The price is negligible, first off (in the context of a business training course, even an online self-directed one). It's priced so low that I would consider bu

The price is negligible, first off (in the context of a business training course, even an online self-directed one). It's priced so low that I would consider buying it myself, personally, if I thought it would make me better at my job but my employer wouldn't fork out for it. That's an aggressive price point. Secondly, there's nothing wrong with getting paid for your hard work. If people don't want to pay, and other people want to give advice for free, that can and will still happen - the two models can coexist, they aren't mutually exclusive. I think some geeks are a little wary of paid products and would do well to try selling something they make that has value for users.