I've held a few sessions as an advisor on Officehours.io and my experience has been very positive. The ten-minute format fosters a succinct Q&A and to date my s

I've held a few sessions as an advisor on Officehours.io and my experience has been very positive. The ten-minute format fosters a succinct Q&A and to date my sessions have been quite productive. It's yet to feel like a waste of time, especially because I've set aside the time to participate. Since there's inherent value in providing advice (as well as receiving it), charging for the conversation hasn't even crossed my mind. I think the broad spectrum of advisors (from well-known names to newcomers) helps to encourage interaction; users who are intimidated by titles can get their feet wet with an advisor by checking their knowledge stats alone. Mostly, I applaud the sentiment behind the work, which draws on the design community's tradition of sharing what you know.