How Authors Can Turn Free Speaking Gigs Into Book Sales & Bigger Opportunities #authorproblems

So here are my six high value ways that I get paid when I speak and you can use them too. And by the way, for most talks you don't have to settle for just one of these. You can mix and match and attempt to get most of them when you speak without a paycheck. Number one Social Media Gold Getting pictures of you holding the mic in front of an audience engaging with attendees. That footage of you captivating an audience is content. Number two Referrals and recommendations. Every stage puts you in front of a new network. These aren't just random attendees, they're potential clients, future collaborators, and even people who might recommend you for your next gig. Number three Email subscribers. How does he do this? Well, he has a killer resource that he offers during his talk that everyone wants to get. Boom. Now you've got a pipeline to nurture future book buyers and clients. Number four speaker reel footage. Most events will be recording your talk, so ask for the footage for your speaker wheel. Use that talk as a big stepping stone to where you want to go. 5. Sell books free gigs can lead to big book sales. A captivated audience is way more likely to head to your table and buy your book and they'll leave his raving fans or another approach that I've used is get the organizers to buy your book for their audience. Number six Marketing, advertising and cross promotion. Getting the word out and building your brand takes a lot of time and energy. So wouldn't it be great if you had a partner in promoting you? Many event organizers have a great list of people as well as they're putting out great content on a variety of platforms. Check out what they're doing and propose some extra features. Ultimately focus on building momentum, relationships and those connections. Every talk you give puts you closer to those paid gigs.