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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.

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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. Here's what each plan costs you that month, before Stripe's card fees:

  • Self-host~$430Server and developer time, plus ~$600 to set up
  • Hosted~$126$5.99/mo + 20% of $600
  • Hosted PlusCheapest~$70$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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