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    Default Quitting Agencies and Decling Work? - Also, business cards.

    Crapolas! Business has BOOMED and I've becoming popular. I'm getting asked for specifically on the same nights and times as I was asked for SPECIFICALLY in another city! O_O Apparantly my glasses show has become a huuuuuge hit, along with some other tricks I can do.

    It got to the point where I'm not sure I can make all my bookings! I'm still only about a month into doing private work and I'm TERRIFIED rejecting work will look bad on me. I don't want them to pick me last in the slow season, either!

    How do you nicely tell a company you're booked for that night, how's Sunday? O.o;; Can't DO that.

    And it feels SO shitty rejected a few hundred dollars, damnit! -.-

    Also, I want to make business cards. Simple ones. Black with white text that says MorriganSlayde @ Companyname. I was thinking I should advertise the company I'm working with at that show? So have cards made up with three different companies? Would that work?

    Although some companies pay me (MUCH) more, it would just be fucking rude to hand them a BrisStrip card when I'm working for Cattys that night... so that's a duh nobrainer.

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    Default Re: Quitting Agencies and Decling Work? - Also, business cards.

    If you are working through a particular agency, use that agency's business card! Just write your name somewhere on the card until the agency gives you your own specific card to use.

    Before you go about handing out your own business cards, make damn sure you have the permission of the agency first and foremost to use the cards. It also must be pretty generic. I can recommend VistaPrint via www.EmailCash.com.au .... you can get 100 business cards for free (just pay p&h - it's an EmailCash specific offer). I have been using them for ages and their cards are good!

    Or else you can (also via Vistaprint) make up some generic stickers to stick on the business cards with your name on it and a short message (thank you or think of me or whatever you want to write).

    When you make the cards up, leave enough room for you to write down the contact telephone number and/or web address of the company/agency you are working through. In my case, I leave room for the phone number yet use my web address (as I want to advertise me).

    Oh yeh... if you do create a website eventually to promote yourself for private party work... make a very very generic one as I have done. It must be ALL ABOUT YOU. If you even promote one company on that website then don't be surprised that you won't be able to advertise the web site at bookings (via the business card or what-have-you).

    As for rejecting bookings... ah.. that's part and parcel of the whole business. You can't be everywhere for everyone Just keep them all informed and make sure they all know it is because you do have bookings and it isn't because you are being lazy. Keep all the agencies you prefer to work for up2date with where you are and when you will be there (so they can send last minute work your direction if you are available).


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    Default Re: Quitting Agencies and Decling Work? - Also, business cards.

    I don't even know why I post here when I know I can ask you directly.


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    Default Re: Quitting Agencies and Decling Work? - Also, business cards.

    if you're wanting to make your own cards then you DEFINITELY need to get them made for each specific agency. you'd be on a fast-track to getting your ass kicked if you handed out cards promoting 3 competing agencies at a show for any one of them.

    there's not much you can do about rejecting bookings, if you're busy, you're busy. just tell the agencies "sorry but i'm already booked out for that night, i'm getting a lot of requests at the moment so if you want to use me you'll need to book me a few weeks in advance if possible". should bring in lots of future work

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    Default Re: Quitting Agencies and Decling Work? - Also, business cards.

    ^ Brilliant line, thanks.

    Two companies seem to be really competing for my time. The sad thing is - one pays more but the other books me first!!! GAAAH!


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    Default Re: Quitting Agencies and Decling Work? - Also, business cards.

    Unfortunately it is based all on who books first. I've had that happen to me multiple times where agencies I do prefer to work for/with (not just because I know they will give me a decent rate/pay for the work) havn't been the first to book me .....and thus I have had to turn them down. I don't like doing it however first in....


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