I will be on video today (as I'll be at 35K feet when the session starts) going through some more of the tools in www.speakingbusiness.tools followed by advice on getting a CRM (which I believe you should have), and what's the best business form, DBA, LLC, C-Corp, etc., for a speaking business. And here's a link to that video in case you miss the session, or for some reason I cannot get the session started without me: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/zEr6k22PiB9HFY9oPTGHGCBwUEp3rrMt_V98ZPZuyp0nF0BlAGARTl3Wb7OoB6tm.QY7K0Fw45HaQxK1c Passcode: w1Rx8N.2 Here’s a breakdown of popular CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software subscriptions, ranked roughly from lowest monthly cost to higher, along with why they’re good for salespeople and examples of each: 💲 Low-Cost CRMs (Budget-Friendly) 1. HubSpot CRM (Free / $20–30 per user/month for paid tiers) 2. Zoho CRM (from ~$14 per user/month) 💲💲 Mid-Tier CRMs (Balanced Pricing + Features) 3. Freshsales by Freshworks (from ~$15 per user/month) 4. Insightly (from ~$29 per user/month) 💲💲💲 Higher-Tier CRMs (Enterprise Level) 5. Pipedrive (from ~$21 per user/month, scales up) 6. Salesforce Sales Cloud (from ~$25–75+ per user/month depending on plan) 7. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales (from ~$65 per user/month) ✅ Key Takeaway - On a tight budget? Start with HubSpot Free or Zoho CRM. The attached doc is a side by side comparison of the CRMs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The best business entity for a professional public speaker is typically a Limited Liability Company (LLC). An LLC offers a strong balance of liability protection, flexibility, credibility, and straightforward tax treatment that fits most speaking businesses better than a C-Corp, DBA, or other structures. Below are the main types, an explanation of why LLCs stand out for speakers, and examples for context.

Hello All, Per our meeting today, here is the ChatGPT prompt below that I use for counting words, characters, sentences and paragraphs and display in a table format. Copy and Paste the entire sentence below in ChatGPT: Use https://wordcounter.net/ to generate the number of words, characters, sentences and paragraphs in this text [YOUR TEXT GOES HERE], and display in a clean table format. Enjoy, Natasha

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You’ll get a DM on LinkedIn from a legit connection saying, “I have a friend who would be a good connection for you. They are this and that, yada, yada, yada. Can I get your phone number so they can give you a call?” Fell for it the first time, responded to their text with my calendar link for a 25-minute Zoom chat, and they wrote back, “I cannot get to know you over Zoom and in just 25 minutes. No Zoom probably because they claim to be a woman and are undoubtedly a “Yahoo Boy” (Google it), and don’t want me to see their face. I replied, “Time is money, 25 minutes is all you’re going to get.” They replied, “You can’t talk to me like that ‘Mr. Frank’ (mister and my first name always a dead giveaway that screams third world).” I said, “You’re right, blocked and reported.” I reached out to my legit connection, DM’d her a screenshot of “…can they have your phone number…” message, and suggested she change her password. She replied, “Thanks, I will, didn’t send you that DM.”