AI experts · paid by the hour

The thing you want AI to do,done with someone who has built it before

Write down the task. AI breaks it into steps and estimates the hours for free. Then pick an expert who has done similar work and pay only for the time you book. Experts set their own rate; with experts who open availability as a time range, you can try half an hour first.

AI ConsultingAI Implementation / FDEAI for TeamsHourly billing

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AI diagnosisExample (fictional)

We are an 8-person customs brokerage in Sydney. Every day we key 40–60 commercial invoices into our customs software by hand and often get unit prices and quantities wrong. We want AI to read the invoices and enter them, with staff only checking the ones that look wrong.

Steps involved4

Estimated expert time3 h

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How it works

From one sentence to a written session summary

Everything happens on the web. Open it in your phone browser and book.

01Describe the task
One or two sentences: how you do it today and which step AI should take over. No sign-in.
02Review steps and hours
AI splits the task into 3–5 steps, estimates the expert hours, and lists what you can prepare yourself.
03Pick an expert, time and pay
Compare case studies and rates, then book the expert's open slots. Ranges come in 30-minute slots and you can pick several in a row; you pay for the total time.
04Get a session summary
The expert writes what was done, what comes next and how many hours remain. Rebook the same expert in one click.

Common scenarios

Work you can book an expert for

Common requests by industry and role, and roughly how far one session gets. Hours are estimates and depend on your data and systems.

Accounting / bookkeeping

Today

Each staff member sorts hundreds of client receipts a day during BAS season

What you do with the expert

Test AI classification and amount extraction on client receipt photos, and decide what AI handles vs what needs human judgement

Estimated time1–2 hours

AI Implementation / FDEDiagnose a task like this

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Three kinds of AI experts

Pick a focus to see experts you can book now and their starting rates. Experts set their own rates; the profile page is authoritative.

You know what you want; you need someone to sit down and build it with you: invoice extraction, email triage, AI customer service, automations connected to the systems you already use.

Typical requests

An 8-person customs brokerage wants AI to read invoices and key them into the customs software
60 quote-request emails a day: classify them and draft replies automatically

Experts in this area are still onboarding. Use the free diagnosis above to describe what you need.

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Before booking

What an hour covers and what to prepare

You pay by the hour, so the better prepared you are, the more of it goes to the hard parts.

What fits in an hour

Typical pacing from our experts. The real time depends on how ready your data and systems are.

Done in one sessionUsually several sessionsNot a fit for hourly sessions

Walk through your workflow, list which steps are worth using AI for and what to do first
About 1 hour
Test AI extraction accuracy on 20 sample documents and settle the fields to capture
1–1.5 hours
Set up Claude / ChatGPT projects and common prompts for a team of up to 10
1.5–3 hours
Feed AI extraction results into existing software and design a human review step
2–4 hours
Build a new AI app with accounts, database and payments from scratch
Dozens of hours or more

Prepare before you book

Sessions are billed by the hour, so have these ready before you start.

One or two sentences on how you do it today and where it gets stuck
3–20 real samples (documents, emails, sheets) with sensitive details masked
The software you use now, and whether it can export / import data
Someone who can operate the computer and accounts should attend

Session summary

After every session you receive a summary like this

Below is an example (fictional). In real orders experts must write these three items when completing the session; you see them in My bookings and can rebook the same expert in one click.

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Example (fictional)

Expert's session summary

What we did: Agreed the 14 fields to read from commercial invoices, matched against the customs software. Tested 20 sample invoices: quantity and unit price were correct on 18, and the 2 with handwritten changes need a person to check. Results can already be laid out as a table by field.
Next time: Export the results as a CSV the customs software can import, add a highlight rule for low-confidence lines, and run one full day of real documents together with the two data-entry staff.
Estimated time remaining: 1.5 h

Pricing

Hourly billing only

No project quotes, no packages. You pay for the time you book.

