It has been a very strong year. Officially booked through Thanksgiving

[DJ Ricky B]

I must say I am grateful that I have been able to book every Saturday between now and Thanksgiving weekend. The only Saturday I have off is September 10th, and I am going away with the family for a 3 night end of summer trip to Ocean City, MD that weekend. I have a few Fridays and Sundays booked in there as well. Looking at my calendar I don't think I can book much else between now and then unless some Friday events come in on open Fridays, but Fridays are pretty rare. I am pushing past last years numbers as well. If December turns out to be real strong with Holiday parties I might have my best year ever revenue wise!

I am working A LOT though. I think it is time that a rate increase might be in order for 2017. I did not raise my rates this year, and have generally kept the same rates since 2013. Or maybe I have found a "Sweet Spot" with pricing myself, and shouldn't increase at all since I'm booking all my Saturdays away.

It's a good position to be in, and outside of any economic downturn that may happen, things are going very well for me. I have all the equipment I need. I have spent less this year on advertising than last year. After my trip to the DJ Expo next week, I could essentially go "expense free" for the rest of the year, and just rake in the money as much as I can.

I hope things keep up, and next year is just as great as this year has been!

 

[tunes4046]

Congrats, that is good news if you are questioning a price increase try a small one $25 or $50, I myself since my semi retirement from both the full time job and the DJ gigs have limited myself to 10 gigs I truly want to do next year, in addition to my bi -weekly bar gig that I do basically to hang out with friends,

 

[IceBurghDJ]

The market has caught up to you! LOL
I have 14 weekends/gigs over the next 18 weeks..two of the off days are filled with other obligations so I'd book book them anyway.

Oct 22..open. Odd. Maybe fill it with a discounted wedding...$250 special !!! Anything is better than nothing (sometimes)
And thanksgiving weekend. Usually get a HS reunion in there.

 

[Jeff Romard]

It has been a good year...I'm booked up until the end of October every Saturday and quite a few Fridays. A lot of this years work is on the road so the money is really good.

I count on 50 a year. If I don't book anything else right now I'm at 48 I expect the Christmas season will pull 9 or 10 and I don't have one for NYE yet but I suspect I will

 

[DJ Ricky B]

Looking back at my statistics my best years in terms of revenue are as follows excluding this year:

1. 2013 - Price increase year - Most events booked in September ever
2. 2015 - Great Holiday season ended up beating out 2012, and 2014 by less than $1,000
3.2012 - Very slight increase on in demand Saturdays - Most events booked in March ever
4.2014
5.2011
6.2010 - Hustled and booked a lot of events via online leads at aggressive prices coming out of recession
7.2006 - Busiest December ever
8.2007 - Price increase year
9.2008
10.2009 - Price decreases due to market - Effects of recession in full swing.


I only have 1 booking in December on the books right now, so December could turn out to be a downer for holiday parties. Hopefully, it's strong though. If it's strong then 2016 should go down as new best year.

 

[tunes4046]

For me holiday parties seem to be booking later later every year, it's almost like at the beginning of November somebody asks the boss if they are having a holiday party this year, oh yea we better start planning that

 

[DJ JohnThe1]

I go through most of the year with nothing booked for December. Then by mid to late November I get calls for December. I limit my bookings to 3 or 4 parties with a wedding hopefully as one of the events. Revenue is good in December which is good to close out the year, plus my day job is saturated with overtime in December.