Posts Tagged ‘fees’

Consulting – Broaching the Money ($$) Issue

Posted on January 22nd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

On a recent Life of E’s Email Extravaganza, I was asked the following question (which is brilliant, by the way): When people call me through referrals, I find myself ‘marketing’ to them positively-listening to their needs, their panic-reassuring them etc; sometimes even answering questions, etc. They want me to come immediately (within a day or [...]

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Determining Fees

Posted on March 30th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh

Question: Have you ever considered using a questionnaire to help you determine the fee that you will charge for your presentations?  I’m still trying to decide if this is a good idea.  If a school/business contacts you and asks about presentation fees, you could fax them the questionnaire.  They could answer the questions and fax [...]

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Fees for Multiple Presentations

Posted on March 28th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh

Question: I currently charge $500 for a student presentation on bullying that lasts between 45 minutes and one hour. If I’m speaking at a large campus I like to divide the students into two different groups. Up to now, I have not charged any extra money if I do a second presentation. Should I consider [...]

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Charging a Deposit to Hold a Speaking Date

Posted on February 10th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh

Question: What is your opinion about asking for a deposit to hold a speaking date?  There are only 5 days of Nevada Reading Week and I want to be sure I am storytelling every day of it.  I don’t want to double book, but I’m wondering if asking for a $100 deposit sounds fair?  Or [...]

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What do I charge?

Posted on October 16th, 2007, by Meggin McIntosh

Question: I’m currently communicating with a campus and I need some advice. Here is the situation: A campus (5th and 6th grade) would like for me to work with their Migrant students on the topic of bullying. There are approximately 100 students. The plan is for me to work with a group of students for [...]

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Getting a Website Designed & Built

Posted on August 18th, 2007, by Meggin McIntosh

Question: What is a reasonable amount to spend to get a website designed and built? Posted by Meggin after talking with MEMc members on today’s Doctor is In call | 8/18/07 Answer: I will answer this a couple of ways:      Per hour charges/fees As with most things in life, there is a low [...]

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