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Vick Inner circle It's taken me 10+ years to make 1120 Posts |
If you are listed with Gigmasters ~
CHECK YOUR ACCOUNT AND LISTINGS IN YOUR AREAS!! Gigmasters with no announcement implemented changes that negativity effect performers rating and return in searches. This is totally unacceptable, Gigmasters has contacted me and hopefully this can be worked out so performers are returned to the positions they earned per the system that had been in place Right now among other things clowns and variety agencies are getting higher ranked profiles than magicians when clients search for magicians
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Vick Inner circle It's taken me 10+ years to make 1120 Posts |
Sorry title should read Ratings, not rating
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Christopher Starr Inner circle Heart of America 1850 Posts |
You used to be fairly highly rated in your area as I recall. Personally, I gave up on GigMasters two years ago as I never got any decent leads, and the few that they did send where sent to 10 other guys as well.
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Howie Diddot Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3288 Posts |
I am almost ready to sign up, should I wait?
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Christopher Starr Inner circle Heart of America 1850 Posts |
I would look at how many competitors you already have listed with them (I counted 24). Even if a buyer wanted info from just you, Gigmasters will send their request to several of your competitors as well so the buyer will 'get a choice'. So in my experience, who ever bids the least amount of money will get the gig. By the time I gave up on Gigmasters, I was competing with clown magicians who would work for $100. As much as I tried to inform a buyer about the quality differences between my show and Boffo the Budget Clown, they always ended up going for price. This is not to say that it may work differently in the great state of California.
My 2¢ Chris |
tacrowl Inner circle Maryland 1633 Posts |
Buzz,
How many paid shows have you done? Gigmasters allows clients to provide feedback. If you are fully prepared to be thrown into a situation that may be less than perfect - and provide a show that will generate incredible feedback - then yes. If not, get some more experience under your belt. You changed your name here because you didn't want searches revealing you were starting out. Gigmasters feedback can damage your reputation if you aren't ready for it. Tom |
SpellbinderEntertainment Inner circle West Coast 3519 Posts |
"Boffo the Budget Clown"
Chris! I LOVE that!!!! (I know him well...) Walt |
jlevey Inner circle Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2076 Posts |
I believe there "may" have been a typo in the title above. The word "low" seems to be missing.
Shouldn't it read: "Boffo the Low Budget Clown" Certainly is straight-forward. In this case a title is worth a 1,0000 words --but may not garner 1,000 dollars. J
Jonathan
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Vick Inner circle It's taken me 10+ years to make 1120 Posts |
Update, I spent 45 minute on the phone with Mike (he says he's the C.E.O of Gigmasters, he called at my request after not getting satisfaction with 2 customer reps ) the day I caught their update.
We had a very good discussion about marketing, their changes, the whys and moving forward. Long story short, their test didn't work out and they changed most things back. Honestly Gigmasters is work, you have to have a good show, be proficient at marketing and be willing to fight for shows. It's not for everyone, most will be disappointed with the results. Even for someone who does ok with them (I'm the #2 rated magician nationally and have been for over a year ~ yippie ki aye) it's still only a small piece of the pie.
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David Thiel Inner circle Western Canada...where all that oil is 4005 Posts |
I actually just got verbal confirmation on another show through GigMasters. It fell into my lap -- I hadn't even had time to do more than email a package and follow up with an email the next day. It's only a $900 show -- but every one helps.
The thing with GigMasters above the other services (like Gig Salad etc) is that I actually get leads through them. And contrary to popular opinion, the lowballers don't get all the shows. You can command a price and if you don't get it, shrug your shoulders and walk away. Every show helps these days... David
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Mindpro Eternal Order 10587 Posts |
Way to go. That's still not bad money for something that required little work to get.
Let me ask you have you had to turn down any gigs yet? I just did two in the last two weeks for the first Saturday in December. Uggh. |
David Thiel Inner circle Western Canada...where all that oil is 4005 Posts |
Nope. I agree, Mindpro.
I haven't had to turn down any shows because of Gigmasters...but yes...lots of requests -- particularly for Dec 10 for some reason. If there were 112 of me... David
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Bill Hilly Elite user 449 Posts |
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On 2011-08-03 21:22, David Thiel wrote: Lots of parties for Susan Dey's birthday maybe? |
Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Never got one booking from Gigmasters. Was thrown into the work pile where a feeding frenzy occurred.
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David Thiel Inner circle Western Canada...where all that oil is 4005 Posts |
Susan Dey, huh?
When I was a kid I thought she was soooo hot....wait...oh...this is magic board. Ummm...never mind. David
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Mindpro Eternal Order 10587 Posts |
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On 2011-08-03 22:02, Beano wrote: A real PF fan huh? Either that or you owned the Up To Date lp. |
Bill Hilly Elite user 449 Posts |
My sister was more a fan of the TV show than I was - except for watching Susan. But I did (still do) have the Up To Date lp.
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