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Do You Work With Speakers From Foreign Countries?

Non-immigrant visas are issued to allow a foreign national to come to the U.S. for a short period of time for a specific purpose. If you are travelling to attend a conference or convention, you may be able to apply for a B-1 business visitor visa. In general, speakers from foreign countries are not allowed, by U .S. law, to be compensated for their services. Here's information from the State Department: Business Visa Purpose Listings (https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/BusinessVisa%2...

Profile Widget

We've got a great widget you can use to show your profile on any other website! Here's what it looks like: View My SpeakerMatch Profile All it takes is 2 lines of code to use this on any other website. Just place the widget code on your site anywhere between the <body> tags (or ask your webmaster) to add a widget button. This will also work on any third-party sites which allow JavaScript code. You'll find your unique widget code in your Member Center at the bottom of the Profile menu...

Applying for jobs

You significantly increase your chances of a positive result when you take time to craft a tailored response to a specific meeting planner. Just like any job application, you want to select opportunities where you feel you're an ideal fit. It's up to you to communicate to the meeting planner just how you're a great fit. That often means pleasantly persistent follow-up. Meeting planners are evaluating multiple candidates. The one who shines the most is going to get the job. If it seems like you'...

How do I disable the "Related Videos" YouTube adds to my embedded video?

There's a nifty little trick to disable the related videos from other sites that YouTube shows when your video is finished playing: Just add &rel=0 to the url YouTube provides. That's it! No more videos from others showing up at the end of your video! NOTE: YouTube does still show other videos from your channel.

How many bookings does SpeakerMatch have every month?

It's important to note that due to the nature of the SpeakerMatch service it is impossible to know the exact number of paid opportunities. Most often, organizers will search our directory, find a speaker, and book them without ever letting us know. With that said, we do receive 20-50 engagements per month listed as an open call for speakers that are then emailed out to our members based on expertise. 60% of these listings are for low-fee and no-fee engagements (under $500), while the remaining ...

How many speakers get booked through SpeakerMatch?

SpeakerMatch does not operate like a traditional speakers bureau. We don't represent either speakers or planners. Instead we are a channel for speakers to communicate directly with event planners. SpeakerMatch offers a suite of tools and services to help you build and maintain a sustainable speaking business. Through SpeakerMatch, you can create a complete and professional online web presence that is optimized for the major search engines like Google, Yahoo!, and Bing. We provide tools for you t...

A video I embedded in my profile shows up on top of the menu bar

If you embedded a YouTube video in your biography, it may not scroll properly -- it might scroll OVER the menu bar on your public profile. It's easy to fix, though. You just need to add the following to the YouTube URL in the iFrame embed code: ?wmode=transparent Example iFrame code: <iframe title=”YouTube video player” width=”525″ height=”325″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/VoVrijCoM1k” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Code With Fix Applied: <iframe title=”YouTu...

Do you ask event organizers to provide feedback on particular applications/speakers?

We ask event organizers utilizing SpeakerMatch to provide us feedback regarding their overall experience--which includes some general feedback on the caliber of speakers they come across and the applications they receive. We may ask about a particular applicant, but within the context of many speakers.

How many speakers and planners do you have?

Our network consists of thousands of speakers and thousands of planners. We have no contracts and make it easy for members to come and go as they need. To learn more or to get started, visit https://www.speakermatch.com/members/signup/

What is SpeakerMatch?

SpeakerMatch is a marketing/leads service for speakers and does not operate like a traditional speakers bureau. We don't represent speakers or planners, per say. Instead we are a channel for planners to communicate directly with you (the speaker). As such, we do not screen candidates for event organizers. Any bookings a speaker receives through SpeakerMatch are commission free as long as he/she is an active member. SpeakerMatch not only offers speaking opportunities, but a suit of tools and ser...

What are the differences between Silver, Gold, and Platinum subscription plans?

Silver Memberships Include: - Pay NO additional fees or commissions if you get booked! - A listing in our Speaker Showcase - Personalized online profile pages with a custom URL - Receive requests directly from meeting planners - Receive email notifications of available speaking opportunities - Edit your personal profile pages at any time - Get noticed by hundreds of meeting planners and industry professionals - FREE MARKETING and publicity: piggyback on SpeakerMatch advertisi...

How do I add a profile picture?

To add a picture to your profile, please follow these steps. 1. Log into your Member Center 2. In the menu bar click "My Profile Picture" located under "Profile" 3. Follow options to select the photo you'd like to use NOTE: Your photo file has to be all of the following * be smaller than 1500 KB * have a file type of .png or .jpg * have a minimum height and width of at least 200px * and have a maximum height and width of no more than 1500px If you need help you can send your photo to ...

How do I add video to my profile?

Adding a video to your SpeakerMatch profile is easy! Even though each video sharing service has minor differences, the following steps will walk you through the general process. If you'd like your YouTube video to not show up in your public YouTube library: Be sure to set your video to "Unlisted" (not "Private"). Making it "Private" will prevent anyonefrom accessing your video, even if it's embedded. 1) Upload your video to a video sharing website if it is not already. YouTube and Vimeo are ...

Choosing a Custom URL

What is This Custom URL All About? A URL is human-readable text that helps to identify the content on a web page. All SpeakerMatch profile pages are located under this URL structure: https://www.speakermatch.com/profile/ Your custom URL is the part that follows that structure, in this format: https://www.speakermatch.com/profile/firstname-lastname Setting your SpeakerMatch Custom URL will provide you with a unique web address for your SpeakerMatch profile. So, when planners come across your...

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