It's very simple, if the project doesn't have their own budget to list their token to a decent exchange they have an option to stop or list to an exchange that has a cheaper fee.
i think exchange problem is what many of us are not seeing and talking about
It's because the majority of the people here are investors and not developers.
That's the sad fact, people are here to make money out of these coins, these exchange should make an exception to support a project, that has a good potential in the market and in the community and not just list coins to make a profit, both from the exchange administrator and traders.