Business Plan!
What gear do you NEED, what can you add later?
Cost of all that?
What gigs are you going after, at what price point? How many- harder to judge that I know, but you need a plan.
AND you need to pay yourself - for the gig, setup, travel, planning, shopping, accounting, meetings that sell or don't sell, etc.
What is the going price for a DJ in your area? $500? 700? 2000? What gigs do you want bars, clubs, weddings, school dances? What gear does that take, what marketing efforts (time and money)?
Etc.
Let the numbers be your guide.
What gear do you NEED, what can you add later?
Cost of all that?
What gigs are you going after, at what price point? How many- harder to judge that I know, but you need a plan.
AND you need to pay yourself - for the gig, setup, travel, planning, shopping, accounting, meetings that sell or don't sell, etc.
What is the going price for a DJ in your area? $500? 700? 2000? What gigs do you want bars, clubs, weddings, school dances? What gear does that take, what marketing efforts (time and money)?
Etc.
Let the numbers be your guide.
Mix, I'm just in the early stages of starting out... still gathering equipment, researching others in the area, looking at venues, potential clients, etc. With the whole Covid thing, I'm trying to determine if it's worth taking the plunge and starting a business. I hate to invest and then all the venues close up again. All of the above comments and replies to post make a lot of sense.