A lot of people during this recession, dream of starting their own business.
We have a small list of questions where, your answers will help determine if this small business venture is for you, or it will give you some kind of idea of where you should spend more time in your planning.

Are you ready to spend the time, money and resources needed to get your business up and running.

First.. you have to ask yourself, what kind of business do you want.

Second… What kind of products or services will your business provide.

Three…. at this time we have to ask ourselves again…. why are we starting this business?

Four… Now, what type people will my marketing target be.

Five… This brings you to the time of knowing how familiar you are with your business to ask….. Who will my competition be?

Six…. What am I going to do unique enough with my business ideas and products or services that I will provide.

Seven… How soon will I be able to provide the products or services.

Eight… Will I have enough money to get my business up and running?

Nine…. If I financed the company…. how long will it take before my business starts to see a profit?

Ten… Will my business need a loan?

Eleven… How much will I need to know about my services and products, to keep them priced as compared to my competition?

Twelve… What decisions will I need to make on marketing the business?

Thirteen… Will I need to set up a legal structure for my business?

Fourteen….. What will the management of my business be?

Fifteen… In what type of location or where will my business be housed?

Sixteen… How many of employees will it take to start up?

Seventeen…. What type of suppliers will I need to keep in contact with for me to keep my business going?

Eighteen… What kinds of insurances will I need for my own protection?

Nineteen…. What do I have to do to make sure that I am paying all the taxes correctly?

Thank you for reading this, and I hope that it helped in some kind of way to give you an idea on what you need to start your own business.

Thank you and keep on reading.

Today I was just looking at a program on T.V. which led me to believe if today’s music makers are DJ’s or are just Gadgeteers.

As DJ’s, we always looked for the best products to use, but all it seems to say is “Look at the Gadgets!”

Just for the sake of some of the DJ’s out there, let’s go down somewhat of the path of the Basic DJ.
First we just started out with one turntable: but playing long songs songs was out of the question. Then we had a choice of using just a pair of turntables. This led us to our first gadget: the mixer, which allowed us to blend two records together so they seemed like one.

Then along came the 8 track player, it made the dj’s job a little bit lighter but it didn’t last very long.

Then came the cassette tape. Some said that they said that this gadget would follow the way of the 8 track tape, but they were wrong. it changed the music industry and made it easy for everyone to listen to their favorite albums while walking around. they even came out with a cassette deck that would read the blank spots on the tapes, so this made it easy for the dj to get to the song that he needed. This made the life of a DJ a lot lighter in weight versing the heavy weight of the record. In size, instead of being 12 inches, they were just  only 4 inches.

Next….We had this gadget, which was placed ion front of the DJ booth or used just around the dance floor. Yes…. I’m talking about all the Spotlights, Spinning balls, Pulsating strobes and anything else that we can add to make the dance experience out to be one of the best to get people up and dancing. Now we have the new gadgets that are smaller and brighter, and are called L.E.D. ‘s. LED stands for Light Emitting Diodes.

With these new gadgets, we have been able to use more of them and not have to worry about all of the HEAT made by a lot of the older lighting effects.
With these we can light up the whole hall to make it a memorible experience. This is done by these lights at the pillars of the hall in the colors of the bridal party.
then there is other lighting gadgets that allow us to accent the ceiling or the walls with snow flakes or even stars. Even now we have Professional lights that allow us to project the wedding couples names on the main wall. It even allows us to use it for company events where their logo can be show on a big screen or wall.

And then….. To talk about our Music. We are in an ever changing and fast paced computer& midi & deck controller music nightmare of gadgets.
This includes all the different formats of music: cd’s, mini disc’s, mp3′s, mp4′s, midi controlled…… and who knows how many other different decks and controllers that can be used along with all of the programs that are there to make our life a little easier with all of the GADGETS.

So now ….. are we a MASTER OF GADGET control or are we …. THE DJ.

