Paying money for answers

[Greg Truby]

I remember those days... I remember some one once asking why he chose that username and Truby and I stepped in suggesting that he has great similarities with Parsnip, namely they are an irritant and they smell rather badly.

LOL - aye, I remember that as well.

 

[bernardmorrison]

Sorry for the delay in reply, i wasn't expecting such quick answers.

Thanks to all that answered. Regarding the 3 reasons questions are unanswered, i don't think my question falls into those categories. Maybe i'm wrong.

The reason i wondered about paying is that i would really love an answer, but dont know how else to get one. I could'nt pay much as it would come from my own money not my company. However i would not want to upset the culture of the board either.

Smitty, what do you mean by "send Mr. Excel's Project Manager at consult at mrexcel.com."?

Regards

 

[Smitty]

Mr. Excel has a consulting team. You can get in touch with them by sending an email to "consultATmrexcel.com". Just replace the "at" with "@".

 

[bernardmorrison]

Thanks Smitty, I'll check that out. See if it's within my price range.

 

[starl]

It helps if you can give me an idea of your budget, then. Sometimes we can work it out...

 

[bernardmorrison]

My budget - About 10 euros/dollars per answer, I guess

 

[starl]

ah - so q&a, not a project?
just put the info in the email when you send it.

 

[bernardmorrison]

Will do, thanks

 

[slay0r]

What about paying in cookie and cake form, is that still considered a bribe? I do love treating my helpers!

On a slightly more serious note though, I do find it very nice to see that some of the people that get paid on Ozgrid actually donate everything they earn to charity, especially when they didn't answer the question fully themselves. Like to see some charity!

 

[Joe4]

No one gets paid here, we are all volunteers!
I have been asked a few times by people I have helped if they can send a gift or some token of appreciation. I usually tell them to either make a donation to their favorite charity, or simply "pay it forward" by helping someone else.