Characteristics of a Promoter

I hope you had a good weekend and got through the roughest day of the week, Monday...

As I mentioned last week, someone will ask me at least once per day..."what does it take to be a promoter"? People seem to be very interested in learning about the business but for some reason they assume that they don't have "what it takes" to be a success.

So last week I wrote to you about the "Promoter Myth's" that are often tied to this business and showed you how they are just that...myth's.

If you missed it, you can see the previous post or you can you can find it here on my site: http://www.partypromoterguide.com/news8.html

Well, the question still remains, "What does it take to be a promoter"?

In Part 2 of the two-part email series, I'm going to briefly show you some of the key characteristics and traits of the most successful promoters in the world...

3 Most Common Characteristics and Traits of Big time Promoters:

- They're Proactive: Over my years, I've realized that being proactive is the difference between the people that make it big and the people that fail, in promoting.

Thinking ahead of the curve, seeing opportunities before every-one else and taking advantage of them is an amazing way to pad your wallet without a lot of work.

If you're going away on Spring Break, be proactive and set up a party for everyone in your school. All it would take would be a bunch of phone calls and a little work before you leave and you could have your entire Spring Break paid for! (I know it works,because I did it)

Don't wait for people to tell you "I wish we had an after-hours party to go to this weekend"...be proactive and see that an after-hours following a big event is a good chance for you to cash-in and set it up way ahead of time!

- They are Outgoing: Your job as a promoter is to get as many people to come to your party as possible. Ideally, you'd like everyone in the place to know you, and be there for you.

Your name is going to help you pull people to your parties, so you want to make sure everyone knows it!

In order for you to be well-known, you're going to have to be outgoing and meet as many people as you can.

This means you are going to have to approach random people in odd places, such as:
-your classes
-at your gym
-in your office
-on the street
-etc.

Also, when you're at your party there are going to be tons of people there that you will not know...friends of friends or random walk-in's and it's to your benefit to approach them so you can win them as a client...and the more clients you have the more money you will get.

So the more outgoing you are, the more people you will know, the more clients you will have, and the more money you will earn!(Sounds pretty easy, right?)

- They are VERY Interested in Making BIG Money: I hope this doesn't sound too shallow, but it's true. All the successful promoters I know are out to make a lot of money...and they do!

When I started out in this business, I didn't have any experience, and I didn't have special skills. But I WANTED to make--actually, I NEEDED to make--money...and that drove me to become successful.

When I started out 10 years ago, I didn't have most of the traits that typical promoters had...like being outgoing, a leader, being proactive, or just creative...but what I did have was a strong desire to make lots of money, so that forced me to learn these skills in order to be successful. I had to be outgoing or people wouldn't show up and I had to be creative to think of ways to get people to my party. If you don't have these skills, don't worry too much, you can learn them on the go!

I hope this clears up some of the myth's about promoters and shows you that just about anyone from any walk of life can make great money throwing or promoting parties...so NO excuses. Now go out and throw a party!