I knew a local DJ who purposely jacked up his price to $1500 to give an allusion of being the best ($850-$1100 being the typical here). He would setup at the last minute and literally bring in hundreds of cds (no computers) and no lighting (ok , maybe a few par cans), and a broken down pickup truck to entrust getting him to gigs. At the events he would only focus on music and not much else. His auditory skills were fairly decent, but that was about it.
*So did he do a good job overall,,,YES
* Would he offer to help anyone in assistance (carrying plate for grandmother, or mom with three lil kids.....NO
* Help find an officiate, photographer, etc.....NO
* 20-30 more "help with" examples like above.....NO
Just saying that money does not totally equal value. I will do most anything for my clients, even at a monetary loss (from time spent), as long as I walked away feeling good about myself and my clients. Full disclosure, I also work full time and can afford a few losses from time to time.
As far as I am concerned I personally would not pay for a $1500 DJ if they didn't sincerely do the small unexpected stuff.
a few Examples .....
*Having Kleenex handy for the toasts
*Bottled water for an outdoor ceremony behind the "alter"
* Dress pins on hand, along with Tylenol, antacid, band-aids, etc
* Battery powered personal fans for outdoor weddings and barns for B&G and moms/grandmothers.
Clients do not expect all of this.. All the above examples may set you back $20-$30 but the extra service is priceless to a client, and not so much your mighty DJ equipment to justify a higher quote.
Regards,
Joncor
*So did he do a good job overall,,,YES
* Would he offer to help anyone in assistance (carrying plate for grandmother, or mom with three lil kids.....NO
* Help find an officiate, photographer, etc.....NO
* 20-30 more "help with" examples like above.....NO
Just saying that money does not totally equal value. I will do most anything for my clients, even at a monetary loss (from time spent), as long as I walked away feeling good about myself and my clients. Full disclosure, I also work full time and can afford a few losses from time to time.
As far as I am concerned I personally would not pay for a $1500 DJ if they didn't sincerely do the small unexpected stuff.
a few Examples .....
*Having Kleenex handy for the toasts
*Bottled water for an outdoor ceremony behind the "alter"
* Dress pins on hand, along with Tylenol, antacid, band-aids, etc
* Battery powered personal fans for outdoor weddings and barns for B&G and moms/grandmothers.
Clients do not expect all of this.. All the above examples may set you back $20-$30 but the extra service is priceless to a client, and not so much your mighty DJ equipment to justify a higher quote.
Regards,
Joncor