I think that I am the DJ …… and I don’t care what my wife says about ” HOW MANY NEW GADGETS DO I HAVE TO HAVE THIS TIME ……”

Thank you and keep on reading.

Just sit back and think what you would get as regular pay scale: $7 hour,40 hours a week, at $14,460 dollars a year. Basic Wedding dj, one job a week $650, $33,8000 dollars a year. And then if we do 2 jobs a weekend, $1300 a weekend, $67,600 a year.

So if you are like me and needed more money. So this is why I kept my regular job. I had one of those jobs where it paid a pention for me and my family. It also gave me a lot more, like: Health, Dental, and vision care.

It also made me need more money to go to great restaurants …. where we liked to eat and PLEASE …. Don’t forget all the bills and all the great vacations that my family liked to go on.

So I hope that this gives you some idea or some idea about how much you would need for you Radio djing job…… OH!!! Don’t Forget that you didn’t have to pay any extra for schooling…. most places pay you to update yourself. And all those extra business perks that you may Receive from time to time. OW WOW!!!!!!

So now ….. figure it out about what a Radio dj gets.

Thank you and keep on Reading!

While watching today’s news, I came across a very interesting article. It showed that the “SESAME STREET”  site on YouTube, was hacked into.
What they did was replace the fun loving puppets with some really hard core porn.
It wasn’t up for very log, but long enough to make it to the news. The YouTube problem was soon removed.

So this got me to thinking about my own website.
CAN IT BE HACKED AND OTHER PICTURES BE POSTED?

So now is the reason that I checked my website and my links to YouTube, just to see if anything changed from when I placed it on the site.

Now would be a GREAT time to checkout your own site. This would also be a great time to make those long over due updates or changes that you have been wanting to make to your website.

The BOTTOM LINE is …….. if SESAME STREET can be hacked….. who says that you can’t!

Thank you and keep on reading!

In the day of Smart phones, we can now get Apps. for most anything you want.

So now that has been said, we now can go to Apps. and download: Top 100 DJs.

This app. has a search for the past four years, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007.

This site gives you a lot about the DJ and what type of music he does, a Bio of them, and many other questions.

It was surprising to see which DJs were not on for all of the years mentioned.

Let me hear your comments about it!

As always … Keep on reading!

All of you upcoming dj’s have been asking and asking about the names of a DJ. Again I have to tell you that there isn’t much to getting a DJ name.

Now-a-days everyone has been getting Android phones or a device that allows them to upload Apps. to their device.

So now you can get this great App.:Top 100 DJs

When i did that, it gave me the list of the TOP 100 DJ’s and all of their information and where they are at.

Please check it out and write me some comments about the app. and what if you found it helpful to you.

Thank you and keep on reading.

I have been very busy lately getting all my letters out to all the area High Schools. I have placed my card and something about my system, lighting and that I would MC any events that they may have.

So jump to it and make sure your letters get out soon since school around here is only two more weeks away.

Good luck and as always Keep On Reading!

As we the DJ goes out to do our job, it fails to say that gas plays an important part of our profession. So we either keep our vehicles well tuned-up or……… we try one of those New Gadgets that claim that they will boost your gas mileage and give you a boost in Power!!!!!!

So I had taken in a few products and had asked the experts for their scientific explanations on these devices.

First up, the promoter of our first one claims that his “Fuel Line Magnets” will break up “Clumped” fuel molecules so the gas burns more efficiently. But you have to understand that gasoline molecules “Don’t Clump Up”. They even said that they don’t respond to magnetic force.

Second ……. we have those “Ionizer Clips” that you clip to spark plugs. Supposedly they are to increase combustion efficiency. But when tested, they seemed to do just the opposite by serving to decrease power and even caused an engine fire.

Next up ……. we have one of those fancy spinning Vortex Generators. Which are said to mix fuel more efficiently with air. But all in all, they say that all they do is reduce the air-flow into the manifold which leads to reducing power.

