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    Quote Originally Posted by Centre Stage Discos View Post
    Our base prices are in the £350 to £400 bracket - and we are getting bookings. (We could do with a few more, that's all.) How things are at the moment, we couldn't really afford to do things for much less. We know that it's a fair price for the service we provide.

    I have questioned whether there is a need to join up to agencies at all, but there's no doubt that some of them work well. Poptop have failed us so far, yet they have been an absolute boon to my friend. .
    NaD did ok for me over the piece numerous years ago. I was very selective in what I went for so it wasn't a time sink and the high end payers easily covered the outlay. However it was still only maybe 2-4 gigs per year it brought in so not exactly something you want to base your business model around.

    I don't use any of it these days and I've never even heard of poptop but I'd be curious what your mate is charging from it if he seems to be doing a roaring trade.

    All that said, I think you've answered your own question if doing your own thing is bringing in work, you just need a bit more, you're jist kicking on while we're still in the midst of the biggest disruption to socialising and entertainment since the war, of you're plodding along, you're doing better than many, keep doing what you're doing and give things to to normalise and the business to grow.

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    And Jim's just hit the nail on the head in the current climate.

    If you're bobbing along, you're doing better than a lot of folks at the moment. I've been lucky in that I've had very few weekends at home since we started back. That said, tomorrow's cancelled due to the customer isolating and next week's already been cancelled. Many aren't even getting the bookings in the first place at the moment because customers (particularly weddings) can't or won't commit at the moment in great numbers.

    Things are going to quieten down for a couple of weeks now anyway. This new variant's got people worried again and you'll find that things like web visits decrease as a result (my own sites have been like graveyards today and it's always been the way when worrying news comes out about the virus).

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    Yep, spot on. We must be doing something right. It was my friend (the one doing VERY well on Poptop) who initially said that we shouldn't be going out for any less than £350 considering what we were taking out, our experience, etc. His rates are roughly the same - and larger for larger shows. He is a old hand at this game and has a solid reputation. Maybe that's why he is doing better.

    I've arranged a phone call from Add To Event for next week. I think there could be potential with them, but that depends one a number of things I will fire at them.

    Putting all your eggs into one or two agency baskets is not a good business model. Cheers Jim. We all take our work from a variety of sources, but the biggest one we have found over the years is word of mouth, or people booking us after seeing us in action. Times are not easy, and we may now have a new deadlier virus to contend with, at least that seems to be what the media want us to believe. We'll know more about that one in a week or two.

    Stay safe folks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Excalibur View Post
    One bonus with A to E is that when you get favourable feedback, you can post it to your Facebook page
    Erm, with the new dashboard you can do this from NaD too
    (well YOU can, for some other members it might be a few days before they are migrated - oldest first )

    From the dash look towards the bottom of the grey menu stripe for Feedback then Feedback Sharing. After that, follow your nose. Currently posts to FB and/or Twitter, more to follow

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vectis View Post
    Erm, with the new dashboard you can do this from NaD too
    (well YOU can, for some other members it might be a few days before they are migrated - oldest first )

    From the dash look towards the bottom of the grey menu stripe for Feedback then Feedback Sharing. After that, follow your nose. Currently posts to FB and/or Twitter, more to follow
    Hey, come on mate! Luddites like me think they've done well to actually get to the new dashboard! All I need to do then is actually get clients to give Feedback. One promised superlative reviews on multiple occasions, and still hasn't obliged. Another hasn't confirmed officially, so can't give it. Ah well, thanks anyway Martin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Excalibur View Post
    thanks anyway
    You can go back and share older feedback as far as 2017

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    Quote Originally Posted by Excalibur View Post
    Hey, come on mate! Luddites like me think they've done well to actually get to the new dashboard! All I need to do then is actually get clients to give Feedback. One promised superlative reviews on multiple occasions, and still hasn't obliged. Another hasn't confirmed officially, so can't give it. Ah well, thanks anyway Martin.
    Feedback? Feedback? The number of folk who've asked me for a link to leave feedback and then haven't bothered this year is annoying!

    Just seen something I'd never noticed on the NaD dash though....we can put a pretty MDD Supporter logo on our profile

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    Quote Originally Posted by Imagine View Post
    Feedback? Feedback? The number of folk who've asked me for a link to leave feedback and then haven't bothered this year is annoying!
    I have found the answer to that !!

    Make sure all your events are 'mediocre' and bordering on an almost boredom level. These people will leave you cracking feedback.
    If you have a fantastic night, everyone enjoying themselves and a full dancefloor, people will say they will leave feedback but as soon as you leave the room delete your details

    I honestly think DJs with loads of feedback must be totally rubbish lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Imagine View Post
    Just seen something I'd never noticed on the NaD dash though....we can put a pretty MDD Supporter logo on our profile
    Well spotted that man!

    This is part of a 2-way "partnership" which myself and Martin have been looking at. The idea is to perhaps provide some perks both ways. Quite what they will be is still to be decided / announced, so far we're working on the technical side of the 2 sites validating each other in the most efficient way - which is clearly working as you can now see your supporter badge there, too

    I'll (very) shortly be rolling out the new MDD admin panel, which will include the ability to add your DJMark ID, which would then be shown on your listing on MDD.

    So... stay tuned, more to come!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeckstarDeluxe View Post
    Personally I'd try wedding fayres before binning them off.

    Firstly it's a possible foot in the door at the venue, get to see who the movers and shakers are. It's not what you know after all.....

    Secondly it puts you infront of actual couples face to face. Granted the stereotypical wedding fayre clients are "usually" budget end but not always. Either way it helps get an understanding of what your potential clients are looking for, what they like about you and your product/services.

    Thirdly it also puts you into the same space as other suppliers. I've got countless jobs from fellow suppliers as much as direct conversations. It also helps with brand awareness.

    If I looked at just direct sales from wedding fayres alone I'd prob say it wasn't worth it. Would I say it was worth doing, 100% it was.

    I don't do them so much now because we're known, we don't really need to and the most important reason is I can't be arsed getting out of bed early on a Sunday
    This is very good advice. I once did a wedding fayre and got 2 or 3 jobs from it within a week, followed by another two in the next month, followed by another 6 months later and one more after a year. Only about 6 jobs, but the venue liked me so much they put me on their recommended suppliers list and I also got some followers on social media. Do EVERYTHING. Not one form of advertising. Build the spiderweb of influence through constant hard work and networking.

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