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What is a Global Expert Network?
A Global Expert Network is a network (usually an online platform) where people with different domain knowledge, i.e. experience in different vertical industries such as telecommunications, insurance, pharmaceutical, banking, finance, retails, marketing, health care, semi-conductor and many more.
The platform, usually with its resource matching capability and sometimes a payment system, will try to supply these experts to the clients who need to seek their advise in various business aspect.
In the case where the platform takes care of the payment system, the experts can name their own rate for providing their consultation service and the platform will charge the client at a mark up rate or bulk sell rate.
The consultation is usually over the phone (since the expert and the client are likely to be in different locations), face to face meetings are of course possible.
The experts are not employees of the global expert network, they are simply a resource on its "menu" for client to purchase.
Global expert networks usually do not check, verify the credential of the experts, other than the business email address does match the company that they claim they are working at.
The frequency of being call-upon for consultation is highly random, and are usually low, unless your rate, the popularity of the industry, your knowledge and experience, location are all in a unique combination of a much sought after area.
Therefore, the consultation income should be considered as an occasional supplement pocket money and not a reliable source of main income.