Not one to sit idle, I've done a lot of things with my «free» time, including write 2 books (Sam Kane Book 2 & the Epic Fantasy that is this close (holds finger and thumb a hairs breadth apart) to being done), did
some guest speaking gigs on marketing, podcasting and social media — and I'm about to do another one all about Scrivener for a couple of writer's groups / conferences.
Not exact matches
The Internet means you can find
guest blog posting
gigs, details on
speaking engagements and the email addresses for your favorite media personality.
Today, Corcoran longs to spend more time at home — but she is busier than she's ever been, appearing regularly on national TV, charging $ 70,000 for
speaking gigs, owning pieces of dozens of companies, and traveling for
speaking, media, and
guest appearances on behalf of Shark Tank.
Over the course of my career I've secured literally hundreds of
speaking gigs and thousands of
guest posts and media stories.
This «expert» status is what opens the doors to new opportunities such as
guest posting invitations,
speaking gigs, high - value consulting contracts, and more.
Some practical points: If you're just starting out, some opportunities that make a lot of sense for platform - building include: writing
guest posts for popular bloggers who share a similar audience, writing a regular column for a newspaper or online magazine, seeking out
speaking gigs (paid or unpaid), participating in conferences (for networking opportunities as well as exposure to new, inspiring ideas), using social media to share your message, and requesting interviews with popular authors / speakers / leaders to feature on your blog.