Get Paid for Every Micro-Consultation — Starting at €5
Every "quick question" costs you time you'll never get back. FastPass puts a price on every micro-consultation — automatically, before the message even reaches you.
Paid consulting from your first reply
The "just one quick question" trap
"Can I pick your brain?"
That one message turns into a 45-minute unpaid conversation. Your expertise gets extracted, your calendar gets blocked, and there is no invoice at the end.
"It's just a quick one"
"Quick" questions draw on years of experience. The answer that takes you 3 minutes to write took a decade to know. Charge for consulting accordingly.
Free advice devalues paid work
When you answer quick questions for free, you train your network to expect free access. Charging for micro-consultations resets your professional positioning.
How FastPass monetizes every micro-consultation automatically
Set your per-message rate
Choose a rate that matches the value of a quick exchange with you — €5, €50, or €500. You can charge for consulting at any level and adjust anytime.
Share your FastPass link
Replace "feel free to reach out" with your FastPass link. Anyone who wants a micro-consultation pays before you ever see the message. No awkward invoicing required.
Reply and earn — or skip and auto-refund
Answer the micro-consultation and earn 75% of the fee immediately. Too busy? Let the window expire and the sender gets a full automatic refund. No guilt, no awkwardness.
The numbers behind paid consulting via FastPass
€5
minimum rate to start monetizing quick advice — no ceiling on what you can charge
75%
of every paid message goes directly to you — rising to 85% with referrals
0
invoices to send, follow-ups to chase, or payment awkwardness — FastPass handles it all
Why consultants and advisors get paid for every micro-consultation
The consulting industry has a structural blind spot: project work and retainers are priced and protected, but the informal layer of micro-consultations (the LinkedIn messages, the email quick questions, the WhatsApp advice threads) gets given away for free. Every senior consultant knows the drain. The more visible and expert you become, the more these requests multiply.
FastPass is built for exactly this gap. When you monetize quick advice through FastPass, you are not changing your pricing philosophy — you are applying it consistently. Your hourly rate implies a cost per 10-minute exchange. FastPass makes that cost visible and automatic, so you never have to have an awkward conversation about whether this "quick call" should be billable.
The biggest side effect is not the extra income. It is the quality shift. Paid micro-consultations arrive with context, specificity, and respect that free "brain-picking" requests rarely include. People who pay €30 to send you a question have already thought carefully about what they are asking. That makes every exchange sharper, faster, and more satisfying. Getting paid for micro-consultations is not gatekeeping. It is professionalism.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly counts as a micro-consultation?
A micro-consultation is any exchange where someone asks for your professional judgment in an informal, low-friction way — a LinkedIn message asking "what tool would you use for X?", an email saying "quick question about my pricing", or a DM asking "do you think this strategy makes sense?" These interactions are typically short but draw on years of expertise. They happen dozens of times per week for most consultants and advisors. FastPass turns every one of them into paid consulting income, starting at €5 per message.
Won't charging for micro-consultations drive people away?
It filters them, not drives them away. People with a genuine business question — a real problem, a real decision, real money on the line — will pay €5 to €50 to get your answer quickly. People who were going to waste your time with vague "picking your brain" requests will simply not pay. Your inbox shrinks in volume and explodes in quality. The people who reach you via FastPass are already self-selected as serious, which means your advice lands in better context and creates more value.
How do I set the right rate for my micro-consultations?
Start with a rate that feels slightly uncomfortable but not unreasonable for your field. For most consultants, that is somewhere between €20 and €100 per message. Consider what your hourly rate implies per 10-minute exchange — that is your floor. You can always raise your rate as demand confirms your value. FastPass lets you change your rate anytime, so you can test and adjust without any technical friction.
Can I use FastPass alongside my existing consulting work?
Absolutely — most FastPass consultants use it as an inbound filter alongside their standard client work. Your FastPass link handles the informal flow of "quick questions" so your calendar stays clean for deeper engagements. Some consultants use FastPass rates as a discovery signal: if someone pays your per-message rate consistently, they are a warm lead for a larger retainer. It is not a replacement for project work — it is a monetized version of the attention you were already giving away.
What happens to messages I choose not to answer?
Nothing bad. If you do not reply within the sender's chosen response window (24h, 48h, or 72h), FastPass automatically refunds them in full. You earn nothing for that message, and they owe you nothing either. There is zero obligation to answer every paid message — you simply earn income on the ones you do choose to address. This makes FastPass safe for busy periods: the system handles refunds automatically while you focus on client work.
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