FREE MESSAGE TEMPLATES

TO GET GIGS

STRATEGIC MESSAGE TEMPLATES DESIGNED TO REMOVE GUESSWORK AND PREVENT COMMON COMMUNICATION MISTAKES WHEN BOOKING GIGS.

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WHAT THIS IS

THIS IS A FOCUSED STARTER SET OF COPY-AND-SEND MESSAGE TEMPLATES FOR SITUATIONS MUSICIANS DEAL WITH REPEATEDLY WHEN BOOKING GIGS, FOLLOWING UP, TALKING ABOUT MONEY, AND CLOSING LOOPS CLEANLY.

THE TEMPLATES ARE BASED ON REAL-WORLD USE, NOT THEORY.

WHAT'S INSIDE

THIS FREE GUIDE INCLUDES TEMPLATES FOR SITUATIONS SUCH AS:

  • REACHING OUT TO A VENUE FOR THE FIRST TIME

  • FOLLOWING UP WHEN YOU HAVEN’T HEARD BACK

  • RESPONDING WHEN A VENUE ASKS WHAT YOU CHARGE

  • HANDLING SITUATIONS WHERE DATES DON’T LINE UP

  • CONFIRMING A BOOKING CLEARLY AND PROFESSIONALLY

  • ASKING ABOUT PAYMENT

  • DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES

THESE ARE THE SITUATIONS WHERE WORDING, TIMING, AND TONE MATTER MOST AND WHERE SMALL MISTAKES OFTEN COST OPPORTUNITIES.

WHO IT'S FOR

THIS GUIDE IS USEFUL IF YOU:

  • ARE BOOKING GIGS YOURSELF

  • DEAL WITH VENUES, CLIENTS, OR OTHER MUSICIANS

  • SOMETIMES FEEL UNSURE HOW TO WORD MESSAGES

  • WANT TO SOUND MORE PROFESSIONAL WITHOUT OVERTHINKING•

YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING WRONG. THE GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU SPOT AND AVOID COMMON ISSUES THAT OFTEN GO UNNOTICED.

WHO CREATED THIS

HI, I’M MO ACKERMANN.

I’VE BEEN GIGGING, BOOKING, AND WORKING WITH VENUES FOR OVER 17 YEARS, FROM LOCAL SHOWS TO NATIONAL TOURS. EARLY ON, I FOUND THAT GETTING GIGS WASN’T JUST ABOUT PLAYING WELL. IT WAS ABOUT KNOWING HOW TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY WITH VENUES, OFTEN WITHOUT MUCH GUIDANCE.

IT TOOK YEARS OF TRIAL AND ERROR TO LEARN WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS IN BOOKING CONVERSATIONS. I CREATED THESE TEMPLATES TO HELP MUSICIANS SHORTCUT THAT PROCESS, AVOID COMMON MISTAKES, AND SPEND LESS TIME GUESSING WHAT TO SAY, SO THEY CAN FOCUS MORE ON MAKING MUSIC.