HammerDoFor pros
Get paid for what you already know.
Pick up a question from your truck, give an honest answer, get paid — without travel, tools, or invoicing. The knowledge you’ve spent years building is worth something even when you’re not on a job.
The work doesn’t always come to you.
Slow winters. Canceled jobs. A bad back. A recession. Semi-retirement where you’re not ready to stop earning but the full schedule doesn’t make sense anymore. The gaps exist whether you want them or not.
Meanwhile, you’re answering trade questions for free. For neighbors. For past clients. For whoever corners you at the hardware store. Every week, that’s real time and real expertise going out the door unpaid.
HammerDo pays for that.
The flow
Three steps. No overhead.
A homeowner describes their problem.
They write it out, add a photo, pick a session type. HammerDo routes it to the right trade specialty. You get notified.
You decide if you want it.
You see the session type, the trade category, and a preview of the question. Accept what fits. Pass what doesn’t. There are no penalties for passing and no minimum sessions.
You answer. You get paid.
Video, text, or async depending on the session type. You give your honest read. Your earnings hit your balance the moment the session completes. Transfer to your bank any time.
Session types
Four ways to help. One flat fee each.
Flash Answer
Text · async · 2 hr window
You keep
85% of $9
HammerDo 15%
$7.65
Homeowner asks one question. You respond in text, async, within two hours. Thread locks after your response.
Quick Consult
Text · 3 exchanges
You keep
85% of $18
HammerDo 15%
$15.30
Three-exchange text session. Thirty-minute window per exchange. Good for anything that needs a little back-and-forth.
Standard Session
Live video · 25 min
You keep
85% of $45
HammerDo 15%
$38.25
25-minute live video. They show you exactly what they’re looking at. You tell them what to do.
Deep Dive
Live video · 55 min
You keep
85% of $75
HammerDo 15%
$63.75
55-minute live video. Complex projects, renovation planning, the questions that need real time.
The split
85% goes to you. Always.
HammerDo takes 15%. No sliding scale, no “premium” tier, no rake that grows as you do more sessions.
Most popular answer forums keep 50% or more of what people pay to ask a question. Experts on those platforms keep half that or less. We built this differently on purpose.
Your earnings hit your balance the moment a session completes. Transfer to your bank any time, on your schedule.
| Session | You keep |
|---|---|
| Flash Answer ($9) | $7.65 |
| Quick Consult ($18) | $15.30 |
| Standard Session ($45) | $38.25 |
| Deep Dive ($75) | $63.75 |
What we check. What we handle.
Active or formerly licensed:
If you hold a license, active or formerly active:
We confirm it existed and was in good standing. License number, type, and issuing state. That’s it. An expired card doesn’t mean expired knowledge.
No trade license:
If you don’t hold a trade license
Some trades don’t have universal licensing. Carpenters, tile setters, painters: the expertise is real even without a specific license. We review your documented experience: certifications, employer history, union membership, project background. Manual review, same week.
What homeowners see:
What homeowners see
A “Verified Pro” badge. Not your tier, not your verification method. Just that this person is who they say they are, and their background checked out.
Also worth knowing
Taxes, handled.
Your earnings are processed through Stripe. When you hit the IRS reporting threshold, Stripe issues your 1099 automatically. You don’t have to chase a form or figure out who to call. It’s handled.
The questions you’re already asking.
Apply as a pro
Your knowledge is worth something on a slow Tuesday too.
Apply as a founding pro. Tell us your trade and your background. We review every application personally with no algorithm and no automated rejection. If it’s a fit, we’ll be in touch within a few days.