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1. Dress-Up! It’s New Year’s! Dress up and look great. I always like to add a silly hat or glasses to my attire to help get in the mood and show everyone that I am the “Life of the Party.” Everyone else will be in the mood to party like there is no tomorrow, so be prepared to do the same! Wear something, beads, “2009 Glasses” or a crazy hat to show you are ready for a great night!

2. Bring Props! Add a little flair to the night with some noise-makers, poppers and other do-dads! Keep some for yourself, but share the love and pass them out to eager guests. When that clock strikes Midnight, it will be THAT much more fun to have everyone using your toys and gizmos and even the host will appreciate it! (More Tips)

3. CHARGE DOUBLE: This is my most important tip! You must charge AT LEAST double your normal rate for New Year’s Eve..your reasoning: “It’s New Year’s!” No one wants to work on this night unless it is really worth it! So make the price you charge high enough so there are no regrets! And don’t forget gratuity!

4. The Tip Jar: No one is found at home doing nothing for New Year’s, so chances are, you will have MORE guests at your event than most other parties throughout the year. Imagine if everyone in the room of a 100 guest party just gave you $2.00 a piece. Not bad, right! Well, get that Tip Jar out on your bar and make it visible to everyone. For New Year’s this year, I found a GIGANTIC glass Champagne Glass that will be just PERFECT for my Tip Jar. Having a Tip Jar this New Year’s is a MUST and make sure you dress it up so guests have FUN giving you money!

5. Champagne anyone? New Year’s Eve is all about celebration! 2008 is gone, and 2009 is upon us! And what better way to celebrate than with a full glass of bubbly! No matter what, make sure you host is supplying champagne for their party! Imagine being the bartender at a New Year’s party that DOESN’T carry champagne! BONUS: Why not add a few other Champagne drink options to the menu like Mimosa, Kir Royal, etc.

6. The New Year’s Kiss: Great conversation always leads to great tips. Ask your guests if they have that special someone to kiss when the clock strikes midnight or what their New Year’s Resolution is. Who knows, you just might find yourself kissing a guest at Midnight too!

7. Just Have Fun: As a Mobile Bartender, sometimes we get stuck at uptight, stuffy parties where the liquor is NOT flowing, and the guests are NOT having fun. A New Year’s Eve party is ALWAYS the exception. Be prepared for guests bringing their “A Game” and their “Party Hats!” So have fun, relax, drink a little, and enjoy your New Year’s!!

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!

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Whether you may or may not know, 1 week ago today I asked a list of a couple thousand bartenders all over the country, that burning question:

What do you do when a customer does not tip you?

The answers I got were incredible!

Well, I have compiled that list into a short report that I feel is worth reading…if you want to make more money that is!

The FREE Report is located at:

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Just click on the above link, and scroll down to the bottom of the page to download your copy today!

Check it out!

Dedicated to your Bartending Success,

James Wedmore
www.BartenderConfessions.com

P.S. What is Tip Attraction? Find out August 29th.

Becoming An Extraordinarily Fast Bartender – Part 2

ef-fi-cien-cy [i-fish-uhn-see]
n. pl. ef-fi-cien-cies

1. accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort.
2. The ratio of the effective or useful output to the total input in any system.
3. The ratio of the energy delivered by a machine to the energy supplied for its operation.

As a bartender, if you can churn out drinks with minimum expenditure of time and effort� you will make ridiculous amounts of cash and have the option to work at virtually any establishment you like.

In Part 1, we spoke of ways you can increase you speed. All speed requires is the decision to� well� move fast. However, increasing efficiency requires more time and preparation than simply deciding to turn it up a notch� and that�s exactly why many bartenders collapse under the pressure of being thick in the weeds� because they fail to take the time to prepare their bar for maximum efficiency.

So how do you become more efficient?

1) Contemplation

Look at your bar surroundings:

Is there anything that can be improved?

Is there a certain action you hate doing, because it eats up so much time?

Now, while you may not be in a position to start reconstructing shelf and fridge space to suit your needs, such a minor change, like the location of your shot glasses, can make a drastic difference to the amount of effort you expend in during a shift.

And if you are in a position to influence bar reconstruction, do it if it will increase your bar�s efficiency! The bottom line is, become aware of your bar�s environment and make changes if necessary.

