You are in complete control of who calls you because you decide where you put your Ether Phone Number and Buttons – you aren't placed randomly in a directory.

There are no monthly fees, no setup fees and no connection fees. Ether only earns money when you earn money – our commission is 15%.

A customer will dial your Ether Phone Number and Ether will call you at the number you selected. You can choose on the fly whether or not to actually take the call. For example, Ether will tell you that you have a customer ready to pay your rate of $90 for an hour and willing to wait 3 hours for a call back from you. When you answer the phone, you'll hear:

• Press 1 to take the call now and earn your $90 for the hour you talk
• Press 2 if you can take the call within 3 hours, and earn the $90 when you're ready
• Press 3 if you cannot take the call now nor within the 3 hour time window

Your earnings from calls and emails are deposited into your Ether account. You can either have the money sent to your bank account via Direct Deposit or you can request to have Ether send you a check.

Your privacy is very important. For your protection, we've built security measures from the ground up. Ether anonymously and safely connects you to people who want to buy your services. Your phone number is never revealed because Ether initiates all calls and maintains the connection between you and your customer. No one can see your phone number – not even with Caller ID.

Your status is automatically set with your schedule when you create your first listing, and prevents calls from coming during the night. Your schedule can be customized to fit your needs. Or, you can turn your Ether Phone Number on or off anytime over the phone by calling 1-888-MY-ETHER, or with the click of a mouse by visiting Ether.com.

Just like with Ether phone calls, Ether processes your customers' credit or debit cards and keeps your personal information and actual email address private.

Ether is a new division of Ingenio, which means we understand the telephone-meets-the-web thing as well as anyone. Our team, backed by the same investors as Ebay and Skype, built the telephony-and-web platform that has connected over 10 million phone calls and paid transactions. We're a profitable company that's ready for 10 million more.