Time you bookFrom 0.5 hCounted from the slots you pick; 30 minutes = 0.5 h

Expert's listed rateSet by the expertShown on every expert page before you book

You payTime × rateCalculated by the system from your slots at checkout

Example (fictional)Ke Lin charges A$140/hour; 1.5 hours = A$210.00

AI services at the listed rateAI Consulting, Implementation and AI for Teams are not combined with membership discounts; everyone pays the listed rate.
No packages or project quotesYou pay for the time you book, then book again if you need more.
Refund if the expert no-shows or is clearly off-topicRequest a refund and the platform reviews it.

How experts are vetted, and refundsRefunds, how experts are vetted, cancelling and rescheduling

Bookings and refunds

Billed by the slot you choose: a 30-minute slot is 0.5 hours, 1.5 hours is 1.5 × the hourly rate
More than 1 hour before the session you can request cancellation in My bookings; it then goes to refund processing pending the expert's confirmation
If the expert doesn't show up at the agreed time or the session clearly doesn't match, contact support; refunds are issued after we verify
AI consulting, implementation and team training currently don't stack membership discounts

How experts are vetted

Our team reviews each application by hand, looking at real projects delivered rather than titles
AI experts must provide at least one implementation case study (anonymised is fine)
After each session learners can rate and review it; reviews appear on the expert's page

Companies and teams

For small businesses and teams: also by the hour

Customs, accounting, hospitality, agencies… Whether you want AI inside an existing workflow or the whole team using it, you book experts by the hour. We help you clarify the request first.

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Become an AI expert

If you have shipped AI work, you can take hourly bookings

Set your own rate and slots. Learners arrive with an AI diagnosis, so you can skip the background questions. Earnings are settled monthly.

1Register with one case studyWe review a real project you delivered (anonymised is fine), not your title.
2Create a service, set rate and slotsChoose AI Consulting / Implementation / AI for Teams and open availability as time ranges. They are split into 30-minute slots, so new clients can start with half an hour.
3Take orders, read the diagnosis, run the sessionThe order detail shows the learner's task and AI diagnosis, so you can start on the real work.
4Write a summary, get paid monthlyWrite the summary when you mark the session complete. Earnings go to your ledger and a statement is generated monthly.

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Estimate your take-home from your own numbers

Your hourly rate (AUD)Booked hours per month

Learners pay: A$1,200.00
Payment fee (1.85% + A$0.30 per order): − A$25.20
Platform fee (20%): − A$240.00
You receive: A$934.80

Payment fees estimated as 10 orders of about 1 hour each.
A statement for the previous month is generated on day 1 of each month and paid after confirmation.
This only applies the current fee rules to the numbers you entered. It does not predict how many bookings you will get.

FAQ

Is 30 minutes enough?

With experts who open availability as time ranges, half an hour is enough to confirm the need and the approach. Building something usually takes 1–3 hours; the diagnosis suggests how much. A few experts still use older fixed slots (for example a whole hour), which are booked as a whole. 30 minutes is billed as 0.5 hours.

How accurate is the hour estimate?

It is based on what you wrote and helps you decide how long to book first. After seeing the real situation, the expert records the remaining hours in the session summary.

Can I get a fixed project quote?

Bookings are hourly only. Bigger tasks are split into several sessions, each ending with a summary, so you decide whether to continue.

Who can see my task?

Only you and the expert you book. It is never shown to other experts or learners.

Do members get a discount?

AI consulting, implementation and team training are currently charged at the expert's listed rate with no membership discount.

How does the session happen?

Online. Once the expert confirms the booking, the meeting link appears in My bookings.

Do I need to give the expert our account passwords?

No. We suggest you or a colleague operate the computer while the expert guides you on screen. Mask customer details in samples first.

Can I get a refund?

More than 1 hour before the session you can request cancellation in My bookings; it goes to refund processing pending the expert's confirmation. If the expert doesn't show or the session clearly doesn't match, contact support and we refund after verifying.

How are experts vetted?

Our team reviews each expert's profile by hand, focusing on real projects; AI experts must provide at least one implementation case study. Learners can rate and review every session.

What if it turns out to need many more hours?

After each session the expert writes how many hours remain. You can do only the most important part first; there's no need to buy everything at once.