2) Preparation

Showing up 30 minutes earlier to prepare for your shift can make a world of difference to your night. Extra preparation time BEFORE your shift will result much less time and effort expended DURING your shift.

3) Systems

Systems allow you to execute without thinking, and that�s exactly what you want as a bartender. You shouldn�t have to �think� about where to reach for your grapefruit juice when someone orders a Seabreeze. It should be automatic. It should be second nature.

Have you ever seen a bartender buckle under the pressure of a mob of customers all screaming for a drink? Well, it�s not a pretty sight.

When every action is second nature, you can keep your cool easily, even when it gets crazy. Systems mean you follow the same procedure each time. You don�t do things randomly and sporadically, you do them the same, everytime! Everything from the way you set up your bar, to the sequential order you make drinks, etc.

4) Organization

While organization is a requirement of a good system. It�s important to stay organized throughout the night. Especially if your work alongside other bartenders.

Put things back in their place. Make sure you�re on the same page as your co-workers. It drove me nuts when I used to work with bartenders who didn�t put things back, or worse, because of their lack of preparation, have to come to my well/work area and grab a bottle.

As an efficient bartender, you will pull in the highest sales, and create the most enjoyable experience for your customers. Instead of dreading �the weeds�, you will welcome the craziness of working in a busy establishment because you know you can handle it.

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What to do when you DON’T get tipped

Heaven forbid this will ever happen to us, but it DOES happen, and when it does, we HAVE to be prepared with what to do next!

I want to do something a little different here.

I want to hear YOUR response to this question, and then I will post the best answers so we can all learn from each other.

It’s a question I get all of the time from bartenders everywhere, and it’s a great one!

What do you do when you don’t get tipped by your customer?

Whether you are working at a bar or a restaurant and you serve a customer who does not tip you, or you work an entire night for a private party and you don’t get tipped (or tipped poorly)…

WHAT DO YOU DO??

As bartenders, we survive and depend on our tips, so it really hurts us financially when we don’ get that tip we worked so hard for.

Recently, one of my bartenders did an event for me. The client who hosted the party was from a different country (I will not identify due to incorrect stereotyping for bad-tippers!).

Anyway, at the end of the night, the client walked up to my bartender, said thank you, HUGGED HER and gave her a $5.00 tip.

FIVE DOLLARS?!

My bartenders are used to making $100-$300 in a tip at the end of the night (and sometimes way more!!)

Needless to say, my bartender was devastated and confused. She thought she did an outstanding job, and the host loved her!

But I gave her tons of helpful advice that I use for those rare times when my tip is below par or non-existent. Advice that she truly took to heart that she believed was very helpful.

But I ask you, in your bartending or serving position, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON’T GET THE TIP YOU DESERVE?

Please reply in the comments section of this BLOG. I will then compile the best answers along with what I have done in the past and will create a great article that everyone will get a FREE copy of!

So send me your answers, THANKS GUYS!

To your Bartending Success,

James Wedmore
Mobile Mixologist
Bartend4Profit.com

Essential Glassware You Must Know As A Bartender

As a bartender, it’s essential to serve drinks in the correct glassware. The whole essence and experience of a drink is in the quality and style of the glass it’s served in.

Would a nice cognac really be the same in a highball glass as opposed to a snifter?

Would a glass of wine really be the same in a rocks glass?

Would that sexy cocktail really be the same in a pint glass as opposed to a frosty, chilled cocktail glass?

Glassware isn’t just designed for the look and feel of a drink either. There’s often a beneficial purpose behind the design. For example, the slim, tapered neck of a champagne flute is designed to prevent the bubbles in the champagne from escaping. Also, the wider bowl of a red wine glass is designed to let the wine breathe.

Now I’m not going to list every shape and style of glassware in the universe. I’m going to focus on basic, ESSENTIAL glassware you’ll be expected to use and be familiar with as a bartender. I want to help you succeed, not intimidate you with dozens of different glasses out there.

Remember also that good-quality, sparkling clean glasses make a huge difference to the customer. Drinking is a ritual and all aspects of the ritual should be perfect, so glassware is something you should take very seriously.

Ready? Let’s go.

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Shot Glass
1 – 2 oz.
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You’ll have more of these break on any given night than any other glass. The kind of people pounding shots back will naturally slam them down on the bar, which often chips and even shatters them.

The most common are 1 oz. or 2 oz. shot glasses. Shot glasses are used for any shot or shooter. From a flaming shot of Bacardi 151 to a layered B-52 shooter.

