Latest addition to the ever-growing Skype download goodie bag is online advice network BitWine, where knowledgable web users offer useful advice for a small fee.

The BitWine Taskbar Skype Edition is now fully integrated into Skype 3.0, so you can get advice or info from real people in real time. You negotiate the price between you, and pay using PayPal.

BitWine co-founder Alon Cohen said: "By combining the power of Skype’s rich media audio and video communications, we can now open our service beyond dispensing advice. We can now offer a whole set of diverse rich media services, ranging from music lessons to language tutoring."

Paul Amery, Skype director of developer programs, added: "We have been working to enable Skype as a distribution platform for third party add-ons. Applications such as BitWine Extra that use both Skype and PayPal are important in enabling end users to generate revenue while further integrating Skype into their day-to-day work or life."

You don't have to pay upfront for advice from your BitWine sage – you only pay if you feel comfortable with the interaction. If only plumbers and builders worked like that.