People don't do this in the "offline" world. They have gotten used to the free online services, and seem to think that running websites is not a serious busine

People don't do this in the "offline" world. They have gotten used to the free online services, and seem to think that running websites is not a serious business (unless you are Google or Facebook, and even then - "Google search is free, why is your photo app not free?" kind of thinking). As more and more powerful/useful services are given away for free, surviving on ad dollars, people get used to it more and more. Not saying the masses are right - just that website owners should get more comfortable with charging, right from the beginning.