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# GigMasters.com — not for me

by Marcy October 17, 2011

My experience with GigMasters.com in the last three months:

1 beautifully composed web-based press kit
17 leads (people looking for music)
-only 1 of which specifically asked for hammered dulcimer
0 hires

If people could find me by searching for things like “classical,” “celtic,” “unique,” or “acoustic,” I bet Iâ€™d be doing better. But you canâ€™t just say “classical” etc on this system — itâ€™s only “classical harp,” “classical piano,” and so on, and thereâ€™s no “classical hammered dulcimer” option.

People hire me because they hear my music and like it, or because theyâ€™re looking for something different. Not enough people know about dulcimer to go looking for it.

I mentioned my concern about the categories, suggesting that it makes more sense to separate type of music from type of instrument, and one of the account executives responded that theyâ€™ve been using this system for 15 years. And some other polite but inactive language.

Bummer. I will NOT be renewing.

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## 2 thoughts on “GigMasters.com — not for me”

1. Oh but now its better, you can pay them 5% to run your other gigs through them!

   They are actually worse than the stereotypical booking agent!

   1. Yeah, that was in place when I was a member. Oh well.

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