Gigmasters - should I bid on this one?

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Jas

Jas

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My nephew's wedding reception starts at 8 and they lost thier DJ due to a last minute family emergency. They don't have a lot left in the budget, as our friend was going to DJ free of charge. What would your cost be to play from 8pm-midnight in (town 90 miles away) and are you available for a June 28th, 2013 reception?

Your nephew? You don't sound like the person in charge of hiring.

Family emergency? Sounds fishy, but OK

There's a budget? wtf?

I also got a similar message from a bride on my answering machine today. Her DJ backed out, but at least the wedding isn't until Sept. 4th. I called her an hour after she left the message and she already went with another DJ. He was the first one to call back. It's that time of the year I guess.
 
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It's really up to you and how well you feel about taking a wedding 2 weeks out. Then there is the matter of the price. I say you give them your price and see if they bite. I wouldn't discount to be a nice guy. Just give them your price and see what happens. If they say no to your price then let them keep shopping. It's not your fault the original DJ they booked bailed out on them.

All I can say is it wouldn't hurt to try.
 
Name price and don't hold back!
It's truly the best way to find out if it's REAL or NO REAL.
(apologies to Howie Mandell)
 
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I didn't bid on it. I already have a wedding the day after this that I booked thru gigmasters last year. If this were in another month besides June I would probably give it a shot, but my conversion rate with gigmasters is real low. This doesn't sound worth pursuing anyway.

It may not be their fault that their DJ backed out, but we know what happened. The DJ didn't have them sign a contract and subsequently found a gig that paid more than free. This is happening a lot now days. I had a similar request to do a prom a few weeks ago because the DJ cancelled. I asked how much they paid, and the woman told me he charged 175 for a prom and 125 for a regular dance. I doubt there was a contract but I'm sure the DJ found a better paying gig. I would have done it for $300 but I was already booked that date.
 
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Jas said:
I didn't bid on it. I already have a wedding the day after this that I booked thru gigmasters last year. If this were in another month besides June I would probably give it a shot, but my conversion rate with gigmasters is real low. This doesn't sound worth pursuing anyway.

It may not be their fault that their DJ backed out, but we know what happened. The DJ didn't have them sign a contract and subsequently found a gig that paid more than free. This is happening a lot now days. I had a similar request to do a prom a few weeks ago because the DJ cancelled. I asked how much they paid, and the woman told me he charged 175 for a prom and 125 for a regular dance. I doubt there was a contract but I'm sure the DJ found a better paying gig. I would have done it for $300 but I was already booked that date.
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You said your rate is low for gig masters. What do you call low and why do you think your rate is low for gig masters?

I saw an ad on craigslist that was rediculous. They were looking for a DJ to do a birthday party. The DJ needed his own equipment to do the party. The party was for 4 hours and the client wanted to pay $25.00 an hour. As long as there are DJ's out there that will work for that price, there will always be clients looking to book such a DJ. Now if it turns into a disaster, they have no one to blame but themselves. Now I know probably what their thinking was and that is that most people who work a 9 to 5 don't make $25.00 an hour. Not to mention where some see what we do as very easy. Some think they could do what we do. That it can't be that hard. So why pay a whole lot to book a DJ? Sad but true facts.
 
Mix cant advise anyone on things like this

He hasn't even got a proper Business plan done for Djing


have a nice day
 
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You said your rate is low for gig masters. What do you call low and why do you think your rate is low for gig masters?
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but my conversion rate with gigmasters is real low
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Conversion is converting a prospect into a client in case you didn't understand. Let's just say the odds aren't good. One reason conversion is low is that many of the leads are 100 miles away which means there are other DJs that are much closer to those leads. So I have to add travel expenses to those bids.

I've tried different responses to these GM leads, but it's rare for them to reply. They're getting inundated with emails and phone calls from 5 to 10 other DJs, so competition is fierce.
 
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