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Quote livinginkorea At this day and age there is so much information on the net for teachers that we shouldn't have to pay for any site. I understand that you have to pay for maintaining it all but the question is how do you do that? If you start to charge people then they will not join in the first place unless they have prior knowledge that it's a good site. Many new people would be turned off and then again you would have to pay the credit card company and some security company as well etc to keep it all save. |
Well, most sites start out free and build up traffic, links, and a nice reputation (like your law site.) Then, they change over. Some just start a premium membership for all the really good downloads/services. However, some sites are coming back down to Earth and realising that others will just pop-up and fill their shoes. Some sites that were once pay (an fell off the map) are now back to free.
It's not all that bad. Sites that provide good service and quality resources deserve to be paid for their efforts and the time they save teachers. Some sites provide resources that make teachers look really good in their classrooms or save them loads of time. Also, for some websites this is their job, not just a hobby.