The obvious one is when a potential client contacts you about doing an event for them and the price they want to pay is ridiculously so low that you say no thank you.
Besides that my number one concern is not the amount a potential client wants to pay a DJ to do their event. My concerns are what type of event it is?Where the event is to take place? Who it for and who will be attending the event? When I first came back I needed to get exposure. So I would go and do any event anywhere for anybody. Some of those events were questionable events in places I didn't need to be in and for clients I didn't need to work for. That's including the people attending the event.
Today I'm selective as to the events I do. One thing I do without telling a potential client I don't want to do their event out right is to quote them a price that I know they won't agree to pay. There are times when they will try to get you to lower your price to do the event. Usually the price they have in mind is too low to even consider to doing the event. That way I got them to look elsewhere for a DJ without saying it out loud.
Taso you said the Galloping Hill Inn and Snuffy's are 2 of my favorite venues. My thing is those places and places like that are for me safe places to perform at. Most people attending an event in such a place know that it's a place where you are to dress up. Maybe one or two will be dressed inappropriately. You don't hear of a fight breaking out and the police needing to come there.
My number one priority when a potential client contacts me about doing an event for them is safely first! I don't care how much money they have to spend. If I don't feel comfortable with doing the event I will pass.
My experience is normally a client spending $500 and up are clients not having their event in some cheap venue and inviting questionable people to their event.
Besides that my number one concern is not the amount a potential client wants to pay a DJ to do their event. My concerns are what type of event it is?Where the event is to take place? Who it for and who will be attending the event? When I first came back I needed to get exposure. So I would go and do any event anywhere for anybody. Some of those events were questionable events in places I didn't need to be in and for clients I didn't need to work for. That's including the people attending the event.
Today I'm selective as to the events I do. One thing I do without telling a potential client I don't want to do their event out right is to quote them a price that I know they won't agree to pay. There are times when they will try to get you to lower your price to do the event. Usually the price they have in mind is too low to even consider to doing the event. That way I got them to look elsewhere for a DJ without saying it out loud.
Taso you said the Galloping Hill Inn and Snuffy's are 2 of my favorite venues. My thing is those places and places like that are for me safe places to perform at. Most people attending an event in such a place know that it's a place where you are to dress up. Maybe one or two will be dressed inappropriately. You don't hear of a fight breaking out and the police needing to come there.
My number one priority when a potential client contacts me about doing an event for them is safely first! I don't care how much money they have to spend. If I don't feel comfortable with doing the event I will pass.
My experience is normally a client spending $500 and up are clients not having their event in some cheap venue and inviting questionable people to their event.
