How do I charge a fee or deposit from speakers?

If you choose to charge a fee or deposit from your speakers in order for them to participate in your Summit, there are a few things you should do:

• Let speakers know up-front that there is a fee/deposit, preferrably on the Event page where you list information about your Summit to prospective speakers

• Make sure the terms of the fee/deposit are clear. In the case of a deposit, make sure the speaker knows what is required of them in order to receive their deposit back if the deposit is refundable

• Do not represent the fee or deposit as being required by EventRaptor. We do not charge any fees or deposits for speakers to create an account in EventRaptor nor apply to speak at Summits and other Events. Any fees or deposits charged are at your discretion and constitute a contract between you and the speaker.

EventRaptor currently doesn't offer any checkout or payment methods in order for you to charge any fees or deposits. We recommend using another system such as Stripe or PayPal for payments, or using an online checkout system and setting up your speaker charge as a product. We currently do not provide any support for your use of external systems.

We do recommend using Thrivecart for your checkout system. Thrivecart has a very good and comprehensive checkout system that can handle speaker registrations, subscriptions, ticket sales and more.

When a speaker applies to speak at your Summit, you can email them a link to your checkout page - or you can request they complete the checkout before they apply.

Once they've applied and paid their fee or deposit, you can accept their application within EventRaptor.

Please note: EventRaptor is not responsible for, nor can intervene in, any disputes between speakers and hosts regarding nonpayment or contract terms, such as a rejected application after fees are paid or unrefunded deposits.