Organizations publishing a directory of speakers
Add or remove speakers on a qualified directory
If your directory only shows speakers who qualify in some way (certain income, having a video, a certain award, etc.) there is an easy way to add and remove speakers who fit that qualification. Setting up the qualification you want to use for ...
Using the eSpeakers XML Feed to Retrieve Data for Your Site
My bureau or association subscribes to the eSpeakers XML feed. Instead of linking our site to the finished search engine and speaker bio pages, we want to retrieve the data via XML and present it ourselves. How do we do this? Adding the eSpeakers ...
Sponsored Speakers for a Bureau
When you use the eSpeakers technology to power the speaker bios on your bureau website, you can add a new speaker even if you know they do not want to get their own eSpeakers listing at this time. The eSpeakers system has the most value when speakers ...
Main Configuration Settings for My Marketplace Whitelabel Site
The main settings page for your Marketplace Whitelabel site gives you control over many important aspects of your speaker directory. To reach the Main Settings page: Sign in to eSpeakers In the MY DIRECTORY section, choose MANAGE MY DIRECTORY ...
Directory Management For Webmasters
If you are involved in the technology of your organization's website, then this section is for you. You'll learn how to easily add an eSpeakers directory to your existing website, how to control how it looks, and how to use elements of your directory ...
Adding Administrative Users to My Marketplace Whitelabel Account
As you manage your Marketplace whitelabeled site, you'll want a small group of employees to have administrative access to the site, so that they can do things like: Change the site's look and feel with customized CSS or logo. Change the wording on ...
Meeting Professionals International MPI
PRESENTERS eSpeakers enjoys a partnership with MPI that provides great benefits for MPI members and great speaking opportunities for eSpeakers members. MPI publishes a directory of speakers called the MPI Speaker Resource. This directory is powered ...
Customizing the Appearance of My eSpeakers Directory
DIRECTORY PUBLISHER Many parts of the appearance of your Marketplace Whitelabel site are very customizable. You can change some colors, and even whether some on-screen elements are visible or hidden. You can also change most of the words that are ...
Changing Showcased Speakers
DIRECTORY PUBLISHER The Showcase Speakers setting puts you in control of promoting speakers within the search results in your directory: Showcase a speaker who is hot and in high demand A speaker has a new book being released and you want to feature ...
Changing Showcase Speakers
Promoting Speakers You can promote speakers within your directory as Featured Speakers or Showcased Speakers. There are some differences in how they are shown in the search results. Featured Speakers When a speaker is featured, they will appear at ...
Changing Featured Speakers
DIRECTORY PUBLISHER The Featured Speakers setting puts you in control of who is at the top of the search results in your directory: Feature a speaker who is hot and in high demand A speaker has a new book being released and you want to feature them ...
Adding Parts of the Directory search form to my own website
DIRECTORY PUBLISHER The most common means of integrating your eSpeakers Whitelabeled directory in your website is via a simple link. However, there may be places where you want to send your customers over to your directory with some search results ...
Use the Directory Sitemap for Search Engine Indexing
If you'd like search engines to more quickly learn about your profile pages, you can do that with a webmaster tool called a sitemap . This is an industry standard way for you to submit a list of pages to a search engine saying, "Please check these ...
Change the Page Title and Meta Description on Profile Pages
Adding page titles and meta descriptions to the speaker profile pages generated by your eSpeakers directory can help search engines better understand and digest the information on the page. How can I set a custom page title and meta description for ...
Use Google Analytics With My eSpeakers Directory
Analytics are a powerful tool for understanding and growing the traffic that comes to your speaker directory. Google Analytics is the most popular web analytics service, and your Marketplace whitelabel directory can report its traffic to your own ...
Adding Parts of the Directory Search Form to My Own Website
The most common means of integrating your eSpeakers Whitelabeled directory in your website is via a simple link . However, there may be places where you want to send your customers over to your directory with some search results already chosen. ...
Directory Plugins to Use in Other Pages on My Site
Adding elements of your speaker directory to other parts of your website is a great way to add value there and to drive more traffic to your directory. These plugins work with any platform, including Wordpress, Drupal, etc. Topical Speakers plugin ...
Linking to My eSpeakers Directory
Once your new Marketplace directory is ready to use, you'll want to link to it from your website(s) so that your visitors have a way to get to the new directory. There are a three different ways to do this: the default link provided with your ...
Customizing the Appearance of My eSpeakers Directory
Many parts of the appearance of your Marketplace Whitelabel site are very customizable. You can change some colors, and even whether some on-screen elements are visible or hidden. You can also change most of the words that are part of the user ...
How to Use My Own Topics on My Marketplace Directory
Your speaker directory comes by default with eSpeakers' standard list of speaking topics ("Leadership", "Healthcare", etc.) and industry expertise ("Banking", "Real Estate", etc.). If your directory caters to a more specific audience, you may want to ...
Marketplace Directory Modes Explained
The eSpeakers directory can operate in one of several modes, each for a different scenario: Bureau Mode This mode is useful for speaker bureaus who handle their own contracting and payment, and who want to intercede between the event organizer ...
Changing Basic Settings on my Marketplace Directory
Many of the basic settings for your Marketplace speaker directory can be updated with the Manage screen, including: directory name link to your home page, and contact page commission percentage logo layout style Where can I manage my settings? ...
Choosing a Mode for My Marketplace Directory
Your Marketplace-powered directory can give your customers a full-featured experience with sign-in, saved shortlists, and more. But sometimes, you want to keep it simple. The Marketplace directory offers two ways to operate: the default "shortlists" ...
Promoting Speakers
You can promote speakers within your directory as Featured Speakers or Showcased Speakers. There are some differences in how they are shown in the search results. Featured Speakers When a speaker is featured, they will appear at the top of the ...
Importing Contacts to Create Marketplace SpeakerTRACKs
Let your meeting planner customers or members know about speakers coming to their area: it's a great way to help them get deals on speakers already in their area, and the speakers love speaking twice on the same trip. The SpeakerTRACK system uses ...
Adding New Speakers to the Directory
When you launch your directory, there will probably be at least a few speakers you want listed who do not already have an eSpeakers profile. There are three ways that you can add new speakers to your directory. 1. Encourage speakers to create and ...
Managing the Speakers on My Association or chapter Directory
Many of the National Associations of Speakers around the world, and their chapters, power the directory on their website with eSpeakers. This article is written for the person who manages the speaker directory (often the director of membership). ...
Managing the Speakers on My Chapter Directory
Many of the national associations that use eSpeakers to power the speaker directory on the national website have arranged to provide the same service for chapters. Chapter directories are easy to link into any chapter website to provide a list of the ...
Adding and removing speakers from my directory
ing the eSpeakers Directory for your website, you can add to or remove speakers from your site. Your Directory will only search and show speakers you have chosen to display on your website. You choose which speakers you want on your site by ...
Directory Management (Bureaus & Associations)
An eSpeakers-powered directory is a great addition to any website that wants to help speakers connect to the audiences that need them. This area is for administrators who control how your organization's directory works and which speakers appear in ...
Directory Publisher
eSpeakers provides a platform that adds an owner-branded directory of speakers, trainers, coaches and entertainers to any organization's website. The platform can be used as a simple directory showing direct contact information or can be used as a ...