Gold-en Rules of Promoting Newsletter #23
***The "How Old" Question...Answered***
July 25, 2007

Hey Promoters,

As the end of the summer starts to creep up on us and the "Back
to School" ads start appearing on TV, more and more people have
been emailing me about starting to be a nightclub or bar promoter.

For me and my team of club promoters, the summer has always been a very, very profitable season for us, so i always encourage new promoters to get started before the summer.

But judging from the emails I've been getting it seems that many
people have taken the summer off and now that it's starting to
end, they are thinking about what they should do to make some
money once school starts up again or now that the summer fun
is over.

One of the most common questions that's been popping up in my
email and on my blog is:
"How old do I have to be to start promoting"

Some people are worried they are too young to start promoting.
...Others are worried they are too old to start promoting.

The answer is: There is no *right* age.

Being a party promoter is about pulling together groups of
people, and bringing them to one place that pays you to fill
their venue.

You can be any age to do this...you just have to find what
people your age want to do, set it up for them, and promote
the party.

You can be 18 and promote teen clubs or Prom After-Parties.

You can be 30 and promote to single professional adults that
want to meet other people in their situation but are too busy
with work to go to happy hours every week.

The possibilities are endless!

A common mistake that people interested in this business make
is that they automatically think they are too young or too old
for this business.

Or they think promoting is just in nightclubs for hip-hop and techno crowds only.

Or just for wild college kids.

...These are all totally false.

The fact is, anyone, any age, with any background, in any
demographic, with ANY level of education can be a promoter...
and make over six figures every year doing it.

It's just a matter of sitting down and thinking:

"what do my friends like to do?"
or
"what kind of party can I throw that would interest MY crowd"?

A fantastic example of this was sent to me by a female
Party Promoter Guide reader that is "over 35, lives in the Bay
Area, and is currently working at a big accounting firm".
She recently started throwing her own parties for divorced people.

She said it was an untapped market and wanted parties to go to
herself (a divorced mother) so she stepped up and threw them
for her crowd.

Per her latest email to me, she's making an extra $1,500 a month
on the side of her accounting job just for throwing 2 parties
each month.

And, on the other side of the coin...

If you're under 21, stop telling yourself that you can't make
money in this business since you are "under-age".

Many promoters started out throwing parties in high school
and made a killing doing it!

Personally, I started in college, but I've worked with many guys
and girls that made a ton in high school throwing those
"18 to get in, 21 to drink" parties. They make all their money
off the door fees. When you're 18 there aren't a ton of options
for you, so these parties were always BIG TIME successes.

My advice to you this week...

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Anyone, any age, can be a promoter so it's NEVER too early, or too late, to get started in nightclub or party promoting...
so get started right away because the sooner you start promoting, the faster you start building your list, making connections, and making some CASH!
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Sp, if you're interested in reading more details
on getting started in the promoting business

or

-best annual parties to throw
-easy methods to build an email list
-tips to getting started promoting right away
-and much, much more....

Then, download a copy of my step-by-step ebook:
http://www.partypromoterguide.com/nlletter.html

Reading it will put you ahead of 90% of the promoters
that are already out there!

Your friend in Nightlife,
DG

P.S. Remember, the sooner you start club promoting, the
sooner you can start making some cash...so if you're
looking for a place to get started, check out my "how to"
guide: http://www.partypromoterguide.com/nlletter.html

P.P.S. If you have a friend that you think would like to start
promoting clubs, help them out and forward them this email.
They'll Thank you for it!

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