How do you handle the business side?

About your work

Do you play an instrument or sing?

Yes No

Do you perform on your own, or with other people?

Always on my own Mostly on my own, sometimes with others Mostly with a group Always with a band or group

In the last 12 months, roughly how many paid bookings did you do?

In your busy season, how many gigs do you play in a typical week?

What share of your income comes from this work?

Under 25% 25–50% 50–75% It's my full income

What's a typical fee for one booking?

Which country are you based in?Required

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How you run it today

Think about your most recent booking — how did that client find you?

Referral from a past client Referral from another vendor Instagram or TikTok A venue or agency Google search A booking website They'd booked me before Other

How did you send them a price?

WhatsApp or a text message An email I typed myself A PDF or document I made A tool that builds quotes I told them verbally I don't send written prices

Which of these do you currently pay for?

Tick all that apply.

Booking or CRM software Invoicing or accounting software A website or link-in-bio Contracts or e-signature Scheduling None of these

Roughly how much do you spend per month on tools for the business side?

What actually goes wrong

In the last 12 months, which of these actually happened to you?

Tick all that apply — be honest, it's anonymous.

I lost a booking because I replied too slowly I double-booked a date, or nearly did I had to chase a client more than twice for money I was paid later than we'd agreed I never got paid for a gig I'd already done I forgot to follow up on a lead I undercharged because I was guessing at the price I lost a whole day to admin instead of my craft None of these

How many hours a week go on the business side — messages, quotes, invoices, scheduling?

Getting paid

Do you take a deposit before the event?

Always Usually Sometimes Never

How do clients usually pay you?

Tick all that apply.

Have you ever asked a client to pay you online — a link, an online invoice, anything?

Whatever actually happened, including if it went badly.

Yes, and it worked fine Yes, but it was awkward or they pushed back No, but I've thought about it No, it's never come up

Would you use a link that showed your quote and took a card deposit?

Yes, definitely Probably Only if a client asked for it No

Which would you choose?

Paid instantly, for a small fee Paid in 3–5 days, no fee Doesn't matter to me

How much you'd let software do

Would you let software write a reply to a client enquiry for you to check before sending?

Yes No I already do

Would you let it send that reply automatically, without you reading it first?

Yes Only for simple things No

Would you let it chase a late payment on your behalf?

Yes Only if I approve each message No

Price, and where you spend your time

If one tool handled your enquiries, quotes, calendar, contracts and invoices — and did most of the typing for you — what's the most you'd pay per month?

What would stop you using something like that?

Be blunt. This is the most useful thing you can tell me — the reasons people don't use a thing are much harder to guess than the reasons they do.

Where do you go for advice about the business side of your work?

Tick all that apply.

How did you hear about the last new tool you started using for work?

Another performer told me A social media ad YouTube or a review Google A client suggested it I haven't started using one

One last thing

When you send a client a quote or an invoice, would you rather…

I'm working on a tool for this, and I'm trying to work out where to put the effort.

Use my own design and branding — I've already got a look Use a good ready-made one, so I don't have to think about it Start from a ready-made one and make it mine Doesn't matter, as long as it looks professional

Staying in touch

Before you leave your details

Only I see this. Your name, email and Instagram are never sold, shared or published.
They're used for two things only: sending you the results, and arranging a call if you ask for one.
No marketing list. Email dimipkaram8264@gmail.com any time and I'll delete everything you sent.

What should I call you?

Email — I'll send you the results when they're in.

Optional. Leave it blank if you'd rather stay anonymous.

Optional — a short paid call

How this part works

I'd like to talk properly to a small number of people. Ten minutes, whenever suits you, on whatever you prefer — phone, WhatsApp, video.

Not everyone who says yes will get a call. I can only do a handful, and I'm choosing a spread — different kinds of work, different countries, different ways of running things. It isn't first come first served, and it isn't about who's biggest or busiest.

If you're picked, I'll message you to arrange a time and send $3 as a thank you for the ten minutes. If you're not picked, you've lost nothing — you still get the results, same as everyone.

Saying yes here just puts you in the pool. You can still say no later, or simply not reply.

Would you like to be considered?

Yes — put me in the pool No thanks, just the results

Thank you — genuinely

How do you handle the business side?

Before you leave your details

How this part works