Not too confusing... I guess if that particular Slack channel guarantees work or whatever, than whoever is running it and charging can make money on it.<p>It'd be like joining a stock trading slack channel where you'd get access to top information that no one else would know. How much would you be willing to pay?<p>It's quite clever.. but no different than subscribing to some "Insider Journal" or something like that.<p>I think SlackPass even helps with that. <a href="https://slackpass.io/" rel="nofollow">https://slackpass.io/</a>
You would be shocked at what some people will pay for. I've seen Facebook groups that cost $80/month to join and are filled with thousands of people.
I haven't clicked on that link, but I get your question.<p>I've known communities that are paywalled. Instead of thinking it as a "slack channel that costs $$", the value prop is "it's a closed community whose entry is $$". There have been vBulletin forums where if you were a paid subscribers, they got you access to subscriber-only subforums.<p>Couple of examples currently:<p>1. Product Management HQ community: $25 to join. Slack channel is there as well. <a href="https://www.productmanagerhq.com/join-the-community/" rel="nofollow">https://www.productmanagerhq.com/join-the-community/</a><p>2. Product People Club: [it was paid. don't know current price. entry seems closed right now]. <a href="https://productpeople.club/" rel="nofollow">https://productpeople.club/</a>