Shooters with juice in them, like a Broken Down Golf Cart, should go into a 2 oz. shot glass so that the customer gets their 1 oz. of booze in the shot.

Used as a measuring tool as well, shot glasses are a must have in every bar.

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Rocks Glass (Old Fashioned)
4 – 9 oz.
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Known as a rocks glass because it’s used to serve many drinks with ice in them. The rocks glass is used for serving any built, single cocktail on-the-rocks.

When you’d use this glass:

- if a customer asks for their drink “short”

- for a “scotch on the rocks”

- for a “vodka martini on the rocks”

- for a Black Russian

- for a Gin & Tonic

You get the idea.

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Highball Glass
8 – 12 oz.
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A “highball” is any drink that mixes alcohol and a mixer. i.e. vodka cranberry, rum & coke, gin & tonic, whiskey seven, etc. Thus, the highball glass was developed to accommodate these types of drinks.

While “highballs” can just as easily be mixed into a rocks glass, it all depends on what the policy is where you work, as well as the volume of the glass. I will use highballs for ‘doubles’ and rocks glasses for ’singles’. I’d rather give the customer a little less mixer on the ’single’ which is why I use a rocks glass in that situation.

Highballs are by far your most versatile glass.

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Cocktail/Martini Glass
4 – 6 oz.
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This glass has true presence. You can take a simple cocktail, like a screwdriver, and shake it with ice, pour it into a frosty cocktail glass, add a nice garnish and voila! You’ve got a very sexy cocktail!

Any martini must go into this glass unless requested otherwise. Only shaken drinks will go into this glass as well, you’ll never build a cocktail into this glass, that would be very low-class.

Also, because of its ‘V’ shape, having ice in this glass is very awkward because it will keep hitting your teeth when trying to drink the concoction. Never add ice to a cocktail in this glass, unless a customer requests it, which does happen occasionally.

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Brandy Snifter
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Despite the often large size of the brandy snifter, don’t pour more than a couple of ounces of brandy into one. The short stemmed bowl design is meant to be cupped to allow you to use your hand to warm the brandy.

Also, the size of the snifter will greatly influence the strength of the aroma, and unless you warm your brandy you will likely prefer to have a snifter smaller than 16 ounces.

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Beer Mug/Glass
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For some, there’s nothing better than a frothy, big headed mug of beer to satisfy one’s craving. Not every bar has mugs but your bar should have some type of glass designated for beer.

There are so many types and styles out there. In Belgium for example, each beer has it’s own signature glass!

Generally beer glasses are very thick and sturdy compared to other glasses.

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I know this Blog is a long time coming, and a lot of people have highly anticipated its release, so the wait is finally over! This is the first of many, many posts that you will see on Bartender Confessions!

What Can I Expect From Bartender Confessions:

This blog’s name was chosen because that is exactly what this blog is: The Confessions of a Bartender. For those of you unfamiliar with The Bartend-4-Profit System, I am a bartender that specializes in special events & private parties from weddings to birthdays, and everything in between. So believe it or not, the nights I have and stories I tell are far more crazier than those that occur at a bar! More importantly, I teach others how to start their own Business as a Bartender working for private parties. So with that in mind, what exactly can you expect to get out of this blog:

• Tales From Behind The Bar: Whenever I have a good story, I will post it! And trust me, I have A LOT! I highly encourage others to do the same!
• Tip Attraction: I will continue to share all of my valuable information into what gets people to tip. As a bartender (especially at special events) your options are unlimited. visit: www.TipAttraction.com for more info.
• Marketing Secrets: Whether you already market your bartending services outside of the bar/restuarant, or you are thinking about doing so, I will share my secrets on free advertising and many other extremely effect methods for getting business!
• Drink Recipes & Bartending Tips: With my experience, I have tons of great drink recipes and other great tips to share with fellow bartenders, so expect to see those as well!
• Bartending Humor & More: Any other random content related to bartending & business or even jokes and other funny bartender-related content will also be found on this blog!

So make sure to check back frequently for some great FREE content

And don’t forget to check out The Bartend-4-Profit System, the Bartenders Guide to quiting your job and starting your very own Mobile Bartending Business @ www.BartenderforProfit.com

Until next time!

Cheers,

James Wedmore
The Bartend-4-Profit System
www.Bartend4Profit.com