You can accept SMD using this payment button generator: https://steemit.com/steempay/@steve-walschot/steempay-io-v1-0-1-live-accept-steem-sbd-anywhere-button-generator-included
You could put Steemit payment buttons on your site and then regularly link back to your site when you make posts that include relevant information about things you sell.
As for coming out only if you are hired as a consultant /facilitator, I totally get it. What kind of facilitation and consultation do you do? I've helped bring a number of people to our community to offer facilitation to help us with different issues, so I'm curious to know if you offer anything we might want at some point.