Original article by Neil Patel

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Is It Worth Speaking at Conferences?

Most conferences won’t be worth your time: You should just be a bit picky about which events you choose.

Ideally, you should only be speaking

at single track events.

That way, all of the attendees only

have one option…to attend your

event.

If you are speaking at multiple track events, make sure the event is large enough for you to have at

least 500 people attending your session.

When you deal with smaller rooms, your odds of generating business go down.

The biggest benefit of speaking is that you can get people to buy your services or

products.

You’ll make these sales by giving a good

speech and showing that you and the

company you represent are smart.

If you want to build a strong personal brand from speaking at conferences, you have to network with attendees.

You can’t just show up for your speaking slot and leave.

You have to be there for a large portion of the time and go to events that are both

during the conference and after the conference (such as scheduled

conference parties).

What kind of events should you attend? If you are in a new sector, industry-based

conferences will convert well. You’ll generate sales from them.

Over time, what you’ll find is that there are

other conferences in different sectors that

you can potentially speak at.

These events will have fewer competitors, and they’ll typically generate the most

income for you.

Once you speak at over 50 events, you’ll find that people will start inviting you to

speak.

And they’ll actually give you money to

do that.

Generally, you’ll make a lot more money from selling products and services,

but if you can also get paid to speak, why not take it?

You just have to be patient when it comes to

generating income.

When you first start out, the events you speak at won’t be the most ideal, and you probably won’t

be the best speaker.

Over time, you’ll see a transformation in your speaking abilities, and as you improve, you’ll obtain much better

speaking slots.

“Is It Worth Speaking at Conferences?” Original article written by Neil Patel

Published on QuickSprout, on May13, 2015

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