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Subject:Re: What makes us competitive? (was Re: Rates) From:voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:40:21 -0400
There are "weekend gigs" that can gross $1000 (or more). Mostly in the
entertainment field: DJs and wedding bands, for example. I don't know for
sure what photographers/videographers make for such events, but I am
guessing they get comparable rates.
I got a "discount" for the DJ at my daughter's sweet 16 party (friend of a
friend/"musician's discount") - he got 400 dollars for 6 hours work (1 hour
set up/1hr breakdown and 4 hours of music). His normal rates are higher than
that. And yes, there is an investment in equipment and music (in the case of
DJs) or rehearsal time (in the case of wedding bands) - I'm talking about
once that pump is primed.
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
> I think what he means is that after a week of work you have $1000 to
> show for it, not $1000 to blow on a weekend or a side gig on the
> weekends that pays $1000. That is, gross income per week. Then tax
> man, rent man, food man, utilities man, and all other expenses man
> cometh (never mind health insurance man or - gasp - COBRA man).
>
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> > Yes, it's nice to have choices. And when there aren't any $1000/weekend
> gigs, what then?
> >
> > $1000 a weekend. I suspect you do fishing charters or something like
> that. I don't own a boat and even if I did I live 300 miles from the coast.
> So what do I do?
> >
> > If it was me, I'd take the $22/hour job and do the weekend gig. I can't
> figure how the one would prevent the other.
> >
> > If you know how to find something that pays $1000 for a weekend, mind
> telling me where and how?
>
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