Third Party Referral's

I am writing today about third party websites and their impact on pricing for a reception or party disc jockey. There are ton's of great sites such as Thumbtack, Eventective and MiNeeds that will allow you to get several bids from mant different vendors. The catch to these sites is that vendor's are not all professional's and it is up to you to discern who is capable of fulfilling your needs. I am a member of all three of the mentioned sites as a vendor and here is what happens when you use their service to find a DJ. The vendor gets an email stating that a client is looking for a DJ within his service area and if they are available on the date requested they must pay the company's to see the customers information. The fees for eventictive are $2.50 and the fees for thumbtack are roughly $9.00. These fees are per customer. These prices are then added to your estimate when you receive a quote from your entertainer. It is my opinion that going directly to the vendors websites to reearch and find the vendor for your event is much more effective. You will able to better see who and what you are getting and often times save money by dealing directly with the vendor and not the third party. Thanks for reading.