Well, the survey’s are in and here’s the overall result: People are not happy with their fees! Only 18% of those surveyed reported getting their full fee most of the time. Nearly 70% said “I think I can do better” when it comes to getting their full fee and only 10% said they were happy with
You’ve heard me talking about my new course and now I want to officially launch it to you. We’ll be taking new registrations for the next session of 8 Weeks to Business Acceleration until Monday, August 3rd. Check out all the details HERE and drop me a line if you have any questions. [Tweet “#Speakers accelerate & position
Last week I launched my 8 Week Acceleration Course. Really, one of the best things I’ve ever put together. I had taken a course to learn how to launch a course (go figure) but I found that many of the techniques were not in line with my own values. So I made some adjustments and
If you have ever felt like you are out on an island, by yourself, doing this business alone, keep reading. About 20 years ago, I attended my very first NSA (National Speakers Association) conference in Washington, DC. I was working as an agent for a speaker at that time and she was gracious enough to
Welcome to the Wealthy Speaker University podcast series with Jane Atkinson. On today’s episode Jane talks with Kent Julian about how to go from free to fee and develop niche markets to catapult your business.
Take this 60-second quiz and let me know if you are getting your desired fee. I’ll come back to you next week with the results. I have a suspicion what the results will say, but what I know for sure is that many of my clients come to me because they aren’t happy and would
Have you ever gone through a period of time in cruise control? You’re just going with the flow. You know you could be doing better, but you’re feeling pretty chill about it. The phone rings, the emails come in, you deliver a pretty good product. And then something changes and POW! You shift it into
Peter Drucker once said “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” As entrepreneurs, we have risk built right into our DNA. However, that doesn’t mean that we don’t want to analyze our decisions carefully. Recently, I took a risk that cost $10,000. I took a course to learn how to
Most of my clients are super smart people. They have talent ooozing out of their pores. They are powerful communicators on the platform, and really terrific writers. But where do they fall short? At asking for the business. I don’t necessarily mean in person (although that may be the case with some), I mean in
Recently I was working with a speaker who had a background in law enforcement. More specifically, his job had been to talk to the press when something police related was going down in his county. So naturally, communication was his area of expertise. When discussing “fire” strategies (rolling out your new offerings to your target
Last week I interviewed Michael Port, who has built his following to over 100,000 people. Basically, where Michael goes, people follow (and they buy). I took one really helpful tool from this interview. Michael’s technique is to create URGENCY around all of his ideas and initiatives. His example was that when he had an idea
I recently sat next to a speaker at a CAPS Chapter meeting who had been in the business for over 30 years. But recently, his health had become an issue. He was not able to get on a plane anymore. Without revenue beyond speeches, his work (and potentially his income) were in jeopardy. No doubt
Well, the survey’s are in and here’s the overall result: People are not happy with their fees! Only 18% of those surveyed reported getting their full fee most of the time. Nearly 70% said “I think I can do better” when it comes to getting their full fee and only 10% said they were happy with
You’ve heard me talking about my new course and now I want to officially launch it to you. We’ll be taking new registrations for the next session of 8 Weeks to Business Acceleration until Monday, August 3rd. Check out all the details HERE and drop me a line if you have any questions. [Tweet “#Speakers accelerate & position
Last week I launched my 8 Week Acceleration Course. Really, one of the best things I’ve ever put together. I had taken a course to learn how to launch a course (go figure) but I found that many of the techniques were not in line with my own values. So I made some adjustments and
If you have ever felt like you are out on an island, by yourself, doing this business alone, keep reading. About 20 years ago, I attended my very first NSA (National Speakers Association) conference in Washington, DC. I was working as an agent for a speaker at that time and she was gracious enough to
Welcome to the Wealthy Speaker University podcast series with Jane Atkinson. On today’s episode Jane talks with Kent Julian about how to go from free to fee and develop niche markets to catapult your business.
Take this 60-second quiz and let me know if you are getting your desired fee. I’ll come back to you next week with the results. I have a suspicion what the results will say, but what I know for sure is that many of my clients come to me because they aren’t happy and would
Have you ever gone through a period of time in cruise control? You’re just going with the flow. You know you could be doing better, but you’re feeling pretty chill about it. The phone rings, the emails come in, you deliver a pretty good product. And then something changes and POW! You shift it into
Peter Drucker once said “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” As entrepreneurs, we have risk built right into our DNA. However, that doesn’t mean that we don’t want to analyze our decisions carefully. Recently, I took a risk that cost $10,000. I took a course to learn how to
Most of my clients are super smart people. They have talent ooozing out of their pores. They are powerful communicators on the platform, and really terrific writers. But where do they fall short? At asking for the business. I don’t necessarily mean in person (although that may be the case with some), I mean in
Recently I was working with a speaker who had a background in law enforcement. More specifically, his job had been to talk to the press when something police related was going down in his county. So naturally, communication was his area of expertise. When discussing “fire” strategies (rolling out your new offerings to your target
Last week I interviewed Michael Port, who has built his following to over 100,000 people. Basically, where Michael goes, people follow (and they buy). I took one really helpful tool from this interview. Michael’s technique is to create URGENCY around all of his ideas and initiatives. His example was that when he had an idea
I recently sat next to a speaker at a CAPS Chapter meeting who had been in the business for over 30 years. But recently, his health had become an issue. He was not able to get on a plane anymore. Without revenue beyond speeches, his work (and potentially his income) were in jeopardy. No doubt
Relationships still run the speaking business (yes, even now). Jane has laid out three of the reasons to help you get more bookings!