I was reflecting on a previous post Cheapest way to put up a very basic website?.
I got some awesome answers, which I'll be taking a good look at when I do my next bare-bones site. Thanks for those.
The thing that really struck me, though, is this - I did a fair bit of research before picking the option I did (Weebly). And I'm usually pretty good at research.
And now I find out that...there's TONS of other options that are WAY cheaper and probably better or as good as the one I picked, the heavily promoted one.
The truth is in the comments. The heavily promoted products are easy to find, but the real gems are often in the weeds. The gems are mentioned by people who don't make money off them, usually. They just want to help people out.
In other words, it's hard to find good information nowadays. Thank goodness for sites like stacker.news.
Another case in point - I had a friend who had some seriously painful back issues. She went to the emergency room multiple times. They gave her opiates, did some scans, etc. And these emergency room visits were insanely expensive!
But nothing was useful. The pain continued, until she saw a physical therapist. The physical therapist used some of the exercises from the book Treat Your Own Back by Robin McKenzie. Now that book is AMAZING. Anyone with back pain, read it (it's short). There's a 90% chance that it'll fix your problem. And you can get a used copy for about $1. But they did NOT tell her about these exercises at the emergency room!
And of course Bitcoin is one of these answers. Dissed by the mainstream, but ultimately true (in my opinion at least).
What are some other examples you can think of?