I agree with you in general. 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

I agree with you in general. 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.