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14 Ways Musicians Can Increase their Tips
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Bard Marc Gunn
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Sep 28, 2003 23:37 PDT
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THE BARDS CRIER: Living the Dream 2003
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The Bards Crier is a free guerrilla music marketing and
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In This Issue...
1. The Bards Crier News
2. Music Marketing Lesson
3. Recommended Reading
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1. The Crier
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2. Music Marketing Lesson
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"14 Ways Musicians Can Increase their Tips"
by Marc Gunn, Bard
Read the full article online at
http://www.bardscrier.com/articles/music_marketing_20030929.shtml
I was listening to NPR a few weeks back and they did a report on
tipping in the restaurant industry. One they had a list of tips
on how wait staff can increase their tips.
That got me brainstorming and surfing the net for other ideas to
boost tips. That combined with lots of performances at
Renaissance Festivals helped me to develop my own list of ways
musicians can improve their tips.
1. Introduce yourself by name.
Too often musicians forget to introduce themselves on stage.
Make sure you tell the audience your band name, but to really
boost your tips, you should also introduce yourselves individually.
Let people know who you are as an individual and you'll see
greater tips.
2. Go out into the audience with a tip jar.
You really can't be passive when it comes to getting tips. You have
to walk out into the audience with some visual reference that says
"Tip Me!", and they will tip you.
3. Meet your audience at their level.
Take the time to talk to your audience members at their level.
Holding a discussion from a stage puts a wall between you and
them. So instead, go out into the audience and talk to them face
to face. Kneel if they're at a table, so you're at eye level.
And if you have ayour tip jar with you, you will you will not
only gain a fan, but you will also improve your tips.
Continue this article at
http://www.bardscrier.com/articles/music_marketing_20030929.shtml
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3. Some of our Friends
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HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET
by David Nevue
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THE GUERRILLA MUSIC MARKETING HANDBOOK by Bob Baker
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