# Get paid to answer advice DMs

If people keep messaging you for advice, share one Hotly link instead of answering for free. They pay when they send - $15 a message in our example - so every question in your inbox is already paid for. You reply from one inbox, on your own time, and Stripe pays you.

## How it works

1. **Share one link** - Bio, story, newsletter.
2. **They pay to write** - $5 to $20 per message.
3. **You reply** - One inbox. Reply on your own time.
4. **You get paid** - Through Stripe, to your bank.

> "Two offers. One pays more, one I'd actually learn at. Which would you take?"
>
> To a career coach - from Dani - $15 / msg

## What it costs to run

If 10 questions a week come in at $15, that's $600 a month. What each plan costs you that month, before Stripe's card fees:

- **Self-host:** ~$430 - Server and developer time, plus ~$600 to set up
- **Hosted:** ~$126 - $5.99/mo + 20% of $600
- **Hosted Plus:** ~$70 (cheapest) - $9.99/mo + 10% of $600

## Questions

**What should I charge for advice?**
Price by how long a good answer takes you. At $15 a message, a 10-minute answer works out to $90 an hour.

**Where do I share my link?**
Anywhere people already find you: your bio, your stories, your newsletter. One link does it.

**What does Hotly take?**
Hosted: $5.99/mo + 20% commission, or $9.99/mo + 10% commission on Hosted Plus - servers, updates and backups included. Self-hosting the free code has 0% commission but costs about $430/mo in servers and developer time, plus ~$600 to set up.

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