In our current age of Internet and smart phones it is very common to ‘shop’ without actually speaking with a real life human being. This has some advantages like convenience and effeciency but certainly we all have experienced the obstacles of Internet shopping. Of course, purchasing clothes, electronics, books, and other goods can be acheived easily and often less expensively online. Shopping for personal services like professional DJ Entertainers are not as succesful through the Internet.
Professional DJs and Entertainers, like all performers, require more information than is often accessible through electronic communication to provide you with an accurate quote – not all events as the same or need the same services or equipment. A larger issue is that price-shopping for performers often is a case of comparing apples and oranges, or even ripe apples instead of spoiled or not-fully-ripened yet apples. In short, A professional DJ is not just a DJ any more than a professional singer is a singer or a professional actor is an actor. Would you hire a musician for your wedding without ever speaking to them or having any human interaction first? Is price-shopping the most effective means for determining a tutor for your children or a social worker for a friend in crisis?
Of course not.
Hiring a professional Wedding DJ involves getting to know them before you get involved with price and packages. Some questions need to be answered first.
Would you want them to be at your wedding?
Are they the kind of person you would feel comfortable interacting with your friends and family?
Will they listen to you and make sure your needs will be met? Do they care?
Are they attentive to discerning the styles of music you want at your event?
Are they willing to meet with you before signing the contract? Will they be fun?
I am fortunate that I do not have the amount of overhead many professional Wedding DJ services require to be successful. This means I can offer you a fair price and still provide you with excellent professional DJ service and performance. I am not a bottom-feeder and do not support those that are. They hurt the industry and the professionals that have put in the time and effort to provide outstanding service and great events. Before the Internet became a primary shopping tool, we hired local professionals and were able to find out from friends and neighbors who the professionals in each business that offered fair prices, excellent service, attention to detail and high quality customer service. I am not knocking the Internet. I book most of my gigs through customers that find me online sources like Google Searches, Yelp, Wedding Wire, Facebook, etc. Unfortunately, there have been some potential customers that have not a chance to interact with me directly and hired their DJ based solely on price. I know they probably did not get as good a value as they would have by working with me. This is not arrogance, I just know what I am capable of and trust my skills, training, experience, maturity and common sense. This why I offer a professional DJ guarantee.
In the end, we all want to get excellent value for our dollar and know we will receive at least equally as high quality service. If I can help you find that, please let me know.
