NEW post: https://sparktoro.com/blog/should-you-raise-your-rates-and-only-take-paid-speaking-gigs-not-so-fast/
Alongside coauthors @amandanat and @wilreynolds, we tackled the problematic but oft-given advice in the consulting & speaking worlds:
"Raise your rates!"
"Never speak for free!"
We mostly disagree.
@randfish @amandanat @wilreynolds
The speeches of speakers who speak for free are advertisements for something.
The speeches of speakers who get paid to speak are the products themselves.
@samueljscott @amandanat @wilreynolds That sounds true, but isn't. When I get offered to be paid these days, my messages are no more or less promotional for my company/self than they were when I spoke for free. Same with Wil and Amanda.
Speak for free and earn a great reputation, and eventually you'll get offered paid gigs, too.
@randfish @samueljscott @amandanat Rand you are so much more eloquent than I.
I was thinking
Rand Fishkin
Samuel Scott
Wil Reynolds