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by michaelpinto 4896 days ago
You're asking the wrong question.

The right question is: How can I make a site that's more compelling than lynda.com or stackexchange?

I also think part of your problem is that you want to keep the information and videos for free. Yes a real infobusiness will give away some stuff for free, but it can and should also sell content if that content has any value.

Hint: If your content solves a problem, it has value.

Other thoughts:

- Not every hobby should be a business

- Another model can be to use free information to build a consulting business

1 comments

Thanks for the feedback!

I love stackexchange. They are fantastic at responding to one-off questions. My style is to build small, functional applications from launching visual studio to debug without cutting the video.

I feel you on not making every hobby a business. I also brew beer and have now given up on "starting a micro brewery" and, instead, focused on brewing really great beers that my friends and I like. Ever since doing that, I have been winning more awards and have tuned my brews to my tastes.

Given the current amount of questions that are emailed to me, maybe a model could be a private screen-sharing session where I can correct their mistakes on their computer. I would like that.