Connecting Consumers with Providers

摘要

A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request from a consumer to purchase consultation time from a service provider having specified attributes, the service providers associated with a private business; generating a graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device depicts an image marking the graphical user interface with a indicia of the private business and one or more input elements for searching for the one or more service providers associated with the private business; determining by a computer system one or more service providers associated with the private label that are presently available to engage in a real-time consultation with the consumer; searching by the computer system a database of attributes for the one or more presently available service providers selling consultation time; and identifying a presently available service provider associated with at least some of attributes included in the request to purchase consultation time.