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Q: Explain this Ask Question thing to me

A: Here's how it works: Let's say you have some math problem you can't figure out, no matter how hard you try. You post your question on Tutorial Answer and, under 'offer', you put a monetary value on your question to entice people to help you work through it. Once you post it, your question becomes available to the whole of the Tutorial Answer community.

Then let's say that Bob, a math genius, noticed your question and decides to write a custom tutorial for you. We will send you a snippet of Bob's tutorial (so you can't just run off with the whole tutorial without paying Bob--not that you would do that) and if you think it's good, you pay Bob for the whole tutorial. We then send you the tutorial Bob wrote and--BAM!--You now know how to solve tough math problems! It's sort of like Neo learning Kung Fu in "The Matrix," only with fewer wires sticking out of your neck.

Q: How do I select the tutorial I want?

A: Once people have posted a tutorial for your question, we'll send a random 20% portion of their custom tutorial to you for you to look over. This is done so that the person answering your question knows that you don't have their whole tutorial without paying them for it. So you can look over the part we send you and, if it looks good, you can buy the complete custom tutorial from them. You can even buy more than one custom tutorial for your problem if you want if that seems like a good idea.

Q: What are these categories for?

A: The categories are there to let you tell Tutorial Answer how to organize your question. When other users are browsing for students to tutor, they can look through the categories we have listed. So if you're asking a question about Bankruptcy Law, you can select Law => Bankruptcy Law under the categories. If your question spans multiple categories, you can select up to two different categories for your question to appear in.

Q: The category I want isn't an option

A: Please click here, select "Major/Minor Suggestion" and let us know what categories you'd like us to add. We'll look them over and, if they seem valid, we'll add them to our list. In the meantime, feel free to use the 'General' subcategory to request a tutorial.