So it's time for the first “Friday’s Fun Find” of December. (*whew* That’s a lot “f” alliteration; good thing this isn’t the month of February.) One of my company's services is to build author platforms and nurture speaking ministries within the Catholic Christian market, and while doing some research, I came across this site that provides keynote speakers for events: KeynoteSpeakers.comThis firm is certainly not the only company out there providing this service, but what I like about them—and why they’re this week’s choice—is that their website not only offers a vast array of top-name talents (ex. Ken Blanchard, Bill Moyers, Phil McGraw, and Deepak Chopra) in easy-search formats, but also they provide ranges for these speaker’s fees. They give these by category. It's a good way to gauge today's going rate for a particular caliber of speaker in a specific field. With only a little time invested, authors and their publishers can get a sense of where they stand. Unfortunately for religious publishers, there isn’t a Spirituality category or even Values; people who speak on these matters would be lumped into Inspiration or Motivation. On the other hand, if you’re a religious author or publisher who also addresses the need for Patriotism, Ethics, or Balanced Living, there are categories for those. So one is able to form a point of reference and get an indication of the playing field.
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