The merch booth is a large source of income for a band. Most of the time, a band makes more money from their merch booth than they would’ve from the door of the show itself.
Band Merch Stand Basics: Your Super Money Maker
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Category Archives: Merchandise
Start your Email List and Get It On your Merch Booth
After slacking for a while, I’m finally taking my own advice. I’m going to actually start my email list for my band.
Don’t get me wrong. I’ve been collecting emails at every show. Unfortunately I haven’t been putting them into an email list that I mail regularly.
WHRH 022 | Rock the Merch Booth!
Bands in the Trenches: Increase your Sales with Pay-What-You-Want by Mark’s Midnight Carnival Show
Bands in the Trenches is a series of case studies with real bands getting real results using different marketing, promotion, and sales techniques.
Mark Bush from Mark’s Midnight Carnival Show has dramatically increased his merchandise sales using the Pay-What-You-Want method. Read the following guest post by Mark on how he did it.
[UStream] Crappy Shows and Just Call Me Puma!
Here is my somewhat-weekly Ustream livecast, but, in this livecast, I have become Puma Jackson!
Besides the “Puma”, I talk about a recent crappy show I had. I go into the details of why the show was crappy, and, unfortunately, let you know you’re going to see your share of crappy shows as well. At least if you’re lucky. They build character…Puma Power!
Rich Band, Poor Band
I just started reading “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” (affiliate link), and it has changed the way I view money. Not only for myself, but for my band.
I know, being in a band, you’re always spending more than you have. Whether for gas, merchandise, or recording, there never seems to be enough.
The Merch Booth Comparison Game!
Here’s something different I’m going to start doing. I’m going to take pictures of bands’ merch booths from shows and have you judge them.
WHRH 013 | Using Social Proof and Reciprocity to Increase Sales for your Band
Making Money with your Music (A Followup)
I just spoke on a panel with Thorny Bleeder’s Brian Thompson the other night. The topic was on “How to Make Money with Your Music”. The discussion was great, and I had a wonderful time. But there were a few things I didn’t get a chance to talk about regarding making money.
Promotional Results for my Band’s First Show
Continuing from last week’s post on how my band’s first show went, I’m going to cover more successes and mistakes I made at the show and promoting the show. At the very end, I cover the costs of this promotion and what my band made from the show.