In episode #528, Eric and Neil explain how you can be an event speaker without being a household name. Tune in to hear how you can eventually earn money and a following speaking at conferences.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:
[00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Get Paid to Speak Even if Nobody Knows You
[00:34] Neil shares the story about his early days of public speaking
[01:00] He didn’t get paid at first and had to cover his own expenses.
[01:26] A Harvard Football player now gets paid $25,000 for speaking gigs at financial firms regarding sales training.
[01:33] The football player continuously reached out to every speaker bureau and eventually, they offered him paid gigs.
[01:42] He also self-publishes books and then mails them out to the companies and people for whom he would like to work.
[02:10] When you first start out, reach out to different conferences and offer your services.
[02:26] The first speaking gig that Gary Vee (Gary Vaynerchuk) ever did, he asked for $5,000, because he wasn’t sure what kind of money he could get.
[02:41] Now, Gary gets $100,000 per event.
[03:11] Bryan Harris came out with a tool to help people get speaking gigs.
[03:30] Make a prospect list to help you set your goals.
[03:37] You can hire telemarketers from Upwork for about $30/hour to help you do cold calling.
[03:52] It would be worth speaking for free at popular conferences, because it will help you build up your speaker resume.
[04:34] Neil spoke about Wikipedia at the  Search Engine Strategies Conference. He did not generate any revenue, nor did he gain any followers.
[04:54] After doing a few more events for free, he eventually began to ask for money.
[05:14] Go to the speaker bureau sites and see where those people are speaking, because those are the conferences that are paying.
[05:25] Neil charged $5,000 for his first paid gig.
[05:37] Eventually, he began charging more money.
[06:03] That’s it for today!
[06:05] Go to singlegrain.com/giveaway if you want to get in on a special giveaway opportunity!

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In episode #528, Eric and Neil explain how you can be an event speaker without being a household name. Tune in to hear how you can eventually earn money and a following speaking at conferences. Time-Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>[00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Get Paid to Speak Even if Nobody Knows You
</li> <li>[00:34] Neil shares the story about his early days of public speaking</li> <li>[01:00] He didn’t get paid at first and had to cover his own expenses.</li> <li>[01:26] A Harvard Football player now gets paid $25,000 for speaking gigs at financial firms regarding sales training.</li> <li>[01:33] The football player continuously reached out to every speaker bureau and eventually, they offered him paid gigs.</li> <li>[01:42] He also self-publishes books and then mails them out to the companies and people for whom he would like to work.</li> <li>[02:10] When you first start out, reach out to different conferences and offer your services.</li> <li>[02:26] The first speaking gig that <a href="https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/">Gary Vee</a> (Gary Vaynerchuk) ever did, he asked for $5,000, because he wasn’t sure what kind of money he could get.</li> <li>[02:41] Now, Gary gets $100,000 per event.</li> <li>[03:11] Bryan Harris came out with a <a href="https://videofruit.com/products/">tool to help people get speaking gigs</a>.</li> <li>[03:30] Make a prospect list to help you set your goals.</li> <li>[03:37] You can hire telemarketers from <a href="https://www.upwork.com/">Upwork</a> for about $30/hour to help you do cold calling.</li> <li>[03:52] It would be worth speaking for free at popular conferences, because it will help you build up your speaker resume.</li> <li>[04:34] Neil spoke about Wikipedia at the <a href="http://www.expertseoconsulting.com/search-engine-strategies-conference-shuts/"> Search Engine Strategies Conference</a>. He did not generate any revenue, nor did he gain any followers.</li> <li>[04:54] After doing a few more events for free, he eventually began to ask for money.</li> <li>[05:14] Go to the speaker bureau sites and see where those people are speaking, because those are the conferences that are paying.</li> <li>[05:25] Neil charged $5,000 for his first paid gig.</li> <li>[05:37] Eventually, he began charging more money.</li> <li>[06:03] That’s it for today!</li> <li>[06:05] Go to <a href="http://vyper.io/c/1444">singlegrain.com/giveaway</a> if you want to get in on a special giveaway opportunity!</li> </ul> Leave some feedback: <ul> <li>What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below.</li> <li>Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.</li> </ul> Connect with us: <ul> <li><a href="http://neilpatel.com/">NeilPatel.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.quicksprout.com/">Quick Sprout</a></li> <li><a href="http://growtheverywhere.com/">Growth Everywhere</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.singlegrain.com/">Single Grain</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/neilpatel">Twitter @neilpatel</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ericosiu">Twitter @ericosiu</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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In episode #528, Eric and Neil explain how you can be an event speaker without being a household name. Tune in to hear how you can eventually earn money and a following speaking at conferences. Time-Stamped Show Notes:  [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to...

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