I think keeping your mind open to negotiation in certain circumstances is a great idea, however I'm not one for lowering prices. I put my prices up last year and was very nervous about it. But you know - those who balk would have balked at the prices I had before! They are always the same ones.
This year is a little slower but I'm still getting bookings. I'm just coming out of my slow season (in Florida) and will be gearing up here within the next month and going full steam through beginning of May. What do I do during slow times? Marketing. That's when I work on making contacts,networking and building my business. No matter how busy you are you can always continue to build your business. I think the biggest mistake we make (and I've done it) is to become complacent with the promotional end of our business. An excellent piece of advise? Get Katie Hunt's Marketing notes. She is the queen at marketing yourself without spending a lot of money or no money at all! The other thing I do when business slows down is do new photography. My daughter is 17. I invite her friends over for an afternoon of pizza and snacks and they all get painted. I set up a photo backdrop, get out the big camera and do some pics for my Web site as well as any future promotional materials. (I get full model releases from kids and parents). This helps keep my face painting pictures updated. Good luck! Pat Newton www.pitterpatfacepainting.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Face Painting and Body Art Association." This is a PG-13 forum dedicated to the discussion of Face Painting and Body Art. This group is provided for the benefit of all and as such is not moderated. Our goal is to promote open and unrestricted communication between people interested in face painting and body art. We hope that you will be courteous to others and try to stay on topic. You are free to offer products or services related to face painting as well. Please address concerns with the original poster before contacting the management. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fpba-assn -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
