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Subject: Things you should know about hosts at CIYH

  • CIYH is a free service for hosts.
  • We are dedicated to helping them (and inspiring others) to put on great events and avoid mistakes.
  • Hosts who join are not obligated to book CIYH artists.

How does this benefit you as an artist?
1. You can connect your fans/hosts to us without pressuring them to host other artists if they don’t want to.
2. We help hosts increase their audience so that YOU make more money when you play there.
3. We give them tips to avoid mistakes than can reduce your income when you play there.

I just did a house concert with a very experienced host, and we had a small turnout. The heartbreaker, however, was that HALF of the audience did not make the donation. If this can happen to me, I know it can happen to you. Our house concert guide (available from the resources page) gives clear and easy suggestions to insure that most guests contribute.

How can you most benefit from our free resources?
1. Email each host on your schedule, and tell them about the free host resources page. If your hosts use this information, it could easily put an extra $30-60 in your pocket at each show, and it could prevent canceled dates due to a low number of RSVPs. (I just had one of those.)
2. Make the host resources page a part of your confirmation messages from now on - include this link in your email. http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/resources/forhosts.html

Your fans can get free, helpful information, with no strings attached. We want every house concert you do to be a success.

Best,

Fran Snyder
ConcertsInYourHome
My Music - House Concert Blog - Twitter - Facebook

PS - As an artist, I’m sending the free resources page to every host I book from now on - I don’t care how much experience they have.