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I meant to mention giving your services to schools free/cost of expenses. You cite a 10x price range, so I'm assuming schools are at the bottom, other venues m
by jeremyw 17y ago
I meant to mention giving your services to schools free/cost of expenses. You cite a 10x price range, so I'm assuming schools are at the bottom, other venues middle/top.
How much do you promote? Scott Berkun (and let's take another minor tech celebrity, Merlin Mann) does a fair amount of blogging, writing and other public communication to effect the talks side of the business.
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y agoI currently do zero promotion, all invitations being by word-of-mouth or repeat visits. I have a near full-time technical day-job, and the talks I give are over-subscribed. I'm trying to work out a model that would let me continue to do 80 to 100 talks a year to schools and their ilk, while somehow getting enough top-range gigs to replace the day-job. Problem is, for the type of talks I do, I'm not sure there's much of a top-range market. They're really aimed at enthusing school kids, and I'm not sure anyone would pay usd1000, let alone usd5000, for my types of talks. I guess that's what I would need an agent for - to create the market and get them. Well, I'm currently still tied to the day-job for a year or so (MBO, director, share-holder, conditions attached, etc) so I have time to work out the model. Interesting challenge - you've made me re-think. If anyone here is interested in seeing me in action, drop me an email and I'll send you a list of my engagements so you can find one near you. Currently UK only, or possibly Atlanta sometime in March.
- MaysonL 17y agoSounds like the best business model would be to scare up some philanthropic organization which would fund you for a period: there must be some educationally oriented NGO around for whom that would be an appropriate spend.