Gunther kept watching the same thing happen.

Smart, experienced people giving away their best advice over coffee, because charging for it properly felt like more hassle than just saying yes.

And on the other side, people with real problems cycling through generic search results, asking the wrong people, spending months figuring out something someone else already knew.

Gunther felt both sides of this firsthand. The expert who never gets paid properly for what they know. The person who never finds the answer that actually fits their situation.So he built the fix.

Not another scheduling tool. Not another directory.

A marketplace where the right search finds the right person, and where both sides of the exchange are set up to win.

What we are trying to overcome

When someone answers for free, they give you the answer that works for most people.

When someone is paid, they give you the answer that works for you. They prepare. They show up. They care about the outcome because the outcome is what they were paid for.

Pre-payment changes both sides of the exchange. The expert takes it seriously. The seeker arrives with a real question instead of a vague chat. The time is focused. The answer is specific.

We believe the right conversation — specific, prepared, paid — is one of the most underused tools in business and in life. Tinrate exists to make it accessible.

For the people looking for answers

Use Tinrate Search to your advantage

Search by role, sector, or the exact situation you are navigating. See real people with real rates and real availability. Book in two clicks. Show up with your question. Leave with clarity.

Find your expert

For the experts sharing knowledge

List your knowledge in a platform that values it

One profile, one link, one flow that handles booking, payment, and invoicing automatically. Get found by people actively searching for your expertise. Focus on the conversation. Everything else is handled.

Become an expert

Real conversations

People who found what they needed. People who gave what they knew. Both sides walking away better than they came.

Sven C.

Exceptional value for money. Serge is an amazing entrepreneur who is able to combine loads of knowledge from courses, with a practical experience. Great 1-to-1, all charged up!

Marte M.

Matthias is een top mentor! Hij leeft zich volledig in. Hij heeft van véél meer kennis dan enkel funding! Grote meneer met enorm veel kennis! Love de energie die hij overbrengt! Voormij ondertussen een vaste maandelijkse check in!

Gilles D.

No more sending messages to a mentor on Instagram with shaky knees to ask for advice. Now it can just happen in a very natural way. You can genuinely have a conversation with each other, without any stress. I definitely got more value out of that conversation than what I paid for. Thank you, Gunther.

Philippe V.

Via applicatie zelf ging alles zeer vlot, deelname via link voor videocall ook zeer gebruiksvriendelijk. Was mijn eerste gesprek via Tinrate. Met Maxim persoonlijk ook heel goed en zinvol gesprek gehad. Kort, krachtig en meteen to the point, no nonsense, zoals ik het zelf graag ook heb. Zijn expertise, kritische blik, ervaring en know how op zo'n toegankelijke en laagdrempelige wijze beschikbaar hebben, is goud waard! Bedankt Maxim voor de positieve energie, kritische blik en out of the box inzichten! En Tinrate, top concept!

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