answer:If you can afford it, I would say go ahead and pay him the full amount. If he argues just say that you’re paying him half his normal rate, plus a big premium for fast turnaround. Tell him your business needs to keep assets like him onside ;) If money is tight, I would say $15 an hour or $75 is a decent minimum, plus buy him a drink next time you go out. You could also offer to pass his name to your networks as a way of saying partial thanks too.