Forth on my list is those Vapor injectors, which are said to convert raw fuel to vapor outside the engine for increased performance. But in reality….. engine computers prevent any of these such benefits.

Next up in fifth position we have water injectors……. These use technology that provide emergency power in WWII planes. But all tests show that this doesn’t work in cars.

Last, we have a device that plugs into the cigarette lighter and claims to “Smooth out Noise” in electrical systems and increase the mileage. No such gain was found in tests by Popular Mechanics and Consumer Reports. When asked……. what does the device do? “It lights up when you plug it in!” Claims CR”s Sue LaColla.

Some of you always ask how to talk or present yourself in public. So here comes along the movie “THE KINGS SPEECH”.
This movie gives us five lessons that we can use.

In the movie, Bertie, refused to take the throne of England, because he felt that he was cursed with a terrible stammering problem.

We all seem to fall into the same situation as we go out, pic up the mic, then nothing comes out right. We as well as the new King, struggle to talk in public. So, do we need to go to a speech therapist, NO not really. All we have to do is follow some useful tips so we can all learn to become better speakers.

#1 Don’t be afraid of your voice. Ignore what others say because if you listen to their comments, you may think that you may never be cured. Just as I did, I struggled to be heard, but all of this was due to that I didn’t have any faith in myself. It takes a lot of persistence.

#2 Admit that you need help. We all are flawed! No one becomes a great speaker alone. We all need someone to help us out.

#3 Just the same way that you do with mixing, you should also spend time to speak or go thru everything. Always read the peoples names ahead of time and not just when they need to be announced. There isn’t any substitute for preparation. Always spend some time before.

#4 As the king found out, nothing improved his public speaking like JUST DOING IT. If you feel that you don’t have time to practice, just go out and study other peoples presentations and learn from their experiences.

#5 Last, but not least. Be true to yourself. You may not ever become perfect, but you will still be liked by people that follow you.

So don’t be afraid to just DO IT! The KING DID!

Thank you and keep on reading.

When I started to DJ, we really didn’t have a whole lot of different equipment or did we even know what a cd or even an mp3 was.
We had to do everything manually which I think helps out in the ability to turn out some better mixes than what some of the dj’s are putting out now in the clubs. We never had the opportunity to record our best practice sessions at home as they can now. We always had to have at least two or three copies of the same thing in our boxes, just in case one would wear out during it’s popularity of being heard.

So this brings me down to the point that we as dj’s don’t mind helping other potential dj’s, as long are they willing to help with what we need.(Like lifting the equipment to the job, or helping keeping the equipment working when we didn’t have time to get to the repair shop or something on that order.)

Now with that being said……. brings me to the whole reason for this entry.

My son has been djing with me for over twenty years together and then for the next eight years, he has been doing a lot of it on his own or with his new found employees. Yes he has been teaching others how to make it in this business. Which leaves me to be very proud of him.

In my days, we didn’t have to worry about the internet as being a tool to help you expand your business to the next level……. so some of you have ask me about what does a good site look like……. well all you have to do is go to …  http://www.pghvibesunlimited.com/

On his site you will see some ideas as to how to design your own website. He has even put some things in it that I would never have thought of.
Now this leaves me to the next part of this blog……. Where to go to get a better following? In this day and age….. we all now go to FACEBOOK..

This is now one of the best ways of seeing what is going on in the life of someone. Which brings us to the topic of being the dj. So now you can also learn how to get around FACEBOOKS strong policies on having it to advertise businesses. So now you get the chance to sign up to my son’s site and become one of his friends.

So now is the time to sign up for his site on FACEBOOK…..

Pittsburgh Vibes Unlimited DJ Entertainment …

and place in the friend line that you heard of him from my site JFFDJ.com

So now go and sign up for this on facebook and enjoy all the reading that you will get and now what is going on in this new world od being The Wedding DJ.

Thank You and Keep on reading!

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