Redirecting to ChinaBiz Speakers

A very nasty cold (unfortunately) and an increasing workload at ChinaBiz Speakers (very fortunately) have caused an ongoing reduction in my postings here. While the cold is over - thank you for asking - the work at our speakers' bureau is slowing asking a higher toll. I will continue to write here, I would not be able to stop, but I see that I'm increasingly missing bigger trends.
Anyway, I'm redirecting some of my communication tools. I was already very reluctant to switch on my personal Skype-connection, because of the increasing load of nice but often irrelevant chatter. Now, in the future, I can also ask one of my colleagues to take the Skype beat. That will be nice.
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Back in the Skype business again

Over the past months I have more or less abandoned Skype, because of the poor quality of the phone conversations. Now I have changed my headset, bought for a change one that costs some money. And guess: the quality is perfect again, so it was my own stupid fault. I still not have the time to resume my social life on Skype, but when our new speakers' bureau is out and swinging, I will be back on Skype too.

New Skype service: ask me advice and pay me directly

You must know the embarrassing situation: You are picking somebody's (like mine) brain over Skype, you do not want to bring up the issue of a retainer right the first minute, but you still want to compensate me a little bit for the information I'm sharing with you. No worries, from now on you can.
Skype offers now a new service for this kind of phone calls, the Skype Prime. Of course, I will still talk for free with good friends, but otherwise you might better get a Paypal account.
Anyway, business will not be brisk for the first months, as people have to download the latest beta-version. Better start downloading today.

Update: The downside is that Skype takes 30 percent commission. I hope they will to in return a bit more than just offering a connection.