Date: April 22 Reading time: 5 minutes Key Takeaways: Being invited to speak is exciting, but "invited" doesn't always mean what you think it means Legitimate conferences do not charge speakers to present. Full stop. Three minutes of Google research can save you hundreds, or thousands, of dollars If you can't find real humans behind the event, that's your answer A real conference will never be offended by due diligence; a predatory one will pressure you to skip it Ask who bou