7 Essential Tips you NEED to know going into the BUSIEST TIME of the Year!

Welcome to December! The GREATEST month you will EVER see as a Mobile Bartender. If you have properly marketed yourself and your business, you will have clients kicking down your door on their hands and knees PLEADING with you to book ‘em. Your Fridays, Saturdays and even some weekdays will all be booked with corporate parties and Holiday get-togethers. And of course, it all ends on New Year’s with a BANG

With the economy the way it is right now, I want to give you an Insurance Policy that will GUARANTEE you a financially successful December that will fatten your pockets with some extra dough that you can spend on some Christmas Shopping!

Christmas-time always puts people in a mood of nostalgia and love. You must evoke these feelings in your guests and work for those tips! Below are SEVEN of the powerful tips and tricks I implement in all of my Christmas Parties!

1. Get in the Mood: It’s Christmas! Let’s get excited about it! I want you to try this: Give your guest their drink, look them in the eye and say, “Merry Christmas.” …and mean it! Because we don’t say it anymore! Everyone is worried about being “P.C.” But take the time to say some kind, genuine words to your clients and spread that Christmas Cheer!
2. Charge More: Do you remember your High School Economics? As the Demand increases (more parties in December) so do your prices! Do NOT be afraid to charge more for your services this December. If you are a client looking for a bartender this December, it is going to be hard! Everyone is booked! So take advantage of that and hold out for the highest bidder! On a side note, you should be increasing your prices as you get closer and closer to the 25th and of course, charge AT LEAST TRIPLE on New Year’s Eve!!
3. Dress Up: This Christmas, I am dressing up for a Tropical X-Mas Theme as well as a Tacky Sweater Party. For my other events, I will be wearing AT LEAST a Santa Hat! What will you be doing to make you stand out?!
4. Decorate your Tip Jar: This Christmas, my tip jar will actually be decorated to look like a stocking! Instead of candy and gifts, this stocking will have tons of cash! Even better! How can you decorate your tip jar to make it look more festive? Try wrapping it in a small wreath or adding christmas lights.
5. Decorate Your Bar: You can also add some Christmas decorations to your bar. Some wreathing and lights will go along way and help everyone get in the mood!
6. Give Gifts/Treats: ‘Tis the Season! Take the time to put up a bowl of candy(like Candy Canes!), some Christmas cookies or even little gifts. What if you had a small little tree on the bar, with little mini presents. Each present was a wrapped up mini bottle of liquor that the guest could open and keep!
7. Customized Drinks/drink menu: You MUST have some Holiday Cocktails for your guests. Check out my other Blog Post for some great Christmas Cocktails that your guests will LOVE!

I hope these SEVEN TIPS help you this Holiday Season! If you have additional tips, please share by submitting a comment on this post! hank you so much, and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

A Short Tale from Behind the Bar…

So..quick post here, but I just had to log this one! Its all about a little incident that went down while I was bartending a 50th Birthday Party at a client’s home last Saturday evening. I’m not gunna lie, I have had some crazy stuff happen to me while bartending, but there’s a first for everything,and this was another…

…oh the “Pains” of being a Bartender!

So I show up and this beautiful home and get right to work doing what I do best: Getting People Drunk! The client who hired me is a married woman who had just turned 50 and tonight was her big night. She was my contact over the phone when we originally booked the gig, so I had gotten to know her fairly well. Well, her drink of choice was a Cosmopolitan and maybe I was making those just a little too strong, because you are not gunna believe what happened next…

…I always recommend to my bartenders to leave your confined space of the bar from time to time to wander the party asking guests for refills and cleaning trash. This way you become more personable to the guests (more tips!) and you show the client that you are working hard (even more tips!) Well, while I was on one of my little explorations through the party looking for people I could better assist, I was approached by the host (and birthday girl) of the party.

She gives me a little smile and then drops her crumpled up cocktail napkin onto the floor. “Oh, can you get that for me?” she asks…and I obliged.

Well…as I bent over to grab the napkin (thinking nothing of it) a loud SMACK noise suddenly fills the entire living room of the party as I feel this woman’s hand slapping my ass. Followed by the sound of her hand making contact with my behind was an ear-piercing “WOOHOOOO!”

As the stinging sensation sets in, I stand back up in shock to see every guest (including her husband) looking in my direction..awkward!

Well…it really was all in good fun and I did have a blast the entire night. I usually have my clients eating out of the palm of my hand…some show their appreciation with kind words, others with a bigger tip, or even a great big hug…yet now I find that there are those that express their gratitude with a sharp slap to the ass!

Its not everyday I get a spanking from a 50 year old woman on her birthday!