Tip or Treat: 7 Halloween Bartending Tips
October 15, 2008
7 Halloween Tactics to Make you MORE Money this Holiday Season while Bartending
YES! This is my favorite time of year! As a kid I had Haunted Houses in my garage. Today, I still think of the BEST possible costumes I can come up with!! But as a bartender with a Mobile Bartending Business…Expect a lot of Halloween Parties!
Below is a small list of great tips for all my fellow Mobile Bartenders that you can implement during Halloween!
Halloween Bartending Tips:
1. Dress Up! If you are NOT dressing up for Halloween parties…you’re CRAZY! Not only is it fun (and more casual, but your clients/guests will LOVE it. (Just make sure you ask if you can dress up first) Try something related to bartending or your task behind the bar. This year I am going to be a Mad Scientist mixing up some crazy concoctions! (Yes, you may steal my costume idea!)
2. Add Dry Ice: This is awesome! Every martini I make, I put in a REAL glass and add a small coin-sized piece of Dry Ice. The effect is amazing! Your guests will love it and it will keep your cocktails a bit colder!
3. Charge More: It’s basic Supply & Demand here people! When you have more party requests…up your rates. You can only be at one place at one time, bless only the highest bidder with your presence.
4. Unique Tip Jar: I love to decorate my bar with cobwebs, an ugly rat or snake, and a unique tip jar. Try something like a witch’s cauldron or one of those cheesy candy bowls with the motion-sensor hands. Let people have FUN while they give you money (yay!)
5. Include Halloween Inspired Recipes: I have include a great website that has a huge list of Halloween Drink Recipes. Click Here to check those out now: http://www.drinknation.com/theme/Halloween
6. Include a Menu: Put those fancy drink recipes on a menu of some sort and display proudly on your bar. Find one of Grandma’s ancient/gaudy picture frames, print out your recipes, and add some cob-webs to the frame. BOOM!
7. Bring a Camera: Chances are, your party will be a dress-up Halloween Party. Well, here is the BEST way to capture leads for your business: Take group pictures of guests as they approach the bar. For them to get the pictures, they must e-mail you…so make a list of their names and e-mails…and now you can promote to them! Oh, and you can also add these pictures to your website!
Got any more Tips?
Have any costume ideas, tip jar suggestions, or anything else that could help the other bartenders out there? Post a comment and let me now? Also, did my tips help, or do they suck?! Let me know your thoughts! Other than that, I hope you have all booked a lot of events for this October (and yes Nov. 1st for those Saturday party-planners)
Cheers,
James Wedmore
Mobile Mixologist
VIDEO POST: The Logo Contest WINNER!
October 7, 2008
Yay! We have a winner for the Business Logo Contest! Watch the video below to see if you were the winner!
Also, the video is very informative in terms of how to create your professional bartending business logo!
Enjoy!
CONTEST: Mobile Bartender LOGO Design
September 29, 2008
Check out this really cool LOGO design created by one of my Bartend-4-Profit Customers. Bill’s company name is The Traveling Bartender, (a great name!) and he designed a perfect logo to accompany it!
Why are Logos so Important?
Your logo brands you! You put it on your business card, your website, promotional material, and much more…so it says a LOT about you and your business. As you can see with Bill’s logo, it is very professional and positions his company with refined elegance and class. The sense of “traveling” connotates cosmopolitan, worldly, and sophisticated. These are great characteristics that your clients will highly appreciate.
What do you think?
This is still a “rough draft” for Bill’s logo and a business that he is quickly building! What do you think of his logo? Do you like the name? the colors? GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS! Post in the comment section below!
THIS IS A CONTEST:
I will pick one commenter at RANDOM and they will get a free business name consultation and my graphic design team will build them a LOGO for FREEEE! That’s right, one lucky winner is going to get a FREE Business name and Logo. I WILL ANNOUNCE A WINNER ON OCTOBER 6th!
ADD YOUR COMMENTS BELOW TO WIN!!
Bartender Interview: Miss Cheryl Charming
September 11, 2008
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, then you have undoubtedly heard of Miss Cheryl Charming, a celebrity bartender, author, webmaster and host of the Annual Cocktail Film Fest. I was fortunate enough to sit down and have a one-on-one Interview with Cheryl herself.
Cheryl Charming
(aka: The “Martha Stewart” of Modern cocktail Culture)
Experience: 28 Years in the Food & Bev. Industry
Books (9 Total): including, Miss Charming’s Guide for Hip Bartenders and Wayout Wannabes, & The Everything Bartender’s Book
Coming Soon: Knack Bartending Basics: More than 400 Classic & Contemporary Drinks for any Occasion
Websites: www.MissCharming.com / www.CharmingResumes.com
A Great Interview:
You can imagine that 28 years of experience behind the bar can make you an expert in your field. Miss Charming is no exception. In just a short hour, we discussed some great topics ranging from How to Get the Bartending Job of Your Dreams, Great Stories, Lucrative & Popular Bar Tricks, and how to become a Successful Bartender and so much more!
It was such an honor to speak with her and in such a short time, she shared so much valuable information that I know will make me a better bartender, and I hope it will make my listeners better bartenders as well!
James, How can I listen to this Interview?
Well…great question! I did record the entire interview and I am including it FREE as a Bonus to my NEWEST product: Tip Attraction: The Definitive Resource for Increasing your Tips and Becoming the Life of the Party which is LAUNCHING in just a few short days!! Check it out at www.TipAttraction.com.
Visit www.TipAttraction.com for more info!
For those of you who sign up and submit your e-mail address, you will get your copy of Tip Attraction at 50% off with ALL THE BONUSES! (yay!) And don’t worry, I will send everyone an e-mail letting them know when Tip Attraction is finally available to the public!
I will have TONS more to report in just a few short days so check back soon!
Cheers,
James Wedmore
www.Bartend4Profit.com
