Your #1 priority as a speaker should be touching the hearts and minds of as many people as possible.
And if you make that your passion, and commit everything you have to it… The profits will follow.
Think about it: Imagine turning up to your first gig as a speaker or a musician or a performer and demanding a hefty paycheck when nobody knows who you are… It just doesn’t work like that.
You can’t expect to jump from space 0 to space 100 without putting some work in first. You need experience to become an expert. It’s practically in the name, right?