You can run the party!
You Can Run the Party!
Ahoy! Aar ye ready to hoist sail Mateys? Running a party includes everything I mention here, AND greeting the guests, leading the games or crafts, and most important: crowd control!
I figure out what to charge for each service the same way I do for the normal services. I plan my prices so I'll make about $10/hour.
CloseEverybody loves a party...
...which makes it a great business! I run my own birthday party business. You can too!
My Birthday Party Business
I provide a variety of birthday party services: - Planning,
- Selecting themes,
- Sending invitations,
- Planning games and crafts.
I can even actually throw the party, depending on what my customer wants. Close
The first thing is to decide what party services you can provide. You can offer the following:
- Selecting themes,
- Making or buying, and sending invitations,
- Planning and setting up home and table decorations,
- Making favor bags,
- Planning games and crafts,
- Clean-up. Clean Up
In my service list, I include clean up. Almost everyone wants help cleaning up.
After having a party, parents are usually tired. Plus, they want to thank the guests and talk to the parents coming to pick up their kids.
While they talk, I clean up. Clean up can include taking down decorations, clearing the table, tossing wrapping debris from the gifts, sweeping and wiping tables and counters.Close
What Should I Charge?
Figuring out how much to charge is the hardest thing. You will probably have to change your prices as you go along and get a better idea of how much time things take and how much money you have to spend.
I usually make my prices come out so I earn $10 per hour. I figure out how long each service usually takes and then assign it a price: - Writing out invitations usually takes 30 minutes, so that service is $5.
- Setting up usually takes anywhere from thirty minutes to one hour, so the charge is listed as an hourly rate.
With each party, I get better at figuring out how long certain services take and I can revise my price list.Close Once you decide the services you'll offer and what you'll charge, it's time to advertise. You want to all possible customers (also known as clients) what a great job you'll do.
Where do I start?
There are other ways to drum up business.
Drum it Up
Kids love to dress up for partiesTell friends of your family who have small children about your new business. And pass out your flyers to local preschools or elementary schools.
Either way, only deliver flyers to people or teachers you know.
Close Start in your own neighborhood. Here's a great attention grabber:
Make a color flyer presenting your business name and a brief description of what you do. Then buy a bag of balloons. Put a flyer in each balloon and blow them up!
You can add a colorful ribbon and tie them to your neighbor's doors. It's sure to get their curiosity.
Or, hand deliver your flyers with a cupcake that has a birthday candle in it.
Make sure you give a flyer to everyone, even if they don't have small children. They may know someone who would be interested.
