Inside the Tinrate Platform: How It All Fits Together

Tinrate is a video consultation platform where independent experts (founders, lawyers, tax advisors, finance specialists, coaches, growth marketers) sell paid 1-on-1 sessions to buyers who need specific situational advice.

The end-to-end flow

The flow is two minutes end-to-end: find an expert, pick a time slot, pay upfront, the calendar invite goes out automatically, and the buyer joins the video call. After the call, payment is released to the expert and a VAT-compliant invoice is generated for the buyer.

The buyer side, step by step

Browse experts. Filter by domain (founders, lawyers, tax advisors, finance, marketing, coaching, AI, and others). Each expert has a profile describing their background, areas of expertise, and rate.
Pick a time slot. Tinrate syncs with the expert's Google Calendar to show real availability. No back-and-forth scheduling.
Pay upfront. Payment is processed through Mollie, supporting iDEAL, Bancontact, credit cards, and Apple Pay. The fee is held in escrow until the video call happens.
Join the video call. Tinrate generates the calendar invite with a Zoom or Google Meet link. The expert and buyer join at the scheduled time for a 30 or 60-minute video session.
Receive the invoice. After the call, a VAT-compliant invoice is generated automatically. The expert's payout (booking minus 5% fee) is released.

The expert side, step by step

Create a profile. Describe who you help, what problems you have solved, and what someone gets from a 30-minute call with you.
Set your rate. Tinrate experts typically price between €50 and €500+ per session, depending on domain and seniority.
Connect your calendar. Google Calendar integration handles availability automatically.
Share your link. The link (a personal Tinrate URL) goes in your LinkedIn featured section, email signature, podcast show notes — anywhere your audience already engages with you.
Take the calls. Pre-payment changes the dynamic: buyers come prepared, no-shows drop near zero.

What happens behind the scenes

Tinrate folds what used to require three separate tools (Calendly + Stripe + manual invoicing) into one. Expert rates ranging from €50 to €500+ per video session depending on the expert's domain and seniority sits in the background — what users actually experience is a single link that handles the entire flow from "I want to talk to an expert" to "I have an invoice and the answer I needed."

Why the mechanic matters

The pre-payment mechanic is what makes Tinrate different from free booking tools or DM-based requests. Buyers paying upfront commit to the call; experts get their time respected. The friction that historically killed informal paid advice — scheduling, awkward money conversations, ghosting — disappears into the platform.