How much to charge as a speaker?

There are basically two ways to figure out how much to charge as a speaker:

Find out what other, similar speakers are charging. The “Guess and Yes” Approach What are other, similar speakers charging?

Reach out to other influencers and speakers in your space. Don’t be afraid to ask them what they charged when they first started out. When my first book came out and I was starting to book speaking gigs, I had no idea what to ask for a stipend. I reached out to the foreword writer for my book a...