Longtime SEO expert at The Bash, Robert Inconstanti, recently presented "The Top 5 SEO Must-dos for Local Business" at a NYC workshop and we wanted to share these helpful tips in this blog so you can also utilize them for your own business. Below is the video presentation and 5 key takeaways.

In part three of our blog series on the Habits of our Top 100 Bookers, we take a look at some stats around how these top bookers on The Bash are responding to party planners and offer helpful tips on how you can achieve the same success.

Music is an important part of any celebration - especially weddings, birthday parties and corporate events, which happen to be the top 3 most requested event types for live bands on The Bash!

Clients are always looking to hire talented musicians for their special events to set the tone and ensure their guests have a blast. In fact, live bands are one of the top requested vendor type on The Bash and with our goal being to help turn these requests into bookings, we wanted to share some tips on how live bands can be most successful.

Just like you, all of our clients get a Control Panel (just as soon as they submit a gig request). Unlike you, our clients aren’t always so familiar with how to use their Control Panel as it’s often their first time on The Bash. That's why we thought it would be helpful to take you through the booking process from the client’s perspective, including some screenshots of the Client Control Panel.

In part two of our blog series on the Habits of The Bash Top 100 Bookers, we take a look at some stats around how top bookers are utilizing our features - including EventPay, Saved Responses, Featured Profiles, and Performer Initiated Bookings.

We all know that client reviews matter—the more positive reviews your business gets, the more trust and confidence potential clients will have in your services. The bottom line - positive reviews lead to more bookings! But, what happens when you receive a negative review? What's the best way to handle it?

We know that many venues (and even clients) require proof of insurance. While we  aren’t in the insurance game, we are all about helping you manage your business. We recommend using EventHelper.com to purchase liability coverage on a per-event basis.

Spring is a popular time for clients to book vendors for all types of events - proms, graduations, weddings, birthday parties and more. In fact, The Bash (formerly GigMasters) had over 110,000 requests throughout the spring season last year. This makes it a great time for a little spring cleaning at The Bash! 

Are you getting booked but wish you could have even more success? Although there is no perfect recipe to getting more bookings, these tips can only help you improve your chances of getting seen and hired.

Here at The Bash, we've found that the "early bird gets the gig." Our studies have shown that 1 in 3 bookings go to the vendor that responds first!