Guruza.com - Pay Someone to Answer Your Question

from KillerStartups.com - published startups by ncapretz

Guruza is creating an ask-answer marketplace that allows you to chat with experts until you get an answer to your question. After you get a satisfactory answer, you pay them an agreed-upon fee (usually $5 or $10). In looking at the most recent questions/answers, some questions are serious and get a serious response with the requested fee, while others just go unanswered. It is an interesting comparison with Jyve.com, which was less upfront about the fee part of the equation and thus received many more ridiculous and perverse questions. I also prefer the layout and functionality of this site, as compared to Jyve. They have a good Q&A section, as well as good graphics. In their own words: Guruza is a marketplace that brings together people seeking knowledge with those who can provide it. You don't pay unless you get the answer you are looking for. Go ahead and try it out-it only takes a minute to get started! Just enter a question into the box below, decide on how much you offer to have it answered, and submit to Guruza." Why it might be a killer: There must be a market for paying "experts" to answer random questions out there, and if there is, this site definitely answers the call. It is well designed, explained and managed. Some questions: What is that market for paying so-called "experts" online? Are these guys making a profit? kinda like the failed Google Answers -- never made it to critical mass.