So whether you show up or not, I'm still covering my overhead. So I just think it's a good idea not to offer refunds. Too many people could be taking advantage of it, canceling at the last minute, leaving you holding the bag. Most responsible adults, they know that their place is being held. They know that their money is being used to fund this project. And that's where I stand. If I had an event, I'll just end with this
Andrea Piggue
@Andrea_Speaks · 4:47
If it's food, no, there's no refund because there's food involved and we still have to pay the caterer, and the caterer ain't going to give us a refund because you didn't show up. Yeah,
Moe Johnson
@NeophyteSavant · 5:00
I think it's either around September, October, holiday events, November, December, and an occasional Mother's Day event. So these are events for the community. And a lot of times it looks good for people that do things for free. There's organizations that donate food, they donate props, they donate a lot of different things. I had curtains donated for stage that didn't have them
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 3:33
I'm not sure what happened, but let's say the whole weekend was 500 a person to the t. Well, honestly, should have charged 1000 or maybe 750, kind of, so that if one person doesn't show up or something, it doesn't throw off the whole show. We got to really get our pricing in order. Any business people price something, they forget that they got to pay taxes. You got to put taxes on this thing in the court
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 4:42
Anything going to happen at that point, or they'll cancel your event to go join another event and get their money back. So, yeah, if you put non refundable, people will think twice before they hit submit and submit the payment. But I think that's important depending on your audience, right. So if you're doing something for the community, you want to give stuff away free or low cost is going to be the way to go
Moe Johnson
@NeophyteSavant · 4:52
Well, one of the things I learned in my life, one of the many things I learned, auntie Ange, is knowing my strengths and my weaknesses. So a lot of times, pretty much everywhere that I've worked, and I've worked a lot of places, I'm always being considered to be a supervisor because I show up on time. I hardly never really call out. I get along with everybody. I make everybody laugh. I'm not involved in confrontation
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 2:15
However, they do have sponsors, and you'll see the sponsor's name, like, on the ticker tape going around the stadium. They have sponsors. And, of course, while we're there, they also take up free roll offerings. But that's the thing. If you want people to help sponsor your event, put out a call for sponsors. Some people, many companies want to give back, obviously, for their own tax benefits. Right?
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:30
So, for example, my boyfriend hired me to do his seminars last year, and they're going to do one more this year at a larger scale. A lot of money went into those events. One was in New York in April, and the other one was in Vegas for Labor Day weekend. And we had things on Friday, Saturday, and that Sunday. Listen, that was not cheap
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 2:15
Now, if you don't show up, that's on you. We want you to be there, but at least your seat is paid for. And I like how you do. Like you said, the ten to $15 placeholder. I so believe in that