Shouldn't irc be the place you ask? Better to speak to an already captive audience. I believe there are already free offerings out there, which can be hard to

Shouldn't irc be the place you ask? Better to speak to an already captive audience. I believe there are already free offerings out there, which can be hard to compete with. If you're trying to go free but with paid features, that's where you can capture users, perhaps even by giving the free users a taste of the premium features.