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CivilAnswers : Free Legal Assisstance

Aibek Esengulov — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:46:01 +0000

Need some legal assisstance ? Now you can freely get it on CivilAnswers. It’s a free service where users can ask all kind of legal questions to a large network of professional experts and attorneys. No-registration required, though you still need to give-in your email address.

As of this writing, the latest successfully answered question is:

If you go to small claims court and you win your case; what happens if the defendent doesn’t have the money to pay what the judge orders him to pay?

How It Works?

1. Type-in your question and select relevant category.
2. CivilAnswers sends your inquiry to its network of professional experts.
3. Wait for reply!

Feature List

Ask legal questions and get free help.
Categories include: Copyright, DBA & FBN, Divorce, Incorporation, LLC & LLP, Name Cahnge, Small Claims and Trademark.
Become CivilTree Expert: Promote your firm and services, Assist individuals in you state, etc.

Check out CivilAnswers @ www.civilanswers.com

BuddySchool: Online Tutors in All Subjects

Aibek Esengulov — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:27:31 +0000

Community for people who want to study or tutor online. BuddySchool counts almost 4000 private teachers offering over 120 subjects (Foreign Languages, Programming, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Painting, …)

Feature Overview

For Tutors:
Earn money by offering online lessons.
Accept any popular payment method (Credit Cards, PayPal, Western Union, etc.).
Display class schedules and available time slots.
Receive lesson request notifications on your mobile phone (free).
For Students:
Get private lessons from qualified professionals.
Browse tutors by topic (Art, Spirituality, Business, Humanities, Language, and Science).
View individual tutor profiles, read user feedback (if available), schedule a lesson, take a test lesson (if available), etc.
Store chat history and session notes online.

Check out BuddySchool @ www.buddyschool.com

Wengo – Marketplace for Consulting Services

Aibek Esengulov — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:25:20 +0000

Wengo is an online marketplace for all kind of consulting services: private language lessons, expert dieting tips, marriage counseling, personal finance tips, and so on. Whole process is fairly simple, just sign-up for a service buyer/seller account and you’re good to go.

Feature Overview

Browse marketplace by category: Beauty and Well-being, Business, Computing and Internet, Education, Personal Finance, Travel, etc.
Check seller’s reputation using the ratings and comments left by previous customers.
Choose between audio, video or chat sessions (no software to download).
Seller may charge based on per call or per minute basis. In some cases it may be free.
For sellers: Place Wengo ‘Call me’ badge on your blog or website.

David Bitton (founder) talks about Wengo:

Check out Wengo @ www.wengo.com

Ether: An App For Counselors To Make Money Helping People Over The Phone

Kaly — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:58:27 +0000

Imagine it is the middle of the night and somebody needs immediate counseling on property tax laws. If you are a property tax lawyer and willing to help, how does this somebody contact you? A solution provided by a service called Ether.

Ether is a wonderful service that helps counselors charge for their expertise via counseling over the phone. You can create an account on the site and proceed to fill out a description, your details, and your areas of expertise. You can also enter your phone number, available hours, and rates. You can start marketing your phone number and you get calls only when customers prepay your rate. Ether charges you a 15% commission without any other fees.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Helps you provide your expertise over the phone.
Lets you charge for your expertise.
Lets you specify all types of details such as description, available hours, and rates.
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Check out Ether @ www.ether.com/default.aspx (by MOin from Urban Savior)