Sometimes the simplest forms of advertising works wonders when you are trying to figure out how to get a dj job!
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Having great looking business cards just screams out a DJs professionalism to his or her clients, competitors and most importantly, the club owners and promoters. Business cards are one of the best self-promotion techniques used to get your name out there and sell yourself, and the majority of DJ’s forget all about them!
Above all, DJs like you and I don’t have to spend money on professional designers, printers and fancy paper to produce great results that score DJ gigs!
On of the biggest DJ lessons that I came across when I was learning how to DJ is that these personal and professional methods of promoting yourself as a DJ are invaluable! Anyone can make a Disc Jockey business card, but here are some rules you should follow to get great results:
1) Your Disc Jockey business card must represent your entire Djing business and DJ personality through a small piece of paper. Make yours stand out from any other competitors by making them catchy and unique. A DJ with an attractive business card will always win over one with a tacky and distracting one with bright colors and too much information.
2) The most important and obvious information on your card should be your contact details! What use is a business card if the club owner, another DJ or a promoer can’t get in contact with you?
Your phone number, DJ email address and DJ website URL are always great pieces of information to put on any business card. The easier it is for a client to get in contact with you, the more inclined they will be to do so!
Most DJs don’t leave cards, they just squiggle their name with a marker on their Demo CD or an MP3 CD and this CD ends up in the garbage. Wheras a card says “I’m a professional DJ, I take djing seriously, I can rock your dance floor!”
3) When it comes to printing, glossy or photo paper is ideal. Try not to use normal printer paper; it is too thin and will curl up very easily being that size. Don’t fancy designing them yourself? No problem! There are TONS of free business card templates online that would be perfect for the DJ.
4) Put your business card inside a clear case with your DJ Demo Mix CD. This is the 1 – 2 punch that has landed me a ton of gigs. The CD shows them that you know how to dj mix like a pro and the card shows that you are a professional.
This little dj promo trick could double or even quadruple your DJ gigs.
Let me know what you think!
~Dj Sean Gallagher
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I agree whole heartedly with most of the statements in this post. I used to have cards when I first started DJing,and It got me alot of business. since though, I’ve changed my name, and I’ve found people asking me for contact information right and left. there’s nothing more dissapointing when someone at a great party asks for your card and just walks away impatient when you try to write your info down for them or put it in their phone.
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