The Karaoke Forum

Hello All, I never did a tip jar. BUT I will ACCEPT a tip if someone offers it as a good service. I will NEVER accept a tip to put someone in line next. Now, at the end of the night IF the bar CAN stay open (and some of them can .. some can't) if there are more singers but my time is up. I will PASS...

Hello All, get prepared for un-organized chaos at the private party. it's not like a bar where they KNOW how to do karaoke. You may be able to get the PP (Privates Partiers) to write down the songs and slips but you'll get a ton of people just coming up and singing with their friends and generally h...

Sabrina,

wanted to see how the contest worked out.

what do you end up doing?

jason

Hello All,

customer servcie is king. It's not about how great of a DJ or KJ you are. Remember who pays the bills and keeps the cash register ringing. The CUSTOMERS! They're the ones footing the bill so those who put themselves ahead of the customers will surely shoot themselves in the foot.

Jason

Big Dog, sounds like what you need to do is is three-fold 1) BOR Sales 2) MIST 3) OTHER MARKETS BOR is Back Of Room Sales--in short it's offering something like a T-Shirt w/ something on it like " I was attacked by the Big Dog at Karaoke" and you sell them. There are a wide variety of thin...

Fantastic, Let me know how it works out
Jason

What a Wiseguy!

Sabrina, how about a 'sex change' contest. All songs could go into a hat ... the guys sing songs done by girl artists and vice-versa. judges could be based on how well they sang AND how entertaining they were. Could you imagine a Football Jock having to sing "These Boots Are Made For Walkin' ? ...

Hello All, I'm rapidly working on a new website and other 'irons in the fire' but I thought I'd pass along 9 tips that have worked well for me to generate business: 1. Don’t underestimate what it takes to get the sale. You need to have a realistic expectation of what it takes to make the sale. 2. Ha...

Hello All, I'll play a customers disc. I tell them that at the end of the song, I will place it right here on the table. It's their responsibility to do whatever with it from there. Sometimes they'll just keep it with me all night. They'll say please play track 4, 7, 9. IF they say that ... I say ok...

Sabrina, does it have to tie in w/ Halloween?

Jason

No, sorry,
I use Nady's.
They work well but I'll typically only use them at a private function.
For the bars, I still like the wired mics. Too many drunks that drop them and use them as drumsticks... BUT they can't walk around the room and get the crowd involved...so it's a trade off.

Jason

Bigdog That's tough it really is. Bar owners are not the sharpest knife in the drawer for sure. But are there other services you can offer the bar owner instead of just Karaoke ? Are there other services that you can offer the bars customers that the pirates can't ? Personality and panache AND some ...

Hello All, to you get a good and steady clientele you SHOULD be contacting these people at least weekly. They're are a GREAT source of income for me. The cool thing, is if it's used right, you can create 'cash on demand' for your products or services. I also use social media sites (I am just startin...

Hello All,

you've heard of signs saying " Under New Management " Any way to put up a NEW KJ sign ?

Jason