I'm glad you made this point.
I can definitely see how you can take this as being disingenuous because I run a newsletter that shares advice with photographers. You may see me as someone purporting to be a know-it-all with all the answers, and then here I am in your forum asking the same question I am answering. And I understand how you may have felt used if I didn’t make it clear WHY I was asking the question.
First, in the future I’ll be sure to preface the question if its for research.
My newsletter is by design condensing the best advice on some of the toughest marketing issues new or established photographers face. I don’t pretend or intend to share advice on photography techniques or everything there is to know about photography as there are much more qualified individuals and better resources out there for that. The marketing advice I share comes in the form of interviews, articles, or videos. For some content, other photographers are interviewed and in this case, I wrote an article. When you sign-up, I make it a point to tell you exactly the kind of information you're getting and that it all does not all come from me. My first email speaks to my background and experience as well.
When I write the content the advice comes from my own experience, background in small business marketing, and other advice I've read. But, I know that everyone has different markets, attitudes, goals, and approaches for their business. I almost always want to seek other perspectives when researching a question because *TADA* I don't know it all and someone may have another piece of insight or perspective based on their unique experiences and knowledge. I want to cover all the bases when answering a question so that my readers can save time by not having to research the answers themselves and they get a complete and comprehensive answer.
The value this newsletter provides is that the advice is proven, well researched, and comes from people who have had success with them. This precedent is nothing new. You'll notice that many of your favorite blogs, podcasts, and videos on photography feature interviews and guest posts from people who do not actually run that blog or podcast. The value is a medium where you can easily digest and consume the information to the questions you have in running a business in a style that you find entertaining or easy to learn from.
And finally, I'm well aware of the skepticism you have of anything claiming to have all the answers or people claiming to be experts. If anyone reading my material decides it isn't right for them, or for some reason they don't find me credible, that's cool. There are other places (such as this forum) that may be a better fit. But, I would challenge them to apply the advice shared and give it a try before discrediting it.
Blah, blah. You deliberately misrepresented yourself in your first post as a newbie seeking advice. This rambling explanation doesn't change that. 
