by something else. $20/month seems like too much for a blog.
The odd thing is that the marginal cost goes down with the popularity of the site.
Something like $5 feels right (svbtle is at $6). I think if you hit scale you might be profitable at $3 or $4.
I am not talking about the value I get, but about the cost + profit threshold for the provider.
I also think free makes sense, if the business model is to get people using the tool for personal projects, hoping they will recommend it at work.
However, it feels there should be a "fair" amount to pay.
What is the fair amount to pay for blog hosting? Free is too cheap and surely subsidized by something else. $20/month seems like too much for a blog.
The odd thing is that the marginal cost goes down with the popularity of the site.
Something like $5 feels right (svbtle is at $6). I think if you hit scale you might be profitable at $3 or $4.
I am not talking about the value I get, but about the cost + profit threshold for the provider.