Should You Charge For A Conference? Neil & Eric Debate | Ep. #1080

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In episode #1080, we debate whether you should charge for a conference. Tune in to hear where each of us stands on this issue.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p> <p><strong>TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:27] Today’s Topic: Should You Charge For A Conference? Neil & Eric Debate</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:51] As the day proceeded, Eric realized they could have charged for the event.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:10] When your content is already free for the most part, it would have been more than fair to charge for the conference.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:30] Also, charging would have guaranteed a higher attendance rate with higher quality attendees.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:52] Neil disagrees with Eric’s assessment. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:10] Neil prefers to give away information for free.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:35] Luckily,</span> <a href="https://www.intercom.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Intercom</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and others served as sponsors, which helped offset the costs.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:51] Neil doesn’t want to make money off of people who are just seeking knowledge.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:22] Eric thinks it put way too much stress on him and his team and another free event wouldn’t be worth it.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:45] We are providing value and those surveyed said they would pay for another event.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:30] Neil feels he didn’t work as much for this event, so he understands Eric’s perspective.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:50] Tweet at</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/ericosiu/status/1004952666886328320"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Eric</