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Become an Expert
Share what you know. Get something back for it.
Join the Experts network and take occasional conversations with people facing the challenge you've already solved — on your schedule, on your terms.
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Why do it
What's in it for you.
Help your peers
short, genuinely useful conversations, not sales calls.
Earn for your time
experts typically earn $200–500/month for the conversations they take.
Who joins
You've already done the hard part.
Experts isn't a panel of consultants or professional advisors. It's the people who actually did the work — and can say what it was really like.
If a peer would trade fifteen minutes to hear how you did it, you're who we're looking for.
The one who ran the migration
You moved the whole team onto a new platform and lived to tell it.
The one who drove adoption
You got a skeptical team to actually use the thing they didn't ask for.
The one who made the case
You built the business case, defended the number, and got it funded.
The one who's done it twice
You've been through this at two companies, and you'd do it differently now.
How it works
Light, flexible, on your schedule.
01
Apply and get verified
a quick vetting so the network stays high-quality.
02
Set your availability
you only take the conversations you opt into.
03
Talk and get matched
ExpertScore AI brings you relevant conversations; you share your experience.
Verification
What "verified" actually means.
The vetting is short, but it isn't a formality. Three things get checked, and that's the whole of it.
You're a real customer.
We confirm you actually used the product you'd be talking about. No borrowed credentials, no stand-ins.
You did the thing.
We check that the work you'd be asked about is work you actually did — not a project you watched from a distance.
You'll be straight with people.
A short conversation with our team. We're looking for someone who'll say what didn't work — not someone who'll perform.
Most applications are reviewed within a week. If you're not a fit, we'll tell you plainly, and you'll know why.
The conversation
Fifteen minutes. One honest question.
Someone in your shoes is about to make a decision you already made. They don't want a pitch — they want to know what actually happened. That's the whole shape of it.
0–2 MIN
Introductions.
They tell you where they are. You tell them where you were.
2–12 MIN
The real question.
What broke, what you'd do again, what you'd skip.
12–15 MIN
Wrap.
They leave with a straight answer. You leave with a peer who owes you one.
What you never do
No selling. You are not on the vendor's side of the table.
No demo. You are not showing anyone software.
No prep. Show up as you are — you already know this.
No chasing. When the call ends, you are done.
Your terms
You stay in control of every part of this.
Joining the network doesn't hand anyone your calendar, your inbox, or your name.
You approve the topics.
Conversations only reach you when they match what you actually know.
You choose the times.
Your availability is yours. Slots you never open stay closed.
You can decline anything.
No reason required. No penalty, no score to protect.
Nothing is shared without your consent.
Your name and your company appear only where you allow it.
Your employer's rules come first.
If your company has a policy on peer conversations, it wins — we work inside it.
You can leave whenever.
Pause your availability or withdraw from the network at any time.
Voices from the network
What experts say about it.
I said yes because I remembered being the one asking. Fifteen minutes, and someone skipped a mistake I made.
Timothy Harolds
Platform Engineer
It's the only sales-adjacent thing I've ever done that never once felt like selling.
Rick Dalton
Director of IT
Two calls a month. My calendar hasn't noticed, and my network has.
Joseph White
VP Customer Success
Questions
Before you apply.
How much time is this, really?
Most experts take one or two 15-minute conversations a month, and only in slots they opened themselves. If a month is busy, you open nothing and nothing happens.
Do I get paid, and how?
Yes — you're paid for the conversations you take. The rate and the payment method are confirmed with you before your first call.
Will this cause a problem with my employer?
It shouldn't. You choose what you say, nothing confidential is ever expected of you, and if your company has a policy on peer conversations, it takes precedence. Many experts clear it with their manager first, and we'll support you doing that.
Who am I actually talking to?
Someone evaluating a decision you've already lived through, matched to you by ExpertScore AI on the things that make a conversation useful: the same problem, a similar scale, a comparable stage. Not a random name off a list.
Is this a sales call in disguise?
No. You don't represent the vendor, you're never asked to pitch, and you're free to say what didn't work. The conversation is only worth anything to the other person if it's honest.
What if I want out?
Pause your availability or leave the network whenever you like. Nothing lingers.