I'd turn the question around: if people don't see value enough in your content to pay for it, however small amount, then why are you creating it?
Sure, everybody likes free stuff, and not everyone has the disposable income to pay for your content, but at that point we are talking about a fair business model, not if you should ask people to pay for your content.
I'm in a similar situation, creating educational content for kids. I would love to be able to just make it freely available to everyone, but after spending a month digging through possible grants, I've come up empty.
This is how our society is structured, unless something fundamental changes (like UBI) we will have to ask for money. It's still way more honest than placing surveilance ads on your site.
Sure, everybody likes free stuff, and not everyone has the disposable income to pay for your content, but at that point we are talking about a fair business model, not if you should ask people to pay for your content.
I'm in a similar situation, creating educational content for kids. I would love to be able to just make it freely available to everyone, but after spending a month digging through possible grants, I've come up empty.
This is how our society is structured, unless something fundamental changes (like UBI) we will have to ask for money. It's still way more honest than placing surveilance ads on your site.