Let me tell you one small thing - there is nothing free.. It might sound rosy, you might roll your hands together and start seeing dollars in your eyes... and I know alot of people who run their business with the DNN framework being the base of their business model.. but sometimes we're battlescarred, sleep deprived, frustrated, concerned, annoyed... just to name a few of the feelings that DotNetNuke has managed to bring out in most if not all of us...    Mix that with the inspired, excited, in awe of what can be done, and rewarded in other ways money can't buy... then you have the balance I think, of what makes DotNetNuke such a great product.  It's a balance.. and if you keep in mind that you're actually saving people tens of thousands of dollars in possible charges if they were to have something custom developed that's even a fraction on what DotNetNuke can do, it might help you get a perspective on the meaning of 'free' and 'dotnetnuke'.

I wrote a blog a little while ago - called 'Just because it's easy, doesn't mean it's fast'... which sort of relates to the concept of the value of something costing nothing.  And it gives you a few tips and ideas based on my own experiences.

I have no problem these days in charging for something that is open source.. in fact I tell my clients the reason they can have a site that offers so much - is because it's free.  And when you learn how to 'cloak' a site as Erik has described people have no idea it's DotNetNuke.. and most of my client sites are cloaked..

There you go - go forth and learn about DotNetNuke, learn about how it value adds your company offerings to your clients and you will have no problem in charging a fair price that reflects the value and services you offfer.  Nothing more, nothing less.

Nina Meiers