Yet another ( Yawn ) vaguely price related thread. Sorry.

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For me to achieve £25k profit, I need to do 62 events a year (assuming every event is up to 5 hours in my immediate catchment area with lighting and sound provision).

Not really that far fetched.

For me to achieve £25k profit, I'd need to do 533 gigs a year!! That is far fetched.


And a joke, by the way. Since I've put my prices up, it's only 320.

I am also VERY sceptical about the grand a pop. More and more DJs I talk to who charge high fees are struggling - really struggling as in single figure booking this year for some.

Well, I sort of agree with that. One bride I spoke to had all but done the deal with a DJ she'd met at a wedding fayre, but baulked at his £800 figure. As alluded to by Gavin, it's a midweek, so slightly price sensitive, but she has also got requirements, so she also refused the lowest price McDisco offerings.

I'm currently finding it easier to get higher paid work than cheaper, due to Hundred Quid Harry . In the grand scheme of things, I suspect I'm Harry to the £1k lads, so all things are relative.

. Three a week isn't back to back by the way Gavin - the guys I'm talking about do this all week and tend to do one every other day. Still tough going...but do-able if this is your only job and not a side hustle.

True, but what I suspect Gavin meant was that Friday/Saturday ( with possibly Sunday as well ) is back to back, and that's hard, at any age.

* Specialist wedding DJs will shortly become a thing of the past. There....I've said it! I'll burn in hell now


* I've changed my online presence back to being an "all rounder". I happily boast that I'll consider any party...and it's working

I've been saying that for years. Weddings are being squeezed, how many hotels are offering " A Grand Wedding for a grand"?

I think there's more money ( for many DJ's, self included ) in milestone birthdays and anniversaries. Ouch,