One of the things that I’m acutely aware of, as I prepare to launch my own website, is SQUIRRELS. Squirrels are distractions. They are the shiny, colorful and pretty things that grab your attention, distract you, and entice you away from your course of action. When you place a trail of “nuts” on your website,
Well, it is time again for our best website contest for speaking experts. Boy, we’ve come a long way and seen many changes to web design since our contest last ran! We’ve seen carousels (slide decks) come and go from homepages and I am glad for that as it often led to a lack of
Hiring someone to sell YOU can be one of the most unpredictable investments that you will make as a professional speaker. Unfortunately, over the years I’ve seen far more failures than successes. This is why in the Wealthy Speaker 2.0, we talk about learning how to sell yourself and why we created the 30 Day
My client Nicole Darling hates sales! So much so that she decided to put herself through a 30 day immersion course in sales in order to move past this hurdle in her business. Brilliant! When something in business scares you, the best way to move past it is to embrace it. For those of you who
When a project lands back on your shoulders (after you try to delegate it to someone else…) the monkey is on your back! Finding the right team to ensure your back remains “monkey free” is not the easiest thing, but it’s incredible when it works! The experts at Delivering Happiness (Zappos) say, “Hire slow, Fire
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
One of the things that I’m acutely aware of, as I prepare to launch my own website, is SQUIRRELS. Squirrels are distractions. They are the shiny, colorful and pretty things that grab your attention, distract you, and entice you away from your course of action. When you place a trail of “nuts” on your website,
Well, it is time again for our best website contest for speaking experts. Boy, we’ve come a long way and seen many changes to web design since our contest last ran! We’ve seen carousels (slide decks) come and go from homepages and I am glad for that as it often led to a lack of
Hiring someone to sell YOU can be one of the most unpredictable investments that you will make as a professional speaker. Unfortunately, over the years I’ve seen far more failures than successes. This is why in the Wealthy Speaker 2.0, we talk about learning how to sell yourself and why we created the 30 Day
My client Nicole Darling hates sales! So much so that she decided to put herself through a 30 day immersion course in sales in order to move past this hurdle in her business. Brilliant! When something in business scares you, the best way to move past it is to embrace it. For those of you who
When a project lands back on your shoulders (after you try to delegate it to someone else…) the monkey is on your back! Finding the right team to ensure your back remains “monkey free” is not the easiest thing, but it’s incredible when it works! The experts at Delivering Happiness (Zappos) say, “Hire slow, Fire
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
Relationships still run the speaking business (yes, even now). Jane has laid out three of the reasons to help you get more bookings!