Appearance Fee
Pay Me To Appear?
Fee can be an ugly word. An uncomfortable word. So let's get this out of the way. How much is my appearance fee?
Well, if I wrote Harry Potter it would be more than a few dollars. Since I wrote Daisy Daring it's. . . drum roll, please - - - NOTHING! FREE! I get e-mails from groups, clubs and stores asking me what my appearance fee is and I let them know that I'm cheap- I'm free.
What would you pay for author Dennis Webster? Not more than a wooden nickel and I don't blame you. I wouldn't pay anything to see myself. As a matter of fact, you'd have to pay me to pay myself to look at me. See what I mean? What I'm getting at here is what economists refer to as "economies of scale." The demand for Dennis Webster is low and the supply of Dennis Webster is high so there's a low price. But let's dream and say that the demand for Dennis Webster was high and the supply of Dennis Webster was low - then we're talking a fee schedule. I'm talking fives, tens and twenties.
Just to throw a reality check out there, I asked my family over my macaroni and cheese what they would pay to sit and eat dinner with me. Please remember that I do have some table manners and a little decorum (Burps and farts not included). Well my wife said $50. I love her lying little heart. My oldest child said a million dollars and my middle child said a billion dollars. Somehow, I see myself being set up with a Chucky Cheese trip based on those answers. Well, when I asked my youngest daughter, she didn't even look up from her dinner and declared how much she'd pay to eat dinner with me, "zero dollars and zero cents." You can't fault a child for honesty.
Recap: Fee? I don't need no stinkin' fee.
Fee can be an ugly word. An uncomfortable word. So let's get this out of the way. How much is my appearance fee?
Well, if I wrote Harry Potter it would be more than a few dollars. Since I wrote Daisy Daring it's. . . drum roll, please - - - NOTHING! FREE! I get e-mails from groups, clubs and stores asking me what my appearance fee is and I let them know that I'm cheap- I'm free.
What would you pay for author Dennis Webster? Not more than a wooden nickel and I don't blame you. I wouldn't pay anything to see myself. As a matter of fact, you'd have to pay me to pay myself to look at me. See what I mean? What I'm getting at here is what economists refer to as "economies of scale." The demand for Dennis Webster is low and the supply of Dennis Webster is high so there's a low price. But let's dream and say that the demand for Dennis Webster was high and the supply of Dennis Webster was low - then we're talking a fee schedule. I'm talking fives, tens and twenties.
Just to throw a reality check out there, I asked my family over my macaroni and cheese what they would pay to sit and eat dinner with me. Please remember that I do have some table manners and a little decorum (Burps and farts not included). Well my wife said $50. I love her lying little heart. My oldest child said a million dollars and my middle child said a billion dollars. Somehow, I see myself being set up with a Chucky Cheese trip based on those answers. Well, when I asked my youngest daughter, she didn't even look up from her dinner and declared how much she'd pay to eat dinner with me, "zero dollars and zero cents." You can't fault a child for honesty.
Recap: Fee? I don't need no stinkin' fee.
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