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Did You Ever Get Paid For Giving Advice on This Forum?

by ildarius
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Not to cast doubt or anything, but you see those posts all the time:

"Give you 20$ beer for the best name" etc etc

Did any of you actually ever got paid for giving such advice? I'm all for free advice sharing and not implying that people should actually pay for it, but I'm just wondering..


If I get no replies means nobody got paid, lol
#advice #forum #giving #paid
  • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
    Actually, when we used to have the "buy beer" button, I've had people send
    me money for the strangest reasons. I rarely reply to a post where somebody
    says "$20 For Best..." but have replied to simple requests for info and have
    been pleasantly surprised by a "You've Got Funds" email from PayPal.

    There are some very generous people here, which is one of the reasons that
    I love this place so much. Most people are willing to give a lot more than they
    expect back in return.
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  • Profile picture of the author patJ
    Not on this forum, but on others.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gail Sober
    I've was paid for coming up with a name or something in one of those contests here before.

    I've also been paid by warriors for helping out with scripts & things even though payment was never offered or asked for.

    Good people here!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
    I've always paid up

    Kim
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    • Profile picture of the author ShayB
      I received an incredibly generous prize when I won a contest by Andy Henry.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
        I didn't see how that ended Shay as I've been really busy so not got on the warriors much recently

        Do you have a link to the thread

        Kim

        Originally Posted by Shay60654 View Post

        I received an incredibly generous prize when I won a contest by Andy Henry.
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        • Profile picture of the author ShayB
          Originally Posted by Kim Standerline View Post

          I didn't see how that ended Shay as I've been really busy so not got on the warriors much recently

          Do you have a link to the thread

          Kim
          Sure! Here it is!
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          • Profile picture of the author Martin Luxton
            Yep,

            Received prizes/money from Paul Myers, Andy Henry, Mary Murtha, Steve Fullman and Thomas Belknap.

            Martin
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            • Profile picture of the author ExRat
              Hi Paul,

              SPLORF!

              Got me.

              Be careful - your post and our conversation will get deleted and then loads of new comments will arrive (like in the 'poll about icons' thread) although I guess they're still interested in opinions on that one???

              I presume the huge grin is for that reason?
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    • Profile picture of the author ExRat
      Hi,

      I get a cheap thrill when I see someone who appears desperate to get the $20, yet their last post is one where they claim to effortlessly earn 7 figures.

      :rolleyes:
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      • Profile picture of the author Richard Tunnah
        Originally Posted by ExRat View Post

        Hi,

        I get a cheap thrill when I see someone who appears desperate to get the $20, yet their last post is one where they claim to effortlessly earn 7 figures.

        :rolleyes:
        Roger...he of little faith! (but probably right!)

        Rich
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        • Profile picture of the author Richard Tunnah
          Personally didnn't get too involved before 'we' moved so never got a 'beer'! Damn....could have changed my life for ever!

          Rich
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  • Profile picture of the author Tristan Lee
    I think it's generous when a person pays someone else for free advice or something that they quickly need. Maybe they have so much money that they just don't care. But in the end, I agree that giving advice on forums should be free.
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  • Profile picture of the author greenovni
    I have received "beers" also and won a copy of Traffic Secrets 2.0 here and they even paid for shipping.
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  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    Yes, I received a donation for giving advice. At first I thought
    it was a trick but then realized it was from a Warrior.

    Never entered one of those contest though.

    -Ray Edwards
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      Yes, numerous times. I've even received beer money when I had no clue what I had done to deserve it.

      I also was a winner of a Traffic Secrets 2 package, but highly disappointed that Allen and John thought it was too far to personally deliver it to my door. Of course, I consoled myself by drinking their portions of whiskey.

      I also won over $100 from Moffatt for designing his Faceblood image, and we forwarded that on to help others.

      Believe me, it's a pretty damn good community here.
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