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What is the cost to register as a Speaker? $0
Can I get preferential treatment in my listing? No - there is no built in bias in this service. We match speakers to the audience they are best suited to. Period.
What is the cost to event organizers? $0
Why are you offering this for free? As a web designer at http://www.clicktostart.com my niche is coaches, consultants trainers and entertainers as well as dynamic sites for associations and organizations. Many of my clients need help booking gigs. I started researching the requirements event organizers have for choosing a speaker and discovered that the main issue they have is FINDING local speakers. By providing an inclusive database of local speakers, their rates and offerings I become more valuable to those event organizers - and of course more valuable to my clients.
So what is the catch? No catch, I just anticipate that if you are in my niche market, you will want to deal with someone with expertise in marketing you. I offer a very attractive web design package for coaches and consultants you can see details here.