To get paid speaking gigs, make it obvious on social media that you're a speaker. Pin a photo of yourself onstage, use speaking visuals, and add a clear call-to-action showing how to hire you. Follower count matters less than removing friction for clients who want to book you.
People can't book you to speak if they don't know you're a speaker. Focus on how do I optimize my social platforms? I'm not talking about followers and having a lot of followers, but just to look like a speaker. What is the first touchpoint that people have? If you have a photo of you speaking, can you pin it to the top of your profile? I got speaking gigs not because they even looked at like, was she a good speaker? What topic was it? It was like, hey, I saw you speak on your social. I would say don't make it hard for people to give you money. Tell them how they can work with you. Get the visuals there, get the word there, and just optimize yourself for inbound opportunity.
