Life Of E's

Speakers (of every different ilk, i.e., keynoters, workshop leaders, consultants, trainers, etc.) often wonder what to charge and how to decide their fees. Since I have been a speaker (in all of these roles) for many years, I’ve given this question a fair amount of consideration. Here are some ideas on how to determine your [...]

Tags: fee, payment, price, rate, speakers, Speaking

Question: I just logged in to post a blog question and found that Michele had asked a question similar to mine.  However, I’m going to ask anyway since there are a few differences.  A district called me and inquired about presentation costs.  This was Thursday.  I sent them an email on Friday with my program [...]

Tags: fee, follow-up, negotiation, price

Question: When we sell our services (staff development, etc) and products (books, CD’s, etc), do we include a sales tax?  For example, if we have a book that we are charging $20.00 for, is the final price $20 or do we have to include a tax? Posted by Billy Simms | 7/14/07 Answer: There are [...]

Tags: price, sales tax, tax